Onanuga The Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian military directly intervened to secure the release of 38 worshippers kidnapped in Eruku, Kwara State, said the presidency. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, revealed that security agencies used real-time tracking systems to monitor the criminals and then reached out…
The presidency has said that protest, threats, and inflammatory rhetoric will not make President Bola Tinubu release the detained Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, leader, Nnamdi Kanu, accusing protesters of undermining the rule of law. “Protests, threats, attempts at mob actions, and inflammatory rhetoric do not aid the judicial process,” presidential spokesperson Sunday Dare said…
The Presidency has reportedly stopped the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, from holding his monthly press briefings, following growing concerns over his recent public conduct and the potential impact of his remarks on the fragile peace in Rivers State. The decision was reportedly taken after top government officials expressed unease that…
The Presidency has faulted the World Bank’s latest economic report, which estimated that about 139 million Nigerians are living in poverty, describing the figure as exaggerated and disconnected from the country’s prevailing realities. The new figure by the organisation represents an increase from 129 million in April 2025. President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media…
President Bola Tinubu has summoned a meeting of the Council of State and the Police Council for Thursday, October 9, 2025, to deliberate on the escalating insecurity across parts of the country and other pressing national issues. According to a statement on Monday by the Permanent Secretary, Cabinet Affairs Office, Dr. Emanso Umobong, the Secretary…
Pastor Tunde Bakare, founder of Citadel Global Community Church, has said the emergence of President Bola Tinubu was backed by divine providence. Bakare, who played a role in the formation of the All Progressives Congress (APC), ruled out the possibility of joining the African Democratic Congress (ADC), insisting he cannot abandon a party he helped…
Former Minister of Information and Orientation, Professor Jerry Gana, has declared with certainty that former President Goodluck Jonathan will contest the 2027 presidential election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and reclaim the presidency. Speaking to journalists shortly after the PDP Niger State Congress in Minna on Saturday, Gana said Nigerians had…
Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike,has said it was too late in the day for the People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) National Executive Committee (NEC) to zone the presidency to the South. He described the decision of retaining the National Chairman of…
Friends of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Nigeria’s former vice president, are becoming weary of him as he is preparing for his seventh attempt at the presidency, this time on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Abubakar, 78, has been in the race for Nigeria’s top seat since 1993, contesting under different parties without success….
By Comrade Zakari Gambo Babale His Excellency Kashim Shettima, Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, has once again proven himself a worthy son of the North. In the wake of the passing of our beloved former President, His Excellency Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Shettima demonstrated unwavering loyalty, humility, and leadership in fulfilling the…
