President Bola Tinubu has hailed the creation of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, championed by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil. President Tinubu described the alliance as pivotal in the global fight against hunger and poverty. At the 19th G20 Leaders Summit opening session in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Monday, he lauded the initiative and …

Organised Labour, at the weekend in Ibadan, Oyo State, urged President Bola Tinubu to reverse the floating of the national currency and energy cost to lessen the hardship across the country. Under the aegis of the National Union of Shop and Distributive Employees (NUSDE), Organised Labour noted that Nigerians and businesses are passing through very difficult times and that the …

Seasons of politicking have always excited me through the ages. They come with multidimensional appeal and inspiration for both the creative writer and the recorder of history in motion, the journalist. They are characterised by sights and sounds, specific to the season. They throw up slogans and sound bites, rhymes and rhythms, frills and thrills, which ring and re-echo in …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that Nigeria is speedily becoming a bad case under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu, who he referred to as Emilokan and Baba-go-slow. In the buildup to last year’s presidential election, Tinubu has given himself the moniker, emilokan (Yoruba for “it’s my turn”) explaining how he had backed the rise to the presidency of …

The Yoruba believe in the law of causation, a principle of philosophy which says that, every change in nature is produced by some cause. To buttress this, they posit authoritatively that a tree will never fall in the forest and kill peasants at home. Following this causative trail, they also say that rafters will never sink and kill a passerby …

President Bola Tinubu has signed the instruments of accession for six Conventions of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). The action paves the way for Nigeria to officially deposit these instruments of accesion at the IMO headquarters, which serves as the repository for such conventions. This move is expected to enhance Nigeria’s maritime governance and align its practices with international standards, …

The Presidency has again faulted the economic proposal canvassed by former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, saying that the proposition of the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party was “devoid of realistic alternatives”. In a statement on Sunday, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga kicked against Atiku’s suggestion of a consultation …

President Bola Tinubu has ordered rescheduling the Federal Executive Council meeting till another date to be announced. Initially scheduled for today, the council meeting was postponed in honour of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja, who passed away on Tuesday night. General Lagbaja served as the Chief of Army Staff from 19 June 2023, till his death …

President Bola Tinubu has extended his heartfelt congratulations to President Donald Trump on his re-election as the 47th President of the United States of America. Trump, the Republican Party candidate, has an unassailable lead of 266 electoral college votes, requiring four more from the remaining 44 votes, while Democratic Party’s candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris has 219 votes. According to …

The Chief of Army Staff, General Tahoreed Lagbaja is dead, according to the Presidency. In a statement on Wednesday, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, said: “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, regrets to announce the passing of Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, Chief of the Army Staff, at age 56. …