President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to give the incoming administration maximum cooperation ahead of the May 29 Presidential inauguration. Buhari, who was represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, also expressed commitment towards a united Nigeria. The President was speaking on Friday...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government has declared Monday 29, a work-free day for all workers in the country, to commemorate the inauguration of the nation’s 16th democratically-elected President. A statement by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore, said the Minister of...
President Muhammadu Buhari has led President -elect, Senator Bola Tinubu, on a brief tour of parts of the Presidential Villa. They had both observed their Friday prayers in the presidential villa mosque before embarking on a tour of some departments. President Buhari led the President-elect through the Council Chamber...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Ahead of the presidential inauguration on May 29, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), has pledged that no cow will be seen loitering the streets of Abuja. Chairman of MACBAN, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter, Alhaji Usman Muhammad, disclosed this in...
A nine-member delegation is expected to attend the inauguration of President-elect Bola Tinubu next Monday. This is according to an official statement issued by The White House on Monday. The Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Marcia L. Fudge, is scheduled to lead the...
The President-Elect, Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria eight days to his inauguration. Tinubu was received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja by APC chieftains. “Welcome back, President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Nigeria is ready for the May 29th.”, Tweeted Bashir Ahmed, Special Assistant on Digital Communications to...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has commenced nationwide raid of drug joints ahead of the May 29 inauguration of new government in the country. According to Femi Babafemi, the Director, Media and Advocacy of the agency, 534 drug suspects have been arrested during the operation, code-named Operation...
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation(SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, has called for specific legislations to guide future presidential transition programmes. Mustapha, who, is Chairman of the Presidential Transition Council (PTC), made the call in Abuja on Thursday at a World Press Conference to mark the beginning of the...
The National Security Adviser(NSA), retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno, has assured Nigerians of adequate security during the Presidential Inauguration ceremony. Monguno gave the assurance on Thursday in Abuja at a World Press Conference, organised to mark commencement of activities for the May 29 presidential inauguration. The NSA, who heads the...
Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has urged Federal Government to address its demands before May 29. The association’s President, Dr Innocent Orji, made the call at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday, saying that the resident doctors had already declared a five-day warning strike from Wednesday 17....
The Inauguration Committee constituted by Abia Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti, says preparations, including the renovation of the two main venues for the epoch-making event, have reached advanced stage. The Head of Media and Publicity Sub-committee, Mr Kazie Uko, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Umuahia on...
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on newly-elected governors in the country to deliver on their campaign promises to the people when they assume office. Buhari gave the advice in his remarks, delivered by the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, in Abuja on Monday at the...
Mr Ade Omole, the Director of the dissolved APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) Diaspora Directorate, says the President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu will win his case at the election tribunal over the Feb. 25 presidential election.Omole said this on Monday when he received a property donation for the accommodation of Nigerians...
The Organising Committee for the ‘Abia State Re-dedication and Dr Alex Otti’s Thanksgiving Service’, has declared a seven-day prayer, fasting and thanksgiving period in the state. This is contained in a statement issued to newsmen on Sunday in Umuahia by the Chairman and Secretary of the committee, Mr Uzor...
Dr Joshua Bolarinwa, an International Relations expert and Senior Research Fellow, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) says the President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu’s trip to Europe is a sign of strong preparation for governance. Bolarinwa told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos, that Tinubu was...
The President, National Patriotic Elders’ Forum of Nigeria, Dr Bature AbdulAziz has dismissed those calling for the suspension of swearing-in of the President-elect Sen. Ahmed Tinubu, as ignorant of the law. AbdulAziz told journalists in Kano on Saturday that the renewed calls for the suspension of swearing-in of the...
With the 2023 general elections over and the intrigues that surrounded the electioneering rested, the incoming Federal Government, when inaugurated on May 29, 2023, shall, in the enlightened national interest, be faced with the task of delivering Nigeria and Nigerians from the snare of dangerous political and socio-economic delusions....
The Trade Union Congress (TUC), has protested the last minute order denying organised labour the use of Eagle Square as venue for the May 1, Workers Day rally. Mr Festus Osifoh, TUC President, made the union’s position known while addressing newsmen at the end of its National Executive Council...
Gov. Nyesome Wike of Rivers has said that the President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, has the capacity to turn around the fortunes of the country in the interest of all. Wike said this on Friday in Abuja when he, alongside his Oyo State counterpart, Gov. Seyi Makinde, visited Tinubu. The...
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has called for enhanced security for the President-Elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, due to rising security threats and treasonable utterances from the opposition camp. The Executive Director, MURIC, Prof. Ishaq Akintola stated this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. “We find it necessary to...