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The President's wife, Aisha Buhari, has criticized the Social Investment Programme of the Federal Government, she said  "the programme has failed to achieve its aim in Kano and most parts of Northern Nigeria". Mrs Aisha Buhari stated this at the interactive session with women as part of the presidential inauguration ceremony at the State House in Abuja. The wife of the President, who specifically mentioned the conditional cash transfer component, questioned the method used in executing the programme. She also faulted the amount of money spent on the purchase of mosquito nets. “They have spent $16 million buying mosquito nets. I did not get it, but maybe some people have gotten it. But I feel that, as my personal opinion, $16 million is enough to fumigate Nigeria,” she said. Generally, Mrs Aisha Buhari did not agree with the method adopted for the programme. She said, “I was expecting the social investment programme, N500 billion to be utilize...

President Muhammadu Buhari and wife, Aisha, on Saturday, performed Umrah (lesser Hajj) at the Masjid Haram (the Grand Mosque) in Makkah, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Buhari who embarked on the journey with close personal aides on Thursday, May 16, 2019, was invited by King Salman Bin Abdulaziz, the ruler of Saudi Arabia and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to perform the Umrah (lesser pilgrimage) in the Kingdom. READ ALSO:  Former President Jonathan Denies Withdrawing ‘Billions’ From Treasury He is expected back in the country on Tuesday, May 21. See photos below:

The Emeritus President of Nigeria, Dr Goodluck Jonathan has denied an allegations laid before him of withdrawing Billions of Naira from the Nations treasury while he was in office. The former president who spoke at a meeting organized by the Anglican Community in Abuja on Friday described the allegation has false and misleading. He expressed sadness at what he described as ‘low’, people who tell lies against others. “I remember a particular incidence where somebody was talking about billions that were removed from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and I asked them, how many trucks were used to carry all these billions? “In Nigeria, we get carried away by figures. And it’s sad that we go too low to tell lies against people.” READ ALSO:  Osun Election: Senator Adeleke Files Notice Of Appeal At Supreme Court Jonathan urged for more prayers over the spate of insecurity in the country and asked that more should be done to nip the crisis in the bud. “As a nation, we hav...