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August 16, 2017

I consulted Adeboye before contesting with Buhari – Osinbajo

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has said he consulted the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God Worldwide, Pastor Enoch Adeboye before accepting to run as Vice President. Osinbajo said this at the public presentation of a book, ‘Pastor E. A. Adeboye: His Life and Calling’, at Redemption Camp. The connection: The Vice President... Read More

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August 14, 2017

Osinbajo is a mere figurehead, he is not in control – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo as a “mere figurehead” who is not in charge of the country. Spokesperson for the party, Dayo Adeyeye told Punch that Osinbajo was not in control, contrary to claims that President Muhammadu Buhari handed over to him before leaving Nigeria. Adeyeye wondered why the... Read More

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August 10, 2017

Osinbajo approves appointment of 21 permanent secretaries

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has approved the appointment of 21 new permanent secretaries in the federal civil service. Head of Civil Service of the federation announced this in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja. The new permanent secretaries include Ehuria Ekeoma (Abia), Akpan Sunday (Akwa Ibom), Anagbogu Nkiruka (Anambra), Walson-Jack Esther (Bayelsa), Gekpe Isu(Cross... Read More

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A thread on what Professor Osinbajo has been up to today and one response that shows how Nigerians miss the point

Acting President, Professor Osinbajo is currently speaking alongside former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon on the importance of ensuring unity in diversity. His media aide, Laolu Akande is on Twitter updating us on his activities: AgP Osinbajo speaking this morning @ Institute for Security Studies seminar themed: Unity in Diversity. With him is General Gowon... Read More

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I wish I learnt carpentry while growing up – Osinbajo

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has said he wished he had learnt carpentry. Osinbajo said this while speaking on the sideline of the 60th birthday thanksgiving service of Salami Ololade in Lagos. He urged children to learn skills outside academics during the holidays. “It is a long holiday, it is a great time to do something... Read More

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[The Presidential Blog] See why Professor Osinbajo and his wife were up at midnight

Mrs Dolapo Osinbajo, the wife of the Acting President Osinbajo turns fifty today and you’ll be amazed to learn that despite all that he has to manage within and outside Aso Rock, Professor Yemi Osinbajo still made time to spend some time with his wife at midnight. Sharing this photo on Instagram, Mrs Osinbajo thanked... Read More

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I have no idea when new ministers will be inaugurated – Osinbajo

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has said he would not go into details about what he discussed with President Muhammadu Buhari in London. Osinbajo spoke with State House correspondents shortly before the commencement of the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Osinbajo said Buhari was recuperating fast, stating that they... Read More

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[The Presidential Blog] Professor Osinbajo hosts another Presidential Quarterly Business Forum

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo is presently hosting the 4th Presidential Quarterly Business Forum at the State House in Abuja The event which forms parts of the multiple approaches being taken by the Office of the Acting President to encourage a stable and diversified economy in Nigeria was launch during the last quarter of 2016 when... Read More

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I didn’t attend any meeting to unseat Osinbajo – Bala Mohammed

Former minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Bala Mohammed on Monday denied any involvement in a meeting in Saudi Arabia during which plan to unseat the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo was made. He described a medical report claiming that he attended such meeting as false. In a statement on Monday, Mohammed said his trip to... Read More

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Jibrin

[The Legislative Blog]: If Jibrin were Osinbajo, he would have arrested Saraki and Abaribe

There’s tension in Nigeria’s political space. The Executive is at loggerheads with the Legislature over issues that range from the Acting President calling the Senate’s bluff as regards nominee approval to Babatunde Fashola‘s verbal exchange with the House over his ministry’s 2017 budget allocation. The most intense scene of the political drama has to be... Read More

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The YNaija Tracklist: You are not deserving of a reply | Fashola fires back at Goje | Melaye recall: Maintain status quo, court orders | More stories

From the papers this morning – a tracklist. We won’t be harassed by a deputy police commissioner | Governors threaten showdown with Magu – YNaija You are not deserving of a reply | Fashola fires back at Goje – YNaija Desperate senators can remove Magu when Saraki becomes Acting President – Falana – YNaija Melaye... Read More

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Nominee confirmation: Presidency clarifies comments from Attorney-General to Osinbajo

The Presidency has explained the coments of the Attorney-General, Abubakar Malami, who had earlier stated that Acting President Yemi Osinbajo was on his own on the issues of nominees confirmation. Malami was quoted as saying, “Although the issue came up for discussion at the cabinet meeting, since the cabinet was not particularly connected or reached... Read More

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Looters

“We have excellent mechanisms to resolve issues with the Legislature – Lai Mohammed

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said that the executive has a “robust mechanism” to resolve any differences between it and the legislative. Mohammed stated this on Wednesday while addressing State House correspondents after the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. TheSenate had on Tuesday passed... Read More

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Why Buhari must resign – Fayose

Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has again insisted that President Muhammadu Buhari should resign and allow Acting President Yemi Osinbajo to carry on with the affairs of governance in the country. Fayose made a similar call when he insisted that Buhari was on life support. In a series of tweets on Wednesday, Fayose called on... Read More

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FG approves the National Anti-Corruption Strategy

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) chaired by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday approved Nigeria’s National Anti-Corruption Strategy – a roadmap to strengthen anti-corruption enforcement and sanctions. Stakeholders committed to the fight against corruption in Nigeria had began the harmonization of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy Documents as part of measures to strengthen the Buhari administration’s anti-graft... Read More

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If yesterday’s attempt to ‘steal’ his government didn’t wake Buhari from the ‘dead’, what else will?

