The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have jointly requested a 90-day extension to produce documents related to an alleged drug probe involving President Bola Tinubu dating back to the 1990s. The request was submitted on Thursday through a joint status report in an ongoing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)…
President Bola Tinubu is scheduled for a one-day working visit to Katsina State on Friday. Dr. Bala Salisu-Zango, the State Commissioner for Information, announced this during a press briefing on Wednesday in Katsina. He revealed that the President will inaugurate two key projects completed by the administration of Governor Dikko Radda. These include the Eastern…
Danladi Umar Amid intense pressure, it was learnt Justice Danladi Yakubu Umar, the embattled Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), has quietly withdrawn his lawsuit challenging the controversial appointment of Dr. Mainasara Umar Kogo as his successor—an appointment made by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in alleged violation of constitutional procedures. PRNigeria reports that…
Chris Ekpenyong One of the founding fathers of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Chris Ekpenyong, has said President Bola Tinubu has captured the party. Last week’s defections of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, his deputy, Sir Monday Onyeme, predecessor in office, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, and their supporters from the PDP to the All…
Sunday Dare Bash Ali Nigerian boxing legend, Bash Ali, has lashed out at sports administrators in the country, accusing some of them, including President Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media, Sunday Dare, of corruption involving $12 million meant for an international boxing event. In a letter to President Bola Tinubu, Bash Ali said the federal government…
The federal government’s earnings from the export of crude oil and gas increased in January 2025, driven by increases in both crude oil price and domestic production. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria showed that aggregate receipts from crude oil and gas export increased to $4.80bn, from $3.62bn in December 2024. The increase of…
President Bola Tinubu has directed an immediate and comprehensive overhaul of national security strategies, demanding urgent action to end the escalating violence in Borno, Benue, Plateau and Kwara states. Presidential Spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga announced this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja. He said the President, who met with security chiefs at the State…
President Bola Tinubu reportedly held a private meeting with suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, with indications pointing toward the likely lifting of the suspension imposed on him in March. Recall that Tinubu suspended Fubara, his deputy, as well as state lawmakers in an emergency rule setting. The recent closed-door meeting took place in London…
Some governors elected on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) appear to be working at cross purposes with the party’s expected direction in the 2027 presidential election, a scenario reminiscent of what played out in 2023 and arguably contributed to the party’s electoral failure. While many of these governors are rumoured to be…
Nigeria’s presidency, on Sunday, dismissed a recent United State (US) court ruling instructing American law enforcement agencies to release confidential information gathered from investigating President Bola Tinubu for drug-related case in the 1990s. In a statement on Sunday, the presidency said “there is nothing new to be revealed” and the said report by “Agent Moss…
