Tag: Bola Ahmed Tinubu

’48 Hrs After Explosion Killed 98,’ Residents Scoop Oil As Another Tanker Falls

Ganiyu Amodu

‘Poverty or Greed,’ what Tinubu, other Nigerians said about the attitude to tanker fall, scooping and explosion   Barely two days after 98 people were burnt to death or injured when a fallen petrol tanker exploded in Niger State, another tanker fell in Bida town of Niger State on Monday. In a widely circulated video online, young persons were seen milling around the broken down truck. While some managed to scoop, others fled in different directions, apparently to prevent being caught up in an unfortunate situation. Premium Times quoted a…

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Ekpo Launches Ride Share CNG Conversion Incentive Scheme

Precious Ibekwe

. Says Tinubu’ll leave Nigeria better than he met it Amid ongoing protests fuelled by socio-economic challenges, Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo on Friday assured Nigerians that President Bola Tinubu is poised to leave Nigeria better than he met it on assumption of office. Platforms Africa reports that Ekpo stated this during his address at the launch of the Ride Share Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Conversion Incentive Programme and PI-CNG’s My CNG App, noting that the initiative reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to providing accessible…

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Obi-Oyedepo Leaked Audio: A Dangerous Slope, By Senator Iroegbu

Ganiyu Amodu

Over the weekend, a carefully choreographed propaganda war machine was unleashed, leading to supporters of the All Progressives Congress candidate and President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, finding their voices again on social media. For a long time, APC knew that its choice of Muslim-Muslim ticket had riled up average Christians in Nigeria though some may not publicly admit it. While most Christians who look at people based on shared humanity, competence, principles and ideologies, may not deeply have any issue with the controversial M-M ticket, but will find the optics of…

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Election Tinubu Won ‘Failed to Meet’ Citizens’ Expectations: US Envoy

ADEOLA YUSUF

Why Atiku, Obi deserve commendations, Tinubu deserves kudos – US ambassador to Abuja urges Nigerians to not let their differences divide them   The United States (US) has said the February 25 election in Nigeria ‘failed to meet’ the expectations of Nigerians. ‘The people of Nigeria demonstrated their dedication to democracy on February 25, but there are many angry and frustrated Nigerians as well as many who are celebrating victories they believe were hard-fought and well-earned,’ US Ambassador to Nigeria Mary Beth Leonard said in a statement on Sunday. READ…

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Olúségun Obásanjó’s Pounded Yam, By Lasisi Olagunju

ADEOLA YUSUF

“So, when I saw Tinubu in the home of ‘homeless’ Obasanjo last week, I saw irony in ways my literature teacher couldn’t teach me. If the axe forgot, would the tree forget too?”   Olúségun Obásanjó’s mother told him at the very beginning that if pounded yam is not much, it must be made hard and tough (iyán tí kò pò, ó gbodò yi). Read his biographies. Ashabi Obasanjo Bankole had only him and his sister, Adunni. Her hearth had enough embers, her mortar and pestle had diligence but her…

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Masari Is Tinubu’s Running Mate, It’s Muslim-Muslim Ticket For APC

Aliyu Aliyu

APC Presidential candidate submits name of Ibrahim Masari, a kinsman to President Buhari and Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, as his running mate to INEC   The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Ahmed Bola Tinubu, has submitted the name of Alhaji Kabir Ibrahim Masari, a Muslim from the north, as his running mate. Platforms Africa gathered that the APC candidate submitted the name to Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday as a place holder to beat the official deadline given to parties by the electoral umpire. Ibrahim Masari…

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