By Fredrick Nwabufo The Buhari administration has ruptured the ceiling of liberties it enjoys. Like King Solomon in his last uneventful years, the government has compounded the yoke of the people with the rocketing of the prices of essential commodities. It appears the administration has lost its sensory organ and has become insentient to the … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, expressed fears that with the movement of activities to the cyberspace as a result of the lockdown occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic, terrorist groups may begin to radicalise citizens online. He said the government would, therefore, continue to monitor activities of terrorists online to control any of such radicalisation of … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has lamented the devastating impact of floods that ravaged Kebbi states last week on food production in the country. The floods, which hit different parts of the state, claimed lives and destroyed thousands of hectares of rice farms and houses. Attahiru Maccido, the state commissioner for agriculture, on Sunday, put the worth … Read more
Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, said, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved November 1st of every year as the National Youth Day. Ekohotblog has it that the President who made this known during a Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday, September 2, 2020, added that the day has been set aside for the … Read more
The President of Nigeria, Muhmmadu Buhari is presiding over the 14th virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the State House in Abuja. The meeting, which started at about 10am after the President called for the recitation of the National Anthem, also has Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Secretary to the Government of the Federation … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari today, 31 August 2020 played host to the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Buhari’s Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, made this known via his verified Twitter handle on Monday afternoon. The purpose of Adeboye’s visit was not … Read more
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has sued the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, over the inability to disclose information and documents relating to the names of people from whom N800bn looted public funds, have been recovered, specific dates of the recovery, and details of projects on which the money had been spent.” A statement signed … Read more
The Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said regardless of scarcity and insufficient resources, the security of Nigeria and that of neighbouring countries would never cease to upgrade and be seen in its highest highlight of pride. He also promised to continue to support the Multinational Joint Task Force based in N’djamena, Chad Republic, despite … Read more
The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, has joined ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, imploying the military junta in Mali to set an acceptable time table for the country’s return to democracy. The president, in virtual and third Extraordinary Summit of ECOWAS on the socio-political crisis in Mali, said that Mali as a … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has given his backing to the declaration by the Economic Community of West African States demanding a 12-month transition process to civilian rule in Mali. President Buhari who attended the ECOWAS Heads of State and Governments virtual meeting on Friday, charged the military junta to set an acceptable timetable for a return … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday disclosed that presidential pardon given to some Nigeria who were hitherto convicted for one crime or the other had now been approved. The ratification of the pardon was done during Thursday’s council of state meeting held in the presidential villa, Aso Rock. The council meeting was virtually attended by Past … Read more
Wole Soyinka, playwright and Nobel laureate, has decried a bill seeking to bring the regulation of water resources in Nigeria under the exclusive list. The national water resources bill 2020 was first introduced in 2018 but faced vehement opposition hence it rejection. It was, however, reintroduced by President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration in July, and now … Read more
Ayo Adebanjo, a chieftain of Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of not being sincere in addressing the rising insecurity in Nigeria. Pa Adebanjo spoke on Thursday while reacting to comments made by spokesperson for President Buhari, Garba Shehu, stating that the South-West security network, Amotekun, would be placed under the control … Read more
The Minister of Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed says President Muhammadu Buhari will leave behind, the legacy of massive and sustainable infrastructure development in Nigeria. The minister stated this on Thursday during the inspection of the Loko-Oweto bridge over River Benue in Nasarawa and Benue states. Read Also: Court Declines Request To Freeze Edo … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, on his re-election for a second term in office. News of the victory came during the Council of State meeting, which was attended by former heads of state, Senate President, governors, some Ministers, and senior government officials. As Secretary to … Read more
Ike Ekweremadu, The Former Deputy Senate President on Wednesday said unless Nigeria stops executive legislation through Executive Orders, the country may be heading towards possible dictatorship. According to the statement, Ekweremadu by his spokesman, Uche Anichukwu, said this in a paper titled: “Executive Order and Democratic Governance” which he delivered at the ongoing 60th Conference … Read more
As effort to steer Mali back to the path of political stability intensifies, Former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Wednesday, met with President Muhammadu Buhari to bring him up to speed on the situation of things in beleaguered Mali. The ex president briefed Buhari on the peace mission of the Economic Community of West African States … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday swore-in 12 Permanent Secretaries. The swearing-in ceremony started around 10am before the 13th weekly virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, held at the Council Chambers, Presidential Villa, Abuja. The newly appointed Permanent Secretaries and their states are Belgore Shuaib Mohammad Lomido, Kwara; Akinlade Oluwatoyin, Kogi; Ekpa Anthonia Akpabio, Cross River; … Read more
The President of Nigeria, Major General Muhammadu Buhari has decried what he described as the “terribly slow pace” of justice administration in the Nigerian courts on Wednesday. Buhari, who recalled how it took so long for the courts to decide and eventually dismiss the election petitions he filed to challenge his losses in the 2003, … Read more
The President Of Nigeria, President Muhmmadu Buhari, on Wednesday, inaugurated 12 new permanent secretaries for the federal civil service. They were inaugurated at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, before the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council went into a closed door. The new permanent secretaries were appointed in June. Read Also: … Read more