By Kasim Isa Muhammad Former Senator Shehu Sani has stated that the security challenges facing northern Nigeria were more severe under former President Muhammadu Buhari than under current President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Sani made this assertion while speaking at the 40th anniversary and reunion of the ’84 set of Kagara Old Boys Association, an
By Kasim Isa Muhammad A recent investigation has revealed that the State House spent a staggering sum of N244,654,350 on the purchase and supply of tyres in a single day. This expenditure was made on May 21, coinciding with the first anniversary of President Bola Tinubu’s government. According to documents obtained from the govspend
By Sabiu Abdullahi President Bola Tinubu has expressed his deep condolences over the sudden passing of Deputy Comptroller Etop Andrew Essien of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). The condolence message was released by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, on June 25, 2024. Essien, who was responsible for revenue, died
By Sabiu Abdullahi President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate refund of salaries paid to civil servants who have relocated abroad without formally resigning from their positions. The President also directed that supervisors and department heads who aided and abetted the fraud be punished. Speaking at the 2024 Civil Service Week award night, Tinubu expressed
By Sabiu Abdullahi President Bola Tinubu has appointed Nasiru Gawuna, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano, as the chairman of the governing council of Bayero University, Kano. This appointment is part of a larger reconstitution of governing boards across at least 31 tertiary institutions in the country. Other members appointed
By Kasim Isa Muhammad Salihu Lukman, a former Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has criticized President Bola Tinubu’s government for allegedly marginalizing the North Central geo-political zone from the country’s political leadership. Lukman expressed disappointment, stating that despite his efforts to bring Senator Abdullahi Adamu and Senator Iyiola Omisore into the party,
By Kasim Isa Muhammad The Arewa Think Tank (ATTK), a prominent northern Nigeria group, has expressed its support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s efforts to grant financial autonomy to local governments. TCR reported that this comes after President Tinubu recently criticized state governors for their excessive influence over local government councils. In a statement, the
By Sabiu Abdullahi President Bola Tinubu had a slight mishap on Wednesday while attending the Democracy Day parade at Eagle Square. As he was walking towards the vehicle that would convey him for the parade, he missed a step and fell. The President, who had earlier delivered a nationwide broadcast, was surrounded by members of
By Sabiu Abdullahi In his national broadcast on the 25th anniversary of Nigeria’s democracy, President Bola Tinubu noted the importance of preserving democracy and commemorated the country’s 25 years of uninterrupted democratic governance. The President congratulated Nigerians on witnessing another Democracy Day, June 12, 2024, which marks 31 years since the country began its transition
By Sabiu Abdullahi President Bola Tinubu will deliver a nationwide broadcast on Wednesday, June 12, to commemorate Democracy Day. The broadcast is scheduled for 7 a.m., according to a statement released by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. Television, radio, and other electronic media outlets have been instructed to