Author: Olabanji Ayoola

The presidency has lashed former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his statement that President Bola Tinubu came into office without a plan. It accused him of chickening out in the face of opposition when he should have activated some economic policies needed to save Nigeria during his tenure. The presidency also said that some of the […]

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, says the constant power outages in many parts of Nigeria and the expensive cost of petroleum products may push many entrepreneurs out of business and sink more Nigerians into poverty. Many Northern states have been thrown into a blackout for several days now as […]

fThe President and Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has expressed support for President Bola Tinubu’s energy transition drive from petroleum products to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). At a recent event, the billionaire businessman said the company’s investments in CNG are also in line with Nigeria’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris Agreement, […]

Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga said contrary to popular opinion, his principal, President Bola Tinubu, did not acquire a new official jet but a refurbished one. “It’s not President Tinubu’s plane, it belongs to the people of Nigeria, it is our property,” Onanuga said on the Sunday edition of Inside Sources with Laolu Akande, a socio-economic […]

All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in Kano State, Ilyasu Musa Kwankwaso has urged northern leaders and politicians to rally behind President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. He emphasized the strategic benefit of securing the presidency for the North in 2031. Kwankwaso argued that backing Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima would ensure a smoother […]

Sokoto State Governor Ahmad Aliyu Traditional and community leaders in the Sokoto East Senatorial District have religinquished their titles and declared support for Senator Ibrahim Lamido representing the senatorial zone. The leaders at a press conference in Sokoto, said they decided to support the senator because of his drive in curtailing insecurity in their villages. […]

Nigerians are now paying around N105,000 for a 50kg bag of locally-produced parboiled rice, surpassing the new minimum wage of N70,000. This rise follows the removal of the petrol subsidy and the devaluation of the naira, pushing local rice prices up by 123% over the past year. Imported rice has also become costly, with a […]

Petrol consumption has drastically reduced in Nigeria with filling stations recording a sharp drop in patronage as reports from across the country indicate. This is largely connected to the high cost of premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, with a litre selling as much as N1,200 in some parts of the country. The […]

Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga says that his principal, President Bola Tinubu, is not unfeeling as painted by some persons on social media. Onanuga said the President feels the pain of Nigerians and has assured them that better days are nearer than before. The presidential spokesman, who spoke on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, said his principal […]