“Buhari is a man of integrity” and 5 other things Obama said today

United State President, Barack Obama has lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for being a man of integrity and for coming into office with a very clear agenda. Obama said this on Monday, July 20, at the ongoing meeting with Buhari at the White House, Washington DC. Presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, compiled 6 key points President Obama made to Buhari at... Read More

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July 20, 2015

Photos from Buhari’s meeting with Obama

President Muhammadu Buhari is in an ongoing meeting with US President, Barack Obama at the White House, Washington DC. The pair are expected to discuss issues centered on how to tackle terrorism and insecurity in Nigeria’s north-east, among others.

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July 20, 2015

Buhari makes grand arrival in Washington (PHOTOS)

President Muhammadu Buhari arrived the Joint Base Andrews Airport, Washington DC, on his four-day official visit to the United States on Sunday, July 19. Buhari was accompanied on the trip with an official entourage of 33 people. See below photos from his arrival:

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July 20, 2015

Go ahead and probe Jonathan | PDP gives Buhari the greenlight

The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, has given the Federal government the permission to probe the administration of Goodluck Jonathan. The PDP however warned that the investigation must be conducted without malice and should not be designed to witch-hunt some persons who worked under Jonathan. While speaking with Vanguard, PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa... Read More

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July 20, 2015

These are the 33 members of Buhari’s delegation to the US

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July 20, 2015

Buhari arrives the United States

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived the United States. A few hours ago, Buhari and his delegation touched down at the Joint Base Andrews International Airport, Washington DC. The President is expected to have a meeting with US President, Barack Obama, on Monday, July 20. Buhari’s arrival was announced by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and... Read More

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July 19, 2015

Buhari will succeed by the grace of God – Dino Melaye

Senator Dino Melaye says he will be the strongest supporter of President Buhari, in the Senate. The Senator representing Kogi West, who actively supported Bukola Saraki’s emergence as Senate President, has of recent, been going out of his way to be pro-Buhari. Melaye would also go spiritual by rendering a prayer for the success of... Read More

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July 19, 2015

Buhari will make 6,000 appointments – Presidency

President Muhammadu Buhari will make no fewer than 6,000 appointments. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, revealed this, while urging Nigerians to be patient with the President, whom he says will be fair to everyone. Buhari, has been overtly criticised for not constituting his cabinet and appointing people into... Read More

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July 18, 2015

Buhari is making moves to jail Jonathan – Ijaw group

A civil rights organisation, Vanguards of Nigeria’s Democracy, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of making moves to probe, indict and jail former President, Goodluck Jonathan The group alleged that Buhari and his All Progressives Congress-led administration have an agenda which is anti-Niger Delta and against the Ijaw ethnic nationality. The spokesperson of VND, Osaghae Ogiemudia, said this in a... Read More

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July 18, 2015

Buhari: Halfway to 100 Days

Words by Olu Wole Onemola On the 4th of March, 1933, faced with the near-insurmountable odds of the Great Depression, Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) assumed office as the 32nd President of the United States of America. At the time, the economic forecasts of the United States seemed bleak with a 25% unemployment rate; a more... Read More

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July 18, 2015

Philip Amiola: Can we really trust Buhari to bring change?

by Philip Amiola You know what? Regardless of his perceived competence, experience and good intentions, President Muhammadu Buhari cannot bring the desired change without the support of dedicated lieutenants and committed citizens. The tension and anticipation that heralded the March 2015 presidential election will not be forgotten in a hurry. With Muhammadu Buhari of the... Read More

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July 18, 2015

EbonyLife hosts ‘Meet & Greet’ with the President in DC

EBONYLife TV, Africa’s first Global Black entertainment and lifestyle network, is set to host President Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR), and young professionals in Washington, D.C. to a ‘Meet & Greet’ interactive session in honour and commemoration of the President’s momentous visit to the United States of America on the 21st of July, 2015. The Meet &... Read More

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July 18, 2015

Dele Momodu: My once in a lifetime experience with President Buhari

I’ve met several Presidents in and out of power but the aura is never the same. The Buhari I met at his holiday apartment in London about four months ago, after his speech at Chatham House, was not the Buhari I met and discussed with last Wednesday. Fellow Nigerians, let me confess that in over... Read More

