Three appellants have urged the Court of Appeal in Abuja to disqualify President Muhammadu Buhari as a candidate in the last presidential election held on February 23, 2019, for allegedly submitting false information regarding his educational qualifications to the Independent…
Oshiomhole, Oyegun feud: APC chieftain asks Buhari to intervene (Punch)
Mr Yekini Nabena, an All Progressives Congress chieftain, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in the hostilities between Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, the party’s immediate past National chairman, and Mr Adams Oshiomhole, its current national chairman. He made the…
Eid-el-Fitr: Buhari hails Nigerians over ‘peaceful’ polls, mocks doomsayers (Punch)
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday praised Nigerians over the “conduct of peaceful elections” this year. He said this was in spite of what he called “doomsday predictions of social disharmony” that there might be no elections at all. His position…
Buhari receives report on SARS reform (Guardian)
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari Monday received the report of the presidential panel on the Reform of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) months after it was constituted. “Today I received the Report of the Presidential Panel on the Reform of the…
Igbo youths fault Ohanaeze, CAN on Buhari’s IOC trip (Punch)
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council has said those calling for the resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari for attending a meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in Saudi Arabia, are inviting anarchy into the country. The group’s President-General, Okechukwu Isiguzoro,…
Nigerians became poorer in Buhari’s first term – The Economist (Punch)
The Economist reviewed the first term of President Muhammadu Buhari and concluded that Nigerians became poorer during his first four years in office. The magazine, in the publication, which was posted on its website on Thursday, said while the Nigerian…
Buhari’s inauguration: PDP, others knock President for keeping mum, Obasanjo, Jonathan absent (Punch)
The inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo for a second term in office took place at the Eagle Square in Abuja on Wednesday amidst tight security. Many dignitaries that attended the event called on Nigerians to support…
I’m working to end banditry, kidnapping, Buhari tells govs (Punch)
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Monday he was working hard to end banditry and kidnapping. The President stated this while meeting with governors of some northern states at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting was called to discuss security challenges.…
Those calling me ‘Baba Go Slow’ will be shocked in my second term, says Buhari (Punch)
President Muhammadu Buhari says those who describe him as ‘baba go slow’ during his first administration will be in for a shock during his second term. Buhari said this during a media chat which was aired on Nigerian Television Authority.…
Why we disagree with you, National Assembly tells president (Guardian)
Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara yesterday reaffirmed the independence of the National Assembly, saying the legislature will not be a rubberstamp of the executive arm of government. According to him, “by the constitution and design, the executive…
