Bola Tinubu

  • Peter Obi’s advice to Tinubu on sudden fuel price hike

    The 2023 Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Saturday, charged President Bola Tinubu to reverse the sudden hike in the pump price of fuel. Obi described the sudden price hike by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, as insensitive and unfortunate. Posting on X, Obi said the sudden hike in the pump…

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  • August 1: FG highlights Tinubu’s achievements, begs citizens to shun protest

    The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, George Akume, has highlighted the achievements of the Tinubu administration ahead of the planned nationwide protest. Akume spoke at a World Press Conference held in Abuja on Wednesday where he noted that Nigerians are passing through unintended economic challenges occasioned by a few of the bold…

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  • ‘Misplaced priority’ – Peter Obi knocks Tinubu over arrest of BDC operators

    The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has described the recent raid of some bureau de change in Abuja, where some operators were arrested, as a misplaced priority. Obi said the government is bereft of economic ideas, hence, the reason the naira continues to fall against the dollar and other currencies. MEZIESBLOG recalls that…

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  • Tinubu’s administration raising $10bn to boost FX liquidity, stabilize naira

    President Bola Tinubu says his administration is making efforts to raise at least $10 billion to increase foreign exchange (FX) liquidity, stabilize the naira and grow the economy. Tinubu made this known at the inauguration of the public wealth management conference organized by the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) on Tuesday in Abuja. He said…

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  • Atiku slams Tinubu’s policy for creating pain, causing despair

    Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has again come hard at the administration of President Bola Tinubu. MEZIESBLOG reports that Atiku had recently slammed the Tinubu administration, saying that the President owe Nigerians an explanation over a $3.3 billion emergency crude repayment loan secured by the…

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  • Senator Ekwunife: Christians should pray; Tinubu needs our prayers

    The Director General South East Governors Forum, Senator Uche Ekwunife has called on all Christians and Nigerians alike to pray for President Tinubu and his administration. The 9th Senate Lawmaker urged them to put away their sectional, political and religious sentiments and put the national interest first by supporting President Tinubu. Ekwunife said this on Sunday at…

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  • Tinubu in Owerri to commission projects

    President Bola Tinubu has landed at the Sam Mbakwe Cargo Airport in Owerri, the Imo state capital, for the second term swearing-in ceremony. The president, whose aircraft touched down at the airport at 1:19 pm, performed his first duty in Imo by commissioning the 10-kilometer Bola Tinubu Drive at the Sam Mbakwe Cargo Airport. After…

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  • UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT: Tinubu Breaks Silence On Kaduna Bombing

    President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the killing of villagers in an accident bombing of Tundun Biri village in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. MEZIESBLOG reports that about 30 people lost their lives in the incident, which occurred on Sunday night during the celebration of Maulud in the village. Reacting in a statement on…

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  • Good evening from MEZIESBLOG!! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, resolved to investigate legal and other service providers involved in the case between Nigeria and foreign firm, Process and Industrial Development Limited. This followed a motion presented at the plenary by the lawmaker representing Ohaozara/Onicha/Ivo Federal Constituency, Ebonyi…

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  • This article by Austin Aneke originally appears in Gazette under the headline ‘Austin Aneke: Bola Tinubu’s Chicago files uncover history of falsehood, forgery and identity theft‘ A few weeks ago, I searched for two movies – “Poetic Justice” and “Boyz n the Hood” on Netflix, without success. Instead, Netflix suggested I watch the movie called…

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  • U.S. District Judge, Nancy Maldonado has agreed to stay an order requiring Chicago State University, CSU, to provide certain academic documents of Bola Tinubu, who is now the President of Nigeria. Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Gilbert had two days ago ordered the CSU to submit the documents by the end of Thursday. But during an emergency…

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  • The President of the United States, Joe Biden, has congratulated Bola Tinubu on his swearing-in as president of Nigeria. Tinubu took over the baton from Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, May 29. The inauguration ceremony, which took place at the Eagles Square in Abuja, had African leaders and global organisations in attendance. Although Biden did not…

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  • The implementation of the Naira redesign policy and the resultant scarcity of the new notes appear to be tearing the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) apart. On Friday, a protest broke out in Oyo State capital, Ibadan, as people attacked banks and other locations. Earlier in the week, a protest also broke out in Benin…

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  • The spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Presidential Campaign Council, Dino Melaye, has accused the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, of plagiarism. Melaye accused Tinubu of plagiarizing the campaign manifesto and slogan of the late MKO Abiola. The former Kogi West Senator said Tinubu copied Abiola’s 1993 presidential campaign slogan out…

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  • The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, said he chose Kashim Shettima as his running mate because “I believe this is the man who can help me bring the best governance to all Nigerians, period, regardless of their religious affiliation or considerations of ethnicity or region.” Mr Tinubu, in a statement he signed Sunday…

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  • Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu, wife of Bola Tinubu has retained her seat as senator representing Lagos Central Senatorial District. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday declared Sen. Oluremi Tinubu winner of February 23 election in Lagos Central Senatorial District. The Returning Officer, Prof. Oyeyemi Oyedola of the University of Lagos, said Mrs Tinubu of…

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