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Nigeria’s president Buhari departs Paris with three governors

Ihesiulo Grace 11 December 2017 0

President Muhammadu Buhari will leave for Paris today, Monday to participate alongside over 50 world leaders in the One Planet Summit. The summit opens tomorrow. The Nigerian leader, who is accompanied by three governors and two ministers will return home on Thursday. The summit, jointly

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Breaking: Buhari secures freedom for 500 inmates in Kano

Ihesiulo Grace 6 December 2017 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has secured freedom for 500 inmates from Kano State central prison Kurmawa on Wednesday. The president, who is in the state for an official visit, is expected to commission major projects completed by the Ganduje administration. Granting the inmates presidential pardon, Buhari admonished them to see the opportunity as a second chance […]

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Buhari writes Senate, seeks confirmation of 10 nominees for Code of Conduct Bureau

Ihesiulo Grace 30 November 2017 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the Senate to confirm 10 nominees for the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, read the President’s letter on the floor of the Senate during plenary on Wednesday. The President told the Senate that his action was in conformity “With section 541 of the 1999 Constitution […]

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Buhari hints on re-election bid for 2019

Ihesiulo Grace 30 November 2017 0

* Says support for Adesina, confirmation of ‘belonging to everybody’ As the battle for the 2019 presidential election gradually becomes more interesting, especially with the recent resignation of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar from the All Progressives Congress (APC), the uncertainty about the future political ambition of President Muhammadu Buhari, who

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Buhari approves 30-member New National Minimum Wage Committee

Ihesiulo Grace 24 November 2017 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of 30-member Tripartite Committee for the negotiation of a New National Minimum Wage for workers in the Country. This was contained in a statement signed by Mr. Samuel Olowookere, Deputy Director, Press, Ministry of Labour and Employment. According to Olowookere, by its tripartite nature, the committee is made […]

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Inter-agency rivalry: Intervene now, SERAP tells Buhari

Ihesiulo Grace 23 November 2017 0

Two days after the face-off between the operatives of the EFCC, SSS and the NIA, a group, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Buhari to “urgently instruct the leadership of the SSS and NIA to allow anti-corruption agencies carry out their mandate without any interference whatsoever.” The group also condemned […]

Education Opinion

‘It is very tragic when teachers cannot pass exams’ – President Buhari

Ihesiulo Grace 14 November 2017 0

President Buhari has described as tragic the events in Kaduna state where primary school teachers failed woefully the primary 4 questions set for them during a competency test organized by the state government last month. Over 21,000 teachers failed the test and would be dismissed from the service. While speaking at a special retreat of […]

Opinion

Buhari and his three Aishas

Ihesiulo Grace 6 November 2017 0

There are currently three (3) Aishas in President Buhari’s life. This is what a stroke of fate has bestowed on him. What some people may tomorrow call accident of history. They are: . Mrs. Aisha Buhari . Mrs. Aisha Yesufu . Mrs. Aisha Alhassan The first Aisha is Buhari’s wife who has been allotted a […]

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Nigerian gov’t agrees to pay victims of Biafra civil war N88bn 47 years after

Ihesiulo Grace 30 October 2017 0

About 47 years after the Nigeria civil war ended on a ‘No victor, no vanquish’ terms, the federal government on Monday agreed to pay victims of the war N88 billion compensation for their loses. A breakdown of the compensation adopted by the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice as consent judgment for government and the victims […]

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[ICYMI] President Buhari orders immediate sack of Maina

Ihesiulo Grace 23 October 2017 0

President Muhammadu Buhari Monday directed the immediate dismissal of Abdulrasheed Maina, a civil servant who went missing for years after being declared wanted for corruption but was recently reinstated to a higher post. The president said the circumstances of Maina’s return to civil service must be investigated. A statement by presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina,

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#DTNalert: Maina sacked

Ihesiulo Grace 23 October 2017 0

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

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CNPP bemoans increasing hardship, seeks sack of underperforming ministers

Ihesiulo Grace 14 October 2017 0

The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has again decried the increasing hardship Nigerians are enduring as a result of the appointment, as Ministers, former state chief executives, who performed badly or plundered their state’s commonwealth to the detriment of the masses, urging President Buhari to sack them. In a statement signed by the Secretary […]

Opinion

Buhari’s independence day broadcast

Ihesiulo Grace 2 October 2017 0

Listening to president Muhammadu Buhari’s independence day broadcast, I was left wondering if, in addition to Hausa/Fulani Muslim supremacy, hypocrisy has equally been made official government policy under his rule. Aside reminding us of how he took part in killing over 2 million Biafrans during the Biafran war and threatening to kill more in his […]

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Nigeria gets weapons from Jordan against terrorism

Ihesiulo Grace 20 September 2017 0

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in New York appreciated the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for its support to Nigeria’s campaign against terrorism and insurgency with the donation of military hardware and pledge to further supply helicopters. Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, in a statement Wednesday, quoted Buhari as speaking during a bilateral meeting with King

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Analysis: The army is wrong

Ihesiulo Grace 15 September 2017 0

The power to declare an entity a “proscribed organisation” under the Terrorism Prevention Act belongs to the NSA, HAGF or the IGP, and not to the DHQ. Such an action has to be gazetted with the approval of the President. So far only 2 groups have been so gazetted: Ansaru & Boko Haram. For clarity, […]

Politics

Alhassan has never supported President Buhari- El-rufai

Ihesiulo Grace 9 September 2017 0

Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai has disclosed that the Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Alhassan, has never supported Nigeria’s President Buhari. The governor said this while granting an audience with the State House correspondents on Friday in Abuja after he visited Buhari. Reacting to comments by Alhassan, showing disloyalty to President Buhari, El-Rufai said

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2019: I’m not interested in politics, Dangote tells PDP

Ihesiulo Grace 1 September 2017 0

…Says his passion is to create jobs for Nigerians …’No think thank committee has contacted me’ …Warns politicians to stop dropping his name Africa richest man and billionaire businessman, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has declared that he has no interest in politics, advising that politicians and political parties should leave him alone and stop dropping his […]

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Wike abandons PDP forum, joins others to welcome President Buhari

Ihesiulo Grace 20 August 2017 0

Executive Governor of Rivers State, Governor Nyesom Wike has shown exemplary opposition as he joined many dignitaries led by the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo and top government officials, to welcome President Muhammadu Buhari on his arrival to Nigeria from London where the President has been on medical vacation since May 7. See photos of Wike […]

Politics

Kayode Ojo hails the return of President Buhari

Ihesiulo Grace 20 August 2017 0

Engr Kayode Ojo has congratulated President Muhammad Buhari for overcoming his health challenges in spite of all odds. The front line governorship aspirant on the platform of APC in Ekiti State, was reacting to the return of the President to the country. Engr. Ojo who was on hand to receive the President in Abuja said […]

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President Buhari calls Gowon, commiserates with him on sister’s death

Ihesiulo Grace 7 March 2017 0

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Sunday, called to commiserate with former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd), over the passing away of his younger sister, Kande Martha Audu. This was contained in a statement by the presidential media aide, Mr. Femi Adesina. The President, who called from London, extended his deepest condolences to General Gowon […]