THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE APRIL 15, 2018 First Lady shines at Vanguard awards (Vanguard) The daughter of President Muhammadu Buhari, Mrs Halima Buhari Sheriff, was the cynosure of all eyes as she represented her mother, the First Lady, Hajiya…
2019 election: Buhari, not party, to determine Osinbajo’s fate, says APC (Punch)
The All Progressives Congress has said it will not force anyone on President Muhammadu Buhari as his running mate if he wins the party’s presidential ticket. Consequently, the ruling party said it would not compel the President, who recently told…
Buhari’s declaration: APC bigwigs approach SDP, LP, Accord for presidential tickets (Punch)
Following the recent declaration by President Muhammadu Buhari to seek re-election in the 2019 elections, some bigwigs in the ruling All Progressives Congress, whose presidential ambitions have been threatened by the President’s move, have been talking to other parties…
Row over Buhari’s link of killer-herdsmen to Gadaffi (Nation)
Row yesterday broke out over President Muhammadu Buhari’s London statement on killer-herdsmen. In the Senate, tempers flared as it discussed the statement. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said it showed that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) could not handle…
Buhari’s re-election may right previous wrongs, says NANS (Guardian)
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election might be an opportunity to right what his administration had wrong by delivering more dividends of democracy. The NANS National Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr Bestman…
Buhari seeks Senate confirmation of 23 NPC members (Punch)
President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate to confirm the appointments of 23 members of the National Population Commission. In separate letters, which were read by President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, at the plenary on Tuesday, Buhari also…
* Lagos APC: count us out of elongation (Nation) * Man collapses, dies after withdrawing N100,200 from bank (Punch)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE APRIL 9, 2018 Lagos APC: count us out of elongation (Nation) Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has nothing to do with those plotting for tenure elongation for the members of the…
Sirika shuns Buhari’s directive to inaugurate Aviation Boards (Independent)
Exactly a month after President Muhammadu Buhari directed ministers to inaugurate boards of parastatals and agencies in their ministries, Senator Hadi Sirika, Minister of State for Aviation, has failed to implement same in the country’s aviation industry. A source close…
No illegality in $1 billion for military equipment, says Buhari aide (SUN)
The Presidency on Thursday said there was no illegality in the release of the $1 billion President Muhammadu Buhari approved for the procurement of military equipment. The Personal Assistant to the President on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, said the release…
Buhari begins annual leave next Monday (SUN)
President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Nigeria for London, on Monday, April 9, to commence his annual leave, a Presidency source has confirmed. According to the source, the President is leaving early to enable him rest before participating in the 25th…