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President Muhammadu Buhari has reassured citizens in the country of his commitment to securing the lives and property of all.

President Muhammadu gave the reassurance at the National Security Council meeting held on at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the nation’s capital.

The National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, revealed the President’s position while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the meeting.

He said he briefed the council, along with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, on the security situation and the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the country.

The meeting had in attendance, the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, heads of various security agencies, and some ministers.

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President Muhammadu Buhari directs police to arrest suspects who kidnapped and murdered University of Port Harcourt students

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President, Muhammadu Buhari has directed the police to arrest all the suspects, who kidnapped and murdered three students of the University of Port Harcourt.

The students, Joy Adoki, Nelson Nwafor and Fortune Obemba were kidnapped on April 7 and were later murdered by their abductors.

University of Port Harcourt, however, said only Adoki was recognised as an undergraduate of the institution.

The Rivers State Police Command had stated that the deceased were killed and buried in a shallow grave in the Etio community, Eleme Local Government Area of the state.

One of the suspected kidnappers, Friday Akpan, was arrested on Thursday and upon interrogation, he made confession that led to the apprehension of two others.

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Coronavirus: Federal government dismisses rumour on reopening of schools

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The Presidency has disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari is taking a two-step approach to tackle the Coronavirus outbreak in Nigeria.

It explained that the approach has to do with the security of the lives of the people, as well as easing the effect of the Coronavirus on businesses in the country.

The Presidency stated this in a tweet on its verified Twitter handle, saying President Buhari was taking the approach as a national response to the virus.

This is coming at a time the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, confirmed five new cases of COVID-19 in the country with latest confirmed cases in Katsina, Lagos, and Kwara States now bringing the toll of the disease to 323 in the country.

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President Muhammadu Buhari, assures of willingness to implement decision of tripartite committee on partial closure of country’s land border

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President Muhammadu Buhari, has assured of his administration’s willingness to implement the decision of the tripartite committee on the partial closure of the country’s land border.

The committee is made up of Nigeria, Benin and Niger. At a meeting with Bashir Mamman Ifo, outgoing President of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development and his successor, Dr George Nana Donkor, in Abuja, Buhari explained that the partial closure had given Nigeria a number of insights. Buhari thanked the outgoing ECOWAS Bank President for the improvements recorded in his eight-year tenure and urged his successor to build on those achievements.

MEANWHILE – President Muhammadu Buhari has said stronger diplomatic ties with Greece and the Republic of Cuba will bolster Nigeria’s ongoing effort to diversify the economy, improve global competitiveness and reposition the country to play more leading roles.

President Buhari, who received Letters of Credence from Ambassador of Hellenic Republic to Nigeria, Monsieur Loannis Plotas at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, said: “the long-standing diplomatic and business relations with the country will be strengthened for mutual benefit, noting that most global challenges will need collective efforts for lasting solutions.”

While receiving the Letters of Credence of the Ambassador of Cuba to Nigeria, Clara Margarita Pulido, the President said the cultural similarities between both countries should serve as an impetus for working together, especially on trade, adding that Cuba’s efforts in developing medicine and engineering could provide a springboard. President Buhari also received Letters of Credence from the Ambassador of Equatorial Guinea, Francisco Mangue.

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Northern Elders Forum calls for total overhauling of Nigeria’s security architecture

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The Northern Elders Forum has called for a total overhauling of the nation’s security architecture, in a bid to competently tackle all the security challenges confronting the nation.

The convener of the Northern Elders Forum, Professor Ango Abdullahi, said that the current government, led by President Muhammadu Buhari has failed to secure the citizens from incessant attacks by bandits and other terrorist groups.

According to the statement, the forum also lamented that poverty, particularly in the north, and massive social security have worsened under this administration

The Northern Elders Forum condemned the insurgents’ tactics of targeting Christians and publicizing their execution but it also appealed to religious leaders not to fall into the trap of insurgents setting them against each other.

On community policing, the forum recommended the adoption of a more vigorous and inclusive process but asked state governments to exercise higher levels of restraint and responsibility in the manner they respond to security challenges.

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President Muhammadu Buhari receives President-elect of Guinea Bissau, Umaro Embalo, promises closer ties.

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President Muhammadu Buhari has received President-elect of Guinea Bissau, Umaro Muhktar Embalo, and reiterated his desire for stability, peace, progress and prosperity in the West African sub-region.

President Buhari spoke at the State House, Abuja when Embalo came to Nigeria on a “thank you visit” and to express his “good wishes” following his emergence as winner in the keenly contested, just-concluded elections in his country.

