The President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday told a Federal High Court in Abuja that he never ordered the Senate to remove the contentious section 84 (12) from the amended Electoral Act 2022. Contrary to the claims of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP in a suit instituted against him and 12 others on the Electoral Act, […]
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Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has declared his intentions to run for president in 2023, following a consultative visit to President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday. Ayade who had met President Buhari behind closed doors said he got a commitment from the president to go ahead and run if he has the qualities, but […]
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Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, has just left the Presidential Villa Abuja, where he met President Muhammadu Buhari behind closed-doors. Although he declined to speak to State House reporters on his mission to the seat of power, Tambuwal is one of the front runners for the opposition Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential ticket for […]
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The President, Muhammadu Buhari has directed the nation’s armed forces, security and intelligence agencies to intensify the clampdown on illegal refineries. Buhari’s directives followed reported deaths of tens of people in an explosion that rocked an illegal crude oil refinery in Abaezi forest, Ohaji-Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. Describing the incident as a […]
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Femi Falana (SAN), a Human Rights lawyer, has said the government of President Muhammadu Buhari deceived Nigerians with his resolve to wage war against corruption at the inception of the administration, saying events in recent times have exposed the deceit of the government. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria who was reacting to the last week’s […]
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Popular Human Rights Activist and the Lead Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Barrister Mike Ozekhome has accused President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress, APC, of monetizing democracy. According to him, Buhari must explain to Nigerians how he expects Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Rotimi Amaechi, Chris Ngige, […]
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The President, Muhammadu Buhari has expressed unhappiness over the death of two officers in a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) plane crash in Kaduna. The President’s message was conveyed Wednesday night in a statement by his spokesman, Garba Shehu. Flight Lieutenant, Abubakar Alkali and Flight Lieutenant Elijah Haruna Karatu died in the mishap. Buhari urged NAF […]
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The President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday warned of tougher security measures in restive parts of the country, with the review of operations and strategy. He reassured Nigerians that the efforts that resulted in relative peace in South-South, and rescuing of the North-East from the hold of terrorists would be ramped up. Speaking at a meeting […]
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Popular Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka has again hit out at President Muhammadu Buhari over the state of the nation, saying “it is finished.” Soyinka faulted President Buhari’s decision to grant state pardon to some Nigerians convicted of corruption. The frontline playwright said the President had placed all his eggs in one basket and that […]
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The President, Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja said he would not allow any individual or group destabilise the country. Buhari also urged Nigerians to resist agents bent on causing breakdown of law and order. ‘‘We have the land, we have the resources, and we have the people. But I do not know why people […]
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