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My Fellow Nigerians, As we mark this year’s Christmas, may the love of Christ and his message of grace, hope, peace, and goodwill to humanity abide with us all. Beyond the celebration and festivities of this season, Christmas reminds us to reflect on the significance of Jesus Christ’s birth and his message of salvation as […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu on Saturday departed Abuja for Borno, Bauchi and Lagos aboard an over 20-year-old Boeing 737 Business Jet which had been listed for sale in July but delisted later due to poor buyer interest and lowball offers. Tinubu left the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at 11:45am, kicking off the multi-state working visit […]
Continue ReadingToadyish as ever, it supinely rubber-stamped President Bola Tinubu’s tacky list of ambassadorial nominees without as much as a whimper. Last week, following the infamous and shameful “bow and go” practice it has adopted in approving President Tinubu’s political appointees, the Senate waived through his ambassadorial nominees without questioning. The perverse implication of nominating controversial […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu has earmarked the sum of N5.41tn for Security, the single largest allocation in the proposed 2026 budget. This will be the third consecutive year that defence and security spending has taken priority since the administration began presenting national budgets in November 2023. Presenting the budget on Friday in Abuja, Tinubu said the […]
Continue ReadingIn a split decision, the Nigerian Supreme Court, on Monday, affirmed the constitutional power of the President to declare a state of emergency in any state to prevent a breakdown of law and order or a descent into chaos and anarchy. The plaintiffs were the Attorneys-General of PDP-controlled states, while the defendants were the Federal […]
Continue ReadingFormer Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has voiced serious concerns over the Nigerian federal government’s frequent borrowing, warning that it raises significant questions about the state of governance in the country. Obi said the Bola Tinubu presidency is sending conflicting signals by telling citizens that the government has surpassed its 2025 revenue target […]
Continue ReadingPeoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Emma Ogidi, has accused President Bola Tinubu and FCT Minister Nyesom Wike of collaborating to weaken and destabilise the opposition party. Ogidi, while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, claimed the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is interfering in PDP affairs in a manner he described as “a threat to democracy.” “This […]
Continue ReadingHaving picked more nominees, President Bola Tinubu on Thursday transmitted a list of 65 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate, seeking their confirmation in line with Section 171 (1), (2) and (4) of the 1999 Constitution, as amended. The latest submission marked the president’s extensive diplomatic nominations since assuming office, featuring a mix of seasoned envoys, […]
Continue ReadingNo one should be surprised at the level of controversy that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s ambassadorial list of 35 nominees, whose names have been sent to the Senate for confirmation has generated in Nigeria. Former Ambassadors were recalled in September 2023, and now it has taken two years and two months for the government to […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that Nigerians owe no one an apology for seeking assistance from the international community to tackle the country’s insecurity, stressing that lives are being lost daily regardless of religion, ethnicity, or political affiliation. While speaking on Friday night at the Plateau Unity Christmas Carols and Praise Festival […]
Continue ReadingPastor Tunde Bakare, the senior pastor of the Citadel Global Community Church, has urged the federal government to suspend all non-essential gatherings in vulnerable areas nationwide and place them under emergency patrols. Mr. Bakare made the call at a state-of-the-nation news conference titled “The Darkness before Dawn” held at the church in Lagos on Sunday. […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga on Saturday, President Bola Tinubu has forwarded the names of 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation. The nominees include 17 non-career ambassadors and 15 career ambassadors, who will be posted to countries and international organisations critical to […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement on Wednesday evening, President Bola Tinubu has declared a nationwide security emergency, directing the Nigerian Army and Police to launch a large-scale recruitment drive to strengthen national security. The President instructed the Police to utilize National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) camps across the country for training new recruits. His statement reads in […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu will today Wednesday embark on a two-nation visit to Johannesburg, South Africa, and Luanda, in Angola. “President Tinubu’s first stop is Johannesburg, where he will attend the 20th summit of the G20 Leaders. After the summit, he will proceed to Angola for the AU-EU summit,” the Special Adviser to the President on […]
Continue ReadingMany are outraged that President Donald Trump called Nigeria a “disgraced country.” I am too. But my anger is not against Trump. I am angry with President Bola Tinubu who brought this insult on us. The only reason why Trump would disparage this country of over 200 million people is because Tinubu has damaged our collective […]
Continue ReadingIn a video, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has urged the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal government to go beyond fighting terrorists on the battlefield but also target those sponsoring them, no matter how influential they may be. Speaking during the November Holy Ghost Service at the […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu held a meeting on Friday with the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar III, at the State House, Abuja, Nigeria. The closed-door meeting came just a few days after the President met Bishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, the Archbishop of Abuja. Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, who posted […]
Continue ReadingFollowing their confirmation by the Nigerian Senate, President Bola Tinubu on Thursday formally decorated Nigeria’s new service chiefs at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The ceremony, which began shortly after 2pm, saw Tinubu joined by Vice President Kashim Shettima and the officers’ spouses, each in their respective service uniforms, as they pinned […]
Continue ReadingAfter the backlash for granting a bogus presidential pardon to 175 convicts, and the review that followed, President Bola Tinubu has now signed three legal instruments granting clemency, commutation of sentences, and presidential pardons to a total of 34 individuals, in the exercise of his constitutional powers under Section 175 (1) and (2) of the […]
Continue ReadingDue to the backlash from Nigerians for granting a presidential pardon to Maryam Sanda, who was convicted and sentenced to death in 2020 for killing Bilyaminu Bello, her husband, President Bola Tinubu has now reversed the absolute presidential pardon earlier granted to her. In a new directive contained in an official gazette released on Wednesday […]
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