By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Abdul-Samad Rabiu, Chairman of BUA Group, on his reappointment as President of the France-Nigeria Business Council by the President of France, Emmanuel Macron. The President’s congratulatory message is contained in a statement by Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special...
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President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the attack by gunmen on Rev. Daniel Umaru of EYN Church, Njairi in Mubi Local Government Area of Adamawa State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the gunmen on Tuesday shot the Pastor, killed two of his sons and kidnapped his 13...
The ill-informed editorial in yesterday’s Daily Trust newspaper warrants a response. The authors are correct that Nigeria like every other country in the world is undergoing a period of hardship. But all and any suggestion that the Buhari administration is not leaving Nigeria in a better place than we...
Enough is enough, President Buhari tells ASUU, urges lecturers to consider generational consequences
Enough is enough, President Buhari tells ASUU, urges lecturers to consider generational consequences
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to reconsider their position on the prolonged strike, expressing worry that the strike will have generational consequences on families, the educational system and future development of the country. President Buhari also said...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has joined Nollywood and professional actors, home and abroad in celebrating stage and screen icon, Olu Jacobs, on his 80th birthday on July 11. The president, in a congratulatory message by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, on Sunday in Abuja, felicitated...
President Muhammadu Buhari in the course of the week summoned emergency National Security Council meeting to deliberate on nation’s security challenges occasioned by the recent attacks by terrorist groups. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that suspected terrorists Tuesday night attacked presidential advance team to Katsina State as...
The period between now and May 2023 is Nigeria’s season of expectations and grave anxiety. Nigerians are expectant that the forthcoming general election will enable them as an electorate to renew our national leadership through the ritual of voting. On the other hand, the perilous state of the state...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has advised Nigerian youths to look beyond culture, ethnicity and religion in relating with one another. President Buhari also urged them to embark on more travels, mingling, tolerance and negotiations to appreciate the rich diversity of the country. He gave the...
President Muhammadu Buhari has donated 10 rams, two cows and N1 million to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC ) members serving in his home town, Daura, in Katsina State. The President made the donation during the Sallah celebration with the NYSC members on Saturday in Daura. He commended...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami (SAN) has reportedly married President Muhammadu Buhari’s daughter. AGF Malami married Buhari’s daughter, Nana Hadiza in a private Nikkai (wedding) ceremony, which took place at the Presidential Villa, Aso Rock. Hadiza, who is aged 41, was born...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in his Daura country home in Katsina State, for Eid-el- Kabir celebrations. President Buhari’s spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. He stated that the president’s plane touched down at the Umaru...
President Muhammadu Buhari has received briefing from security chiefs on latest development on Tuesday’s terrorist attack on Kuje Custodial Centre. Confirming this to State House correspondents after the meeting of the National Security Council, presided over by the president on Friday in the State House, Minister of Police Affairs,...
President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned emergency National Security Council meeting with Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, some cabinet Ministers and all security and service chiefs in attendance. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that others attending the security meeting include Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, Chief...
The Federal Government on Thursday began uploading the data of 60 terrorists and other criminals to the International Criminal Police Organisation database. The terrorists and the other criminals were among those who escaped when a terrorist group, the Islamic State of West African Province , bombed the Kuje Correctional...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday joined African leaders in Dakar, Senegal, to inaugurate “the largest financial package” of $93 billion ever mobilised in the history of the International Development Association (IDA). Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s media aide, in a statement, quoted the president as saying that the IDA...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Secretary-General, African Petroleum Producers’ Organisation (APPO), Omar Ibrahim, has condoled with President Muhammadu Buhari on the passing of Mohammed Barkindo, the Secretary-General of Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). APP Secretary General’s condolence message is contained in a letter of condolence addressed to the...
The Presidency has responded to Nigerians who have criticized President Buhari for leaving for Senegal hours after the terrorist attack on Kuje prison. In a brief statement released on social media, the Presidency said governments do not stop working because nations face terrorist threats. ”The Presidency wishes to use this...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday visited the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje attacked by terrorists, where he expressed disappointment with the nation’s intelligence system. After inspecting some of the points impacted by the attack, Buhari spoke to newsmen, expressing disappointment with the intelligence system and utilization. He said: “I...
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with the Nigerian Army on the 2022 Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL). The president conveyed his congratulatory message to the Force at the grand finale of the NADCEL, in Owerri, on Wednesday. Buhari, represented by the Minister for Defence, Maj.-Gen. Bachir Magaji (rtd), thanked...
President Muhammadu Buhari has visited the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Recall that the facility recently came under attack by gunmen who freed hundreds of inmates, including 64 Boko Haram members being held in custody. Shortly before the President’s arrival, the Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi,...