4 h. ago Senate refutes receiving petitions against Tinubu’s ambassadorial nominees

The Nigerian Senate dismisses reports of receiving petitions against any of President Bola Tinubu’s ambassadorial nominees currently undergoing screening. Read More: https://punchng.com/senate-refutes-receiving-petitions-against-tinubus-ambassadorial-nominees/

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31 h. ago Outrage As Ambassadorial Nominee Struggles To Name Ekiti Senators

* As Senate screens career ambassadors-designate A routine ambassadorial screening by the Senate turned dramatic on Wednesday when one of President Bola Tinubu’s nominees, Amb. Emmanuel Adeyemi, stumbled over a basic current affairs question many Senators considered fundamental: naming all three Senators from his home state of Ekiti. Adeyemi—currently a deputy director in the Office […]

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32 h. ago Tinubu’s ambassadorial nominee struggles to name Ekiti senators

President Tinubu’s ambassadorial nominee, Emmanuel Adeyemi, faltered during his Senate screening, unable to name all three senators from his home state of Read More: https://punchng.com/tinubus-ambassadorial-nominee-struggles-to-name-ekiti-senators/

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4 d. ago Anglican Bishop flays Tinubu’s prioritising political patronage in ambassadorial nomination

Rt. Rev. Ephraim Ikeakor, bishop, Anglican Diocese of Amichi, Anambra State, has called for competence and capacity, not compensation for read more Anglican Bishop flays Tinubu’s prioritising political patronage in ambassadorial nomination

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5 d. ago “Tinubu’s Ambassadorial List Breaches Federal Character, Should Be Withdrawn” – Ndume

Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, on Saturday, faulted President Bola Tinubu’s 65 ambassadorial nominees, insisting the list breaches the federal character principle and should be withdrawn ahead of next week’s Senate screening. Ndume, a former Senate Leader and Chief Whip, argued that the allocation of nominees across states and geopolitical zones falls short of […] The post “Tinubu’s Ambassadorial List Breaches Federal Character, Should Be Withdrawn” – Ndume appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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9 d. ago Some Names In Tinubu’s Ambassadorial List Shocking, Says Peter Obi

The former Anambra governor expressed disappointment with the list, saying several of the names were questionable. The post Some Names In Tinubu’s Ambassadorial List Shocking, Says Peter Obi appeared first on Channels Television.

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9 d. ago Some of Tinubu’s ambassadorial picks shocking, reflect ‘mediocrity and impunity’ – Obi

Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, on Monday criticised President Bola Tinubu’s latest list of ambassadorial nominees, saying read more Some of Tinubu’s ambassadorial picks shocking, reflect ‘mediocrity and impunity’ – Obi

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1 week ago Tinubu’s ambassadorial picks reflect sound judgment — APC group

An APC group defends President Tinubu’s ambassadorial picks against PDP criticism, calling the nominees eminently qualified and the choices sound judgment. Read More: https://punchng.com/tinubus-ambassadorial-picks-reflect-sound-judgment-apc-group/

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1 week ago ADC berates Tinubu’s ambassadorial list, says Yakubu’s nomination, a stain on INEC’s credibility

……Urges Yakubu to reject his nomination The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s latest ambassadorial appointments, describing read more ADC berates Tinubu’s ambassadorial list, says Yakubu’s nomination, a stain on INEC’s credibility

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1 week ago ADC dismisses Tinubu’s ambassadorial list as mere political settlement

"We therefore call on Prof. Yakubu to do the patriotic thing and reject this appointment for the sake of INEC’s institutional credibility

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1 week ago Tinubu’s Ambassadorial Nominees List ‘Scandalous, Reflective Of Presidential Values’, Says PDP

The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the recently released list of ambassadorial nominees submitted to the Senate for confirmation by President Bola Tinubu, describing it as “scandalous, reprehensible and reflective of the President’s values.” In a statement signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Ini Ememobong, on Saturday, the PDP alleged that […]

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1 week ago PDP Faults Tinubu’s Ambassadorial List, Questions Mahmood Yakubu’s Inclusion

Mahmood is the immediate chairman of INEC and conducted the 2023 election that brought in President Tinubu. The post PDP Faults Tinubu’s Ambassadorial List, Questions Mahmood Yakubu’s Inclusion appeared first on Channels Television.

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1 week ago ‘Ambassadorial Nominee Ayo Oke Already Cleared Of Corruption’, Says Tinubu’s Spokesman

Bayo Onanuga, President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Strategy, has said that one of his principal’s non-career Ambassadorial nominees, Amb. Ayo Oke, had been clear of corruption allegations against him following his removal from office as the director-general of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) in 2017. Recall that Amb. Oke was fingered in […]

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3 w. ago Peoples Democratic Party Convention Wike, Anyanwu, Others Dismiss Expulsion, Declare Meeting Illegal

The political storm in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) reached a climax yesterday as key figures, including minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike; former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose; and suspended national secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, have rejected their expulsion from the party, describing the just-concluded convention in Ibadan as a “constitutional farce” […]

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