The Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has urged President Bola Tinubu to release the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, in the interest of justice and national reconciliation. In a communiqué issued after its general meeting on Tuesday, the group expressed concerns that Kanu’s fair trial may no longer be ...

    A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to human rights activist Olamide Thomas, detained over allegations of insulting President Bola Tinubu’s son, Seyi, and top police officials, including Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun and Police Public Relations Officer Muyiwa Adejobi, in a viral social media post. Justice Emeka Nwite, ...

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Daniel Bwala, a former spokesperson for Atiku Abubakar’s 2023 presidential campaign, as his special adviser on public communications and media. The announcement was made on Thursday through a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu’s special adviser on information and strategy. In addition to Bwala, the president also named Olawale Olopade as ...

In response to widespread public outcry over the arrest and arraignment of minors involved in the #EndBadGovernance protests across Nigeria in August, President Bola Tinubu has ordered their immediate release. The directive was announced on Monday by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, after the President swore in seven new ministers approved ...

“Bros how you dey oh” “Omo, body still dey inside cloth. We dey push am.” How for do? Man no die, man no leave one place, all of us just dey.” “God works in mysterious ways.” “But how you come take this their cabinet reshuffle?” “Underwhelming. An anti-climax. What is all the noise about? I ...

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu and seven other new ministers in a significant cabinet reshuffle announced on Wednesday. The changes come as part of efforts to strengthen the administration’s drive toward national development. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu has been named the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, while Dr. Jumoke Oduwole takes on the role ...

Several ministers in President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet are reportedly anxious over an impending reshuffle, as speculation grows about their performance in advancing the administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda. The unease follows comments by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, hinting at an upcoming review aimed at assessing the ministers’ effectiveness. Ministers ...

“Bros, na wah for you oh. How person go dey call you, you no go pick call?” “A beg. My head no straight these days.” “Are you okay? You sick?” “I sick. I sick well, well, well.” What is the matter? And your wife could not call family? These women! What is going on?” “I ...

  President Bola Tinubu has declined to approve a bill seeking to extend the tenure of legislative officers at the National Assembly and in the 36 state Houses of Assembly. The proposed bill aimed to increase the officers’ years of service from 35 to 40 years and raise the retirement age from 60 to 65 ...

The return of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu from what looked like a long trip abroad must come to many as a relief. When the President travelled on August 29, his destination was announced in very clear terms. He was heading to China to attend the Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in his capacity as Nigeria’s ...

  President Bola Tinubu has officially sworn in Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), emphasizing the need for her to defend the judiciary’s independence and promote justice. The swearing-in ceremony took place on Friday at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, pending her confirmation by the Senate. ...

  Yakubu Maikyau, President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has called for improved funding for the magistracy across states, emphasising its critical role in grassroots justice delivery and the fight against crime. Maikyau made this appeal in a press release on Wednesday, following the signing of the Judicial Office Holders Act into law. The ...

Last week, President Bola Tinubu signed into law a bill stipulating a 300 percent salaries for nation’s judicial officers. However, it is the concession of a cross section of Nigerians that improved salaries is not enough towards establishing an efficient and effective justice system. Alex Enumah reports. President Bola Tinubu recently signed into law a ...

President Tinubu this morning gave a nationwide address amidst the End Bad Governance Protest. Read his speech below… BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY BOLA AHMED TINUBU, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE NATIONWIDE PROTEST DATE: SUNDAY 4TH AUGUST 2024 My fellow Nigerians, 1. I speak to you ...

President Bola Tinubu has signed into law the North-West Development Commission (Establishment) Bill, 2024, and the South-East Development Commission (Establishment) Bill, 2023. Presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale stated that the President approved these bills to boost development across various geo-political zones in the country. Both bills had previously been passed by the National Assembly. “The North-West ...

One of the very easy tactics that a government adopts when it sees that it is unpopular with the public that it governs is to create a diversion, fly a kite or invent a subject of controversy to keep the people busy and draw them away from what exactly they should be talking about. The ...