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A Nigerian Professor of History and African Diaspora Studies, Florida International University, Saheed Aderinto, has won the prestigious Dan David Prize. Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari has applauded him. Dan David Prize is the largest financial reward for excellence in the historical discipline in the world. In a statement issued by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, on […]
Continue ReadingNigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, has said that the support his government has received from the private sector in addressing societal issues has made him the “envy of many presidents in the world.” The President said this while speaking at the commissioning and handover of security equipment valued at over N12 billion to the military and […]
Continue ReadingAncient Oyo people found it very convenient to follow the Alaafin to Koso (where kings are made); they balked at following the Alaafin to Bara (the king’s burial place): Kòso ló se é b’óba rè; Barà ò se é b’óba lo. Nigeria’s politicians do not lick expiring presidential palms soaked in blood; they go for […]
Continue ReadingSpeaking in an interview on Sunday, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, has said that the President, Muhammadu Buhari, former presidents Goodluck Jonathan and Olusegun Obasanjo, among others that led Nigeria, became presidents unprepared. According to the bishop, no President or Head of State in the history of Nigeria ever came […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian presidential spokesperson, Reno Omokri has reacted to the broadcast the governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai had on Thursday, February 16, in which he defied the directive of President Buhari and said that the old N200, N500 and N1000 notes are all still legal tender in his state. Reno in a post shared […]
Continue ReadingNigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to depart Abuja on Thursday for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to participate in the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union, AU. The theme of the AU Summit is “Acceleration of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Implementation.” Buhari is scheduled to participate in three events, […]
Continue ReadingNigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has approved the continuous use of the old N200 as legal tender till April 10. The President made this known on Thursday morning during an address to Nigerians. See the full text below: My Dear Compatriots, I have found it necessary to address you today, on the state of the nation […]
Continue ReadingIt was the exceptionally witty and satirical Senator Shehu Sani who first pointed out that the recoloring of the naira and the deathly, crippling scarcity that has come in its wake only a few days to the general election are akin to burning the entire forest while hunting down a rat. Many people missed the […]
Continue ReadingNigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the establishment of a Presidential Transition Council (PTC) to oversee the 2023 transition programme. As Buhari signed Executive Order No.14 of 2023 on the Facilitation and Management of Presidential Transitions, a key feature of the order is the institutionalisation of a legal framework that would enable a seamless transition […]
Continue ReadingA High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria, has restrained the President, Muhammadu Buhari, CBN, its Governor Godwin Emefiele and 27 commercial banks from suspending, stopping, extending or interfering with the currency swap terminal date. The order was handed down on Monday by Justice E. Enenche following an application by four political parties. […]
Continue ReadingNigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has assured all Nigerians that the scarcity of cash will soon be a thing of the past. In a post shared on his Twitter handle on Friday February 3 afternoon, President Buhari assured Nigerians of significant improvements between now and February 10. See his tweet below. His post:
Continue ReadingIt was always obvious to keen, disinterested observers that Bola Tinubu’s gamble in helping Buhari to ascend to power won’t pay off in the end; that his opportunistic political love affair with Buhari won’t be requited; and that the brittle, delicately thin thread that held their relational dynamic would snap sooner or later. I wrote […]
Continue ReadingNigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday, reiterated his earlier position that there was no going back on the naira redesign project and ruled out the extension of the January 31 deadline for the old N1,000, N500 and N200 to cease from being legal tender. The President’s position was supported by the Central Bank of Nigeria, […]
Continue ReadingNigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that he joined the Nigerian army where he retired as a Major General, to escape the pressure of getting married. The President revealed this during a visit to the Emir of Daura, Faruk Faruk, after inaugurating two roads in Katsina state. Presidential aide, Femi Adesina, further revealed that Buhari […]
Continue ReadingNigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has described the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, as a vigorous fighter. The fiery cleric was among the executives of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria who paid a visit to the President at the State House in Abuja, on Wednesday. The visit came weeks after Kukah, […]
Continue ReadingOn January 1, the former president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, published a letter addressed to the Nigerian youth. In that letter, he said a number of things, one of which was that the presidency of Major General Muhammadu Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) has been catastrophic. The letter read inter alia: “The last seven and a half […]
Continue ReadingNigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, in his Christmas greetings and message to Nigerians said, there are better days ahead and that those seeking to disrupt Nigeria’s peace had long lost the battle. While celebrating with Christians in this season to mark the birth of Jesus, Buhari said citizens must never lose sight of the symbiotic relationship […]
Continue ReadingIn a documentary played at a private dinner organised by his family and close associates to mark his 80th birthday on Friday night at the State House Banquet Hall, Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, has revealed that he lost two of his children to sickle cell. The president said, despite so much effort on his part […]
Continue ReadingMuhammadu Buhari started his presidency with “I belong to everybody and I belong to nobody.” Will he end as a nobody’s man? Sometimes, and for some, it is gracious to maintain one’s lane, listen to your own vision, single, unattached. French statesman, Charles de Gaulle, who holds the copyright of “I am a man who belongs to […]
Continue ReadingNigerians in the United States came together on Saturday morning, to wish the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari a happy birthday, as he turns 80 today, December 17. President Buhari was all smiles as they sang Happy birthday song to him. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama; Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, […]
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