A PREMIUM TIMES investigation has shown that the claims by President Muhammadu Buhari and his party, the APC, that a key campaign document, “My Covenant With Nigerians” did not emerge from them is false and misleading. Extensive checks by this newspaper showed that not only was the document circulated in the run-up to the April […]
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(Vanguard) Mr. Emmanuel Adejoh, a human rights activist, has assured the nation that Buhari’s anti-corruption stance would soon come under the light in Kogi State with the emergence of Prince Abubakar Audu as the governorship candidate for the All Progressives Congress, ahead of the November 21 governorship election in the state. Prince Audu is standing trial […]
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The Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, has reduced the numbers of Policemen attached to Governors, from 150 to 62. Arase, who spoke in Lagos at the weekend, said the Police were worried that too many of their officers and men were doing jobs other than their core police duties, yet they were being promoted. He added […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari will today, August 31, 2015, preside over the swearing-in-ceremony of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, National Security Adviser and Special Adviser on Media and Publicity. Engineer Babachir David Lawal is the new SFG, General Babagana Monguno is the National Security Adviser and Femi Adesina, the special adviser, media and […]
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President Goodluck Jonathan, and two of his former officials, have been in indicted in an alleged purchase of three mobile stages to the tune of $6.9million, a Presidency source has said. The fund was said to have been withdrawn from one of the numerous accounts of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. According to a document […]
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President Buhari has approved the appointment of Engr. Babachir David Lawal as Secretary to the Government of the Federation. Other appointments according to Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President, (Media& Publicity), are: · Alhaji Abba Kyari – Chief of Staff to the President · Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (rtd.) – Comptroller-General, Nigerian Customs Service […]
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(Nigerianeye) President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his administration is building a new Nigeria and that the effort requires the support and participation of its citizens both at home and abroad. The President said this on Tuesday at the Diaspora Day 2015 celebration with the theme “Diaspora and Nigeria Change Agenda“, held at the Banquet […]
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Following the statement of President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, wherein he gave the police the power to recruits 10, 000 men and women to beef up their manpower. The Police Force has warned Nigerians that they are still working things out. “Following the approval for recruitment of 10,000 Police officers by the President, Commander-in-Chief of […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Thursday, has once more restated his conviction that the end of the Boko Haram insurgency is in sight, given the added vigour with which the war against the terrorist sect is now being prosecuted by Nigeria and its allies. Speaking with Mr Mousa Faki Mahamat, Chadian Minister of Foreign […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the suspension of the Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service, David Parradang, with immediate effect. This was contained in a statement signed by the Director of Press, Federal Ministry of Interior, Mr. Yusuf Isiaka Alhaji, on behalf of the permanent secretary of the ministry on Friday in Abuja. In the […]
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