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July 18, 2015

“Fix Nigeria and stop making excuses” | Cleric admonishes Buhari

The General Overseer of Trinity Gospel Mission, Rt. Rev Diamond Emuobor, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to get to the business of fixing Nigeria and stop complaining about the mismanagement of the country by the Peoples Democratic Party. Emuobor said Nigerians did not vote for the All Progressives Congress for it to “lament the mishandling of... Read More

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July 17, 2015

When Buhari said ‘only God can protect’, this is what he meant (PHOTOS)

Earlier today, President Buhari was mobbed by youths as he left the Sallah prayer ground at the National Mosque. He subsequently narrated his experience while receiving a delegation of FCT Muslim community at the Presidential Villa. Buhari had said: “Today, during and immediately after the prayers, I think I was bombarded by the youths who... Read More

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July 17, 2015

Buhari appoints new Commandant for NSCDC

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Abdullahi Muhammadu as the new Commandant-General of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps. A statement released by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, Muhammadu communicated the development. Dr. Ade Abolurin, the former Commandant-General, has retired from service. The new NSCDC boss was... Read More

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July 17, 2015

“Buhari has appointed his ‘daughter’ as INEC chairman” | PDP vows to reject election results

The Peoples Democratic Party has vowed to reject any election conducted by the Acting Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, Amina Zakari. The PDP insists that Zakari has a very close relationship with President Buhari and as such, the party will not accept results of elections it fails to win. The National Publicity Secretary of the party,... Read More

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July 17, 2015

“I’m committed to undoing the wrongs of the past” | Read Buhari’s Eid-el-Fitri message

Below is the Eid-el-Fitri message by President Muhammadu Buhari. “Fellow Compatriots, I greet and felicitate with you all, especially our citizens of the Islamic faith on this auspicious occasion of the 2015 Eid-el-Fitr celebrations. I congratulate all those who have successfully completed the Ramadan fast in keeping with the injunction of our Creator. Although we... Read More

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July 16, 2015

No one is safe, President Buhari is dissolving everything

Following an order from the President, the governing boards of all federal parastatals, agencies, and institutions. A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina: Until the boards are reconstituted, Chief Executive Officers of the affected parastatals, agencies and institutions are to refer all matters requiring the attention of... Read More

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July 16, 2015

Presidency reacts to Buhari’s alleged anti-Igbo statement

The Presidency has denied insinuations that President Muhammadu Buhari made some anti-Igbo utterances in a recent interview with the BBC Hausa Service. A pirate radio station- Radio Biafra had alleged that it got a recording from a BBC interview where the President expressed some sentiments against the Igbo ethnic group. On Wednesday, July 15, the Senior Special Assistant... Read More

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July 15, 2015

How Buhari will spend his 4-day trip to the US

The itinerary of President Muhammadu Buhari for his forthcoming trip to the United States, has been released. In a statement released through his spokesperson, Femi Adesina, on Wednesday, it was revealed that President Buhari is expected to depart Abuja for Washington DC on Sunday and upon arrival, would hold high-level talks with President Barack Obama and other senior officials... Read More

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July 15, 2015

President Buhari holds private meeting with Dele Momodu (PHOTOS)

Ovation Magazine Publisher, Dele Momodu, met with President Buhari, today, July 15. Momodu revealed via his Instagram page that Buhari invited him to the State House, Abuja, after reading a recent column of his Pendulum series in ThisDay. At the meeting, the veteran journalist also presented his new book ‘Pendulum, A Book of Prophesies’, to... Read More

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July 15, 2015

Why Fayose is presently happy with President Buhari

No other politician in the Peoples Democratic Party attacked President Buhari during the presidential election, as much as Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose. However, since Buhari was inaugurated, Fayose has soft-pedalled and has even had one or two praises for the President. On Wednesday, July 15, the governor thanked President Buhari for finding an Ekitiman... Read More

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July 15, 2015

“A latrine pit of 16 years can’t be cleaned in 30 days” | Tinubu has some words for PDP

