Tag: Bola Tinubu
Badaru Abubakar, defence minister resigns amidst escalating insecurity
Nigeria’s Defence Minister, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru, has resigned from his position.
Although he cited failing health condition as his reason, [...]
Seriake Dickson slam his colleagues for commending Tinubu despite worsening insecurity
Seriake Dickson, senator representing Bayelsa west, has condemned the senate’s commendation of President Bola Tinubu’s security efforts.
Dickson sa [...]
Tinubu forwards 3 names, including Ayodele Oke who fled Nigeria after being linked to hidden $43m, to senate for ambassadorial appointments
Two years after refusing to appoint envoys, President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday forwarded the names of three non-career ambassadorial nominees to the S [...]
UK rejects FG’s request to transfer Ekweremadu to Nigeria’s prison facility
The United Kingdom (UK) government has rejected the federal government’s request to transfer Ike Ekweremadu, the former deputy senate president, to se [...]
50 students of Niger Catholic church abducted by terrorists escape captivity
50 out of the 303 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school in north-central Nigeria's Niger state have escaped captivity and are now with their [...]
38 victims kidnapped by terrorists from Kwara church regain freedom
The 38 victims abducted by terrorists during a Thanksgiving service attack on Christ Apostolic Church (CAC )Oke-Isegun Eruku in Ekiti local government [...]
Stanbic IBTC accused of debiting Nord Automobiles account without prior notice
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian auto manufacturer Nord Automobiles, Oluwatobi Ajayi, has accused Stanbic IBTC Bank of unilaterally deb [...]
Trump placed Nigeria on watchlist after watching news on how Christians are being persecuted in Nigeria – Sources
United States President Donald Trump placed Nigeria on a watchlist after watching a Fox News segment on how Christians were being persecuted in the We [...]
Nigeria’s govt extorted $50m from US to release me – Ex-Binance executive alleges
Tigran Gambaryan, a former Binance employee and ex-U.S. federal agent, has alleged that President Bola Tinubu’s administration extorted $50 million [...]
Tinubu reviews presidential pardon list, trims beneficiaries to 120, commutes Maryam Sanda’s death sentence to 12 years imprisonment
President Bola Tinubu has approved pardons for 120 convicts under the prerogative of mercy, trimming an initial list of 175 beneficiaries to 120, in w [...]