Tag: Buhari
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“You patronise foreign services but banned foreign products such as rice” – Nigerians in UK protest against Buhari
Ask Buhari to return home and fix Nigerian hospitals instead of seeking medical treatment abroad Nigerians under the platform of the Global Coalition for Security and Democracy in Nigeria on Thursday in the United Kingdom protested at the Abuja House in London over the visit by President Muhammadu Buhari for alleged medical treatment. Sahara Reporters…
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Controversy as Buhari sacks Osinbajo’s aides
• No cold war in Aso Rock, presidency insists Vice President Yemi Osinbajo chaired the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting yesterday on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari who is in London on a ‘private visit’. The duty, however, did little to douse speculations that relations between him and his principal have hit an all-time low.…
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Nigerians attack Buhari for signing bill in UK
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday received some barbs from Nigerians for signing the Amended Deep Offshore and Inland Basin Production Sharing Bill while he is on a private visit to the United Kingdom. The President had jetted out of the country on October 28 in the first leg of the trip to Saudi Arabia, while…
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Buhari relocates Presidency to UK, signs bill in UK, leaves Osinbajo floating
Amidst heightened suspicion President Muhammadu Buhari has temporarily relocated the Presidency to the United Kingdom where he signed the Deep Offshore and Inland Basin Production Sharing Contract (PSC) Amendment Bill into law yesterday. Starnews had reported that Buhari left Saudi Arabia on Saturday where he spent five days on an official trip, and later moved…
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Buhari should sack Akpabio for constituting NDDC committee- APC Chiefs
The state chairmen of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) on Friday described the decision of the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, to set up an Interim Management Committee for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), despite the appointment of a substantive board by the President Muhammadu Buhari as a national embarrassment and asked…
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2019 Presidential Election: APC Hails Dismissal Of PDP’s Appeal By Supreme Court
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has hailed the Supreme Court’s dismissal of the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar against President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2019 presidential election victory. The party in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Lanre Issa-Onilu, described the judgement as ‘apt’, adding that…
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Our Reasons for throwing out Atiku’s petition will be given at a later date, says Supreme Court
The court dismissed the appeal of Atiku and PDP filed against the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal which had affirmed the election of President Buhari as president for a second term. The appeal was dismissed in the very first hearing by the apex court. The court the said the reason for the dismissal…
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BREAKING: Supreme Court Throws Out Atiku’s Appeal Against Buhari
The Supreme Court has dismissed Atiku’s appeal against president Muhammadu Buhari for lacking in merit. The court dismissed the appeal of Atiku and PDP filed against the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal which had affirmed the election of President Buhari as president for a second term. The appeal was dismissed in the very…
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Supreme Court delivers first ruling against Atiku, PDP
The Supreme Court on Wednesday delivered its first ruling against the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Atiku and his party are before the apex court to challenge the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari at the February 23, 2019 poll. The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, who leads the…
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Buhari Sends NDDC Board List To Senate For Confirmation
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday wrote to the Senate seeking the confirmation of nominees for the governing board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Senate President, Ahmad Lawan read the letter announcing the 16-member board at plenary. READ ALSO: Buhari Orders Forensic Audit Of NDDC Operations From 2001 The NDDC’s Board nominees include the…