Sola Ebiseni, a former Labour Party chieftain and prominent ally of Peter Obi in the Southwest, has joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) and declared support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubuβs re-election bid in 2027. Ebiseni, who served as the Southwest Coordinator of Obiβs Presidential Campaign Council during the 2023 election, made the declaration on…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on African countries to end the export of raw mineral resources and prioritise local processing and value addition to ensure the continent derives greater economic benefits from its natural wealth. Tinubu made the call in New York during a high-level roundtable on critical minerals held on the sidelines of…
President Bola Tinubu has extended his working vacation by a few days and is expected to return to Nigeria at the weekend, the Presidency has announced. Tinubu had departed Nigeria on August 30, 2026, for London, United Kingdom, to begin his working vacation.After spending a week in London, the President travelled to Paris, France, where…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has celebrated his wife, First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu, as she marks her 66th birthday, describing her as his βtruest friend and confidante.β In a heartfelt birthday message released on Monday, September 21, 2026, the President praised Oluremi for her patience, courage, faith and support throughout their years together. Tinubu said…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has mandated Vice President Kashim Shettima to lead Nigeriaβs delegation to the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, United States. The development comes amid reports that Tinubu, who is currently on leave, is expected to return to Nigeria after his break, raising questions over whether…
President Bola Tinubu has said Nigerians should begin to experience lower transportation costs from October 1, 2026, as the Federal Government intensifies the implementation of the National Affordable Compressed Natural Gas, CNG, Transit Programme. The Presidentβs promise was contained in a statement issued on Saturday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga….
The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, has criticised former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar for repeatedly referring to the President as βBolaβ. Dare described Atikuβs manner of addressing the President as βthe height of insolenceβ, following comments made by the former Vice-President at a press conference in Abuja on…
President Bola Tinubu has mourned veteran Nollywood actor and film executive, Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, popularly known as Olu Jacobs, who died at the age of 84.Jacobsβ death was announced by his son, Olusoji Jacobs, on Instagram on Wednesday. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu described the…
Former Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Solomon Dalung, has said he would accept a possible victory by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election as the verdict of Nigerians. Dalung stated this during an interview on Channels Televisionβs Politics Today, amid ongoing efforts by opposition parties to form a coalition ahead of…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has reaffirmed his support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubuβs re-election in 2027, clarifying that he never promised that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would not field candidates in other elections. Wike said his commitment was specifically to mobilising support for Tinubuβs presidential bid, while the…
