Just in: Tinubu sacks 5 ministers, names Bianca Ojukwu, 6 others as ministers

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Wednesday sacked five ministers from his cabinet.

Those sacked ministers are Minister of Education Professor Tahir Mamman, Minister of Women Affairs Mrs Uju-Ken Ohanenye and Minister of Tourism Lola Ade-John.

Others are the Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development Abdullahi Muhammad Gwarzo and Minister of Youth Development Dr Jamila Bio Ibrahim.

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Meanwhile, Bianca Odinaka Odumegu-Ojukwu has been named as the new Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, while former Youth and Youth Development minister Sunday Akin Dare has been appointed as Special Adviser to the President on Public Communication and Orientation working from the Ministry of Information and National Orientation.

Also, Senator John Owan Enoh was demoted to serve as Minister of State Trade and Investment.

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