Tag: Buhari
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Buhari mourns former Oyo Governor, Abiola Ajimobi
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with government and people of Oyo State over the passing of former governor, Isiaka Abiola Ajimobi, whose contributions to the development of the state, and nation, will always be remembered. In a condolence message released by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Thursday, the President commiserated with the…
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BREAKING: Buhari to address Nigerians today by 8pm
President Muhammadu Buhari will address the nation at 8.00 p.m. today. This was confirmed in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity). It would be the way third time he would be doing so since the outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The…
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BREAKING: Kwankwaso writes Buhari over mysterious deaths in Kano
Former Kano state governor Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso has written to President Muhammadu Buhari on the rising incidences of mysterious deaths in Kano state. In the letter with the heading on Monday, ‘ COVID-19 and the rising incidences of mysterious deaths in Kano state: a call on the federal government for urgent action to save…
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Nigerians in S. Africa condole with Buhari over Kyari’s passing
The Nigerian Citizens Association, South Africa (NICASA), has commiserated with President Muhammadu Buhari on the death of his Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari. The President General of NICASA, Mr Benjamin Okoli, in a condolence message, described the passing of Kyari as shocking. ALSO READ:Boko Haram: Don’t Keep Mute, Speak Out as Buratai Leads Onslaught “We…
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Buhari to Abba Kyari: Rest in peace, my dearest friend
President Muhammadu Buhari has written a heartfelt condolence to the family of Abba Kyari The President’s statement: TO MY FRIEND, MALLAM ABBA KYARI Mallam Abba Kyari, who died on 17th April, 2020, at the age of 67 from complications caused by the Coronavirus, was a true Nigerian patriot. My loyal friend and compatriot for the…
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Buhari holds teleconference with Presidential Task Force on COVID-19
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday held teleconference with members of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 from his office, at the State House, Abuja. The president’s personal photographer, Mr Bayo Omoboriowo, confirmed this in a pictorial report in Abuja. Our correspondent reliably learnt that the president was updated on the daily activities of the presidential…
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Buhari signs quarantine regulations on lockdown
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the Covid-19 Regulations 2020 to declare Covid-19 as a “dangerous infectious disease”. READ ALSO: Kaduna COVID-19 Curfew: Police arrest 165, impound 205 vehicles In a statement by his media office, Buhari was said to have signed the regulations “in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Sections 2, 3 and 4 of…
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COVID-19: President Buhari’s lockdown order a move in the right direction – Legal practitioners
President Muhammadu Buhari’s two-week shutdown order in Lagos, Abuja and Ogun State, action in the right direction. Our correspondent reports that President Buhari, in a presidential broadcast on the COVID-19 pandemic, on Sunday, said: “Based on the advice of the Federal Ministry of Health and the NCDC, I am directing the cessation of all movements…
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Buhari meets Guinea-Bissau’s President Sissoco Embalo at Aso Villa
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday officially received Guinea-Bissau’s President, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. our corresponded reports that Embalo was received at the fore court of the presidential villa by the Nigerian leader at about 11.05 a.m. Reports that the two leaders immediately went into closed door to discuss issues concerning both…
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BREAKING: Buhari seeks amendments from Reps to new Finance Act
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has written to the House of Representatives to seek amendments to the Finance Act recently passed by the National Assembly. The Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, read Buhari’s letter at the plenary on Tuesday, in which the President asked that the Act be amended to indicate that the new law…