The Executive Committee and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress(APC) in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State have passed a vote of confidence on President Bola Tinubu and Governor Uba Sani ahead of the 2027 elections, declaring that there would not be vacancy in the Aso Rock Villa and Sir Kashim Ibrahim House Kaduna during the polls. In …

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday lauded the National Assembly for its decisive and patriotic ratification of the State of Emergency proclamation in Rivers State, a critical step to restoring stability after a protracted political crisis that paralysed governance in the state and endangered national economic security for over 15 months. The President specifically commended the National Assembly’s leadership—Senate President Godswill …

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday ordered priority treatment of persons injured in Wednesday’s tanker explosion at various medical facilities in Abuja. He also directed a thorough investigation into the incident that resulted in multiple accidents and loss of lives in Karu, Abuja. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, revealed the directive in a statement he signed …

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Temitope Ajayi, on Monday, refuted claims that he called for the death of a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member who recently flouted NYSC bye-laws. In a statement, Ajayi clarified that his initial remarks on a Facebook post were misrepresented, emphasising that the maximum penalty provided by the …

President Bola Tinubu has said that he fully understands what Nigerians are going through but that the present economic reform is necessary to build a resilient country and guarantee the future of the young ones. Receiving the delegation of the Catholic Bishop’s Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) on Friday at the State House in Abuja, the President highlighted the importance of citizens …

President Bola Tinubu has approved the upgrade of the Maiduguri Airport, Borno State, to international status. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, announced this on Thursday via his verified X handle, @SundayDareSD. Dare said the latest approval concludes the establishment of at least one international airport across the country’s six geopolitical zones. He …

President Bola Tinubu is currently hosting principal officers of both chambers of the National Assembly to an Iftar dinner at the State House, Abuja. The lawmakers arrived at the forecourt of the Villa in two Toyota Coaster buses at about 7 pm. Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, joined the meeting afterward. Wednesday’s dinner is the second Iftar the President is hosting …

President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudasiru Obasa, and other lawmakers from the state. The PUNCH spotted the lawmakers arriving in a Coaster bus a few minutes past 2:00 pm (local time) on Wednesday, after which security officials ushered them into the President’s office complex. While Mojisola Meranda, who was …

President Bola Tinubu on Saturday congratulated his ‘longtime ally and friend,’ former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on his 68th birthday. Tinubu conveyed his felicitations through a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, titled ‘President Tinubu hails longtime associate, former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, 68.‘ Osinbajo was vice president of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023. …

Although the February 20, 2027 presidential election is exactly 715 days away, the polity is already aflutter with posturing and permutations. Potential aspirants and their foot soldiers are already consulting and networking in search of votes-delivering alignments and re-alignments. Mid-last month, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, said the North would back President …