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2027: ‘Tinubu eyeing Kwankwaso as possible Shettima replacement’ – Insiders

June 23, 2025June 23, 2025 Aminu Imam

President Bola Tinubu is considering Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso as a potential running mate for the 2027 presidential election, sparking speculation about a possible replacement for Vice-President, Kashim Shettima. Credible sources in Abuja say Tinubu’s political camp is actively courting Kwankwaso, former governor of Kano and national leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), to return to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). A source close to the development said the move has gained significant support among party stakeholders who believe Kwankwaso’s influence in the North, especially through the Kwankwasiyya…

Benue Killings: “I’m disappointed Tinubu’s visit was political jamboree, not solemn” – SDP leader

June 21, 2025June 21, 2025 Aminu Imam

Leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its 2023 presidential candidate, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has expressed disappointment with the way and manner President Bola Tinubu’s visit to Benue State, over the recent killings by Fulani militant groups, were trivialized and reduced to political show. Insisting that Nigerians must be serious with the way they handle important issues, Adebayo condemned the nature of President Tinubu’s Benue Town Hall meeting during the visit, describing what happened there as sickening. Writing in his official X handle, he said: “our entire governmental doctrine…

Obi makes U-turn, thanks Tinubu over Benue visit

June 18, 2025June 18, 2025 Aminu Imam

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, (LP), Pter Obi has thanked President Bola Tinubu for deciding to visit Benue State following the recent killings of over 200 people. Obi, who had earlier criticised Tinubu’s leadership style, said it was refreshing news that the President has “finally decided to visit the scene of the brutal killings in Benue State”. In a statement issued yesterday, Obi said: “It was refreshing news on Monday to a bewildered nation learning that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has finally decided to visit the scene…

“Cocaine, forged certificate, no father, no mother, yet God made Tinubu Nigeria’s president”- Tunde Bakare

June 17, 2025June 17, 2025 Aminu Imam

The APC politician and pastor of Citadel Global Community Church, Tunde Bakare, has said that despite Bola Tinubu’s well-documented narcotics, forged academic records, and shady identity scandals, God still made him Nigeria’s president. Bakare, in a snippet of a recent video of his sermon posted online over the weekend, said: “I said, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, with all the intellect and everything he did to be president of Nigeria, he didn’t make it. Look at his achievements and accomplishments. MKO, my God! He spent and was spent. Participated in an election.…

“Tinubu may become Nigeria’s ‘Life President’ ” – Ex-Minister Dalung

June 16, 2025June 16, 2025 Aminu Imam

Former Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, has taken a swipe at the 10th National Assembly, accusing its members of abandoning their constitutional duties in favour of blind loyalty to President Bola Tinubu. Dalung, in a fiery critique during a recent interview with Sun, described the current legislature as more than just a “rubber stamp”, claiming it has become a chorus line devoted to singing the praises of the president at every opportunity. “I disagree with those calling it a rubber stamp. This 10th Assembly is a band…

Rising Defections: Tinubu mocks Opposition, denies one-party agenda

June 13, 2025June 13, 2025 Aminu Imam

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed satisfaction at the internal crises plaguing Nigeria’s major opposition parties, stating it is a “pleasure to witness them in such disarray”, even as he dismissed fears of the country drifting toward a one-party State. Addressing a joint session of the 10th National Assembly during the 2025 Democracy Day celebrations, the President used the occasion to both welcome new defectors into the ruling All-Progressives Congress (APC) and take a jab at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP), which have been rocked by…

“Jonathan misgoverned, Buhari clueless; Tinubu dashed Nigerians’ hope” – Hakeem Baba-Ahmed

June 12, 2025June 12, 2025 Aminu Imam

A former spokesperson for the Northern Elders Forum, (NEF), Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has accused President Bola Tinubu of failing to meet expectations that it would improve the quality of governance and standards of life of Nigerians. In an interview on a television programme on Tuesday, Baba-Ahmed, said, “Clearly, the Tinubu administration has failed expectations that it was going to radically improve the quality of governance. So much waste, so much abuse of resources and corruption going on”. Baba-Ahmed alleged that Tinubu’s two years in office have been characterised by unbridled corruption,…

Tinubu backs Wike’s crackdown on unpaid Abuja ground rents

June 11, 2025June 11, 2025 Aminu Imam

…Action violates domestic Int’l laws – Falala President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has thrown his weight behind Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Minister Nyesom Wike’s aggressive campaign to recover unpaid ground rents in Abuja, a move that has drawn both praise and legal caution. Speaking at the inauguration of the newly-renovated Abuja International Conference Centre (ICC) — now renamed in his honour — Tinubu lauded Wike’s leadership and endorsed the ongoing efforts targeting embassies, government agencies, and private entities owing ground rents for up to 43 years. “Our Nigeria first! I like…

“After God, my loyalty lies with Tinubu” – Umahi

June 10, 2025June 10, 2025 Aminu Imam

Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, has declared that after God, his loyalty lies with President Bola Tinubu, saying that he takes instructions only from the duo. Umahi made the declaration in Abakaliki while speaking with newsmen on the President’s recent commendation of him over some infrastructural feats. The Minister said the commendation was worth more than one trillion dollars to him, saying it shows he was on the right track, and that God answers prayers. “I have told the President, even publicly, that my loyalty is to God first…

June 12: Tinubu to confer national honours on select lawmakers

June 9, 2025June 9, 2025 Aminu Imam

President Bola Tinubu would on June 12 confer national honours on selected legislators in commemoration of Democracy Day. This is contained in a statement issued by the House Spokesman, Akin Rotimi Jr., in Abuja yesterday. The leadership and members of the 10th House of Representatives will participate in a Special Joint Sitting of the National Assembly on Thursday, June 12. The President, who is expected to be the special guest of honour will address the joint sitting of the legislators. “The programme will also feature goodwill messages from former presiding…