The Chief Press Secretary to Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, Sulaimon Olarenwaju, has dismissed former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose’s claim that Makinde received N50 billion in support from President Bola Tinubu following the 2024 Ibadan explosion. The Ibadan explosion, which occurred in January 2024 at Adeyi Avenue, killed five people, injured 77, and damaged…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has described himself as the most abused politician in Nigeria today after President Bola Tinubu, as he declared that politics in Rivers State will officially commence from January 2026. Wike spoke on Saturday during a special thanksgiving service organised by the South-South Development Commission’s Chibudom Nwuche and…
Former Sokoto State governor and Senator representing Sokoto South, Aminu Tambuwal, has expressed concern over possible United States involvement in counterterrorism operations in Nigeria. He warned that past US-led interventions in other parts of the world had produced limited results. Tambuwal spoke on Arise Television on Friday amid reports of an airstrike linked to ongoing…
President Bola Tinubu on Friday assured Nigerians that the ongoing recalibration of the country’s security architecture will soon begin to yield results that will gladden their hearts. He spoke at a meeting with a delegation of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), led by its President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, at his Lagos residence. President Tinubu…
The Nigeria Tax Reform Acts were formally presented to President Bola Tinubu at his Lagos residence on Friday. The presentation was made by the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele. According to the official photos from the event, Oyedele handed the documents directly to the President. Photo from…
The management of the National Assembly has commenced the review of the new tax legislation process after controversy on the official gazette. In a statement issued on Friday, Director of Information in the National Assembly, Bullah Audu Bi-Allah, said the leadership and management of the legislative body are addressing the issues strictly within their constitutional…
The Nigerian government has confirmed that President Bola Tinubu approved US strikes against terrorist camps in the country’s North-western region on Thursday. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, disclosed this on Friday, hours after the US Department of War and President Donald Trump announced the coordinated military action. Some observers have raised concerns that…
Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, a former spokesperson of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is “gone and beyond repair”. The PDP has struggled with internal crises since the 2023 elections and has lost several members, including serving governors, to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking on Thursday during a programme on Arise…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says the economic and governance reforms being implemented by President Bola Tinubu are designed to deliver long-term stability and shared prosperity for the country. In a Christmas and New Year message from the office of the APC national chairman, the ruling party said the Tinubu administration remains firmly guided by…
Femi Gbajabiamila has not been replaced as the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, the presidency said on Thursday. The President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, dismissed reports suggesting that Tinubu had replaced Gbajabiamila with his Principal Private Secretary, Hakeem Muri-Okunola. This comes after several social media posts began circulating the…