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November 4, 2017

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Buhari’s appointments not in favour of the north – Presidency

The Presidency on Saturday said President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointments do not favour the North as widely believed. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, stated this in a statement made available to journalists. Adesina described a report stating that 81 of Buhari’s appointment are from the north as mischievous and an attempt... Read More

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October 10, 2017

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Agbakoba sues FG over ‘neglect’ of S’East in NNPC board appointments

Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Olisa Agbakoba has sued the Federal Government over alleged neglect of the South-East during board appointments at the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). In the suit filed at the Federal High Court Abuja, Agbakoba challenged the non-inclusion of the South-East zone in appointments to the board of the NNPC. He said the... Read More

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July 17, 2017

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The YNaija Tracklist: Magu: Presidency to approach Supreme Court over appointment crisis | Lagos Assembly to reduce ex-governors’ pensions | More stories

From the papers this morning – a tracklist. NHIS to secure police protection as suspended Secretary vows to resume work – YNaija Magu: Presidency to approach Supreme Court over appointment crisis – YNaija Judges homes’ raid: Reps panel want DSS, Evidence laws amended – YNaija We don’t recognise group calling for Saraki’s recall – APC... Read More

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April 21, 2017

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Buhari approves boards for polytechnics, colleges of education

by Dolapo Adelana President Muhammadu Buhari Friday approved the reconstitution of the governing boards of the 21 federal colleges of education in the country. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, made this known in a statement in Abuja. According to Adamu, the boards are statutorily responsible for the governance and overall policy formulation in the... Read More

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April 20, 2017

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Buhari appoints management for FAAN, NCAA, NAMA, Rural Electrification Agency

by Dolapo Adelana President Muhammadu Buhari has confirmed the appointment of Engr. Saleh Dunoma as the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). This is contained in a statement issued Thursday by the Director (Press), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Bolaji Adebiyi. Buhari also confirmed the appointments of... Read More

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October 5, 2016

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Kogi appoints its first female Chief Press Secretary

Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello has appointed the first female Chief Press Secretary in the State and Northern Nigeria. The former Senior Special Assistant on electronic media to the governor, Petra Akinti Onyegbule has been appointed the Chief Press Secretary of the state, taking effect from October 1st. Her appointment came as the state government... Read More

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September 17, 2016

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Nigerians are not giving us the commendation we deserve – Lai Mohammed

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said Nigerians have been unfair to the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari and have failed to give it the commendation it deserves. In a recent interview with Punch, the minister said the government is not being credited for still managing Nigeria’s economy well enough, even though... Read More

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June 30, 2016

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Opinion: A righteous Senate and Buhari’s sinful appointments

by Umar Sa’ad Hassan The winners in the Buhari/Saraki showdown thus far are the regular Nigerians. We,the everyday people with nothing vested in it other than the best interests of our country. While the Senate President is one of the star victims of Buhari’s ‘selective’ anti-corruption war, he has when possible, used the machinery of the... Read More

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March 14, 2016

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Opinion: Nigerian youths as beggars of mediocre political appointments

In Nigeria currently, it is almost unheard of that someone below the age of 50 is entrusted with an important public service position. Today, the average age of the ministers of President Buhari is 54, but the negligence of such a pivotal demographic in our political map did not just start with president Buhari. Just... Read More

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February 23, 2016

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Kogi governor appoints Gbenga Olorunpomi as SSA on New Media, others

The Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, has appointed Folashade Ayoade as the new Secretary to the State Government. This was disclosed on Tuesday, in a statement released by the governor’s chief of staff, David Onoja. Governor Bello also appointed Momoh Jubril as the new Accountant-General of the state as well as 20 new Special Advisers... Read More

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September 21, 2015

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Appointments: Buhari has not offended anybody – Igbo Bishop

Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, Most Rev. Paulinus Ezeokafor, believes that the political appointments of President Muhammadu Buhari, were in order. Bishop Ezeokafor, in his defence of Buhari’s appointments, said on Sunday that he has a right to select those who will work with him. He stated this on Sunday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Cathedral, Awka.... Read More

