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    Politics Presidency To Investigate Osinbajo’s Nominees To ICPC Board

    The Presidency on Friday said it would investigate two new members of the board of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, who were said to be undergoing investigations by the same commission, Punch reports. The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, named a new...
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    Politics Osinbajo Reacts to Fresh Attacks on Borno

    The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Sunday assured Nigerians of Federal Government’s efforts and capacity in stemming the tide of terrorism anywhere in the country. This is as he condemned the ambush, attack and abduction of soldiers, and civilians who were carrying out legitimate...
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    Politics Cracks At Presidency Over Inauguration of Buhari's Ministers

    The Presidency seems confused over the inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari's ministers designate. The media was awash with the inauguration of the Ministers until the in-cordination came from the President and Acting President media handlers. Just as the Senior Media aide to President...
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    Politics Buhari Refuses To Sign Documents, Orders Ministers, Aides To Meet Osinbajo

    President Muhammadu Buhari, has reportedly refused to see government officials who sneak to the United Kingdom with files for his signature. According to authoritative government sources who spoke with The Nation, Buhari rejected the files and asked the affected government functionaries to...
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    Politics Presidency Reacts To Senate’ Call For Sack of SGF, Babachir Lawal

    The Presidency on Thursday made its reaction to calls by The Senate to sack Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Babachir Lawal. The Presidency noted that President Muhammadu Buhari would consider both sides of the matter in the case of the Lawal, who was on Wednesday...
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    Politics Abdulsalami Visits Buhari in Aso Rock [PHOTOS]

    A former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.), on Thursday visited President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. See photos of the two former military Heads of State below:
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    Politics 2016 Budget: President Buhari Blames Niger Delta Crisis For Slow Performance

    The Presidency Sunday night attributed the slow implementation of the 2016 to the crisis in the Niger Delta region, saying that the economy has been largely affected. Recalled that there had been incessant bombing of national oil and gas assets by the Niger Delta Avengers, NDA which has grossly...
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    Politics Presidency Apologises To Senate Over AGF's Aide Remarks

    The presidency has apologised to the Senate over the conduct of the representative of the Attorney General of the Federation before its committee on Judiciary yesterday. Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly, Ita Enang, made the apology in an interview with Senate...
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    Politics Presidency Plotting Coup Against National Assembly – Senate Raises Alarm

    The Senate has raised alarm that the presidency is plotting to gag the legislature and force leadership change in the National Assembly. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, in a statement, alerted Nigerians and the international community...
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    World Obama Releases Statement On Orlando Mass Shooting At Gay Night Club

    President Obama today described as "an act of terror" the mass shooting in Orlando overnight, which left at least 50 people dead. “We stand with the people of Orlando who have endured a terrible attack on their city,” Obama said at the White House. “This could have been any one of our cities.”...
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    Politics President Buhari Sends 47 Ambassador Nominees To Senate

    President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday transmitted 47 names of Nigerians to the Senate for consideration and approval as Ambassadors to different countries. The letter which was read by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki during plenary is coming after one year in office of the current...
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    Politics Nigerian Senate Declares War on Presidency Over CCT Trial

    A showdown is imminent between the Presidency and the Senate following a failed attempt by Senate President Bukola Saraki to stop his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), DailySun reports. The Supreme Court last Friday threw out Saraki’s appeal to stop his prosecution over alleged false...
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    Politics Presidency Explains Why Buhari’s Foreign Trips Are Not Jamboree

    Presidency, on Monday, explained that the foreign trips of President Muhammadu Buhari so far were not a jamboree. It declared that the trips were for the good of the country which would in less than no time manifest. Speaking on the issue, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on media...
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    Politics Presidency, Senators React to Alleged Withdrawal of Budget from the National Assembly

    The presidency has denied the report yesterday in a national dailies that President Muhammadu Buhari had secretly withdrawn the 2016 budget estimates that he presented to the National Assembly on December 22, 2015, describing it as untrue. In the same vein, the Senate denied knowledge of the...
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    Politics Protest Will Continue Until Okorocha, Ekweremadu Emerges As President in 2019 – Ohanaeze Youths

    The youth wing of the pan Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has lauded former military Heads of States, General Ibrahim Babangida and General Yakubu Gowon for their support for Igbo presidency. National President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo youth wing, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, in an...
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    Politics President Buhari Says That He Is Not A Military President, No One Will Be Jailed Unless Guilty

    President Muhammadu Buhari will ensure that those accused of stealing public funds are proven guilty before sent to jail, the presidency said this yeterday while receiving delegates from the Foursquare Gospel Church. “This administration will give full regard to due process and the rule of law...
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    Politics If You Want Presidency, Stop Harassing Other Tribes, Okorocha Cautions Ndigbo

    The Imo State governor and Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum, Owelle Rochas Okorocha has advised people of the South-East zone to refrain from harboring bad blood against people of other parts of the country, if they are serious about producing the country’s President in the future...
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