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Just In: Tinubu Made First Set Of Appointments
President Bola Tinubu has made his first set of appointments as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In the appointments, he named Ambassador Kunle Adeleke as the State Chief of Protocol (SCOP) to the President. He also appointed former Lagos State Commissioner of Information, Dele Alake as Presidential Spokesman and […]
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Amaechi Nowhere At Tinubu’s Swearing In, Attends Otti’s Inauguration In Abia.
Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi (middle) spotted at the inauguration of Governor Alex Otti of Abia State on May 29, 2023. A top-ranking member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Rotimi Amaechi was conspicuously absent at the inauguration of former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu as Nigeria’s 16th President on Monday at the […]
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I’ve Been Poorer In The Last Four Years – Makinde
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state who won his re-election campaign in the governorship election conducted in March, has said that he has grown poorer in the last four years. Makinde disclosed this while fielding questions from reporters shortly after submitting his end of tenure asset declaration form and obtaining a fresh one for a […]
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Breaking: Reappoints Ogunwuyi CoS, Olanrewaju As CPS
Governor of Oyo State, has reappointed Ogunwuyi, as his Chief of Staff. He also named Sulaiman Olanrewaju, a business editor with Nigerian Tribune, as chief press secretary.
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Tinubu sworn in as 16th Nigeria’s President
Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima have been sworn in as the president and vice-president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. They are the 16th president and 14th vice-president of Africa’s most populous country. They were sworn in on Monday at the Eagle Square in the federal capital territory (FCT). The oath of office was administered […]
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I’ll Probe N241bn Debt Incurred By Ganduje’s Government – Abba Kabir Yusuf
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf (popularly known as Abba Gida Gida) who was sworn in as Governor Kano state today, May 29, has vowed to probe the N241billion inherited from the administration of Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. Yusuf stated that the handover notes submitted by Ganduje through the outgoing Secretary to the State Government was not […]
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“I will never call Tinubu My President” – Pastor Tunde Bakare
Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has explained why he will never refer to President-elect, Bola Tinubu as his President. Pastor Bakare remarked that the 2023 election was full of fraud and inadequate standards when speaking during a webinar on Saturday, May 27. Additionally, he said that the Independent National Electoral […]
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Children’s Day: Egbedun advocates prioritised attention for education sector
…Tasks politicians, stakeholders to join hands in rescuing Out-School-Children roaming the streets The lawmaker-elect, representing Odo-Otin State Constituency, Osun State on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Hon. Wale Egbedun, has advocated for a prioritised attention for the education sector in the country. The lawmaker-elect, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, […]
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Court Dismisses Lawsuit Seeking To Stop Tinubu’s Inauguration Over Alleged Age Falsification And Citizenship
A lawsuit filed by three individuals seeking to stop the inauguration of President-elect, Bola Tinubu and his vice, Kashim Shettima over an alleged age falsification and citizenship status in the document submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission, has been dismissed by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. Justice James Omotosho who presided over […]
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Ninth National Assembly One Of The Most Productive, Says Buhari
The President said he refrained from meddling in the affairs of the legislature to encourage an independent National Assembly. President Muhammadu Buhari at the inauguration of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) in Abuja on Thursday, May 25, 2023. President Muhammadu Buhari has described the Ninth National Assembly led by Senate President, […]
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Nigerian rapper Odumodu Blvck turns down request to perform at Tinubu’s Inauguration
Nigerian rapper Odumodublvck has revealed that he declined a request from Tinubu’s inauguration team to perform at his inauguration. According to Odumodublvck, they tried to get him to perform at the inauguration but he turned down the request. He tweeted: “They tried to get me to perform at the inauguration, They did not do their […]
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Group congratulates Gov Makinde, Oyo Assembly Members for Making History on Chieftaincy Reforms Law
A sociocultural group, Ibadan Renaissance Reform Mandate on Thursday congratulated the Oyo State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde and members of the State House of Assembly on the Wednesday’s passage of an executive Bill on the reform of the age-long Chieftaincy Matters. The group said both the Governor and the State lawmakers have recorded their names […]
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Igbos Should Stop Playing Bad Politics
Minister for Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has said that Igbos in the country should stop playing bad politics by putting their eggs in one basket at every political dispensation. Speaking on Tuesday, May 23, at the commissioning of the Second Niger Bridge and the construction of capital projects by the regime of President Muhammadu […]
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Photostory: Buhari presides over his last Federal Executive Council meeting
President Buhari on Wednesday May 24, presided over his last Federal Executive Council meeting. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as well and other members of his cabinet attended the meeting that held in the council chambers of the state house. President Buhari will on Monday, May 29 hand over to President-elect, Bola Tinubu.
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I Am Not Seeking Reelection As Senate President-Lawan
Lawan said he did not declare to contest for the next Senate presidency seat and he has not held a meeting with anybody regarding that. A file photo of the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, during plenary at the upper chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja. A file photo of the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, […]
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Court overrules Tinubu and APC; consolidates Atiku and Obi’s petitions
Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting in Abuja, today May 23, consolidated the three different petitions that are seeking to upturn the declaration of Bola Tinubu of the APC as the winner of the February 25, 2023 presidential election. A five-member panel of the court led by Justice Haruna Tsammani, in a unanimous decision, dismissed […]
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I’ M Leaving Nigeria In Competent Hands – Nigeria President
President Buhari has said that he is happy that he will be leaving Nigeria in the competent hands of his successor, President-elect Bola Tinubu. While speaking at a function in Lagos state on Monday, May 22, President Buhari said he is confident that Tinubu will “strengthen the framework of Nigeria’s public-private partnership policies to accelerate […]
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How traditional rulers, Dotun Sanusi, other businessmen join gov makinde to woo investors at London summit
Credit: Jeremiah Oke in London Top businessmen in Oyo State and host of traditional rulers on Friday joined the State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde to woo foreign investors to pick the State as their investment destination of choice in Nigeria. The participants concerned at the Oyo State International Business Summit which held at the Millennium […]
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IPOB Tackles Nigerians Linking Peter Obi With The Recent Attack On US Consulate Convey In Anambra
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has tackled Nigerians who are linking the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to last week’s attack on the convoy of US consulate staff in Ogbaru, Anambra State, last week. In a statement released by its spokesperson, Emma Powerful, the group asked that Nigerians should desist from linking the former […]
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