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Onanuga Faults Atiku’s Fuel Subsidy Promise

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2026

….Says Nigeria Cannot Return to Old Regime Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga has criticised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s proposal to restore petrol subsidy if elected president, describing the policy as a costly and unsustainable return to Nigeria’s past. Onanuga, who is

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Tinubu’s Reforms Driving Strong Corporate Earnings, Presidency Says

Daily Dispatch August 5, 2026

The Presidency has attributed the strong financial performance of many companies listed on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) in the first half of 2026 to the economic reforms introduced by President Bola Tinubu’s administration since assuming office in 2023. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga,

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Onanuga Slams Atiku Over Silence After Rescue of Abducted Oriire Pupils

Daily Dispatch July 11, 2026

Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga has criticised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over what he described as the former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate’s silence following the rescue of the abducted Oriire pupils and their teachers in Oyo State. In a post on his X account on Saturday, Onanuga said that nearly 18 hours after […]

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Presidency Dismisses Obi’s Resignation Call, Says Tinubu Delivering Results

Daily Dispatch June 22, 2026

The Presidency has described former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi’s call for President Bola Tinubu to resign as “childish,” “misplaced,” and an attempt to distract Nigerians from the achievements of the current administration. In a statement issued on Monday, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, faulted Obi’s

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Bola Tinubu: the man who took the bullet for Nigeria to survive

Daily Dispatch May 28, 2026

By Bayo Onanuga With politicking intensifying ahead of the January 2027 election, opposition politicians have escalated their campaign of misinformation and calumny to diminish the impact and achievements of this administration over the last three years. Two years ago, when the administration was struggling to deal with the unintended consequences of its historic reforms,

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Presidency Denies Alleged Plan to Rename Nigeria, Scrap Sharia Law

Daily Dispatch May 22, 2026

The Presidency has dismissed as false and misleading a viral report claiming that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is planning constitutional amendments to rename Nigeria as the “United States of Nigeria” and abolish Sharia law in the northern region. In a statement issued on Thursday, Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga described the report as “fake news” fabricated […]