President Bola Tinubu has conferred national posthumous awards on the 17 military personnel killed in the Okuama area of Delta State on March 14. Speaking at the funeral of the officers and soldiers at the Military Cemetery, Abuja, today March 27, the President also announced scholarships and house gifts for the children and families of...
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Tinubu establishes Presidential Economic Coordination Council
President Bola Tinubu has established the Presidential Economic Coordination Council (PECC) and has also created the Economic Management Team Emergency Taskforce (EET) following an approval from the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Monday, March 27. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale said the PECC, which will be chaired by President...
Tinubu congratulates Senegal’s president-elect, Faye
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, congratulated Mr. Bassirou Faye on his election as the President of the Republic of Senegal. He also congratulated incumbent President, Macky Sall, for overseeing an election widely deemed as peaceful and transparent. Tinubu’s congratulatory message is contained in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri...
Interrogate persons claiming to have close ties with bandits — Bishop Kukah tells FG
The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Rev. Fr. Matthew Kukah, has urged the federal government to interrogate persons who claim to have close ties with bandits. Bishop Kukah stated this in an interview with Channels Television on the sidelines of the convocation of Madonna University at the weekend. He questioned the Federal Government’s...
Dollar not selling at N1,000/$1- BDCs debunk viral post
Bureau de Change operators in Abuja have dismissed online reports that a US Dollar is exchanging for between N900 and N1,000 in the FCT. There have been viral posts on Facebook and X that the dollar was selling at N1,000 at the Wuse Zone 4 district headquarters of the forex parallel market in Abuja. The...
Unemployment responsible for rising banditry, kidnapping- Obasanjo tells FG
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says the unemployment situation in the country is responsible for the growing activities of bandits and kidnappers. Speaking at a function in Lagos state on Tuesday, March 26, Obasanjo said READ ALSO Super Eagles Suffer 2-0 Defeat To Mali In International Friendly “Of course, if we are able to achieve this,...
It is the first time in the last ten years that a Nigerian President will attend such a solemn event- Bayo Onanuga confirms President Tinubu’s attendance at the funeral of soldiers killed in Okuama
Presidential aide, Bayo Onanuga has confirmed President Tinubu’s attendance to the Funeral of the 17 soldiers killed in Okuama, Delta state on March 14. The 17 soldiers will be laid to rest at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja by 3pm today March 27. In his post, Bayo reminded Nigerians that this will be the...
We must treat kidnappers as terrorists- President Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu says individuals involved in such despicable crimes like Kidnapping must be treated as terrorists. The president said this at a Ramadan dinner with members of the federal judiciary led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola. Reiterating the government’s resolve to defeat banditry, President Tinubu said those who resort to...
Soldiers killed in Okuama to be buried today
The remains of the 17 soldiers killed by hoodlums in Okuama community in Ughelli North local government area of Delta state will be buried at the National Cemetery, Abuja today March 27. In a statement released, the Nigerian Army said the burial will be held by 3 pm. President Bola Tinubu is billed to be...
NFIU uncovers IPOB’s UK, US cells, $160,000 payments
The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit has uncovered 27 cells belonging to the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra in 22 countries across the globe, including the United State of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The NFIU said the US and the UK house the largest numbers of these IPOB cells per...