Tag: Buhari

Buhari; Unmitigated Disaster that took Nigeria for a horrible ride

Echezonam Ibezim Jk

Good Riddance, Buhari: You Came, You Saw, You Failed Woefully! By Olu Fasan Muhammadu Buhari, president of Nigeria since 2015, will leave office on Monday, May 29, after eight disastrous years. The late Chief Bola Ige famously coined the phrase, “good riddance to bad rubbish”. That, truth be told, is the best way to describe the exit of Buhari, his presidency and his government from power. For the past eight years of Buhari’s administration have been an unmitigated failure; a monumental waste of time, of resources, and of the hopes…

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Nigerians Award themselves with “Certificate of Survival” under Buhari

Echezonam Ibezim Jk

Nigerians who are currently being forced to accept a president that didn’t meet the constitutional requirements to be declared the President of Nigeria 🇳🇬 are humorously awarding themselves a “SURVIVAL AWARD” for a horrible 8 years under the bizarre administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Such a painful 8 years of horror ! And he has succeeded in selecting a successor all by themselves….. See samples below : All those Nigerians that survived the terrible 8 years of misrule of Muhammadu Buhari deserve a certificate of survival. pic.twitter.com/r0NYauOSYq — Olaudah Equiano® (@RealOlaudah)…

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Buhari confers Tinubu with GCFR, Shettima gets GCON

Echezonam Ibezim Jk

President Muhammadu Buhari has conferred national honours on President-(S)elect Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima, the vice-president-(s)elect. Tinubu was conferred with the Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (GCFR) while Shettima was honoured with the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON).   READ ALSO : NADECO, USNLG, others petition US govt, insist on boycott of Tinubu inauguration   The investiture ceremony took place on Thursday in Abuja. Mind you, this would be the first time such anomaly would be taking place since the return of…

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Buhari signs eight bills into law

Echezonam Ibezim Jk

The outgoing President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has assented to bills establishing the National Social Investment Programme Agency and the National Senior Secondary Education Commission as well as six others passed by the National Assembly. According to a statement issued on Monday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters – Senate, Senator Babajide Omoworare, the assent was in furtherance of the provisions of the Acts Authentication Act Cap. A2, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004. The statement was titled, ‘President Buhari Assents to the…

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Buhari Commissions Second Niger Bridge ( pictures)

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The president participated virtually in the commissioning of the bridge. Governors of the south-east region of Nigeria have named the Second Niger Bridge after President Muhammadu Buhari, an official has said. The bridge was commissioned on Tuesday by Mr Buhari who participated in the event virtually. PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the governors took the decision ahead of the commissioning of the project to appreciate Mr Buhari for completing the project after successive administrations failed to do so. “Following consultations, the governors of the South-east have agreed that the second Niger…

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21 Facts About Dangote Refinery To Be Commissioned Today.

Echezonam Ibezim Jk

The completion of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals in Lagos State is remarkable one.  President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday commission the plant which is arguably Africa’s biggest oil refinery and the worlds biggest simple-train facility. There is no doubt that this venture will create more employment opportunities for Nigeria’s teeming population. Beyond this, here are 21 facts about the refinery that everyone interested should know. 1. It is located in Ibeju, Lagos, Covering a land area of approximately 2,635 hectares. 2. World’s Largest Single-Train 650,000 barrels per day Petroleum Refinery…

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Nigeria’s Muhammadu Buhari leaves legacy of kidnapping, inflation and debt – BBC

Echezonam Ibezim Jk

When he steps down next week President Muhammadu Buhari will be leaving Nigerians less secure, poorer and more in debt than when he came to office in 2015. The former military ruler became president after winning a momentous election which saw the defeat of underperforming incumbent Goodluck Jonathan. Riding a wave of optimism that change was possible, he was supported by a powerful coalition and had the reputation of being a hard-man soldier, who would get things done. After Mr Buhari’s brief stint in charge in the 1980s, his second…

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Dangote Refinery Sets to be commissioned

Jennifer Ibezim

Efforts by Nigeria’s federal government to make the country self-sufficient in local refining of crude oil to save the scarce foreign exchange used in the importation of petroleum products have received a boost as the 650,000 barrels per day Dangote Refinery, the world’s largest single-train refinery, is set for inauguration on May 22 by President Muhammadu Buhari. A source at the refinery confirmed to THISDAY Saturday night that the refinery has been completed with pre-inauguration tests ongoing. He disclosed that President Buhari would inaugurate the plant on Monday, May 22.…

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Buhari vs Obasanjo : Supreme Court decision over 25% in FCT

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More evidence has shown that it is mandatory to get at least 25 per cent of votes cast in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, in order to win the presidential election in Nigeria. The latest evidence arose from another scrutiny of the Supreme Court ruling in the case between Muhammadu Buhari, the then candidate of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), and Olusegun Obasanjo, the then Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) candidate, on Friday, July 15, 2005, by Mr. Dokun Ojomo. According to Mr. Ojomo, in the ruling, the apex court…

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Buhari leaves Abuja to attend coronation of King Charles in London

Jennifer Ibezim

President Muhammadu Buhari has departed for London, United Kingdom to join other world leaders invited to attend the coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort of the United Kingdom respectively. President Buhari left Abuja after presiding the weekly Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja The coronation according to a press release by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Adesina, will take place on Saturday, May 6. Ahead of…

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