The Christian Association of Nigeria has endorsed the open letter written by former President Olusegun Obasanjo to President Muhammadu Buhari, describing it as “timely”. The body said Buhari should curb the insecurity in the country. Responding to questions during a…
Banditry/killings: You’re politicising ‘isolated incidents,’ Buhari tells OBJ, Jonathan, Soyinka (Punch)
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has taken a swipe at President Muhammadu Buhari, saying insecurity is getting worse under his administration. The ex-President stated this on Tuesday when he paid a condolence visit to the leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation,…
Killings rising because Buhari thinks he knows everything — PDP (Punch)
The Peoples Democratic Party has alleged that the myriad of crises facing the country is as a result of the know-it-all posture of President Muhammadu Buhari. It claimed that rather than seek help from Nigerians across party lines and beyond…
Muslim group, MURIC, asks Buhari to stop 2019 Big Brother Naija show (Punch)
The Muslim Rights Concern has written a petition to President Muhammadu Buhari calling on him to ensure that the Federal Government stops the airing of the 2019 edition of the reality television show, Big Brother Naija. MURIC, which expressed disgust…
I didn’t know most of my ministers in 2015 – Buhari (Guardian)
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari said he did not know the majority of persons that were ministers during his first tenure in 2015. “The last cabinet which I had, most of them, a majority of them I didn’t know,” Buhari told…
I’m under pressure to release ministerial list, says Buhari (Punch)
President Muhammadu Buhari admitted on Thursday night that he had been under unprecedented pressure to release the names of his ministerial-nominees. The President, who made a brief remark during a dinner he had with the leadership of the National Assembly,…
*I’m under pressure to release ministerial list, says Buhari (Punch) * Atiku’s witnesses claim presidential election results were falsified (Nation)
I’m under pressure to release ministerial list, says Buhari (Punch) President Muhammadu Buhari admitted on Thursday night that he had been under unprecedented pressure to release the names of his ministerial-nominees. The President, who made a brief remark during a…
Buhari’s borrowing turning Nigeria into a beggar nation –Atiku (Punch)
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the February 23, 2019 election, Atiku Abukakar, on Wednesday said the increase in Nigeria’s debt profile was becoming alarming under the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. He said the situation was more…
Three killed as Shiites, police clash again over El-Zakzaky (Guardian)
Some members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) again clashed with security agencies yesterday over the continued detention of their leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky. The Shiites leader has remained incarcerated despite several court rulings ordering the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration…
Questions about Buhari’s ability to speak English dominate tribunal’s proceedings (Punch)
Questions of whether or not President Muhammadu Buhari can speak the English language have dominated the Tuesday’s proceedings of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja, where the Peoples Democratic Party, and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, are challenging his…