Nigerian students under the aegis of the National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) on Friday gave Buhari a 14-day-ultimatum or replace his service chiefs or face their wrath. The students said the failure of the Federal Government to do sack the service chiefs would force them to ground the Defence Headquarters, Abuja, to ensure that the
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Former Nigerian Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has faulted claims by President Muhammadu Buhari, that more Muslims are killed by Boko Haram. Atiku made his position known in a tweet on Wednesday. While replying to a report on Buhari’s claim, Atiku tackled Buhari for being concerned with the religion of the victims. He said the activities
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Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said 90 per cent of all Boko Haram’s victims in the past years have been Muslims. The insurgents began their heinous activities in 2009 after the killing of the leader Mohammed Yusuf. Global Terrorism Index indicates that the group since 2009, has killed tens of thousands and displaced 2.3
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The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN, will meet with President Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday, to discuss the details of the OperationAmotekun security initiative being championed by South-West Governors. A reliable presidency source on Monday said the governor had secured an appointment to meet with the President to explain the issue to him. The source said,
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Following the call by a former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, to replace their social media profile pictures with that of Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe’s in solidarity to his call for resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari Nigerians have overwhelmingly heeded Chidoka had on Thursday urged his friends on social media and other Nigerians to use Abaribe’s
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Senators in Nigeria have asked President Muhammadu, to sack the country’s service chiefs over the growing security problems facing the country. This was contained in a statement detailing the resolution of the senators after the upper chamber’s plenary on Wednesday. Earlier, the House of Representatives had asked the service chiefs to resign or be sacked
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Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari yesterday ordered the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) to deploy fighter aircraft for effective air attacks against bandits, kidnappers and cattle rustlers terrorising communities around Dogon Gona forest in Niger State. The President, who described the repeated attacks leading to the loss of several lives in the communities “as a disaster for
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said security forces in the country are capable and competent in winning the fight against Boko Haram insurgents in the country. He said with the 30-month civil war experience of Nigeria’s military, it is capable of handling the crisis rocking the North-East. Buhari said this while receiving Janez Lenarcic, the
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The ball has been set rolling as consultations are making headway on who takes over as the President of Nigeria in 2023 after the tenure expiration of President Muhammadu Buhari. With the rumours making wave, the former Executive Governor of Lagos State, Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu is one of the leading aspirants in APC. Abdullahi
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President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians on Tuesday that he will not tolerate any electoral malpractice in the next general election. He asked politicians interested in contesting the 2023 general elections to work hard because he would not allow electoral malpractices. The President asked those who may be planning to use their offices or security
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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Monday, confirmed that the red chamber would approve the $29.96bn loan request by President Muhammadu Buhari. His position has therefore laid to rest, arguments by some Nigerians that the loan request would be rejected just like the 8th Senate did in 2016 when it was first submitted to the
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Chief Kunle Kalejaye, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria has tasked President Muhammadu Buhari, to prioritize investment in agriculture to reduce hunger and fast-track economic prosperity. Kalejaye, said this while speaking with journalists at the ‘2019 Christmas Carols of the Nine Lesson’ held in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. He expressed worries over the rate of
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…Returning Nigeria back to military era. Former President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Cardinal Anthony Olubunmi-Okogie, reacting to state of the nation and leadership style of Nigeria President, Muhammadu Buhari, said Nigeria is gradually returning to the era of military dictatorship where there is disobedience to the rule of law. The Cardinal decried the
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“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing”.~ Edmund Burke The state of the Nation has drawn concerns from the citizens and world at large as The Punch takes a lead against the tyrannical and despotic nature of the ruling political class with regards to President Muhammadu
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A veteran journalist Chucks Iloegbunam writes an open letter to Nigeria President, Muhammadu Buhari on the alarming number of check points on the Sagamu – Asaba federal highway. Dear Mr. President, Travelling from Lagos to Anambra State on November 9, 2019, I counted 67 “checkpoints” mostly manned by armed men of the Police Mobile Force
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