A United States-based political advisory and lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, has reported an alleged $3 million bribe offer to the US Department of Justice (DOJ) in connection with a probe into alleged drug trafficking allegations involving President Bola Tinubu. The firm disclosed this in a statement posted on its verified X account on Thursday. According …
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has signed the state’s 2026 Appropriation Bill into law. The governor assented to the bill on Thursday at the Government House in Port Harcourt shortly after the Rivers State House of Assembly passed it. The bill was approved unanimously by 26 lawmakers during the Assembly’s resumed sitting in Port Harcourt. …
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday departed Abuja for Europe to begin a three-week vacation as part of his annual leave. According to a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga on Sunday, Tinubu’s first stop will be London, United Kingdom. The President is expected to spend …
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered a comprehensive forensic audit of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS), Federal Government agencies and their internal control systems following revelations of ghost workers, “fake agencies” and other system lapses. According to a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo …
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has asked former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.), to withdraw his claim that the late Gen. Sani Abacha did not loot Nigeria's treasury, apologise to Nigerians and resign as Chairman of the National Peace Committee. Falana said the former military ruler's comments …
President Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate dissolution of the Presidential Implementation Committee (PIC) on the Alienation of Federal Government Properties. The decision was announced in a statement signed by the President's Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. AGF Takes Over Committee's Responsibilities According to the statement, all matters relating to the activities …
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused the Presidency of avoiding key questions surrounding President Bola Tinubu's decades-old civil forfeiture case in the United States, saying the government has chosen insults instead of transparency. In a statement issued on Thursday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku said the Presidency failed …
The Oyo State House of Assembly has approved Governor Seyi Makinde's request to proceed on annual leave from August 10 to September 11, with Deputy Governor Bayo Lawal to oversee the affairs of the state during the period. The governor's letter conveying the request was read during Thursday's plenary by Deputy Speaker Muhammed Fadeyi, who …
Presidency claims Atiku sold national assets to associates, questions ex-VP's history abroad. The Presidency has accused former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of supervising the sale of national assets to political associates during the privatisation programme under the Olusegun Obasanjo administration, claiming the exercise resulted in job losses, unpaid salaries and pensions. The allegation was …
Ogun PDP governorship candidate says local governments will receive allocations directly if elected in 2027. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Ogun State, Oladipupo Adebutu, has promised to ensure full financial autonomy for local government councils if elected in the 2027 governorship election. Adebutu made the promise on Sunday during a meeting …
