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Nigeria: Acting President or Coordinating Vice President?
Guardian, 11 May 2017
Nigeria is a peculiar country and she is not in any hurry to shed this unwholesome peculiarity. It is not out of place to describe any nation or entity as being peculiar, after… Read more »
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Nigeria: Buhari's Top Aide in Trouble Over Attempt to Stop Osinbajo From Acting
Vanguard, 14 May 2017
A top aide of President Muhammadu Buhari is in trouble over the role he allegedly played prior to the departure of the president to the United Kingdom for medical treatment last… Read more »
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Nigeria: Buhari's Top Aide in Trouble Over Attempt to Usurp Osinbajo's Powers
Vanguard, 15 May 2017
A top aide of President Muhammadu Buhari is in trouble over the role he allegedly played prior to the departure of the president to the United Kingdom for medical treatment, last… Read more »
Nigerian Govt Endorses Osinbajo as Acting President
The Senate has announced that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo should function as acting president pending the return of President Muhammadu Buhari from medical vacation. This as a statement by the president saying that his deputy would only "coordinate" the affairs of government was overruled.
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Nigeria: Osinbajo - Buhari Treats Me Like a Son
This Day, 12 May 2017
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday in Katsina said he was very delighted to have visited the home state of President Muhammadu Buhari, because the president treats him like… Read more »
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Nigeria: Senate Chides Buhari for Calling VP 'Coordinator'
Guardian, 10 May 2017
The Senate yesterday declared that Professor Yemi Osinbajo should function as Acting President pending the return of President Muhammadu Buhari from medical vacation. The upper… Read more »
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Nigeria: 'Buhari's Letter Not Clear On Transfer of Power to Osinbajo'
Vanguard, 9 May 2017
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday read a letter from President Muhammadu Buhari to the legislature of his medical vacation in the United Kingdom. Read more »
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Nigeria: Lawyer Wants Buhari Impeached for Wording of Vacation Letter to National Assembly
Premium Times, 10 May 2017
A Lagos-based human rights lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has called on the National Assembly to commence impeachment proceedings against President Muhammadu Buhari over the wording… Read more »
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Nigeria: Is Buhari's Vacation Letter to National Assembly On Osinbajo Different From Previous Ones?
Premium Times, 10 May 2017
The choice of words employed by President Muhammadu Buhari in his latest letter to the National Assembly has elicited controversy. Read more »
InFocus
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The presidency says it will not allow "mischief makers" to fuel speculation of a rift between President Muhammadu Buhari and Deputy President Yemi Osinbajo. It also added that the ... Read more »
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President Muhammadu Buhari left for London for follow-up tests he mentioned in March after his return from an extended leave period. With the president's departure, Vice-President ... Read more »
