Benue state Governor, Samuel Ortom has berated President Muhammadu Buhari for purportedly stifling dissenting voices who decried the activities of herdsmen in the country. Speaking during a press briefing in Markurdi, the state capital on Wednesday, Ortom said people are scared of criticising the current administration over the troubling state of the nation because they … Read more
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa has frowned at the extension of the tenure of Inspector General of Police. The senior Lawyer said the implication of Buhari’s action is that Nigeria presently does not have an Inspector General of Police. YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: BREAKING: President Buhari Extends IGP’s Tenure Lautech Student Brags Over Over … Read more
Barely a week after their resignation, President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated ex Service chiefs as non-career ambassadors. The development is contained in a statement by special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, on Thursday. According to the statement, their names have been forwarded to the Senate for confirmation. The statement read, … Read more
In a bid to tackle the children out of school, the federal government has commenced an Alternative School Programme (ASP). The announcement of the commencement of the programme was made on the official Twitter handle of the President on Wednesday. Buhari said the programme will target delivering a limited scope of subjects – Mathematics, English … Read more
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has ratified the creation of 20 new private universities in Nigeria. The ratification was sequel to a presentation by the Ministry of Education to FEC, which was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. The schools will be given probationary licenses to run for three years, while the ministry monitors their … Read more
The Federal Executive Council approves the establishment of 20 new private universities across Nigeria. The approved universities would get their provisional licenses from the National Universities Commission (NUC), which they will use for the next three years. YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: Commotion As Derailed Truck Kills Pedestrian On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Cult Members, Sponsors, Face 21 … Read more
Tunde Bakare, overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, formerly known as Latter Rain Assembly, says President Muhammadu Buhari has betrayed the trust and confidence Nigerians reposed in him. the present occupant of Aso Rock is the same President Muhammadu Buhari and not an imposter from another country. Bakare, who spoke on Tuesday during a … Read more
Condolence President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Nigeria Diaspora Commission, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on the death of her mother, Alhaja Sadiat Abeke Erogbogbo, aged 90. The president’s condolence message is contained in a statement issued by Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, in Abuja on … Read more
The presidency has said the federal government will not run roughshod on the media or act in a type of way that stampedes the activities of the media. Speaking when he featured on a programme on Arise Television, on Monday, Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, said the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari will never clamp down … Read more
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has bemoaned the lethargic and insouciant disposition of President Muhammadu Buhari to the insecurity ravaging the country. The former president, who spoke during a virtual interview, with Toyin Falola, a historian, on Sunday, said there’s nothing to be happy about the change of service chiefs, noting that he kept the previous … Read more
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has opened up on why he threw his weight behind the materialisation of Musa Yar’Adua’s presidency in 2007 despite being aware of his debilitating pre-existing health challenges. As gathered by EKO HOT BLOG, Obasanjo was speaking on Sunday in a virtual interview with academic and historian, Toyin Falola, Obasanjo said he … Read more
The Rice Processors Association of Nigeria (RPAN) is pushing for outright criminalisation of sale of foreign rice in the country, the association leadership has disclosed. To realise their objectives, the local processors have prevail on President Muhammadu Buhari to promulgate laws and policies that will make importation and the sale of foreign rice in the … Read more
By Gimba Kakanda Although the image crisis that haunts President Muhammadu Buhari, especially outside his political strongholds, predated his presidency, he’s fundamentally uninterested in proving critics and sceptics wrong. Instead, he remains the designer of his troubles. Barely two months through his first tenure, at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) headquarters in Washington, … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari says the idea of going against the wish of people by unilaterally endorsing political aspirants from Abuja will no longer be tolerated. Buhari, who spoke on Saturday after he revalidated his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in his constituency in Daura, Katsina state, said the exercise is geared towards returning … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Yusuf Muktar Dodo as his new aide-de-camp (ADC). Dodo appointment is sequel to his nomination by Mohammed Abubakar, the president’s current ADC. Dodo will replace Abubakar who has been scheduled to go for a course. Abubakar, a colonel, was selected to attend a five-month strategic and defence course at Santiago, … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has violated the Health Protection Regulations order he signed this week. YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: Insurgency: Forum Tasks Govs On Peace, Development Plan Ex-Speaker, Dogara Buries Father-In-Law In Bauchi On Saturday, the President Muhammadu Buhari, revalidated his membership of the All Progressives Congress in Daura, Katsina State. In some photos which emerged … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari visits Daura Exactly 49 days after his last visit to Daura, Katsina State, President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday left Abuja for his hometown on a four-day private visit. The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Garba Shehu, who disclosed this on his Twitter handle, said President Buhari would … Read more
Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno south, says the federal government’s social investment programme (SIP) has not have any tangible and positive impact on the citizenry and economy of the country. The SIP was introduced by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2016 as part of the government’s efforts to to address the issue of unemployment and widespread … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the senate to confirm the appointment of the service chiefs. On Tuesday, the presidency announced the resignation of the service chiefs and appointment of new ones. Lucky Irabor was appointed as the chief of defence staff; Ibrahim Attahiru as chief of army staff; Auwal Gambo as chief of naval staff, … Read more
Kashim Shettima, former governor of Borno state, says President Muhammadu Buhari made a profound and well thought out decision in the appointment of new service chiefs. On Tuesday, Buhari appointed Lucky Irabor as chief of defence staff; Ibrahim Attahiru, chief of army staff; Awwal Gambo, chief of naval staff; and Isiaka Amao, chief of air … Read more