After the sustained, unwarranted personal attacks I endured for eight years from northerners for unswervingly calling out what I called the “embarrassingly undisguised Arewacentricity of (Muhammadu) Buhari’s appointments” in a 2 February 2019 column titled Even Ahmadu Bello Would Be Ashamed of Buhari’s Arewacentricity, I promised that I would look the other way if a southern president returned the favour …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed heartfelt condolences with the government and people of India on the passing of former Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh. India’s Prime Minister between 2004 and 2014, Singh died Thursday at the age of 92. His official visit to Nigeria in 2007 was historic as he earned the distinct honour of addressing a joint session …

The re-establishment of the Nigeria Sports Commission (NSC) has been welcomed by various stakeholders in the nations sport, and President Bola Tinubu is upbeat about the new prospects for the growth of the sector, even as he has expressed implicit confidence in the competence and capacity of the NSC leadership, led by Shehu Dikko; and the Director General, Bukola Olapade, …

Apart from General Sani Abacha, I have met one-on-one with every Nigerian leader since 1992, from General Ibrahim Babangida. However, I have only participated in one televised live group media chat with former President Olusegun Obasanjo. If you have met Obasanjo before – whether for an interview or anything else – you might agree that he’s a handful and more. …

As many Christians celebrate Christmas on Wednesday, President Bola Tinubu has counselled that citizens facing difficulties should not forgotten. In his Christmas message issued on Tuesday, the President said that the vulnerable population are “not far from us — our neighbours, family members, and the people we encounter daily, whether in places of worship, markets, offices, or boardrooms”. He admonished …

President Bola Tinubu has said that the tax reforms have come to stay. Since the introduction of the tax reform bills, they have received strong objections among some lawmakers and other stakeholders. But during his first media chat on Monday night, the President said that the benefits of the tax bills far overweigh their disadvantages. He said that the tax …

A year and seven months after assuming office, President Bola Tinubu will host his first media chat today (Monday) from 9 pm. According to his spokesperson, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, the broadcast will be on the Nigerian Television Authority and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria. “All television and radio stations are requested to hook up to the broadcast”, he further said. …

In presenting the N49.7 trillion estimated expenditure for the 2025 fiscal year to the joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday, President Bola Tinubu said that the budget projects that inflation would decline from the current rate of 34.6 per cent to 15 per cent next year, while the exchange rate would improve from approximately N1,700 per the United States …

President Bola Tinubu has urged West African leaders to draw inspiration from Ghana’s recent peaceful elections as a model of democratic maturity and commitment to national unity. At the opening of the 66th Ordinary Session of ECOWAS on Sunday in Abuja, President Tinubu lauded President Nana Akufo-Addo and the people of Ghana for the resounding success of their recent presidential …

For the first time in nearly two decades, Nigeria has fully met its financial obligations to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), paying 100 per cent of its community levy. The payment, totaling N84 billion and $54 million, covers Nigeria’s contributions for 2023 and extends through July 2024. The announcement was made by the President of the ECOWAS …