Tag: President
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Why I travelled to 97 countries during my two term tenure as president – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday explained why he visited 97 countries during his tenure as a two-term president of Nigeria between 1999 and 2007. The former president explained that he decided to reach out to the countries in order to repair the country’s poor image following years of brutal military regimes. Obasanjo stated this…
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2019: Dankwabo a disaster in Gombe, unfit to be President, Muhammad Jibrin denounce Fr Mbaka
Enugu State based cleric, Fr. Mbaka has been taken to task on his endorsement of Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo as Nigeria’s next president with Muhammad Jibrin, Coalition of Gombe State Indigenes, saying that the priest spoke out of context in his assessment of the work and worth of the Gombe State governor. A statement on Wednesday…
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President Buhari’s 2017 Christmas message to the nation
Dear Compatriots, I felicitate with all Nigerians, particularly our Christian brothers and sisters, on the occasion of this year’s Christmas day celebration. The commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ is an important opportunity for us to show love to one another and encourage unity by spending quality time with our friends, families and the…
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2019: Atiku too desperate to be president – Buhari’s adviser
…says former Vice President will leave PDP if he doesn’t realise presidential ambition in 2019 The Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Senator Babefemi Ojudu hassaid former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar is too desperate to be president in 2019, hence his recent defection to the opposition, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He chided the…
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FIFA suspends Brazil’s football president,Marco Polo del Nero
Brazil’s football federation president has been suspended for 90 days while he is under a Fifa ethics investigation. Marco Polo del Nero is provisionally banned from all football activity.The 76-year-old has remained as head of the sport’s governing body in Brazil despite being charged by American authorities in 2015 over money laundering allegations. He quit…
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Peacekeeping: Send our troops back home, Buhari tells Guinea Bissau President
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said the nation was in dire needs of the services of the troops that had been keeping peace in the crisis-riddled Guinea Bissau back home. Buhari also advised President José Mário Vaz to use a constitutional way of resolving the crisis in the country. He said Nigeria needed its troops…
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Angolan president urges officials to repatriate overseas money
Angolan President Joao Lourenco has urged government officials to repatriate their money in overseas accounts back to the homeland by the beginning of 2018, local media reported on Thursday. He made the remarks on Wednesday as vice president of the ruling MPLA party at a seminar on fighting corruption crimes. Lourenco said that those who…
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2019: We are planning Buhari’s retirement; Atiku is next president of Nigeria – PDP Senator
Senator representing PDP/Bayelsa East, Ben Murray-Bruce on Sunday said his party (Peoples Democratic Party) was already making a good retirement package for President Muhammadu Buhari while also making preparations to install former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar as next President of Nigeria. TheNewsGuru.com reports that Atiku announced his defection to the opposition, PDP on Sunday after…
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Former NANS President, Dauda Mohammed dies at 38
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has announced the death of its former National President, Dauda Mohammed, 38, due to a protracted illness. NANS’ incumbent President, Chinonso Obasi revealed this on Monday. Obasi explained that Mohammed died on Sunday enroute India where he had gone for medical treatment. Obasi said that the mail sent…
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Why I declared support for Fayose’s presidential bid – Fani-Kayode
A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has explained why he is backing the presidential bid of the governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose. Mr. Fayose had on Thursday in Abuja formally declared his intention to run for president in 2019 on the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. In a statement sent to…