Tag: Presidential Villa
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Buhari meets President-elect Tinubu at Presidential Villa
President Muhammadu Buhari has met behind closed doors with the President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, and later offered Friday prayers at the State House Mosque, Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. A statement by Malam Garba Shehu, on Friday in
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Buhari hosts Tinubu at Presidential Villa
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday night met behind closed door with the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, at his residence in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Newsmen reports that the Special Assistant to the President on Digital Communications, Bashir Ahmad, confirmed this development on his verified Twitter handle. Ahmad said: “President Muhammadu…
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President Buhari swears in three permanent secretaries
President Muhammadu Buhari has administered the Oath of Allegiance and the Oath of Office to three new Permanent Secretaries of the Federal Civil Service. The three newly inaugurated Permanent Secretaries include Lydia Jafiya from Adamawa; Udom Okokon Ekenam from Akwa Ibom and Farouk Yabo from Sokoto State.
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Sri Lanka’s President to resign after being chased from presidential villa
Protestors demanding the resignation of Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa gather inside the compound of Sri Lanka’s Presidential Palace in Colombo on July 9, 2022. (Photo by AFP) Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa announced his resignation on Saturday, hours after a crowd of angry protesters chased him from his residence, as months of frustration brought…
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FEC: Prof. Yemi Osinbajo presides over meeting
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo presided over the meeting of the Federal Executive Council(FEC) on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. In attendance at the council meeting were the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha and Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari.
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Buhari appeals to APC governors to allow him choose his successor
Nigerian President Mohammadu Buhari on Tuesday held a consultative meeting with 22 All Progressive Congress (APC) governors at the presidential villa in Abuja. The President addressed the internal system of the party as regards the forthcoming general elections in 2023. Buhari reminded the governors that the ruling party came into power in 2016 through a…
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Tracing grazing routes through the Presidential Villa – Owei Lakemfa
Alhaji Tanimu Yakubu was Special Adviser on Economic Matters to President Umaru Musa Yar’adua. Before becoming one of Nigeria’s best Presidents in our
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JUST IN: Presidency opens up on Aso Rock’s fire incident
The presidency has opened up on the fire incident that happened at the Aso Rock Villa, the seat of the Nigerian government. Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity in a statement on Sunday said the Federal Fire Service has been directed to ascertain the cause of the fire…
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BREAKING: Security beefed up at Presidential Villa as armed thugs storm Eagle Square
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on Tuesday beefed security at the Supreme Court gate of the Presidential Villa after armed thugs were seen in their numbers walking around the Eagle Square. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the armed thugs were seen putting on black shirts with others not wearing shirts at all as they walk around the…
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How presidential villa became ghost town after Jonathan conceded victory— Reuben Abati
Reuben Abati, former spokesperson for ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has recounted how power slipped from his then-principal before he handed over power to his successor on May 29, 2015. Abati stated that there was a transference of power the minute Jonathan conceded defeat in the March 2015 general elections, saying the incident taught him about the…