In a sudden diplomatic realignment, the Presidency has withdrawn the posting of former Kebbi State Governor, Usman Saidu Dakingari, as Nigeria’s Ambassador-designate to Turkey, barely 24 hours after his appointment was publicly announced. The reversal was confirmed on Friday morning in a statement by the Presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, which conspicuously omitted Dakingari’s name from […]
President Bola Tinubu on Friday assured Nigerians that the ongoing recalibration of the country’s security architecture will soon begin to yield results that will gladden their hearts. He spoke at a meeting with a delegation of the Christian Association of Nigeria, led by its President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, at his Lagos residence. According to presidential […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has vowed not allow anything or anyone detail the commitment of his administration to ensuring that the Supreme Court’s judgment affirming the financial independence of local governments is implemented. Accordingly, he threatened that failure by the governors to work in consonance with the Supreme Court’s judgment may force him to take other […]
The Presidency has launched a scathing attack on opposition politicians who accused the President Bola Tinubu administration of stifling democracy and weaponising the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), describing them as a “failed opposition engaging in subterfuge.” In a statement released on Sunday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, […]
President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the National Tax Policy Implementation Committee (NTPIC) to ensure the effective rollout of his administration’s tax reforms. In a statement on Friday, Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, said the move aligns with the government’s broader economic goals and its commitment to […]
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate withdrawal of police officers attached to Very Important Persons (VIPs) across the country, directing that they be redeployed to core policing duties in communities. The directive was issued on Sunday during a high-level security meeting at the State House in Abuja with the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun; […]
Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, has described the recent call by Kabiru Turaki, the newly elected national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for US President Donald Trump to intervene in Nigeria’s democracy as an act of “high treason”. In a statement reacting to Turaki’s comments, […]
Bayo Onanuga, spokesperson to President Bola Tinubu, has defended his principal’s decision to revise the presidential pardon list, describing the move as a “demonstration of strength rather than weakness.” On Wednesday, Tinubu ordered the removal of persons convicted for kidnapping, drug trafficking, human trafficking, and fraud from the list of beneficiaries. This followed public criticism […]
Bayo Onanuga, special adviser on information and strategy to President Bola Tinubu, has faulted recent remarks by Nasir el-Rufai, former Kaduna governor, describing them as unfounded and misleading. On Saturday, el-Rufai had warned that Tinubu could attempt to cling to power like Cameroon’s Paul Biya if Nigerians fail to unite against him in the 2027 […]
Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, has called out Nasir El-Rufai over his incessant verbal attacks on President Tinubu-led administration. In a statement released on his official X platform on Monday morning, Onanuga attacked the contradictory nature of the ex-Kaduna state governor over his Sunday interview with Channels TV. Nasir […]
Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Bola Tinubu, has criticised the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, over his recent statement pledging to serve only one term if elected president in 2025. Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, had reaffirmed his commitment to a four-year presidency, describing the vow […]
President Bola Tinubu has directed the National Single Window (NSW) Steering Committee to ensure the electronic trade facilitation platform becomes operational by the first quarter of 2026. The NSW project, launched in April 2024, aims to streamline Nigeria’s import and export operations by consolidating all relevant agencies onto a centralised digital portal. The initiative, according […]
Ose Anenih, son of late politician, Chief Tony Anenih has tackled presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga to correct historical account of his late father’s involvement in the June 12 ,1993;political saga. In a rebutal.pisted on his X account, he said Onanuga’a account of his father’s involvement in June 12 is, untrue. “It is disappointing that you […]
Before he was appointed the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga had already proven he would be a liability to President Bola Tinubu’s administration. As one of the spokespersons of his presidential campaign, Onanuga was unhinged. He had no restrain, and lacked the speech finesse of an image maker that […]
President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s media adviser, Bayo Onanuga, has instructed Joe Biden to disregard the open letter that renowned author Chimamanda Adichie wrote to him. The politician said this in a tweet from his account. It was previously reported that the legendary novelist had written a letter to Rishi Sunak, the prime minister of Britain […]