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Former Super Eagles captain, Chief Joseph Yobo was part of a delegation of Niger Delta traditional rulers who paid a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday. Yobo who was recently conferred with a chieftaincy title, the Mene Aborlo 1 of Ogoniland noted that the visit was connected to the ongoing efforts by the President to clean up the environmentally devastated region. President Muhammadu Buhari's tweet about the presence of the former captain at the villa was met jokingly via a tweet which noted that the President forgot to call him Chief. Another photo after the cut...

President Buhari this morning received a delegation of Ogoni leaders led by King G.N.K. Gininwa OFR,Gbenemene Tai Kingdom. Footballer Joseph Yobo who is an Ogoni land indigene, was also part of the delegation. More photos after the cut.

President Buhari this morning before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council meeting, swore in four new Special Advisers and one Permanent Secretary. The new appointees include the Special Adviser on Social Investment, Maryam Uwais, Special Adviser on Political Matter Senator Babafemi Ojudu, Special Adviser on Economic Matters Adeyemi Dipeolu, Special Adviser on Planning, Tijani Abdullahi, and the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Rafiu Enikanolaye.

President Buhari joined other Heads of State and Government for the inauguration ceremony of President Idriss Deby Itno of Chad in N’djamena, Monday August 8th. More photos after the cut...

Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has advised President Buhari to gather his cabinet members and pay a visit to Anambra state so they can understudy how the state governor, Willie Obiano, is managing the state. According to Ben Murray-Bruce, Obiano has been able to manage the state's economy well.

President Buhari pictured paying attention to his grand-daughter as she uses an IPad.

As the 2016 Olympic Games opens in Rio De Janeiro, President Buhari has expressed optimism that the country's team will put up an impressive showing to delight fellow countrymen.

President Buhari has ordered security agencies to deal decisively with all acts of banditry and criminality perpetrated in the name of herdsmen/farmers clashes. He gave the order while delivering his address at the graduation ceremony of course 24 at the National Defence College in Abuja today August 5th.

President Buhari says despite the oil boom a few years ago, the past administration failed to save for the rainy day. According to The Nation, President Buhari said this while speaking at the opening of the 12th All Nigeria Editors’ Conference (ANEC) 2016 in Rivers state yesterday August 4th. He was represented by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed.

President Buhari has expressed worry over the lingering leadership crisis among members of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in the National Assembly. Speaking on “Good Morning Nigeria”, a programme aired on NTA, on Monday, the president said he did not want to be seen as interferring in the internal affairs of another branch of government.

Pres. Buhari today inaugurated the Governing Council and Board of Trustees for the Implementation of the United Nations Environment Programme UNEP, at the state house Abuja today August 4th. More photos after the cut.

President Buhari this afternoon received former President Goodluck Jonathan at the state house Abuja. Speaking with state house correspondents after their closed door meeting which lasted for 20 minutes, Jonathan said he was in Aso Rock to brief President Buhari of his recent international engagements. More photos after the cut.

President Buhari presided over the Federal Executive Council at the council chamber in the state house today August 3rd. More photos after the cut.

President Buhari has approved the appointment of new permanent secretaries and the redeployment of eight others in various departments. A statement by the Director of Communication, Office of the Head of Service of the Federation, Haruna Yazid, says Olusola Enikanolaiye has been appointed the new permanent secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

These new photos of were taken at the state House Abuja. Another photo after the cut...

President Buhari received the President of Republic of Togo, Faure Gnassingbe, at the State house on August 2nd.

President Buhari, Governor El-Rufai and Wife of the Vice President, Mrs Dolapo Osinbajo have thrown their support behind the Get Involved initiative, a component of Mrs Aisha Buhari's Future Assured program which is designed to provide solutions to problems of malnutrition among children in the country.

Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai says he pities President Buhari because the two times he's become president of Nigeria was when the country was going through rough economic periods. El-Rufai said this while speaking at the Sunday Service of the Latter Rain Assembly which he attended yesterday July 31st.

In his Thisday Column this week, Ovation publisher Dele Momodu wrote about the quality of appointments we are seeing lately in Buhari's government, describing it as 'appallingly lacklustre'. He also criticized the way the president broke the Ramadan fast with so much fanfare at the State House and talked about Buhari's new fashion sense, calling it 'overly flamboyant'. Read the write up below..

President Muhammadu Buhari received in audience Northern Christian Leaders "Eagle Eye Forum" at the Statehouse on Friday, July 8. More photos after the cut...