The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has presented attestation certificate and confirmation of school certificate result to President Muhammadu Buhari. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, disclosed this on his Twitter handle, @FemAdesina,…
Obasanjo’s son meets Buhari inside Aso Rock (Punch)
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday granted audience to Olujonwon, one of the sons of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. The meeting was held inside Buhari’s official residence at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and…
Certificate saga: APP chairman asks court to disqualify Buhari from 2019 poll (Punch)
The Chairman of Action Peoples Party, Mr Ikenga Ugochinyere, said on Thursday that he had filed a suit before the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking to disqualify President Muhammadu Buhari from participating in the 2019 presidential election over what…
Buhari’s son begins NYSC 11 months after bike injury (Punch)
President Muhammadu Buhari’s son, Yusuf, has started his mandatory National Youth Service Corps at the NYSC Orientation camp in the Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. This is coming about 11 months after the President’s son had a…
Buhari Vows to Punish Perpetrators of Kaduna Violence (ThisDay)
President Muhammadu Buhari vowed on Tuesday that the federal government will take the strongest measures possible to punish perpetrators of the Kaduna violence. He also assured that the federal government will consider payment of compensation and resettlement of communities affected…
Yoruba youths warn Tinubu against supporting Buhari (Punch)
A group of Yoruba youths known as the Yoruba Youth Socio-cultural Association has warned Asiwaju Bola Tinubu against supporting President Muhammadu Buhari reelection in 2019. The President of the YYSA, Mr Olalekan Hammed, made the position of the group known…
Buhari says he is disappointed in Nigerian press (Punch)
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he is disappointed in the Nigerian press. He said his grouse was that the media did not give his administration the credit for the agricultural revolution he said was ongoing in the country. Buhari…
Election 2019: The Atiku Advantage And His Unique Selling Point – Magnus Onyibe.
Following the emergence of Atiku Abubakar as the presidential flag bearer of the main opposition party, the PDP at the party primaries conducted over the weekend under the chairmanship of Delta state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, a lot has popped in…
Ambode accepted defeat to avert impeachment –Sources (Punch) * ‘APC no longer fit to rule Lagos’ (Guardian)
Ambode accepted defeat to avert impeachment –Sources (Punch) There were indications on Wednesday that the Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, conceded victory to Babajide Sanwo-Olu, his main opponent for the All Progressives Congress governorship ticket in Lagos, to calm frayed…
Battle for Lagos deepens as Buhari meets Tinubu, Akande (Guardian)
There are strong indications the Lagos State gubernatorial primary billed for Tuesday would be canceled a fourth time, as the election monitoring committee and party bigwigs in the state failed to agree on the mode of the exercise. The delegates…
