The United Nations has chastised President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration over the ihandling of the abducted Kankara schoolboys investigation. Recall that hundreds of schoolboys were kidnapped from Kankara government school in Katsina, Buhari’s home state, in November. But in a statement issued on Wednesday by the UN panel of experts in Geneva, Switzerland, the global organization … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, will on Saturday receive shots ofCOVID-19 vaccines. The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Faisal Shuaib, made the disclosure at a State House briefing in Abuja on Thursday. President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, will on Saturday receive shots of AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccines. The … Read more
Pan-Northern Socio-Political Organisation, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare areas disturbed by bandits and insurgents a no-fly zone, as ordered to Zamfara. The President, following the kidnap and subsequent release of the 279 students of the Government Secondary School, Jangebe in Talata-Mafara Local Government Area by bandits, declared the … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed security agencies to gun down anyone seen with AK-47, the presidency has disclosed. Garba Shehu, a presidential Spokesperson, made the disclosure during an interview with the BBC. He said the directive follows the refusal of some bandits to surrender, adding that the president directed a clampdown on such bandits. On … Read more
The Special Adviser to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has cautioned those calling for the resignation of the President. Adesina said those calling for Buhari’s resignation due to the issue of insecurity in Nigeria were only exercising their freedom of speech, but such expression has its limitations. The Special Adviser to President … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the declaration of Zamfara State a “no fly zone” as part of efforts to tackle the security challenges in the state. The latest development was disclosed by the National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno (retd.), on Tuesday. President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the declaration of Zamfara State a “no … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has on Tuesday asked the Senate to confirm the appointment of Dr Halilu Shaba Ahmad as the new Director-General of the National Space Research and Development Agency. Buhari in the letter read on the floor by the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, urged the lawmakers to give it accelerated consideration. Ahmad … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo will pick dates on which they will be vaccinated publicly, with the first batch of Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, which is about four million doses, expected to arrive in Nigeria on Tuesday. The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib, disclosed this at … Read more
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), says the call for President Muhammadu Buhari’s resignation will grow and the demand would be legal. Falana stated this while reacting to the arrest of a media aide to Kano governor, Umar Ganduje. Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), on Sunday, said the call for President Muhammadu Buhari’s resignation … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed the release of the abducted students of Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State. The president, in a statement by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Saturday, commended the nation’s security and intelligence agencies and the government of Niger state for their responses in securing the release. “We are … Read more
Salihu Yakasai, an aide to the Kano governor, says the All Progressives Congress (APC) has failed Nigerians over its inability to secure lives and properties. Yakasai also called for president Muahammdu Buhari’s resignation over Nigeria’s worsening security situation. Yakasai’s comment came shortly after the news of the abduction of 300 female students of GGSS Jangebe, … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration will not give soft landing or grant amnesty to insurgents, kidnappers and other criminal elements who are terrorising the country. Buhari said this during the joint security meeting of Northern State Governors’ Forum and traditional rulers on Thursday. He averred that his administration continue to deal with insurgents, bandits, … Read more
A group of bandits says President Muhammadu Buhari has not shown that addressing the myriad of security woes that betide the country is a priority to him. Nigeria, especially the north, has become an enclave of criminality and lawlessness with bandits wreaking havoc as they launch series of attacks and kidnappings. Ahmad Gumi, a prominent … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration will not take its sight off the plans to place Nigeria on the paths of economic growth and prosperity. Ekohotblog reports that Buhari gave the assurance on Tuesdayat a meeting with the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC) in Abuja. He averred that his administration will accelerate efforts to ensure … Read more
Imo State governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma, says he he met with President Muhammadu Buhari over the insecurity and unrest in Imo state. Ekohotblog had reported how Uzodinma visited Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Tuesday. The meeting is coming days after the governor ordered the arrest of Rochas Okorocha and admitted that he … Read more
ADC, Assumes duty Lt.-Col. Yusuf Dodo, officially assumed duty as Aide-de-Camp to President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja, as Col. Mohammed Abubakar, departed for a promotional course in Chile. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Dodo, the Academy Adjutant of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), was appointed ADC to the President last … Read more
Brigadier-General Ahmed Abdullahi Aboki is dead. Buhari commiserates with the former Military administrator’s family and friends. A former Director of Military Intelligence (DMI) and Minister of Communications, Social Development, Youths and Sports, Brigadier-General Ahmed Abdullahi Aboki, is dead. Reacting to the sad news, President Muhammadu Buhari expressed sadness over the former Military Governor of Kwara … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari approves the appointment of Ahmed Abubakar Audi as the new Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). This followed the retirement from service of Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu. President Muhammadu Buhari has approved Ahmed Abubakar Audi’s appointment as the new Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday approved the appointment of Dr. Ogbonnaya Orji as the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) for a single term, five years. This was contained in a statement by the Director of Information in the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey. … Read more
 In what appears to be a subtle admission of its failings and inability to proffer lasting solution to security challenges that plague the country, The president Muhammadu Buhari led federal government has admonished Nigerians to do everything they can to fend off attacks from bandits and other criminal elements in the country. Defence Minister, … Read more