By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated former Inspector-General of Police, Alhaji Aliyu Atta, as he turns 86 years, with a remarkable record of serving in the Nigeria Police Force for many years from 1960 to 1993. President Buhari in his congratulatory message by his spokesman,...
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President Muhammadu Buhari and his family have moved into the Glass House at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, ahead of the inauguration of the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This was disclosed by the First Lady, Aisha Buhari, via a video shared on her official Instagram page after taking the...
President Muhammadu Buhari has saluted former Head of State, retired Gen. Yakubu Gowon, for the wisdom of setting up the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), in 1973. In a statement by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, on Friday in Abuja, Buhari said that the scheme had truly achieved the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun as he celebrates his 63rd birthday, May 13, 2023, urging him to seek God to deliver on his mandate. The president’s congratulatory message was issued by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, on Friday in...
The Nigerian Navy has said that a total of 20 capital ships were procured for the Nigerian Navy (NN) during the eight-year administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. The Chief of Policy and Plans, Naval Headquarters, Rear Adm. Saidu Garba, said this in a statement he signed on Friday. According...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday inaugurated six Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TetFund) projects at the Benue State University (BSU), Makurdi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the projects inaugurated include, academic office block, block of offices at the College of Health Sciences and Faculty of Education Complex....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Labour Party has debunked claims that supporters of Peter Obi attacked the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye. Mr Diran Onifade, the Head of Media, Obi-Datti Media Office said General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of...
President Muhammadu Buhari will on May 22, induct new warships, gunboats and helicopters for the Nigerian Navy. The Chief of Policy of Plans, (Navy), Rear Adm. Seidu Garba, said this on Wednesday in Abuja while briefing newsmen on the preparations for the Presidential Fleet Review (PFR) 2023. Garba said...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Senator representing Bayelsa East and the Chairman Senate Committee on host communities producing oil and gas, Sen. Degi Eremienyo has commended President Muhammadu Buhari and Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi, for rescuing the Ogoni clean project from implementation setback by terminating the appointment...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari will be in London for an additional one week, at the behest of his Dentist, who has started attending to him. the President’s spokesman Mr Femi Adesina, stated this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. ”The Specialist requires to see...
Fifty-three year-old Dahiru Buba, who trekked from Gombe to Abuja for 15 days to celebrate President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory at the 2015 poll, says he has no regret for his action. Buba said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gombe on Tuesday, saying...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the family, friends and fans of Chris Mba, one of the icons of Nigerian highlife music. The musician died at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital on Wednesday after battling a prolonged illness. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the former...
President Muhammadu Buhari has again expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the 2023 general elections in Nigeria, considering the turnout of voters and the generally peaceful atmosphere under which it took place. The president, who stated this while addressing his colleagues at the Commonwealth Leaders Summit on Friday in...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to confirm the appointment of 12 nominees as members of the Governing Board of the North East Development Commission (NEDC). The President’s request is contained in a letter addressed to Senate President Ahmed Lawan dated May 3,...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reappointment of members of the Board of Trustees of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF) for a final term of three years. The Ministry of Police Affairs stated on Friday in Abuja that the renewed appointment takes effect from May 19, pursuant to...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The victory of the President-elect and Vice President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Kashim Shettima, respectively and the established control of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in 21 out of 36 states in the last general elections, have firmly established the party as a dominant national Political Party. ...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, on the death of his older brother, Inoussa Embaló, following an illness. President Buhari in a telephone conversation on Wednesday sympathized with the Guinean leader, who is also...
Punch should stop living in denial The latest in a series of some partisan editorials by some of this country’s newspapers seeking to rewrite recent history was published by the Punch newspaper paper this weekend, painting a bleak, pessimistic and frequently inaccurate picture of the state of our nation...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja inaugurated a new long-term National Development Plan, the Nigeria Agenda 2050 (NA 2050). The agenda aims to ensure that the country attains a Per Capita GDP of 33,328 dollars per annum, placing her among the top middle-income economies in the world by...