Tag: Buhari
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Retain service chiefs Umahi advises Buhari
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to retain the current armed force service chiefs against the backdrop of calls from several quarters to replace them. Umahi gave the advice on Friday in Abakaliki while laying the foundation stone of the Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, Abakaliki. The governor said that instead of…
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Edo Election: Rivers, Zamfara and Bayelsa experience Must not repeat itself – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Edo State to avoid the experiences of Rivers, Bayelsa and Zamfara States. The President stated this when he received the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, and the Caretaker Committee Chairman of the APC and Governor…
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774,000 jobs coming for youths, Buhari assures Nigerians
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the employment of 774,000 jobs for youths to mitigate the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on Nigerians. Each local government across the nation, he said will be allotted 1,000 slots to cushion the effects of economic hardship on Nigerians. Buhari revealed these during his Democracy Day broadcast to Nigerians. He said:…
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Recent Killings: Criminals Taking Advantage Of COVID-19 Restrictions – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the recent attacks that left several dead in Borno and Katsina States. In his Democracy Day broadcast to the nation, the President believes the killings were sparked by the restrictions to curb the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the states. He, however, gave an assurance that the security agencies have…
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Coronavirus: Buhari is very sick with persistent coughing – Kemi Olunloyo alleges
Blogger and social media personality, Kemi Olunloyo, on Wednesday, alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari is very sick with persistent coughing at Aso Villa. In a tweet on her verified handle on Twitter, she said that a ventilator has been brought in from a hospital to set up a makeshift ICU to treat the President who…
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Buhari govt, worst in Nigeria’s history — Oyedepo
The Presiding Bishop of Living Faith Church Worldwide also known as Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, has described the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), as the worst in the history of Nigeria. Oyedepo said this on Sunday while delivering a sermon during the second service of the church at the Faith…
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Thinking National Assembly members are overpaid is wrong – Buhari
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has said it is wrong for Nigerians to perceive the National Assembly as being “highly overpaid” for doing little. He said the lack of trust in the lawmakers had made their critics not to see the enormous work they were doing for the country. Buhari said this in…
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Buhari has failed Nigerians – northern elders
The Northern Elders Forum said on Sunday the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), had failed to secure and pilot the affairs of the Nigerian nation. The Prof. Ango Abdullahi-led NEF stated this at a press conference on the state of the nation in Zaria, Kaduna State, on Sunday. The Director, Advocacy and Engagements of…
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Give Nnamdi Kanu Presidential pardon, to attend father’s burial – Ohaneze to Buhari
Ohanézè Ndígbo Youth Council Worldwide (OYC) on Friday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to grant Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Leader, Nnamdi Kanu presidential pardon and allow him entry into the country to attend his parent’s burial. President General, Okechukwu Isiguzoro and Secretary, Okwu Nnabuike made the recommendation in a joint statement. Mr Kanu has been…
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I Have Kept My Promise To End Boko Haram, says President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said that he has not reneged on his promise to end Boko Haram and other forms of criminalities during his inauguration as President in 2015. He prided that the subsequent decimation of the terror groups has shown that he kept his word. According to the President, “I promised to put…
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Boko Haram: PDP hits Buhari over 90 per cent Muslim casualty claim
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s remark that the bulk of the victims of the dreaded fundamentalist sect, Boko Haram are Muslims, as divisive statement capable of endangering peace in the land. Writing as a guest opinion columnist for Christianity Today, President Buhari had said: “It is the reality that some…
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Bring your records, CAN challenges Buhari
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has said that it is not true that Boko Haram insurgency has claimed the lives of more Christians than Muslims. He argued that the contrary was the case, insisting that “90 per cent” of deaths from attacks by the terrorists were Muslims. Buhari gave his position in an…