President Muhammadu Buhari has conferred National Honours on president-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima. Tinubu and Shettima were conferred with the National Honours of Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR) and Grand Commander of the…
Let’s swear-in the new president — Gbubemi Atimomo
The unofficial guide to attending the presidential inauguration Brace yourself for Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s impending swearing-in as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Monday, 29th May 2023, unless, of course, the Supreme Court decides to throw a…
Tinubu rejects live broadcast of election tribunal, says court not stadium
President-elect Bola Tinubu and the Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima, have described the application by Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party for a live broadcast of electoral petition proceedings as an “abuse of the processes of this honourable court.” They…
Colonel Nurudeen Yusuf assumes duty as Tinubu’s ADC
The Aide-De-Camp, ADC, to President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Colonel Nurudeen Alowonle Yusuf, has assumed office. Yusuf, who assumed his new role barely four weeks to the inauguration of the President-elect, is not a stranger to Aso Rock vicinity, having previously…
*Egypt has opened borders for Nigerians fleeing Sudan – FG (DailyTrust)*JAMB begins release of UTME results Tuesday (Punch)
Egypt has opened borders for Nigerians fleeing Sudan – FG (DailyTrust) The Egyptian authorities have finally agreed to allow Nigerians fleeing the war in neighbouring Sudan pass through its country. Due to the closure of Sudanese airspace, the federal government…
*Sanwo-Olu cancels Lagos public activities for train crash victims (Nation)*Court order on Temporary Voter Cards goes against Electoral Act – INEC (Vanguard)
Sanwo-Olu cancels Lagos public activities for train crash victims (Nation) Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has cancelled all of the State’s public activities scheduled for Thursday following the death of three persons in an accident involving a train and a…
NIM advises President-elect on inclusive government
The Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered) has charged the President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, to be magnanimous in victory by running a government of inclusion. President and Chairman of Council, NIM, Dr Christiana Atako, gave the advice in an interview with…
Don’t be fooled: Tinubu is APC and APC is Tinubu — Anthony Echi
Dear Nigerians, this election is not about Tinubu or Atiku or Obi. It is not about a Yoruba, Fulani or Igbo candidate. It is not about Easterners or Westerners or Northerners. No sir. It is about you and I. It…
Wait, your turn will soon come — Gbubemi Atimomo
Reflections on “emilokan”, our ingrained turn-by-turn culture “E gbe kini yi wa, emi lokan”. These famous words were spoken by Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in June 2022 as he addressed party members…
Emi lo kan: Like mother, like son — Anthony Echi
They say the apple does not fall too far from the tree. While that aphorism may be as trite as they come it contains a large and discomfiting grain of truth. When the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential flag-bearer Bola…
