Bola Tinubu
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Tinubu declares April 7 as National Police Day
President Bola Tinubu has declared April 7 as National Police Day. Tinubu, represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, made this known on Monday night, April 15, at the maiden edition of the Nigeria Police Awards and Commendations ceremony held in the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja. Delivering the President’s speech titled, “Courage…
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AFCON: ‘Tinubu not impressed with your performance’, minister tells S’Eagles players
President Bola Tinubu has urged the Super Eagles to improve their performance and do better in the final stages of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire. Tinubu’s message was through the Minister of Sports, John Enoh, who spoke to the players from Abuja via Zoom on Wednesday…
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Nigerians hail Tinubu as president trims foreign trips entourage
Nigerians on Tuesday hailed President Bola Tinubu for slashing his entourage size for domestic and international travels by 60 per cent, in a decisive step to cut excessive travel spending. The austerity measures apply to all federal ministries, departments and agencies, the Office of the President, Office of the Vice…
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Our democracy must eliminate poverty, provide quality education – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, said his administration will practice a style of democracy that eliminates poverty while providing quality education for Nigerian children. However, he reasoned that this would take strong collaboration among the federal, state and local governments. “I am committed to supporting a strong and ideologically-determined democracy…
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Plateau Killings: Tinubu leaving no stone unturned in apprehending perpetrators, says Minister
Minister of Police Affairs, Senator Ibrahim Geidam has condoled the families, government and people of Plateau State over Christmas Eve killings by bandits in the state describing it as a tragedy that touches all of us. Noting that the barbaric action was perpetrated by enemies of the country, the minister…
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Tight security at N’Assembly as Tinubu presents 2024 budget today
Security has been beefed up at the National Assembly ahead of the presentation of the 2024 Appropriation Bill by President Bola Tinubu. Men of the Department of State Services deployed to man the entrance gates are restricting access to the complex. Security agents are deployed to ensure that only those…
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APC grassroots movement pledge to rally second term support for Tinubu
The consolidated APC grassroots movement (CAGram) have pledged to rally support aimed at ensuring the second term victory for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 poll. Led by Butches Emmanuel Nwosu, the party stalwarts at a parley held in Abuja assured that they will work tooth and nail to…
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Certificate saga: APC USA warns NADECO against embarrassing Tinubu
The United States chapter of All Progressives Congress on Sunday night warned the National Democratic Coalition from going ahead with its planned press conference on the controversy surrounding President Bola Tinubu’s Chicago State University academic certificate, saying the school has already confirmed its authenticity. The warning is coming two days…
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Fuel imports gulp N843bn, stakeholders lament inactive refineries
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited may be spending about N843bn monthly on the importation of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, following the halt in oil swaps by the firm, findings showed on Sunday. NNPCL, the sole importer of petrol into Nigeria, has started buying petrol using cash tenders,…
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No evidence Tinubu forged Chicago State University diploma – BBC
In a report on Wednesday, the BBC’s Global Disinformation Team consisting of Chiagozie Nwonwu, Fauziyya Tukur and Olaronke Alo, fact-checked the allegation that President Bola Tinubu forged his record at the Chicago State University and report that there is no evidence to back the allegation There is no evidence that…