National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has criticised the Peoples Democratic Party for saying that the APC-led government and President Buhari is moving at a slow pace. Tinubu says it will take a lot more than 30 days to clean the rot of the 16 years in which the PDP was in... Read More

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July 15, 2015

“I respect Buhari and I’m loyal to him” – Tinubu

National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu says he understands President Muhammadu Buhari and the feeling is mutual. Tinubu would also speak of his respect and loyalty to the cause of Buhari, stating that he has never made any demand of him since he became President. The former Lagos governor said this while speaking... Read More

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July 15, 2015

Buhari broke his Ramadan fast with Tinubu and Amaechi yesterday (PHOTOS)

To break is Ramadan fast on Tuesday, July 14, President Muhammadu Buhari was joined by the National Leader of APC, Bola Tinubu and former Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi. They were joined by others at the Presidential villa during the breaking of Ramadan fast. See photos below:

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July 14, 2015

This is why Buhari sacked the service chiefs

President Buhari’s sacking of the country’s service chiefs is believed to be related with his forthcoming trip to the United States. Vanguard reports that its sources disclosed that their termination became necessary due to the fact the he (the president) would be posed some questions about the terrorism challenges as well as Nigeria’s military capability... Read More

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July 14, 2015

Buhari was too hasty in sacking Service Chiefs – Labour Party

The Labour Party, has accused President Buhari of being too hasty in his sacking of the nation’s service chiefs. The President had on Monday, July 13, sacked the National Security Adviser as well as the service chiefs. He would also replace them almost immediately. LP however, believes that the action was taken in a hurry, with... Read More

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July 14, 2015

Buhari would consider probing NLNG payments to Jonathan’s government

The Presidency said on Monday, July 13, that President Muhammadu Buhari would consider probing over $5.5bn dividends said to have been paid to the Jonathan-led Federal Government by the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited. The All Progressives Congress had called for the probe, claiming that dividend payments made by the NLNG cannot be accounted for. The party... Read More

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July 13, 2015

Why Buhari may not remove fuel subsidy just yet

President Muhammadu Buhari, says that his government may not yet remove the petroleum subsidy. Buhari stated that the reasons given so far for its removal did not seem reasonable. The President said that the absence of subsidy on petroleum products will have adverse effect on the poor and jobless Nigerians. He said this on Monday after getting... Read More

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“Buhari is a man of integrity” and 5 other things Obama said today

Photos from Buhari’s meeting with Obama

Buhari makes grand arrival in Washington (PHOTOS)

Go ahead and probe Jonathan | PDP gives Buhari the greenlight

These are the 33 members of Buhari’s delegation to the US

Buhari arrives the United States

Buhari will succeed by the grace of God – Dino Melaye

Buhari will make 6,000 appointments – Presidency

Buhari is making moves to jail Jonathan – Ijaw group

Buhari: Halfway to 100 Days

Philip Amiola: Can we really trust Buhari to bring change?

EbonyLife hosts ‘Meet & Greet’ with the President in DC

Dele Momodu: My once in a lifetime experience with President Buhari

“Fix Nigeria and stop making excuses” | Cleric admonishes Buhari

When Buhari said ‘only God can protect’, this is what he meant (PHOTOS)

Buhari appoints new Commandant for NSCDC

“Buhari has appointed his ‘daughter’ as INEC chairman” | PDP vows to reject election results

“I’m committed to undoing the wrongs of the past” | Read Buhari’s Eid-el-Fitri message

No one is safe, President Buhari is dissolving everything

Presidency reacts to Buhari’s alleged anti-Igbo statement

How Buhari will spend his 4-day trip to the US

President Buhari holds private meeting with Dele Momodu (PHOTOS)

Why Fayose is presently happy with President Buhari

“A latrine pit of 16 years can’t be cleaned in 30 days” | Tinubu has some words for PDP

“I respect Buhari and I’m loyal to him” – Tinubu

Buhari broke his Ramadan fast with Tinubu and Amaechi yesterday (PHOTOS)

This is why Buhari sacked the service chiefs

Buhari was too hasty in sacking Service Chiefs – Labour Party

Buhari would consider probing NLNG payments to Jonathan’s government

Why Buhari may not remove fuel subsidy just yet

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