Tinubu bows to pressure, upgrades Speaker Abbas’ national honour to GCON President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has conferred the nation’s second-highest national honor, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON), on the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas. This decision comes after a protest by members of the House of Representatives, following the initial conferment of the Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR) on the Speaker. The initial award was part of Tinubu’s 64th Independence Anniversary honors on October 1, which also included the Deputy Senate President. However,...