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�Appoint loyal people for ministerial positions� – APC group urges Tinubu

July 1, 2023July 1, 2023 Aminu Imam

The Benue branch of the All Progressives Congress� Youth Development and Solidarity Forum (APC-YDSF) has urged President Bola Tinubu to appoint loyal people as ministers. President of the group, Chief Tobias Ogbe, gave the advice at a press conference on Friday in Makurdi, adding that Chief Michael Achadu is one of the party�s major backbone in the state and deserves a nomination for ministerial appointment. According to informed sources, President Tinubu is expected to send names of ministerial nominees to the Senate for confirmation on or before July 28, 2023.…

�What Buhari didn�t say to President Tinubu� – Garba Shehu

June 30, 2023June 30, 2023 Aminu Imam

The erstwhile spokesman of former President Muhammadu Buhari, Garba Shehu, has debunked the reports circulating on social media that former President Muhammadu Buhari is requesting his successor, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to investigate some former officials of his government. In a tweet yesterday, the former ex-President spokesperson debunked the report that Buhari told President Tinubu to stop the ongoing investigation of some members of his cabinet when they reportedly met behind closed doors in London, during the President’s private trip to the United Kingdom on Monday, June 26. Garba…

Economic Tension: �Nigeria may explode if �� Ooni warns

June 30, 2023June 30, 2023 Aminu Imam

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has implored Nigerians to be patient with President Bola Tinubu on his decision to remove fuel subsidy, which resulted in the hike in prices of goods and services in the country, saying this is the only way to advert the looming explosion. He made the plea in Ibadan while speaking with newsmen on the current economic tension in the country. The Ooni described President Tinubu as a decisive leader who is ready to serve the nation with his depth of knowledge and…

Presidential Poll Tribunal: Tinubu to open defence against Atiku, Obi, others July 3rd

June 26, 2023June 26, 2023 Aminu Imam

The All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Bola Tinubu are scheduled to open their defence next week in the ongoing petition challenging the outcome of the presidential election. Tinubu emerged victorious in the election, securing 8,794,726 votes, surpassing Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with 6,984,520 votes, and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) with 6,101,533 votes. Following the election, Obi, Atiku, and their respective political parties lodged petitions before the tribunal. The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) also filed a petition and concluded its case after presenting…

Tinubu attended Chicago State University, Omokri insists

June 25, 2023June 25, 2023 Aminu Imam

Former Presidential Aide. Reno Omokri has insisted that President Bola Tinubu attended and graduated from the Chicago State University. Recall that on Friday, the Presidential Election Petition Court admitted in evidence a transcript in aid of admission into Chicago State University made by South West College in the name of Tinubu, who was identified as a female gender. The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his party tendered the document along with other documents to prove the allegations in their joint petition challenging Tinubu�s…

Service Chiefs: Ohanaeze hails Tinubu, says better days ahead

June 20, 2023June 20, 2023 Aminu Imam

Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing an Igbo son as one of the Service Chiefs, saying good things are ahead. With the appointment, the pan-Igbo socio-political organisation said, Tinubu has good plans for the country and would carry everyone along. Recall that Tinubu had on Monday sacked the Service Chiefs and announced their replacements. The National President of the Igbo group, Okwu Nnabuike, in a statement yesterday, said Tinubu had taken a bold step towards national healing as he…

“Invite Nnamdi Kanu for discussion”, Ohanaeze tells Tinubu

June 19, 2023June 19, 2023 Aminu Imam

Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, has expressed outrage over the attack on the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, by the ex-militant leader Mujahid Dokubo-Asari. The Igbo group urged President Bola Tinubu to ignore Dokubo and instead invite Kanu to a round table discussion. Dokubo, speaking to newsmen after a meeting with President Tinubu, referred to the IPOB leader as a criminal and urged Tinubu not to release him. His statement has continued to draw the anger of Ndigbo, with many accusing him…

Oil Theft: HURIWA asks Tinubu to set up independent probe panel

June 18, 2023June 18, 2023 Aminu Imam

Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), has called on President Bola Tinubu on Saturday to form an independent panel to investigate oil bunkering and related crimes in Nigeria, particularly from 2015 to the present. HURIWA, in a statement issued by its National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, said the government should not spare the culprits identified at the end of the investigation, but rather name and shame them and severely sanction them. The group�s call comes just hours after a prominent Niger Delta leader, Mujahid Asari Dokubo,…

SERAP sues Tinubu over failure to probe missing fuel subsidy funds

June 12, 2023June 12, 2023 Aminu Imam

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), has sued President Bola Tinubu, over �the failure to probe the allegations that USD$2.1 billion and N3.1 trillion public funds of oil revenues and budgeted as fuel subsidy payments are missing and unaccounted for between 2016 and 2019�. SERAP filed a lawsuit against Tinubu at the Federal High Court in Lagos, seeking an order of mandamus to promptly investigate allegations that USD$2.1 billion and N3.1 trillion in public funds are missing and unaccounted for between 2016 and 2019. Additionally, they are seeking an…

�Don�t be like Buhari, allow Emefiele defend himself� � Omokri to Tinubu

June 11, 2023June 11, 2023 Aminu Imam

Socio-political activist, Reno Omokri, has advised President Bola Tinubu against detaining the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, without providing an opportunity for him to defend himself against any allegations made. Omokri emphasised that Tinubu should avoid repeating the errors of former President Muhammadu Buhari, who arrested officials from the previous administration without affording them the chance to present their defense. In a tweet, Omokri stated: �The whereabouts of Godwin Emefiele remain unknown. It is imperative that the Tinubu administration refrains from incarcerating him while making public…