Tag: Vice President
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Osinbajo urges the Church to continue to pray for survival, progress of Nigeria
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday urged the Church to continue to pray for the survival and progress of Nigeria. Speaking at the dedication of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Abuja, 100,000- seat capacity auditorium, Osinbajo, said that with God, the country would move from glory to Glory and from strength to strength. Singing a song…
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National Security Summit: Every Nigerian deserves protection – Osinbajo
Nigeria’s Vice President (VP) Yemi Osinbajo in view of security challenges ravaging the country has said every Nigerian deserves the protection of their lives and properties. VP Osinbajo stated this at a two-day national security summit holding at the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) conference centre in Abuja. TheNewsGuru reports the summit is aimed at providing…
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Late former Vice President, Alex Ekwueme for burial Feb 2
Late former Vice President Dr Alex Ekwueme will be buried on February 2, 2018, in his Oko, Anambra State, country home. Funeral rites will start on January 19 with a memorial service at the Cathedral Church of Christ, Marina, Lagos. It will be followed by tributes and music in the evening at Landmark events centre,…
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French court jails Vice President of Equatorial Guinea, Teodorin Obiang for embezzlement
A French court on Friday found the Vice President of Equatorial Guinea, Teodorin Obiang guilty in absentia for using money plundered from his country to buy property and luxury cars in France. TheNewsGuru.com reports that Teodorin Obiang who is also the eldest son of President Teodoro Obiang was also handed a three-year suspended prison sentence…
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2019: Wike distances self from vice presidential campaign posters
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has distanced himself from posters in Abuja, which insinuated he is bidding for the vice president position in the 2019 presidential poll. The governor urged Nigerians to disregard the posters which he described as “handiwork of mischief makers.” In a statement by his Special Assistant on Electronic Media, Simeon…
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Photos:Yemi Osinbajo, Nasir El-Rufai, others attend wedding of Hakeem Belo-Osagie’s daughter
Beautiful daughter of billionaire businessman, Hakeem Belo-Osagie, Adesuwa got married traditionally to her husband, Tope Adekoya, in Lagos yesterday September 2nd. Top dignitaries at the wedding included Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, APC National Chairman, Chief John Oyegun, Governor of Kaduna State Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, his wife Hadiza El-Rufai, and others. See more beautiful…
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Photos: Suspended NIA DG, Ayo Oke denied access to VP’s office
Shortly after announcing his suspension from office as the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), by President Muhammadu Buhari, Amb. Ayo Oke was pictured trying to get through to the Vice President’s office but was denied entry by security operatives. TheNewsGuru.com reports that this was after the just suspended Secretary to the Government of…
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I will be Vice, President of Nigeria soon – Fayose declares
Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Governors Forum and Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has said he will soon emerge as Vice President and subsequently as President of Nigeria. Fayose revealed this on Monday during a live interview on African Independent Television, AIT. In his words: “It is not by power. It is destiny.…
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Jonathan, not Buhari’s administration initiated N250m gate house for Vice President
The Office of the Vice President has denied media reports that the proposed N250million gate house for Prof. Yemi Osinbajo’s official residence was captured in the 2017 budget. The Senior Special Assistant on media to the Vice President, Laolu Akande revealed this in a statement on Monday. Akande maintained that the N250m gate house for…
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I will not resign my position as Vice President – Osinbajo
Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said that he will not resign and that he is not under pressure to step down as the country’s vice president as speculated in some quarters. Osinbajo urged Nigerians to disregard rumours making the rounds that there were plots in within the presidency to force him out of…