President and Commander-In-Chief of Nigeria, Buhari has disclosed that his administration will place closed-circuit television, (CCTVs), on highways and other strategic locations, to help reduce crimes. In response to an address by the traditional rulers led by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the President stated: “Working with the state governments we intend to…
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In a statement released by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina quoted Buhari as saying on Tuesday, “Let nobody or group doubt or test our will to act in the higher interest of the majority of our citizens,” President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday warned that the protesting members of the Islamic…
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President Muhammadu Buhari was well appreciated by the Members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday as each Minister lauded him for the opportunity he gave them to serve in his cabinet. At the valedictory session of the council, ministers in the cabinet took turns to narrate the lessons they learnt from the president…
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The First citizen of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to intensify the fight against drug peddling in the country. According to a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the president made the vow while receiving leaders of the Nigerian Community in Saudi Arabia at the end of…
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The number one citizen of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari has reminded Nigerian graduates that bagging a university degree is not an equivalence to a meal ticket. Buhari stated this on Friday at the 13th Convocation for the conferment of higher degrees, postgraduate diplomas and honorary degrees of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra, Punch reports.…
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Fielding questions from reporters after his 10-day trip to the United Kingdom, Buhari said he is ready to settle down and swear in the new cabinet. TheCable reports that A reporter had asked him, “What kind of people will make your next cabinet?” and he responded: “I won’t tell you.” The president also refused to…
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Some gunmen on Wednesday night invaded the Government Girls’ Secondary School, Moriki, Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State, and abducted five persons including two caterers and three children. Also, security was beefed up on Thursday in Daura and some of its surrounding villages after bandits kidnapped the Magajin Garin Daura, Alhaji Musa Umar, an…
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Miss Umar, the district head of Daura in Katsina state, has reportedly been kidnapped by gunmen. Umar, a former customs officer, is reported to be the father of Fatima Musa, wife of Mohammed Abubakar, Buhari’s aide de camp (ADC). NAN reports that the kidnappers stormed his residence at 7pm on Wednesday and sporadically shot in…
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President Muhammadu Buhari will reportedly travel to the United Kingdom on Thursday after a visit to Maiduguri, Borno state, his media office says. The president was in Lagos on Wednesday to inaugurate projects being executed by the state government. He is now in Maiduguri to inaugurate “developmental projects especially in the sectors of education, healthcare…
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The Lagos State government has stated that preparation is currently ongoing in order to host President Muhammadu Buhari on an official visit to the state on Wednesday. In a statement issued by the state ministry of information and strategy on Tuesday, the announcement was made. It’s said that during the one-day working visit, a number…
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