The ancient town of Iperu-Remo in Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State was agog on Wednesday as dignitaries across the country converged on St James Anglican Church to commemorate the 90th birthday of Chief (Mrs.) Victoria Abiodun, the mother of the state governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun. Among the attendees were Senate President Godswill Akpabio,…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) name to the national assembly on Tuesday for the Senate to screen and confirm his nomination and appointment as the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The President’s request was contained in a letter read by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, during…
The Presidency on Saturday released a comprehensive list of the beneficiaries of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s presidential pardon, clemency and commutation of sentences to 175 convicts and former convicts, which was released on Thursday after the National Council of State meeting. A statement by Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga,…
The National Council of State has approved the nomination of Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). This was disclosed in a statement by the Special Assistant to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday. He said that President Bola Tinubu presented Amupitan…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has acknowledged the huge contributions of the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, towards his success in the 2023 presidential election. President Tinubu disclosed this in his tribute at the 8th Day Fidau Prayer for the late Oba Adetona, held at the Dipo Dina International Stadium, Ijebu-Ode, and attended…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has renamed the University of Maiduguri, UNIMAID, in Borno State after former President Muhammadu Buhari. Tinubu announced this on Thursday during an expanded Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja in honour of the former Nigerian leader. “Before we take the prayers — in honour of his…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on signing the tax reform bills into law, saying that the bills would benefit Nigerians and assist in the growth of the economy. Abiodun, who highlighted the expected gains of President Tinubu’s tax reform to include relief for low-income earners, support for small businesses,…
As Nigeria marks 26 years of uninterrupted democratic governance, the Executive Chairman of Oshodi-Isolo Local Government, Otunba Kehinde Almaroof Oloyede, has congratulated Nigerians on this historic milestone. Oloyede, in a statement released by his media office in commemoration of Democracy Day, described June 12 as a symbol of the resilience, sacrifice, and collective will of…
Address by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR at the Joint Session of The National Assembly in Commemoration of Democracy Day, 2025 Protocol: With profound honour, I stand before this joint session of our National Assembly; a parliament that embodies the will of the Nigerian people. 2. Today, as I entered this grand edifice built from…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has renamed the Abuja International Conference Centre (AICC) after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Speaking at the commissioning of the edifice by the Tinubu administration in Abuja on Tuesday, Wike said the ‘Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre’ is a world-class structure requiring constant maintenance. He…
