Buhari Rejects N’Assembly’s Peace Deal On Budget

There were indications on Sunday that the National Assembly’s  peace moves with the executive over the 2016 budget crisis had flopped.

It was learnt that as part of the peace moves, the National Assembly had, on Saturday, reached out to the executive and asked President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the document and then send a supplementary budget to the lawmakers.

Buhari Orders Resolution of Audit Queries Within 30 Days

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Auditor-General of the Federation to ensure that all outstanding audit queries are conclusively resolved within 30 days.

Boko Haram: Buhari Orders Total War

Massive attacks  by the armed forces on Boko Haram  camps are in progress  in Borno,Yobe and Adamawa States  on the order of President Muhammadu Buhari  in the latest effort to end  the terrorism in the Northeast.

Buhari Approves An Exchange Rate of N160 to $1

I didn't vote for President Muhammadu Buhari in the last election, though I know that Nigeria needed change.  I just disagreed with the change agent due to reasons I have explained in various write-ups in the lead up to the election.  I didn’t vote for Jonathan either; the PDP as was constituted and operated just wasn’t a Party I could even consider for anything.  In the end, I voted for one of the lesser known Parties.

Nigeria to Contribute 3,500 to 10,000 Multinational Task Force Against Boko Haram

Cameroon President presenting a gift to President Buhari in Yaounde on 29th of July 2015

Nigeria is to contribute 3,500 troops to the 10,000 multinational task force within the Lake Chad Basin that would be launched today in Cameroon.

The task force which was a joint initiative of the countries within the African sub- region will provide a military assault against the occupation of Boko Haram in the region.

Tinubu Seeks 100 Days of Honeymoon For Buhari

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu

A national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, urged Nigerians who have been accusing President Muhammadu Buhari of being too slow to allow the President at least 100 days of honeymoon.

He said change, which was at the centre of the party’s campaign ahead of the presidential election, would not be achieved with a magic wand.

We Don’t Need Foreign Aid – Buhari

 Buhari and Secreatry of state, John Kerry in Washington DC on July 21st 2015

President Muhammadu Buhari believes Nigeria does not need foreign aid if the world powers can help her plug all the loopholes that had been used by government officials to steal her assets.

US trip: Buhari Rejects Gay Marriage, Says Presidency

President Muhammadu Buhari

The Presidency on Wednesday admitted that the issue of gay marriage came up during President Muhammadu Buhari’s four-day official visit to the United States.

Bailout: NLC Asks Buhari to Monitor Governors

The Deputy President, Nigeria Labour Congress, Mr. Issa Aremu, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure that state governors, who collected bailouts from the Federal Government, utilise the funds judiciously.

$182m Halliburton Scandal: Buhari Orders Preparation of Case-file

 As President Muhammadu Buhari travels to  the United States (US) today to engage President Barack Obama  in talks  on  economic, security, financial and anti-graft issues, it has emerged that he has ordered the preparation of the case-file that would lead to the prosecution of the indicted persons  in the $182 million Halliburton bribery scandal.

Hunt Boko Haram Not Opposition Leaders, Fayose tells Buhari

Fayose and Buhari

 Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has condemned the invasion and sealing-off of the Abuja and Sokoto residences of the immediate past National Security Adviser (NSA), Col Sambo Dasuki (rtd) by men of the Department of State Services (DSS), saying; “persecution of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwarts and others perceived as opposed to the All Progressives Congress (APC) Federal Government is an ominous sign of imminent return of dictatorship and draconian rule in
Nigeria.”

Insurgency: Support Buhari to Sustain Peace, Sanusi Calls on Nigerians

The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II has called on Nigerians to support the efforts of President Muhammadu Buhari at fighting insurgency to sustain peace in the country.

Poll Scores Buhari 70 Per Cent in First Month

 A recent poll conducted by NOI Polls, an opinion research agency founded by a former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, says 70 per cent of Nigerians surveyed approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s performance in office in the first month.

PDP to Obama: Teach Buhari Tenets of Democracy

The People Democratic Party (PDP), has called on the United States of America and the international community to advise President Muhamadu Buhari and the ruling party to observe the tenets of democracy.

Breaking News: Buhari Sacks NIMASA DG, Akpobolokemi

President Mohammadu Buhari  sacked the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Mr. Patrick Ziakede Akpobolokemi.

Presidency Dismisses Claim on Anti-Igbo Sentiments By Buhari on BBC

President Muhammadu Buhari

 The presidency on Wednesday dismissed the claim by a pirate radio station that President Muhammadu Buhari expressed anti-Igbo sentiments in a recent interview with BBC Hausa Service.

Drop Your Influence So We Can Succeed, Buhari Tell APC Leaders

L-R: Former Governor of Lagos State Tinubu and President Buhari

President Muhammadu ‎Buhari on Tuesday appealed to Nigerians, irrespective of their political or ethnic affiliations, to form a united front against corrupt practices in the society.

Insurgency: Boko Haram days numbered, says President Buhari

President Mohammadu on Wednesday encouraged Nigerians no to despair over the continued Boko Haram attacks against the Nigerian State, assuring that insurgency will soon become history.

Nass Crisis: Why Buhari Won’t Intervene – Presidency

President Buhari

 The Presidency, yesterday, said President Muhammadu Buhari would not intervene in the lingering crisis rocking the National Assembly, citing separation of powers as reason for that.

Rivers APC Lauds Buhari’s Timely Bailout, Asks Wike to Stop Further Borrowing

The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has hailed the timely intervention by President Muhammadu Buhari in bailing out states of the Federation and Abuja following a lingering financial stress occasioned by drop in oil earnings and mismanagement by the previous government of former President Goodluck Jonathan.