As shown in a list of appointees released by the presidency, President Muhammadu Buhari has made more appointments from the south-east than the south-south and north-central since he assumed office on May 29, 2015. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, released the list of 159 appointees on Saturday night. […]
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Ohaneze Ndigbo, an Igbo socio-cultural group, has told Igbos living in the north to make friends with northerners, so that the group can produce Nigeria’s President in 2023. The call was issued on Sunday in a communique’ at the end of a meeting held in Minna, Niger State. The statement restated the group’s resolve to […]
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The Presidency on Sunday said no contracts worth 25 billion dollars were awarded by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). It also said that 25 billion dollars was not missing in the corporation. Mr Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, stated this in a […]
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The presidency says north-east has always been the priority of President Muhammadu Buhari. The statement follows reactions to the comment of Jim Yong Kim, president of the World Bank, that Buhari requested the organisation to focus development on the north. Many, especially on social media, had accused the president of promoting the interest of the […]
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Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, has declared his interest to contest the 2019 presidential election and has vowed to defeat the incumbent, President Muhammadu Buhari in a free and fair election. Speaking at a ceremony where he made his interest known, Fayose said he is Nigeria’s longest-serving governor — having worked under former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo […]
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The Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday disowned a group that created a website for the purpose of supporting him as a candidate for the presidency in the 2019 general election. In a short statement issued through Adeolu Akande, his spokesperson on Saturday, the Vice President urged Nigerians to disregard the activities […]
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The Presidency on Tuesday has reacted to the news of Nigeria’s exit from recession. In a statement distributed by Laolu Akande, spokesperson to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the Buhari administration welcomes news of Nigeria’s exit from recession with “cautious optimism and will continue to drive Nigeria’s economic growth by vigorously implementing the Economic Recovery & […]
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The senate on Tuesday, resolved to suspend the consideration of all the nominees sent to it for confirmation by the executive. This is coming after Acting President Yemi Osinbajo sent a letter, asking for the confirmation of Lanre Gbajabiamila as the director-general of Nigeria Lottery Commission. Senator Ahmad Yerima, representing Zamfara west, had moved a […]
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The Presidency has denied reports of the resignation of the Chief of Staff to the President, Malam Abba Kyari and the Director-General of the Department of State Services, Alhaji Lawal Daura. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, described the purported resignation as “mere distraction and pure mischief’’. […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday said some of its staff accused of benefitting from a N3.4 billion bribe money in the 2015 general elections have refunded their share. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmud Yakubu, disclosed this when he visited the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, in […]
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