Obasanjo absent, Jonathan, Gowon present as CJN swears in Tinubu, Shettima

Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola, has sworn in Bola Tinubu as president of Nigeria and Kashim Shettima as vice president. Justice Ariwoola administered the oath of office on Tinubu and Shettima at Eagles Square in Abuja on Monday. The…

*All set for Tinubu’s inauguration as Nigeria’s President (Channels)*African presidents, US, Canadian delegations arrive for inauguration (Punch)

All set for Tinubu’s inauguration as Nigeria’s President (Channels) The expansive space called the Eagle Square in Nigeria’s capital city Abuja is set for the inauguration of former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu as Nigeria’s President for the next four…

Former UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair visits Tinubu

President-elect Bola Tinubu has given a hint of what transpired at his meeting with ex-British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Daily Trust had reported that Tinubu played host to Blair at Defence House, Abuja, on Tuesday. Tunde Rahman, the president-elect’s spokesman,…

Court rejects request for live coverage of petitions against Tinubu

The Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting in Abuja, on Monday, rejected request to allow its day-to-day proceedings on petitions seeking to nullify the outcome of the 2023 presidential election, to be televised. The Justice Haruna Tsammani-led five member panel…

*Allow live broadcast of Presidential Election Tribunal’s proceedings, Onaiyekan urges judiciary (Leadership)*Tinubu: Kano clears air on Ganduje’s leaked audio (Tribune)

Allow live broadcast of Presidential Election Tribunal’s proceedings, Onaiyekan urges judiciary (Leadership) The Archbishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, has called on the Judicial arm of government to allow a live broadcast of the proceedings of…

Lagos LG chairman assures citizens of rapid development under Tinubu’s administration

Mr Emmanuel Bamigboye, the Executive Chairman of Mushin Local Government in Lagos State, assures Nigerians of hopeful economic development in the administration of Sen. Bola Tinubu. According to him, this is because of his antecedents as Governor of Lagos State.…

*Failed Ijora Bridge: Residents allege shoddy job, lack of supervision (Guardian)*Gunmen kidnap corps members returning from camp in Rivers (Vanguard)

Failed Ijora Bridge: Residents allege shoddy job, lack of supervision (Guardian) Motorists and residents, yesterday, said failed portion of Ijora-Olopa, inward Ijora-Oloye–Apapa, opposite Water Corporation, may have been caused by lack of supervision by the Federal Ministry of Work and…

Tunde Rahman, former Thisday editor, bags MBA from Leicester 

Tunde Rahman, former Thisday editor and media aide of President-elect Bola Tinubu, has earned an MBA from the University of Leicester, UK. This is his second master’s degree after the first in communications from Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo. Mr…

Peter Obi never asked for shift of May 29 swearing-in date — Labour Party 

The Labour Party (LP) has said that the fear of making it to Eagle Square for the swearing-in of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu was causing sleepless nights for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). It also pointed out that the…

*Presidential Poll: Court adjourns Obi’s petition against Tinubu till May 17 (Vanguard)*Court bars NBC from imposing fines on broadcast stations (Channels)

Presidential Poll: Court adjourns Obi’s petition against Tinubu till May 17 (Vanguard) The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, PEPC, sitting in Abuja has deferred further proceedings on the petition the candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi, filed to…

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