Speaking at the 73rd United Nations General Assembly in New York, on Tuesday, President Muhammadu Buhari says climate change remains one of the greatest challenges faced by the West African region. According to him, it has intensified poverty, terrorism and other vices in the region. He said, “Climate change remains one of the greatest challenges […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari will on Sunday depart for New York to participate in the 73rd Session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) which officially opened on September 18, presidential spokesman Femi Adesina has disclosed. The theme for this year’s Session is: “Making the United Nations relevant to all People: Global Leadership and Shared Responsibilities for […]
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Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on media and publicity, has urged supporters of the president to ignore the attacks Senate President Bukola Saraki is directing at Buhari. Saraki, a presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has been very critical of Buhari in recent times. Two days ago, he told […]
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Transport minister Rotimi Amaechi has been appointed as Secretary/Director-General of campaign organisation for President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election in 2019. Buhari approved the appointment on Thursday, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, said in Abuja. Amaechi was the Director-General of the Buhari-Osinbajo Presidential Campaign Committee in 2014 to 2015 that won the […]
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Reports have emerged that President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered Ibrahim Idris, the Inspector-General of Police, not to summon Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the Osun gubernatorial election, until after Saturday’s exercise. The police had earlier on Wednesday, asked Adeleke to immediately appear before it at the force headquarters, Abuja, over alleged […]
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Senate President Bukola Saraki on Monday declared he has the ability, capacity and track record to oust President Muhammed Buhari at the polls in 2019. Mr Saraki stated this at a townhall meeting with members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State. The event at Park Inn Hotels, Abeokuta, was in continuation of […]
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Following the resignation of the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the government of President Muhammadu Buhari as the citadel of iniquity. In a statement issued by its national publicity secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Saturday, the PDP says Kemi Adeosun, former minister of finance, should be arrested and prosecuted. Adeosun […]
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Mr Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SFG), said on Friday that the government had earmarked N800 million for the execution of ecological projects in Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria. Mustapha made the disclosure as the Special Guest of Honour at the 13th Annual General Assembly Public Lecture held at the […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday accepted the resignation of Kemi Adeosun as minister of finance. In a related development, Buhari approved that Zainab Ahmed, the minister of state for budget and national planning, should oversee the ministry immediately. This was contained in a statement by Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman. In her resignation letter, the former minister […]
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Kemi Adeosun says her NYSC exemption certificate was screened and cleared by the House of Assembly in 2011, the Department of State Services (DSS) and the National Assembly in 2015 before she was appointed minister by President Muhammadu Buhari. In her resignation letter dated September 14, 2018, she said she had no reason to believe […]
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