President Bola Tinubu will welcome Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a State Visit at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Sunday. The visit will mark a pivotal moment in the Nigeria-India relations, as it is the first by an Indian Prime Minister since Dr Manmohan Singh’s visited in 2007, which laid the groundwork for a strategic partnership between the …

President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja after a one-day travel to Riyadh in Saudi Arabia for the just concluded extraordinary Arab-Islamic summit. President Tinubu arrived at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikwe International Aiport, Abuja, around 8 pm on Tuesday. On ground to receive the President was the Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, and security heads, among others. …

President Bola Tinubu on Monday congratulated the Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, on his 70th birthday. President Tinubu, alongside governors of Lagos and Ogun states, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Dapo Abiodun, respectively, extolled the political vibrancy of Bakare in Nigeria, and his spiritual leadership at the church over the years. The President and governors spoke …

The Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria Consumer Credit Corporation, Uzoma Nwagba, has stressed the commitment of President Bola Tinubu to using the scheme to provide access to life-enhancing goods and services for the citizenry. Nwagba stated this when he received the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Esther Walson-Jack, according to a statement made available to Newsmen on Monday. …

The Middle Belt Forum (MBF), has urged President Bola Tinubu to rethink his economic policies, saying that the dual policies of removal of petrol subsidy and floating of the Naira have impoverished the masses and placed an enormous burden on Nigerians. The National President of MBF, Dr. Bitrus Pogu who spoke weekend in Makurdi said: “It does not require an …

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned opposition parties not to get too excited over the defeat of Vice President Kamala Harris, the United States presidential election, saying President Bola Tinubu would sweep the poll again in 2027. Former President Donald Trump was announced as the winner of the US poll on Wednesday, defeating Harris in a stunning political …

Ex-Niger Delta militant leader and Chairman of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo has condoled with President Bola Tinubu, the Nigerian Military and the family of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja, on the passage of the Army boss. Tompolo, in a condolence message made available to journalists in Warri …

President Bola Tinubu has given a marching order to the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to harness and develop arts, culture and tourism potentials in Abuja. FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, disclosed this at the opening ceremony of the “2024 Abuja Festival of Arts and Culture (ASOFEST). ASOFEST is said to be an annual festival, which gives indigenous and other ethnic …

Prof. Godini Gabriel Darah (GG Darah or simply ‘Comrade’, as we fondly called him) was one of our fire-spitting Marxist lecturers and staff advisers at the then University of Ife (since renamed Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU), Ile-Ife (also known as Great Ife). Respect, sir! But how “great” is Great Ife today when it does not even rank among the top …

The Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga on Sunday disclosed that the affected ministers in the recent cabinet shake-up were politely addressed by President Bola Tinubu at a private meeting before their dismissal. Onanuga disclosed this on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. President Tinubu had on Wednesday discharged five ministers and changed the designations of 10 other ministers. The appointments were announced in …