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  • Photos: Buhari formally receives Umahi as APC governor in Aso Villa

    Photos: Buhari formally receives Umahi as APC governor in Aso Villa

    President Muhammadu Buhari hosted Ebonyi Governor, Dave Umahi, at Aso Rock hours after he formally switched from PDP to APC.

    Umahi was led to Aso Rock by APC National Caretaker Chairman and Yobe governor, Alhaji Mai Buni.

    The governors of Kebbi, Niger, Jigawa and The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, were also at the meeting.

    Umahi joined the APC formally on Thursday, dumping the Peoples Democratic Party.

    He also urged his supporters not to castigate the state’s National Assembly members and others who did not defect with him from the PDP to the APC.

    He said: “Do not castigate them because they are looking for something and will come back when they get it.

    “They are my children and I love them very much as the father of the state.”

    Umahi also boasted that Ebonyi is presently 99.9 per cent APC.

    “We have the deputy governor, speaker of the House of Assembly, 110 state executive council members, 1,200 executive assistants, senior technical assistants and technical assistants and 374 LGA liaison officers together in this agreement.

    “We also have 400 members of boards and commissions, 560 LGA management committee members, 130 LGA supervisors, the entire chairmen of the 13 LGAs, party chairmen in the councils, legislators among others in this movement,” he said.

  • Buhari meets T.Y. Danjuma at Aso Villa

    Buhari meets T.Y. Danjuma at Aso Villa

    President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday met behind closed doors with former Minister of Defence, retired Gen. T. Y. Danjuma, at the State House, Abuja.

    Mr Sunday Aghaeze, the Personal Assistant to the President (Photography), confirmed this via pictorial reports on the meeting.

    The agenda of the meeting was unknown to State House correspondents as at the time of filing this report.

    It was however gathered the meeting may not be unconnected with the ongoing critical consultations with major stakeholders in the country aimed at finding lasting solutions to the security and socio-economic challenges.

    The President had on Oct. 23 presided over a crucial virtual meeting with former Nigerian leaders at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja.

    The former leaders, who participated in the meeting virtually from their homes included Gen. Yakubu Gowon, Olusegun Obasanjo, Ibrahim Babangida, Abdulsalami Abubakar, Goodluck Jonathan and Earnest Shonekan.

    Buhari had also met with members of the nation’s security and intelligence community, on Oct. 22 in Abuja, and later addressed the nation on the ENDSARS protests embarked upon by some aggrieved youths in the country.

  • Photo: Again, Buhari hosts ex-President Jonathan in Aso Villa

    Photo: Again, Buhari hosts ex-President Jonathan in Aso Villa

    Nigeria’s former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan was in Aso Rock on Monday where he briefed President Muhammadu Buhari on the situation in Mali.

    Mali has appointed a civilian as Interim President, who will stay in office for 18 months, and lead the country back to constitutional order, after the military had taken over power in the country.

    That was part of irreducible demands by West African leaders before sanctions imposed on the country could be lifted.

    Jonathan, who led ECOWAS’ Special Envoy to Mali said the military leaders were yet to satisfy ECOWAS demand of a full civilian as Vice President, and what his roles would be in government.

    That position is currently being held by a serving military officer, who was also one of the leaders of the take-over.

    However, Buhari said Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), at the behest of their Chairman, President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana, might confer again to discuss outstanding grey areas in the Mali political situation.

    Buhari counseled the Special Envoy to present a formal report to the new ECOWAS Chairman, President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana, “who will then write us officially, and we then determine the next steps.”

    The President said with about two-thirds of Mali currently under occupation by terrorists, “the priority of the military should be to secure their country,” rather than hold on to power.

  • #EdoDecides2020: Buni, Ganduje brief Buhari on APC performance in Aso Villa

    #EdoDecides2020: Buni, Ganduje brief Buhari on APC performance in Aso Villa

    National Caretaker Committee Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Mai Mala Buni and the Chairman of the party’s Governorship Election Campaign for Edo State, Abdullahi Ganduje on Monday met with President Muhammadu Buhari behind ‘closed door’ at the State House, Abuja.

