Tinubu reduces number of entourage on foreign, local trips

President Bola Tinubu has on Tuesday approved “cost-cutting” measures that involves slashing, by 60%, official entourage on local and international travels. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this on Tuesday while briefing State House Correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Nigeria. Ngelale said the directive applied to the Offices […]

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Soyinka visits Tinubu in Lagos, gives him seven-point agenda

Playwright and Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, paid a courtesy visit to President Bola Tinubu in Lagos on Sunday and said he would reserve all his observations about Tinubu’s administration until one year into his tenure in May 2024. Soyinka described this as a personal policy of his, saying this one-year delay gives the President […]

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Would Tinubu as Governor have accepted the directives to Fubara?, By Emmanuel Aziken

President Bola Tinubu has been a fighter on both sides in the contestation of power between the presidency and governors. Last Monday and for the umpteenth time since his inauguration as president, Tinubu more than ever before brought to the fore his determination to use his new podium in the presidency to dominate his environment. We have […]

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Diezani begs Tinubu to allow her return to Nigeria, says she is dying of cancer

Diezani Alison Maduekwe, the embattled former Nigeria’s Petroleum Minister who served during the regime of President Goodluck Jonathan, and thereafter ran to the UK for fear of EFCC, has now begged Nigerian government for leniency. Diezani, who is reportedly suffering the second stage of cancer, is begging president Bola Tinubu to allow her come back […]

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With a threat, Tinubu imposed already prepared resolution on gov Fubara ―Former Rivers Commissioner

Former Rivers State Commissioner for Works and now a member of the Rivers Elders’ Forum, Chief David Briggs, has alleged that President Bola Tinubu imposed the resolution concerning the crisis in the state on Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Briggs, who said he attended the resolution meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, insisted that the governor […]

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Tinubu, stakeholders instruct halt of Fubara’s impeachment, withdrawal of suits

Critical stakeholders meeting convened by President Bola Tinubu to address the political crisis in Rivers State has instructed the immediate cessation of the impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara, withdrawal of suits and six other resolutions. It also mandates the withdrawal of all court cases initiated by the governor, while recognizing the leadership of Hon. […]

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Tinubu and Frank Kokori: A reporter remembers, By Festus Adedayo

It was 25 years ago; Saturday, 10 October, 1998 to be precise. We were all inside the living room of the Yaba, Lagos modest home of Frank Ovie-Kokori. We were waiting for our heroes. In the heat of the June 12, 1993 presidential election validation saga, Kokori was secretary-general of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum […]

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Tinubu and Ganduje Shouldn’t Play with Fire in Kano, By Farooq A. Kperogi

In a predictable, premeditated, and carefully choreographed judicial charade, the Court of Appeal on Friday upheld the verdict of the Kano State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal that reversed the electoral triumph of NNPP’s Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State. I sincerely hope this assault on justice isn’t the spark that ignites an inferno in Kano—and […]

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Tinubu presents 2024 budget to National Assembly (Full speech)

President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, presented the N27.5 trillion 2024 budget proposal to a joint session of the 10th National Assembly in Abuja. See the full speech below: 1. In furtherance of my sacred duties and obligations as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, it is my honour to be here today to present […]

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Tinubu is dragging Nigerians to their graves ―Sule Lamido

In an interview with Daily Trust, the former Governor of Jigawa state, Nigeria, Sule Lamido has alleged that the administration of President Bola Tinubu is dragging Nigerians to their graves. Lamido accused Tinubu of increasing the hardship in the country and influencing judgements in court. He also accused the Chief Justice of Nigeria of working […]

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Tinubu And The Supplementary Budget: Matters Arising, By Reuben Abati

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu recently proposed to the National Assembly a N2. 18 trillion supplementary budget – the details of which have generated much interest in the public domain, especially those aspects of the supplementary budget relating to expenditures not considered of urgent importance but now reintroduced into the existing framework.  During the campaigns for […]

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Tinubu sustains the culture of profligacy ―Punch Editorial

At a time of existential economic crisis, headlined by widespread poverty, insecurity and galloping inflation, the Bola Tinubu administration’s commitment of billions of naira to luxury items in the 2023 supplementary budget is insensitive, imprudent, and an insult to long-suffering Nigerians. He should change course. Votes committed to the ‘presidential yacht,’ more SUVs and renovation […]

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Tinubu, try to learn from Zambian President, Hichilema ―Daily Trust Editorial

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s supplementary budget request worth N2.17 trillion to the National Assembly to, in part, fund the luxurious lifestyles of the first two families spread shock waves from the north to the south of Nigeria. At a time when the quality of life among the people has plunged beyond explanation and the cost […]

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Tinubu wants to buy a “Presidential Yacht” for N5billion ―Omoyele Sowore

A presidential candidate in the 2023 Nigerian elections and Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore has accused President Bola Tinubu of moves to purchase a “Presidential Yacht” for the sum of N5billion. Sowore made this accusation on his X (Twitter) handle. He wrote: “The @officialABAT  dynasty of thieves! They want to buy a “Presidential Yacht” for […]

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Tinubu not my President ―Rights activist, Aisha Yesufu, says

Nigerian rights activist, co-founder of the #BringBackOurGirls movement, and business woman, Aisha Yesufu, has reiterated that President Bola Tinubu is not her president. Yesufu, who supported Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last presidential election, disclosed this on Thursday on her X (Twitter) account following the Supreme Court ruling […]

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Nigerian Supreme Court dismisses Atiku, Obi’s appeals against Tinubu

Nigerian Supreme Court has affirmed the decision of the presidential election petition tribunal (PEPT) on Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi’s appeals. All other panel members agreed with the lead judgment delivered by John Okoro, dismissing Atiku Abubakar’s appeal and challenging the judgment of the presidential petition tribunal. The six of them also agreed with Okoro […]

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Nigeria is not Lagos, Tinubu’s one-sided appointments is dangerous ―Asari Dokubo, ex-militant, laments (Video)

Former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo has lamented over President Bola Tinubu’s recent appointments. Asari said this while reacting to controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Gumi’s call for Nyesom Wike to be removed as FCT Minister. Addressing this in a video which has gone viral, the former militant leader stated that Abuja was built with […]

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Supreme Court fixes date for judgment in Atiku, Obi’s appeals against Tinubu

Nigerian Supreme Court has fixed Thursday for the judgment in the appeals filed by the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, and the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi against President Bola Tinubu. Atiku and Obi are praying the Supreme court to set aside the judgment by the presidential election petition tribunal […]

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Nigerian Supreme Court reserves judgment in Atiku, Obi’s appeals against Tinubu

The Supreme Court of Nigeria has reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, seeking to dismiss and set aside the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) ruling. The court similarly reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter […]

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Tinubu moves to stop FBI, CIA, other U.S. agencies from releasing his files to public

President Bola Tinubu is in yet another scramble to block records relating to him from being disclosed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and other United States agencies. Peoples Gazette reports that Mr Tinubu’s lawyers in the U.S. have filed motions to appear in an ongoing freedom of information […]

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