Tag: Presidency

Presidency defends Tinubu’s lavish reward to S’Falcons, compares it to BBNaija prize

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Presidency on S'Falcons

Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has defended the president’s generous cash rewards to the Super Falcons, comparing them to the grand prize offered by the reality show Big Brother Naija, (BBNaija). In a post on X (formerly Twitter) yesterday, Onanuga argued that the president’s gesture was a well-deserved recognition of excellence and should not attract criticism. “When you remember that MultiChoice, the organiser of the BBNaija reality show, is offering the winner ₦150 million grand prize, you wonder why some Nigerians are unappreciative…

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“North not neglected under Tinubu”, Presidency counters Kwankwaso

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Presidency counters

The Presidency has dismissed claims by the 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, that the North has been neglected under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The presidency also stated that several critical projects and programmes are currently underway in the region. Kwankwaso, during a stakeholders’ dialogue on the 2025 constitutional amendment in Kano on Thursday, warned that national resources are increasingly tilted towards the southern region, resulting in deepening poverty and insecurity across the North. He lamented the deplorable condition of federal roads in…

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“Tinubu can’t buy North with token appointments” – ADC slams Presidency

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ADC slams Presidency

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has harshly criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s latest round of federal appointments, describing them as a “desperate, cynical attempt” to buy back the trust of Northern Nigerians after over a year of what it called “calculated neglect and presidential arrogance”. In a strongly worded statement issued yesterday in Abuja and signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC dismissed the appointments – which include figures such as Mohammed Babangida, son of former military President Ibrahim Babangida – as mere political tokenism rather…

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“How Tinubu’s Govt. is spending Nigeria’s revenue” — Presidency

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Presidency on Tinubu’s govt.2

The Presidency has revealed how the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led federal government is utilising Nigeria’s revenue for various projects across the country, describing it as a Renewed Hope strategic spending. Special Adviser on Media and Communications to the President, Sunday Dare, gave a breakdown of the spending in a post via his personal X account yesterday, saying the country’s revenue under Tinubu is being put to good use in several areas for the benefit of Nigerians. The Presidency’s explanation on Nigeria’s revenue follows growing public interest in the President’s economic…

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“Without Tinubu, Buhari wouldn’t have won APC primary” – Presidency

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Presidency refutes2

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Tomitope Ajayi, has stated that former President Muhammadu Buhari would not have secured the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket without the pivotal support of President Bola Tinubu. Ajayi’s remarks follow comments made by the immediate past Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, during a book launch authored by Garba Shehu, former Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity. At the event, Mustapha asserted that no single individual was responsible for Buhari’s…

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2027: “Tinubu will be removed through ballots, not bullets” – ADC rejects overthrow claim

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ADC rejects

…Warns of crackdown The African Democratic Congress, (ADC), has dismissed allegations by the Presidency that the opposition is plotting to overthrow President Bola Tinubu, insisting that any change in leadership will come through the ballot box, not violence. Reacting to a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, who claimed on social media that the opposition coalition was conspiring to topple the government before the 2027 general elections, the ADC described the comment as “reckless, baseless and dangerous.” In a statement signed by the party’s Interim…

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2027 Election: Presidency alleges plot to overthrow Tinubu

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Presidency alleges

…Warns of anti-reform alliance The Presidency has raised alarm over what it describes as a calculated plot by opponents of reform to unseat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, made the claim in a post on X yesterday, alleging that “haters of Nigeria’s progress” are banding together to overthrow what he described as “the most focused and transformative administration in Nigeria’s history”. Onanuga stated that Tinubu’s ongoing reforms, though challenging, are beginning to reshape the…

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Tinubu’s criticism:‘Elephantine brain, petite size’: Onanuga revives Obasanjo’s scathing verdict on el-Rufa’i  

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Onanuga on el Rufa'i

Senior Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu, Bayo Onanuga, has reignited an old political feud by invoking the biting words of former President Olusegun Obasanjo against ex-Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i. Onanuga shared excerpts from Obasanjo’s 2015 memoir My Watch (Volume 2), in what appears to be a calculated response to el-Rufa’i’s recent public criticism of Tinubu’s administration. During a television appearance, el-Rufa’i had claimed that “God saved me from the disaster called Tinubu’s government” and predicted that the president would struggle to place third in the 2027 elections. Responding…

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“Tinubu supported June 12 annulment, not part of pro-democracy struggle” – Lamiɗo

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Lamiɗo Presidency on June12

…Presidency counters claim Former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamiɗo, has alleged that President Bola Tinubu supported the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election and was not part of the early pro-democracy resistance that followed. Speaking during an interview during a television programme at the weekend, Lamiɗo said Tinubu, who was a senator under the Social Democratic Party (SDP) during the election, was “a major supporter” of former military ruler, General Ibrahim Babangida, who annulled the poll. “Luckily, we were all alive. We were all there and participants…

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Presidency refutes claims of National Honour for A’isha Yesufu

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Presidency refutes

The Presidency has denied viral reports suggesting that prominent activist Aisha Yesufu and over 30 others were recently awarded national honours by President Bola Tinubu. A’isha Yesufu, who gained national prominence for her influential role during the 2020 #EndSARS protests, was reportedly listed among recipients in a document that circulated widely on social media. The list sparked intense public debate, particularly among supporters of the current administration. However, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, on Friday dismissed the report as entirely false. “The story on…

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