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Ajimobi rejects Buhari’s ministerial offer, says he prefers younger person- Tegbe or Adelabu may replace him

Immediate past Governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, has reportedly declined the offer to serve as a Minister under the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government. InsideOyo.com on Thursday gathered from a source that the former governor turned down the offer to allow the president pick a younger person from the Oyo APC team. An insider close…

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Miyetti Allah calls for immediate arrest of Obasanjo over new letter to Buhari

The Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore on Monday called for the immediate arrest of former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his comments in a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari. In the letter dated July 15, Obasanjo asked the president to take decisive action on insecurity, saying the situation could degenerate into a full-blown crisis if not tackled…

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Just In: Obasanjo writes PMB open letter over insecurity in the country (Read the letter)

Dear President and General Buhari, OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT, GENERAL MUHAMMADU BUHARI I am constrained to write to you this open letter. I decided to make it an open letter because the issue is very weighty and must be greatly worrisome to all concerned Nigerians and that means all right-thinking Nigerians and those resident in…

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President Buhari condoles with Afenifere’s leader, Pa. Fasoranti on daughter’s demise, vows to fish out her killers soon

President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with leader of Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, on the death of his daughter, Mrs Funke Olakunrin. The deceased was reportedly shot Friday along the Kajola-Ore road, in Ondo State, by those the police described as armed robbers. In a statement through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi…

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President Buhari is under pressure to release ministerial nominees says he’ll release names of those personally known to him

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday night said he had been under unprecedented pressure to release the names of his ministerial-nominees. Punch reported that the President, who made a brief remark during a dinner he had with the leadership of the National Assembly, however, maintained that he would not be stampeded into releasing the list. He…

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AFCON: President Buhari hails Super Eagles for Semi-final qualifier says two more victories, we’re there

President Muhammadu Buhari congratulates the Super Eagles for another spectacular outing that has confirmed Nigeria’s progress to the Next Level in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Egypt 2019. Speaking through his media aide, Femi Adesina, President Buhari said with a well-deserved victory over the Bafana Bafana of South Africa that he believes, like millions…

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Breaking: President Buhari suspends Ruga settlement project

Following agitations from some sections of the country over rejection of proposed Ruga settlement initiative, an idea designed to stem the tide of herdsmen/farmers clashes across the country, President Muhammadu Buhari is said to have suspended the idea pending further notice, THISDAY has learnt. The president, after consultations with stakeholders, THISDAY gathered, has resolved to…

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Oyo APC’s Ajimobi, Adelabu, Ayandele make Buhari’s ministerial list

The All Progressive Congress (APC) member from Oyo State, Dr Olusola Ayandele popularly known as Eruobodo has been listed amongst the names submitted for Ministerial nominees from Oyo state According to National Insight, the business mongul was one of the aspirants that stepped down his ambition for the All Progressives Congress APC gubernatorial candidate Oloye…

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Just in: Atiku slams libel suit against Buhari’s aide

A former Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has carried out his threat to sue President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Assistant on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, for her alleged libellous tweet via her Twitter handle on May 7, 2019. According to The Punch, the post allegedly suggested that Atiku was on the watch list of security operatives in…

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FG to spend N2.26bn on Ruga settlements in all states as Chairman Governor ‘s Forum, Fayemi kicks

The Federal Government originally planned to have the controversial Ruga settlements in every part of the country and not only in 11 states. But the Chairman of Nigeria Governors Forum and Ekiti Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, said the Ruga initiative had been blown out of proportion. He, however, said no state would be forced to…

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