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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Thursday, alleged that with the volume of foreign loans being accumulated by President Muhammadu Buhari and his All Progressives Congress (APC), the nation will soon be in morden day slavery. It also said that Buhari’s moves to take a fresh $5.513 billion (N2.1 trillion) loan in addition to an earlier $22.79 billion (N8.5trillion), the size of 2020 …

Secretary to the government of the federation, Boss Mustapha, on Wednesday said the Federal Ministry of Education will soon issue guidelines for the reopening of schools in the country. Boss Mustapha made this known during Wednesday’s daily briefing by the COVID-19 task force. Mustapha urged all state proprietors and stakeholders to take steps that will facilitate an early and safe …

Nigeria’s president Mohammadu Buhari  on Friday announced he has signed an executive order implementing the financial autonomy of state legislature and state Judiciary. The president made this known via his verified twitter handle announcing the financial automony of state’s judiciary and legislature. “Based on the power vested in me under Section 5 of the 1999 Constitution (as Amended), I, today, …

President Muhammadu Buhari has now sacked the registrar of the  National Examination Council, NECO, Prof. Charles Uwakwe for fraud.  The registrar and four other officials were displaced on Thursday.  The affected officials, according to the letter were Mr. Bamidele Olure, Acting Director (Finance and Acounts), Dr. Shina Adetona, Head of Procurement Division, Mr. Tayo Odukoya, Deputy Director and Barr. Babatunde …

President Muhammadu Buhari has withdrawn security details attached to the Rivers State COVID-19 Task force. The security officers are said to be withdrawn based on human rights abuses on the path of the state’s task force. The President’s decision is coming few days after the state Governor, Nyesome Wike, supervised the demolition of two hotels for violating the state’s lockdwon …

Former Nigeria President, Goodluck Jonathan, has explained he had to quit politics since 2015 after losing to Buhari. Jonathan made this known while speaking at the inauguration of the Bayelsa State executive council of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by Governor Douye Diri on Sunday. He admitted that he was moving away from being “an effective partisan politician” and focusing …

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has lost a nephew, Mutari Dauda. Buhari has consoled the members of his extended family and Daura community at large following the death of Dauda, who is also Malam Mamman Daura’s younger brother. In a condolence message, President Buhari said: “Let me on behalf of myself and my family convey to you my deepest sympathy for …

The General Overseer of Winners Chapel, Bishop Oyedepo, has attacked President Buhari closing down churches amidst the coronavirus pandemic lockdown. Oyedop while speaking at the Covenant Hour of Prayer Programme on Wednesday, said if markets could be opened for six hours, there was no reason churches should not be opened for two hours. The cleric argued that President Muhammadu Buhari’s …

President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with Kano State Government and Council of Chiefs over the passing of Emir of Rano, Alhaji Tafida Abubakar Ila Auta Bawo. He described the emir as someone, whose words of wisdom, nobility, and decency will be sorely missed, “especially at a time the government is relying on traditional rulers to sensitize citizens on directives for …

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Air Vice Marshal Muhammadu Alhaji Muhammed (retd) as the new Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to replace Mustapha Maihaja. This was announced on Saturday by a statement which emanated from the office of the Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF). Signed by Willie Bassey, Director, Information, the statement …