    The meeting is coming after the APC was routed by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State.

    Governor Godwin Obaseki, who defected to PDP to contest the election defeated the APC’s candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu to win re-election.

    The two governors, it was gathered, entered the State House for the meeting with Buhari and took different exit door when leaving as no one knew the outcome of the meeting.

    INEC’s Returning Officer, Prof. Akpofure Rim-Rukeh, had on Sunday announced Obaseki as winner of the election after he polled 307,955 votes to defeat Ize-Iyamu of the APC who scored 223,619 votes.

  • Photos: Buhari’s daughter, Hanan weds Fashola’s aide in Aso Villa

    Photos: Buhari’s daughter, Hanan weds Fashola’s aide in Aso Villa

    First family, the Buharis on Friday (today) gave out their daughter’s hand in marriage at the Presidential Villa in Aso Rock.

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    Father and mother of the bride, President Muhammadu Buhari and First lady Aisha Buhari jointly gave us Hanan Buhari as wife to Mohammed Turad Sha’aban.

    The proud bride’s mum shared official photos from the wedding ceremony on Friday afternoon.

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    Muhammad Turad Sha’aban is the son of Honourable Sani Sha’aban, a former lawmaker who represented Sabon Gari, Zaria, Kaduna State in the fifth Assembly and was also a former gubernatorial candidate in the 2007 and 2011 elections.

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    Alhaji Sha’aban is the Damburam Zazzau of Zazzau Emirate Council. According to reports, Turad is a financial expert who is a special adviser to former Lagos state governor and current minister of works, Babatunde Fashola. Hanan is a graduate of photography from Ravensbourne University in England.

  • Why I am a fan of Aisha Buhari – Fani-Kayode

    Why I am a fan of Aisha Buhari – Fani-Kayode

    Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has said he is a fan of wife of Nigeria’s President, Aisha Buhari because she is the light of the Aso Rock Villa.

    Fani-Kayode, in series of tweets, welcomed Aisha Buhari back home from Dubai where she had gone for medical treatment.

    He said the first lady was unstoppable as God would continue to be with her, praying for her to stand strong.

    Fani-Kayode added that those who believed that his compliment of Aisha Buhari meant that he might be nursing the ambition of defecting to the All Progressives Congress, APC, to think otherwise as that would never be.

    “Welcome back home to our amiable First Lady, Aisha Buhari. I repeat, you are the light of the Villa. You are unstoppable and God is with you. Stand strong!

    “To those who believe that this means I am going to APC, I say get a life and stop letting your imagination run wild. It means nothing of the sort.

    “I have always been a fan of Aisha Buhari even though I am the resistance and I am opposed to her husband’s Government.

    “Our First Lady came back home safely and soundly and in good health after going to Dubai and some say we shouldn’t wish her well and thank God for sparing her life and bringing her back safely simply because we are in the opposition? Some people can be so petty and wicked! May God help us,” he tweeted.

  • Insecurity: Buhari meets Northeast governors, security chiefs in Aso Villa

    Insecurity: Buhari meets Northeast governors, security chiefs in Aso Villa

    President Muhammadu Buhari is meeting with Governors from the six Northeast states and security chiefs over rising insecurity in the region.

    At the meeting in Abuja on Monday were Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo; the National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno (retd); and the Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari.

    Governors in attendance include Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum; Ahmadu Fintri of Adamawa; Bala Mohammed of Bauchi; Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe; Darius Ishaku of Taraba; and Mai Mala Buni of Yobe.

    Others are: Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin; Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ekwe Ibas; Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu; Director-General, Department of State Services, Yusuf Bichi; Director-General, National Intelligence Agency, Ahmed Rufa’i; Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi and the Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammad Dingyadi.

    The meeting was held after the Governors, on Saturday, elected Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, as Chairman of the region’s Governors Forum.

    The Governors had pledged to partner with the government to fight Boko Haram and requested for more hardware for the military to tackle insurgency in the region.

    They asked the military to intensify efforts to secure hard-to-reach areas in the region and ensure safe access to farm-lands.

