Buhari’s surname not his father’s name; how he dumped it

By Farooq Kperogi President Muhammadu Buhari’s very name is wrapped in a curious omission. In most parts of the world, people’s last names are usually either their family name or their father’s first name. Not for Buhari. Muhammadu (which his teachers spelled as “Mohamed” when he was in secondary school) is his first given name […]

Buhari escapes to London for medical treatment and education summit

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), will leave Abuja today for London to see his doctors and participate in the Global Education Summit on Financing Global Partnership for Education 2021-2025. This was contained in a statement by the president’s media adviser, Femi Adesina. He is expected to be back by the second week of […]

We got Nnamdi Kanu via ‘cross-border cooperation’— Presidency

President Muhammadu Buhari By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, ABUJA THE Presidency, on Tuesday, stated that it got the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, due to “cross-border cooperation” in a well-coordinated “international operation.” They said after Kanu was nabbed, he was then handed over to National Intelligence Agency, NIA, and then returned to Nigeria […]

Buhari visits Maiduguri, commissions projects

From Timothy Olanrewaju, Maiduguri President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday arrived Maiduguri, Borno State capital for a day visit. Buhari who arrived the capital at about 9:55am, proceeded to commission some projects executed by the Borno State government. He commissioned the Government Technical College Njimtilo, Senate Building of the State University, mega schools among others. The […]

Fayemi’s chilling message to Buhari: Nigeria at the precipice

Kayode Fayemi By Abankula Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti sent a chilling message to President Muhammadu Buhari, warning that the nation is at the precipice, economically speaking. Fayemi, who chairs the Nigeria Governors Forum spoke on Tuesday in Abuja at the presentation of a report on Nigeria by the World Bank. The report, called Nigeria […]

Soyinka to Buhari: Nigeria may not celebrate another Democracy Day

Soyinka and Buhari Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has said Nigeria may not celebrate another Democracy Day next year if President Muhammadu Buhari fails to listen to all different agitations and initiatives around him. Soyinka stated this in an interview on Arise TV on Monday. The Nobel Laureate also warned that Nigeria will not stay […]

We notified Buhari of our meeting, says Obasanjo

Obasanjo According to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, who was one of the conveners of the meeting, members of the group agreed to formally present their resolutions to President Buhari before making it public, stressing that the President was notified of the coalition and its agenda prior to the meeting.   The former President spoke yesterday […]

FG’s Twitter Ban – Another View – By Olalekan Adigun

By Olalekan Adigun  | Lagos, Nigeria | June 10, 2021 – I first heard about Twitter during my Final Year at Ife University in 2011. I neither knew how it worked nor how to even be a part at the time. I only knew of Facebook which I rarely used since Twitter users made themselves appear […]

Twitter ban: Pastor Adeboye dares Buhari – says Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) won’t bow to Twitter ban

  Pastor Enoch Adeboye has made it clear that the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCGG, which he oversees, will continue to use Twitter. Adeboye made this known on Monday, despite the suspension of the microblogging site by President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. The renowned preacher, however, encrypted his opinion on the Twitter ban by Buhari, […]

Opinion: Those who want Buhari to succeed

Sonala Olumhense 6 June 2021 I was shocked last week to hear the President, Major General Muhamadu Buhari (retd) criticising those who “want me to fail.”  He described them as sponsors and orchestrators of insecurity in Nigeria. How on earth, I questioned, is it that Buhari pretends not to know that his failure is not […]

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