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…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu slipped and fell over during an official welcome and inspection of the guard of honour at his ongoing state visit in Ankara, the capital of Turkiye. Watch video https://x.com/temihat/status/2016167823156912326?s=20 The incident occurred on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, as he walked alongside Turkish President Recep Erdogan. Tinubu appeared to have missed his…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed excitement over the rescue of 38 worshippers abducted in Eruku, Kwara State, and the return of 51 students kidnapped in a Catholic School in Niger State. In a message to Nigerians issued on Sunday via X, the President recalled cancelling his scheduled trip to the G20 Summit in South…
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adewole Adebayo, has criticised President Bola Tinubu for approving a 15 per cent import duty on refined petroleum products, describing the decision as anti-people. Adebayo, who spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, accused the president of imposing excessive taxes on Nigerians. “President Tinubu…
Prophet Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere, widely known as Odumeje, has said President Bola Tinubu is “a businessman rather than a president.” The self-acclaimed “Indaboski” argued that genuine presidents are remembered for lifting their nations and securing the future of their people. According to him, Tinubu falls short of this responsibility. “I don’t know who’s calling Tinubu president….
Dele Momodu, publisher of Ovation magazine has advised President Bola Tinubu to peacefully vacate office if he loses the 2027 election to the opposition. In a post on X on Thursday, Momodu dismissed claims that the PDP had insisted on zoning the presidency to the north after the death of Umaru Musa Yar’Adua in 2010….
Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mr Bayo Ojulari, has broken his silence on social media reports that Adegboyega Fasasi and Usman Shugaba, Chief Security Officer (CSO) and Chief Personal Security Officer (CPSO) respectively to President Bola Tinubu accepted a $1.5 million bribe from him to facilitate access…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced a reward of $100,000 for each member of the victorious national female basketball team, D’Tigress. He announced the reward at a reception organised for the team at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Monday. The President, who was represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, commended the team for making Nigeria…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has conferred National Honours of Officer of Order of Niger (OON) to the victorious Super Falcons of Nigeria for winning the Women’s Africa Cup of Nation (WAFCON) 2025. The President conferred the honours on them when he received the Falcons at the Presidential Villa on Monday evening. Tinubu also awarded three…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday lead a Special Federal Executive Council (FEC) Session in honour of Late Former President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari had died on Sunday in London after battling an undisclosed illness. The former Nigerian leader was buried on Tuesday at his private residence in Daura, Katsina State. Full text of Tinubu’s speech…
