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Buhari Has A Heart Flowing With Milk, He Will Release Nnamdi Kanu To Me – Orji Kalu

 

 

Former Abia State governor, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, has said that the issue of Biafra is a very big one in Nigeria today, adding that he is waiting for President Mohammadu Buhari’s “mind to calm down” for him to personally appeal for the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu.

 
While expressing optimism that the president will give him all the needed attention on Kanu’s release, he added that the younger generation has the right to ask for Biafra, only that it should go through the right process.

President Muhammadu Buhari has Signed the 2016 Budget Into Law

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, finally signed the 2016 appropriation bill into law.

 

 

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Chairmen of the National Assembly Appropriation Committees were present at the signing in ceremony which held at the presidential villa.

The latest development is coming few hours after the National Assembly submitted a corrected copy of the budget to the President.
Details soon…

Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques Receives Nigeria's President 

 

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received at Al-Yamamah Palace here today President Mohammed Bukhari of the Republic of Nigeria.

The President was also received by Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz,

Nigeria President Buhari in Saudi Arabia For Oil Talks

Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari

 

Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari was in Saudi Arabia Tuesday, with analysts forecasting his country’s eventual support for an output freeze to stabilise prices.

Mr Buhari is to meet Saudi’s King Salman before travelling on to Qatar.

Christian Group Accuses Buhari of Trying to Install His Friend as CAN President

 

 

A Christian group, under the umbrella of the Christ’s Redeemers’ Union (CRU) has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of trying to install one of his loyalists as the President of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN).

Buhari Will Probe Jonathan if Guilty of Arms Deal – Lai Mohammed

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has stated that former president Goodluck Jonathan will be probed if implicated in the arms deal scandal.

Jonathan had during a world press conference in Geneva on Wednesday, faulted the claim by Mohammed that over 15 governors under the past government were corrupt.

“As for the Information Minister (Lai Muhammed), you quoted; I was not president in 2006 but in 2010. He said about 15 former governors of states

Nigerian President Buhari to Meet Business Leaders in Nairobi

Buhari’s visit is likely to play a key role in checking the implementation progress of these agreements and other MOUs signed/FILENAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 28 – The visiting Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and his host president Uhuru Kenyatta are Thursday morning expected to meet the business community in Nairobi to tighten business ties between the two countries.

Mutiny: Grant Convicted Soldiers Presidential Pardon – Falana Begs Buhari

 

 

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, on Sunday appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to grant presidential pardon to a group of military personnel convicted for mutiny.

Falana in an open letter to Buhari, said the appeal for the pardon of the soldiers became necessary since it has been established that the fund meant for the purchase of arms for members of the Armed Forces fighting insurgency were diverted. He said such was the reason for the protest by the convicted soldiers.

According to Falana, “Since the demand of the convicted 70 soldiers and others found justification in the criminal diversion of the huge fund provided for the purchase of arms and armament to fight the terrorists, there was no legal and moral justification for the conviction and sentences imposed on them by the courts-martial.

Like Buhari, Ita Enang Declines To Respond To “Missing Budget” Allegations

 

 

Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on National Assembly (Senate), Ita Enang, says he will not respond to any allegation by the Senate that he doctored the 2016 budget presented by President Muhammadu Buhari in December, decribing the matter as “sensitive”.

On Thursday, the Senate president, Bukola Saraki, said the copy of the 2016 budget made available to the Senate was different from the original copy presented by Mr. Buhari in December last year.

“What he distributed is different from what was presented by Mr. President and we have resolved not to address any version until we receive the version presented by Mr. President,” Mr. Saraki stated, referring to Mr. Enang.

Buhari Appoints Bukar-Abba as Acting chairman of Federal Character Commission

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr Shettima Bukar-Abba as the Acting Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC).

Mr Chucks Okoli, the Deputy Director, Planning and Strategy of the commission, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja.

NAN reports that Bukar-Abba’s appointment followed the demise of Alhaji Muhammad Bello Alkali, the former Executive Chairman of the Commission, last Friday

Pardon Corrupt Officials Willing to Return Stolen Funds, Onaiyekan Tells Buhari

 

The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan on Friday urged the Federal Government to pardon those involved in money laundering if they were willing to return such funds.

Onaiyekan made the appeal at the St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Nyanya as part of his New Year message for the nation in Abuja.

He said that the best strategy to ensure the return of the monies would be an agreement with the people involved to have them return what they had stolen.

He said that the ongoing developments had shown that corruption could be eradicated over time, adding that the fight against fraudulent acts must be handled with care.

Presidential Media Chat Exposed Buhari’s Undemocratic Character – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says President Muhammadu Buhari’s responses at the WednesdayPresidential Media Chat were not only embarrassing but also further exposed his undemocratic character as an unrepentant tyrant who has no regard for the rule of law and the self-worth of Nigerian citizens.

The party, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, Thursday, also said the President confirmed his partisanship in the much-vaunted war against corruption by openly absolving his ministers and party members of corrupt practices.

“Whilst we restate our respect for the person and office of the President, we note that President Buhari bared his true colours to the world as an unrepentant tyrant. Today, the world is no longer in doubt as to who is behind the prevailing recklessness, abuse of rights of citizens and outright flouting of judicial pronouncements by security agencies.

Biafra: Kanu’s Handwritten Statement Apologising to Buhari, Jonathan 

Leader of the Independent People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, wrote the letter in which he apologised for unsavory remarks he made about President Muhammadu Buhari, ex-president Goodluck Jonathan and Igbo leaders, contrary to claims by IPOB and his lawyer.

