Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, has changed his stance on the award of GCFR to late Moshood Abiola, presumed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election,. Melaye had faulted the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to confer the Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR) on Abiola, saying a “dead man doesn’t deserve […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari will on Sunday, 10 June embark on a two-day working visit to the Kingdom of Morocco. The visit, which is at the invitation of King Mohammed VI, will see the two leaders discuss socio-economic matters affecting their countries, following prior engagements in December 2016, during the official visit of the king to […]
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The Federal Government has dismissed former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s allegation of frame-up and impending arrest as groundless and the concoction of a mind worried by guilt. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave the government response in Lagos today, saying the Buhari Administration will not be distracted by frivolous allegations from any […]
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The Federal Government has invited prominent Nigerian journalists, human rights activists and politicians to the ceremony in Abuja on Tuesday 12 June, to confer national honours on late billionaire Moshood Abiola; his running mate Ambassador Baba Gana Kingibe and late prominent lawyer, Gani Fawehinmi. The journalists and activists invited all played salutary roles in the […]
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Former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has expressed concerns over the alarm by former President Olusegun Obasanjo that the Federal Government plans to arrest Mr Obasanjo on trumped up charges. Chief Olusegun Obasanjo raised the alarm on Friday through a statement by his spokesperson, Kehinde Akinyemi. Reacting to the development through a statement he personally signed […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the nomination of Folashodun Shonubi as deputy governor at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), subject to senate confirmation. Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, made this known in statement in Abuja on Friday. Shonubi is currently the managing director of the Nigeria Inter-Bank […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to the Constitution Fourth Alteration Bill, which grants financial autonomy to the State Houses of Assembly and the States’ Judiciary. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Sen. Ita Enang, confirmed this development to State House Correspondents in Abuja on Friday. Enang explained that with […]
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has accused the Buhari administration of plotting to slam false charges on him, to pave the way for his indefinite detention. The former leader said the government was planning to use fake documents and witnesses against him. He said he had it on good authority that his name has been placed […]
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Bayelsa State Governor, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for immortalizing the winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Chief MKO Abiola with the highest award of Grand Commander of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, GCFR. The Governor reasoned that, though, the award was belated, but added that, the gesture […]
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In line with his recent tradition of breaking Ramadan fast with players from different sectors of the economy, President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday hosted some popular entertainers. Those who broke the fast with Buhari were popular musician, Kunle Afolayan, Temitope Adekunle (Small Doctor), Ali Jita, and Olanrewaju Fasasi (Sound Sultan), former BBNaija housemate Tobi Bakare, […]
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