Tinubu Seeks Senate Approval for $20.52bn, €1.05bn External Loans President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve a supplementary external borrowing plan of $20.52 billion and €1.05 billion for the 2026–2027 fiscal period. The request was conveyed in a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and read during plenary on Tuesday. Tinubu said
2027: In Katsina, over 1,000 Islamic clerics endorse Tinubu’s re-election bid Islamic clerics in Katsina State have endorsed President Bola Tinubu for re-election in 2027, pledging to mobilise support for his second-term bid across their communities. The clerics, numbering 1,121, comprised members of the Qadiriyya and Tijaniyya Sufi orders, the Izala movement, as well as
PHOTO NEWS : Kaduna Agog for Tinubu’s Campaign Flag-off Kaduna State is witnessing a massive show of political enthusiasm as millions of supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC), party faithful, stakeholders and well-wishers converge on the Kaduna Township Stadium and Ranchers Bees Stadium ahead of the arrival of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the
‘He said I would be president in his lifetime’ — Tinubu mourns Fasoranti President Bola Tinubu has paid tribute to Reuben Fasoranti, leader of Afenifere, the Yoruba socio-political group, who died on Tuesday aged of 100. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, governor of Ondo, announced Fasoranti’s death in a statement, describing him as a respected elder statesman committed
Rejecting Tinubu’s Re-election Could Destabilise Nigeria – Ex-NAHCON Boss Warns The immediate past Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Sheikh Abdullahi Saleh Pakistan, has warned that denying President Bola Tinubu a second term could trigger a political crisis and undermine Nigeria’s tradition of power rotation between the North and South. Pakistan made
JUST IN: Sowore’s AAC Writes Tinubu, Seeks Presidential Villa for Campaign Inauguration, Logistics for Supporters The African Action Congress (AAC) has written to President Bola Tinubu, seeking permission to inaugurate the Presidential Campaign Council of its presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on November 11, 2026. The party also requested food, drinks
Tinubu Extends Tenures of Correctional, Immigration Service Chiefs President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved an 18-month extension of the tenures of the heads of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) and the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). The extension affects Sylvester Ndidi Nwakuche, Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service, and Kemi Nanna Nandap, Comptroller-General of the Nigeria
Yari Defends Tinubu Over Insecurity, Cites Buhari’s Failure to End Crisis Senator Abdulaziz Yari, Director-General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, has defended President Bola Tinubu against criticism over persistent insecurity, arguing that former President Muhammadu Buhari could not completely eliminate the threat despite being a retired Army general. Yari made the
Sowore Loses Bid to Force DSS Director-General to Testify in Court The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday rejected an application by activist and politician Omoyele Sowore seeking to compel the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Ajayi, to testify personally in his trial over alleged cyberbullying of President Bola Tinubu.
Atiku Demands Answers as INEC Faces Scrutiny Over Redeployment of Tinubu Campaign Spokesman’s Wife The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is facing calls for transparency over the reported redeployment of Oluyemi Titilayo Adeyemi-Showunmi, wife of a member of President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 campaign team, to head the commission’s Electoral Operations Department. The development has triggered