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Headlines, Murtala Ramat Muhammed (1975-76), Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency
Tuesday, August 16th, 2016
ABEOKUTA—Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said, yesterday, that he was persuaded to take over as Head of State, shortly after General Murtala Ramat Muhammed was killed in the 1976 coup. The then Head of State, Gen Muhammed, along with his aide-de-camp, ADC (Lt. Akinsehinwa), orderly and driver were assassinated on February 13, 1976 while on his […]
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Ibrahim Babangida (1985-93), Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency
Tuesday, August 9th, 2016
Buhari, it’s not the best time to attack IBB — 8th August 2016 GIVE it to President Muhammadu Buhari, just about 15 months in the saddle, he has learnt so fast the art of politics or probably, all these years he was struggling to be the president, he had undergone political tutelage on how to […]
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Akwa Ibom, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency, State News
Tuesday, August 9th, 2016
— 10th August 2016 From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari met behind closed-doors with the Akwa Ibom Governor, Udom Emmanuel at the Presidential Villa, to discuss the security situation in the region. There has been renewed militancy in the Niger Delta region, leading to the destruction of oil facilities, resulting in the drop in […]
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Health, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency
Saturday, July 30th, 2016
— 30th July 2016 FROM JULIANA TAIWO-OBALONYE, ABUJA PRESIDEaaaNT Muhammadu Buhari has ap¬proved with immediate effect the appoint¬ments of five heads of strategic health institu¬tions. The Director (Press), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Bolaji Adebiyi, said in a statement. The health agencies are, Centre for Disease Control, National Agency for […]
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Articles, Columnists, Ikechukwu Amaechi, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), NNP Columnists, Presidency
Sunday, July 24th, 2016
By Ikechukwu Amaechi | NNP | July 24, 2016 – There is hardly any Nigerian who is not in a state of despair right now. Since Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in as president last year, despondency has enveloped the nation. Disappointment makes the misery worse. In the build-up to the 2015 elections, Buhari was cast […]
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Africa & World Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency
Sunday, July 17th, 2016
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday said the removal of a democratic government by force was no longer acceptable. According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President said this while joining President Barrack Obama and other world leaders in condemning the abortive coup attempt […]
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Armed Forces, Army, Headlines, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency
Sunday, July 17th, 2016
Sonala Olumhense Every soldier knows it: the most dangerous opponent is the one within. This is one of the reasons why loyalty is such a cherished characteristic in a fighting force. A weak link within can destroy far more easily than a strong opponent on the other side of the battle field. One year ago, […]
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Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), National Politics, Presidency, Top Stories
Wednesday, July 13th, 2016
LEKE BAIYEWU examines the controversy that has continued to trail President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointments, which are seen as lopsided to favour a particular section of the country Amidst grievances from the different parts of the country over the appointments made by President Muhammadu Buhari, which are widely believed to be lopsided in favour of the North, […]
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Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency
Wednesday, July 6th, 2016
By Levinus Nwabughiogu ABUJA – Following insinuations of artificial hindrances made to slow down the anti-corruption war of the present government, President Muhammadu Buhari has warned that masterminds of such acts would meet their waterloo soon. The President stated that he was undaunted in the fight against social vices in the country, saying that no […]
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Headlines, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency
Wednesday, July 6th, 2016
Dayo Oketola, Fisayo Falodi and Jesusegun Alagbe President Muhammadu Buhari has come under fire by Southern groups over what they described as “lopsided” appointments of heads of the various security agencies in the country. They said the pattern of the appointments by the President did not reflect federal character and the diversity nature of the […]
