From Our Correspondent The Federal Government has imposed a new set of sanctions on groups, organisations and individuals that may be supporting the military junta in the Republic of Niger. Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to President on Media and Publicity, announced this while briefing State House Correspondents, Tuesday in Abuja. Ngelale said President Bola Tinubu […]
My fellow citizens, I want to talk to you about our economy. It is important that you understand the reasons for the policy measures I have taken to combat the serious economic challenges this nation has long faced. 2. I am not going to talk in difficult terms by dwelling on economic jargon and concepts. […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in the early hours of Wednesday, declared the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, as the president-elect. INEC declared Tinubu president-elect after he polled 8,794,726 votes to win the 2023 presidential election, ahead of 17 other candidates. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, announced Tinubu as the winner […]
The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has filed a suit against LP, ADC and PDP to stop them from halting the ongoing collation of the presidential election results. The election, conducted on Feb. 25 has been a subject of controversy, following the alleged refusal of INEC to upload results to […]
The Presidential candidate of Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi has upset the Presidential candidate of the ruling APC, Bola Tinubu in Lagos State in the contest by a margin of 9,848 votes. The State Collation Officer of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Adenike Oladiji, announced the results of the election on Monday. Oladiji is […]
…assures South West Muslim leaders of faster economic growth By Oluwashina Iyanda The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Sunday, pledged to retool the economy for the benefit of all Nigerians. Tinubu gave the assurance while speaking at a TownHall meeting with South West Muslim Leaders on Sunday in Ibadan. […]
By Atanda T. Kola On Nov. 16, the Presidential flag-bearer of the ruling APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, met with leaders of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) at the Christian Ecumenical Centre in Abuja. The meeting centered majorly on shedding lights on some lingering issues, especially in relation to this Muslim-Muslim ticket of APC. It […]
By Our Correspondent More condolences continue to pour in for the family of popular musician, David Adeleke (Davido) over the death of his three-year-old son, Ifeanyi, on Tuesday in Lagos. Latest among the mourners are the presidential candidates of the three leading political parties, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Oni of the ruling […]
Islamic scholars of the Tijjaniyya group in Kano on Sunday requested the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to enhance the fight against insecurity when elected in 2023. They also enjoined him to dredge the River Niger to enhance the nation’s economic development. A Leader of the group in Kano, […]
From Our Correspondents As campaign for the 2023 general elections thicken, presidential candidates of the two leading political parties, Bola Tinubu of APC and Atiku Abubakar of PDP literally throw jabs at each other in a show of strength before the Northern Leaders in Kaduna. At an interactive session with the Arewa Joint Committee on […]