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Presidency Downplays Move To Impeach Buhari, Tags It “Babyish Antics”

28Jul

By Kosi UchennaNo Comments

Legislature, News, Nigeria

Presidency Downplays Move To Impeach Buhari, Tags It “Babyish Antics”

Following the call by opposition senators to institute impeachment proceedings against President Muhammadu Buhari, the presidency has described it as a bluff. Reacting, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, in an interview by Channels Television described the threat as a waste of the country’s time. The minority Senators staged a walkout during plenary on Wednesday, chanting songs against the President. Adesina in his reaction said, “I think it was just bravado, and sadly, security is not something you subject to bravado. “You don’t begin to issue flippant ultimatums in something that is a matter of life and death,” “They know in their heart of hearts that they cannot achieve what they are saying, they are just wasting the country’s time, wasting th...

Even Buhari’s Wife Disagrees With His Policies, Kukah Replies Presidency

20Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Religion

Even Buhari’s Wife Disagrees With His Policies, Kukah Replies Presidency

President Muhammadu Buhari The Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, has said that Aisha Buhari, the wife of the President, Muhammadu Buhari, also agrees with what he said about her husband. Kukah made this known in an interview on Arise TV on Tuesday morning. The Bishop while echoing his points said that he had nothing personal against the President but his policies which Aisha also disagrees with. Kukah said, “All those saying I attacked the President, I have never attacked his person. All I have spoken about is his inability to manage diversities effectively and efficiently. I have studied diversity as a subject and I know what I am talking about. “Those who think these things are personal would see that I have never talked about hi...

Why Wike Can’t Criticise Buhari Over State Pardon -Presidency

17Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Corruption, News, Nigeria

Why Wike Can’t Criticise Buhari Over State Pardon -Presidency

Nyesom Wike The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has said the criticism issued by the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, concerning the state pardon granted by the President, Muhammadu Buhari, to a former Governor of Plateau, Joshua Dariye, and his Taraba State counterpart, Jolly Nyame, lacked moral justification. Wike had criticised the state pardon, saying it ridiculed the judiciary which had convicted both men of corruption. The presidential hopeful, who spoke in Minna on Saturday, where he met with delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party, lamented that the Buhari regime is selective in its war against corruption. He said, “I want to tell you that this government is very deceptive and they have deceived us enough. “You ...

Presidency Reaffirms July Delivery of Six Super Tucano

14Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Boko Haram, Fulani Herdsmen, News, Nigeria, Terrorism

Presidency Reaffirms July Delivery of Six Super Tucano

The Federal Government has restated its commitment to end insurgency in the country. The Presidency said the fight against insecurity will be revved up soon with the expected arrival of six Super Tucano light attack aircraft from the United States (U.S.) mid-July. Already, Nigerian Air Force (NAF) 14 personnel are in Georgia, U.S. for training on how to deploy the jets. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, disclosed this on his Twitter handle, @GarShehu, on Tuesday. According to him, another batch of six fighter aircraft would be delivered shortly after the mid-July date of the first batch. Shehu also posted a short video of the NAF personnel in test flight operations with the combat jets. He twitted: “Test flight operations ...

Presidency says Bandits Carrying AK-47 will be Shot on Sight

4Mar

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Boko Haram, Fulani Herdsmen, Nigeria, Terrorism

Presidency says Bandits Carrying AK-47 will be Shot on Sight

Nigerian presidency said on Wednesday that security agents have been given the order to shoot anyone found carrying AK-47 illegally. Helicopters that violate the ‘no fly zone’ slammed on Zamfara State will also be brought down as the government goes tough on banditry and other criminal activities in the country. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity Mallam Garba Shehu, who stated this on Wednesday, spoke on the Hausa Service of the BBC. National Security Adviser (NSA) Babagana Monguno on Tuesday announced the Presidential directive that Service Chiefs should be hard on criminal elements to secure Nigerians. Asked if the President’s directive to security agencies to go after abductors of the Zamfara schoolgirls and bring them to justice is not too weak...

