Northern youths who protested against President Muhammadu Buhari have been urged to thank their stars Nigeria operates a democracy. The Presidency on Tuesday told some Northern youths to thank their stars that the nation is operating a “truly democratic government” where free speech is guaranteed after they protested against President Muhammadu Buhari’s handling of insecurity
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Some traditional rulers in Katsina are aiding bandits, says Presidency
President Muhammad Buhari Spokesman Garba Shehu said some traditional rulers are aiding bandits in Katsina, the state the home state of the President. Speaking on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme, on Monday, Shehu said these traditional rulers help gunmen escape when security agencies are planning attacks. Katsina has come under attacks by gunmen in
Read morePresidency Ordered Investigation of Man Using Buhari Daughter’s Old Line – DSS
The Department of State Services (DSS) has said the Presidency ordered the investigation of a trader, Anthony Okolie, who was using a telephone line previously owned by the President’s daughter, Hanan Buhari. The DSS said this in a counter-affidavit in response to the originating motion filed by Okolie. The DSS position seems to be at
Read morePresidency Says Beneficiaries of Boko Haram Planning Protest Against Security Chiefs
In Nigeria, the Presidency had said on Saturday that politicians and beneficiaries of the dreaded terrorists, Boko Haram, are mobilising about two thousand men and women to protest against service chiefs in the country on Monday. A Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said the presidency received reports revealing
Read moreSIM Card: Hanan Buhari is an Ordinary Private Citizen, Can’t be Served Court Processes at the Villa – Presidency Tells Bailiff
Report available to us indicates that Aso Villa officials on Friday barred a bailiff of the Federal High Court from serving Hanan Buhari with court processes. Hanan, who is the daughter of the Nigeria’s President, Major Muhammadu Buhari, is being sued alongside the Department of State Services (DSS) and telecommunications company, MTN, for N500m by
Read morePresidency Lists Buhari’s Achievements in Niger Delta
Presidency on Monday reeled out achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari in the Niger Delta region of the country since his first term election in 2015. The achievements listed by the Presidency highlighted Buhari’s major projects in infrastructure, education, economy and the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Presidency said Ogoni-Cleanup commenced in January 2019, with 16
Read morePresidency Explains Finance Bill 2019
The presidency had made pubic the breakdown of Finance Bill, 2019, which was submitted to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari alongside the 2020 Appropriation Bill, and signed into law by the president on Jan. 13, 2020. The breakdown was released by Mr Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and
Read moreSHOCKING: Presidency Preaches ‘Obedience to The Rule of Law’
The Presidency has described its decision to comply with the rule of law in releasing former National Security Adviser, retired Col. Sambo Dasuki and Convener of #RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore, as an important lesson. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, who said this, also added that the Federal
Read morePresidency under Buhari Has Been Reduced to Fuji House of Commotion – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the public outburst by the First Lady Aisha Buhari, Wednesday morning, was “another sad commentary” that has further exposed the alleged “incompetence” of President Muhammadu Buhari, and why governance has allegedly failed under his watch. The party stated that the development had also exposed the alleged failure of Buhari
Read morePresidency Explains Why Sowore is a Person of Interest to DSS
The Presidency, Sunday, said the detained RevolutionNow leader Omoyele Sowore, is a person of interest to the Department of State Services (DSS), which does not need the permission of President Muhammadu Buhari to do its work whenever it needs to act. Presidency noted that Sowore’s antecedents and actions ordinarily make him a person of interest
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