Behind Nigeria’s murky coup plot – the money, the prayers and a Nollywood arrest
By Mansur Abubakar For months rumours and secrecy have surrounded last year’s alleged Independence Day coup plot in Nigeria – but with this week’s indictment of six people accused of involvement comes the first details of what is said to have been an elaborate plan to oust President Bola Tinubu. It was due to take […]
Tinubu Approves ₦17bn Grassroots Fund for 8,804 Wards, Upgrades Zaria Health Centre
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a ₦17bn community-led development fund to drive grassroots interventions across Nigeria’s 8,804 wards. The initiative, under a newly established Community-Based National Social Action Fund Taskforce, would see each ward identify and execute priority projects through verified community-based organisations. Announcing the development in a statement on Wednesday, the Federal Ministry […]
Tinubu signs 2026 Appropriation Bill, Extends 2025 Budget
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assented to the 2026 Appropriation Bill, which provides for an aggregate expenditure of ₦68.32 trillion. He has also signed the bill extending the implementation period for the 2025 budget from March 31, 2026, to June 30, 2026. Presidential Spokeman, Bayo Onanuga in a statement friday said “the N68.32 trillion budget […]
2027: Opposition cannot scare me off—-Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has reiterated that he cannot be scared off by the antics of the opposition parties, saying that he was committed to building a stable, peaceful, and prosperous nation. Receiving a delegation of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors led by Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State at the State House, President Tinubu said the […]
Before Revenue House Opens, Let the Law Enter First
By Stephanie Shaakaa On Tuesday, 14th April, 2026, the government commissioned a building of glass and steel in Abuja, yet before a single desk is occupied, it must now commission something far more important: the legitimacy of those empowered to govern it. In the heart of the Federal Capital now rises the new headquarters of […]
Tinubu’s Unity Sermon Masking Deep Cracks, Enduring Hardship, and a Creeping Authoritarian Tilt
By Emman Usman Shehu At Eagle Square on March 27, 2026, President Bola Tinubu addressed the All Progressives Congress (APC) during its 4th elective national convention with a speech supposedly steeped in gratitude, pride, and carefully calibrated optimism. The theme—“Unity in Progress: Consolidating the Renewed Hope Agenda”—was meant to project cohesion and forward momentum three […]
Akpabio, at APC Zonal Congress, tasks South-South to Deliver Highest Votes for Tinubu in 2027
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has tasked his people in the South-South geo- political zone of the country to deliver the highest votes for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2017. Akpabio gave the charge on Wednesday at the All Progressives Congress(APC) South-South Zonal Congress which held in Asaba, Delta State. […]
Tinubu’s UK state Visit: The Empire Strikes Back … And Sends An Invoice
By Alex Adum There was a time when colonial expeditions came with ships, soldiers, and sermons. Today, they come with spreadsheets, export credit facilities, and something far more efficient than gunboats: guaranteed returns. Enter Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who recently embarked on a royal courtesy visit to King Charles III, a trip so productive that one […]
“Naija No Dey Carry Last!” King Charles hails Tinubu, Nigerians during state Banquet
A SPEECH BY HIS MAJESTY THE KING CHARLES lll AT THE STATE BANQUET IN HONOUR OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AND FIRST LADY OLUREMI TINUBU, Wednesday 18th March 2026 Your Excellency, Mr President, and Distinguished First Lady, Ekabo. Se Daaa Daa Ni. (Greetings! I hope you are well.) My wife and […]
The Strait of Tinubu
By Udo Silas There’s a distant ocean, where desert winds meet restless tides and sailors whisper about a narrow gate of the sea. A corridor of currents where the world ships, must pass in a single file. There, the powers of Iran sit on the waves like a watchful sentinel, deciding which vessel glides through […]