Five ministers have been dropped from President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet. In a cabinet reshuffle announced on Wednesday, the President also named seven ministerial nominees, who are to be confirmed by the Senate. Among them is the Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, widow of Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, who died on 26 November 2011, aged 78. He led the armed struggle between 1967 and …

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-General Taoreed Lagbaja, on Sunday, reportedly spoke with President Bola Tinubu and seized the opportunity to brief him on his health status. According to a source at the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), the President was excited to hear the voice of his army chief and prayed for his quick recovery. This is as the Army …

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to stop the “weaponisation” of the Department of State Services (DSS) and other security agencies, but instead focus on ways to revive the national economic hardship. SERAP noted that the free expression of fundamental human rights is significant and should not be suppressed, accusing the Tinubu-led government of …

On 4 April 2021, I wrote a piece with the titled, The President is a Sick Man: Buhari’s Secret Therapy Inside the ‘Oneida’. It was a lamentation of President Muhammadu Buhari’s knee-jerk and off-the-cuff jetting out of Aso Rock Villa like a wandering evil spirit. At the drop of a hat, Buhari flew to the United Kingdom to attend to …

The President’s Chief of Staff, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, on Saturday, said the Nigerians should expect to reap the fruits of President Bola Tinubu’s labour over the past 17 months. Gbajabiamila argued that a “well-rested” President Tinubu is poised to get the country to a “cruising altitude”.⁣ ⁣ The Chief of Staff said this upon the President’s return to Abuja Saturday …

President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja from the United Kingdom after a two-week vacation. The President arrived at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport in Abuja at about 7:20 pm on Saturday. He was received by his Chief of Staff, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila; National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu; Minister of Finance and the Coordinating …

President Bola Tinubu has joined the people and chiefs of Ile-Ife, other Nigerians, and the global Yoruba community in commemorating the 50th birthday of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II. According to a statement on Thursday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, the President noted the Ooni’s extraordinary leadership and maturity …

This was tough to write. My heart resisted it, but I yielded to my head. The petrol in my car, a 2.0-litre 2012 Tokunbo Camry, was at half-tank the day before writing. When pump prices went from 195/litre to 617/litre between May and June 2023, I parked my Jeep and, despite being occasionally mistaken for an Uber driver, opted for the …

President Bola Tinubu has warmly welcomed the Super Eagles back home after their harrowing experience in Libya since Sunday. He also urged the Disciplinary Board of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to conduct a thorough investigation and recommend appropriate action against those who wilfully violated the organisation’s Statutes and Regulations According to a statement on Monday by his Special …

Examining the President’s T-Pain alias In Arabian folklore, the genie is a spirit depicted as being imprisoned inside a bottle or oil lamp. No matter how impregnable the walls of its captivity are, the moment it is summoned, the spirit comes out and grants the wishes of the one who invoked it. Trust them for their gift of incredible ingenuity, …