President Bola Tinubu has written to the Nigerian Senate seeking confirmation of Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede’s appointment as substantive Chief of Army Staff (COAS). In the letter sent on Friday, the President, according to a statement by his spokesman, Bayo…
Tinubu approves 3 spokespersons for his government
President Bola Tinubu has restructured his media and communications team, designating three Special Advisers to collectively serve as government spokespersons, according to a State House statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy). In the reorganisation,…
Tinubu postpones FEC meeting indefinitely over Lagbaja’s death
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the rescheduling of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting following the demise of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Taoreed Lagbaja. The President noted that a new date for the meeting will be…
Tinubu congratulates Adeduntan, as FirstBank celebrates ex-Group CEO
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Dr Adesola Adeduntan, the retired Group Chief Executive Officer of First Bank of Nigeria Limited, for his exceptional service at Nigeria’s oldest bank. In celebration of Adeduntan’s remarkable tenure, the 130-year-old FirstBank will host a…
Tinubu scraps Ministries of Niger Delta, Sports
President Bola Tinubu at the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting announced the scrapping of the Ministries of Niger Delta Development and Sports. This was disclosed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, via his…
*DSS raids NLC HQ over #EndBadGovernance protest (DailyTrust)*We’re exiting darkness to enter new, glorious dawn, Tinubu assures (NewTelegraph)
DSS raids NLC HQ over #EndBadGovernance protest (DailyTrust) Security operatives suspected to be from the Department of State Services (DSS) have raided headquarters of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over allegations that members of the organised labour sponsored the #EndBadGovernance protest.…
Tinubu directs NNPC to sell crude to Dangote Refinery in naira
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to sell crude to Dangote Refinery and other upcoming refineries in Naira. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Publicity, Bayo Onanuga, made this known in a…
Bayo Onanuga: Spewing ethnic hatred as weapon against mass hunger — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
These are very dangerous days in Nigeria. “These are times that try men’s souls,” as the founding father of American independence, Thomas Paine, wrote in The American Crisis. In very recent history, people did not speak out in time until…
Lagos-London: MacAlabi, lauds Onyema for patriotism, Bayo Onanuga for swift action
The Chief Executive of the Africa Investment and Trade Summit and Exhibition (AITE), Tunde MacAlabi, has lauded the Air Peace Chairman, Allen Onyema, for his unwavering patriotism, noting that the resumption of the Lagos-London flights by his airline on March…
*Driver arrested for allegedly killing pedestrian in Lagos (Punch)*Court threatens bench warrant against suspected land grabber (Nation)
Driver arrested for allegedly killing pedestrian in Lagos (Punch) The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has arrested a driver who rammed into a pedestrian and allegedly killed him in the Kosofe area of the state. The driver, who was conveying…