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Real Reason I Stopped Tinubu From Being Buhari’s Running Mate In 2015 – Bukola Saraki

4Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Real Reason I Stopped Tinubu From Being Buhari’s Running Mate In 2015 – Bukola Saraki

Former Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has said that he opposed the ambition of the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu to become President Muhmmadu Buhari’s running mate in 2014 for national interest. The former presidential aspirant under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, stated this while reacting to Tinubu’s comment accusing Saraki of plotting against him in 2014. Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State had during a meeting with delegates in Ogun State, claimed that Saraki and others opposed his desire to be Buhair’s running mate in the 2015 elections because he was a Muslim. Reacting, Saraki, in a statement by the head of his Media Office, Yusuph Olaniyonu, stated that he would always oppose any plan that is capabl...

Buhari, Tinubu Meet Behind Closed-Door In Aso Rock Villa

4May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Buhari, Tinubu Meet Behind Closed-Door In Aso Rock Villa

President Buhari and Tinubu President Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday night, met with the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and one of the presidential aspirants on the platform of the party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Though there was no pre-notice for State House correspondents about the visit, which was hosted by the President at his official residence, there were indications that it was a follow up to earlier engagements between the two of them. Information about the meeting was obtained via the pictures of the two men sent out by the President’s official photographers late Tuesday night. Read Also: Tinubu, Okorocha Pick APC Presidential Forms Asiwaju Tinubu was absent at the recent Iftar dinner hosted in honour of leade...

We All Caused Nigeria’s Woes…Must Salvage It Together ― Tinubu

24Mar

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria

We All Caused Nigeria’s Woes…Must Salvage It Together ― Tinubu

Former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Thursday called on Nigerians to truthfully acknowledge the fact that all are responsible for the parlous state of the nation’s social, economic and political sectors and be bold enough to come together to correct same. He stated this while delivering the 25th convocation lecture of the Lagos State University, LASU, titled ‘Global trends: Nigeria and its place in the world, do we love ourselves enough?’ Bola Tinubu He was represented on the occasion by the Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr Obafemi Hamzat. Taking a cursory look at developments in the social, economic and political sectors of the county, he opined that being ranked as the seventh most populous nation on Earth, her ranking as the 131st globally in GDP per capit...

I Helped Aregbesola, Fayemi, Mimiko Become Gov – Tinubu

5Mar

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria, Uncategorized

I Helped Aregbesola, Fayemi, Mimiko Become Gov – Tinubu

A few months to the presidential election, one of the presidential aspirants and a leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Friday paid a visit to the traditional rulers in the three senatorial districts of Ondo State, seeking their support for his aspiration. Read Also: Bola Tinubu Should Retire From Politics, Can’t Cope With Nigerian Presidency – Arewa Forum Speaking at the palace of the Deji of Akure, the former governor of Lagos State said he had helped many people in the country to achieve their political goals. Rauf Aregbesola Among the beneficiaries of his political benevolence, Tinubu mentioned a former governor of Osun and Ondo States, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, Dr Olusegun Mimiko respectively. He also mentioned Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode ...

Tinubu 2023: My Fitness Not A Problem, I’m Not Applying To Be A Sprinter

26Feb

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Tinubu 2023: My Fitness Not A Problem, I’m Not Applying To Be A Sprinter

The National APC leader said many people were complaining of his fitness because he went abroad for a knee injury but he is only applying for a brain intelligent thinking job and not for a bricklaying job. Tinubu, however, told the monarch that if given the opportunity, he would not let Nigerians down. He added that he has the capacity to run the nation’s affairs. The aspirant, who said he had informed President Muhammadu Buhari of his ambition, said he was ready to offer honest service to the country and its people. Tinubu said: “The time is here now. The clock is ticking, calendar is ticking and this is the time Nigerians need a thorough hope, solid hope for progress, prosperity, and growth. “We need a lot of jobs for our children, solid education for our chil...

I Am Not Against Tinubu’s Political Ambition – Shina Peller

11Oct

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria

I Am Not Against Tinubu’s Political Ambition – Shina Peller

A federal lawmaker representing Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa Federal Constituency at the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Shina Peller has debunked the news making rounds that he is against the choice of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections. He made this clarification via his social media platforms, where he explained that the report being spread by bloggers is a misinterpretation of what he actually said during an interview he granted last month. According to him, “My attention has been drawn to the news on blogs quoting me to have said that the APC Leader “Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu should not be anointed as President." “Sadly, it is a misrepresentation of what I said. To set the record straight, I have nothing against o...

Tinubu Is Under Investigation – EFCC Chairman, Bawa

21Jun

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Corruption, News, Nigeria

Tinubu Is Under Investigation – EFCC Chairman, Bawa

Abdulrasheed Bawa, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has hinted that the Commission is currently investigating Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Bawa disclosed that the investigation would take time because it takes time. Speaking with ThisDay, the EFCC czar revealed that they have a request for Tinubu’s assets declaration form. According to Bawa: “You asked me a question earlier about arresting people before an investigation and now you are saying why didn’t we arrest Tinubu? Why didn’t you just say ‘arrest him’? See Also: EFCC: There Is Nothing To Hide, Your Drama is in Bad Taste – Anambra Govt “Investigation is ongoing. When you are investigating matters like this, they don’t end in a day. Thousands of i...

Tinubu Clarifies 50m Youth Recruitment Statement

31Mar

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Press Statement

Tinubu Clarifies 50m Youth Recruitment Statement

All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader Asiwabu Bola Tinubu has clarified his proposal on the country’s need to combine its employment and national security policy. He said his call on the government to recruit 50 million youths into the military was inadvertently made. The former Lagos governor’s clarification was contained in a statement by Mr. Tunde Rahman of The Tinubu Media Office. According to the statement, what the APC stalwart meant was an urge to the Federal Government to recruit 50,000 youths into the various national security agencies, including the Police and the Nigerian Army. It said Tinubu, while calling for more youths to be drafted into the Army in a bid to adequately tackle the nation’s security challenges, made an innocent error. In his remarks in...

May God give Nigeria Prudent and Honest Leaders like Jakande –Tinubu

20Feb

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Interview, Lagos News, News, Nigeria, Press Statement

May God give Nigeria Prudent and Honest Leaders like Jakande –Tinubu

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Friday, hailed the late first civilian governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, saying the country needed more leaders with integrity and pragmatism. Jakande, who served between October 1, 1979, and December 31, 1983, passed away last Thursday at the age of 91. Tinubu, who is also a former governor of Lagos, spoke at the eighth-day Fidau prayer session for Jakande, saying had started his political career at the late ex-governor’s house. Recounting a conversation with Jakande, the APC chieftain stated, “He said, ‘Go, we need many like you. Go to the Senate.’ The rest is history. “We pray for Nigeria to give us more leaders that are prudent, very honest, and give priority to the future, looking a...