Sa’ad Abubakar, sultan of Sokoto, on Saturday urged Nigerians to hold President Muhammadu Buhari to his words on the conduct of a free, fair and credible general election in 2019. Abubakar made the statement at the 2018 second general meeting of Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) youth wing summit. “President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to ensure […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday hailed his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan, for voluntarily conceding defeat at the 2015 general election, describing him as a leader. Buhari made the comment at the launch of Jonathan’s book titled ‘My Transition Hours’ in Abuja. Represented by Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation, the president said Jonathan’s […]
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Former President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has accused Barack Obama of pushing for his defeat in the 2015 Presidential election. Mr Jonathan who lost the election to President Muhammadu Buhari blasted the then United States President of taking an unusual step by “prodding the electorate to vote for the opposition” in the election. […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari says the country needs the support and prayers of all citizens to be fully successful in overcoming its challenges. He said this in his message to the nation on Monday on the occasion of the Eid-El-Maulud, the birthday of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on […]
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Muhammadu Buhari, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), plans to establish a soft loan bank for small traders and artisans, called the People Moni Bank. The People Moni Bank is an offshoot of the People Moni Scheme, which aims to house the Trader Moni, Market Moni, and Farmer Moni schemes, with plans to […]
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Senate President Bukola Saraki says he spent between N200 million and N400 million in each of 30 states on the election of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015. The senate president said this while addressing members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara state. The audio was first posted by blogger, Kayode Ogundamisi, on his […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has confirmed the appointment and reappointment of some heads of parastatals. This was disclosed in a statement issued by Olusegun Adekunle, Permanent Secretary (General Services Office), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation on Friday in Abuja. He appointed Folashodun Shonubi as the Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria […]
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The Atiku Campaign Organisation has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of deliberately covering up unemployment figures to protect his re-election bid. In a statement on Thursday, the organisation accused the Buhari-led administration of deliberately not providing funds for the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) to release the report which is long overdue. Yemi Kale, the statistician-general […]
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Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola said the Buhari Government has fulfilled its promise of power supply through generation of additional electricity to Nigerians since 2015. Fashola spoke at a news conference in Abuja on Monday. Fashola, who presented his third year progress report said federal government at inception of the current […]
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Shehu Sani, senator representing Kaduna central, says the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) and the National Social Investment Programmes (NSIP) are largesse dispensed for political goals. The SURE-P was created in 2012 during the administration of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan while the NSIP was created by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari to reduce unemployment. Sani alleged […]
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