President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria says the world must eliminate slavery -completely- in all its present-day forms. Mr. Buhari said this in an opinion published in The Washington Post on Friday to mark the 400th anniversary of the abolition of slave trade. The president said despite the fact that the descendants of African slaves have […]
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A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, says he didn’t feel the impact of the returning ministers. Speaking as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Bode George asked the newly sworn-in members of President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet to discharge their duties in the overall interest of Nigerians. […]
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NIGERIA – President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday swore in 44 ministers and assigned portfolios to them at the presidential villa in Abuja. With the number of ministers sworn-in, Buhari now has the largest cabinet in Nigeria’s democratic history. Shortly after the swearing in, Rauf Aregbesola, the newly appointed minister of interior, admitted he did not […]
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The Department of State Services (DSS) has accused Omoyele Sowore, convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, of conspiring with Nnamdi Kanu to overthrow the government of President Muhammadu Buhari. In a counter-affidavit filed at the federal high court, Abuja, in response to an application by Sowore, the DSS said Sowore held a series of meetings with […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved replacements for heads of Federal Government agencies that were recently appointed as ministers. A statement by the president’s spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Tuesday, said Sen. Basheer Garba Mohammed was appointed Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons. Mohammed replaces Sadiya Umar Farouk, a […]
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The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law, a bill changing the name of the Nigerian Prison Service to Nigerian Correctional Service. Ita Enang, senior special assistant to the president on national assembly matters (senate), disclosed this in a statement. Enang said according to the law, correctional service has two main faculties: custodial […]
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The spokesman of the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Joe Igbokwe, says anyone who claims President Muhammadu Buhari is not doing well is a liar from hell. Mr. Igbokwe made the assertion when he featured on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday. He went on to blame the nation’s woes on […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Mr Boris Johnson over his election as new British Prime Minister, and also felicitated with Mrs Theresa May for providing visionary leadership for the country. In a message of goodwill issued by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Wednesday, the President said: “In Nigeria, we respect the choice […]
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The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress APC has expressed joy over the nomination of Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi by Mr. President Muhammadu Buhari. The APC in a statement made available to journalists in Port Harcourt today by its spokesman Mr. Chris Finebone said, “as a party, the APC in Rivers State […]
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The Senate on Wednesday screened 10 ministerial nominees out of the 43 sent by President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday. Among the 10 were three former senators and a serving member of the House of Representatives. Those screened included Sen. George Akume (Benue), Sen. Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom), Sen. Olurunimbe Mamora (Lagos), and Rep. Emeka Nwajuiba […]
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