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[The Presidential Blog] Guess what Osinbajo will be doing in Calabar today
Acting President ‘Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, will visit Cross River State today to commission several milestone projects undertaken by the state government. Prof. Osinbajo will be received at the Margaret Ekpo…
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[The Presidential Blog] 37 hilarious tweets that will help you know all your Ministers
How on earth did we miss this??? On Democracy day, Nigerian lawyer/author/mentor and "prospective Vice-President of Nigeria" (you already know this is a funny person right?), Orji A. Uka dedicated…
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[The Presidential Blog] Aisha Buhari off to spend sometime with her husband in the UK
23 days after President Buhari took off for his medical follow-up to the United Kingdom, Aisha Buhari has gone to meet her husband, The Cable reports. According to a report…
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[The Presidential Blog] Photos of Professor Osinbajo and Obasanjo at the #Biafra50
It's been 50 years since the Nigerian Civil War was fought and a one day conference was organised today in Abuja for Nigerian leaders to discuss the importance of the…
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[The Presidential Blog] We can’t wait to hear what Professor Osinbajo has to say about Biafra #Biafra50
Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has made a reputation for himself as a very eloquent man with no words to spare for frivolities. He says what needs to be said…
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[The Presidential Blog] Aisha Buhari is ‘THE politician’ with this new food distribution move
Do not let anyone tell you otherwise. This woman right there is a politician. In fact, forget everything we have told you about her—from calling her a woman on fire…
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[The Presidential Blog] See the hilarious mess Nigerians are making of #AskVillaNG
Last night, The Presidency tweeted that Nigerians should post questions they have for the Presidential media aides. Apparently, they hope that the answers they will provide to curious Nigerians during…
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[The Presidential Blog] This is how Lai Mohammed really feels about social media
Last week, we had a moment about Alhaji Lai Mohammed being one of the 15 remaining people (we could just say "few people" but where's the fun in that?) in…
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[The Presidential Blog] For f___k’s sake, what is Lai Mohammed saying now?
Alhaji Lai Mohammed has been missing from the scene for quite some time. You can call it a deserving holiday (for us, that is) after that stunt he pulled on…
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[The Presidential Blog] The Presidency has a message for you “based on logistics”
This is tiring. It is one thing to go through your Twitter feed everyday hoping you won't be confused by a phoney person or organisation trying to jump on…
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[The Presidential Blog] Why doesn’t the Information Minister have any social media accounts?
It's weird, right? Alhaji Lai Mohammed, sworn in as the President Muhammadu Buhari's Minister of Information and Culture since 2015 doesn't have any social media account. To get the full…
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[The Presidential Blog] You wanted details about the released #ChibokGirls; here they are
There's been so much brouhaha about the 82 released Chibok Girls. Starting with the PDP faction's pathetic statement in response to the prisoner swap that led to the release of…
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[The Presidential Blog] Did you know that there is a Buhari hotel?
This is exactly what happens when you have a President in the abroad! You google him and all you get on the first page are diasporan things. That's what happened…
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[The Presidential Blog] Professor Osinbajo has the perfect answer to “why Buhari refused to hand over”
Nigerians like wahala. That's a fact. President Buhari's letter informing the National Assembly of his indefinite medical trip to London was read at plenary today on the floor of the…
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[The Presidential Blog] So what if Zahra Buhari flew the presidential jet?
So this photo of Zahra Buhari and her "O.B.O" husband, Ahmed Indimi alighting from one of the Nigerian official jets has been trending all day - but sadly, not to…
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[The Presidential Blog] What were Buhari and Osinbajo laughing about please?
It's been so long since President Muhammadu Buhari has tweeted anything. So you can imagine our joy when we got that notification for a post by @MBuhari on Twitter. ;
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[The Presidential Blog] Everything you did not notice in Buhari’s latest photos
After three weeks of being away from the scene, President Buhari has finally made another Jum'at prayer appearance. He attended the Friday prayer service at the Aso Rock mosque wearing…
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[The Presidential Blog] 5 things to know about the FG’s new vision for the Niger Delta
When you finally get through Minister of Niger Delta of Affairs, Mr Usani Uguru Usani's Facebook Live broadcast - not only the 6 minutes of neck craning but the whole 18 minutes…
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[The Presidential Blog] The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs posted an upside down Facebook video | Why?
What even is this life? We know that the struggle for social media presence is an actual thing and the Presidency is the at the forefront of that tug of…
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[The Presidential Blog] Osinbajo investigative panel report to be submitted on Monday
Vice President Osinbajo's three-man investigative panel set up by President Buhari to inquire into the allegations against suspended SGF, Babachir Lawal as well as the discovery of $50 million…
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[The Presidential Blog] Professor Osinbajo’s #WorkersDay message is too sweet so we added a few shady lines #WhereIsBuhari
It's another one of those global holidays. It's May Day in England; Worker's Day in Nigeria but "potato potato". It's the first of May and it's the day set aside…
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[The Presidential Blog] If only Buhari knew how ridiculous his Presidency has become
Since Minister Lai Mohammed announced yesterday that President Buhari now works from home - he did later say his statement was misconstrued and he only meant the President worked from…
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[The Presidential Blog] Buhari sends his favourite 82-year-old back to the Senate for confirmation
President Muhammadu Buhari has just re-nominated Sylvanus Adiewere Nsofor, the 82-year-old ambassadorial nominee from Imo State. Nsofor had already been rejected by the Senate based on a damning report from the…
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[The Presidential Blog] President Buhari is absent at FEC meeting for the third week in a row
President Buhari is conspicuously absent from today's Federal Executive Council. Three weeks ago, the Minister of Information and Culture tried to explain away President Buhari's absence at the weekly Federal…
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[The Presidential Blog] Aisha Buhari “resurfaces” with a call for investment in out-of-school girls
We have not heard much from or about the wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari since President Buhari's drama-filled medical vacation and return. We thought she was just done publicly appearing…
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[The Presidential Blog] Minister Fayemi’s clap-back to Vanguard Newspapers will make you laugh
Singer, Harrysong has had some time on social media amidst everything else that trended this week. A photo of the singer in a tux next to a "one-eyed" bride has been…
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[The Presidential Blog] Throwback to the last time you saw the President photographed
You already know we have a thing for tracking the President's whereabouts through his official photographer, Bayo Omoboriowo. [In case you missed it: Why we have no doubt the President…
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Did the FEC meeting not hold because of a missing memo or because of a missing President?
If you have not been following closely, you may have missed the fact that the weekly Federal Executive Council meetings that President Buhari usually heads has had a few glitches…
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[The Presidential Blog] Hey Babachir! Here’s the official notice of your suspension
So the President finally decided to take action regarding the Secretary to the Government of the Federation who's been accused of violating due process in the award of contracts under…
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[The Presidential Blog] Did you know? President Buhari is building houses for civil servants
President Muhammadu Buhari met behind closed doors with the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita today. While the meeting happened behind closed doors and as has…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy