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Election: Buhari returns from Qatar, heads straight for Daura

March 9, 2023March 9, 2023 Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari returned to Nigeria yesterday, after a four-day trip to Doha, Qatar, where he participated in the 5th United Nations (UN) Conference on Least Developed Countries, LCDs. His Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, who announced this in an statement, said at the UN conference in Doha, President Buhari joined the UN Secretary General, Ant�nio Guterres and other world leaders to mobilise political will, solidarity and actions to transform LCDs by finding sustainable solutions to the challenges of poverty, food insecurity, hunger, weak infrastructure, poor…

Buhari attends UN conference in Qatar

March 5, 2023March 5, 2023 Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Saturday, March 4, leave for the 5th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LCDs) in Doha, the capital city of Qatar. This follows an invitation by the Emir of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. The conference which is from 5th to 9th March, 2023, under the theme: �From Potential to Prosperity,� holds once in a decade and provides an opportunity to garner the support of the international community for accelerating sustainable development in the LDCs as well as assist…

Presidential Election: Buhari publicly displays ballot; Says �I voted for Tinubu�

February 26, 2023February 26, 2023 Aminu Imam

In a rare display of loyalty, President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in Daura, Katsina State, displayed his ballot paper, with his thumb print for the All Progressives Congress� (APC) Presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, saying that after campaigning for the political leader in many parts of the country, he has reaffirmed on his preferred successor. President Buhari, who cast his vote alongside his wife, A’isha, including other family members at Ward-A, Sarkin-Yara Polling Unit 003, described showing his ballot paper to the media and the public as further proof of his commitment…

“There�s hardship, but don�t lose hope”, Buhari to Nigerians

February 19, 2023February 19, 2023 Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari has again appealed for patience as the government takes appropriate measures to ease hardship created by some policies �which are meant to bring overall improvement to the country�. The President made the pledge yesterday, in a video recording sent home from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to shore-up support for Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the upcoming elections, which is taking place a few days ahead. Buhari said he was fully aware of the hardship of some policies of the government.…

2023: APC Governors allegedly gang-up against President Buhari

February 14, 2023February 14, 2023 Aminu Imam

…As plot against Feb. 25 polls thickens Three months to the end of President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration’s tenure on May 29, some governors of his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), have allegedly started a rebellion against him over the currency redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). While it is only a few days to the February 25, 2023 presidential and national assembly elections, and a few more to the March 11 governorship and state assembly polls, President Buhari, who is running out of time, appears determined…

2023: “Our nation, global community watching you” � Buhari tells Police

February 14, 2023February 14, 2023 Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, reminded the leadership of the Nigeria Police of high expectations from them in relation to the provision of requisite security ahead of the 2023 General Elections. The President spoke at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, as he commissioned Critical Operational Assets procured by the Nigeria Police Force. President Buhari, while commending the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, for advancing the Police Reform Agenda of this administration and for the several initiatives he had brought to the Force, reminded him of the expectations. President Buhari reiterated the…

Cash Swap: Buhari cancels meeting with State Govs. over court order

February 8, 2023February 8, 2023 Aminu Imam

A meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and the Nigerian Governors Forum, (NGF), ostensibly arranged to discuss the ongoing cash swap failed to hold yesterday. The President was said to have canceled it because of the court order forbidding the Government from extending the February 10, 2023 deadline for the swapping of old Naira notes for the redesigned ones. Presidency sources affirmed that the President was wary about the possible perception of disregard for lawful orders should anything be done to the policy at this time. Despite the cancellation of the…

2023: “Tinubu my tested, trusted successor � Buhari�

February 5, 2023February 5, 2023 Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari says Bola Tinubu, Presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming election, loves Nigeria and the electorates should vote for him as the next president. The President made the call at the inauguration of the presidential campaign of APC yesterday in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital. Buhari added that he knew Tinubu as a progressive and patriotic Nigerian in the last 20 years, who had contributed a lot to democracy in the country. He further said that Tinubu had been tested and trusted in the…

“I won�t interfere in 2023 elections” – Buhari to APC Governors

February 4, 2023February 4, 2023 Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, urged citizens to give him a seven-day window to resolve the currency crunch that has emanated from the implementation of the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) policy to change high-value Naira notes with newly designed ones. The president stated this while speaking to the Progressive Governors Forum, (PGF) who met with him at the Council Chambers, where they sought to share with him the negative impact of the CBN policy, which is undermining the painstaking efforts that have been put forth by this administration in transforming…

President Buhari seeks 7 days to decide on currency redesign crisis

February 4, 2023February 4, 2023 Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that he would within seven days take a major decision regarding the ongoing crisis trailing the naira redesign and scarcity. The scarcity which has caused hardship to Nigerians has also led to protests across the nation. A statement issued today by his media aide, Garba Shehu, said the President�s request is sequel to a meeting he held with members of the Progressive Governors Forum, (PGF) at the State House, who came to the Presidential Villa to seek solutions to the cash crunch, which they said…