Tag: abubakar
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Air Force Chief, Abubakar hails Oborevwori over support to military, execution of M.O.R.E Agenda(Photos)
…as Oborevwori gifts Nigerian Airforce land The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, Wednesday, commended Governor Sheriff Oborevwori for the support the Delta State Government has provided to the Air Force over the years and also on the robust execution of his M.O.R.E agenda in the state. Abubakar who spoke during a courtesy…
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Obasanjo, Abdulsalami, others to meet in Abuja Today
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.); Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, and former Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, and others are set to meet on Thursday, June 10, 2021, in Abuja on the state of the nation. The meeting would be held under the backing…
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Terrorists have hoisted flag in Kaure, taken over wives of people-Niger governor
The Governor of Niger State, Abubakar Sani Bello, has stated that Boko Haram terrorists have hoisted their flag in Kaure, Shiroro Local Government Area. Abubakar Sani Bello made this known when he paid a visit to over 3000 Internally Displaced Persons from Shiroro and Munya local government areas who are taking refuge in Ibrahim Badamasi…
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We need to stand up, fight insecurity-Abdulsalami Abubakar
FORMER Head of State Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar on Monday urged the Federal Government not to relent in its commitment to tackling insecurity. He spoke during the inauguration of a building at the Pamo University of Medical Sciences (PUMS) in Iriebe, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. The former Head of State, who is the…
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Bauchi ex-Gov. admits paying N8.5bn to contractors two days to handing over
Immediate-past Governor of Bauchi State, Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar, on Tuesday, admitted before the Federal High Court, Abuja, that he paid N8.5 billion on May 27, two days before handing over power. Abubakar, however, told the court that the money was paid to contractors, who he claimed executed various infrastructural contracts for the state under his…
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Probe of ex-governors Abubakar, Yuguda, not a witch-hunt – Bauchi gov
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has said the inauguration of the Assets and Funds Recovery Committee in the State to recover assets and funds allegedly taken away by officials of Isa Yuguda and Mohammed Abubakar’s administrations is not meant to settle old scores neither witch-hunt. The governor who on Thursday formally inaugurated the 19-man…
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More troubles for Gov Abubakar as Bauchi Finance Commissioner resigns hours to supplementary poll
The Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance and Economic Development, Hon. Garbi Mohammed Akuyam, has resigned his appointment. In a copy of the resignation letter obtained by our correspondent, the former Commissioner said he is compelled to resign in view of recent developments and political realities of present day Bauchi State. Hon. Garba Saki was the…
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Atiku Abubakar with his personalised demystification capability – Godwin Etakibuebu
It is now a fact of the public market place that Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president to Olusegun Obasanjo, is now the presidential candidate of the People Democratic Party [PDP]. As such, he is expected to carry the banner of his political party [PDP] into the 2019 general election and even greater than this task is…
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MA Abubakar: A victory foretold – Ali
By Ali M. Ali “Men talk as if victory were something fortunate. Work is victory.” Ralph Waldo Emerson This may probably get me fired. May be that’s hyperbolic. But it will fetch me a serious reprimand. I am going against the boss’s “counsel”. He pointedly asked us (personal aides) not to “gloat” for his ringing…
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Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar leads Commonwealth election mission to Pakistan
The Commonwealth has appointed Nigeria’s former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd) as the head of the Commonwealth mission to observe elections in Pakistan. The Commonwealth Secretariat, in a statement by its Media Division, said Secretary-General Patricia Scotland would deploy Abubakar to lead other eminent persons from across the Commonwealth regions. The statement read:…