President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday noted that the global economic downturn has negatively affected countries in the West African subregion causing serious hardship to its citizens. President Buhari stated this at opening session of the 2022 Second Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja. The President urged the Legislature …
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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has urged any candidate or party that emerges victorious in the 2023 general election to prioritise a government of national unity, saying none of the existing political parties can win in more than three geopolitical zones of the country. …
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President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned what he described the heinous killing of Eze Ignitus Asor, the traditional ruler of the Obudi-Agwa community in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State, and others. The President in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, directed …
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The president, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday, said he told King Charles III that he has no house in the United Kingdom during his visit to the monarch. Buhari revealed this while responding to a question in a 25-second video posted by his special assistant on digital …
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Governor Darius Dickson Ishaku of Taraba State, has again come under fire over the national honour of Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON), conferred on him by President Mohammadu Buhari. The former state chairman of the Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC), Jonah Kataps, who felt the governor doesn’t deserve …
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A human rights lawyer, Malcolm Omirhobo has dragged President Muhammadu Buhari and the Inspector General of Police (IGP) before a Federal High Court in Abuja over their refusal to grant him licence to possess assault rifles for self-defense. He predicated his request for assault rife possession on the claim that …
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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Wednesday sent warm felicitations to the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, on the occasion of his 50th birthday on October 20, 2022. Buhari’s birthday message was contained in a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant to the President, …
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Elder Statesman, E.K. Clark Elder statesman, Edwin Clark urged President Muhammadu Buhari to obey the ruling of the Court of Appeal discharging Nnamdi Kanu for terrorism charges. Recall that the Court had on Thursday faulted the Federal Government for the manner in which it extradited Kanu, saying it is against …
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The Federal Government has earmarked N248.5bn for the construction, maintenance and rehabilitation of ongoing road projects nationwide. This was revealed after an analysis of the 2023 appropriation bill presented by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari(retd.), to the National Assembly in Abuja last Friday. The President during his speech noted …
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The offices of the President and Vice-President will spend N11.92bn on local and foreign trips and the presidential air fleet. The amount also includes N1.58bn earmarked for aircraft maintenance and N1.60bn allocated for the overhaul of the Gulfstream GV and CL605 aircraft engines. Members of the National Assembly, on the other …
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