Tag: CoS
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Atiku, Saraki, congratulate Buhari’s new CoS, Gambari
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and the immediate past Senate President, Bukola Saraki have joined league of prominent Nigerian politicians sending congratulatory messages to the newly appointed chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Ibrahim Gambari who replaces the late Abba Kyari. Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation announced Gambari’s appointment at…
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JUST IN: Gambari arrives State House, to be sworn-in as new CoS anytime from now
Sequel to reports of his appointment as the new Chief of Staff on Tuesday, Professor Ibrahim Gambari has arrived at the State House to be part of the virtual Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday. He will replace Mallam Abba Kyari who passed away on 17 April after succumbing to coronavirus complications. He was received…
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FG lifts ban ‘imposed’ by Buhari’s late CoS, Kyari on Health Ministry procurement
There seems to be respite coming the way of the Ministry of Health as a federal policy requesting the Ministry to go through the Ministry of Agriculture for its procurement and other funding needs has been lifted. The Health Ministry can now handle all its contracts and procurements without the ‘unnatural’ routing through the Agriculture…
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DSS denies invading former Edo CoS residence
The Directorate of State Service (DSS) in Edo has denied invading the residence or arresting anyone associated with Chief Taiwo Akerele, former Chief of Staff (CoS) to Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo. Mr Sheikh Waziri, DSS Director in Edo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Monday, that no operative of the…
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Help, they are after my life, Obaseki’s ex-CoS cries out few hours after resignation
This might not be the best of time for Taiwo Akerele, the immediate past Chief of Staff to the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki who resigned his appointment on Friday and has since been with Ethan Uzamereon on Saturday night by the governor. According to reports, no fewer than 25 operatives of the Department of…
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DSS officials invade, ransack Obaseki’s ex-CoS Taiwo Akerele’s residence, arrest aide
No fewer than 25 operatives of the State Security Services (SSS) on Sunday evening invaded the private residence of former Chief of Staff to Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, Chief Taiwo Akerele. The development is an indication that things might have fallen apart between the Governor and his erstwhile closest staff. Recall that Akerele…
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Abba Kyari more intelligent than all Ministers, Special Advisers in Buhari’s government – Mamman Daura
President Muhammadu Buhari’s uncle and long time associate, Mamman Daura has described the president’s late Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari has highly intellectual. According to him ‘In point of intellect, he (Abba Kyari) stood above all Ministers and Special Advisers in this government.” Daura revealed this and other hidden facts about the late CoS in…
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No CoS anywhere exhibited complete loyalty, commitment to his principal like Abba Kyari – James Ibori
Former Governor of Delta State, James Ibori on Saturday extolled the rare virtues of late Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari who died on Saturday from the novel coronavirus [COVID-19] disease. According to the former governor, no Chief of Staff anywhere has exhibited the kind of commitment and loyalty that the late…
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Photos: Social distancing rule flagrantly violated as Buhari’s late CoS, Kyari is buried in Abuja
The global social distancing rule enforced by nations (Nigeria inclusive) to eliminate and stop further spread of the novel coronavirus [COVID-19] seems to have been thrown out of the window during the brief burial rites for President Muhammadu Buhari’s late Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari on Saturday in Abuja. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the federal,…
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Profile of Buhari’s late CoS, Abba Kyari
Late Abba Kyari, a recipient of the national honours title of Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON), was an influencial Nigerian politician who served as Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari. Late Kyari was born in 1952 from the Kanuri speaking tribe in Borno State. EDUCATION In 1980, he graduated with a…