Yemi Osinbajo

[The Presidential Blog] Professor Osinbajo in Addis Ababa for the AU summit

The Acting President is currently in Ethiopia attending the 29th Ordinary Session of the African Union. According to an official statement from the Office of the Acting President, Professor Osinbajo. He will be representing Nigeria alongside other Heads of States & Governments from all over the continent and “other invited global & continental leaders”. The 29th session is... Read More

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Donald Trump hosts Chibok girls, Serena Williams naked, Adekunle Gold’s One Night Stand | See our top ten photos from last week

If there ever was an uneventful week, it sure wasn’t last week. From a leaking roof that caused a flood at the Murtala Mohammed Airport to Adekunle Gold sprinkling some of his shiny dust in London on Friday night and Acting President Osinbajo meeting with Nana Akufo Ado ahead of the upcoming AU summit, we have kept... Read More

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Osinbajo celebrates honest N-Power beneficiary

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday celebrated a beneficiary of N-Power who returned stipends paid to him after he got a job. In a Twitter post, Osinbajo disclosed that Daniel Joshua from Taraba State returned his N-Power stipends for May and June after he has disengaged from the scheme. He wrote, “A story of integrity.... Read More

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[The Presidential Blog] Wait, what’s Oyegun subbing Osinbajo for?

John Odigie-Oyegun is the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressive Congress and under whose leadership the party became financially unstable. Earlier today, at the end of a meeting between the party`s National Working Committee (NWC) and state governors elected on the party’s platform, someone presumably asked the party chairman for comments about Ayodele Fayose‘s recent remarks... Read More

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Maybe Hushpuppi should be the face of the VAIDS campaign

by Alexander O. Onukwue Hushpuppi has gate-crashed the internet for 48 hours with his jabs at Ice Prince and Phyno. Reactions have come from all sides, from supporters and opposers alike, the majority of opinions targeting Hushpuppi to declare his assets. It is only a coincidence, but Hushpuppi’s new act for social attention has coincided... Read More

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We’ll remain resolute in the fight against corruption – Osinbajo

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has said the Federal Government will remain resolute in its fight against corruption in spite of the daunting challenges. Osinbajo said this in Lagos at the 5th Annual Christopher Kolade Lecture on Business Integrity titled, Prevention is better than Cure even on the Issue of Corruption. The lecture was organised by the... Read More

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Osinbajo appoints 14 new Resident Electoral Commissioners

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday approved the appointment of 14 new Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Director office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Bolaji Adebiyi, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. The new appointees are Prof. Godwill Obioma (Abia), James Lorliam (Benue), Dr.... Read More

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Federal Government declares ‘Tax Thursday’

Nigeria’s Federal Government has declared every Thursday “Tax Thursday”, to create awareness among Nigerians on payment of tax and accrued benefits. Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, who made the declaration in Abuja on Thursday, said the programme will last one year, and will target at least 4 million new taxpayers from the 36 states and the... 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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Osinbajo approves appointment of 14 heads of tertiary health institutions (SEE LIST)

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, has approved the appointment of 14 Chief Medical Directors and Medical Directors in Federal Teaching Hospitals, Federal Medical Centres and Specialty Hospitals in Nigeria. This was disclosed in an approval letter signed by the Deputy Chief of Staff to the Acting President and addressed to the Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole.... Read More

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Only 3 members of Buhari’s cabal are allowed access to him – Fayose

Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose has claimed President Muhammadu Buhari has been on life support in a West-End London Hospital. He said this on Wednesday while addressing journalists in Ado-Ekiti. Fayose stated that the audio message of President Buhari celebrating Eid-el-Fitri in Hausa language was “absolute lies.” “No doubt, the audio message was only a damage-control strategy... Read More

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FG approves purchase of Abuja Metro Plaza for Hajj Commission, NAHCON

The Federal Executive Council (FEC), has approved the purchase of the Metro Plaza building to serve as the permanent Headquarters of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). The approval was given Wednesday at the FEC meeting still holding inside the council chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Premium Times reports The meeting is being... 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 be monitoring today. 1. TREASURY LOOTERS TO BE GRANTED “FULL AND COMPLETE AMNESTY” The House of Representatives is reportedly considering a law that would grant looters of Nigerian treasury “full and complete amnesty”. 2. TUITION FEES HIKE: SENATE SUMMONS 38 VCS The Nigerian Senate is set to summon Vice... Read More

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Buhari was right to speak to Nigerians in Hausa language – Shehu Sani

Senator Shehu Sani has defended President Muhammadu Buhari’s controversial use of Hausa language in his Eid-el-Fitr message to Nigerians on Saturday. Sani said Buhari was not speaking in his capacity as President but as a private citizen. He wrote on Facebook, “There’s nothing wrong with the President sending Sallah message in Hausa Language. “He is... Read More

