Browsing: Muhammadu Buhari

The PDP predicated its position on its “comprehensive consideration of all issues relating to the threats to the life of the former Vice President as well as similar threats and harassments of other presidential aspirants in our fold, just as our party places all these threats at the doorstep of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led APC”.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday appointed Bichi as the substantive head of the service.

Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in a statement in Abuja, said Buhari’s directive followed a warning by the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency that Rivers Benue and Niger had almost reached levels that resulted in flooding in 2012.

The Eagle Online was told that the meeting, held on Friday afternoon, was “fruitful”.

The appointment was announced by President Muhammadu Buhari Friday after  accepting the resignation of Kemi Adeosun as Minister of Finance.

This was contained in a statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Friday.

Adeosun’s reasons were contained in her letter of resignation to President Muhammadu Buhari.

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Alake of Egba land, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo III, on his 75th birthday.

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, says the Buhari administration is a labour friendly government, which is determined to put smiles on the faces of Nigerian workers before 2019 elections.

Marafa, who spoke with State House correspondents on Friday, said he was in the Presidential Villa to offer useful clues to President Muhammadu Buhari on way out the lingering security problem in the State.

The Minister of Interior, Retired Lieutenant General Abdulrahman Dambazau, while receiving the Award from the Controller-General of Prisons, Ahmed Ja’afaru, in Abuja, stated that the award was part of the positive results of the Prisons Reforms embarked upon by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Administration. 

Dickson also expressed shock that the President has failed to take any drastic action against leaders of the All Progressives Congress and their allies who cause mayhem in the state despite making several reports and complaints to him and the security agencies.

Kamaludden Olumo, the Customs Area Comptroller in Charge of Adamawa and Taraba states, presented the items to the government on behalf of the Comptroller-General of the service.
Olumo, who was represented by a Deputy Comptroller, Muhammed Usman, said that the donation was in compliance with the directive by President Muhammadu Buhari to bring succour to the Internally Displaced Persons.

Buhari gave the assurance when he received traditional rulers from Abia led by His Royal Majesty, Dr. Isaac Ikonne, Enyi 1 of Aba, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday.

Nigerians have continued to react to the appointment of Yusuf Magaji Bichi, as the new Director-General of the Department of State Services by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Buhari gave the assurance when he received a delegation of Ogoni leaders from the Supreme Council of Ogoni Traditional Rulers, academia, elected leaders of MOSOP and representatives of women and youth groups from Ogoni land in Rivers at the State House, Abuja, on Friday.

A total of 7,644 Nigerians have been recruited into the Nigeria Air Force since assumption of office of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015, the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar, has said.

Abubakar Al-Saddique, Press Secretary to the Governor, said in a statement in Bauchi on Friday, that the party took the decision at its stakeholders’ meeting on Thursday at the Government House, Bauchi.
Al-Sadique said the meeting also reaffirmed the party’s earlier decision to adopt indirect primaries for the election of its candidates for the 2019 poll.

President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the family of Chief Ralph Obioha over the passing of his wife, Lady Ego Beatrice, who will be laid to rest on September 15.

The APC National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, while reacting to Dogara’s defection to the Peoples Democratic Party.