Buhari to Trump – I’m Fit, Sprightly and Not Lifeless
President Muhammadu Buhari has fired back at the United States President, Donald Trump over alleged claims by the American leader referring to the Nigerian president as “lifeless”. The reaction which came through the Buhari Media Organisation BMO was in response to Monday’s report by the Financial Times that the American President had made disrespectful comments […]
I Feel Good, Says Buhari, Vows to Work Harder to Jail Looters
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday threatened to work harder to ensure that all who looted the nation’s treasury are jailed. Buhari issued the threat while answering questions from journalists after disembarking from the presidential jet at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. “I will work hard the more to ensure that all those who stole the […]
I’m Considering Running for President, Saraki Says
The number of aspirants seeking to get the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is set to rise as Senate President Bukola Saraki said he is considering running against President Muhammadu Buhari. Saraki, who is in a faceoff with the All Progressives Congress (APC) after defecting to the PDP, gave the indication in an […]
How President Buhari’s Loyalists Plotted, Failed to Take Over Senate
The melodrama in Abuja, Nigeria’s seat of power Tuesday morning was part of a grand plan by persons loyal to President Muhammadu Buhari to execute a ‘coup’ on the Senate leadership, multiple sources told PREMIUM TIMES. Sources familiar with the plan provided PREMIUM TIMES with details of the operation that went awry. Nigerians woke up […]
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari Seeks ICC Intervention in Repatriation of Stolen Assets
President Muhammadu Buhari has solicited the intervention of the International Criminal Court, ICC, to press it upon member countries not to obstruct the repatriation of illicit funds warehoused in their countries. President Buhari who made the appeal on Tuesday while delivering a keynote address at the solemn hearing to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the […]
Ruling Party Says ‘Gang-Up’ Against President Muhammadu Buhari Won’t Work
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has affirmed that no gang-up directed against the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration would work as it yesterday called on all those with grievances against the party to retrace their steps while the windows for reconciliation are still open. The party’s assertion, nonetheless, two of its members in the House of Representatives, […]
How Buhari’s Govt Detained Nigerian Journalist for Two Years Without Trial
In tears, 80-year-old Mama Abiri undressed. Before strangers, family, and friends alike, Mama clasped her frail breasts, and cried inconsolably, naked. With emotions only a mother could express, Mama cried in the native Ijaw language of the Niger Delta creeks. Mama was calling on Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, to feel her pain and hear her […]
Government to Disburse U.S.$322 Million Abacha Loot to Nigerians
The Federal Government is making final preparation to disburse $322 million fund repatriated from the accounts of former Head of State, late General Sani Abacha in Switzerland to Nigerians. The National Coordinator of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), Nigeria and Special Assistant to the President on Justice Reforms, Juliet Ibekaku-Nwagwu disclosed this recently in an […]
Corruption, Single Biggest Menace to Africa’s Development, Says President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has identified corruption as the single biggest menace to Africa’s development. The President stated this when he hosted members of the Diplomatic Corps to Ramadan Iftar at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday. According to him, corruption undermines development and impedes democracy and the rule of law. “As I mentioned in my […]