Tag: President Muhammadu Buhari

Will Buhari vote for Tinubu? By Lasisi Olagunju

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Muhammadu Buhari started his presidency with “I belong to everybody and I belong to nobody.” Will he end as a nobody’s man? Sometimes, and for some, it is gracious to maintain one’s lane, listen to your own vision, single, unattached. French statesman, Charles de Gaulle, who holds the copyright of “I am a man who belongs to nobody and who belongs to everybody” deeply said on another occasion that “If Joan of Arc had married, she would no longer have been Joan of Arc.” Whatever that means – Joan was…

The Resurrection of Muhammadu Buhari… By Abdullahi O. Haruna Haruspice

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He was pronounced dead by those with credible inside sources, a professor in Atlanta swore to high heavens that President Muhammadu Buhari had died. His satanic audacity was later corroborated by Nnamdi Kanu. So sure were these two young Nigerians that they rechristen him Jubril of Sudan! In blind posture, they dissected the man in pictorial frame- using every part of the man’s body to frame and illustrate their fallacy. Tragically, millions of supposedly educated people bought into the narrative, and the story of Jubril of Sudan gained its desired…

FG declares Dec 26, 27, Jan 2 as public holidays

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The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has declared December 26, 27, 2022 and January 2, 2023, as Public holidays to mark Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year celebrations.   This was disclosed in a statement by the Ministry of Interior signed by the Permanent Secretary, Shuaib Belgore, on Friday, December 16.   According to the statement, Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, urged Christians to be security conscious while praying for the eradication of insecurity in the country.   “We must imbibe the life of Jesus Christ in His practice and…

IN BUHARI’S TIME, OIL IS FINALLY FOUND IN THE NORTH

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It was one small step for man, but one giant leap for mankind, for the whole country, as President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, flagged off the Kolmani oil development project in a location that straddles both Bauchi and Gombe States.   It was like Neil Armstrong landing on the moon, a first for mankind, as the President inaugurated a milestone in the country’s annals of promoting industrialization, balanced economic growth and prosperity for the citizens.   After an initial 50 years of unsuccessful exploration in the country,…

Why I approved redesign of naira notes – Buhari

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja launched the new Naira bank notes, expressed delight that the redesigned currencies are locally produced by the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting (NSPM) PLC.   Speaking at the launch of the new bank notes, which preceded the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, the President explained in detail the basis for his approval to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to redesign the ₦‎200, ₦‎500 and ₦‎1000 banknotes. According to the President, ‘‘the new Naira banknotes have been fortified with security features that make…

JUST IN : Buhari unveils new N200, N500, N1000 naira notes (Photos)

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President Muhammadu Buhari has unveiled the newly redesigned 200, 500, and 1000 naira notes.   Buhari unveiled the new currency notes on Wednesday morning, November 23, 2022, before the federal executive council (FEC) meeting at the state house, in Abuja.   Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (BN), was in attendance during the unveiling ceremony.   Recall that on October 26, 2022, the CBN announced a plan to redesign some naira notes, saying the action was taken in order to take control of the currency in circulation.…

How not to redesign the naira, by Hassan Gimba

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Among the reasons given by the Central Bank of Nigeria governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, for the redesigning of the ₦200, ₦500 and ₦1000 notes is that there is some ₦3.2 trillion in circulation out of which 2.7 trillion is outside the banking system. The assumption is that those stupendous amounts outside could be proceeds of crime – corruption, kidnappings, robbery, etc., and so they would cease to be legal tender since the owners would not take them to the banks for fear of being found out.   Again, the CBN…

Where Buhari failed and why Tinubu may also fail (1), By Sunday Adelaja

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Any government that wants to rescue Nigeria must come up with a whole system of values that will effectively address the moral failure of our society. This is our greatest problem as a country. It is from this that we have had all other national issues, including leadership failure… leadership is not the biggest problem of Nigeria. Our biggest problem is a corrupt value system. In the past few years, I have personally taken it upon myself to develop a set of values for the Nigerian nation.   I am…

BUHARI: I Feel Freer When I Have Nothing

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During his recent trip to London for routine medical checkup, President Muhammadu Buhari had time to meet and greet newly crowned King Charles 111 at Buckingham Palace. The President recounted the encounter thus later:   “He asked me whether I have a house here. I said ‘no’. Even in Nigeria, the only houses I have are those I had before I got into government. “I’m not very much interested in having assets all over the place. I feel much freer when I have nothing.”   What a man! What a…

The ‘Buhari’ At JAMB

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Whenever I see a paragon, champion of transparency and accountability, I remember Muhammadu Buhari, retired military officer and gentleman, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. Whenever I hear that a man has shunned greed, avarice, rapacity, I remember Buhari. Whenever I see anyone pay scant attention to the ephemeral things of this life, I remember Buhari. Whenever I see disdain for filthy lucre, cupidity, Muhammadu Buhari comes to mind. You don’t have them more spartan, austere, and abstemious than that. But we are…