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The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nigerian-American basketball star Ejimofor Anosike for leading China's Hong Kong Bulls to victory in the 2026 National Basketball League (NBL) Championship. Anosike was named Finals Most Valuable Player, Best International Player, and Slam...

The Digest: Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has declared his support for President Bola Tinubu's re-election, stating that Nigeria is in "capable hands" under his leadership. Speaking at the Southern Traditional Rulers Council meeting in Port Harcourt, Fubara said continuity is...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with All Progressives Congress (APC) governors at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja. The meeting is taking place at the Council Chamber, instead of the initially planned Conference Room. Governors in attendance include Babagana...

The Digest: Former President Goodluck Jonathan met with President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday at the State House in Abuja. The agenda of the meeting has not been made public by the presidency. Jonathan's last meeting with Tinubu was in November 2025 after his return from Guinea-Bissau, where he...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu sacked Finance Minister Wale Edun following months of tension over poor capital budget releases and a heated altercation at a Federal Executive Council meeting on December 10, 2025. Insiders said Edun raised his voice at the president during the meeting...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has criticised opposition politicians, accusing them of undermining democratic values while claiming to uphold them. Speaking at a meeting with political leaders from Enugu led by Governor Peter Mbah, Tinubu said: "Democracy will survive, despite all the...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has appointed Taiwo Oyedele as the new Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, replacing Wale Edun in a minor cabinet reshuffle. Oyedele previously served as Minister of State for Finance. Secretary to the Government of the Federation...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has sacked Wale Edun, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, and Umar Dangiwa, Minister of Housing and Urban Development. Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, announced the cabinet reshuffle in a memo. Taiwo...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has approved a $75 million investment in Flutterwave as the fintech company's initial public offer (IPO) plans near completion. The investment, announced by presidential aide Dada Olusegun on X, amounts to over N100 billion at current exchange rates...

The Digest: Former Kogi West Senator Dino Melaye has stated that he would defeat President Bola Tinubu "flat" in a free and fair election. Speaking on Channels TV's Mic On, Melaye said any presidential aspirant under the African Democratic Congress (ADC) would perform "one million times better...

The Digest: Nollywood actor Yul Edochie has described any Igbo person who criticises a fellow Igbo for supporting President Bola Tinubu as a "coward." In a post on X, Edochie challenged critics to show videos of them dragging Yorubas or Northerners who support Tinubu, as well as past leaders...

The Digest: The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has stated that President Bola Tinubu should be concerned about a possible defeat in the 2027 general elections, citing widespread hardship and insecurity. National Publicity Secretary Bolaji Abdullahi said Tinubu would be contesting against...

The Digest: The Federal Government will soon begin deploying ambassadors to foreign missions after receiving more than 25 diplomatic agreements from host countries. Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa announced that a three-day induction programme for...

The Digest: Kimberly Daniels, a Florida state representative and chair of the UN-WCD, has called on President Bola Tinubu to remove or redeploy Bello Matawalle, minister of state for defence. In a statement released Tuesday, Daniels cited a security assessment report on Nigeria’s recent...

The Digest: Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has issued a sharp rebuttal to President Bola Tinubu, accusing the administration of "historical amnesia" regarding Nigeria’s economic reforms. In a statement released by his media aide, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku defended his supervision of the 2000s...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has dismissed opposition critics as "noise-makers" during a meeting with Renewed Hope Ambassadors at the State House. Mocking the African Democratic Congress (ADC) convention where Atiku Abubakar and Rauf Aregbesola slammed his economic policies, Tinubu hit...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has aimed a dig at former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, accusing him of attempting to "privatise" the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Speaking to Renewed Hope Ambassadors, Tinubu said: "The head was chairman of the privatisation council. He privatised...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has dared opposition figures, including Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, and Nasir el-Rufai, declaring that no conspiracy can scare him off. Addressing state coordinators of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors at the Presidential Villa, he said: "Me? They want to scare me...

The Digest: Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to President Bola Tinubu, has told Atiku Abubakar that Tinubu will complete his eight-year tenure like former President Muhammadu Buhari. Reacting to Atiku's comments on power rotation, Onanuga said the north's shorter tenure was due to the untimely...

The Digest: Daniel Bwala, special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on policy communication, has told former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar that he will lose to the ruling party in the 2027 presidential election. Reacting to Atiku's Arise TV interview, where he expressed confidence in the...