You may have heard that a certain President – not Buhari nor Osinbajo – almost entered the Villa yesterday. Despite the attempt by a number of lawmakers to move Zuma to allow for a Bukola Saraki Acting Presidency, the Senate President held back and shut it down. “I simply want to bring to the attention of... Read More

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[The Legislative Blog]: Saraki will step into power and yesterday was only the dress rehearsal

While Nigeria’s Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo was away in Ethiopia yesterday, the members of the upper legislative chamber had a field day. In what has been described by Nigerians as a “coup attempt”, the Senator representing Abia South, Enyinnaya Abaribe raised an order signifying a vacuum in government. “I simply want to bring to the... Read More

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Show of Force: How the Saraki Senate put the Executive on red alert

by Alexander O. Onukwue Reports have it that there was a botched attempt to make Senate President, Bukola Saraki, as Acting President. In the absence of Prof Osinbajo, who is attending the AU summit at Addis Ababa, a motion was raised by Abia South Senator, Enyinnaya Abaribe and Kabiru Marafa of Zamfara Central, which portrayed... Read More

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Acting President ABS: How did Saraki resist the temptation?

by Alexander O. Onukwue Upon the motion by Senators Enyinnaya Abaribe and Kabiru Marafa, he immediately declared that they were “out of order”. But for more than the five minutes it took both to make the case possible, it must have run through Saraki’s mind just how good it would be to eventually become President... Read More

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The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five stories you should monitor today. DRAMA AS SENATORS ATTEMPT TO DECLARE SARAKI ACTING PRESIDENT A mild drama occurred in the Senate on Tuesday after Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe raised an order that there was a vacuum in government because Acting President Yemi Osinbajo was not in the country. 2. NIGERIA IS AN ARTIFICIAL CREATION,... Read More

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Drama as senators attempt to declare Saraki Acting President

A mild drama occurred in the Senate on Tuesday after Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe raised an order that there was a vacuum in government because Acting President Yemi Osinbajo was not in the country. Abaribe said there was serious problem in the country because “we have nobody in Nigeria who is at the head of the government”. “I simply... Read More

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[The Presidential Blog] Looks like Professor Osinbajo has a new style (PHOTOS)

It’s not that we are not here for the switch up. We are! It’s just that for an Acting President who we have become accustomed to seeing in darker tones, seeing him wearing a lot of white (the brightest there is) just begs the question: what exactly happened? It started on Sunday, the 18th of... Read More

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Ghana’s president, Akufo-Addo, visits Osinbajo (WATCH)

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday in Abuja met with President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo behind closed doors. The meeting which took place at the Aguda House, Presidential Villa, Abuja, lasted for more than an hour. The details of the meeting unknown. President Akufo-Addo first visited Nigeria on December 19, 2016 where he met with President... Read More

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Eid-el-Fitr: Abuja religious leaders, others, to pay homage to Osinbajo

Abuja religious and traditional leaders, including government officials will reportedly visit Acting President Yemi Osinbajo to pay homage to him. This is on the occasion of the Eid-el-Fitr celebrations. The delegation is led by the FCT minister, Mohammed Bello. Members of the Sallah Homage Delegation have started arriving Aguda House. Senior Govt Officials,Traditional & Religious... Read More

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[The Presidential Blog] 4 important points Osinbajo made today during his meeting with governors

Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, concluded his consultative sessions in relation to recent ethnic agitations today with a meeting with State Governors. Over the course of one week, the Acting President has met with traditional rulers from the North and the South East in a series of consultations on the issue of ethnic agitations, between the... Read More

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[The Presidential Blog] Osinbajo is currently meeting with Northern leaders (WATCH)

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, as part of efforts to restore peace after the series of threats from Northern and South Eastern groups to Nigeria’s unity, is now meeting with Northern leaders in Aso Rock. Acting President @ProfOsinbajo meeting Northern Traditional Rulers at the State House, this afternoon. pic.twitter.com/am7iVHeRkD — Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) June 20, 2017... Read More

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Expose the thieves in your churches | Osinbajo charges Christian leaders

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has urged churches to reject illegally earned money offered to them. Osinbajo charged Christian leaders and churches to start exposing those whose wealth are questionable. He said this while speaking at the Aso Rock Chapel, Abuja on Sunday. “I want to say that all of our leaders, the Christian leaders; the... Read More

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Kaduna Declaration: Osinbajo meets with Igbo traditional rulers

Yemi Osinbajo met with traditional rulers from the South East in continuation of his consultations on the agitations that started with the Kaduna Declaration. The meeting held behind closed doors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Osinbajo’s media aide, Laolu Akande giving details of the meeting said the Acting President met with “Southeast traditional rulers in... Read More

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President Buhari

‘Buhari insists on one presidency, asks all ministers and aides to meet Osinbajo’

President Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly been resisting attempts by some government officials, including ministers to undermine the powers of Acting President Yemi Osinbajo. He has refused to see such officials who secretly travel to the United Kingdom with files for his signature, it was gathered yesterday, The Nation reports. Buhari, the sources said, rejected the... Read More

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National Assembly can alter the budget | Dogara replies Osinbajo

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has said the National Assembly has powers to alter the National Budget. He said this during plenary on Thursday while reacting to a statement by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo. Osinbajo had reportedly stated that the National Assembly had no right to add projects to the budget, while... Read More

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