Bola Ahmed Tinubu

Tinubu Sacks NTA Management, Appoints Rotimi Pedro As New DG

Tinubu Fires NTA Management, Names Rotimi Pedro As New DG

August 20, 2025 6:22 pm

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has dismissed the management of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) led by Salihu Dembos and approved the reconstitution of its leadership, with Rotimi Pedro appointed as the new Director-General.

The announcement, contained in a statement from the Presidency on Wednesday, said the move is part of ongoing efforts to revitalize the state broadcaster and reposition it for greater efficiency in line with the administration’s media reform agenda.

Pedro, a Lagos State indigene, brings a unique blend of legal and media expertise to the role. He is an entertainment and intellectual property lawyer and founder of Optima …

The Delusions Of 'Obidients' And Tinubu's Strategic Control

The Delusions Of ‘Obidients’ And Tinubu’s Strategic Control

September 7, 2023 3:15 am

In the wake of September 6, 2023’s pivotal court judgment at the Appeals Court on the Nigerian presidential election, Bola Ahmed Tinubu emerges as a more entrenched figure in the complex labyrinth of Nigerian politics. The verdict, handed down by a five-member justice panel in the Nigerian capital of Abuja, serves to further cement Tinubu’s reputation as a strategic genius capable of navigating the murky waters of a system riddled with challenges. The international attention this case has garnered only magnifies the complexities surrounding this political figure, underscoring the delicate balance of admiration and critique that trails him.

This legal …

How Tinubu Has Been Looting In Lagos Recklessly, Since 1999

How Tinubu Has Been Looting In Lagos Recklessly, Since 1999

April 10, 2023 3:10 am

In a few weeks’ time, one of the greatest criminals to have held political office in Nigeria will be sworn in as the country’s number one citizen. At a time when the country is contending with a debilitating reputational crisis abroad and a myriad of state-wrecking issues at home, the last human being that should be handed the cabin to steer the sinking ship will certainly not be a Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

He might be a brilliant strategist and shrewd politician by Nigeria’s standard of mercantile politics, but the truth, however, is that the former Lagos State Governor is …

Why Tinubu Shouldn't Be Contesting The 2023 Elections

Why Tinubu Shouldn’t Be Contesting The 2023 Elections

January 12, 2023 3:56 am

In the eyes of the international community, Nigeria has become a laughing stock amongst the comity of nations in recent times. Bola Ahmed Tinubu who is the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has continued to put Nigeria in the spotlight for negative reasons ever since he made up his mind to insult the sensibilities of Nigerians by running for President in 2023.

No time will have been right to have a senile, corrupt, anti-democratic, and oppressive drug addict run for President in Africa’s most populous country, however, 2023 is the worst of such times if there were …

2023: Bola Ahmed Tinubu Has Nothing To Offer Nigeria

2023: Bola Ahmed Tinubu Has Nothing To Offer Nigeria

December 12, 2022 3:17 am

The disgrace and shame are no longer local, it is now international. A few days ago, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu was in London. Quite strangely, this time, his purpose in the United Kingdom was not to hold endless nocturnal meetings with aggrieved opposition Governors or to go for routine medical check-ups or treatments. No, this time he was in London to disgrace Nigeria on the international scene.

As the candidate of the ruling party, Tinubu quite understood the stakes and what holding an engagement session at Chatham House, London meant. But Tinubu …

2023 Atiku’s Popularity Has Knocked You Out – PDP To Tinubu

Atiku Is Tribalistic, Stole PDP Ticket From South – Tinubu

October 16, 2022 8:52 pm

Bola Ahmed Tinubu who is the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has revealed that the 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar is a ‘Tribalistic Jingoist’ who had stolen and betrayed his way into the presidential race.

Tinubu’s comment is also coming a day after the footage of Atiku campaigning in the North had gone viral on social media.

