Tag: President Tinubu

Tinubu jets out to Kenya for AU meeting today

Aminu Imam

President Bola Tinubu is set to travel to Nairobi, Kenya today, Saturday, to participate in the fifth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting (5thMYCM) of the African Union (AU), the Regional Economic Communities (RECs), the Regional Mechanisms (RMs), and the African Union Member States. A statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President (Special Duties, Communications and Strategy), Dele Alake, yesterday, said as the Chairperson of ECOWAS, the Nigerian leader would join Heads of State and Government, Foreign Ministers of the AU Member-States, and high-level dignitaries at the mid-year meeting, which will…

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Tinubu writes Senate to confirm Service Chiefs’ appointments

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked the Senate to screen and confirm the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and other Service Chiefs he recently appointed. The President made the request in a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio. Akpabio, after reading the letter yesterday during Plenary, said that the request was in line with the Act establishing the Armed Forces. Recall that President Tinubu had, last month, appointed Major General Christopher Musa as the new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and Major-General Taoreed Lagbaja as the…

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El-Rufa’i makes U-turn, finally denies accusing Tinubu of using religion to win election

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Former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufa’i, says claims that he said President Bola Tinubu used religion to win the presidential election, are manufactured falsehoods. In June, a Twitter user, Will. E, had posted a video where el-Rufa’i, flanked by Uba Sani, his successor, was seen addressing a group of Muslims in Hausa, shortly after Tinubu was declared winner of the election. Will. E translated the video and accused el-Rufa’i and the APC of using religion to win the election. The video sparked angry reactions on the social media platform. The…

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“No files implicating Tinubu in our possession” – ICPC

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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has dismissed a report that the Department of State Services (DSS) carted away files implicating President Bola Tinubu and close aides from its office. ICPC Spokesperson, Azuka Ogugua, in an issued statement on Saturday, said that the report was fake and baseless, adding that ICPC never had such files in any of its offices across the country. “The Commission hereby state unequivocally that there were no files implicating President Bola Tinubu or his close aides at its headquarters or offices…

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Tinubu’s ministerial list not ready, ignore rumours – Presidency

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Nigerians have been urged to ignore rumours about the ministerial list of President Bola Tinubu. Tinubu’s spokesperson, Dele Alake, who stated this yesterday while addressing reporters at the State House in Abuja, said that the president’s ministerial list is not ready. Alake said, “There is no iota of truth in all of those things. When the President is good and ready, you will be the first to know about his intentions”. Tinubu, having been sworn-in as president on May 29, 2023, is expected to submit his ministerial list to the…

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Tinubu’s Victory: “Order presidential election rerun”, Primate Ayodele to tribunal

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Leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has advised the presidential election petition tribunal to consider a rerun or another presidential election. Ayodele, who disclosed this in his 2023 edition of prophecies, titled: ‘Warnings to the Nations’, stated that a rerun or new presidential election would restore Nigeria’s electoral system’s credibility. According to Primate Ayodele, the best options are to order a rematch between the two leading candidates or to hold another presidential election. He stated that the current government will thwart any attempt by the election…

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Plot to oust Adamu as APC chairman thickens, as Tinubu strengthens grip on power

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Since he was announced the winner of the February 25, 2023 presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has continued to strengthen his grip on power after being sworn-in as Nigeria’s president on May 29, 2023. However, Tinubu seems to be consolidating his hold on power and breaking free from the influence of predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari. Recall that it was reported last month that APC leaders from across the 36 States and the FCT, ostensibly representing the tens of millions of party members, will…

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Fuel Subsidy: ‘Publish how N400bn savings was spent’, SERAP urges Tinubu

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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to use his good offices and leadership position to “urgently publish details of spending of about N400billion so far saved as a result of the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit popularly known as petrol.” He was urged by SERAP to “provide details of the plans on how subsequent savings from the removal of petroleum subsidy would be used, including specific projects on which the funds would be spent, and the mechanisms that have been put…

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‘Tackle out-of-school children’, Arewa Group tells Tinubu

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Arewa Development Support Initiative (ADSI), a non-governmental organisation, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to address the issues of girl-child and out-of-school children education, particularly in the country’s north. In a statement to mark Eid-el Kabir, the group’s president, Khuraira Musa, also urged the federal government to find a long-term solution to the country’s farmers/herders crisis. ADSI emphasised the importance of the federal government convening farmers and herders to discuss the next steps. According to the NGO, “It is heartbreaking to see towns and villages deserted because of avoidable crises…

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Presidential Primary: “I won’t have contested APC against Tinubu if…” – Akpabio

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The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, says he regrets contesting the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential primary election against President Bola Tinubu. Akpabio said he would not have contested the primary election against Tinubu if he knew the plans the president had for Nigeria. Speaking in Lagos State, Akpabio noted that the state was a development model for other states in the country. According to him, “With what the president has done in Lagos, we are assured that Nigeria is in safe hands. “We didn’t know this was the plan you…

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