President Muhammadu Buhari has described as ‘divisive, mischievous and misleading’ a newspaper article, titled, ’81 of Buhari’s 100 appointees are northerners’. According to him, the article was meant to portray his administration in bad light. Also, the Presidency updated the list of Mr Buhari’s appointments to further debunk the publication. The updated list was released by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Saturday. Adesina, in a statement, stated that the article was either an ignorant effort or a mischievous attempt to mislead the public. The publication’s inconsistencies and selective reportage, he said, …

A leader of All Progressives Congress, Mr Bola Tinubu, has spoken on the death of his son, Jide. In a statement he personally signed, Tinubu confirmed that the late Kazeem Olajide Babajide died on October 31. He was born on October 12, 1980. Tinubu expressed appreciation “to all who have demonstrated their sympathy and expressed their condolences over the loss.” “My son was a highly intelligent person with a vibrant personality and a zest for life. He followed his own course and made his own way on his own terms,” he said. Here’s the full statement:We want to express our…