Tag: Tinubu administration

Hardship: “Pray for leaders” – Sultan of Sokoto urges Nigerians

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Sultan of Sokoto

Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has appealed to Nigerians to always pray for their leaders even in bad situations. The Sultan made the appeal at the University of Ilorin on Thursday, while speaking during a public lecture and book presentations in honour of Professor Is’haq Oloyede. Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Oloyede, formally retired from the services of the University of Ilorin after attaining 70 years of age. The books were titled: “Islamics, Scholarship and Service to Society, A Festschrift for Is-haq…

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Rivers elders criticise Tinubu over political crisis

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Rivers elders criticise

The Rivers Elders and Leadership Forum has declared its support for Governor Siminalayi Fubara amidst the escalating political tensions in the State. Rufus Ada-George, the forum’s chairperson, announced the forum’s position during a news conference on Thursday in Port Harcourt, the State capital. Ada-George praised Fubara for demonstrating courage and maintaining a peaceful stance despite unwarranted provocations by certain politicians in Rivers. “We commend Fubara for his courage and determination in standing firm and resolute in defending the interests of the people of Rivers State. The governor, his team, and…

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Northern Nigeria’s existence in next five years uncertain – ACF

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ACF on North's insecurity

…Says region’s insecurity out of control The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has expressed fear that banditry and insurgency have gone out of control in Northern Nigeria to the extent that it may threaten the cohesive existence of the entire region in the next five years. The ACF’s Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT), Alhaji Bashir Muhammad ?alhatu, has expressed the Forum’s concern over the current insecurity in the North, and warned that banditry and general insecurity have posed serious threat to the survival of the region. ?alhatu issued the…

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HURIWA kicks against Wike, Tinubu’s move to build houses for judges 

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HURIWA kicks

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA), has attributed judicial corruption to undue influence exerted by the Executive branch on the Judiciary. HURIWA stated this while citing a recent development where the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), Minister, Nyesom Wike, announced plans to build 40 houses for Justices of the Court of Appeal, Federal High Court, and other senior judicial officers. According to reports, Wike revealed that President Bola Tinubu had approved the construction of the houses, which includes retirement homes for the Chief Judges of the FCT Federal High…

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Tinubu’s Ministers, agencies spend N1.8bn on air travel

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Several ministries and agencies under the present administration of President Bola Tinubu, have spent no less than N1.8bn on air tickets, estacodes, and duty tour allowances between July and September 2024. According to data sourced from GovSpend., some of the ministries and agencies include the Federal Ministries of Finance, Police Affairs, Youth Development, Women Affairs, Marine and Blue Economy, Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation, the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. Others include the Technical Aid Corps, Ministries of Communications and Digital Economy, Petroleum…

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“Probe spending of ecological funds by Borno”, SERAP urges Tinubu

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Tinubu on cabinet reshuffle2

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), has called on President Bola Tinubu to promptly investigate the spending of billions of naira from the Ecological Fund collected by Borno State since 2001, including the N816 million collected by the State between January 2024 and June 2024. In an issued statement yesterday, signed by SERAP’s Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, the organisation maintained that suspected perpetrators of corruption and mismanagement of ecological funds should face prosecution if sufficient admissible evidence is found, and that any proceeds of corruption should be fully recovered.…

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Pressure mounts on FG to revive multi-billion Naira Baro Port, 5 yrs after

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Baro Port demand

Five years after its commissioning, the multi-billion naira Baro Port remains dormant, prompting calls from stakeholders for President Bola Tinubu to take urgent action to bring the port to life. Chairman of Agaie Local Government area in Niger State, Sayuti Halilu Ibrahim, urged President Tinubu to make history by transforming Baro Port into a functioning economic hub. He said, “This is the time to resuscitate the lost glory; it is about the people and growing the economy. President Tinubu should make history by making Baro a reality. As a strategic…

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‘Jonathan, Buhari’s administrations far better than Tinubu’s’ – NLC

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NLC on Jonathan, PMB

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said the Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari administrations were far better in terms of governance and economic management than the present government of Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The disclosure was made in a published interview on Friday by NLC Spokesperson, Benson Upah. The labour body praised former President Buhari for his accommodating nature and efforts to ensure stability and good living conditions for Nigerians. Upah condemned the removal of fuel subsidy by the Tinubu government, stating that the President failed to consider the devastating consequences…

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“Tinubu’s govt. has ruined businesses with fuel price hike” – MAN

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MAN on fuel hike

Chairman of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) in the South-West, Lanre Popoola, has said the recent fuel pump price increase had worsened the difficulty in manufacturers’ operations. In an interview in Ibadan, Oyo State yesterday, the MAN chairman said “ The present hard situation in the country has been worsened by the fuel increment with no respite in sight”. Popoola decried how difficult it has been to operate manufacturing firms on full-scale under the current economic hardship. He said manufacturers were already facing difficulties before the increase in the…

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“While terrorists ravage North, Tinubu more interested in punishing protesters” – Atiku

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Atiku blasts Tinubu

Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President of Nigeria, has slammed President Bola Tinubu for ignoring terrorists and other non state actors while trying to execute protesters for treason. Atiku, in a statement posted on X on Wednesday, decried the killings by Boko Haram in Yobe and other parts of northern States, attributing them to the failure of the Tinubu-led government. He wrote, “Despite the tragic bloodshed in Yobe, which has claimed scores of lives, and the rampant destruction across numerous villages in Katsina, Sokoto, and other towns within the North-West and…

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