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Olatunji Bello has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice-Chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) subject to Senate confirmation. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, said the seasoned lawyer and journalist, brings a wealth of experience to the role.  It was also noted in […]

Presidential aides, Bayo Onanuga and O’tega Ogra have lashed out at activist Aisha Yesufu over her comments about President Tinubu allegedly being snubbed by South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa at his swearing-in ceremony earlier today June 19. A video of President Tinubu at the swearing-in ceremony made the rounds on social media. Some Nigerians thought the […]

Edwin Clark, the convener of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), has called on President Bola Tinubu to direct Lateef Fagbemi, attorney-general of the federation (AGF) to drop all charges against Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). In an open letter addressed to Tinubu on Sunday, June 16, Clark […]

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Muslim faithful in Nigeria on the occasion of the 2024 Eid-el-Kabir.  In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, President Tinubu said the sacrifices and great expectations of citizens will not be in vain. The statement reads;President Bola Tinubu celebrates with the Muslim Ummah on the […]

President Bola Tinubu has directed Mamman Ahmadu (left) to resign from office as the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP). In a statement released on Saturday, June 15, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, said the move was part of a larger reorganization effort in the […]

Senator Shehu Sani has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to pardon the young protesters arrested and still being detained over the #EndSARS protest in 2020. In 2020, some Nigerian youths had taken to the streets to protest against police brutality and the situation in the country. The protest led to attacks on police stations, formations, and […]

A delegation of organized labour walked out of a scheduled meeting with the Presidential Steering Committee on subsidy palliatives at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday, July 28.  The two parties who met on Wednesday, July 26, had agreed to reconvene on Friday to be briefed by the three subcommittees set up to look […]

Former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has said that he could have slapped his predecessor, Engr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, if they met at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Ganduje who expressed his displeasure with the current demolition exercise being carried out by the administration of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, alleged that it is being carried out without any […]

Former Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike is trending online after suffering a wardrobe malfunction during a visit to Aso Rock today, June 8.  Recall that Nyesom Wike and other members of the G-5 group; Seyi Makinde, Okezie Ikpeazu, Samuel Ortom and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi visited President Bola Tinubu at the presidential villa today.  Wike who posed for […]

Former Director of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Najaatu Mohammed has alleged that First Lady Aisha Buhari is part of the cabals in Aso Rock. Mohammed made the claim in an interview on Arise TV on Monday, February 6.  Reacting to Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s claim of some Aso Rock cabals working to scuttle the […]