President Buhari who said that development was impossible without stability in the sub-region, commended the outgoing President, José Mário Vaz, himself a candidate in the election, for supporting the emergence of Embalo in the second round of balloting “in the interest of peace and stability.”

President Buhari expressed his desire for both countries to work together for the betterment of their peoples, and reiterated his vision for peace, progress and prosperity in West Africa.

Embalo had earlier praised President Buhari for his support leading to his emergence as winner in the elections, and expressed his appreciation for the warm and friendly disposition of Nigeria towards him and the people of his country.

AMAZING FACTS : The land now known as Guinea-Bissau was once the kingdom of Gabú, which was part of the larger Mali empire. After 1546 Gabú became more autonomous, and at least portions of the kingdom existed until 1867. The first European to encounter Guinea-Bissau was the Portuguese explorer Nuño Tristão in 1446; colonists in the Cape Verde islands obtained trading rights in the territory, and it became a center of the Portuguese slave trade. In 1879, the connection with the islands was broken.

In Nov. 1980, João Bernardo Vieira headed a military coup that deposed Luis Cabral, president since 1974. In his 19 years of rule, Vieira was criticized for crony capitalism and corruption and for failing to alleviate the poverty of Guinea-Bissau, one of the world’s poorest countries. Vieira also brought in troops from Senegal and the Republic of Guinea to help fight against an insurgency movement, a highly unpopular act. In May 1999 rebels deposed Vieira.

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Presidency dismisses rumour of President President Muhammadu Buhari’ third term agenda

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The Presidency has reiterated that President Muhammadu Buhari is not seeking a third term agenda as suggested by uninformed commentaries.

A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, stressed that there are no circumstances under which a constitutional amendment with regard to extending the two-term limit will be carried out.

He stated that President Buhari will be serving his full term in office which ends in 2023.

Shehu noted that despite the fact that there were attempts to change the constitution in the past, it does not make the move right and such an attempt will be rejected under President Buhari.

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President Muhammadu Buhari to Attend Peace and Development Forum in Egypt today, Tuesday.

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President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja today Tuesday, December 10 for Egypt to attend the Aswan Forum designed to set “An Agenda for Sustainable Peace and Development in Africa.

The president’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, confirmed this development in a statement in Abuja.

The Forum which holds between December 11 and 12, is an initiative to address the interconnections between peace and development in Africa while promoting Africa-led solutions through strengthening policies and practices.

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President Muhammadu Buhari to award contract for Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano gas pipeline.

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President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that the Federal Government is to construct a 600-kilometre gas pipeline from Ajaokuta through Kaduna to Kano.

The line will transport gas from the southern part of the country to the North.

A State House statement by Presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu, said Buhari made the disclosure in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, at the 5th Gas Exporting Countries Forum.

He told the summit that on the long run, the line might be further extended to North Africa.

Buhari had jetted out of Abuja today for the one-day summit. The theme is ‘Natural Gas – Energy for Sustainable Development.’

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President Muhammadu Buhari calls for vigilance against banditry and kidnappings.

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President Muhammadu Buhari has called on security agencies and communities under threat of bandits’ attacks and kidnappings to be vigilance against banditry and kidnappings and to be alert in the light of the latest incidents in Enugu, Zamfara, Adamawa, Katsina and Kaduna States.

A statement by the senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, Garba Shehu, says Buhari was reacting to the recent reports of heightened acts of violence and kidnappings after a period of relative inactivity in different parts of the country.

According to the President, the call for vigilance against banditry and kidnappings is to ensure that the bandits should under no circumstances be allowed to hold the country to ransom on account of security loopholes which they seek to exploit to strike at their victims, adding that the affected communities also have a responsibility to help the security agencies with the critically important human intelligence in order to stop the bandits in their tracks.

Commending the security agencies for their dedication and sacrifice, President Buhari directed them to redouble their efforts and make life uncomfortable for the bandits.

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President Muhammadu Buhari meets with service chiefs, assures Nigerians of safety,

President Muhammadu Buhari directs police to arrest suspects who kidnapped and murdered University of Port Harcourt students

Coronavirus: Federal government dismisses rumour on reopening of schools

President Muhammadu Buhari, assures of willingness to implement decision of tripartite committee on partial closure of country’s land border

Northern Elders Forum calls for total overhauling of Nigeria’s security architecture

President Muhammadu Buhari receives President-elect of Guinea Bissau, Umaro Embalo, promises closer ties.

Presidency dismisses rumour of President President Muhammadu Buhari’ third term agenda

President Muhammadu Buhari to Attend Peace and Development Forum in Egypt today, Tuesday.

President Muhammadu Buhari to award contract for Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano gas pipeline.

President Muhammadu Buhari calls for vigilance against banditry and kidnappings.

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