Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won the 2019 presidential election. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared President Buhari of the APC winner of the election. Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won the 2019 presidential election. President Muhammadu … Read more
Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike, says the Nigeria press has become a toothless dog under the current administration as the media could not muster the temerity to castigate the president Muhammadu Buhari government despite its failings and incompetence as they attacked the Goodluck Jonathan government. The governor spoke when he received the Board of Editors … Read more
President Buhari’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu, has disclosed that the country would take delivery of the first batch of Super Tucanos aircraft in mid-July from the United States of America. Recall that the fighter jets were ordered during President Muhammadu Buhari’s first tenure in office under the leadership of the immediate past service chiefs. President Buhari’s … Read more
Former vice-president of Nigeria and presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the decision of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to rehabilitate the Port Harcourt refinery with $1.5 billion. He said at this critical period, Nigeria must, as a nation, be prudent with the … Read more
The forum however expressed confidence that apart from improving economic activities in the region, the project will also create massive direct and indirect employment for the people The South-south Emerging Leaders Forum (SELF) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari and the Minister of State for Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva, over the approval of $1.5 billion (about … Read more
The immediate past service chiefs who held the military command under President Muhammadu Buhari for about six years spent more than N2.659 trillion on military arms and ammunition between 2015 and 2019, records have revealed. The breakdown shows that “in 2015, the military spent N397 billion on arms; in 2016, N444 billion; in 2017, N495 … Read more
The return of the first lady to Nigeria was confirmed on a Facebook post made by popular TVC News investigative journalist, Babajide Kolade Otitoju, on Thursday. Aisha has been a critic of her husband’s government and her disappearance in public functions in recent past has been a subject of debate among the Nigerian public. The … Read more
The Pan-Yoruba elders have blasted the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration in the country, saying it has allowed insecurity, kidnappings and killings to fester – a situation they say is worse than the 1967-1970 civil war. According to them, the Yorùbá are resolute in their “fierce determination to pursue vigorously our own chosen destiny to be … Read more
Nigerian minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite has disclosed that Nigeria discovered gold along the Abuja-Nassarawa axis, through the National Integrated Mineral Exploration Project (NIMEP), a programme undertaken by the Ministry. He said that the ministry was resolved to avoid a repeat of the Zamfara experience in Nasarawa State, in which bandits were … Read more
Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Dr. Oyebode Oyetunde as Executive Director for Nigeria at the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire. Dr. Oyetunde is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN). Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Dr. Oyebode … Read more
An appointee of President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr. Chidi Izuwah, has been pronounced dead. EKOHOTBLOG gathered that he died on Tuesday, March 16 after a protracted illness which he had been receiving treatment for in South Africa since 2020. An appointee of President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr. Chidi Izuwah, has been pronounced dead. Before his demise, Mr. … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has offered sincere condolences to the family and friends of Chidi Izuwah as well the management and staff of Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) on the passing of their Director-General. In a condolence message by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Tuesday, the president … Read more
Atiku Abubakar, has on Monday, urged the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the education sector over the increasing cases of students’ abductions by armed bandits in the country. The ex-Vice President had in December last year implored the federal government to declare a state of emergency in the education sector following … Read more
The former warlord who dared the federal government to constitute a Biafran government, declared himself the leader of the new Biafra defacto Customary Government (BCG). Dokubo assured that the defacto administration will tackle insecurity challenges faced by the Igbos and improve the lives of the people of the region. The agitation for a Biafra State … Read more
 The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has demanded the investigation of former service chiefs over allegation of arms fund misappropriation and embezzlement levelled against them by National Security Adviser, (NSA), General Babagana Monguno (rtd). Monguno in an interview with the BBC Hausa had said that there was nothing on ground to show that … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari made it a remarkable week for Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo when he acknowledged the humility of the number two citizen, who turned 64 on March 8. “I’m proud to have selected Yemi Osinbajo as my running mate. He has given a good account of himself since our journey began in 2015,” Buhari announced … Read more
Okonjo-Iweala arrived the country on Saturday afternoon and was received by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry Of Trade and Investment, Nasir Sani-Gwarzo. She hinted that discussion on how Nigeria can leverage her position to benefit from trans-national trade formed part of her visit to the country. The new Director General (DG) of the World Trade … Read more
The presidency has reacted to allegations that $1 billion earmarked for procurement of weapons under the erstwhile service chiefs might have been embezzled or misappropriated. Babagana Monguno, national security adviser, in an interview with BBC Hausa on Friday, had said there’s nothing on ground to show that the funds were judiciously used for what they … Read more
Chuks Ibegbu, a former Deputy spokesman of the Igbo socio-political organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Friday, lambasted President Muhammadu Buhari over the spate of insecurity in Nigeria. Ibegbu said Buhari lacks the powers to tackle insecurity in the country due to his analogue mindset. Ibegbu insisted that the president’s failure to properly constitute the country’s security … Read more
Babagana Monguno, national security adviser (NSA), says funds allocated for buying of arms under the former service chiefs can’t be accountable for. Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari in January, after months of clamour for their removal amid deteriorating security conditions, replaced Gabriel Olonisakin, Tukur Buratai, Ibok Ekwe Ibas, Sadique Abubakar as chiefs of defence, army, … Read more