Buhari, Osinbajo meet as president arrives Nigeria Buhari arrived Nigeria after over 50 days in London where he was on medical vacation. He extended his stay there allegedly on the advice of his doctors. Buhari was driven with the officials to the First Lady Conference where the meeting is holding. They went to the venue from the helipad where the president landed. Security operatives locked out many journalists and some top government officials from the venue. The meeting is still ongoing as of the time of filing this report. Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari has said he is a little bit tired even as he gave Vice President Yemi Osinbajo the go ahead to continue as acting president, The Sun reports. According to the report, Buhari made the remark while addressing members of t
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See the plane that brought Buhari back to Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Nigeria at around 4.am on Friday, March 10 after an extended medical leave in London According to This Day, the president landed in Kaduna airport after which he was choppered to Aso Rock Villa after left the country on January on a 10-day vacation. The president was expected back into the country at the end of the month but sent another letter to the National Assembly informing of his decision to extend his vacation citing medical reasons. His indefinite vacation fuelled speculation about the state of his health with rumours being spread that he was dead although this was refuted many times by his media aides, Garba Shehu and Femi Adeshina. See the plane that brought Buhari back to Nigeria There was also speculation that the president could remain in the UK for four months d
After meeting with wife, Osinbajo, Buhari retires into his residence President Muhammadu Buhari has retired to this official residence after a meeting with his wife Aisha and the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo. Punch reports that the president retired into his official residence located at the Presidential Villa popularly known as Aso Rock, Abuja. It was gathered that Buhari went into his residence at the end of a meeting he had with top government officials. The officials were led by Osinbajo at the First Lady's Conference Room, inside the Presidential Villa. At the meeting, President Buhari promised to re-dedicate himself to the service of the nation as a whole. See photos from the Presidential Villa below:
Naira appreciation: Economist advises Nigerians to import less An economist, Prof. Uche Uwaleke has advised Nigerians to import less to sustain the appreciation of the naira at the foreign exchange market. Uwaleke, who is an Associate Professor and Head, Banking and Finance Department, Nasarawa State University Keffi, gave the advice in Abuja on Thursday. “ I expect a reduction in imported inflation and a general increase in the tempo of economic activities following the increase in reserves and appreciation of the naira in the parallel market,’’ he said. Uwaleke said the new foreign exchange measures by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) were mainly designed to ease access to foreign exchange at the official window and reduce pressure on the shallow parallel market. He said the measures would ultimately close the wide gap between the official and parallel market rates and in turn discou
Why Igbos can NEVER marginalize its minorities by Rex Egbe Efa-Iwa Rex Egbe from Cross River state has said that it will be impossible for the Igbo people to marginalize minorities among them. Egbe in this piece titled: "If Igbos did not marginalize her minorities during the analogue years, why will they do same in this digital age?" said it is his responsibility to say the truth at all times. Some weeks back on one of your posts I made a rebuttal about the erroneous and mischievous rants of some of my (our) misinformed Niger Delta brothers. First and foremost let me tell you all a little story for the avoidance of doubt. I am from the Agbo ethnic group in Cross River State. We are located in Abi Local Government Area which is a coastal settlement and unarguably the smallest LGA in Cross River State in terms of landmass and to a large extent population - slightly a few thousands ahead of Bakassi LGA. My fore bearers both on my maternal and patern
29 more ships loaded with petroleum products, food items to arrive Lagos port Twenty nine ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports in Lagos from March 7 to March 21. The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) stated this in its publication – `Shipping Position’, – a copy of which was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. NAN reports that six of the expected ships would berth with petrol and another ships with diesel. NPA said that the remaining 23 ships contained buck wheat, general cargoes, bulk sugar, steel products, bulk salt, gypsum, base oil, crude palm olein, frozen fish, bulk corn, ethanol, empty containers and containers laden with goods. The document noted that nine ships had arrived the ports, waiting to berth wi
Donald Trump thinks he was pretty clever shifting the Russia focus to Barack Obama. He wasn't Donald Trump and Barack Obama enjoy a light-hearted exchange with journalists in the White House in December: Getty For a White House that so disdains the media, it sure spends a lot of time obsessing about it. After the giant sigh of relief that met President Donald Trump’s speech to Congress a week ago, the unveiling of a pared-back Muslim-majority country travel ban was put back to allow the glow to linger a little longer. But that went out the window twenty four hours later with the revelations that Attorney General Jeff Sessions had lied about meeting with the Russian ambassador. Rendered apoplectic, not least by Mr Sessions’ decision (cowardly, in his view) to recuse himself from all further investigation into alleged Russian meddling in last year’s election, Mr Trump then found a way to change that conversation again by making the explosive claim
