From his political journey as a Senator, governor and political godfather, the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, will today be sworn in as the fifth democratically elected President since Nigeria’s return to democracy in 1999, DEBORAH TOLU-KOLAWOLE writes Bola Ahmed Tinubu will today assume office as the 16th President of Nigeria. The man popularly known as Jagaban,…
The stage where the inauguration of Abba Kabir as Kano State Governor took place on Monday collapsed just after the chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) was sworn in as the new governor of the North-West state. The Governor, his Deputy and the acting Chief Judge were all on the podium when the…
The immediate past President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has departed the Eagle Square, Abuja, for the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, en route to his home town, Daura, Katsina State. Buhari left the venue immediately Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima were respectively sworn-in as President and Vice President on Monday. Before his departure, Buhari formally…
President Bola Tinubu inspected the guard of honour at the Eagles Square, Abuja, following his swearing-in on Monday.
Winner of the March 18, 2023 governorship election in Katsina State, Dr Dikko Umar Radda has been sworn in as Katsina State Governor at the Muhammadu Dikko Township Stadium, Katsina on Monday. Dikko, 52, was a former Director General of SMEDAN, one time Masari’s Chief of Staff, and Chairman of Charanchi Local Government Council. Dikko’s…
…Agriculture is not a development sector, it is a business …..Nigeria’s best asset is its human capital The President, African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, has said that for faster growth, Nigeria must decisively fix the issue of power, once and for all. Speaking weekend at the Inauguration Lecture for the New President…
As the slogan of his second term implies, “Omititun 2.0,” Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State was on Monday, sworn-in for a second term tenure amid a heavy downpour that is currently disrupting the inauguration. Held at the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium, Oke-Ado Ibadan, the second term inauguration of the governor witnessed a large turnout of…
Popular microblogging platform, Twitter, on Monday removed the verification tag attached to the account of the former Vice-president of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo. The special verification tag prior to its removal was designed for officials of government. As at press time, our correspondent had observed that Osinbajo’s tag has been removed however the one of…
The outgoing President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (Retd.) has approved the renaming of 15 airports after some prominent Nigerians. This was contained in a by the Head of Press and Public Affairs of the Ministry of Aviation, Odutayo Oluseyi made available to the media on Sunday. According to the statement, the airports include Akure International…
The farewell speech delivered Sunday by outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari has drawn criticisms from Nigerians from all walks of life. Buhari, in the national broadcast, apologised to Nigerians for the pain and suffering associated with the implementation of some of his policies. Daily Trust recalls that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had introduced the…
