Maiduguri is at the heart of Nigeria’s insurgency war in the North-East The war has raged on for more than a decade Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, on Thursday said he is more at ease when visiting Maiduguri than Abuja, the nation’s capital. Ndume, while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics … Read more
Shehu had responded to a communique put out by the PDP Governor’s Forum on Monday. State Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday said the current crop of presidential spokespersons “do not represent or position” the President in a proper manner. The Governors Forum, in a statement signed by its Director-General, C.I.D. Maduabum, was … Read more
President Buhari commended the Governor of Borno State for his forthrightness, resilience and drive in bringing development to the state… President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said he owes Nigerians for the love they’ve extended to him. The President made the remark during his visit to Maiduguri, Borno state. According to a statement signed by presidential … Read more
…the war against insurgency must be concluded with the restoration of peace and reconstruction of all the affected areas – Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the military and other security agents not to give breathing space to terrorists and criminals in the country. The President gave the charge on Thursday while addressing personnel of … Read more
President Buhari’s last visit to Maiduguri was in February 2020 where a viral video showed youths in front of the Ramat Polytechnic booing at his convoy… President Muhammadu Buhari will arrive in Maiduguri on Thursday on a one-day working visit to Borno State, Governor Babagana Zulum has said. Governor Zulum who disclosed this on Tuesday … Read more
“…If Nigeria fails to decentralise, and I mean to decentralise as fast as possible, manifestly and not as rhetoric, then Nigeria cannot stay together.” Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has opined that the next Democracy Day celebration may not be witnessed in Nigeria if the system of government is not decentralised. Soyinka stated this during … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari had in November 2016 said: “Corruption is fighting back vigorously”. Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, on Tuesday, admitted that corruption does fight back, adding that he has been receiving death threats since he came on board as the chairman of the anti-graft agency. He made the … Read more
…Nigerians are no longer ready to put up with the wickedness of the APC, in its atrocious activities, treasury looting and “Janjaweed” ideology of violence… The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the All Progressives Congress (APC) will have no place in post-Buhari Nigeria, given the resolution by Nigerians to return the nation to the path … Read more
Abiola was believed to have won the June 12 exercise which was adjudged the freest and fairest election in the history of the country The family of Chief MKO Abiola, acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993, presidential election, on Saturday, said the Federal Government is yet to fulfil the promises made to the family. … Read more
…President Buhari, in his Democracy Day address, failed to rein in his security operatives despite the cautions by the PDP. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the clampdown on peaceful protesters on Democracy Day. The party in a statement signed on Saturday by its spokesperson, Kola Ologbodiyan said “the brutal clampdown on Nigerian citizens … Read more
The President spoke on Saturday morning during his June 12 Democracy Day Broadcast President Muhammadu Buhari has restated his commitment to defending Nigeria’s corporate existence. Buhari also said he was prepared to lay down his life for Nigeria the day he joined the Nigerian Army. The President spoke on Saturday morning during his June 12 … Read more
… the success of his administration will depend on the survival of his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), after 2023. President Muhammadu Buhari has said he hopes Nigeria will be secure, prosperous and confident by the time he leaves office in 2023. He made the remark in a 30-minute interview with the Nigerian Television … Read more
Read President Muhammadu Buhari’s full interview below How have you fared with the fight on corruption? Corruption is very difficult under this system, even under the military system. Luckily I have experienced both occasions. When I collected people and put them in kirikiri and say they are guilty until they prove themselves innocent and put … Read more
Tinubu is believed to be eyeing the presidency in 2023 and has been involved in struggles to control the party Since 2015 when APC came to power, Tinubu has continued to face challenges from other party leaders, denying him a firm grip on the party President Muhammadu Buhari has said the ruling All Progressives Congress … Read more
It said it was an affront on its legacy for Buhari to claim “credit for projects he never conceptualised, commenced or built to near completion… The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of laying claims to some projects conceived and set in motion by past presidents elected on its platform. The PDP … Read more
President Buhari declared that no Federal government since 1999 has been as committed as his administration in reforming and repositioning the Nigeria Police Force… President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that the government is recruiting 10,000 new police officers to boost national security. “We are currently recruiting 10,000 new police officers to reinforce our personnel … Read more
“This vital line establishes an end-to-end logistic supply chain in railway transport within its short corridor, Lagos – Ibadan, as goods to the hinterland would now be transported by rail…” President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday inaugurated the commercial operations of the Lagos-Ibadan railway project at the Mobolaji Johnson Railway Station, Ebute Metta, Lagos, and stressed … Read more
They are spread everywhere and they have investments and properties everywhere and in other areas. President Muhammadu Buhari has described the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a dot in a circle with nowhere to turn to. He also disclosed that his government had mobilised and would continue to mobilise the military and the police … Read more
His comment comes amid a rise in the activities of bandits in some states in the two zones where thousands of persons, including students, have been kidnapped… President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that the insecurity facing many parts of the country will soon be history. He also disclosed that the military and police already … Read more
According to Adebayo, the phone is one of the 12 cell phones produced, using locally sourced components… President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday received the first made in Nigeria cell phone, known as ITF Mobile. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Minister of Industry, trade and Investment, Adeniyi Adebayo, presented the phone to … Read more