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JUST IN: President Tinubu Names New Accountant General of the Federation

The new Accountant General of the Federation is Shamsedeen Babatunde Ogunjimi, who was appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. His appointment will go into effect on March 7, 2025, which is also the day Oluwatoyin Madehin, the current Accountant General, is scheduled to retire. Madehin’s successor, Ogunjimi, 57, was initially announced in December 2024. His final confirmation, however, followed a competitive, merit-based selection process that involved top Federal Civil Service officials. An oral interview, an...

Tinubu Under Scrutiny as 4 Public Institutions Are Renamed After Him in Less Than 1 Year

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has come under heavy fire for renaming a number of important government agencies after himself in less than a year. His actions have sparked discussions about the morality of governance and worries about personal glorification in Nigerian politics. One such action is the commissioning of a multibillion-dollar army barracks in Asokoro, Abuja. Critics of Tinubu contend that these acts point to a concerning pattern of sycophantic behavior in politics. President Tinubu...

The statement reads: “President Bola Tinubu Summons Council of State Gowon, IBB, Abdusalami, Obasanjo, Jonathan, Buhari Others for a meeting today. President Bola Tinubu has summoned a meeting of the Council of State, comprising former leaders and top government officials, to address pressing national issues.   In a press statement issued by the Presidency, the meeting slated for today, Tuesday, will bring together former Presidents Yakubu Gowon, Ibrahim Babangida, Abdulsalami Abubakar, Olusegun Obasanjo, Goodluck Jonathan, and...

BREAKING: How Tinubu Lied To Nigerians In Nationwide Broadcast As OPEC Data Shows Oil Production Is Below President’s Claim

Data by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has shown that President Bola Tinubu may have misled Nigerians with his claims on oil production in the country. During the speech to address issues raised by the #EndBadGovernance protesters on August 4, President Tinubu had claimed that Nigeria’s crude oil production hit 1.6 million barrels per day. He had further claimed that this development is due to reforms by his administration in the oil sector....

Omoyele Sowore, human rights activist and Convener of the #RevolutionNow Movement, has announced that organisers of the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protests will take legal action against the Nigerian government. This decision comes after peaceful protesters faced attacks, killings, arrests, and detentions by police and other security agencies during the 10-day nationwide demonstration against hunger, hardship, and bad governance under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. In an interview with Saturday PUNCH, Sowore, a former presidential candidate of the Africa...

Nigeria’s high-rated athlete and world record holder, Tobi Amusan on Friday failed to qualify for the final of the 100m hurdles event in the ongoing 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France. President Bola Tinubu’s administration has expressed disappointment and concern over Team Nigeria’s failure to secure a single medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, prompting calls for reforms to improve sports administration in the country.   In a statement released on his official X page...

The Take It Back movement — one of the organisers of the just concluded 10-day nationwide #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protests against hardship on Saturday vowed to return to the streets with a 10-million-person march if President Bola Tinubu fails to address their demands.   For the past 10 days, protesters have taken to the streets of Abuja and other major Nigerian cities, demanding the reinstatement of fuel subsidies and reduced electricity tariffs, among other grievances.    They...

Armed security men suspected to be from the Department of State Services on Wednesday evening in large numbers invaded Labour House, the offices of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Abuja, breaking into some of the floors and ransacking books and files.     A source said they carried various materials into their vans, claiming that the materials were used to incite and organise the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests in the country.     Earlier in the day,...

Public demonstrations have been a longstanding feature of Nigeria’s democratic experience, with a rich history dating back to the Aba Women’s Riot of 1929 and the Abeokuta Women’s Revolt led by Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti in 1947.  This tradition of protest has continued into modern times, with notable examples including demonstrations led by political leaders such as President Bola Tinubu, who has used public protests to speak out against perceived injustices.   This legacy of public demonstrations...

My fellow Nigerians,   1. I speak to you today with a heavy heart and a sense of responsibility, aware of the turmoil and violent protests unleashed in some of our states.   2. Notably among the protesters were young Nigerians who desired a better and more progressive country where their dreams, hopes, and personal aspirations would be fulfilled.   3. I am especially pained by the loss of lives in Borno, Jigawa, Kano, Kaduna...