The media has been agog with stories of new developments in an out of Nigeria, Niah.com tema has put together 8 of the biggest stories which you might have missed.
1. Trump commends Buhari over success in Boko Haram fight
President Muhammadu Buhari congratulated Donald Trump on his successful emergence as president of the US in their telephone conversation.
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The two presidents spoke on Monday, February 13, after it was announced that Trump would speak with Buhari in London at 3:45pm with another call to President Jacob Zuma of South Africa.
In a statement by Femi Adesina who is the special adviser to the president on media and publicity, he said Trump commended Buhari in the success recorded in the fight against Boko Haram and promised better collaboration between the two countries.
2. Buhari don’t accept Trump’s offer please, he will destroy our nation the more – Nigerians react to Trump commends Buhari success
News broke on Monday, February 13, regarding a call to be put through to President Muhammadu Buhari, by President Donald Trump of the United states.
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The news generated so much buzz, and it is definitely not far fetched why such a call will stir controversy in Nigeria, especially at a time such as this.
An Absent President
For what seem now as “too long”, the Nigerian President has been away, Monday, makes it the 25th day of his not being on seat.
It started of as a vacation on Thursday, January 19, and before the supposed 10-day vacation ended, the president sent a note to the Senate requesting for an extension.
3. Every other party still knows that PDP is a leading party – Jonathan
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Former president Goodluck Jonathan said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will work hard to get back power in 2019.
He said he was willing to make himself available for contributions towards rebuilding and repositioning the party ahead of the 2019 general elections.
4. British High Commissioner visits Onitsha as IPOB laments plans to sell Biafra (photos)
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The Indigenous People of Biafra has accused the Obi of Onitsha Igwe Alfred Achebe of plan to sell Biafra out to the British
The IPOB describing Achebe as an ‘anti-biafra’ said the visit of the British High Commissioner Harriet Thompson is in line to stop the agitation of Biafra.
5. Osinbajo visits Wike again, lays foundation for projects in Rivers
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Even though he is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nigeria’s acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday, February 13, 2017 visited Rivers state for the second time in one week.
While there, Osinbajo flagged-off the reconstruction of the doctors’ quarters of the Braithwaite Specialist Memorial Hospital (BSMH), Port Harcourt, the capital of the state.
A statement from Simeon Nwakaudu, the special assistant to the Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, on electronic media, quoted Osinbajo as saying that the doctors’ quarters would help in repositioning medicare in the state.
6. Heartbreaking: US mourns as special forces soldier is killed by Boko Haram
The United States Army has reported the loss of a Special Forces officer who was killed in a non-combat accident in Niger on Thursaday, February 2.
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Army Times reports that Warrant Officer 1 Shawn Thomas, 35, was killed in a vehicle accident in Niger, according to a statement released by US Africa Command.
7. Buhari not returning to Nigeria until doctors okay it (evidence)
For all citizens expecting President Muhammadu Buhari back in the country soon, Nigeria’s number one citizen has said he would only come back to Nigeria when his doctors certify him well enough to return.
According to Premium Times, the president revealed this much in the letter he sent to the National Assembly to extend his vacation.
The letter, which was addressed to president of the senate Bukola Saraki, read in part: “… I am extending my leave until the doctors are satisfied that certain factors are ruled out.”
8. 4 things Trump’s phone call to Buhari means for pro-Biafra agitators and other Nigerians
News that President Donald Trump is expected to speak with President Muhammadu Buhari and President Jacob Zuma of South Africa on February 13, 2017 has generated buzz.
Geoffrey York who is the Africa correspondent for The Globe disclosed this via his twitter page.
President Buhari is in London, UK where he is on extended medical leave after he postponed his return to Nigeria citing medical reasons.
The call which is scheduled for 3:45 pm will have a lot of impact in the as there have been rumours that Buhari is too sick to rule the country.
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