Tag: President Muhammadu Buhari
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Buhari mourns victims of Lagos helicopter crash
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, commiserated with friends and relatives of victims of the helicopter crash in the Opebi area of Lagos State. In a two-paragraph statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the President prayed to God to console the bereaved and heal the injured. The statement titled, ‘President Buhari…
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Amokachi now Buhari’s SA on Sports
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed former Super Eagles striker, Daniel Amokachi, as a Special Assistant on Sports. This was announced in a press statement by the Media Office of the Minister of Youth and Sports Development on Thursday. The statement was titled, ‘PMB appoints Amokachi Special Assistant, Sports’, and signed by John Akanji, Special Adviser…
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Oshiomhole meets Buhari, says no plan to return as APC chairman
Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has denied plotting to return to the position. Oshiomhole spoke on Monday while addressing State House Correspondents after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. The former Edo Governor was reacting to a recent allegation by Director-General of the…
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Count Buhari out of Katsina banditry, says gov. Masari
Katsina State Governor Aminu Masari on Sunday exonerated President Muhammadu Buhari from any blame on the incessant banditry attacks in his home state and the Northwest The President has done everything possible to ensure security in the region, he said, adding that the military is yet to translate those efforts into reality. Masari was speaking…
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Buhari, Jonathan felicitate with IBB at 79
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent warm felicitations to former military President, Gen Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida on his 79th birthday. A statement issued by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity) in Abuja, on Sunday, said Buhari joined family, friends and associates to celebrate with the elder statesman. It said that as the…
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Obiano suspends 12 traditional rulers for visiting Buhari
Anambra State Governor Willie Obiano has suspended 12 more monarchs for visiting President Muhammadu Buhari last week. The governor earlier suspended the monarch of Ukwulu, Igwe Peter Uyanwa, and withdrew his certificate, for alleged petitions from his community. A statement by the Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Community Affairs, Greg Obi, said the monarchs…
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We’re committed to reversing US visa ban — Buhari vows
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, said Nigeria was making progress in its efforts to ensure the reversal of the United States’ suspension of the issuance of “immigrant visas” to Nigerian passport holders. His Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, in a statement qouted the President as saying this while receiving the report…
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Adegbite hails Buhari’s employment generation drive
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development Arc Olamilekan Adegbite has commended efforts being put in place by President Muhammadu Buhari to create employment through gold value chain. The Minister who is making one year in office said this on Monday while taking stock of the achievements of his office in the past 12 months.…
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After 30 years, Buhari signs amended Companies and Allied Matters Bill
President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to the amended Companies and Allied Matters Bill, 2020 recently passed by the National Assembly. In a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the assent repeals and replaces the extant Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990, an act that lasted 30 years.…
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Edo guber: Buhari hands over APC flag to Ize-Iyamu
President Muhammadu on Friday hosted the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The chairman of the party’s caretaker committee, Mai Mala Buni, led the candidate to the meeting. The meeting is holding amidst heightened tension in Edo State. Buni said the President has…