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Electoral Act: We’re committed to use of card readers, PVC in 2019 – FG

Ihesiulo Grace 16 August 2018 0

The Presidency on Wednesday said that President Muhammadu Buhari is fully committed to the use of card readers and Permanent Voters’ Card (PVC) during the 2019 general elections, just as it described media reports on the status of the Electoral Act (amendment) Bill, 2018, as false, misleading

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Misau to Ojudu: You should be ashamed of indicting Buhari

Ihesiulo Grace 14 August 2018 0

Chairman, Senate Committee on Navy, Senator Isa Hamma Misau, has stated that the Presidency should be ashamed that it is pushing the conspiracy script that top officials of the nation’s security apparatus are working for the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki. Reacting to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) statement that debunked the […]

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Igbo Presidency: I stand the best chance, says Okorocha

Ihesiulo Grace 10 August 2018 0

Governor, Rochas Okorocha Thursday said that he is more favoured to become the first President of Igbo extraction. The Imo governor, who spoke during a breakfast meeting with journalists at the Government House, noted that he commands massive followership beyond the Southeast much more than any other Igbo politician. According to The report, Okorocha however […]

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There’s no disagreement over removal of ex-DSS DG Daura- Presidency

Ihesiulo Grace 9 August 2018 0

The Presidency on Wednesday dismissed reports that the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo’s decision to sack former Director General, Department of State Service (DSS), Lawal Daura, had anything to do with power struggle between him and President Muhammadu Buhari. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, refuted the reports when […]

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Northern Elders Forum, others ‘shedding crocodile tears’ –Presidency

Ihesiulo Grace 21 July 2018 0

The Presidency has faulted the recent communiqué issued by some ethnic and sectional groups assembled in Abuja and described the action as the shedding of “crocodile tears” by selfish leaders. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, stated this in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday. He […]

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Presidency worries over killing of another Nigerian in S/Africa

Ihesiulo Grace 9 July 2018 0

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has expressed worry over the killing of another Nigerian in South Africa. The Nigeria Mission in South Africa had on Sunday confirmed the killing of Mr Ozumba Tochukwu-Lawrence, by an unknown gunman in the country. The Nigeria Consulate-General in South […]

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Name those handling $322m repatriated fund, PDP tells Buhari

Ihesiulo Grace 9 July 2018 0

Following revelations that the repatriated $322 million is being siphoned by leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and the cabal in the Presidency, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to make public, names and photographs of all those involved in the handling of the money. The party said President Buhari […]

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Climate change responsible for herdsmen, farmers clashes – Presidency

Ihesiulo Grace 9 July 2018 0

The Presidency has attributed the incessant killings by the suspected Fulani herdsmen and farmers in the country to climate change. According to the Presidency, “specifically the drying up of the Chad Basin, has led to more pressure on the population in the North of Nigeria, which further compounded the problem.” It added that the Climate […]

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Unusual revelation: Nigeria’s presidency is through negotiation – SGF

Ihesiulo Grace 4 July 2018 0

…Seeks Buhari’s support for S’East Presidency in 2023 …No, it’s empty promise to deceive Ndigbo – PDP In what can be referred to as unusual revelation, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Mustapha, has said that presidential office of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is by negotiation, saying that the […]

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nPDP, APC peace talks hit rock

Ihesiulo Grace 5 June 2018 0

…Saraki, Dogara, Baraje accuse APC, presidency of bad faith Meanwhile, the ongoing talks between aggrieved members of the new Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) with the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Presidency has hit the rocks as the nPDP is accusing the leadership of the ruling APC and the Presidency of bad faith and blackmail. […]

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Presidency releases Buhari’s achievements in 3 years

Ihesiulo Grace 2 June 2018 0

The Presidency has released a ‘factsheet’ outlining the policy and programme achievements of the Buhari Administration since it assumed office three years ago on May 29, 2015. The 41-page document highlights successes in the Economy, Security and the fight against Corruption – the three priorities of Buhari’s Change Agenda. The document is organised into the […]

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APC Makes PDP Party of Saints

Ihesiulo Grace 10 May 2018 0

Offices of the All Progressives Congress (APC) across the country are still littered with broken bones, bloodied faces and shredded tallies from the party’s ward congresses last weekend. In virtually all the states, the ward congresses were marred by violence, with special drama in Anambra where the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige, and […]

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400,000 Nigerians get N5, 000 monthly in 20 states under cash transfer – FG

Ihesiulo Grace 9 May 2018 0

NO fewer than 400, 000 Nigerians in 20 states of the nation are currently enjoying the N5000 monthly cash transfer programme initiated by the National Social Safety Nets Project (NASSP) in the presidency. The programme was conceived as part of Federal Government’s larger growth inclusivity and social inclusion policy aimed at addressing poverty in the […]

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Presidency faults PDP’s letter to United Nations

Ihesiulo Grace 8 May 2018 0

The Presidency has faulted a letter written by the National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Mr. Uche Secondus to the United Nations Secretary General accusing President Muhammadu Buhari of several allegations. The letter, according to the Presidency, confirmed the opposition party as a ‘bad loser, desperate for another chance after they were kicked […]

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7 months after, NASS sets to pass N8.612trn 2018 Budget

Ihesiulo Grace 8 May 2018 0

* Buhari holds closed door meeting with NASS leadership *Saraki, Dogara report IGP to President Seven months after President Muhammadu Buhari presented a draft copy of the N8.612 trillion 2018 budget estimates to a joint session on the National Assembly, both the Senate and the House of Representatives are expected to pass the budget next […]

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Buhari returns to London for medical treatment

Ihesiulo Grace 8 May 2018 0

President Muhammadu Buhari will today travel to the United Kingdom on a four-day medical trip at the instance of his doctor. In the course of the technical stop-over for aircraft maintenance in London on his way back from Washington last week, the President had a meeting with his doctor and the physician requested the President […]

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PDP queries President Buhari’s London ‘Technical Stopover’

Ihesiulo Grace 4 May 2018 0

…Says No Agenda Confession Signposts Failure The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday charged the Presidency not to put Nigerians in the dark but to come clear on the reasons for President Muhammadu Buhari’s alleged ‘technical stopover’ in London on his way from the United States. The PDP described as impunity and another constitutional breach, […]

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Can Newbreed take over Aso Rock in 2019?

Ihesiulo Grace 30 April 2018 0

* Hurdles before Newbreed politicians nationwide * Party structures, funding, grassroots mobilization in focus * Experts react over generation shift in governance As Nigeria inches closer to the 2019 general elections, more people are showing interest in contesting for the highest post in the country, the presidency. Expressing interest to contest with incumbent President

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Benue Killings: PDP urges presidency to halt mindless killings

Ihesiulo Grace 26 April 2018 0

…Says the country is sliding dangerously under APC watch The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has charged the Presidency to halt the senseless killings going on in Benue state immediately before it degenerates into a national crisis. Prince Secondus, the party’s national chairman said in a condolence message he sent to the Benue State Governor Dr. […]

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Respond to US corruption, human rights charges, PDP tells APC

Ihesiulo Grace 25 April 2018 0

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to quickly respond to the damning report by the United States government, which further exposed the festering corruption, impunity, gross violation of rights and killings under the watch of the Buhari Presidency. The PDP also called on United States […]