Tag: President Tinubu

“​Tinubu will survive, be re-elected in 2027” – APC

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Tinubu2027

…Says Atiku, Obi’s renewed plot shall fail In the wake of the seeming political re-alignment between Atiku Abubakar, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Peter Obi, of the Labour Party, an All-Progressives Congress (APC) group has declared that no amount of renewed plot can stop President Bola Ahmed Tinubu from being re-elected in 2027. The APC group, under the aegis of National Progressive Hub (NPH), further stated that President Tinubu will survive whatever plot hatched by Atiku and Obi. The position of the APC group is coming few days…

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“Prevail on Niger, Mali to return to ECOWAS” – Tinubu asks Senegal’s Faye

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Tinubu Faye

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday, received President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, of Senegal, and called for an alignment in West Africa to effectively address the challenges confronting the region. Speaking during a meeting with the Senegalese President at the State House, President Tinubu said West Africa must work together to defeat the hydra-headed problems of terrorism, banditry, human trafficking and poverty. He advised that leaders in the region must make the people the point of convergence in governance, noting that the essence of democracy is lost when the people are…

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Investors, tourists to get visas within 48 hours — FG

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FG approves

The Federal Executive Council, (FEC), chaired by President Bola Tinubu, has approved the streamlining of visa processes and acquisition for investors, tourists, who would find it easy to acquire a visa within 48 hours. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, revealed this yesterday, after the FEC meeting, which was held at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Consequently, the Council approved the establishment of a tripartite committee to streamline visa processes and acquisition for investors interested in investing in Nigeria. According to the Minister, “Our visa processes…

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Tuggar to represent Tinubu in US-Africa Business Summit

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Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, will represent President Bola Tinubu at the 2024 US-Africa Business Summit in Dallas, Texas, the Presidency has said. The spokesperson to the Vice-President, Kashim Shettima Stanley Nkwocha, in a statement yesterday, said the Vice President who was originally scheduled to represent the President was unable to make the trip following a technical fault with his aircraft, forcing him to make a detour on the advice of the Presidential Air Fleet. The Vice-President will carry on with other national duties. The high-profile summit,…

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2027: “Tinubu’s closest allies will betray him” – Primate Ayodele

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Primate Ayodele

…Says North won’t support him Leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to approach the northern region of the country strategically as, according to him, they will not back his second-term ambition. In an issued statement by his media aide, Oluwatosin Osho, the cleric said in 2027, President Tinubu would face several gang-ups in the North, adding that some of his closest allies would turn against him. Primate Ayodele claimed that the leaders in the zone would plot, saying Tinubu’s efforts…

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‘Reject any bid to site US, French bases in Nigeria’ – Northern Elders tells Tinubu

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Northern elders Tinubu

Northern elders has called on President Bola Tinubu-led administartion to resist all attempt to site the United States (US) and the French governments military bases from the Sahel to Nigeria. Speaking in an open letter to President Tinubu and the leadership of the 10th National Assembly, the Northern elders said the Federal Government should not succumb to such pressure. According to the letter, the American and French governments have allegedly been aggressively lobbying Nigeria, along with other Gulf of Guinea countries, to sign new defence pacts that would allow them…

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“Stop praying for Tinubu to succeed” – Sam Amadi

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Sam Amadi NERC

Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thoughts, Sam Amadi, has urged people to stop praying that President Bola Tinubu succeeds. Amadi, who is a former Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, (NERC), rather suggested that Nigerians should do their best to make sure that the country succeeds under Tinubu. In a post on his X handle yesterday, Amadi urged people to speak out against what the President is not doing well and work hard to hold him accountable. He wrote: “Stop praying that Tinubu succeeds. Do…

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Economic Hardship: Tinubu vows to continue taking difficult decisions

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Tinubu vows

President, Bola Tinubu has vowed that his administration will continue to make difficult decisions on behalf of Nigerians, even if such decisions cause short-term pains. The Nigerian leader, who spoke during a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Rutte, of the Netherlands in The Hague, on Thursday, said the confidence he has in Nigerians gave him the courage to make difficult decisions on their behalf, given his full awareness of the “need to give them the long-term tools they need to succeed”. ​His re-assurance is coming in the wake of economic…

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Tinubu departs to Netherlands on official visit

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Tinubu departs

President Bola Tinubu will today, Tuesday, depart Abuja for the Kingdom of the Netherlands on an official visit. A statement by Special Adviser to the President, Ajuri Ngelale, yesterday, said, “On the invitation of the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, President Tinubu will engage in high-level discussions with the Prime Minister, as well as hold separate meetings with His Royal Majesty, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Kingdom, who is the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA)”. “While in…

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Tinubu meets Afenifere leader, vows tough action against threats to Nigeria’s sovereignty

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Asiwaju Afenifere

President Bola Tinubu yesterday promised harsh consequences for persons who pit themselves against Nigeria’s sovereignty and security. Tinubu stated his administration’s position when he received leaders of the Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, at the State House in Abuja yesterday. The President also said his administration has made considerable gains against banditry and kidnapping through intensified campaigns buoyed by intelligence-gathering. “Those who think they can threaten the sovereignty of Nigeria will have themselves to blame. They have a price to pay. And we are not going to relent”, he stressed The…

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