Tag: Asiwaju Bola Tinubu

Crisis rocks Afenifere over Tinubu, Obi’s endorsement

Benjamin Chukwudaalu, Political Reporter

Afenifere, the Yoruba socio-political group is on the verge of a political crisis as the Presidential ambition of All Progressives Congress’ Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Labour Party’s Peter Obi has polarised the apex Yoruba group. The leader of the Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, and several South West leaders on Sunday endorsed the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Shortly after Peter Obi picked the Presidential ticket of the Labour Party, a faction of Afenifere, led by its acting leader, Ayo Adebanjo, had…

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How I turned Lagos to a Megacity -Tinubu

Benjamin Chukwudaalu, Political Reporter

All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, has said when he became governor of Lagos in 1999, the state was like a jungle, but he managed to turn it into a megacity. Tinubu who was governor of the state between 1999 and 2007 made the claim in a mini-documentary programme that aired on Channels TV on Friday night. The APC standard bearer said he laid the foundation that all other Lagos State governors after him built upon and are still building on to make the state what it is…

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2023: The Economist predicts victory for Tinubu

Benjamin Chukwudaalu, Political Reporter

The Economist of London, through its Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), has predicted that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will win the 2023 presidential election. The UK-based platform predicted in a new country report that the controversy of the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket will not affect Tinubu’s chances in the elections. EIU said: “We expect Tinubu to take the presidency and recent developments have only reinforced our thinking. It does not appear that a Muslim-Muslim ticket will weigh significantly on Tinubu’s electoral chances.” It…

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Obasa salutes Remi Tinubu At 62, says ex-Lagos First Lady’s roles In Nigeria’s democracy indelible

Jide Ige

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has congratulated Senator Oluremi Tinubu on her 62nd birthday. Dr. Obasa, in a statement by Eromosele Ebhomele, his Chief Press Secretary, described the former First Lady of Lagos as one whose love for Nigeria and roles in national unity and development are worthy of emulation by every well-meaning citizen. The Speaker added that Senator Tinubu has continued to etch her name in the history of Nigeria as a politician of repute, a champion of the downtrodden and…

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