Tag: President Tinubu

Tinubu names Prof. Joash Amupitan as new INEC Chairman

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Tinubu appoints INEC Chairman

…Council of State backs appointment President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), following the approval of the National Council of State yesterday. The announcement was made by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, who said the Council unanimously endorsed Amupitan’s nomination.  President Tinubu described him as “a man of integrity” and the first person from Kogi State—and the North-Central region—to be nominated for the role. His name will be…

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“Kano, North’ll repay Tinubu’s goodwill in 2027” – Barau

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Sen. Barau Jibrin

The Deputy President of the 10th Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, has stated that the All Progressives Congress, the people of Kano and the northern region will reciprocate the good gestures of President Bola Tinubu, come 2027. Barau spoke during his annual undergraduate scholarship programme at the newly-renamed ‘Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University of Education, Kano’. Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Yusuf Ata, the state APC Chairman, Prince Abdullahi Abbas, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Abdullahi Kadage and the Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Ado Abdullahi, all…

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“Tinubu never complained about problems he inherited from Buhari” – Amina Moh’d

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UN Dep. Sec Gen. Moh'd

The United Nations (UN) Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, has said she has not heard President Bola Ahmed Tinubu complain about the challenges he inherited from his predecessor since he assumed office as President. Mohammed said this at an award dinner at Nigeria House in New York to celebrate Nigeria’s 65th independence anniversary and the Independence Day Parade and Carnival. The UN deputy chief said President Tinubu “fought hard to get to that seat”, even though he said “it was his turn”. She added: “But he also told us that he…

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“I have a mission to unite Nigeria” – Tinubu

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Tinubu Jos

President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his commitment to national unity, assuring Christian communities in northern Nigeria of his administration’s dedication to fairness and inclusivity across all faiths. According to a statement issued yesterday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu gave the assurance during a meeting with Christian leaders at the headquarters of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN)  in Jos, Plateau State. “I have a mission to unite this country and ensure its prosperity, and we are making progress”, the President…

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“Nigerians must know your candidates for INEC Chairman” – SERAP to Tinubu

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SERAP Tinubu

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), has asked President Bola Tinubu to make public the details of the process for appointing the next chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In a letter dated September 27 and signed by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, SERAP said Nigerians deserve to know the number and names of candidates for INEC chairman and whether the Council of State has been consulted, as constitutionally required. “A transparent and accountable process would serve legitimate public interests”, SERAP said. SERAP cited Section 154(1) of…

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31yrs after, Tinubu honours ‘Ogoni-4’ with National Awards

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Tinubu honours 'Ogoni 4

Thirty-one years after their deaths, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday conferred posthumous national honours of Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) on the Late Ogoni leaders: Albert Badey, Edward Kobani, Theophilus Orage and Samuel Orage, collectively remembered as the “Ogoni Four”. Tinubu announced the conferment while receiving the report of the Ogoni Consultations Committee at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Recall that in 1994, in Ogoniland, Rivers State, internecine strife culminated in the lynching of the four prominent Ogoni chiefs by irate youths. They were reportedly holding a meeting…

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“Nigeria owes you a lot” – Tinubu hails wife on 65th birthday

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Tinubu hails wife

President Bola Tinubu on Sunday celebrated his wife’s 65th birthday, saying Nigeria owes the First Lady a lot. In a statement, the President described Oluremi as the love of his life and a steadfast source of strength through years of political struggle and public service. He said his wife had been his anchor during difficult seasons, from years of exile to the demands of leadership, standing by him with patience, dignity, and devotion. “As you celebrate your 65th birthday today, I honour not only the love of my life, but…

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Tinubu suspends Rivers emergency rule

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Fubara to resume

…Fubara to resume today President Bola Tinubu has suspended the emergency rule in Rivers State. In a statement issued by the Presidency yesterday, Tinubu asked Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended governor, to resume work today, Thursday, September 18. The President also asked the Deputy Governor, Ngozi Nma Odu, and members of the Rivers State House of Assembly to resume their duties. Tinubu had declared a state of emergency in Rivers State six months ago. Tinubu, while lifting the state-of-emergency in the oil rich state on Wednesday, said, “It therefore gives me…

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2027: Tinubu faces pressure, as INEC boss bows out in 60 days

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Tinubu INEC Chair Yakubu

…Observers are asking: “Who’ll take charge of polls?” With just 60 days left until the end of Professor Mahmood Yakubu’s historic decade at the helm of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Nigeria is on edge over who will steer the nation’s elections into 2027. Yakubu’s second and final five-year tenure officially winds down on November 9, 2025 – a day after he supervises his last major poll, the Anambra governorship election. That vote, set for November, 8 across 5,720 polling units, could well define his legacy. Appointed in 2015…

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“Ignore call for sack of Service Chiefs”, Ndume tells Tinubu

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Ndume on Service Chiefs

…Seeks adequate funding, training for Armed Forces Former Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to ignore calls for the sack of his Service Chiefs. The former Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army made the call in a statement yesterday. Ndume’s advice to President Tinubu was on the heels of agitation for the removal of the Service Chiefs by a group, the Northern Ethnic National Forum. Convener of the group, Dominic Alancha, had on Tuesday in a statement, claimed that the present crop of Service Chiefs…

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