Presidency Reverses Appointment of Ambassador to Turkey
Nigeria’s presidency has reversed the appointment of Usman Dakingari Suleiman as the country’s ambassador to Turkey, just hours after his name was announced. The reversal was confirmed on Friday by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, who said the decision followed a “naming mix-up” and that the posting was now under review. Mr Dakingari, a former […]
Nigeria Security Agencies ‘Know Bandit Locations But Cannot Launch Strikes’, Says Onanuga
A senior aide to President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria’s security agencies know the locations and identities of several bandit groups behind recent mass abductions, but cannot launch full-scale attacks without risking civilian lives. Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, made the remarks during an interview with ARISE News on Monday while […]
Tinubu Meets DSS Director Amid Rising Abductions Across Nigeria
Nigeria’s security chief has met President Bola Tinubu amid mounting concerns over a sharp rise in violent attacks and mass abductions across the country. Adeola Ajayi, Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), held a late-night briefing with the president at the State House in Abuja on Friday.The president’s media adviser, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed […]
Tinubu Revises Pardon List, Excludes Serious Offenders
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the removal of individuals convicted of serious crimes—including kidnapping, drug trafficking, human trafficking, fraud, and illegal possession of firearms from Nigeria’s latest presidential pardon list. The decision, announced on Wednesday by Bayo Onanuga, the president’s special adviser on information and strategy, follows consultations with the Council of State and a […]
Tinubu Grants Posthumous Pardon to Vatsa, Herbert Macaulay, Ogoni Nine
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has granted a posthumous pardon to Major General Mamman Jiya Vatsa, the poet-soldier executed in 1986 over a treason charge. In a press statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy, the clemency was among several historic pardons and commutations approved by the National Council of […]
Breaking: Tinubu’s Minister Resigns Over Certificates Forgery
Uche Nnaji, Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, has resigned following alleged certificate forgery. Bayo Onanuga, Presidential spokesman, confirmed this in a statement late Tuesday. Nnaji is currently in the eye of the storm over his academic qualifications. The statement reads; “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accepted the resignation of Geoffrey Uche Nnaji, the Minister […]
President Tinubu Set to Sign Landmark Tax Reform Bills into Law
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu will today sign four major tax reform bills into law, a move the presidency says will significantly reshape the country’s fiscal landscape and improve its business climate. The announcement came on Wednesday evening from Bayo Onanuga, the president’s special adviser on information and strategy. According to the statement, the bills which […]
Anenih’s Son Rebukes Presidential Media Aide Over Skewed June 12 Narrative
Toba Owojaiye reporting Abuja, Nigeria In a compelling and forthright statement, Ose Anenih, son of the late Chief Anthony (“Tony”) Anenih, has firmly defended his father’s pivotal role during Nigeria’s June 12, 1993 election crisis. He rebukes recent comments by Bayo Onanuga, Presidential Aide on Information and Strategy to President Bola Tinubu, describing them as […]