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September 15, 2015

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Obasanjo speaks on Buhari’s appointments and performance so far

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has shed some insight into his standpoint regarding the appointments of President Muhammadu Buhari and his performance since his inauguration. Obasanjo was quoted by Premium Times, as saying that he is satisfied with Buhari’s appointments, and that there is no cause for alarm, just yet. “I am reasonably satisfied with his performance... Read More

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September 15, 2015

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“Ndigbo put all their eggs in one basket” – APC Guber candidate

Abia Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, in the last election, Dr. Nyerere Anyim, has revealed that the ruling party had initially zoned the post of Senate President to the South East region. Anyim says the region would have gotten the position, had it elected a senator on the platform of the APC, instead... Read More

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September 8, 2015

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“Keyamo is a desperate political sycophant” | Ndigbo fights back

Pan-Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has requested an unconditional apology from human rights lawyer, Festus Keyamo. While defending President Muhammadu Buhari on the composition of his appointments, which excluded the South-East region, Keyamo had insisted that the Ndigbo had the region had the biggest of Buhari’s appointments so far. A statement was issued in reaction to this, by the... Read More

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September 7, 2015

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#BuhariAppoints: Igbos will not be pleased with these comments by Festus Keyamo

Festus Keyamo may have struck a nerve, by attempting to ridicule the noise from the South East over the appointments made so far, by President Muhammadu Buhari. Keyamo, a renowned lawyer, says the Igbos got the biggest of the appointments, in the person of Emmanuel Kachikwu, the head of NNPC, whom he insists is an... Read More

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September 7, 2015

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#BuhariAppoints: Igbos will not be pleased with these comments by Festus Keyamo

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September 7, 2015

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#BuhariAppoints: Igbos will not be pleased with these comments by Festus Keyamo

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September 6, 2015

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#100DaysOfBuhari: “Corruption is down 50%” – Garba Shehu

Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, says that corruption has reduced by 50 per cent partly as a result of the fear of President Muhammadu Buhari. Shehu, who disclosed this in an interview with Vanguard, explained that corruption is a cancer that has eaten deep into the fabrics of the... Read More

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September 6, 2015

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Opinion: Nepotism is not corruption

There is this group of people who can’t wait to prove Nigerians wrong for voting President Buhari in the last elections. So when the president’s appointments came out clearly in favour of his Northern region, Femi Fani-Kayode quickly declared on Facebook that “Nigerians voted for change and they’ve got the change they voted for.” I... Read More

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September 6, 2015

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Northern group uses Jonathan’s bias for the South to justify Buhari’s appointments

Goodluck Jonathan had a bias towards the South-South and South-East, in his political appointments, says a northern group. A group of ‘Concerned Elders of the North’, in an attempt to justify the perceived imbalance in the appointments made by President Muhammadu Buhari, has released a list of some appointments made by the administration of Goodluck Jonathan.... Read More

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September 3, 2015

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APC reminds Fayose of his similarity to Buhari

The relatively important, yet consistent voice of the All Progressives Congress, in Ekiti state, appears to be telling Governor Fayose to remove the speck in his eyes, before trying to remove the log in someone else’s eye. After the presidential appointments that’s still causing ripples in the polity, Ayo Fayose, who has a thing for... Read More

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September 2, 2015

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Lawyer sues Buhari over South-East exclusion in appointments

A lawyer, ‎Dim-Udebuani Marcel, has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari, on his political appointments, before the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court. In the suit, Marcel accused the President of violating the Federal Character principle as enshrined in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, through the appointments he has made so... Read More

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September 1, 2015

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What Oshiomhole has to say about Buhari’s appointments

Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomhole, has reacted to the recent appointments made by President Muhammadu Buhari. Oshiomhole believes that the nation is at a point, where the issue of geopolitical balancing should be disregarded, in favour of merit. The governor said this on Monday, in a statement put out by his Chief Press Secretary, Peter... Read More

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September 1, 2015

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“Buhari has the right to appoint people he trusts” – Oyegun

