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Tinubu grants presidential pardon to Herbert Macaulay, Vatsa, 173 others

October 10, 2025October 10, 2025 Aminu Imam

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has granted the ‘presidential prerogative of mercy’ to one of Nigeria’s founding fathers, Herbert Macaulay, and 174 others across various categories. This comes after a presentation by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, who conveyed President Bola Tinubu’s recommendations based on the report of the Advisory Committee on the Prerogative of Mercy yesterday at the Council of State meeting held at the State House, Abuja. Although the full names of the beneficiaries are yet to be published, it was…

President Tinubu Signs Landmark Bill to Establish 48 Police Training Academies Nationwide

October 8, 2025October 8, 2025 Aminu Imam

Hassan Umar Faruk Abuja In a major overhaul of Nigeria’s security infrastructure, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed the Nigeria Police Training Institutions Establishment Bill, 2024, into law. The new legislation provides a legal framework for 48 specialized police training institutions across the country, aiming to standardize and professionalize law enforcement education. A New Ecosystem for Police Training The law formally recognizes and organizes these institutions into a cohesive national network, categorized for specific functions: · Police Colleges: Foundational training institutions in Ikeja (Lagos), Kaduna, Maiduguri (Borno), Oji River (Enugu),…

“No place for hate in Nigeria”, says Tinubu

October 6, 2025October 6, 2025 Aminu Imam

President Bola Tinubu has called for the promotion of peace in Nigeria, emphasising that there is no place for hate. He made the remarks on Saturday in Jos, Plateau State, during the burial ceremony of Nana Lydia Yilwatda, the mother of the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nantawe Yilwatda. Addressing the clergy and all at the event, Tinubu urged them to champion peace as a vital step toward fostering national unity. “Hate is never an option for us. I was born into Islam and have remained a…

Tinubu approves Forest Guards of Nigeria

October 4, 2025October 4, 2025 Aminu Imam

…As critics call it a ‘risky gamble’ President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Forest Guards of Nigeria, a new security outfit tasked with reclaiming the country’s 1,129 forests from terrorists, bandits, and other criminal elements. Announced by Presidential Adviser on Media, Sunday Dare, the initiative will be jointly implemented by the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) and the Ministry of Environment, with immediate recruitment of personnel. The guards will be trained and armed to flush out criminals hiding in forests, while also creating thousands…

Independence Day: “Peace is back; now let’s build” – Tinubu

October 2, 2025October 2, 2025 Aminu Imam

President Bola Tinubu, in his Independence Day broadcast yesterday, declared that Nigeria is on a path of renewal — with peace returning to liberated communities in the North-East and North-West regions, and a fresh call for Nigerians to farm, build, and produce their way out of hardship. Marking the nation’s 65th Independence anniversary, Tinubu hailed the armed forces for their “blood and sweat” in defeating terrorism, banditry, and violent crimes. “Peace has returned to hundreds of our liberated communities… thousands of our people are safely back home”, he said, saluting…

“Inseparable Nigeria depends on secure North” – President Tinubu

September 30, 2025September 30, 2025 Aminu Imam

President Bola Tinubu has said that the indivisibilty of Nigeria depends on a secure northern Nigeria. The President represented by the Minister of Finance and Cordinating Minister of Economy, Wale Edun, stated this yesterday during a two-day Northern Nigeria Investment and Industrialisation Summit at Abuja Continental Hotel, on the theme: ‘Unlocking Strategic Opportunities in Mining, Agriculture and Power’ organised by the Northern Elders Forum, (NEF). The President noted that there was need to ignite the power inherent in northern Nigeria by unlocking the potentials in the region. He recognised the…

Hardship: “We are seeing light after the tunnel”-Tinubu tells Nigerians

September 27, 2025September 27, 2025 Aminu Imam

President Bola Tinubu has declared that the nation’s economy had turned the corner for good, following the success of the economic reforms introduced by his administration over two years ago, adding that Nigeria’s economic suffering is now a thing of the past. The President stated this yesterday at the Mapo Hall, Ibadan, Oyo State capital, during the historic coronation of His Imperial Majesty, Oba Adewolu Ladoja, the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland. The President’s address was a blend of felicitations for the new monarch and a hopeful message for the Nigerian…

UNGA: “People of Palestine are not collateral damage” – Tinubu

September 26, 2025September 26, 2025 Aminu Imam

…Calls for 2-state solution President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called for a two-state solution as the most dignified path to lasting peace between Israel and Palestine, addressing the ongoing humanitarian crisis at the United Nations General Assembly, (UNGA). Speaking at the 80th session of the UNGA General Debate, through his Vice, Kashim Shettima, Tinubu emphasised that the sanctity of human life must not be compromised in political disputes. “We do not believe that the sanctity of human life should be trapped in the corridors of endless debate. That is why…

@Yari’s Son’s Wedding: “We’ll continue to uphold Buhari’s legacies, ideals” – Tinubu, during visit to his family in Kaduna

September 20, 2025September 20, 2025 Aminu Imam

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday paid a solidarity visit to the Kaduna residence of Nigeria’s Late President, Muhammadu Buhari, assuring the Buhari family of upholding the Late leader’s legacies. The President, who led a powerful delegation of Nigeria’s political elite to Kaduna where he combined high-profile social and solemn family engagements, first attended the wedding fatiha of Nasirudeen AbdulAziz Yari, son of former Zamfara governor and serving senator, AbdulAziz Yari, who married Safiyya Shehu Idris at the historic Sultan Bello Mosque. Tinubu personally received the groom’s hand-in-marriage on behalf of…

“Tinubu didn’t weigh 2027 before ending subsidy” — Gbajabiamila

September 14, 2025September 14, 2025 Aminu Imam

…As ex-lawmakers adopt President as South’s sole candidate President Bola Tinubu’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, has declared that the removal of fuel subsidy was not a political gamble but an “extraordinary act of statesmanship” aimed at saving Nigeria’s future. Speaking at the 2025 Southern Summit of former legislators in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Gbajabiamila said Tinubu’s bold reforms — including fuel subsidy removal, new tax laws, and the Nigerian Education Loan Fund — proved he was acting for the next generation, not the next election. “These are not the actions…