Tag: President Bola Tinubu

APC Govs. back Tinubu’s overhaul of national security framework

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APC Govs. back Tinubu

All governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have thrown their weight behind the recent re-engineering of national security architecture by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, noting that safety of citizens’ lives and their property remains a non-negotiable obligation of the government. The Governors, under the aegis of Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), met for two days in Lagos in a strategic meeting, where they discussed sundry matters affecting the state of the nation. The state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, hosted the meeting held at Eko Hotels and Suites in Victoria Island.…

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Tinubu swears-in ex-CDS Musa as Defence Minister

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Tinubu swears in Musa

President Bola Tinubu yesterday administered the oath of office on former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa (rtd), officially naming him the nation’s new Minister of Defence. The brief ceremony, held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, came barely 24 hours after the Senate confirmed his nomination following an intense five-hour screening. During the screening, senators interrogated Musa on recent security breaches, particularly the controversial withdrawal of troops from Government Comprehensive Girls Secondary School, Maga, Kebbi State, shortly before the abduction of schoolgirls on November 17. He told lawmakers…

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Tinubu appoints ex-CDS Musa as Nigeria’s Defence Minister 

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Tinubu appoints ex CDS

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa as the new Minister of Defence. In a letter to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, President Tinubu conveyed General Musa’s nomination as the successor to Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, who resigned on Monday. General Musa, 58, on December 25, is a distinguished soldier who served as Chief of Defence Staff from 2023 until October 2025. He won the ‘Colin Powell Award for Soldiering’ in 2012. Born in Sokoto in 1967, General Musa received his primary and…

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Tinubu appoints ex-INEC chair Yakubu, 31 others as ambassadors

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Tinubu appoints ambassadors

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent the names of 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation, days after he sent the first batch of three names. This is according to a press statement  issued yesterday by the Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy), Bayi Onanuga. In two separate letters to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, President Tinubu asked the Senate to consider and expeditiously confirm 15 nominees as career ambassadors and 17 nominees as non-career ambassadors. There are four women on the career ambassadors’ list, and six…

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LibertyTVR hails Tinubu’s swift rescue of 24 Kebbi schoolgirls

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LibertyTVR hails Tinubu

Liberty TV & FM Radio Stations Group Executive Chairman, Alhaji (Dr.) Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan, has commended President Commander in Chief, Armed Forces of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, and the Nigerian armed forces for a “well-coordinated and unrelenting security operation” which led to the rescue of the 24 schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, in Niger state and Maga, in Kebbi state. In a statement issued yesterday,, signed by the Executive Chairman praised the Federal Government for demonstrating speed, seriousness and strategic clarity…

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President Tinubu declares ‘National Security Emergency’

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Tinubu declares National Security Emergency

…Orders massive security recruitment, total overhaul President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday declared a national security emergency, unveiling a sweeping package of measures aimed at confronting the surge in violent attacks, kidnappings and rural banditry gripping several parts of the country. In a decisive national address yesterday, the President announced massive new recruitments across the Armed Forces, Police and intelligence services, alongside urgent reforms designed to rapidly strengthen Nigeria’s security architecture. Tinubu authorised immediate additional recruitment into the Armed Forces and the Nigerian Police Force (NPF), with the NPF alone cleared…

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Tinubu vows to tackle banditry, restore peace, stability in the North

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Tinubu vows

President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to addressing the increasing incidence of banditry, kidnapping and terrorism in the northern region of the country, asserting that no part will be neglected while his government remains vigilant. President Tinubu made the remarks at the 25th Anniversary of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) in Kaduna at the weekend. Represented by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajuddeen Abbas, Tinubu acknowledged that the North is facing one of the gravest challenges in its history, ranging from a corrosion of security, a…

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Kebbi schoolgirls’ abduction: “We’ll ensure safe return of your children” – Tinubu to parents

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Tinubu to parents

President Bola Tinubu has assured that he would do everything to ensure the return of the secondary schoolgirls abducted by bandits in Kebbi State. Tinubu gave this assurance through his Vice, Kashim Shettima yesterday during his visit to the state. Recall that Shettima visited Kebbi to commiserate with the government and people of the state a few days after the abduction of the students. The Vice-President, who was accompanied by the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, described the incident as unfortunate. According to him,…

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Tinubu to depart Abuja today for S’Africa, Angola

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Tinubu to depart

President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja today, Wednesday for a two-nation visit to Johannesburg, South Africa, and Luanda, Angola, to participate in the 20th G20 Leaders’ Summit and the 7th African Union–European Union Summit, the Presidency has said. According to a statement issued yesterday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, “President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Wednesday for a two-nation visit to Johannesburg, South Africa and Luanda, Angola. “President Tinubu’s first stop is Johannesburg, where he will attend the 20th summit of…

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Tinubu reappoints Marwa as NDLEA Chairman for another 5yr term

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Marwa reappointed

President Bola Tinubu has approved the reappointment of Brigadier-General Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd) as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) for another five-year term. The State House confirmed the development yesterday, extending Marwa’s leadership of the NDLEA until 2031.  The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, announced the reappointment in a statement dated November 14, 2025, highlighting Marwa’s extensive military and administrative experience. Recall that Former President Muhammadu Buhari first appointed him in January 2021. Before his appointment…

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