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Acting President Yemi Osinbajo is presiding over the fourth meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) since President Muhammadu Buhari embarked on vacation in London. President Muhamamdu Buhari is on an extended vacation in the United Kingdom for medicals recommended by his doctors...

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation SGF), Engineer Babachir David Lawal, on Tuesday said that President Muhammadu Buhari would spend eight years in office. Lawal said this when he spoke with a group of pro-Buhari protesters under the auspices of Citizens Support for Good...

The Presidency has said that Nigerian should be ready to see President Muhammadu Buhari as soon as possible. The senior special adviser to the President on Media, Mallam Garba Shehu stated this in a telephone interview with Channels Sunrise Daily on Tuesday. On US President's phone...

If the report by LEADERSHIP is anything to go by, President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to return to the country from his vacation to the United Kingdom this Saturday. A source close to the president told LEADERSHIP yesterday that except there would be any last minute change, all is set for...

The Nigerian Federal Government has maintained its resolve to spend N400million on vehicles for former presidents/ heads of state, if the 2017 estimated spending by the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) is approved as proposed. Their outstanding allowances will...

Internet and Social media does not forget things. Nigeria's Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed in 2009, as the then Publicity Secretary of the Action Congress said that the Federal Government should update Nigerians on the state of health of the late Umar Musa Yaradua. Now as it...

Femi Adesina, SA Media to President Buhari has come out to clarify the President's health status. This is coming as the social media has been boiling over the report that the president won't return from his UK vacation, today, as scheduled. Speaking on phone tonight with Seun Okinbaloye on...

Nigeria's president, Mohammadu Buhari – who is currently on a vacation in UK – has commiserated with the Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung over wife's demise. Buhari placed a telephone call to the Minister to condole him, the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and...

Could this be true? What kind of media report is this? These among many questions were posed by Nigeria's internet users in the last few hours following a report by one Metro-uk.com that President Buhari has reportedly died in a London hospital. The report reads in part: Nigerian President...

In eight years, about N6.215billion has already been spent on the new official residence of the nation’s Vice President in Abuja, but the project remains engulfed in controversy, investigation by The Nation reveals. While the House of Representatives Committee on FCT is alleging that the job...

Frowning at the anti-corruption war of President Buhari, the Kano State Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has described the President as deceptive and selective. The Kano State Chairman of the Christian body, Bishop Ransome Bello, made the remark when he expressed his...

As political gladiators in the northern part of the country are warming their political machines in preparation for the 2019 election, there are several indicators that some prominent political actors are jostling for the 2019 presidency. New Telegraph gathered that while some (within the...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday extended heartfelt condolences to the government and people of Niger State on the passing of former governor, Abdulkadir Kure, who passed on in Germany on Sunday. President Buhari also commiserated with wife of the deceased, Senator Zaynab Kure, and her...

Almost two years after it came on board, the President Mohammadu Buhari-led administration has commenced payment of N5,000 monthly stipends it promised to poor Nigerians and the unemployed. The development was substantially embedded in the campaign promises of the ruling All Progressives...

Following the dole out of N5,000 stipend to vulnerable and poor Nigerians in 9 states in the last two weeks, the Presidency has said that the beneficiaries of the N5,000 stipend in the Social Investment Programmes, SIP, were selected through a credible process by non partisan approach. The...

2016 was a challenging year for Nigerians, and President Mohammadu's government. Now in 2017, there are a number of challenges/threats that require the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration’s attention this year. Some of which include: 1. Ayo Fayose: The governor of Ekiti state has been a fierce...

After weeks of controversy that trailed the planned marriage, Zahra, daughter of President Mohammadu Buhari will today be married to Mohammed Indimi, the son of an oil magnate from Borno State. The marriage will take place today at the National Mosque in Abuja. Here are photos from the 'Henna'...

As all gets set ahead of the wedding between President Buhari's daughter, Zahra and Ahmed Indimi, wife of the President, Aisha Buhari has solicited prayers from Nigerians ahead of the union. Aisha Buhari, on her instagram page (@aishambuhari) wrote: ''Please join me in prayers as my second...

Nigeria's Minister of Youths and Sports, Mr. Solomon Dalung, on Friday said his statement that the Federal Government did not expect the Super Falcons to win the just-concluded CAF African Women Cup of Nations in Cameroon was taken out of context. Dalung made this known at the Presidential...

BY: OLUWAFEMI OGUNJOBI It is now close to 2 years that Nigeria's President, Mohammadu Buhari came into power. His entrance into power was with high hopes and expectations. A former military dictator, defeated the Bayelsa-born Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party after 6 years of...