Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday sent his condolences to the government and people of Kogi State over the passing of the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, His Majesty Dr Ado Ibrahim. Tinubu, in a statement by his spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, described the late traditional ruler as peace-loving, affable, and cerebral, adding that his death…
Following the visitation of the Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Governor came out to say that he owes nobody any explanation for the visit. Shortly after the Supreme Court’s ruling on the presidential election, Governor Diri, an opposition, visited President Bola Tinubu to congratulate him on his victory at…
In a congratulatory message to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his victory at the Supreme Court, one of the leading opposition parties in the last presidential election, the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), has tasked the President with the state’s economic recovery. NNPP, in a letter personally signed on Thursday by the National Secretary of…
Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Prof. Tunji Olaopa as Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission, pending the confirmation of the Senate, while also appointing 11 others to direct the affairs of the country’s civil service with effect from November 30, 2023. Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to the President on Media…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the presidential villa in Abuja. Jonathan, while speaking with newsmen after a closed-door meeting with the president, described himself as a “roving ambassador” while calling on political leaders and former presidents to come together so that citizens would not suffer. When asked…
Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in his reaction to the Supreme Court verdict, pledged to mobilise electoral support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the next election, saying those who scored 2,000 in the 2023 elections would score next to nothing in 2027. The minister, while making the declaration on…
The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over hus victory at the Supreme Court. The Informant247 reports that the Supreme Court on Thursday, dismissed the appeals of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, while affirming the election victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the…
Muhammadu Buhari, the immediate past president, on Thursday, in his reaction to the Supreme Court judgement, which upheld the election victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, said Nigeria deserves a break after a tortuous eight months of expensive legal journey. Buhari, in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Malam Garba Shehu, urged the opposition to…
Femi Gbajabiamila, the Chief of Staff to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in his reaction to the Supreme Court verdict, urged the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi, to accept the apex court judgment and come together for Nigeria. The Informant247 had earlier reported that the…
Following the Supreme Court verdict of the February 25 presidential election petition, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday, in his reaction to the judgement, welcomed the apex court verdict, upholding his electoral victory at the February 25 Presidential Election. The president also sought the buy-in of Nigerians, promising to exceed expectations in service delivery in…
Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday, approved the appointment of nine new Resident Electoral Commissioners for the Independent National Electoral Commission for a term of five years each, subject to confirmation by the Senate. In a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, said…
Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday, wrote to the Senate to confirm the nomination of Musa Aliyu, a lawyer and Attorney-General of Jigawa State, for appointment as the chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission. The President, in two separate letters addressed to the Senate President and read at…
Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday, approved the appointment of Munirudeen Oyebamiji as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of National Inland Waterways Authority and Mr. Akutah Ukeyima as Executive Secretary/CEO of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council. Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, while announcing the appointments…
Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday,during the Launch of the Emblem Appeal for the 2024 Armed Forces Remembrance Day at the State House, Abuja approved N18 billion for the Group Life Assurance benefits and other entitlements for families of fallen heroes of the Nigerian Armed Forces. The president, while making the announcement,…
Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday, received in audience the Chairman of the reforms committee, Mr Taiwo Oyedele, who presented him a 30-day report on what he called “quick wins” at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, while directed his Special Adviser on Policy Coordination, Hadiza Usman, to liaise with the Office of the…
A request for the release of the confidential information of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been rejected by the US court for the northern district of Columbia. According to a report, the application by an American, Aaron Greenspan, sought to compel top US law enforcement agencies like the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Central Intelligence…
Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Monday, approved the appointment of Dr. Abdullahi Mustapha as the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Energy Commission of Nigeria. Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, made this known in a statement signed on Monday titled ‘President Tinubu appoints…
Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Monday, promised to clear the foreign exchange contracts backlog, discouraging investors’ confidence. This is as the naira continues its free fall at the parallel market. Tinubu, while speaking at the ongoing Nigeria Economic Summit #NES29 in Abuja, also assured that Nigeria will honour all future foreign exchange contracts….
Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday announced that the Student Loan Scheme, approved on June 12, 2023, would begin in January 2024 while promising that episodes of industrial action by academic staff unions of tertiary institutions would become a thing of the past. “By January 2024, the new Students Loan Programme must commence….
The Supreme Court on Monday reserved judgment in the appeal filed by Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, against the tribunal’s judgment affirming President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s election. Justice John Inyang Okoro-led seven-man panel, after listening to the submissions of the parties involved in the matter, stated that the judgment date would…
