President Bola Tinubu has declared a national security emergency and approved a major expansion of Nigeria’s security forces, directing the police, army, and intelligence services to recruit thousands of new personnel. In a statement on Wednesday, Tinubu said the police and armed forces had been authorised to immediately boost their manpower in response to rising […]
President Bola Tinubu has directed a full security lockdown across forests in Kwara, Kebbi and Niger states as part of an intensified response to recent kidnappings and terrorist activity in the region. The development was announced on Tuesday by Sunday Dare, a media aide to the President, who said the order includes expanded air surveillance […]
President Bola Tinubu says all 38 worshippers abducted in the Eruku community of Kwara State have been rescued. On Tuesday, bandits attacked a branch of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) at Oke Isegun in Eruku, a boundary town with Kogi State in the Ekiti LGA of Kwara. A video of the incident captured during a […]
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate withdrawal of police officers attached to VIPs across the country. The directive was issued on Sunday during a security meeting at the State House attended by the inspector-general of police, the chiefs of army and air staff, and the director-general of the Department of State Services (DSS). In […]
The President Bola Tinubu-led government has transferred detained Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu, from the Department of State Services (DSS) facility in Abuja to a correctional centre in Sokoto State. The development was announced on Friday by Kanu’s lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, who disclosed the transfer in a post on X. Ejimakor wrote: […]
President Bola Tinubu has asked the Minister of State for Defence, Alhaji Bello Matawalle, to relocate to Kebbi State over the abduction of 25 schoolgirls in the state. Matawalle, who was formerly governor of Zamfara State, was asked to remain in the state to monitor security efforts to secure the release of the abducted students. […]
President Bola Tinubu has postponed his planned visits to South Africa and Angola following the abduction of schoolgirls in Kebbi State and the attack on worshippers in the Eruku community of Kwara State. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Bayo Onanuga, special adviser on information and strategy to the president, said Tinubu made the decision […]
President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Wednesday for a two-nation visit to Johannesburg, South Africa and Luanda, Angola. President Tinubu’s first stop is Johannesburg, where he will attend the 20th summit of the G20 Leaders. After the summit, he will proceed to Angola for the AU-EU summit. President Cyril Ramaphosa, the South African leader […]
President Bola Tinubu is expected to name Nigeria’s new envoys to key foreign missions in the coming weeks, according to senior presidency officials familiar with the process. The development follows persistent public criticism over the prolonged absence of substantive ambassadors, which many say has weakened Nigeria’s diplomatic footprint — particularly in crucial nations such as […]
President Bola Tinubu has dispatched a high-level delegation to London to discuss the case of Ike Ekweremadu, the former deputy senate president, who has been imprisoned in the United Kingdom since March 2023. The delegation includes Yusuf Tuggar, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Lateef Fagbemi, Attorney-General and Minister of Justice. The team arrived in London […]
President Bola Tinubu says the progress of the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI), being executed by Siemens Energy, is commendable but still below expectations. Speaking on Monday at the State House during a meeting with a Siemens Energy delegation led by Dietmar Siersdorfer, Managing Director for the Middle East and Africa, Tinubu acknowledged ongoing efforts under […]
Bayo Onanuga, spokesperson to President Bola Tinubu, has defended his principal’s decision to revise the presidential pardon list, describing the move as a “demonstration of strength rather than weakness.” On Wednesday, Tinubu ordered the removal of persons convicted for kidnapping, drug trafficking, human trafficking, and fraud from the list of beneficiaries. This followed public criticism […]
Military investigators probing an alleged plot to topple President Bola Tinubu are interrogating the managing director of a federal government agency in the South-South, amid claims he transferred a “huge sum of money” to former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva. According to The Punch, two intelligence officers confirmed the arrest, alleging that […]
President Bola Tinubu has called on state governments to domesticate the National Urban Development Policy to strengthen town planning and promote sustainable urban growth across Nigeria. Speaking on Tuesday in Abuja at the 56th International Conference and Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP), Tinubu—represented by Ahmed Dangiwa, the Minister of […]
President Bola Tinubu has relieved General Christopher Musa of his duties as Chief of Defence Staff and announced a reshuffle of other service chiefs in a move aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s security architecture. The changes were contained in a statement issued on Friday by Sunday Dare, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public […]
President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja after participating in the Aqaba Process Heads of State and Government-level Meeting held in Rome, Italy. The meeting brought together world leaders to strengthen global and regional cooperation against terrorism and violent extremism. Tinubu departed Nigeria on October 12 for the summit, which began on October 14. According […]
President Bola Tinubu has asked the House of Representatives to approve plans to raise $2.347 billion from the international capital market to partly finance the 2025 budget deficit, refinance maturing Eurobonds, and issue Nigeria’s first-ever Sovereign Sukuk. In a letter dated September 22, 2025, addressed to Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, Tinubu said the request was in […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has dismissed claims that the South West will not back President Bola Tinubu in 2027, insisting the region will not abandon its “own.” APC spokesman Seye Oladejo, in a statement on Saturday, was reacting to comments credited to supporters of a PDP presidential aspirant, Dr Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim. […]
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday declared that Nigeria has passed through its worst phase and is now on the path of recovery, economic prosperity, and national cohesion. In his nationwide broadcast to mark Nigeria’s 65th Independence anniversary, Tinubu said the country had “turned the corner” after years of hardship. “I am pleased to report that […]
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, October 1, declared that Nigeria’s armed forces are winning the battle against terrorism, banditry and separatist violence, even as new data shows a surge in killings across the country. In his Independence Day broadcast to mark Nigeria’s 65th anniversary, Tinubu praised the military, saying they are “winning the war against […]