President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of former Military Administrator of Lagos State, Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd), as the New Director General (DG) of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Until this appointment, Mohamed Buba Marwa was the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Drug Abuse. With this information, Mohamed Buba
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The President, Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, said that the insurgency and all forms of criminality will soon be a thing of the past in the country The President made the remarks at the Special Juma’at Prayer for the 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration at the National Mosque, Abuja. Buhari, who was represented by the
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of at least one oxygen plant in each of the 36 states which will help provide life support for coronavirus patients. This was disclosed by the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, on
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President Muhammadu Buhari said on Tuesday only God can effectively “supervise” Nigeria’s border with the Republic of Niger. The president, according to a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, stated this when he received in audience former Vice President Namadi Sambo, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Sambo heads the
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President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned the death of Prof. Habu Galadima, the Director-General, National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS). Buhari described the late DG as an intellectual colossus who stood tall in the field of scholarship and knowledge. “Galadima was an eloquent and remarkable intellectual whose contributions to scholarship were vast and remarkable,
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday arrived at his hometown, Daura,for a one week private visit. The president left Abuja after Muslim prayers for his home state, Katsina. Although there was no official statement from the presidency on the trip, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu confirmed the
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday mourned the death of Nigeria’s ambassador to the United States, Justice Sylvanus Nsofor. Nsofor, who was 85 years old, was reported to have died on Thursday evening in the US. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, “President Buhari, who has directed the Ministry of Foreign
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House of Representatives has vehemently refuted the claims by the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, Abubakar Malami that the National Assembly lacked powers to invite the President for questioning. The House said it did not act in error by inviting President Muhammadu Buhari, saying that the House had the right to
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Director-General of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE), Dr Nasiru Mohammed Ladan Argungu has been sacked by President Muhammadu Buhari. Dr Argungu was relieved of his appointment in a memo released last week Friday, December 4, 2020. According to the memo, the sack took effect from Monday, December 7. A statement released by the Senior
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Caucus of the House of Representatives has called on members of the Green Chamber, to commence impeachment proceedings against President Muhammadu Buhari. They opine, he is incapable of continuing as the leader of the country. Besides, the section of PDP lawmakers in the Green Chamber, urged members of his cabinet
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Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and other leaders in the country to explore other options in the effort to bring the Boko Haram insurgency in the Northeast to an end. Sule made the call on Saturday in Maiduguri when he led a delegation from the state on a condolence
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The Northern Elders Forum says live has lost its meaning under under President, Muhammadu Buhari’s watch. The organisation also said that threat of farming in Northern Nigeria was real in the face of limited production of food in many of the communities. The NEF Director Publicity and Advocacy, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, raised these views in
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The Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF) has said that the attack of 43 rice farmers in Borno State who were beheaded by Boko Haram insurgents during a fatal attack on Saturday calls for immediate resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari. This was disclosed In a statement signed on Tuesday by Director of Publicity and Advocacy of the
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The Senate again has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to sack service chiefs as a result of their failure to secure Nigerians. The Senate decision, which is the third it would pass this year, followed a motion by Senator Kashim Shettima on the recent killing of 34 rice farmers in Borno State by the Boko Haram
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The Nigerian Senate advised President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday to send service chiefs packing since they have failed to secure Nigerians. The Senate decision, which is the third it would pass this year, followed a motion by Senator Kashim Shettima on the recent killing of 43 rice farmers in Borno State by
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