President Muhammadu Buhari has broken his silence on the gunfire incident that occurred at the Lekki tollgate on Tuesday, October 20. Recall that #EndSARS protesters had gathered at the tollgate to stage a protest when the Nigerian Army opened fire
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The president has finally addressed Nigerians following the brutal killings of peaceful protesters at the Lekki tollgate on Tuesday, October 20 and some other states. The peaceful protesters have been calling for an end to police brutality since October 4;
Nigerians have taken to various social media platforms to express disbelief after President Muhammadu Buhari addressed the nation. The address took place at 7 pm on Thursday, October 22; two days after peaceful EndSARS protesters were shot at the Lekki
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has written an 8-paragraph letter, condemning the shooting of protesters in the country. Obasanjo noted in his letter that the protest against police brutality and for the improvement of the lives of Nigerians has been a
Entertainer, Folarin Falana aka Falz who is one of the leading voices in the ongoing #EndSARS protest have penned down a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari asking for the reconstitution of the governing council of the National Human Rights Commission.
President Muhammadu Buhari has given Nigerians a heads-up, urging them to prepare for another recession for the second time in his four year tenure. While presenting the 2021 budget to the National Assembly for approval, on Thursday, October 8, the
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a special salary scale and new retirement age for teachers. The President increased the number of service years for the teachers from 35 to 40. The gesture was announced in Abuja on Monday by
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the declaration of November 1st of every year as the National Youth Day in Nigeria. The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, disclosed this on his Twitter handle today, Wednesday, September 2. According
President Muhammadu Buhari has ended the estimated billing sent over by electricity companies to consumers across the country. The Nigerian leader who directed a nationwide mass metering which signalled an end to estimated billing, also approved a one-year waiver of Import
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday made his second nationwide broadcast on the efforts by the Federal Government to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, announcing an extension of the lockdown order in Lagos and Ogun states, and the FCT. The president in
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent an uplifting Easter message to Christians in Nigeria. In his Easter address, the president encouraged all citizens to persevere through the hardship and the inactivity that the measures instated to cut down the spread of
Nathan Sharibu, father of Leah Sharibu who was abducted by Boko Haram alongside over 100 schoolgirls in Dapchi community of Yobe State in February 2018, has blamed the federal government over his daughter’s continuous stay in captivity. Leah was held
President Buhari on Monday, December 2nd in Daura, Katsina State, extoled the virtues of education and said the socio-economic and political salvation of Nigeria would come from access to learning. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam
The unrest in the household of Nigeria’s First family is still generating reactions from across the nation. As reactions continue to trail the drama in the Aso Villa, a staunch President Buhari supporter, Ibrahim Ali Gombe, took to Facebook to
It is no longer news that Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari was rumoured to be all set to marry his Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq last Friday, October 11. According to reports, Sadiya has
President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the recent high profile revelation of sexual abuse cases in institutions of higher learning in the country, which was released by the BBC on Monday October 7th. The documentary titled Sex For Grades has
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has again reiterated his preference for women when it comes to trusting anyone with the economic and financial operations of the country. The president first remarked about why it is important for him to have women
The word “Almajiri”, according to Muslim scholars is derived from the Arabic word “Al-muhajirin,” meaning a seeker of Islamic knowledge. In Hausa land, according to sources, the term Almajiri could take any of the following forms any person irrespective of
President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed there’s a special reason he has been appointing women to head Nigeria’s treasury since his administration came into power in 2015. The president made the revelation on Wednesday when he received some representatives of Nigerian women on
A young Nigerian lady, Zainab Aliyu, is in a slippery situation and has been in the news for over a week now, with death hanging over her like an axe. Zainab’s plight began with her arrest at Saudi Arabia where
It’s been a long time coming and Nigerian workers finally can heave a sigh of relief as the federal government under President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the immediate implementation of the N30, 000 minimum wage. The law according
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday declared Thursday, March 29 as work-free day in the State. According to a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Kehinde Bamigbetan, the work-free day is due to the fact that
The Nigerian Islamist militant group, Boko Haram today returned 105 girls kidnapped from Government Girls Science Technical College (GGSTC), Dapchi, in Yobe State on February 19. According to Sahara Reporters, the terrorist group came with the girls in nine vehicles same way
President Muhammadu Buhari was all smiles as he received his son, Yusuf Buhari, who arrived Nigeria last night after his medical trip to Germany. Yusuf, the only son of the President, who was critically injured during a drag-racing powerbike accident in
The Presidency on Friday said the health of President Muhammadu Buhari’s only son, Yusuf, who was admitted into Cedarcrest Hospital, Abuja, on December 26, 2017 following injuries sustained in an accident, has improved remarkably and has been discharged. Cedarcrest Hospitals
