Tag: President Tinubu

Senate to hold screening for new INEC chairman today

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Senate screens INEC chair

The 10th Senate will today conduct the screening of Joash Amupitan, the nominee of President Bola Tinubu, for the position of chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC). The announcement was contained in a statement issued yesterday by the Director of Information at the Office of the Secretary, Research and Information, Bullah Audu Bi-Allah. According to the statement, the screening will take place at the Senate Chamber of the National Assembly complex in Abuja. It urged newsmen to provide their usual media coverage to ensure the public is adequately…

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Tinubu seeks Senate confirmation of Amupitan as INEC Chairman

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Tinubu INEC Chairman

President Bola Tinubu has formally written to the Senate, seeking the confirmation of Professor Joash Amupitan as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).  The request was read on the floor of the 10th Senate by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, during plenary on Tuesday. Akpabio also read other communications from the President regarding appointments that require legislative approval. According to the letter, the nomination is in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, which mandates Senate confirmation for such appointments. The request has been…

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Tinubu pardons Maryam Sanda sentenced to death over husband’s murder

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Tinubu pardons Maryam Sanda

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has granted a presidential pardon to Maryam Sanda, the woman sentenced to death for killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello. Sanda, who was convicted on January 27, 2020, was among 175 convicts and former convicts granted clemency on Thursday following recommendations from the Presidential Advisory Committee on the Prerogative of Mercy, chaired by Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi. The 37-year-old, sentenced for culpable homicide, had spent six years and eight months at the Suleja Medium Security Custodial Centre. According to presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga, Sanda’s…

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Tinubu congratulates  Ex-VP Sambo ‘Sardaunan Zazzau’ turbaning

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Tinubu congratulates Ex VP

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated former Vice President Namadi Sambo on his turbaning as the ‘Sardaunan Zazzau’ by the Emir of Zazzau, His Royal Highness Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, scheduled for today, Saturday. In a statement issued yesterday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu said the prestigious title reflects the Emirate’s confidence in Sambo’s integrity, wisdom, and lifelong commitment to public service. “The title of Sardaunan Zazzau, a position of great cultural and historical significance in Northern Nigeria, reflects the Emirate’s confidence in the former…

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Tinubu names Prof. Joash Amupitan as new INEC Chairman

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Tinubu appoints INEC Chairman

…Council of State backs appointment President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), following the approval of the National Council of State yesterday. The announcement was made by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, who said the Council unanimously endorsed Amupitan’s nomination.  President Tinubu described him as “a man of integrity” and the first person from Kogi State—and the North-Central region—to be nominated for the role. His name will be…

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“Kano, North’ll repay Tinubu’s goodwill in 2027” – Barau

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Sen. Barau Jibrin

The Deputy President of the 10th Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, has stated that the All Progressives Congress, the people of Kano and the northern region will reciprocate the good gestures of President Bola Tinubu, come 2027. Barau spoke during his annual undergraduate scholarship programme at the newly-renamed ‘Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University of Education, Kano’. Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Yusuf Ata, the state APC Chairman, Prince Abdullahi Abbas, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Abdullahi Kadage and the Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Ado Abdullahi, all…

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“Tinubu never complained about problems he inherited from Buhari” – Amina Moh’d

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UN Dep. Sec Gen. Moh'd

The United Nations (UN) Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, has said she has not heard President Bola Ahmed Tinubu complain about the challenges he inherited from his predecessor since he assumed office as President. Mohammed said this at an award dinner at Nigeria House in New York to celebrate Nigeria’s 65th independence anniversary and the Independence Day Parade and Carnival. The UN deputy chief said President Tinubu “fought hard to get to that seat”, even though he said “it was his turn”. She added: “But he also told us that he…

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“I have a mission to unite Nigeria” – Tinubu

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Tinubu Jos

President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his commitment to national unity, assuring Christian communities in northern Nigeria of his administration’s dedication to fairness and inclusivity across all faiths. According to a statement issued yesterday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu gave the assurance during a meeting with Christian leaders at the headquarters of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN)  in Jos, Plateau State. “I have a mission to unite this country and ensure its prosperity, and we are making progress”, the President…

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“Nigerians must know your candidates for INEC Chairman” – SERAP to Tinubu

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SERAP Tinubu

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), has asked President Bola Tinubu to make public the details of the process for appointing the next chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In a letter dated September 27 and signed by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, SERAP said Nigerians deserve to know the number and names of candidates for INEC chairman and whether the Council of State has been consulted, as constitutionally required. “A transparent and accountable process would serve legitimate public interests”, SERAP said. SERAP cited Section 154(1) of…

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31yrs after, Tinubu honours ‘Ogoni-4’ with National Awards

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Tinubu honours 'Ogoni 4

Thirty-one years after their deaths, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday conferred posthumous national honours of Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) on the Late Ogoni leaders: Albert Badey, Edward Kobani, Theophilus Orage and Samuel Orage, collectively remembered as the “Ogoni Four”. Tinubu announced the conferment while receiving the report of the Ogoni Consultations Committee at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Recall that in 1994, in Ogoniland, Rivers State, internecine strife culminated in the lynching of the four prominent Ogoni chiefs by irate youths. They were reportedly holding a meeting…

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