Tag: Presidency
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Presidency speaks on reports of Buhari’s aide testing positive for COVID-19
The Presidency hammered conveyors of fake news on Wednesday as it vehemently denied reports that Sarki Abba, President Muhammadu Buhari’s aide, has tested positive for coronavirus. Garba Shehu, the president’s spokesman described the report as utter falsehood and a disgraceful lie. “This report is sheer fabrication and brazen effort by the online news medium to…
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Viral video: PDP’s repeated attacks on Buhari’s CoS will fail – Presidency
The Presidency has said the repeated media briefings by the main opposition, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), on a recent video clip containing alleged conversation between erstwhile All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, and Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari was twisted to manipulate the unsuspecting public. It said the…
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VIDEO: Presidency releases ‘evidence’ to show Buhari’s nephew, Mamman Daura hale, hearty
The Presidency has released a piece of video evidence to debunk earlier reports that Mallam Mamman Daura, nephew of President Muhmmadu Buhari is sick and flown out of the country for medical attention. However, on Saturday morning, Personal Assistant to the President on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, on his verified Twitter handle, @BashirAhmaad, posted a…
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2023: Igbos want presidency, not Biafra – Ohaneze
The Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation Ohanaeze Ndigbo has stated it is only interested in the 2023 presidency and not pursuit of sovereign State by any group in the zone. The group maintained that it is a right to the Southeast zone, not a privilege to get the presidency in 2023. Ohaneze spoke Tuesday in Awka,…
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No Northerner should contest presidency in 2023 – El-Rufai
…says power must return to South …denies nursing presidential ambition Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Saturday made a fresh case for the south to produce President Muhammadu Buhari’s successor in 2023. El-Rufai said on the Hausa Service of BBC that the country’s political arrangement requires a southerner to take over from Buhari. “The…
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Daura and the tyranny of shadows – Chidi Amuta
By Chidi Amuta In a season of sundry masks, Mr. Mamman Daura has courageously cast off his political mask. He did so in order to speak on a matter of great general public interest: the 2023 presidency. This is an act of unusual boldness for an elder who has been content with living as a…
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Why Nigeria exports electricity to foreign countries – Presidency
The Presidency on Tuesday explained Nigeria entered electricity power export agreements with some of her neighbouring countries so that they would not build dams on the path of River Niger. Nigeria is in bilateral agreements with Republic of Togo, Benin Republic and Niger Republic, causing Nigeria to sell electricity power to the countries. River Niger…
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Presidency fires back at PDP: Buhari will not resign!
The presidency on Friday responded to demands by Nigeria’s main opposition, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for President Muhammadu Buhari to resign his position due to the massive corruption uncovered in some agencies under his watch. According to a statement by spokesman Garba Shehu, the PDP is a party comfortable with corruption and would have rather…
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Politics, revenge killings worsening security problems in Southern Kaduna – Presidency
The Presidency says evil combination of politically-motivated banditry, revenge killings and mutual violence by criminal gangs acting on ethnic and religious grounds are responsible for the unending killings in Southern Kaduna. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday.…
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BREAKING: Only Buhari has powers to hire, fire Service Chiefs, Presidency replies Senate
Only President Muhammadu Buhari can sack Service Chiefs, the Presidency declared on Tuesday. It was reacting to resolution of the Senate earlier in the day, asking the Service Chiefs to resign or get sacked for rising insecurity in the nation, especially the recent killing of soldiers and mass resignation in the military. The resolutions of…