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“They even placed an armoured tank just to scare us away,” one EFCC official told this newspaper. The State Security Service (SSS) says it is the rightful owner of the Ikoyi building where the EFCC Lagos headquarters is located and so can do whatever it wants with it. The SSS said this in response to a PREMIUM TIMES enquiry on why its …

Subsidy can no longer justify its ever-increasing costs in the wake of drying resources, Mr Tinubu said. Fuel queues returned to Nigerian cities Monday as many motorists scrambled to get petroleum products hours after President Bola Tinubu announced that the government will put an end to the fuel subsidy regime. Mr Tinubu on Monday in his inaugural address at Eagle …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has mourned the passing of the Founder of DAAR Communications, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, describing him as the “pioneer of private broadcast media in Nigeria” In a statement today, the governor said Chief Dopkesi was an illustrious son of Edo State, who recorded indelible achievements that marked him out as one of Nigeria’s most impactful media …

The Chairman of Daar Communications, owner of Ray Power and Africa Independent Television (AIT) is dead. A reliable source told newsmen that Dokpesi died at 71 years in an hospital in Abuja after he suffered a stroke. A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Dokpesi was a seasoned and an accomplished businessman who pioneered the private media ownership in …

President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, in Abuja, said he will extend the courtesy worthy of a fellow compatriot to his opponents in the February 25 election that brought him to power. He also argued that Nigeria had not had a better election that the recently concluded one in its history. “My victory does not render me more Nigerian than the …

Today, May 29, 2023, the winner of the February 25, 2023, Presidential elections, Bola Tinubu was officially sworn in as the fifth democratically elected president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria since the country’s return to democracy in 1999. Tinubu, popularly referred to as Jagaban, loosely translated to mean, ‘leader of warriors’, has never hidden his ambition to rule the …

President Bola Tinubu, has been officially sworn in as the 16th president of Nigeria amid colourful events and festive mood at the Eagle Square today (Monday).  Tinubu, in his inaugural speech, touched on keynote policies and initiatives that will herald the start of his administration. Here are seven major takeaways from the President’s speech. Fuel subsidy is gone  TInubu, has …

The immediate past President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has departed the Eagle Square, Abuja, for the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, en route to his home town, Daura, Katsina State. Buhari left the venue immediately Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima were respectively sworn-in as President and Vice President on Monday. Before his departure, Buhari formally handed over flags and other …

President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, delivered his inaugural address at Eagle Square, Abuja. The Oath of Office was administered by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kayode Ariwoola. Below is the full text. My Fellow Citizens, I stand before you honoured to assume the sacred mandate you have given me. My love for this nation is abiding. My confidence in its …

From his political journey as a Senator, governor and political godfather, the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, will today be sworn in as the fifth democratically elected President since Nigeria’s return to democracy in 1999. Bola Ahmed Tinubu will today assume office as the 16th President of Nigeria. The man popularly known as Jagaban, the leader of warriors, has never hidden his …