Setting The Record Straight: President Tinubu’s Role In The June 12 Struggle Bayo Onanuga The attention of the Presidency has been drawn to recent comments made by Alhaji Sule Lamido, former Governor of Jigawa State, on live television, in which he falsely accused President Bola Tinubu of supporting the annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election. Alhaji Lamido’s claims represent a distortion of history and a regrettable attempt at revisionism. He alleged that President Tinubu only rose to prominence after the formation of NADECO and claimed that Tinubu’s mother, Alhaja Abibatu Mogaji, mobilised market women to back the annulment.…
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Breaking: Another Trading Platform, FF Nigeria, Allegedly Crashes, As Trading App Freezes Investors Out On Thursday Night, another digital investment platform , FF Nigeria suddenly freezes it’s investors out of its application. According to one of the investors who spoke with Nigerian Alert, a message was sent to the group that ” French Financial institution requested for social security fund, and anyone who failed to pay will have his or her account deleted.” After payment by some of the investors, the withdrawal status was “unpaid” instead of the usual “processing” method, which made the investors not able to withdraw from…
“If President Tinubu is Nominated Again, He Will Choose His Runing mate.”- Mr Bayo Onanuga President Tinubu plans to select his vice-presidential candidate for the 2027 election only after officially accepting the party’s nomination at its 2026 convention. Bayo Onanuga, the president’s special adviser on information and strategy, revealed this during an interview with Daily Trust on Thursday. When asked why the presidency hasn’t addressed the escalating controversy surrounding Vice President Kashim Shettima being overlooked in the series of endorsements for Tinubu, Onanuga refuted claims that this silence indicates implicit support for the vice president’s exclusion. Onanuga also dismissed allegations…
Natasha Attends Court With Husband, Ezekwesili Suspended Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, alongside her husband, Emmanuel Uduaghan, appeared at the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Thursday morning, ahead of her scheduled arraignment on defamation-related charges. The embattled lawmaker arrived at the courtroom around 10:30 am, ahead of the 11:00 am session presided over by Justice C.N. Oji. Her appearance drew heightened security, with a significant presence of operatives from the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Services (DSS) stationed around the court premises. Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan is facing a criminal charge brought by the…
Makinde Coronates New Eleruwa of Eruwa The Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, is set to coronate the new Eleruwa of Eruwa, Prince Adebayo Adegbola. In a statement signed by the State Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, the grand ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, June 28, 2025. He noted that the coronation ceremony has been confirmed by the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Hon. Ademola Ojo. Prince Oyelade said the appointment of Prince Adebayo Adegbola as the Eleruwa of Eruwa is a reaffirmation and dedication to preserving Eruwa’s cultural heritage and also to foster unity among its…
Oke Ogun, Oyo Zone, Once Governed Oyo State, Adeduntan Replies Ayo Adeseun, Others ..calls for re-introduction of history in schools The OSI-BASORUN OF IBADAN LAND-PRINCE(DR) AZEEZ ADEWOLU POPOOLA GBADEGESIN DARANIJO ADEDUNTAN-ONISILE,a great grandson of the 25th ALAFIN OF OYO EMPIRE -ALAFIN OGBOLU AKAJEGESIN AKAJEWOLE GBAGIDA ONISILE (ATINGISI) house has advised and admonished political ethnic rabble rousers to stop disturbing Public peace on the issue Of zoning of oyo 2027 GOVERNORSHIP race to OYO NORTH,or any other part of OYO STATE ,but not Ibadan land. Adeduntan in a release on Monday said the demand is largely due to selfish and self…
Oyo APC Chair’s Wife, Serifat Abas becomes Osi-Iyalaje of Igbooraland Alhaja Serifat Abas, wife of Oyo State All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman, has been installed Osi-Iyalaje of Igboora land in a colourful traditional ceremony. The colourful installation ceremony was held on Saturday at the historic Igboora Community Town Hall in Ibarapa Central Local Government of Oyo State. Abas was honoured alongside Chief Idowu Akinteye, who was installed as the Otunba Ariwajoye of Igboora by the traditional rulers of the community. The installation ceremony was performed by the Olu of Igboora, Oba Jimoh Titiloye, Olu-Aso of Iberekodoland, Oba Jamiu Badmus and…
Lagos APC Commences Local Government Elections Campaign The Lagos State Chapter of APC will officially commence its campaign for the July 12th Local Government Elections with the Presentation of candidates and the symbolic flags handing over ceremony to its candidates on Tuesday 17th June at the State Secretariat, Ogba. The campaign has been decentralized along the three Senatorial districts of Lagos East, Central and West which has been broken into two because of its size. The flag-off ceremony will be witnessed by party chieftains , elected and appointed officials of the party across the three tiers of government. The party…
London-Bound Plane Crashes in India ..Crash happened less than a minute after take-off An Air India flight bound for London Gatwick, carrying 169 Indian nationals, 53 Britons, 7 Portuguese and 1 Canadian, has crashed in India’s western city of Ahmedabad. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner came down shortly after take-off into a residential area, leading to a massive explosion. A partially intact plane was seen sticking out from a building, with thick black smoke rising over the city as people were pulled from the wreckage and taken away in ambulances. Firefighters doused the smoking wreckage, which would have been fully loaded…
Address By President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,GCFR At The Joint Session Of The National Assembly In Commemoration Of Democracy Day, 2025 Protocol: With profound honour, I stand before this joint session of our National Assembly; a parliament that embodies the will of the Nigerian people. 2. Today, as I entered this grand edifice built from the sweat and toil of our democratic yearning, my heart stirred. It was a blend of accomplishment and resolve. 3. I felt a sense of collective accomplishment when I realised how far we had come as a nation. Since 1999, democracy has risen from the ashes…