Tag: Tinubu

VP Shettima assures of fraternal bewteen executive, legislature

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Shettima, CoS and NAS leadership

Vice President Kashim Shettima has assured Nigerians of continued fraternal bond between the executive and the legislative arms of government. Shettima gave the assurance when he declared open a two-day retreat for the leadership of the 10th National Assembly (NASS) in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom on Friday. The Vice President said that President Bola Tinubu remains committed to safeguarding Nigeria’s democracy. Shettima also assured the leadership of the National Assembly of Tinubu’s avowed commitment to entrenching democratic ideals and values through collaborative partnership with all arms of government. He said…

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Kaduna Ministerial Slot: APC group makes case for Engr. Kailani before Tinubu

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Engineer Muhammed Kailani APC Chieftain

The Confederation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Support Groups has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to appoint its Director-General, Alhaji Kailani Muhammed, to fill the outstanding ministerial slot for Kaduna State. The group made the call in a statement by its Director, Publicity, Strategy and Communication, Dr Saleh Bin-Ahmed, in Abuja on Tuesday. Recall President Tinubu had nominated the immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, as member of his cabinet but the Senate rejected his nomination due to alleged security report. The Senate refused to confirm the…

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Appointments: “We have been dumped”, Tinubu supporters group cry out

Aminu Imam

A Tinubu supporter group in the 2023 presidential campaign, Disciples of Jagaban (DOJ), has lamented that most of those who worked against the presidential victory of Tinubu at the February polls are not enjoying appointments at the detriment of those who laboured day and night for the final success of President Tinubu. The group, in a statement issued yesterday, lamented that its members have been dumped from benefitting political appointments at the national level after bringing Tinubu to power. Regrettably, the group noted that those who did not work for…

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“Nemesis is coming; Only God can save you” – Primate Ayodele warns Tinubu

Aminu Imam

Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has issued a cautionary message to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu about his future. In a statement delivered by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Ayodele shared his visions of impending consequences for Tinubu based on his past actions. According to Ayodele, Tinubu had sowed undesirable seeds in the past that are now reaching fruition. The spiritual leader further elaborated that Tinubu’s political career involved taking power from certain leaders, and now, a similar fate may befall him, unless he receives divine mercy.

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Tinubu to host ECOWAS special meeting on Niger coup

Aminu Imam

The Chairman of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Bola Tinubu, will host a special meeting of the regional leaders on Sunday, July 30th, in Abuja. This follows the coup in Republic of Niger that has upended the constitutional political leadership in the West Africa country. This is contained in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications & Strategy, Dele Alake. Alake said President Tinubu, as Chairman of ECOWAS, in a statement he personally signed on Wednesday July 26, 2023,…

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‘Tinubu on speed lane; faster than Buhari’ – Former ACF scribe, Sani

Aminu Imam

A  former Secretary General of Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), Anthony Sani has expressed satisfaction with the level of progress made by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in governing Nigeria few weeks in office. Sani, in this interview with newsmen, noted that Tinubu is literally on a speed lane of governance, compared to his immediate predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari who was believed to have been very slow in administering the country. The former ACF scribe also weighed in on the viral video in which immediate-past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufa’i, asserted that…

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Smooth Hajj Airlifts: NAHCON attributes success to Presidency

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

By; Abdull-Azeez Ahmed Kadir, Makkah. The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON has attributed the successful airlifting of Nigerian pilgrims to the ongoing Hajj exercise to the cooperation and understanding of the presidency. The chairman of the Commission, Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan made this assertion at the pre-Arafah conference in Makkah. Hasssan said every Hajj exercise was an experiment where evolving challenges were reviewed and tackled with the aim of preventing recurrence. The Chairman stressed that the commission was doing its best and hoped that this year’s operation will go…

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Disquiet in APC, as Tinubu’s choice of 10th NASS’ leaders sparks row

Aminu Imam

The choice of principal officers of Nigeria’s 10th National Assembly expected to be inaugurated in June is threatening to tear the country’ ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) apart. A cross-section of Nigerians say that the development is anti-democracy and must not be allowed to materialise. They also fear that, if not handled carefully, the issue can degenerate further and break the APC, while derailing the incoming administration’s plans to begin on a sound footing. Recall that the APC leadership swiftly last week moved to anoint some individuals for…

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10th Senate: Plot thickens against Tinubu, as North may resist Akpabio’s pick

Aminu Imam

Ahead of the June 13 inauguration of the 10th National Assembly (NASS), there are strong indications that there are strong indications that politicking and intense horse-trading would dog the jostle for Senate president’s position. This is mainly because indications have emerged that despite the President-elect, Bola Tinubu’s endorsement of Senator Godswill Akpabio as the President of 10th Senate, some political heavyweights from the North have other plans. The 10th National Assembly is likely to be confronted by two tough puzzles, including resolving the issue of religious balance via zoning and accommodating…

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“Don’t expect refund from me, I owe you nothing”, Tinubu tells Wike, in Rivers

Aminu Imam

The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has said he’s not obligated to reimburse Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, for the construction of some federal roads in the State. Wike had earlier made a request for a refund for the constructed roads. However, speaking while inaugurating the Rumuokwuta-Rumuola Flyover in Obio/Akpor local government area of Rivers State, Tinubu said he did not owe Wike anything. While noting how the State had to amend its procurement law to enable it to source funds and complete the various flyover projects in embarked up in record time,…

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