In a new development, some female members of the former All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council have criticized President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent appointments, calling them ‘lopsided’ and insufficient in female representation. During a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, spokesperson Elizabeth Ofuani Otunbalogun noted that Tinubu’s appointments include only 12% female representation, falling…
Plans are being perfected for President Bola Tinubu to travel to China by the first week of September 2024. According to the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, the trip will afford Tinubu an opportunity to meet with the Prime Minister, Xi Jinping, during which bilateral matters will be discussed. Tinubu will also…
The Presidency has criticized Salihu Lukman, former National Vice Chairman of the APC Northwest, who claimed that the governance in Nigeria is deteriorating with each administration. Lukman argued that while President Buhari’s administration was worse than that of Goodluck Jonathan, President Tinubu’s administration is on track to be even worse. He also pointed out the…
President Bola Tinubu has reiterated that his administration was taking steps to tackle the numerous social and economic challenges bedeviling the country. The president made this statement on Sunday in Lagos at the opening ceremony of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Annual General Conference. This is coming as the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation,…
It is with profound sadness that I received the heartbreaking news of the sudden passing of my dear friend and brother, Ajiboye Omodewu, the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State. His untimely demise in the United States has sent shockwaves throughout our political community and beyond. Ajiboye Omodewu was more than…
A 105-year-old veteran politician and activist, Nonye Ezeayaeche, has advised President Bola Tinubu-led administration to take concrete actions toward tackling hunger and inequality in the country. Ezeayaeche, who was the oldest presidential aspirant in the 2023 General Elections, under the platform of the African Action Congress, made the call at a press conference in Abuja….
Kalu Aja, a financial analyst and educator, has suggested that Nigeria’s economy might not be that bad as most people claim. Aja said that it took President Bola Tinubu just one year to buy a new private jet despite the economy being under inflation and banditry attacks. In a post on his X handle on…
President Bola Tinubu has promised to make significant investments in the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria, DICON, to ensure it achieves its mandates before 2030. Tinubu made this promise at the 60th anniversary celebration of DICON and the maiden African Defence Industries Conference held in Abuja. The President, represented by the Secretary to Government of…
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, has said that urgent actions need to be taken to salvage the nation from further economic collapse. He lamented that Nigeria’s economy has seen unprecedented retrogression on many fronts for the past 9 years. Obi lamented that instead, Nigerian leaders are more concerned with…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abayomi Nurain Mumuni, has declared that establishment of local government electoral commission will go a long way to ensure transparent and fair elections at the local government level. Mumuni made this declaration via a statement signed on his behalf by his Media Aide, Rasheed Abubakar on Friday….