No Fixed Date Yet to Appoint New IG – Presidency

2Feb

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Safety, Security

No Fixed Date Yet to Appoint New IG – Presidency

The Presidency has said no date had been fixed for the announcement of a successor to Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu who reached retirement age on Monday. Presidential spokesman Garba Shehu said on Monday during a Channels Television programme that he was not aware of any imminent announcement. He said the appointment of the next IGP would not be based on ethnic considerations. “The President returns to Abuja on Tuesday. He should be at his desk by Wednesday. I don’t know when he will do this. One thing I can assure you is that in places sensitive like that, there is no vacuum that will subsist. So, the system will take care of itself. “The President will rather have an IGP who will make you and I safer, protect life and property than one who is more pronounce...

Nigerians Passionately Hate Nigeria – Femi Adesina

23Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Nigerians Passionately Hate Nigeria – Femi Adesina

Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the #EndSARS movement was informed by the hatred of the country by “some of those who live in it”. Adesina who disclosed this on Thursday in a statement he publishes weekly titled, “From the Inside…Fridays with Femi-Adesina” said that the hatred had always been so. The presidential aide said that the protest which began as a genuine agitation against police brutality and excessive use of force by operatives of the Nigerian police was hijacked by individuals with political interest. Adesina said, “How can what began as peaceful protests suddenly turn to incipient anarchy as seen in killings, torching of public buildings and properties, storming of the Bastille and wanton release of hard...

Igbo Elites to Join Kanu in Fight for Biafra If South-East is Denied Presidency in 2023, Says Okwesilieze Nwodo

6Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Interview, News, Nigeria

Igbo Elites to Join Kanu in Fight for Biafra If South-East is Denied Presidency in 2023, Says Okwesilieze Nwodo

Former National chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Okwesilieze Nwodo has said Igbo leaders will join forces with Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to demand Biafra Republic if the South-East region is denied a shot at Presidency in 2023. Kanu has been vocal in the demand for an independent state of Biafra over claim that Igbos are relegated to second class citizens in Nigeria. He disclosed this in an interview with reporters where he equally lauded Tanko Yakasai, elder statesman, who endorsed Igbo Presidency in 2023. Nwodo said the Igbo had underdone continued neglect for over 50 years, urging those who desire a brighter future for their children to cast a vote for a president from Igbo extraction. He said, "Yakassi's call is very fair...

Presidency Speaks on the Arrest of Suspended EFCC Acting Chairman, Magu

12Jul

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Corruption, News, Nigeria, Press Statement

Presidency Speaks on the Arrest of Suspended EFCC Acting Chairman, Magu

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE A series of documented allegations were made against the Ag. Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Following a preliminary review of the allegations leveled against the Ag. Chairman and several other members of his staff, there were grounds for a detailed investigation to be conducted. Hence, an investigative panel was constituted in compliance with the extant laws governing the convening of such a body. As is the proper procedure, when allegations are made against the Chief Executive of an institution, and in this case an institution that ought to be seen as beyond reproach, the Chief Executive has to step down from his post and allow for a transparent and unhindered investigation. The EFCC does not revolve around the person...

Nigeria: Presidency Describes Punch Newspapers as “Disrespectful of the President and His Office”

6Sep

By admin1 Comment

Fulani Herdsmen, Human Rights, News, Nigeria, Security, Terrorism

Nigeria: Presidency Describes Punch Newspapers as “Disrespectful of the President and His Office”

The Presidency has described the Punch Newspapers as "disrespectful of the President and his office". This was in response to an editorial published by the Punch Newspapers on the 4th of September. In the editorial, the paper had accused President Buhari of being indifferent to the killings by the herdsmen. Responding to this editorial, Malam Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and publicity said "We reject the September 4th, 2018, editorial of the media house which alleged that President Buhari had sympathy for criminality perpetuated by a misguided group. "The editorial was not only disrespectful of the President and his office, but was also reckless, thoughtless, inflammatory and totally irresponsible. "It is steadily becoming clear from the views, n...