Bola Ahmed Tinubu Archives - Page 24 of 35

Jul

16

2023

Release Nnamdi Kanu, he can’t actualize Biafra – Ayodele counsels Tinubu.

Metro, News, OpinionBiafra, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Freedom, Nnamdi Kanu, Opinion

Primate Elijah Ayodele, the head of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, on Sunday encouraged President Bola Tinubu to free Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, or IPOB. Kanu cannot create the Biafra Republic, according to Primate Ayodele, and he also lacks the authority to split Nigeria. Mazi Nnamdi Kanu - IPOB Leader In a statement released by his media assistant, Osho Oluwatosin, Ayodele said that the only reason IPOB members are crying out is because they are being marginalized, a problem that is readily fixable. He pleaded with Tinubu to show compassion to the organization's persecuted…

Jul

13

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Reps grant Tinubu’s plea for N500 billion for palliative care within 24 hours.

News2023, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics, Representatives

The House of Representatives granted President Bola Tinubu's request for N500 billion to be used as a buffer against the elimination of gasoline subsidies in less than 24 hours. The House granted the request on Thursday by revising the Supplementary budget and approving the president's proposal. Recall that on Wednesday, President Tinubu requested clearance for the N500 billion in a letter. After considering it, the House adopted the bill. The president abolished the contentious petroleum subsidy program at his inauguration, which resulted in a 200% increase in the retail price of PMS.

Jul

11

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

APC chairman Adamu explains why Tinubu is silent on the ministerial list.

Opinion, Politics2023, Abdullahi Adamu, All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu

The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, has provided an explanation for why President Bola Tinubu is taking so long to announce his new cabinet members. During a meeting with APC chairmen from around the nation on Monday in Abuja, Adamu observed that Tinubu had held lengthy consultations before making his selections. "The president simply got going. And before announcing his picks for ministers, he conducts a thorough consultation. The ministers will be nominated first, he said. After Mr. President has submitted them, they will go through screening until they are declared. And Mr. President will officially name…

Jul

06

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Sit-At-Home: FG unperturbed as chaos in the South-East worsens

Metro, News, Opinion, PoliticsBola Ahmed Tinubu, Mohammadu Buhari, Nigeria, Nnamdi Kanu, Politics

The struggles, anxieties, and despair of Southeast residents and Ndigbo are far from ending, if the Nigerian government's present stance toward the call for Nnamdi Kanu's release, the IPOB's founder and leader, is anything to go by. This is due to the administration, which is led by Bola Ahmed Tinubu, appearing to have taken a passive and unresponsive attitude in the face of persistent calls for Kanu's release and violent protests in the Southeast. Kanu has been held as a prisoner of conscience since June 2021. After his amazing rendition from Kenya, Kanu was imprisoned. After that, he was placed…

Jul

04

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Court accepts Tinubu’s transcripts from Chicago University, his US visa as exhibits.

Politics2023, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nigeria

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu officially began his defense in a petition filed against his election by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Abubakar Atiku, on Tuesday evening in Abuja. The court admitted the educational records from Chicago State University as exhibits. The admittance letter that the renowned university sent to Tinubu was one of the academic records submitted to prove his attendance at and graduation from the American University. President Tinubu also presented his US visa credentials, which showed that he had multiple unrestricted trips to the USA between 2011 and 2021, through his lead attorney, Chief…