President Bola Tinubu has cancelled all his official events scheduled for Saturday in Lagos, including his attendance at the 2024 Lagos Boat Regatta. According to a statement by his spokesperson, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, the President’s decision is in honour of the stampede victims in Abuja and Okija, Anambra State. The two tragedies claimed many lives and left many others injured. …

Then he said: “Why do you want to work directly with me?” I replied that I prefer a relationship that would make it easy for the two of us to work together or to go our separate ways on mutual terms if and when separation becomes inevitable. I further disclosed to him that I didn’t want to work with him …

In its commitment to fostering transparency and accountability, the President Bola Tinubu administration has unveiled the Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey (CESPS), a groundbreaking initiative designed to provide data-driven insights into crime and security across Nigeria. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), spearheading the effort, emphasised that the survey marks a pivotal shift from conjecture and assumptions to fact-based …

President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, congratulated Super Eagles forward, Ademola Lookman on winning the 2024 CAF Men’s African Footballer of the Year. He also hailed Super Falcons goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie, for clinching the CAF Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year award and the Super Falcons for being named the Women’s National Team of the Year. President bola Tinubu conveyed his congratulations …

President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, presided over the National Defence Council meeting, where he approved the new Harmonised Terms and Conditions of Service (HTACOS) for officers and enlisted personnel in the Nigerian Armed Forces. The Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, revealed this on his official X handle on Monday. Dada said the new HTACOS is …

President Bola Tinubu has appointed eight new permanent secretaries in the federal civil service to fill existing and upcoming vacancies across various states and geopolitical zones. The appointments followed recommendations by the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation after a rigorous selection process, according to a statement by President Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and …

ECOWAS gives B/Faso, Mali, Niger 6 months to reconsider exit The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has given Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger six months, from 29 January to 29 July 2025, to reconsider their decision to exit the regional bloc. President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Touray, announced the six-month grace on Sunday in Abuja after …

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), on Sunday, said it was not threatened by the weekend visit of ex-presidential flag-bearer of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, and former Cross River State governor, Donald Duke, to the Abeokuta, Ogun State home of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo “to discuss the political future of Nigeria”. In the past few weeks, …

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned that no alliance of the opposition leaders, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Anambra Governor Peter Obi, will be potent enough to stop President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. The warning was given by the National Publicity Director of APC, Bala Ibrahim, in an exclusive interview with The PUNCH on …

The House of Representatives Committee on Constitution review is considering a bill to amend the 1999 Constitution to limit the number of ministers appointed by the president to 37. Titled, “A Bill for an Act to Amend the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to Streamline the Number of Ministers to be Appointed to the Federal Executive Council”, …