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Reflections on Adesina’s Work with Buhari
I knew Femi Adesina when he was “Daddy Tobi.” He still is, of course. But back in the day when we were neighbours in “Olowora Inside”, a Lagos suburb, when you could call to a neighbour from your frontage, often by using the name of their first child, that was how we called Femi: Daddy Tobi. I have heard…
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Buhari pleased with troops` performance in North East – Gen. Irabor
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, says that President Muhammadu Buhari is happy with the troops performance in the fight against insurgents in the North East. Irabor stated this on Thursday in Maiduguri while addressing troops at the headquarters of the Joint Task Force, North East Operation Hadin Kai. “The Commander in Chief is happy with you…
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Group lauds Buhari for clear commitment to hand-over to Tinubu May 29
The Patriots in Defence of Democracy, a political pressure group, has lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for his clear and unambiguous commitment to the inauguration of a new government on May 29. Mr Tosin Adeyanju, Convener of the group made the call at an event on Wednesday in Abuja to mark the 71st birthday of the President-elect Sen. Bola Tinubu He said…
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Buhari to inaugurate new world class facility to boost nation’s health sector
The Presidency says President Muhammadu Buhari will inaugurate the state-of-the-art Presidential Medical Centre before May 29 as he approved the re-designation of the State House Clinic back to Medical Centre. The Permanent Secretary, State House, Tijjani Umar, made this known in the course of the week, during a pre-launching inspection of the new Presidential (VIP) Wing of the State House…
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Buhari approves redesignation of State House Clinic to Medical Centre
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-designation of the State House Clinic back to Medical Centre. The Permanent Secretary, State House, Tijjani Umar made this known after a pre-commissioning inspection of the new Presidential (VIP) Wing of the State House Medical Centre by Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha. Mustapha was accompanied by the Minister of…
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Buhari celebrates Tony Elumelu at 60
President Muhammadu Buhari has rejoiced with distinguished banker, economist, and philanthropist, Tony Elumelu, on his 60thbirthday. Elumelu, who became 60 on Wednesday, is the chairman of the United Bank of Africa (UBA) Group and was ranked among the World’s 100 most influential personalities by Time in 2020. In a message by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, on Tuesday in Abuja,…
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Buhari approves exemption of 5% excise duty for digital economy sector
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, said that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the exemption of the digital economy sector from 5 per cent excise duty. Pantami made this known on Tuesday during a press briefing by the Presidential Review Committee on Excise Duty in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that…
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Buhari lauds, re-appoints Idris Musa as NOSDRA D-G
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reappointment of Mr Idris Musa as Director-General of the National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), following his sterling performance in the past four years. The development is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by Olusegun Shogbola, Media Aide to the Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi, on behalf of the Minister. According…
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Naira swap: Buhari’s govt has history of disobeying court orders – Falana
Human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) said the President Muhammadu-led Federal Government has a history of disobedience to court orders. Falana stated this while speaking in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday. He said, “It is very sad. I do hope that this outgoing government would comply with the judgement in totality.” Falana, who berated the Federal…
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Buhari urges Nigerians in Diaspora to support Tinubu’s government
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Nigerians living in Doha, Qatar, to support President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, as he takes over the reins of government on May 29. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s media aide in a statement on Wednesday said the president made the call at a Town Hall meeting as part of his visit to the State of…
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Buhari promises to rid country of insecurity before leaving
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has said his regime remained committed to winning the war against terrorism and other forms of insecurity. He added that his regime would stop at nothing to ensure citizens have a new Nigeria free from insecurity before bowing out of office. The president spoke at the unveiling of locally produced 700 Ashok Leyland…
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Security beefed up as Buhari unveils Maiduguri power plant
Security measures have been beefed up at the Maiduguri Emergency Power Plant (MEPP) project site in Borno ahead of its inauguration by President Muhammadu Buhari. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the president will on Thursday commission the 50-Megawatt gas-fired power plant built by the Federal Government through the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) in collaboration with…
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Buhari salutes Pastor Adeboye at 81
President Muhammadu Buhari has joined leaders and members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in celebrating the General Overseer, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on his 81st birthday. In a congratulatory message by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, on Thursday in Abuja, Buhari rejoiced with the religious leader, who left his academic career to fully commit to serving the Lord.…
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Presidential poll: Losers should go to court not streets – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, congratulated the winner of the 2023 presidential election and andidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and urged any aggrieved person to go to court. The President said candidates that lost the election and their supporters should take their grievances to court and not to the streets. Reacting to the results, President…
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Buhari’s display of ballot paper after voting is loyalty – Tinubu
The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has said President Muhammadu Buhari showed he was a committed, loyal to the All Progressives Congress (APC) when he displayed his ballot papers after casting his vote in the presidential election held nationwide on February 25. Tinubu also said a true democrat will accept the outcome of an election even if it’s not in…
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Polls: Buhari congratulates President-elect Tinubu, pledges smooth handover
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the winner of the 2023 Presidential Election, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Tinubu. The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Wednesday morning declared Tinubu as winner of Feb. 25 presidential election with 8,794,726 votes. Tinubu defeated his closest rival Atiku Abubakar of the People…
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OAN, 20 Diaspora organisations urge Buhari to deliver credible elections
The Organisation for the Advancement of Nigerians (OAN, Inc.), and its partner organisations in the U.S. have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to deliver credible elections to Nigerians at the 2023 polls. Mr Olayinka DanSalami, the Chairman, Board of OAN, in a statement signed on behalf of 20 Nigerian organisations, urged the president to leave lasting legacy by conducting free…
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