Presidency not responsible for Saraki’s legal battles – Adesina

The Presidency has maintained its stance that the legal battles faced by the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, didn’t originate from the Executive. Speaking to The Punch, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, stated that the legal woes faced by Saraki wasn’t caused by the Presidency. Saraki and... Read More

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June 13, 2016

Adesina; still winning awards for doing well under Jonathan

Former Minister of Agriculture, Akinwunmi Adesina under the administration of Goodluck Jonathan has again been honored for the giant strides achieved during his stint as minister. The former minister who is now the president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) was awarded the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) award for leadership and innovation... Read More

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June 8, 2016

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

These are the top five news to monitor today. 1) The big boss is dead Former Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, has died of cardiac arrest at Benin City, Edo state. 2) Buhari didn’t travel for medical treatment The presidential spokesperson, on Tuesday, said President Muhammadu Buhari was in London for holiday and not... Read More

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June 8, 2016

‘Buhari didn’t go to London for medical treatment’ | Femi Adesina says something new

President Muhammadu Buhari did not break any rule by traveling out of the country as he was on holiday not on a medical trip to treat an ear infection, says the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina. Adesina, who said this in an interview with Punch, noted that the President was first treated... Read More

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May 29, 2016

These are the 20 most impactful photos from the Buhari presidency

Former President Goodluck Jonathan – on this day, one year ago – ceremoniously handed over the mantle of Nigeria’s leadership to President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress. Despite having spent only one of his 4 year tenure, the administration of Muhammadu Buhari has been largely eventful and has consistently remained in the news- both... Read More

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May 29, 2016

How Femi Adesina became public enemy number one in 10 quotes

Quite a number of concerned Nigerians are still befuddled at how the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina has managed to still keep his job after a year full of inciting, careless and seemingly unguarded statements on social media. The presidential aide has at different times been at the... Read More

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March 28, 2016

Femi Adesina to Nigerians: ‘Go and fight pipeline vandals if you want electricity’

Presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina has asked Nigerians to take up arms and fight pipeline vandals if they really want stable electricity. It would be recalled that during an interview with Al Jazeera, President Muhammadu Buhari said that anyone who was not okay with Nigeria’s addition to the Coalition of Islamic States against Terror should head... Read More

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March 7, 2016

‘Buhari could have Fayose removed, Fani-Kayode jailed’ | 7 things to note from Femi Adesina’s interview

Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, in an interview with Daily Independent Newspaper, discussed some of the key issues in the country. Being a man close to the president, Adesina answered questions pertaining to the current administration and the policies of the government. These are the 7 things to... Read More

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March 2, 2016

THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: Zika virus can cause paralysis | Super Tuesday results | Top Army officers lose positions | More stories

PENGASSAN ‘has no hand’ in PPPRA leadership crisis. Punch Top military officers involved in the $2.1bn arms deal lose positions. Nation Replace 23,000 ghost workers with unemployed youths – Reps advises FG. Vanguard FG won’t probe former minister of agriculture, Akinwumi Adesina. Leadership Adetunji to be installed as Olubadan on Friday – Kingmakers. Punch Kogi speaker,... Read More

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March 2, 2016

Why FG will not probe former Agriculture Minister, Akinwumi Adesina

“We need to support him in order to succeed,“ says the incumbent Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, about his predecessor, Akinwumi Adesina, who is the immediate past Minister of Agriculture and now the President of the African Development Bank (ADB). Ogbeh averred that the federal government will give Adesina maximum support... Read More

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September 6, 2015

Like a proud father, Jonathan takes credit for Adesina, Oteh’s success

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said that the emergence of Akinwumi Adesina as President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and Arunma Oteh as Treasurer/ Vice President of the World Bank showed that he had a good economic team. Adesina was Jonathan’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, while Oteh, was the Director-General of Securities and... Read More

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May 8, 2015

Editor of Sun newspaper explains why it ran Fayose’s advert on Buhari

by Ranti Joseph Following the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national chairman, Adamu Mu’azu attributing the party’s dismal performance at the polls partly to the hate campaigns by its members, the Sun’s Editor-in-Chief, Femi one of the newspapers who carried the hate campaign during the election period has justified his media house’s action. Adesina, who spoke... Read More

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