Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticised President Bola Tinubu over the allegations of assault and abduction against his son, Seyi. Seyi has come under fire over allegations of assault and abduction, allegations his camp has firmly denied and described as politically motivated. At the heart of the controversy is Atiku Isah, a factional President of the National Association of …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday acknowledged workers’ contributions to national development. He said their welfare would always be accorded priority as the ‘engine of our economy’. President Tinubu celebrated the workers’ contributions to national productivity and development as they joined their counterparts across the globe to mark May Day. In Abuja, gaily-dressed workers in different aso-ebi gathered according to their …

There’s a concern that Nigeria could soon become a one-party state, not by law, like in China, but through subterfuge – or in legal terms, de facto – similar to Cameroon, Uganda, Equatorial Guinea, or even Rwanda, where the ruling parties are inflicting a slow, painful death on the opposition. Those who express this concern have given many reasons. The …

President Bola Tinubu will on Friday, 2 May, embark on a two-day official visit to Katsina State, where he is expected to assess the security situation in the state, commission key infrastructure projects, and attend a social function hosted by the state’s governor. The visit was confirmed in a statement issued Thursday by the Special Adviser to the President on …

President Bola Tinubu has approved the composition of an oversight committee to organise Nigeria’s hosting of the 4th African Union Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (AU MSMEs) Forum scheduled to be held between 23 and 27 June in Abuja. The Forum is a flagship event of the African Union Commission, established in 2022 to strengthen the MSME ecosystem across the …

I have taken liberties to somewhat adapt the title of the prophetic poem, ‘Come Thunder’ , written by Christopher Okigbo, one of Nigeria’s most talented first generation poets, as title of this piece. Okigbo, a contemporary of the Chinua Achebes, Wole Soyinkas, John Pepper Bekederemo-Clarks, wrote the highly prophetic poem at the time, which was concretely validated by latter day …

Vice President Kashim Shettima says President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the sum of N15 billion for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to prepare for floods ahead of the rainy season. He also said the Federal Government was set to launch the National Agribusiness Policy Mechanism (NAPM) to strengthen agricultural productivity, stabilise food prices, and drive economic growth. Speaking …

President Bola Tinubu met with suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, in London. The meeting, confirmed by The Africa Report, was held at the insistence of Governor Fubara, who assumed office in May 2023. As of the time of this report, the details of the  could not be confirmed, as presidential aides contacted said they were not part of the …

President Bola Tinubu, on Monday night returned to Abuja after over two weeks working visit to Europe. President Tinubu, whose aircraft touched down at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at 9:50 pm, was received by senior officials of his administration. President Tinubu departed Nigeria on Wednesday, 2 April, and had spent some time in Paris, …

Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has stated that President Bola Tinubu has broken the long-standing jinx of marginalisation suffered by the South-East Region in Nigeria’s political and infrastructural landscape. Umahi made the declaration over the weekend during a civic reception organised in his honour by the Okposi Okwu community in the Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The …