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Niger-Delta militants petition Tinubu, threaten to shutdown major gas plant

January 1, 2024January 1, 2024 Aminu Imam

Chairmen of the Delta and Edo States Phase-2 Ex-Agitators of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) have petitioned President Bola Tinubu and the Interim Administrator of the Amnesty Programme, Maj-Gen Barry Ndiomu (retd), over N320 million alleged to have been hijacked by six ex-agitators from Ekianwuru camp in Bayelsa State. At a press briefing held in Warri, by the Delta State Chairman, Gen. Solomon Adu, the Edo State Chairman, Gen. London Gbuke and Gen Julius Belemu, from Bayelsa, the agitators said the N320 million allegedly hijacked by few ex militants from…

New Year: “Legitimacy of your Gov�t depends on ending mindless killings” – Kukah to Tinubu

January 1, 2024January 1, 2024 Aminu Imam

Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Mathew Hassan Kukah has told President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that the legitimacy of his government hangs on ending mindless killings in the country. In his New Year message, titled: �Blood and Crucifixion On The Plateau,� the Bishop stated that, �Tinubu must know that the legitimacy of his government hangs on resolving this and giving us our country back�. He further said, �We are tired of the confusing, inexcusable monosyllabic excuses saying, this is an asymmetrical war, we are on top of the situation, you cannot kill…

Plateau Attacks: �Don�t allow Nigeria become ungovernable under you� – CAN tells Tinubu

December 28, 2023December 28, 2023 Aminu Imam

The Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN), in the 19 Northern States and�Abuja, has condemned terrorists attack on communities in Barkin-Ladi, ?okkos and Mangu local government areas of Plateau State, which claimed no fewer than 160 lives. Recall that in that attack, at least 221 houses were said to have been razed by the hoodlums. The Northern CAN Secretary, Sunday Oibe, in a statement issued in Kaduna yesterday, expressed its hope that the renewed attack wouldn�t be swept under the carpet like previous ones. He urged President Bola Tinubu not to…

�Fmr Speaker Na�Abba struggled to defend Legislature’s role, functionality� – Tinubu

December 28, 2023December 28, 2023 Aminu Imam

…�He saved Nigeria�s democracy, spoke for Justice and Freedom – Shehu Sani President Bola Tinubu has described late former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Umar Na�Abba, as a man who struggled to defend the functionality and role of the legislature while in government. The President said this while sympathising with the Na�Abba family, the government, and the people of Kano State over the passing of Na�Abba. He also described him as a disciplined and resolute politician while alive. The Late Na�Abba was Speaker of the House Representatives following the…

Rivers: Clark faults Tinubu�s �imposed settlement�, threatens lawsuit

December 22, 2023December 22, 2023 Aminu Imam

Leader of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Edwin Clark, has faulted the meeting by President Bola Tinubu on the feud between Nyesom Wike and Siminalayi Fubara. Recall that over the past few weeks, Fubara, governor of Rivers, and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, have been at loggerheads over the political control of the State. On Monday, the duo agreed to end the feud at a meeting with Tinubu at the presidential villa in Abuja. In the 8-point resolution, signed by Fubara, Wike, and other Rivers…

Rivers: Tinubu directs all impeachment proceedings against Gov. Fubara to be dropped

December 19, 2023December 19, 2023 Aminu Imam

President Tinubu has directed all impeachment proceedings initiated against Governor Fubara by the Rivers State House of Assembly led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule to be dropped with immediate effect. This follows the meeting with the governor and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, who is the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), yesterday, at the Presidential Villa. Former Rivers State governor, Peter Odili, was reportedly among the attendees at the closed-door meeting. The President has also directed the governor to recognise Martin Amaewhule as Speaker of the State Hose of Assembly…

Drug Prices Hike:� APC chieftain appeals for Tinubu’s urgent intervention

December 18, 2023 Aminu Imam

A chieftain of the All-Progressive Congress (APC) in Osun State, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu, to urgently intervene in the hike in prices of essential drugs in the country. Oyintiloye, who made the appeal while speaking with newsmen yesterday in Osogbo, the State capital, said that many Nigerians were currently unable to access most essential drugs due to the extreme high prices. He said that the escalating prices of the drugs could be attributed to a combination of factors, which include the withdrawal of GSK, a major…

Rivers Crisis: ‘Why Tinubu must call Wike to order’ – Election Observer

December 18, 2023December 18, 2023 Aminu Imam

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been urged to intervene in the ongoing rift between Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike. Speaking to newsmen at the weekend, an experienced election observer, Moshood Isah, said the Rivers state crisis shows that politics has replaced good governance. He urged to perform his due diligence by cautioning the parties involved to restore the State’s normalcy Recall that both men have been at loggerheads over controlling the political landscape in the oil-rich state. President Bola Tinubu has been…

�A man of absolute integrity� – Tinubu celebrates ex-President Buhari at 81�

December 17, 2023December 17, 2023 Aminu Imam

President Bola Tinubu has celebrated Muhammadu Buhari, his predecessor, on his 81st birthday. In a statement issued yesterday by the presidential spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, Tinubu described Buhari as his friend and an icon of truth, justice, and patriotism. The President thanked Buhari for his service to the nation at various times as Head of State and as president, adding that his leadership was exemplary. Tinubu also praised his predecessor for establishing infrastructural feats and creating �Nigeria�s first ever national social investment and protection programme�. �President Buhari is from the rarest phylum…

Tinubu mourns, as former Anambra governor, Ezeife passes on

December 16, 2023December 16, 2023 Aminu Imam

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commiserated with the people and the government of Anambra State over the demise of the former governor of the State, Chief Chukwuemeka Ezeife. Ezeife, who was governor between 1992 and 1993 in the aborted Third Republic, passed away at the age of 85. He had lost his wife, Njideka, in December 2021. Tinubu, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, yesterday, extolled the towering influence of the former governor, who also served as a federal permanent secretary, while applauding…