Republicans join Democratic call for clarity on Trump abortion order Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. July 25, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two of President Donald Trump's fellow Republicans joined four Democrats on Monday in demanding that the White House provide more information about an executive order that has sown confusion among international organizations involved in family planning, AIDS treatment and other healthcare issues. In one of his first actions as president, Trump signed an executive order on Jan. 23 reinstating the so-called Mexico City policy, known by critics as the "global gag" rule, which withholds U.S. funding for international organizations that perform abortions or provide information about abortion. Although other Republican presidents have also adopted the policy, Trump broadened the scop
Checkout Ime Bishop and his beautiful wife at the AMVCAs Ime Bishop Umoh is a popular Nollywood actor from Akwa Ibom State. He got his nickname, Okon, from his role as Okon in a movie called Okon Lagos which kick started his career. Ime Bishop Umoh and his wife Idara. He and his wife, Idara, were seen on the red carpet at the Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA) 2017 and they looked very gorgeous. Bishop won an AMVCA award for Best Actor In A Comedy Movie/TV Series. Idara wore a lovely pink dress and Bishop wore a handsome brown suit and both of them complimented each other dress wise and height wise. How cute are they?
Kanu defeats Buhari's government at ECOWAS court The ECOWAS court sitting in Abuja, has reportedly dismissed the application filed by the federal government asking that the suit filed by the Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) be quashed. This is reported to have caused jubilation among members of IPOB and those sympathetic to his plight. Kanu’s suit seeks the court to grant him an unconditional release from detention as well as damages to the tune of $800 million. Channels Television reports that the federal government asked the court to dismiss the case because it is a subject matter before the Federal High Court and the appeal court. The government said as a result,Kanu’s application constitutes an abuse of court process. The presiding judge, Micah Wright-Williams, dismisse
Check out the 8 former governors on trial for alleged money laundering and fraud For a long time, Nigeria had been a country known to favor those in power as they have the immunity provided by the posts they hold puts them out of reach. However, all that has started to change with the rate at which prominent politicians who have skeletons in their cupboards are being exposed. Some state governors are facing trial for alleged money laundering and fraud; although they all pleaded ‘Not guilty’ at the court of law, their cases are being investigated and seriously worked on. The general perception in this part of the world is that you can get away with anything in as much as you are immensely rich and in power. Nigerian politicians have stolen from the coffers of the country while serving; they use the stolen treasure to travel the world in expensive jets and send their kids to the most expensive schools ever. Nigeria, although rich in natural resources, has begun
Immediate release of Nnamdi Kanu and 4 other demands Soludo, Utomi, others made from FG On Tuesday, February 28, the former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria Chukwuma Soludo and seven other notable Igbo leaders visited the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra Nnamdi Kanu in Kuje Prison. After the visit Soludo alongside renowned economist, Pat Utomi; national secretary Alliance Democracy Udenta Udenta; Law Mefor, Ferdinand Agu, Emeka Ugwu-Oju, Tony Nnadi held a press conference at the Chelsea Hotel in Abuja. At the press conference, the leaders under the Nzuko Umunna, a Pan-Igbo group whose members are individual professional within Nigeria and in the Diaspora, members and leaders of Pan-Igbo associations and groups called for the immediate release of Kanu and his co-accused. Nzuko Umunna accused the federal government of detaining Kanu and three others – Benjamin Madubugwu, David Nwawuisi and Chidiebere Onwudiwe unjustly. They said Kanu and his co-acc
Confusion, fear in the north over Buhari's continued absence For those in the northern part of Nigeria, the absence of President Muhammadu Buhari from the country can only be imagined. Buhari has been in London for over a month on medical leave. He had written to the National Assembly seeking for 10 days of rest, a period he said he would consult with his doctors. President Muhammadu Buhari has been receiving visitors in London where he has been for over a month The president later wrote to the lawmakers to extend the date indefinitely following an advice by his doctors that he needed more time to rest. Though Vice President Yemi Osinbajo , acting in Buhari’s capacity, has been receiving accolades from Nigerians, there is the feeling currently that the north is again short-changed in the political calculations in the country. Those who argue in this line recall how Umaru Musa Yar’Adua got ill while leading the country. As a result he could not continue.