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Osinbajo to continue consultations on Nigeria’s unity

The consultations by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo with various segments of the Nigerian society will continue, his media aide, Laolu Akande has said. He stated this in a release, stating the impact of the previously held consultations. “While this set of consultations was concluded last week, the presidency will continue to actively engage with different segments... Read More

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How can we get our President back?

by Alexander O. Onukwue The UK are obviously too distracted by their own problems to be bothered that the President of Nigeria has been held hostage in their capital. President Buhari has spent the last seven weeks at a location in London, undergoing a medical procedure that has been described by some as recuperation and... Read More

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Slow Country: The Eid Speech is a culmination of the Buhari journey so far

by Alexander O. Onukwue How does the President of a country, a multi-ethnic nation like Nigeria, come to the idea of issuing a national address in his native language? The audio recording of his speech, aired on several platforms including the BBC, has President Buhari apparently extending good compliments of the season in Hausa language.... 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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The unity of religious faiths is very important – Osinbajo

A delegation of Abuja religious and traditional leaders, including government officials led by the FCT Minister, Mohammed Bello, visited Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday to pay him homage on the occasion of end of Ramadan and the celebration of Eid-el-Fitr. In his speech, Osinbajo urged all Nigerians to shun religious disunity, come together to... Read More

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Five-months pregnant athlete, Alysia Montano; Otodo Gbame settlers | Here are last week’s winners and losers

Nigeria’s Acting President delivered a powerful speech that struck through the core of Nigerian’s souls, this 5-months pregnant athlete nearly broke the internet, Johnny Depp may be considering reenacting an assassination scene from 1865 and Dino Melaye may have begun an early journey out of the Nigerian Senate. From last week’s news cycle, we present... 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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“Happy Eid-el-Fitr” – Buhari’s new address to Nigerians, Schwarzenegger and Macron mock Donald Trump | Our top 10 quotes from last week

“I, again, appeal to all Nigerians to avoid reckless statements or actions against our fellow countrymen. We should all resolve to live in peace and unity in our great country, which is the envy of many less endowed nations. “Happy Eid-el-Fitr.” We had to begin this week’s round up of quotes with our absentee President,... Read More

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‘President Buhari set to return home within a week’

Two presidential aides on Friday said the ailing Buhari might return within a week, subject to clearance by his doctors. “Mr. President [Buhari] is getting better and wanting to return to Nigeria very soon,” one of the two sources said, according to Sahara Reporters. Asked why the President had not spoken to his vice or... Read More

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No religious group is immune to corruption – CAN replies Osinbajo

Some church leaders in Nigeria have faulted the comments of Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on how corruption had eaten deep into the Church. Punch reports that the leaders asked Osinbajo to empower the nation’s anti-graft agencies to adequately tackle corruption rather than blame the church for the government’s failure to effectively address the issue. Osinbajo... Read More

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The Big 10: These are the stories that drove conversation this week

These are the top 10 stories that drove conversation this week. 1. Comments on the agitations and hate speeches. The “Kaduna Declaration” has raised so much dust from several quarters. The governor of Katsina state, Aminu Masari has said the agitation is a mere exercise of the freedom of expression of the concerned parties. While... Read More

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Reno Omokri: El Rufai, Tunde Bakare and the groove from Timex Social Club

by Reno Omokri I never thought I would live to see the day that Sahara Reporters would publish a story alleging, together with supporting documents, that a person reputed to be one of its benefactors, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, the under-performing Governor of Kaduna State, has been systematically engaging in acts of corruption by way of... Read More

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Ethnic, religious agitations in the country caused by elites – Osinbajo

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has said ethnic and religious agitation in the country should be blamed on the elite class. Osinbajo said this on Friday at the graduation ceremony of Senior Course 39 of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna State. He said disunity in the country was promoted by the elites... Read More

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Kaduna Declaration: Arewa Youth call for the arrest of the NSA, IGP and DSS Director

The Coalition of Northern youths under the auspices of Arewa Youth Assembly (AYA), have called on the Yemi Osinbajo to sack the National Security Adviser, Inspector General of Police and Director of State Security Services for their failure to arrest those behind the “Kaduna Declaration”. Osinbajo and Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai had earlier ordered... Read More

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Pay all the N’Delta leaders or face a fresh crisis – Ex-militants warn Osinbajo

Ex-militant leaders in the Niger Delta have asked Yemi Osinbajo to ensure that the 30 per cent pipeline surveillance money was paid directly to each of them and not through a single intermediary. President Muhammadu Buhari had earlier terminated the pipeline surveillance contract which was given to the ex-militants by the administration of former President... Read More

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