Allow Gbaja Some Space! – A Commentary by Kayode Alfred

Femi Gbajabiamila, serving as Chief of Staff to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu since June 2023, has faced relentless scrutiny and criticism, becoming the focal point of the new administration. Despite not appointing himself and lacking the sole authority to appoint ministers or agency heads without his boss’s approval, Gbajabiamila finds himself continuously vilified for carrying…

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The Presidency clarified that Tinubu has no intentions of relocating the federal capital to Lagos.

Bayo Onanuga, the special adviser on information and strategy to President Bola Tinubu, emphasized that his principal has no intention of relocating the country’s capital from Abuja to Lagos. Onanuga denounced those spreading rumors about Tinubu’s alleged plan to move the nation’s capital to Lagos as “dishonest and ethnic champions.” Regarding recent relocation announcements by…

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The Lagos State Government affirms its commitment to the ban on styrofoam products, stating that there will be no reversal of the decision.

The Lagos State Government reiterates its firm stance on the complete ban on the usage and distribution of styrofoam within the state. Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, made this declaration during a consultative meeting with the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) and the Restaurant and Food Services Proprietors Association of…

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Atiku states that Tinubu’s administration owes Nigerians an explanation regarding the NNPC’s $3.3 billion emergency loan.

In what seems to be a significant economic move under the leadership of Bola Tinubu, the Federal Government, on August 16, 2023, reportedly secured a $3.3 billion emergency crude repayment loan through the Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC). According to NNPC, this loan was intended to bolster the Naira and stabilize the Foreign Exchange market….

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Fubara comments on the Supreme Court verdict, stating, “With one elephant out of the road, the other will be resolved amicably.”

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State affirmed his dedication to the mandate for which he was elected, emphasizing that his administration will no longer be swayed by distractions. Speaking on Thursday at the Government House in a briefing with journalists following the Supreme Court’s validation of his election as Rivers State governor, Fubara expressed that…

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Edo guber race: Shaibu asserts, ”While some PDP elders may have been influenced, nobody can intimidate me”.

Philip Shaibu, Edo State Deputy Governor, says he would not be frightened out of the governorship race on September 21 because he has what it takes to win. Shaibu revealed this on Thursday, when he returned his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) nomination form for the gubernatorial race to the party’s national secretariat in Abuja.The deputy…

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