Browsing: President Muhammadu Buhari

Gigaba had after the last round of attacks on Nigerians in South Africa said both countries needed to sit down to discuss the issue

Tinubu spoke on the sidelines of last weekend’s swearing-in of Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, in Akure, even as he chastised public criticisms of the management of the health condition of President Muhammadu Buhari

Clara Braide, the Special Assistant, Communication Office of the Chairman Governing Board of NDDC, said this in a statement she issued in Abuja

The political imbroglio between President Olusegun Obasanjo and Vice President Atiku Abubakar as well as cabal-infused impasse between President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and Vice President Goodluck Jonathan were triggered by reckless sentiments from supporters

Obasanjo stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria at his hilltop residence in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital

The Commissioner of Information, Culture and Tourism, Jonathan Tsado Vatsa, stated this in a statement

The presidential aide, who made this known on his Facebook page on Saturday, said Buhari originated a call to him from his London abode after he (Buhari) had spoken with some members of the presidential media team

After several questions from Nigerians, especially newsmen, President Muhammadu Buhari finally spoke directly with his Special Adviser on Media, Femi…

The truth is that in any government there are usually many polarities and centres of power and the polarity that becomes the centre of gravity in the substantive president’s absence may not necessarily be that of the Acting President. It is possible that a President can fulfil “all righteousness” by handing over power to the Vice President as demanded by the Constitution but cunningly shifts the locus of power to elsewhere

Indeed, we must insist that public stealing must have no place in the future of Nigeria unless Nigeria itself would have no future

Lest I forget, permit me to add just one more “wonderful work”. President Buhari is supposedly fighting a war against corruption yet after his lawyer gave N500,000 to a judge before whom he (Buhari) had a case it was described as a “gift” as opposed to a bribe

Buhari made the remarks in on telephone with Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State during a special prayer session organised by the state government for his quick recovery and safe return to the country

Fayose said though the Buhari acted late, it is still commendable that he listened to Nigerians by not allowing the judicial institution, which is the last hope of the common man, to be further bastardized

Nigeria, like any democratic state around the world, is a Republic with her affairs governed by rule of law as against cacophony of opinions, mob rule and rule of whims and caprices of some individuals or groups

Ironically, President Buhari’s sanctimony seems at variance with the government he leads

He said this in a statement on Wednesday

The Minister stated this in Abuja on Tuesday at the 7th National Security Seminar of the Alumni Association of the National Defence College

ut we have now found ourselves in a situation whereby our President is now in London, for more than one month sir, ma, and we are here, and we have an acting President, who according to everybody, including the extremists and the mischievous, and the politically partisan, is beginning to try his best, with his admirers, now praying for the worst

The position of the Presidency was contained in a statement signed by presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, on Tuesday

Onnoghen has been in office in acting capacity since November last year