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The Vice-president, Yemi Osinbajo celebrate President Muhammadu Buhari on his birthday as he turned 76 today

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He said: To a man, who has been exemplary in life and his commitment to Nigeria, To a man who has a great sense of humour, To a man who genuinely loves the Nigerian people and to a man I am privileged to call Boss, Happy 76th Birthday!

The Presidency has issued a statement rejecting former president, Dr Goodluck Jonathan’s claim that there is more corruption in the country compared to when he left office.

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The statement said President Buhari in pursuit of the war against corruption, has set a number of local and international records, one of which is to call judicial officers in Nigeria to account. He is the first to set such a record. Not only that, this is the first time that top military commanders and Service Chiefs are brought to trial and convictions were achieved on account of corruption. Read the rest of the statement below... Also, this is the first time a ruling party is convicting high profile citizens including former governors, who are members of same party. This is the first time the international community is acknowledging the efforts of a government of Nigeria in this regard as manifested by the selection of President Buhari by the African Union as the Anti-Corruption Champion of the continent. For the records, this is the first time a ruling party is investigating ranking officers of the administration, including some at the very top. In addition to the many firsts r...