President Bola Tinubu, former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (retd.), were among dignitaries who attended the unveiling of a book titled ‘Working with Buhari: Reflections of a Special Adviser Media and Publicity, 2015-2023’ on Tuesday. Also in attendance were former President Muhammadu Buhari; former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, former First Lady, Aisha Buhari, and the Senate President, Senator Godswill ...
January, 2024
January, 2018
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10 January
FG gives N280.1m cash to each ex-presidents
Ex heads of government in Nigeria are N280.1m richer,each.. Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Mr. Goodluck Jonathan, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd.), Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (retd.); and Chief Ernest Shonekan…The Federal Government has approved N280.1m cash payments to former Presidents and Heads of State in 2017 to buy cars. Out of the money, N40m had already been released, but final releases would ...
July, 2017
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5 July
Ex-gov ,Turaki,arrested at book launch attended by Obasanjo, Gowon
Saminu Turaki, former governor of Jigawa State,has been arrested by EFCC @ a public function in full glare of ex president Obasanjo and Gowon.He had been on the watch list of the EFCC for several months but had continued to evade arrest. He was arrested at the public presentation of a book titled, ‘The First Regular Combatant: Brigadier General Zakariya Maimalari,’ which ...
May, 2015
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28 May
Handing Over: Jonathan Praises Gowon, Shonekan, Silent On IBB & OBJ
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday prayed for the in-coming administration of General Muhammadu Buhari. The President has also admonished Nigerian leaders at various levels of government to be ready to make sacrifices for the growth of the nation, stressing that Nigerians should not allow the challenges of today to weigh them down. In the same vein, he challenged Nigerian past leaders ...