By PAUL ADAJI, Abuja – Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), are now in a jubilant mood following the approval by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the appointment of Folashade Arinola Adekaiyaoja as Deputy Director-General for the Service. A large section of officers of the secret police,...
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President Bola Tinubu has tasked the Armed Forces of Nigeria to embrace innovation and adaptability in addressing the security challenges confronting the nation. Tinubu gave the charge on Monday in Abuja, at the Armed Forces Celebration and Remembrance Day 2025 Regimental and Award Night for Officers of the Armed...
President Bola Tinubu on Monday said Africa has what it takes to develop itself and should look inward to improve intra-African trade in the interest of the people and the continent. The President said this on his official X account on Monday, adding that he had successful conversations with...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Tinubu Media Volunteers (TMV) has described President Bola Tinubu’s recent engagements in Enugu state as a positive development indicating his readiness to unite the country and ensure that no part is ignored. In a statement signed by its Chairman Chukwudi Enekwechi and Secretary...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja– President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa on his 60th birthday on Jan.12. The President commended Aiyedatiwa for his dedication and political consistency, beginning from his membership of the Action Congress of Nigeria in 2011, Mr Bayo Onanuga, his spokesman, said in...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Sen. John Azuta-Mbata on his election as the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide. Azuta-Mbata, who was a former senator, representing Rivers East in the Senate from 1999 to 2007, was elected as president of the preeminent Pan-Igbo socio-cultural...
The Association of Advocates Against Alcohol Harm in Nigeria (ASAAHN) has successfully elected its new national executive during a pivotal meeting held on December 29, 2024. The newly elected officials were immediately sworn into office, ushering in a renewed commitment to advocating for better alcohol policies across Nigeria. ASAAHN...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Saturday, Jan. 11, to participate in the 2025 edition of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW 2025). A statement issued by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, said President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed Al Nahyan, invited...
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, congratulated Col. Nurudeen Yusuf, his Aide-de-Camp (ADC), for his promotion. He described him as a reliable officer, deserving of elevation in rank. Lt. Col. Yusuf was promoted to Colonel by the Nigerian Army Promulgation AHQ MS/G1/300/252/2 on Dec. 19, 2024. The rank’s seniority took...
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday urged the Chinese government to increase the two billion dollar currency swap between Nigeria and China to enhance trade between the two countries. He also called for an upward review of the 50 billion dollar aid package for Africa, which China’s President Xi Jinping...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has mourned the death of six soldiers during a dawn terrorist attack on an army base in Sabon Gida, Damboa, Borno, on Jan. 4. The President extended his condolences to the families of the fallen soldiers, whose sacrifice in defending the nation...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari on his 60th birthday on Jan. 8. President Tinubu in a statement by his media aide, Bayo Onanuga, commended Kyari’s diligence in transforming NNPCL...
President Bola Tinubu presented the 2025 budget proposal titled “Budget of Restoration: Securing Peace, Rebuilding Prosperity” to the joint session of the National Assembly on Dec. 18, 2024. While presenting the N49.7 trillion budget proposal, Tinubu said that it aligned with his administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda and underscores its...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – The exclusion of the North-Central from the 2025 budget of N2.4 trillion for regional commissions has sparked widespread outrage in the geo-political zone of the country. The 2025 budget, presented by President Bola Tinubu before a joint session of the National Assembly on December...
REMARKS BY H.E. BOLA AHMED TINUBU, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AND SPECIAL GUEST OF HONOUR AT THE SWEARING-IN OF PRESIDENT JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA IN ACCRA JANUARY 7th, 2025. PROTOCOL It is always good when a friend and brother can visit the home of a close neighbour...
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday said African leaders remained committed to lifting their nations out of poverty and building resilient economies at their own pace. Tinubu, who was a Special Guest of Honour, said this at the swearing-in of President John Mahama in Accra, Ghana. “We have nothing to...
Mele Kyari, a geologist and Group CEO of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), has dug his way into the tunnel of history. Within a space of two months, he announced the successful revamp of two refineries. In November 2024, Port Harcourt refinery came on stream. The following...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, admitted Olamide Thomas, who allegedly threatened Seyi Tinubu and the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, with death threat on social media, to a N10 million with one surety in like sum. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling on Thomas’ bail...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Lagos on Monday, January 6, for Accra, the capital of the Republic of Ghana, to attend the inauguration of President-elect, John Dramani Mahama on January 7. Mahama, who served as the 12th president of Ghana between 2011 and 2017, was reelected...
A former presidential spokesman,Dr Doyin Okupe, has described President Bola Tinubu’s official visit to Enugu on Saturday as a game changer. Okupe, in a statement on Sunday in Lagos, said: “The visit of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to Enugu on Saturday is a major game changer.” “Any objective observer...