  • Gunshots in Aso villa: Aisha Buhari’s ADC, security aides restored

    Gunshots in Aso villa: Aisha Buhari’s ADC, security aides restored

    Sequel to President Muhammadu Buhari’s investigative order into the confrontation between security aides and alleged firing of gunshots at the Aso Villa premises, the aide-de-camp (ADC) to First Lady, Aisha Buhari has been restored to his post.

    The ADC, Usman Shugaba, who is a police officer, was absolved of any complicity by an investigative panel which was drawn from the Security Council.

    Also, other security aides of the First Lady have been returned to the Presidential Villa.

    But a nurse on the private jet from Abuja to Lagos and Kano, which caused misunderstanding at the Villa, has tested positive according to a report by The Nation.

    Following the development, the Federal Government has directed that all staff at the private wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in Abuja for COVID-19 test.

    Recall that there had been issues in the last two weeks over a minor family misunderstanding between the First Lady and an aide to the President over compliance with COVID-19 guidelines.

    The family challenge led to shooting at the Villa, the withdrawal and detention of the First Lady’s ADC and other security details.

    The President also directed that the incident be investigated.

    It was learnt that a team, comprising Security Council members, probed the case last Monday.

    As at Saturday, the panel had cleared the ADC.

    A top source, who spoke in confidence, said: “The First Lady has got all her staff back because the investigative panel discovered the ADC did not fire a shot in the Villa.

    “It was discovered that the ADC was not even at the scene of the incident and he was not armed on the said day.

    “The panel was also able to establish that there were no armed policemen at that moment. There were only issues about compliance with COVID-19 guidelines.

    “What really happened was that a presidential aide travelled to Lagos penultimate Monday in a private jet and when he returned last Thursday, the First Lady asked him to isolate for 14 days.

    “The whole intent of the First Lady was to protect President Muhammadu Buhari and his household from COVID-19 infection. It was not really a personal matter per se.

    “Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the First Lady has always asked those on palliative mission for her pet project, the Future Assured Programme to self-isolate for 14 days upon return from any trip

    It was however learnt that a female hostess on the shuttles to Lagos, Abuja and Kano with the private jet used by the Presidential aide tested positive.

    Another source added: “The air hostess is receiving treatment and the government has asked all the staff or workers at the private wing to go for COVID-19 test and self-isolate in line with the enabling guidelines.

  • Author releases book on Abba Kyari’s ‘the good, the bad and ugly’ moments in Aso Villa as Buhari’s CoS

    Author releases book on Abba Kyari’s ‘the good, the bad and ugly’ moments in Aso Villa as Buhari’s CoS

    Prolific writer, Magnus Onyibe has released a book titled “Abba Kyari: Portrait of a Loyalist – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly sides of Public Service in Nigeria”.

    Onyibe who also writes regularly for TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) said the book was published less than a month after the passing of the late Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari in April.

    The book was published by Inspire Media Services Limited.

     

  • Presidency reacts to security incident in Aso Villa

    Presidency reacts to security incident in Aso Villa

    The Presidency has acknowledged concerns expressed by several members of the public regarding the recent incident among the occupants of the State House.

    The blending incidence which led to the arrest of some staff by the police.

    A statement by the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Sunday, said President Muhammadu Buhari was not affected in any way by the incident.

    The statement read in part: ”This is to assure all and everyone that the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Muhammadu Buhari, is not, and was not at anytime in any form of danger arising, either from deadly infections or the reported incident by security personnel which is currently under investigation.

    ”This particular incident happened outside the main residence of the President.

    ”Armed guards and other security personnel assigned to the State House receive the necessary training of especially weapons handling and where they come short, their relevant agencies have their rules and regulations to immediately address them.

    ”Having authorized the proper investigation to be carried out into this unfortunate incident by the Police, the President has acted in compliance with the rule of law.

    ”That a minor occurrence is being used by some critics to justify attacks on the government and the person of President Muhammadu Buhari beggars belief.

    ”In this particular instance, the President says the law should be allowed to take its course.”