NSITF: Kokori, Labour tackle Presidency On Appointment Of Chairman
LAGOS MAY 13TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Veteran Labour leader, Chief Frank Ovie Kokori, yesterday, disagreed with the Presidency over his appointement as Chairman of the board of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF. More...
NSITF Board Tussle: Presidency Confirms Enejamo-Isire As Chairman
LAGOS MAY 13TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Presidency says Mr Austin Enejamo-Isire is the authentic Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), and will be inaugurated at Banquet Hall More...
Buhari Is Not Harassing Jonathan-Presidency
LAGOS APRIL 26TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Presidency in Nigeria has responded to claims made by former President Goodluck Jonathan that President Muhammadu Buhari’s government was harassing his family, saying that “anybody More...
Buhari Condemns Spate of Killings, Orders Investigation Into Market Killings
President Muhammadu Buhari LAGOS MARCH 22ND (URHOBOTODAY)– Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari condemned a spate of killings in different parts of the country and ordered an investigation into a raid More...
Lai Mohammed, Adesina On Coalition Course Over True Position of Buhari
President Muhammdu Buhari LAGOS FEBRUARY 9TH (URHOBOTODAY)-As Nigerians await the save arrival of President Muhammadu Buhari back to Nigeria, Minister of Information, Alhaji lai Mohammed and Special Adviser to the More...
My Ministers, Officials Accused of Corruption Without Evidence-Buhari
Buhari LAGOS JULY 20TH (URHOBOTODAY)-President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to “discerning” Nigerians to ignore orchestrated attempts to sully the integrity of ministers and other senior government officials, More...
Ear Infection: Buhari Proceeds to UK Today on Medical Vacation
Buhari LAGOS JUNE 6TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Ailing President Muhammad Buhari will on Monday proceed on ten days medical vacation. This announcement was contained in a statement issued by Femi Adesina Special Adviser to More...
Tribute: A ‘Festival of Tears’ for the Adesinas on Boxing Day
Late Prof. Foluke Ogunleye By Femi Adesina It’s a day in British tradition dedicated to opening boxes of gifts received at Christmas, and that is why it’s called Boxing Day. But what the Adesina family got this More...
GOCOP to Nigerians: Disregard Charlatans, Blackmailers Posing as Online Publishers
LAGOS JANUARY 24TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) on Sunday described as unfortunate and ridiculous a statement credited to members of the Online Publishers Association of Nigeria More...
Kalu Commiserates with Buhari’s Media Adviser, Adesina over Sister’s Death in Auto Crash
Prof. Foluke Ogunleye LAGOS DECEMBER 30TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Kalu, has expressed sadness and shock over the passing on of Prof. Foluke Ogunleye, the elder sister of Femi Adesina, More...
Buhari to Hold First Media Chat Tomorrow (Wednesday)
Muhammadu Buhari LAGOS DECEMBER 29TH (URHOBOTODAY)-President Muhammadu Buhari will host his first Presidential Media Chat tomorrow (Wednesday, December 30, 2015). In the course of the programme, which will be broadcast More...
Tensions Build in N’ Delta over Move to Streamline Amnesty
LAGOS OCTOBER 14TH (URHOBOTODAY)- Nigeria (Reuters) – Enjoying a chilled cider in a hotel pool bar, former Nigerian militant leader Ebi John has a simple message for President Muhammadu Buhari – keep More...
Ministerial List: Amaechi, Fayemi, Fashola Fail Corruption Test
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (URHOBOTODAY)-As the Department of State Service, DSS, continues the screening of some ministerial nominees, indications emerged at the weekend that three immediate past governors, Babatunde More...
Nigerians’ll Soon See Fulfillment of My Election Campign Promises- Buhari
Buhari LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (URHOBOTODAY)-President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that Nigerians will soon see the fulfilment of his election campaign promises. He spoke on Wednesday in Abuja while receiving university More...
Why Buhari Dumps $182m Halliburton Bribe Scandal Report?…Conspiracy of Retired Army Generals
(l-r) Ibrahim Babangida,Olusegun Obsanjo and Muhammadu Buhari By George Elijah Otumu LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigeria President, Muhammadu Buhari surely meant well for the Nigerian people. His integrity, More...
Why Buhari is Hunting Jonathan’s Men?
Buhari and Oshiomole LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (URHOBOTODAY)-Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state has shed more light on the real reasons president Muhammadu Buhari is after ex-president Goodluck Jonathan’s men. The More...
Buhari Orders Withdraw of Orderlies from Nigerian ‘Big Men’
LAGOS AUGUST 21ST (URHOBOTODAY)-President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday directed the Inspector-General of Police, Sunday Arase, to prune down the number of policemen attached to dignitaries. Mr. Buhari also directed More...
I Have Nothing to Hide from Journalists, Buhari Tells Online Publishers
(L-R)Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Shehu Garba, Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity,President of GOCOP, Mr Malachy Agbo and Treasurer of More...
Adesina: Buhari Never Said He’ll Publish His Assets
Buhari LAGOS AUGUST 15TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, says the president never promised to make his assets public. Adesina said the issue of assets More...
Sagay Heads Presidential Anti-Corruption Committee
Prof Itse Sagay LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (URHOBOTODAY)-President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday appointed a Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption headed by a prominent professor of law and civil rights activist, More...
Boko Haram Offers to Swap Chibok Girls for Detained Members
LAGOS JULY 9TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Boko Haram is ready to free the more than 200 Chibok young women and girls kidnapped from a boarding school in 2014, the Associated Press (AP) on Wednesday quoted an unnamed negotiator More...
Presidency, Saraki in Media War over Claim of ‘Stepping Down’ for Buhari
Buhari LAGOS JUNE 28TH (URHOBOTODAY)-It seems the crisis rocking All Progressive Congress (APC) has taking a different dimension hence Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki and President Muhammadu Buhari’s More...
Sacking NNPC Board Is Just The Beginning For Buhari And The Oil Sector-Femi Adesina
Buhari LAGOS JUNE 29TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser for Media and Publicity to President Buhari, spoke with SaharaTV about the first thirty days of Buhari’s administration and the future of More...
Buhari’s Delay in Making Key Appointments Grounds Nigerian Govt.
Buhari….. go slow President LAGOS JUNE 26TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The delay by President Muhammadu Buhari to make key appointments more than three weeks after assumption of office is taking a serious toll on government More...
Adesina Debunks Media Report on Buhari, Says He is Getting Better at 72
]President Muhammadu Buhari LAGOS JUNE 17TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina has debunked media report that Buhari was reported to have said More...