Author: Anule Emmanuel

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday described his administration’s infrastructure programmes as the foundation for “a new Nigeria” that will deliver broader prosperity. The President stated this while commissioning work on two service carriageways of the Southern Parkway in Abuja delivered under the leadership of Minister Nyesom Wike of the Federal Capital Territory.  Speaking at the ceremony—where he was represented by All Progressives Congress National Chairman Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, President Tinubu said reforms enacted over the past three years are “tough but necessary.” He said tangible results are already visible in roads, bridges, rail projects and housing. “The results are here—the…

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday transmitted a constitutional amendment to the Senate that would pave the way for State-controlled police forces, escalating a long-running debate over how to confront the nation’s security landscape. Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced the submission during plenary and said Senators will begin consideration of the measure on Wednesday. Senator Akpabio told lawmakers that state governments will be expected to review the proposal as part of the broader constitutional amendment process. The bill seeks to alter provisions of the 1999 constitution to establish a legal framework for policing at the state level—a change proponents argue would…

The Presidency has described Peter Obi’s latest comments calling for President Bola Tinubu’s resignation, based on a comparison with the British prime Minister’s voluntary exit, as not only misplaced but also reflecting a selective and distorted view of Nigeria’s realities since 2023.  In a statement by the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President Bayo Onanuga, the presidency said Obi’s view is also simplistic, as is often the case anytime he opens his mouth. “Obi forgets our country does not run a parliamentary system of government like the UK. We run a presidential system, with the president elected…