Living on shoestring budget
By FEMI ADESINA We left Abuja on January 23, on a journey that would take us to Bauchi, Lagos, Senegal, Katsina, Kano, and Jigawa States. Return date was January 31, in the evening hours. Since January 31 was then the…
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How President Buhari dazed us, by Gov. Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa State
By FEMI ADESINA Nine unbroken days of work and travel came to a slight pause on Tuesday with a final hurray at Jigawa State, where President Muhammadu Buhari and his team commissioned legacy projects at Hadejia, Birnin Kudu, and Dutse,…
They have eyes but cannot see. Pity!
By FEMI ADESINA It has been a hectic week. Frenetic. We set forth at dawn on Monday from Abuja to Bauchi, to attend the Presidential and gubernatorial campaign of All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates. It was only Muhammadu Buhari, the…
PMB: Reflections on Africa award for strengthening peace
By Femi Adesina A prophet has no honor, except in his own country, says the Good Book. This was on display once again in Nouakchott, Mauritania, early this week when President Muhammadu Buhari stood ramrod straight to receive the Africa…
Over $1bn spent on military equipment to recover territories from Boko Haram – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari said his administration spent over $1 billion on military equipment to recover territories in the North-East captured by Boko Haram. Femi Adesina, Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, made this known on Tuesday. According to the…
From N’East with good tidings
By FEMI ADESINA Who feels it knows it all. Perhaps the region most affected by the insurgency that almost strangulated the country since 2009 is the North East. It was there that Boko Haram started, proliferated, and spread to other…
2023 Polls: Don’t meddle in Nigeria’s election – Buhari warns foreign nations
As the forthcoming presidential election inches closer, President Muhammadu Buhari has warned foreign nations to stay clear of meddling in Nigeria’s election. Buhari issued this warning on Thursday while receiving Letters of Credence from Ambassadors of Sweden, Switzerland, the Republic…
Nigeria, ECOWAS member states implementing strategies to stop coups in Africa – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said Nigeria and ECOWAS member states are implementing strategies to halt coups in the region. A statement by Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, Femi Adesina, said Buhari spoke on Thursday while receiving…
Why Buhari can’t remove fuel subsidy — Femi Adesina
Femi Adeshina, The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Presidential Muhammadu Buhari has given reasons why fuel subsidy cant be removed. Recall that the Minister of Finance Budget and National Planning Dr Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed has disclosed that the…
Kukah don’t cook me nonsense
By FEMI ADESINA Under the camouflage of ‘speaking truth to power,’ it has become a regular thing for the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah, to take potshots at President Muhammadu Buhari, and the governing All Progressives Congress…