President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met behind closed doors with the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiohmole. The meeting started at the President’s office around 3.30pm. Ekohotblog.com gathered that Oshiohmole was accompanied by Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi state. READ ALSO: We’ll Spring Surprise In Kogi – APGA Issues to … Read more
-President Buhari meets with Speaker of the house of representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila in Aso villa, Abuja to discuss the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians. President Muhammadu Buhari and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, are meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Ekohotblog gathered that the agenda of the closed door meeting is … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent condolences to the government and people of Zimbabwe over the passing of the founding father and former President, Robert Mugabe, 95. The president, in a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and publicity, Chief Femi Adesina, commiserated with family members, friends and political associates of the political activist who … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, September 5, met behind closed doors with the special envoy from the president of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping The meeting with the envoy, His Excellency Yang Jiechi, started in President Buhari’s office around 11 30am. READ ALSO: Deeper Life Church Pastor Commits Suicide For Being Duped He … Read more
– Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting has been canceled – The meeting normally comes up every Wednesday of the week – The presidency said the postponement is due to nonavailability of memoranda Reports have claimed that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting will not hold today, Wednesday, September 5. This is contained in a statement … Read more
– Federal government has taken a step further in finding a lasting solution to xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa – President Buhari has instructed the minister of foreign affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, to pay a visit to the country over crisis – The Special Envoy is expected to arrive in Pretoria on Thursday, September … Read more
– A suit querying the authenticity of President Buhari’s academic has been disqualified by the supreme court – The suit was filed by Kalu Kalu, Labaran Ismail and Hassy El-Kuris – The apex court through its five-man panel, averred that the suit lacked the jurisdiction The Supreme Court has dismissed a suit querying the authenticity … Read more
Femi Adesina, special adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on media and publicity, has taken a swipe at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for saying that the president’s trip to the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development was “a poor and disgraceful outing”. The opposition party had on Sunday alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari received … Read more
-Supreme Court struck out appeal to disqualify President Buhari as a candidate in the last presidential election. The Supreme Court has struck out an appeal seeking the disqualification of President Muhammadu Buhari as a candidate in the last presidential election. The case was focused on the allegation that Buhari submitted false information regarding his academic … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has described the late veteran broadcaster, Alhaji Bashir Ismaila Ahmed, as “one of Nigeria’s finest journalists that I have ever known.” President Buhari on Sunday, September 1, made this known in statement issued by his senior special assistant on media and publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja. Buhari said: “I am greatly … Read more
– The PDP has blamed the insecurity in Nigeria on President Buhari’s adminstration – The opposition party claimed that the administration has failed to take decisive steps to the end bloodletting in the nation – According to the party’s spokesman, most, presidency officials sit in the safety without concrete security measures to rout perpetrators The … Read more
– President Buhari has returned to Nigeria from Japan – The president was received at the airport by top government officials – He attended the Seventh TICAD7 in Yokohama President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday night, August 31, returned to Abuja after attending the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7) in Yokohama, Japan. Buhari’s … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has on Wednesday assented to the National Biosafety Management Agency (Amendment) Act, 2019, with a view to preventing any adverse effect to human health and environment in the country. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on the National Assembly (Senate), Sen. Ita Enang, confirmed this development in a statement in Abuja … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja while receiving members of the Bauchi House of Assembly as well as other stakeholders in the state said that he will work with the relevant constitutional bodies to resolve the crises rocking the Houses of Assembly in Bauchi and Edo states. According to him, “I am aware of … Read more
The Nigerian president, President Muhammadu Buhari, has on Wednesday, assured members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that he would be more conscious of the interests of the party in taking key decisions in the country. According to his Special adviser, Femi Adesina, Buhari spoke while receiving members of … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed pofessor Habu Shaibu Galadima as the new director-general of National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPPS). The appointment came three and a half years after the institute had been without substantive leadership. The new DG was a former director of studies of the institute. He took over from Mr … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari will soon meet with his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramahosa, to check xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in South Africa. This was disclosed by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerians In Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon. Abike Erewa while briefing journalists in Abuja on Wednesday, August 7. Apart from the xenophobic … Read more
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar is directly responsible for the pauperisation of millions of Nigerians as head of the National Council on Privatisation (NCP), the Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) said on Tuesday. It said this contradicted his claims that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration ruined the country. In a statement by its Chairman Niyi Akinsiju and … Read more
Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, otherwise known as the Progressives Governors’ Forum has reacted to the arrest and detention of Omoyele Sowore. The APC Governors reacted through its Chairman, and Kebbi State Governor, Atiku Bagudu. They also condemned the revolution protest called by Sowore-led Global Coalition for Security and … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the families of the students of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi State, who lost their lives following the collapse of a bridge at its Gubi Campus after a downpour on Monday night. Ekohotblog reported earlier of tension in Bauchi following the death of some students of the University … Read more