The presidency has reacted to viral claims of an alleged attempt to poison President Bola Ahmed Tinubu inside the Aso Rock Presidential Villa. The report, which spread rapidly on social media, alleged that a member of the presidential kitchen staff had been arrested for plotting to poison the president. The claims suggested that a special…
The presidency of Nigeria has called for a full investigation into comments made by former Kaduna state governor,Nasir El-Rufai regarding the alleged wire-tapping of the National Security Adviser’s (NSA) phone line, saying there are implications involved in plone tapping of individual.. El-Rufai had claimed that he and others listened to the NSA, Ribadu’s telephone conversations…
The presidency’s sudden reversal of Usman Dakingari’s nomination as Nigeria’s ambassador to Turkey was driven by a realisation that Turkey is a strategic diplomatic post reserved for career diplomats, not politicians. Presidential sources revealed that the Turkish assignment is considered a professional posting, best handled by experienced career envoys. Dakingari, a former governor of Kebbi…
By Charles Ude, Esq. The Nigerian polity, a complex tapestry of over 200 million souls, currently navigates a perilous paradox: a state that is heavily administered yet fundamentally unled. The prevailing “Silent Presidency” is often defended by apologists as a brand of “quiet diplomacy” or a stoic, technocratic style of governance. However, a rigorous legal…
The presidency has dismissed claims that it secretly altered some provisions of the newly enacted tax reform laws, insisting that no changes were made outside the established legal and legislative process. Recall that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assented to the four tax reform bills in June, ending months of scrutiny and intense debates by lawmakers…
The presidency has dismissed allegations by opposition figures that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is undermining Nigeria’s multi-party democracy and deploying anti-corruption agencies for political purposes, describing the claims as baseless and motivated by partisan interests. In a statement issued on Sunday, the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, said the opposition…
A presidential spokesman, Daniel Bwala has said that security agencies are unable to track down terrorists branding weapons and loads of ransom collected in cash on social media because they use Elon Musk’s Starlink and other internet services from neighbouring countries. Bwala disclosed this in an interview with a radio station, Nigeria Info, on Thursday….
The presidency has asked Nigerians to support the enforcement of President Bola Tinubu’s directive on the withdrawal of police escorts from VIPs. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Daniel Bwala, made the call during a TV interview on Sunday. Bwala urged citizens to document and report any cases of police escorts…
The 24 schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State, have been rescued. The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed this in a statement issued on Tuesday. Although details of the operation that led to their freedom remain unclear, sources…
Presidential aide Bayo Onanuga has accused the Niger State chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Bulus Yohanna, of not cooperating with authorities over the abduction of students from St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area. Speaking during an appearance on Arise TV’s Prime Time, Onanuga alleged…
