Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has reacted to the controversy over the proposed Ruga Settlement, an initiative the federal government says will check insecurity arising from open animal grazing. According to him, the President was not imposing Fulani settlements on unwilling states contrary to speculations. He spoke with State House correspondents on Monday after … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the termination of appointment of the Current Executive Secretary of the NHIS, Prof. Usman Yusuf and has approved the appointment of Prof. Mohammed Nasir Sambo as the new Executive Secretary. This was made known in a statement on Monday night by Mrs. Boade Akinola, the Director of Press and Public … Read more
A senior Nigerian lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has called on the federal government to honour other Nigerians who participated in the annulled June 12, 1993, election. Falana said this on Wednesday as the country marks the 2019 Democracy Day which was moved from May 29th to June 12 in honour of the acclaimed winner of … Read more
Dele Momodu, the publisher of Ovation Magazine has regarded President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to be autocratic rather than democratic. He added that it will be hard for the country to produce the likes of the late Moshood Abiola who was the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993, presidential election. “I see Buhari’s government as … Read more
A Nigerian human rights activist, Femi Falana SAN, has charged President Muhammadu Buhari on the need to recognise other Nigerians who played a part in the struggle for the annulled June 12, 1993, election. He made this known during a Channels TV programme, on Wednesday. He said the federal government should go beyond conferring national honours … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said his administration will ensure effective asset declaration by public office holders and ensure sanctions by professional bodies against lawyers, bankers, brokers, public officials, and other individuals facilitating corruption in the country. The president stated this while speaking at the National Democracy Day Anti-Corruption Summit in Abuja. Buhari said the … Read more
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has noted that the Federal Government’s decision to celebrate Democracy Day on June 12 was President Muhammadu Buhari administration’s commitment to progressive ideals. He made this known on Tuesday, when he received at the Presidential Villa, Mr Aristobulo Isturiz, the Vice President of Venezuela, who is leading the country’s delegation to … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has on Tuesday,congratulated the newly elected national assembly leaders of the ninth senate, while noting the emergence of the new assembly leaders as a “new dawn, different from duplicity and perfidy of the immediate past (assembly leaders).” This was contained in a statement by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, on Tuesday evening. According … Read more
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has on Monday, commended President Muhammadu Buhari’s acceptance of the voluntary retirement of ex-Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen. Before his retirement, Mr Onnoghen was being tried by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) for alleged false assets declaration. Mr Onnoghen wrote a retirement letter in April after he was … Read more
Presidential aide on National Assembly matters, Senator Ita Enang told state house correspondents that with the assent to the amendment, May 29 is no more a public holiday. President Muhammadu Buhari assented to the Public Holiday Amendment Act, declaring June 12 of every year a public holiday and Democracy Day.
Coalition for Change has pulled out of its petition challenging the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, President Muhammadu Buhari in the February 23 presidential election. It was reported that the request was made on behalf of the party by its lawyer, Obed Agwu, at the resumed hearing before the Presidential … Read more
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has okayed the voluntary retirement Walter Onnoghen as the Chief Justice of Nigeria. The Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, confirmed this in a statement on Sunday, adding that the retirement took effect from May 28, 2019. According to Mr Shehu, the President thanked Justice Onnoghen … Read more
The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal will resume sitting on the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and its candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, challenging the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari in the February 23 election. Ekohotblog.com understand this is taking place following the withdrawal of Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa. It was earlier reported that the … Read more
General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleman, in a post published via his official Twitter handle on Saturday accused the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan of looting ‘so much money’ from the government treasury. Suleiman, a fierce critic of the current administration under President Muhammadu Buhari, wrote: “Someone asked me why I’m … Read more
Shortly after President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met with state governors and security chiefs in Aso Rock, Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) and Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi while speaking with State House Correspondents made it known that the details of the meeting bothered around insecurity and creation of State police. He said … Read more
Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State while speaking to State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, has applauded the decision of Senator Danjuma Goje for stepping down for Ahmed Lawan. He said this after himself, Lawan, Goje and Senator-elect, Uba Sani (APC-Kaduna Central) finished from a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday. According … Read more
Three litigants, Kalu Agu, Labaran Ismail and Hassy El-Kuris, who identified themselves as electorates and taxpayers have challenged the dismissal of a suit they filed against President Buhari prior to the presidential election. The trio alleged that, Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Abuja had in a judgment last month, dismissed the … Read more
Buhari had on Tuesday in Abuja, during the Sallah visit of some stakeholders from FCT, in a ‘jest’ described Abuja residents as ” necessary evil”, saying, though they didn’t vote for him, he would do his best to protect them. This was owing to the fact that, in the recently elected 2019 elections, the residents … Read more
General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd), Nigeria’s former Head of State has called on Nigerians to support President Muhammadu Buhari to curtail the security challenges in the country. According to the former Nigerian leader who made the call while speaking with newsmen at his hilltop residence in Minna on Tuesday, he said Buhari had the capacity … Read more
Here are pictures of President Buhari this morning at he attends Eid el-Fitr Prayers at the Mabilla Barracks, Abuja. More photos below…