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The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has signed the Electoral Act 2026 into law, sparking fierce condemnation from opposition parties and civil society organisations who describe it as a "dark day for democracy" and "legalisation of rigging." The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) alleged the ruling...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has signed an executive order stripping the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited of powers to deduct oil revenues before remittance to the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC). The order, gazetted February 13, 2026, directs that all oil...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has appealed to Nigerians for forgiveness as the holy month of Ramadan begins, urging unity, peace, and moral renewal. Speaking during the opening of this year's Tafsir at the State House mosque in Abuja, Tinubu said: "I say, if I have sinned, forgive me as...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has signed the Electoral Act, 2022 (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill 2026 into law, following its passage by the National Assembly on Tuesday after months of debate and amendments. The new Electoral Act governs the conduct of elections in Nigeria, including the...

The Digest: Celebrity barman Cubana Chief Priest has called on the south-east region to support President Bola Tinubu's 2027 re-election bid, arguing it is a strategic move to secure future political dividends, including the possibility of an Igbo presidency. Reacting to a video of the...

The Digest: Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has criticised President Bola Tinubu over plans to disconnect the Presidential Villa from the national grid and switch entirely to solar power, describing it as "gross neglect" of ordinary Nigerians. In an X post, Obi recalled...

The Digest: The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has named its new orientation camp in Adamawa State after President Bola Tinubu, marking the first time in 52 years that an NYSC camp has been named after a sitting president or political figure. The agency confirmed in an X post that the...

The Digest: The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticised President Bola Tinubu for attending the Argungu Fishing Festival while terror activities escalate across Nigeria, accusing him of "wrong priorities" and "frightening loss of touch with reality." National Publicity Secretary...

The Digest: Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has declared he will support only candidates backing President Bola Tinubu's re-election in the February 21 FCT area councils' election, regardless of political party. Speaking at Senator Sandy Onor's 60th birthday in Abuja...

The Digest: The North Central Youths Support Group for Tinubu has inaugurated its national and state executives in Abuja, vowing to mobilise five million votes for President Bola Tinubu's re-election in 2027. Director-General Comrade Abdullahi Muhammed Jemil declared the target at the ceremony...

The Digest: Business magnate Tony Elumelu has declared that the era of foreign exchange scarcity in Nigeria is over, praising President Bola Tinubu's reform efforts during a meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday. The Heirs Holdings chairman and Presidential Economic Council...

Arik Air flight W3 740, a Boeing 737-700 operating from Lagos to Port Harcourt, made a safe emergency diversion to Benin Airport on Wednesday following an in-flight engine anomaly. Video footage circulating on social media captures the tense touchdown moment, with passengers audibly praying as...

The Digest: Abia State Deputy Governor Ikechukwu Emetu has declared that the Labour Party (LP) operates an open-door policy and would welcome President Bola Tinubu, Peter Obi, or any political actor seeking to join ahead of the 2027 elections. Emetu, who chairs the LP national steering...

The Digest: Celebrity businessman Pascal Okechukwu, aka Cubana Chief Priest, has fired back at social commentator Isaac Fayose over criticism of his political alignment with President Bola Tinubu's administration. In a series of Instagram posts, Cubana Chief Priest defended his stance, stating...

The Digest: Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has confirmed that President Bola Tinubu has again intervened in the political crisis between Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the state's House of Assembly. Speaking to reporters in Abuja, Wike stated the Sunday...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has appointed Adesayo Michael as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA). According to a statement from presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, Michael replaces Aliyu Tahir at the...

The Digest: Former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai has clarified that his reported rift with President Bola Tinubu was not personal but rooted in a fundamental clash of governance philosophy. In an interview, El-Rufai stated, "I was never Tinubu’s friend," explaining his initial support was a...

The Digest: A viral moment shows activist Deji Adeyanju declining a cap branded with President Bola Tinubu's "Asiwaju" title, offered by Tinubu's social media aide Seyi Vodi at a public event. Adeyanju, a prominent critic of the administration, politely refused the gift. The brief interaction...

The Digest: The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has asserted that the people of Rivers State do not require the support of the state's sitting governor to mobilise for President Bola Tinubu's anticipated 2027 re-election campaign. Speaking at the commissioning of the...

The Digest: Nigeria's Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, married off ten of his children, five daughters and five sons, in a single ceremony in Abuja on Friday. The wedding fatiha was held at the National Mosque and attended by President Bola Tinubu, who served as the Wali...