Read Also: Tinubu visits Zazzau Emir for royal blessings

The Adamawa-born politician had been heard telling the Party faithful that the North does not actually need a Yoruba or an Igbo President but only a …

2023 Tinubu Is Nigeria’s Next President - Northern Coalition

2023: Tinubu Is Nigeria’s Next President – Northern Coalition

October 7, 2022 5:30 am

A group of Northern leaders on Friday predicted that the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu will emerge as Nigeria’s next president next year.

The leaders, who are members of 100% Focus Movement, a pro-Tinubu Northern coalition, asserted that the South does not have a choice, but to vote for Tinubu.

The leader of the group, Ibrahim Mohammed, said the South, particularly the South West, needs to vote for the candidate in appreciation for what he has done in the region.

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‘We don’t …

Yobe @31 Gov Buni Singles Out Past Leaders For Praise

2023: Tinubu Nominates Gov Buni For An Appointment

October 1, 2022 8:29 pm

Bola Ahmed Tinubu who is the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate has finally gotten to appoint the Yobe State Governor and also the former Chairman APC Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Mai Mala Buni, as the main adviser on Party Integration and Reconciliation of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council in his fresh nominations for the political party.

In the letter of appointment which had been signed by Tinubu and sighted by Africa Daily News, New York, the appointment had been based on Buni’s impressive political achievement and the exemplary leadership he had also demonstrated as the Governor of Yobe …

'You're A Pathological Liar': Tinubu Tears Atiku Apart

‘You’re A Pathological Liar’: Tinubu Tears Atiku Apart

July 23, 2022 6:50 pm

In another controversial outburst, the All Progressives Congress (APC), Presidential Candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, said all Nigerians should feel great pity and sadness for the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.

Tinubu had made this outburst on Saturday in a statement issued by his Media Office and signed by Mr. Tunde Rahman.

He had also revealed that Atiku has reduced himself to uttering baseless lies on national television in his desperate attempt to win the 2023 election by stoking religious bias.

Read Also: 2023: You Stand No Chance, Withdraw Now, PDP Tells Tinubu

Tinubu said; “We are …

'The Ancestors Are With You' - Oba Of Lagos Blesses Tinubu

‘The Ancestors Are With You’ – Oba Of Lagos Blesses Tinubu

June 20, 2022 9:59 am

As things gear up for the 2023 general elections, Rilwan Akiolu who is the Oba of Lagos, has given an open assurance for the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu that the ancestors of Yoruba land would ensure his victory come 2023.

The Oba of Lagos gave the blessings on Sunday when the Asiwaju of Lagos had paid him a visit on his return to the State after he had clinched the APC ticket earlier in the month.

According to the monarch, Tinubu’s victory at the 2023 presidential election would have made the Yoruba land a …

Tinubu's Falsified Age: A Typical Nigerian Corrupt System

Tinubu Writes Zulum Over Borno Farmers’ Massacre

December 3, 2020 6:22 am

Bola Ahmed Tinubu has condemned the Killing of over 46 farmers in Zabarmari, Jere local government area in Borno State by Boko Haram terrorists on Saturday 28th of November 2020.

In a letter to the Governor of Borno State, Babagana Umara Zulum, the former Governor of Lagos State commiserated with him over the gruesome murders, calling the act callous and satanic.

Read Also: Tinubu Tells Lagos Govt To Donate Revenue Of Toll Gate To Victims

The statement which was made available to Newsmen reads in part;

‘The said the cold-blooded murder of the innocent farmers, toiling to eke out a

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Nigeria’s Economy Is Still Weak Under Buhari – Tinubu

Nigeria’s Revenue Formula Needs Review – Tinubu

September 5, 2020 1:02 pm
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called for an urgent review of the revenue formula of the country.

According to Tinubu, if the fiscal elements of Nigeria’s economy are strictly supervised, the population of the country can be turned to prosperity rather than liability.

The APC national leader said this on Saturday in Akure, Ondo State capital during the commissioning of the Ondo State Internal Revenue Service Complex constructed by the Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu’s administration.

Read Also: 16,700 Sign Reno Omokri’s Petition Against Tinubu

Commissioning of the complex was part of events to

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