The PUNCH had reported on Wednesday that Kanu had expressed regret for referring to President Muhammadu Buhari as a terrorist, evil and a paedophile in his radio broadcasts.

IPOB, his family, and lawyer, Vincent Obetta, however, denied that he apologised to anyone.

Obetta claimed that the Federal Government was only trying undermine the 48-year-old and his cause.

“The government is using every instrument to puncture what we are doing,” he said.



Despite apologising for casting aspersions “on the person and the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” Kanu was adamant that he would continue to fight for Biafra.

He said IPOB’s secessionist agenda was informed by the “incessant hardship, lack of holistic development in the socio-economic landscape of Nigeria, lack of youth employment, corruption in high offices and economic regression.”

He added that the agitation by IPOB, which, according to him, was founded in London in 2012 by a group of people from the South-South and South-East regions of the country, was in line with the United Nations Charter on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ratified by African countries, including Nigeria.

Kanu, who said he intended to write a private letter to Buhari to express his apology to the President, also apologised to former President Goodluck Jonathan and Igbo elders for “some uncomplimentary things” he said about them. Documents obtained from the court, however, showed that the apology was contained in a handwritten statement by the Biafran leader. Credit to: Punch Nig News

Face Whatever You See If Kanu Dies in Detention – Aka Ikenga Tells Buhari

Igbo Think Tank, Aka Ikenga on Wednesday described the continued detention of the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu by the Department of State Service (DSS), despite bail by a court as “executive lawlessness”.

Face whatever you see if Kanu dies in detention – Aka Ikenga tells Buhari

Its President, Goddy Uwazurike, told Daily Independent, that Igbos will hold the government of President Muhammadu Buhari responsible if Kanu dies.

He said: “It is executive lawlessness to detain a man who has been unconditionally released by the court of competent jurisdiction. That is what the law says. That is why the judiciary is there.

“The rule of law is a cardinal part of our democracy; so when the court gives judgement, everyone obeys. It is not for the government to prosecute and adjudicate at the same time. To continue to detain a man after he has been freed is nothing but executive brigandage.

“Of course, the federal government is asking for something bigger than what is happening now if anything untoward should happen to Kanu while in detention. What is right is right, what is wrong is wrong. It is wrong to keep a man in detention after he has been freed by the court.

Buhari To Hold First Presidential Media Chat Today

 

President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that he will hold his first Presidential Media Chat today, Wednesday 30th December 2015.

President Buhari is expected to answer questions from a selected panel of journalists on a range of current and national issues. The programme will be broadcast live on the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN).

The Presidential Media Chat will begin at 6pm, other television and radio stations in the country are expected to hook up to NTA and FRCN to relay the programme to their viewers and listeners.

 

Source: The Breaking Times News

God hates liars – Fani-Kayode writes open letter to Buhari 

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has penned a thought-provoking letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, warning him to stop feeding Nigerians with lies.

Fani in his letter reminded the President not to forget the fact that the same way someone handed over to him, so he will definitely do one day, stressing that leadership was not all about revenge.

His letter reads below:
 

Femi Fani Kayode

“Mr. President, as one of your most loyal and faithful subjects who has nothing but the utmost respect for your person and your office I am constrained to write you this open letter.

This is because there are a number of issues that I believe that it is important for you to clarify and to come clean on. I say this because some of your assertions of late are at best contradictory and at worst patently dishonest.

Whichever side of the political divide we are on I believe that we can all agree on one thing: that the prosecution of the war against terror is not something that any of us should play politics with.

People Are Running From PDP Because We Refused To Insult Buhari – Metuh

 

 The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has admitted that rebuilding the party after its exit from power has been challenging.

The acclaimed largest party in Africa said that since it lost power for the first time since 1999, it has not been easy.

The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Chief Olisa Metuh, who told Punch in an interview, however, said some persons had deserted the party because it refused to use derogatory words on the person of President Buhari.

The party chieftain, however said, he was confident that the forces working against the rebuilding of the party within its fold and outside would crumble.

Ex-Presidents - Buhari Budgets N2.3 Billion in 2016

Eleven former Presidents, Heads of State and former Vice Presidents/Chiefs of General Staff are to share N2.3 billion as entitlements in 2016.

This was contained in the summary of the proposed budget 2016 presented by President Muhammadu Buhari to the National Assembly on Tuesday.

The former Presidents and former Heads of State are General Yakubu Gowon, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, General Ibrahim Babangida, General Abdulsalam Abubakar, General Olusegun Obasanjo, and Goodluck Jonathan. The former Vice Presidents and former Chiefs of General Staff are Dr. Alex Ekwueme, General Oladipupo Diya, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku and Alhaji Namadi Sambo.

According to the Act which provides for the remuneration of former Presidents and former Vice, each former President and former Head of state is entitled to N350,000 per month, while former Vice Presidents and former Chiefs of General Staff are entitled to N250,000 per month for their up-keep.

Happening Now: President Buhari Presents 2016 Budget

President Muhammadu Buhari is presenting the 2016 national budget before a joint session of the National Assembly, comprising the Senate and the House of Representatives today, December 22.

The National Assembly complex has been locked down by presidential guards ahead of the presentation.

There are strong indications that lawmakers are ready to ensure that the 2016 Appropriation Bill gets speedy consideration and is passed into law.

Once the budget is presented today by the president, the Senate and the House of Representatives will go to their various chambers to commence work.