Amnesty International Nigeria has asked President Bola Tinubu to investigate extrajudicial killings in south-east Nigeria. The human rights group said in a statement posted on its X handle on Thursday that Nigerian security forces led by the military carried out “extrajudicial executions and violence” in the region from August 2015 to August 2016. It said … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Temitope Ilori to serve as the Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) for an initial term of four years, spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale wrote in a Thursday statement. Mr Ngelale described Ms Ilori as a senior lecturer in the Department of Community Medicine … Read more
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) says it has arrested 15 suspects in connection with the vandalism of a warehouse belonging to the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCTA) in Abuja. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, Josephine Adeh, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. She said two … Read more
A little over one year after veteran Yoruba actor Ebun Oloyede, aka Olaiya Igwe, went naked in a campaign video for President Bola Tinubu, he has toed Kwam 1’s footsteps, decrying the level of hardship in the country. Recently, Kwam 1, in an Instagram video, lamented the suffering endured by Nigerians since Mr Tinubu assumed … Read more
President Bola Tinubu heartily congratulates Nigeria’s musical talents nominated for the 2024 Grammy Awards: Burna Boy, Davido, Olamide, Tems, Asake, and Ayra Starr. President Tinubu celebrates these musical marvels who have put Nigeria on the chart of cultural command through their artistry and anthemic earworms, building and earning our nation enormous soft power. The president … Read more
A legendary actor and playwright, Jimi Solanke, is dead. Although details of his death are still sketchy, President Bola Tinubu has mourned him. “It is with a heavy heart that President Bola Tinubu receives the news of the passing of Nigeria’s creative icon, Mr. Jimi Solanke, who died on Monday,” presidential spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale wrote … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has called for equitable access to capital for developing countries, saying such will provide the much-needed resources for development, thus solving some of the most pressing challenges in the world today. Speaking at the 19th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement at the weekend in Kampala, Uganda, … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has advocated a review of global taxation, explaining that redressing the imbalance in the international tax regime has become imperative. The Nigerian President also affirmed the country’s belief in and commitment towards multilateralism as a way of addressing global challenges. Mr Tinubu stated Njgeria’s position on these issues in a speech at … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has said universities, among other educational institutions, are central to the attainment of the new Nigeria of his dream. He urged academics to put on their thinking caps and be prepared to offer their support in the efforts to reposition the country. Represented by the Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, at the … Read more
Human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong has slammed some Nigerian governors who praised President Bola Tinubu for not interfering in recent Supreme Court Judgments which affirmed their elections as governors. The Supreme Court had, on Friday, delivered separate judgements on petitions challenging the victories of governors in eight states of the country. The states are Lagos, … Read more