Buhari calls Governor Bello from London, thanks Nigerians for support President Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly called Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state from London where he is on medical vacation. He promised the governor that he would return to Nigeria soon to continue from where his deputy, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, would stop. Buhari has been receiving party chieftains from Nigeria The Nigerian Tribune reports that Buhari told the governor that he was still observing his rest as advised by doctors, but that he was eager to return to the country. A statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Kingsley Fanwo, said Buhari called Bello while the latter was in Lagos for an official engagement. The statement further described the president as expressing joy over the show of love by the people of the state in particular and Nigeria in general since he had embarked on the vacat
Declassified CIA files: Buhari 1984 cabinet was dominated by Hausa and Fulani officers Recently, some secret documents were recovered from the archive of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). These files analysed and assessed many sectors of the Nigerian economy and also made predictions about the things that are most likely to happen in the future. A screenshot of one of the pages of the CIA secret documents denying access. Nigeria’s new and strongly nationalistic military regime appears to be dominated largely by senior northern Muslim officers according to the declassified CIA files released. The then head of state, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, had promised a vigorous campaign to curb corruption and improve living standards but he was obviously had no knowledge of the extent of the country’s economic crisis. Buhari’s initial actions indicated that he did not have plan to make major changes in Nigeria’s domestic and foreign policies. The report revealed tha
UK releases minutes of meetings held with Nigerian government over Chibok Girls abduction The United Kingdom government has released series of documents that reveal the meetings and actions taken by ex-President Goodluck Jonathan administration during the abduction of about 300 Chibok girls by Boko Haram terrorists. On the night of 14 – 15 of April 2016, about 247 female students of Chibok community secondary school and neighbouring secondary schools waiting to write their final exams were abducted by Boko Haram terrorists, an extremist group known for its hatred for western education. The government of the time under the administration of Goodluck Ebele Jonathan was accused of dragging its feet and doing little to none in rescuing the girls from their abduction. UK releases minutes of meetings held with Nigerian government over Chibok Girls abduction Almost three years after the abduction of the girls, the United Kingdom government has however released document
Ex-president Jonathan allegedly prevented UK from rescuing Chibok girls The Observer is alleging that ex-Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan deliberately disallowed the UK government from rescuing the over 200 school children who were kidnapped from a secondary school in Chibok, Borno state. Although some of the missing girls have since been rescued at different times, more than half of them are still missing and are believed to still be in the custody of the radical Islamist sect and the one-time Bayelsa state governor allegedly played a role in their continuous stay away from home. The British Armed Forces had reportedly offered to rescue the girls and had conducted air reconnaissance in a mission named Operation Turus over the region where the girls were believed to have been moved to, but Jonathan was said to have refused their help. A source involved in the rescue mission was quoted to h
Speak to me from London, Fayose tells Buhari Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state has released his personal phone number to President Muhammadu Buhari saying the latter should call him like he has been calling other Nigerians and his aides. Fayose says Buhari must call him to be sure he is alive Top government officials and the president’s aides claim he is hale and hearty and has been calling them from the United Kingdom where he is on medical vacation. Fayose said he would only believe the president is alive after he receives the call from him. In a statement by his chief press secretary, Idowu Adelusi, Governor Fayose noted that Buhari had spoken with the king of Morocco and the president of the African Union within a week. “If their problem is that they are looking for a credible person who can help them convince Nigerians that all is well with our President, I’m their best bet. “