Tag: President Tinubu

“Nigeria sitting on keg of gunpowder” – Obasanjo to Tinubu

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…Says demands of protesting youths legitimate Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has warned President Bola Tinubu led Federal Government that there could be dire consequences if their demands of Nigerian youths which led to the on-going nationwide protests were not met as soon as possible. The former president, who made his warning during a visit to his residence in Abeokuta, Ogun State, by six members of the National Assembly yesterday, said the Federal Government should listen to the concerns of the youth which necessitated their nationwide protests. Obasanjo said this was…

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2027: “Why Tinubu may lose second-term bid” – Primate Ayodele

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Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has revealed that a second-term for President Bola Tinubu is not certain. In an issued statement yesterday, signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele said the North will make things difficult for Tinubu in 2027. According to him, the leaders of the North are ready to form a political coup to unseat Tinubu. He stated that several things would still happen that will affect the present government negatively. The cleric made it known that if things get worse, there…

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“Tinubu deceiving Nigerians, subsidy back in Nigeria” – Obasanjo

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…Says cabals undermining ?angote’s $20bn refinery In a dramatic turn of events, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has publicly criticised the current administration of President Bola Tinubu, accusing it of reintroducing the fuel subsidy that was removed in June 2023. In a recent interview with London’s  Financial Times, Obasanjo stated that the fuel subsidy removal, which was a key policy decision by the Tinubu government, has effectively been reversed due to the impact of rising inflation on the cost of living. According to him, “There’s a lot of work that needs…

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“Tinubu’s speech failed to address police brutality against hunger protesters”  – Soyinka

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Nigeria’s Nobel Laurette, Wole Soyinka, has condemned Tinubu over his failure to address the spate of Police brutality on #EndBadGovernance protesters. Reacting in a statement to the President’s address to the nation earlier today, Soyinka expressed concern over Police’s poor protest management which Tinubu failed to address in his speech. Recounting how he had anticipated for the President’s speech, Soyinka decried how live bullets and tear gas are deployed against protesters- a situation he described as questionable. According to him, “The continuing deterioration of the state’s seizure of protest management,…

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“Save Nigeria from descending into anarchy” – Group urges Tinubu

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A non-governmental organisation, (NGO), Building Blocks for Peace Foundation, (BBPF), has called on President Bola Tinubu to immediately address the nation on the concerns and demands of citizens and save the country from descending into anarchy. Its Executive Director , Rafiu Lawal, in a press statement issued on Friday, condemned in its entirety the tactics and handling of the ongoing national protest over bad governance and negative effects of government’s economic policies across Nigeria by the Tinubu administration. He said , “As a youth-led NGO working on peace-building in Nigeria,…

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Protests: ‘Reduce fuel price to barest minimum @N180/ltr’ – N’Delta Youths tell Tinubu

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As the #EndBadGovernance national protest enters day three, a socio-political group in the South-South, the Niger-Delta Youth Council has called on President Bola Tinubu to “address the main cause of the protest by reducing fuel price to N180 per litre, or the barest minimum, for the sake of the national economy”. In an issued statement  yesterday, jointly signed by the NDYC President,  Bene Mamamu and Secretary, Onitsha Shedrack, copies of which were made available to newsmen in Warri, Delta State, the group specifically urged Tinubu to “revisit some of his…

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#EndBadGovernance: “Stop this massacre of citizens” – NLC warns Tinubu Govt.

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The Nigerian Labour Congress, (NLC), has demanded an end to the massacre of unharmed protesters across the country by the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government agents. The NLC made the demand yesterday in a statement by its National President, Joe Ajaero, questioning the professionalism of Nigeria’s security personnel in managing protests by aggrieved Nigerians. Ajaero said that if the Nigerian security agencies and their personnel had deployed the same brutal precision they are unleashing the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protesters against bandits and other criminals in Nigeria, the country would have been an…

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State of the Nation: “Take warning signs seriously” – Baptist church, in open letter to Tinubu

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The Nigerian Baptist Convention has written an open letter to President Bola Tinubu, urging him to take seriously the early signs of danger in the country and find realistic solutions to the economic hardship. This was made known yesterday, in an open letter by the Convention’s President, Rev Israel Akanji, amid the ongoing #EndBadGovernance nationwide protest. He emphasised the need for the government to be seen as working to address the people’s struggles, appealing for patience and understanding. The statement read in part: “The three tiers of the government have…

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‘It’s time to review ‘Renewed Hope’ policy’ – Tinubu/Shettima Movement

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The Tinubu Shettima Movement, (TSM), has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to review his ‘Renewed Hope’ agenda in order to ease the suffering of Nigerians. Leader of the group and National Coordinator, Miss Salma M .Tukur, who made the call when she interacted with newsmen, said, “Presently, rather than to inject the Nigerian people with some hope capsules that will change their life for better, the administration of President Bola Tinubu has made Nigerians to become hopeless on the ability of the agenda to change their life to better.…

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“Tinubu has worsened Nigerians living conditions” –APC Chieftain, Lukman 

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A former National Vice Chairman, North-West, of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Salihu Lukman, has lamented that President Bola Tinubu has pushed the nation to a hopeless trajectory with his unaligned policies, which has worsened the living conditions of all Nigerians. Speaking in a statement issued yesterday, Lukman wondered about the kind of plan President Tinubu has put in place to fix the problems. According to him, even in terms of ameliorating the challenge facing Nigerians, the government has demonstrated a lack of capacity to manage initiatives. The former…

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