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Recent APC Victory, Signs of Things to Come – President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura on Friday said the string of victory recorded by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in bye-elections in Bauchi, Katsina and Kogi States is sufficient proof that 2019 elections will be won by the party. Receiving the representatives of the 34 Chairmen of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) […]
Nigerians Appreciate Our Social Intervention Programmes, Projects – President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that it is heart-warming that more Nigerians are appreciative of the implementation of policies and projects of the Federal Government aimed at improving the standard of living in the country. Receiving the leadership of Kano Traders Association led by Alhaji Ahmed Nuhu Sani, Chairman of Kanti Kwari Traders Association Friday […]
President Buhari Congratulates Malian President Keita and President Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe on Election Victories
President Muhammadu Buhari on behalf of the government and people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, heartily congratulates President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita of Mali on winning the country’s election for a second term in office. President Buhari also felicitates with majority of Malians for giving the incumbent another opportunity to serve them after the August […]
Spurious Bomb Blast at Sallah: Presidency Laments CNM Chieftain’s Ill Wish Against Own Country
On Tuesday, August 21, 2018, Akin Oshuntokun, a chieftain of the stillborn Coalition for Nigeria Movement (CNM), appeared on Politics Today programme of Channels Television, and made the false claim that a bomb blast had gone off earlier in the day, killing about 88 people in Maiduguri, Borno State. Oshuntokun, a newspaper columnist and public […]
Opposition Cannot Distract Us From The Good Work We Are Doing – President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Daura said the combined efforts of defectors and their backers in the opposition will not distract his administration from the good work it is doing for the benefit and development of Nigeria. President Buhari stressed that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has the full understanding of Nigeria’s challenges and […]
Security: FG, Governors Ready to Decentralise Policing in Nigeria
*There is relative calm in Benue, says Deputy Governor Short of constitutional amendment, the Federal Government and State Governors have resolved to explore how the operations of the Nigeria Police can be decentralised in order to improve the level of policing and security in the country. This is one of the highlights of the National […]
Fiction Parading as News: No Foreign Pressure on President Buhari to Drop 2nd Term Bid – Presidency
It is necessary to respond to a tendentious story published today as cover choice by Daily Independent Newspaper. Under the headline, ‘Pressure mounts on Buhari not to seek re-election,’ the fiction parading as news claims that foreign powers, including the European Union, United States of America, United Kingdom, and Saudi Arabia, are putting pressure on […]
Acting President Orders Immediate Overhaul of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police
*Directs investigation on alleged violations of the squad Following persistent complaints and reports on the activities of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) that border on allegations of human rights violations, Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has directed the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to, with immediate effect, overhaul the management and activities of SARS and […]
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo Condemns Unauthorized Takeover Of The National Assembly
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has described the unauthorized takeover of the National Assembly complex earlier today as a gross violation of constitutional order, rule of law and all accepted notions of law and order. According to him, the unlawful act which was done without the knowledge of the Presidency is condemnable and completely unacceptable. […]
Nigerian Press Council Amendment Bill; Follow Due Process on Objections, Says Presidential Spokesman Garba Shehu
Nigerian groups or individuals that have objections to the Nigerian Press Council Amendment Bill have been told to follow due process rather than throw mud at the government using the media. Speaking to State House correspondents on the controversy surrounding the proposed amendment of the law sponsored as a Private Member’s Bill, a presidential spokesperson, […]
No Development Without Stability, Says President Buhari, As He Hosts Gambian President
Development is usually the first casualty in an unstable polity, says President Muhammadu Buhari. The President made the declaration Wednesday while receiving President Adama Barrow of The Gambia at State House, Abuja. “The best route to national development is stability. When a country is not stable, you spend most of your financial resources on security. […]
Nigerian Press Council Amendment Bill; Follow Due Process on Objections, Says Presidential Spokesman Garba Shehu
Nigerian groups or individuals that have objections to the Nigerian Press Council Amendment Bill have been told to follow due process rather than throw mud at the government using the media. Speaking to State House correspondents on the controversy surrounding the proposed amendment of the law sponsored as a Private Member’s Bill, a presidential spokesperson, […]