GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that The Presidency has urged Nigerians to ignore alarmists over threat to democracy in the country. In a press release by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, the President said democracy is strong and alive in the country. Onanuga told Nigerians to ignore alarmists who are only…
Last weekās defections of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, his deputy, Sir Monday Onyeme, predecessor in office, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, and their supporters from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC, increased concerns that Nigeria is headed for a one-party state. In this interview, one of the founding fathers of…
A former Special Adviser on Political Matters in the Office of the Vice President, Hakeem Baba Ahmed, has written President Bola Tinubu to ask him to āstep aside (in 2027) not for your opponents but for a generation of Nigerians who can carry the nation forward with fresh energy and ideasā. The letter: Your Excellency,…
Osun Leaders of Thought (OLT) has urged Governor Ademola Adeleke not to defect to the All Progressive Congress(APC) but advised him to fully support the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027. In a statement issued by Comrade Adesola Adigun, Chief of Public Affairs, in response to raging agreement of defection and coalition formation, the…
President Bola Tinubu has directed an immediate overhaul of national security strategies, demanding urgent action to end the escalating violence in Borno, Benue, Plateau and Kwara states. This directive was contained in a statement signed on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the President, Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, where he condemned the senseless targeting…
President Bola Tinubu has voiced concern over the wave of unconstitutional changes in West Africa, warning that they endanger the regionās democratic progress and overall stability. According to the president, these changes threaten the democratic gains the region has āpainstakingly builtā. He spoke on Tuesday while speaking at the official launch of the ECOWAS Golden…
Indications emerged on Tuesday that President Bola Tinubu met with suspended Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, in London, while on working visit. Although, The Africa Report said that the meeting was at the instance of Governor Fubara, the Presidency kept sealed lips on the matter. Attempts made to get confirmation from the Presidency could…
Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has defended the recent installation of solar panels at Aso Rock, urging Nigerians to applaud the move rather than criticise it. In a statement, Omokri described the backlash as āsmall-picture thinking,ā arguing that the project is both economically sensible and environmentally responsible. He stressed that adopting solar energy at the…
The 2023 Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential candidate, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has told former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Malam Nasir El-Rufai and other opposition leaders that they cannot hijack the party for personal fight against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He told them that SDP is not a āgetaway car for a conspiracy and robberyā. Adebayo…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja, the capital of Nigeria after private visits to France, UK. The President had left the country, on April 2, for France on a short working visit. Recall that the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga has earlier revealed that…