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President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday said terrorists of the Boko Haram sect are fraudulent people who have been besieged by his administration since 2015. Buhari who made the statement in Owerri, the Imo State capital when he was hosted by the Governor, Hope Uzodimma after he commissioned some projects by his government blamed the elite for not thinking hard about Nigeria. The President said despite earning so much from crude oil, […]

The Federal High Court in Lagos has extended the order stopping President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Broadcasting Commission NBC from revoking the licenses of 53 broadcast stations in the country and shutting down the stations for allegedly failing to renew their licenses. Justice Akintayo Aluko had on 29 August 2022 granted an order of interim injunction following the hearing of an argument on motion exparte by Socio-Economic Rights and […]

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday commissioned a New Naval Sports Complex in Lagos State and declared open the 12th Nigerian Navy Games, just as he urged Nigerians to believe in the capability of the armed forces to safeguard and bring long-lasting peace and stability to the country. Declaring open the 12th Nigerian Navy Games, Lagos 2022, Buhari guaranteed Nigerians that the armed forces would continue to sustain their operational tempo to contain […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says he has received with great sadness news of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. Buhari in a statement yesterday evening mourned the dead monarch and commiserated with the Royal Family, stating that he and his family and the over 200 million Nigerians have received with immense sadness the passing of the Queen and the end of her unique and wonderful 70-year reign. […]

Members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Pengassan have threatened to pull out its entire workforce from oil and gas installations nationwide in protest of the increasing oil theft and vandalism. The President of Pengassan, Festus Osifo, made their intentions known at a press conference held in Abuja, lamenting that crude oil theft had crumbled the nation’s economy, threatening that oil workers are ready to […]

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Sadiya Umar Farouq yesterday announced that the Federal Government has approved a National flood emergency preparedness and response plan in Nigeria for more resilience and effective response measures to mitigate the impact of flooding on Nigerians. Farouq while disclosing this after the Federal Executive Council FEC meeting urged all states and operational stakeholders to implement the plan in order to advance national […]

President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to pay a working visit to Imo State on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, to commission the two signature road projects of the 3-R administration and the newly reconstructed Imo State House of Assembly Complex. The Governor of Imo State Hope Uzodimma who announced this through a press release signed by his Chief Press Secretary and media adviser, Oguwuike Nwachukwu said the Imo people residing in […]