Tag: Osinbajo
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2019 Budget: Buhari, Osinbajo to spend N1.3bn on travels, N149m on food
The Federal Government budgeted N1,001,318,171 for President Muhammadu Buhari’s local and international travels in the proposed 2019 budget. The budget proposes N250,021,595 for the President’s local trips and N751,296,576 for him to travel internationally. Meanwhile, N83,974,710 was budgeted for Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo’s local travel, while N217,060,883 was proposed for his international trips. Under foodstuff/catering materials…
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2019: Vote for Buhari sure ticket for Yoruba in 2023 –Osinbajo
Vice President of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday urged people of Yorubaland to ensure they vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Muhammadu Buhari for second term, saying that the victory of Buhari is a sure ticket for Yoruba presidency in 2023. Osinbajo said this at the palace of the Alaafin of Oyo,…
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Night of lies: Fact-checking the vice-presidential debate between Osinbajo, Obi, three others
Vice Presidential Debate: The Peoples Democratic Party [PDP], Vice Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi and his counterpart in All Progressives Congress, [APC], Yemi Osinbajo both stole the show as they battled each other at the Congress Hall of the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja. Other Vice Presidential candidates at the debate include, Umar Getso of the…
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#2019Debate: Osinbajo, Obi throw jabs at each other over state of economy, subsidy regime, others
The vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Yemi Osinbajo; and that of the Peoples Democratic Party, Peter Obi, on Friday disagreed on the state of the economy and the subsidy regime. They both spoke on Friday at a debate jointly organised by the Nigeria Election Debate Group and Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria in…
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#2019Debate: Drama as Osinbajo, Obi, three others appeal Nigerians for votes
The vice-presidential candidates debate for the 2019 general elections kicked off at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, on Friday, with five candidates slugging it out. Featuring were Ganiyu Galadima of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN); Khadija Abdullahi-Iya of the Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN); and incumbent Vice President Yemi Osinbajo of the All…
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#2019Debate: I grew grey hair faster woking with Buhari – Osinbajo
The Vice Presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Yemi Osinbajo has said that he grew grey hair faster within three years of becoming Nigeria’s Vice President. Osinbajo, who is the incumbent Vice President said this during at the Vice Presidential debate which held at the Congress Hall of the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in…
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Buhari, Osinbajo, Governors resume talks on new minimum wage today
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will today meet with governors of the thirty-six states of the federation to resume talks on the labour’s demand for a new minimum wage. The governors had earlier on Thursday met in Abuja but refused to brief reporters on what they discussed. They are billed also to…
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CAN denies endorsing Buhari, Osinbajo for second term
The Christian Association of Nigeria has denied endorsing President Muhammadu Buhari for second term in office, describing as “a fabrication” an online report on the issue. The Christian body stated that no candidate was endorsed by the CAN leadership during its meeting with 14 presidential aspirants on Monday. Media Aide to the CAN President, Pastor…
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NEMA funds: Reps react to alleged impeachment plots against Osinbajo
TheHouse of Representatives has denied having plans to instituteimpeachment processes against Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, was said to have summoned the member representing Egor/Ikpoba-Okha Federal Constituency, Edo State, Mr Johnson Agbonayinma, who alleged that some members were collating signatures with the aim of impeaching Osinbajo. Agbonayinma made the…
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NEMA funds: Reps collating signatures to impeach Osinbajo – Lawmaker
A member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Johnson Agbonayinma,representing Egor/Ikpoba-Okha Federal Constituency, Edo State, has alleged that some members are collating signatures with the aim of impeaching Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. Agbonayinma made the allegation while addressing journalists in Abuja on Tuesday. The lawmaker said, “Some political gladiators and media houses” were sponsoring fake news…