National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, John Odigie-Oyegun, says that President Muhammadu Buhari would eventually balance his appointments, when a chunk of them are made. Odigie-Oyegun said on Monday, that he has confident in Buhari, to make sure that every zone in the country is represented in federal appointments. The chairman said this on Monday,... Read More

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August 31, 2015

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Fayose says Buhari has turned into a northern President

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of turning himself into a president of Northern Nigeria. According to Fayose, the appointments made by President Buhari has showed an agenda for a deliberate Nothernisation of Nigeria. He said it was wrong for the President to have made 31 major appointments and only seven were from the South... Read More

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August 31, 2015

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Okorocha weighs in on Buhari’s recent appointments

Imo governor Rochas Okorocha has defended President Muhammadu Buhari on his recent appointments. He said the appointments the president has made so far are in the nation’s best interest. Read what he said below. “Most of the appointments the President has so far made are like his personal staff. I don’t think South-East will ever... Read More

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August 30, 2015

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Even the North is complaining about Buhari’s appointments

Northern group, Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, has also criticised the recent appointments made by President Muhammadu Buhari. President of the AYC, Yerima Shettima, says Buhari’s appointments, are in favour of the northern region. Shettima said it was imperative for the President to include all geopolitical zones in his appointments, so as to ward-off suspicion of ethnic bias.... Read More

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August 30, 2015

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How Buhari, APC will compensate South-East over appointments snub

It is believed that President Muhammadu Buhari and his party, the All Progressives Congress, are taking steps to compensate the South East region, for being left out in the appointments made so far by the Presidency. Out of 31 appointments made so far, 24 are from the North, 7 are from the South, while the... Read More

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August 28, 2015

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#BuhariAppoints: These are the 25 appointments made by the President thus far

Since the inauguration of May 29, President Muhammadu Buhari, has made 25 appointments. So far, many Nigerians believe that Buhari’s appointments favour the North above the other regions in the country. See below, a list of all the appointees made thus far, and the states where they are from. 1. Aide de Camp to president: Lt.... Read More

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The YNaija Cover this evening – the 6th of November

Buhari’s appointments not in favour of the north – Presidency

Agbakoba sues FG over ‘neglect’ of S’East in NNPC board appointments

The YNaija Tracklist: Magu: Presidency to approach Supreme Court over appointment crisis | Lagos Assembly to reduce ex-governors’ pensions | More stories

Buhari approves boards for polytechnics, colleges of education

Buhari appoints management for FAAN, NCAA, NAMA, Rural Electrification Agency

Kogi appoints its first female Chief Press Secretary

Nigerians are not giving us the commendation we deserve – Lai Mohammed

Opinion: A righteous Senate and Buhari’s sinful appointments

Opinion: Nigerian youths as beggars of mediocre political appointments

Kogi governor appoints Gbenga Olorunpomi as SSA on New Media, others

Appointments: Buhari has not offended anybody – Igbo Bishop

Obasanjo speaks on Buhari’s appointments and performance so far

“Ndigbo put all their eggs in one basket” – APC Guber candidate

“Keyamo is a desperate political sycophant” | Ndigbo fights back

#BuhariAppoints: Igbos will not be pleased with these comments by Festus Keyamo

#BuhariAppoints: Igbos will not be pleased with these comments by Festus Keyamo

#BuhariAppoints: Igbos will not be pleased with these comments by Festus Keyamo

#100DaysOfBuhari: “Corruption is down 50%” – Garba Shehu

Opinion: Nepotism is not corruption

Northern group uses Jonathan’s bias for the South to justify Buhari’s appointments

APC reminds Fayose of his similarity to Buhari

Lawyer sues Buhari over South-East exclusion in appointments

What Oshiomhole has to say about Buhari’s appointments

“Buhari has the right to appoint people he trusts” – Oyegun

Fayose says Buhari has turned into a northern President

Okorocha weighs in on Buhari’s recent appointments

Even the North is complaining about Buhari’s appointments

How Buhari, APC will compensate South-East over appointments snub

#BuhariAppoints: These are the 25 appointments made by the President thus far

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