President Muhammadu Buhari has rejected five bills transmitted to him by the national assembly.The bills are Nigerian Film Commission bill, Immigration Amendment bill 2018, Climate change bill 2018, Chartered Institute of Pension Practitioners bill 2018 and Digital Rights and Freedom bill.The president's decision to withhold assent to the bills was conveyed via a letter read during plenary on Wednesday.The president's [...]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the court order stopping the collation of pending results of the Bauchi governorship election.The party described the order as unconstitutional, and threatened to obtain similar ones stopping the swearing in of all candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) "particularly President Muhammadu Buhari".A federal high court in Abuja had given an ex parte [...]
President Muhammadu Buhari has rejected two bills which the national assembly transmitted to him for assent.The bills are the Chartered Institute of Training and Development of Nigeria bill, and the Nigerian Aeronautic Research Rescue bill.Buhari announced his decision to decline assent to the bills via a letter read during house of representatives plenary on Tuesday by Yakubu Dogara, the speaker.He [...]
President Muhammadu Buhari will have nothing to do with the election of new leaders of the national assembly, Ita Enang, a presidential aide, has said.Enang, who is senior special assistant to Buhari on national assembly matters (senate), said the president will allow lawmakers in the ninth assembly do their work without any interference.The presidential aide said this on Friday while [...]
Aliyu Madaki, a member of the house of representatives from Kano state, says President Muhammadu Buhari's integrity should be questioned over the inconclusive governorship elections in some states.Madaki said the president's integrity should be "seriously questioned" over his inaction and silence on the manner the elections ended in the states.The lawmaker representing Dala constituency spoke while contributing to a motion [...]
President Muhammadu Buhari has picked Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), to chair the committee for his inauguration on May 29.Olusegun Adekunle, permanent secretary (general services office), office of the SGF, announced this in a statement.Members of the committee, which will be inaugurated on Thursday, are Lai Mohammed, minister of information, Abdulrahman Dambazau, minister of interior, [...]
Shehu Sani, senator representing Kaduna central, says he agrees that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) should be held accountable for squandering the nation's resources.He, however, said this should involve all past and present members of the political party during its sixteen-year rule.A good number of those in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), including governors and ministers, joined the party [...]
The Akwa Ibom Liberation Movement (AILM) has raised alarm following reports of influx of armed political thugs and deployment of more regular security forces into the state, two days to the governorship and state house of assembly elections.Addressing reporters in Uyo, the state capital, on Thursday, Emmanuel Sam, leader of AILM, decried the alleged importation of suspected armed militants from Edo [...]
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 northern states has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari, urging him to run an inclusive government this time.Buhari was re-elected in the February 23 election, defeating Atiku Abubakar, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who had since rejected the outcome of the election.In a letter to the president dated March 1, 2019, [...]
President Muhammadu Buhari says only those with integrity and interest of Nigeria will be considered in the next cabinet.He also promised to appoint more women and youth during his second tenure, acknowledging the "significant role" they played toward his re-election.He said his administration would not disappoint them.Buhari spoke at a dinner the All Progressives Congress (APC) women and youth organised to celebrate [...]
President Muhammadu Buhari has pleaded with his supporters not to humiliate the opposition over his victory in the election.Making the plea in a thread on his official Twitter handle, Buhari said his supporters should see his victory as a “reward” for their efforts.“I would like to make a special appeal to my supporters not to gloat or humiliate the [...]
President Muhammadu Buhari says his second administration will be fair to everyone and ensure no section or group is left behind in its programmes.Buhari said this on Wednesday while delivering his acceptance speech at the All Progressives Congress (APC) headquarters in Abuja.The president was re-elected after defeating his main challenger Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with over [...]
Reno Omokri, former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has criticised Dele Momodu, celebrity journalist, for asking Atiku Abubakar to accept defeat and congratulate President Muhammadu Buhari.Momodu, an ally of Atiku, had asked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate to concede the election based on election results being announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).The results of more than [...]
President Muhammadu Buhari is leading with over 1 million votes in results of 18 states announced at the national collation center of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won in 10 states while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cleared eight states. The 71 other presidential candidates are far behind.While the president running under the [...]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has sued President Muhammadu Buhari over his directive to the military to be "ruthless" with ballot box snatchers.In a suit filed before the federal high court in Abuja, the party asked the court to declare that Buhari's directive is unconstitutional, unlawful and void.The party also sued Mohammed Bello, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), [...]
President Muhammadu Buhari has described as deceptive and ungodly, the allegations that his administration plans to Islamise Nigeria.In a statement on Friday, the president said under no circumstances will he impose any religion or faith on any Nigerian.He said similar allegations were made in the past "to stoke up religious division for political gains" but the accusers "failed woefully"."The President [...]
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