President Muhammadu Buhari will this week meet with the Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammadu Dingyadi and the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to resolve the dispute over recruitment of 10,000 constables into the force. This followed the inability of the…
Buhari playing politics with education – ASUU (Punch)
The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Sunday tasked President Muhammadu Buhari to use education to solve poverty problem in the country. ASUU described the statement credited to the President, citing education as a way to end poverty, as a…
Nine govs to meet Buhari over NDDC board (Punch)
The governors of the nine oil-producing states covered by the Niger Delta Development Commission have said they will meet with President Muhammadu Buhari to discuss the composition of the NDDC board. The governors said the new board had ignited widespread…
Few criminals don’t represent Nigeria’s values, says Buhari (Guardian)
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari said a few Nigerians abroad indulging in criminal activities do not represent the values of the country. “Let me also say that there are few Nigerians in the Diaspora that are giving us a bad name…
President Buhari congratulates Aare Afe Babalola on AU Award
President Muhammadu Buhari felicitates with legal luminary, educationist and philanthropist, Aare Afe Babalola (SAN) for recognition by The General Assembly of the African Union (AU ECOSOCC) with an award, “African Role Model AU Agenda 2063 Ambassadorial Award’’. The President rejoices…
Buhari fires Christian pilgrim commission executive secretary (Punch)
President Muhammadu Buhari has terminated the appointment of the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission, Rev Tor Ujah. A statement signed by the Director of Information, office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey,…
Renaming of Varsity: We are yet to receive information —UniAgric spokesperson (Punch)
Two weeks after President Muhammadu Buhari approved the renaming of the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi to Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi, the authority of the University is yet to receive an official letter to that effect. President Buhari had…
Buhari has nothing to do with IPOB in Japan (Nation)
The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) group has had nothing to do with President Muhammadu Buhari since he arrived Yokohama, Japan on Monday, the presidency has stated. A statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Femi Adesina…
I’m not dictating to Judiciary, says Buhari (Nation)
With a pledge to sustain judicial independence, President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday opened this year’s Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) at the Eko Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. The President said he was not dictating to the…
Buhari’s govt wants to frame Obasanjo, says Atiku (Punch)
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the February 2019 election, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday raised the alarm that President Muhammadu Buhari’s government was desperately plotting to frame former President Olusegun Obasanjo to stop him from criticising Buhari’s…