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President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he was forced to join the army to escape pressure to get married after leaving secondary school. The President disclosed this on Friday, January 27, in Daura, Katsina State.  According to a statement by presidential aide, Femi Adesina, the president said that he secured his first job early after school to manage a co-operative in Daura, but had to escape and join the army when there was pressure that he should get married. “I told Governor Aminu Masari the story of how I left Daura to join the army. That was how God planned it. We make choices in life, but eventually destiny is before God. I was at the w@r front during the civil w@r, and saw how many di£d. Some fell right beside me. God kept me. Many bridges were blown just before we arrived at some places, and after we crossed. I arrived at some places to see bodies of my own colleagues that we were fi¥hting together. I am alive today only by God’s grace,” Buhari said.

President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration has implemented high-impact projects across the country to meet the yearnings and aspirations of Nigerians. He said this on Monday, October 17, at his last ministerial performance review retreat organised to evaluate the progress made in the implementation of his administration’s nine-priority agenda. Speaking at the event, the president highlighted the progress his administration has made in the areas of infrastructure, agriculture, economy, and health. “In recognition of the importance of critical infrastructure in economic development and the quest of this administration to leave a lasting legacy, we have implemented high-impact projects across the length and breadth of the country that meet the yearnings and aspirations of Nigerians. Some of the notable achievements include the completion of 326km Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri rail line and railway ancillary facilities; the completion of over 156.5km Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge railway mod...

Bola Tinubu, the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says he has informed President Muhammadu Buhari of his ambition to contest for the presidency in the 2023 general election. Speaking after a closed-door meeting with the president in Abuja, on Monday, January 10, Tinubu said it was a lifelong ambition and that he has the confidence, the vision and the capacity to build on the vision of President Buhari. He said he was at the State House to see the President on general issues concerning Nigeria including some of the concerns in the APC as well as security issues. “I have informed the President of my ambition but I have not informed Nigerians yet, I am still consulting,” he told journalists.