Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina on Tuesday said it is only President Muhammadu Buhari that can reveal his ailment or details about his health. Adesina said this during a phone-in-interview on Channels Television Breakfast Programme, Sunrise Daily
Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has reacted to Femi Adesina’s statement where he said President Buhari never described all Nigerian youths as lazy. According to Adesina, President Buhari said a lot of Nigerian youths are lazy and not all youths. Ezekwesili’s in reaction wrote on twitter: “ .@FemAdesina says the President only said, “a […]
President Muhammadu Buhari’s spokesman, Femi Adesina, has described as a ‘misquote,’ a report that his boss had pledged to serve for only one term. Adesina said this while speaking with Channels Television via Skype, from London, yesterday. President Buhari, 75, had on Monday shortly before he left for London, declared his intention to run […]
Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, has described as a “misquote” a reminder that President Muhammadu Buhari had pledged to serve for only one term, with a promise to never seek re-election. President Buhari, 75, had on Monday shortly before he left for London, declared his intention to run for presidential election in 2019. Adesina, […]
There are two options for those in contention for the presidency in 2019: run, or run away. Now that President Muhammadu Buhari has indicated his intention to run, dwarfs trying to wear a giant’s shoes should simply run away. The cat has returned from a journey, let the rats scamper for safety. Show clean pairs […]
The Presidency on Monday said President Muhammadu Buhari would not take issue with former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his comment. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, said this in an interview monitored on Channels Television. Adesina said Buhari would not engage Obasanjo who was his senior in the […]
Spokesman of President Muhammadu Buhari, Femi Adesina, has said that his principal is yet to declare his intention for the 2019 election because he wants to prevent opponents from sabotaging the country. In an interview with reporters during the weekend, Adesina said it will be a problem if Buhari “speaks too early”. He said the […]
The Presidency has said that all the allegations making the rounds in both mainstream and social media against the new Director General of the National intelligence Agency (NIA), Mr Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, are all but hoaxes. The Senior Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, in a statement on Sunday said: […]
A Federal High Court in Kano has sentenced a fraudster, Christian Oyovweyho, for impersonating the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina and attempted to fleece a Bayero University lecturer of N300,000 for a non-existent appointment in the Presidency. Justice Z B Abubakar had sentenced the impostor, Oyovweyho, to eight […]
Like the proverbial handshake across the Niger, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Mr Femi Adesina, has been nominated for a chieftaincy title from the South East. The Igwe Omeluenyi 1 of Aguneese, Ezeani III of Nmaku Kingdom, Enugu State,Igwe Cyprian Nevobasi, has nominated Adesina for a chieftaincy title, as part […]
In the last few minutes, President Buhari has ordered the immediate disengagement of Mr Abdulrasheed Maina from service. According to the President’s spokesman, Femi Adesina, President Buhari has asked for a full report on circumstances of Maina’s recall. More to follow
Speculations and doubt around Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari seeking a second term because of his lingering health issues are bring about cracks in the ruling All Progressives Congress, as key politicians jostle to succeed him according to Bloomberg’s report. Aisha Alhassan, Women Affairs Minister appeared in an online video last week declaring support for
Aaron Motsoaledi, South Africa’s Minister of Health, Monday scolded African leaders who seek medical attention outside the shore of the continent. The minister who said the culture has become a major drain on their countries health expenditures, asserted that it was shameful African leaders frequently seek medical care abroad while most of their citizens grapple […]
President Muhammadu Buhari will return to Nigeria today and will address the country on Monday. Presidential Spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina has confirmed the development. The Daily Times had exclusively reported on Wednesday that the President would return before August ending and mark Sallah with Muslims faithful in Nigeria. Watch this space for more details of […]
President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to return to the country later on Saturday after spending more than 100 hundred days in London receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment, his spokesman, Femi Adesina has said. The full statement is given below: President Muhammadu Buhari returns to the country later today, after receiving medical attention in London. […]
One of President Buhari’s media advisers, Femi Adesina, has said he has no idea who is bankrolling the president’s medical treatment in London. Mr. Adesina, however, acknowledged that as a president, Buhari’s medical bill can be footed by Nigeria. “I do not know who is paying, but as a president, he has a right to […]
President Muhammadu Buhari returned to the country yesterday after a 49-day medical vacation in the United Kingdom, saying he went through severe health challenge the way he had never experience before all through his life. In his characteristic manner of being too honest, the president told top government functionaries, including service chiefs and ministers that […]
The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu has narrated how he missed the president’s phone call on Saturday. The presidential aide, who made this known on his Facebook page on Saturday, said Mr. Buhari originated a call to him from his London abode after he had spoken […]