The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Saturday published an article on President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to South Africa. Mr Shehu’s article entitled ‘Key Takeaways From President Buhari’s Visit To South Africa’ comes one day after the President returned to Nigeria on Friday after his three-day trip. In […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria returned to Abuja on Friday after a three-day official visit to South Africa. While in South Africa, the Nigerian leader held bilateral meeting with his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa. The two African leaders also co-chaired the inaugural meeting of the 9th Bi-National Commission at the seat of government, Union […]
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The governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, says any of his aides that insults President Muhammadu Buhari or any governor will be sacked. David Nweze, special assistant to the governor on new media, quoted Umahi as saying this in a statement on Thursday. The governor said castigating the president and any governor does not add […]
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Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has slammed the Muhammadu Buhari administration over the charges of treasonable felony and other counts filed against the detained publisher of Sahara Reporters and Convener of #RevolutionNow Protest, Mr Omoyele Sowore. Soyinka utterly condemned the government’s action in a statement personally signed by him on Saturday. After weeks of detention […]
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STABILIZATION OF THE FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr. Mrs. Folashade Yemi-Esan as the Acting Head of the Civil Service of the Federation with immediate effect. Dr. Mrs. Yemi-Esan, who is the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum Resources takes over from Mrs. Winifred Ekanem Oyo-Ita, who has been directed […]
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The recent personal attack on the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, by the former senator representing Rivers South-East Senatorial District, Senator Magnus Abe, has been described as an attempt at destroying the party at the national level after dismantling the party’s structure in Rivers State. A chieftain of the […]
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Senator Dino Melaye, the Senator representing Kogi West senatorial district in the 9th National Assembly (Senate), has debunked allegations that he wants to leave the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC). The Kogi West senator, made this known via his twitter account, adding that it’s only a fool and people […]
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Senator representing Kogi west, Dino Melaye, on Friday turned down his appointment as director-general of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship campaign in Kogi state. Musa Wada, a younger brother of the immediate past governor of the state, clinched the PDP ticket, and will face Yahaya Bello, incumbent governor, who is candidate of the All […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cleared 51 candidates and their deputies to contest the Nov. 16 governorship election in Kogi. The names of the cleared candidates and their details were on Friday made public in Lokoja by the INEC. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that five of those cleared as governorship candidates […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja said placing women in strategic positions of his government, like the financial sector, is to ensure effective management of limited resources available, and promote a stronger sense of inclusiveness. President Buhari said he preferred women to oversee the economic and financial hub of the country, Ministry of Finance, as […]
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