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The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his administration's commitment to defeating terrorism and banditry, promising to find additional means to strengthen security forces. Speaking at the National Economic Council meeting in Abuja, Tinubu described insecurity as an "economic...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has convened a late-night meeting with Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, in a significant move to reconcile the political crisis in Rivers State. Details of the Abuja meeting remain...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has met with General Dagvin Anderson, the Commander of US Africa Command (AFRICOM), and Keith Heffern, the US Chargé d’Affaires to Nigeria, at the State House in Abuja. The delegation, which included senior AFRICOM advisers, was received alongside Nigeria's...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to undertake a two-day state visit to the United Kingdom on March 18, 2026, at the invitation of King Charles III. According to Buckingham Palace, this will be the first state visit to the UK by a Nigerian president in 37 years, since General...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has directed a fundamental reset of the federal government's sports funding framework, ordering that all appropriated funds be released immediately upon the passage and assent of the annual budget. In a statement, the President mandated the Ministries of...

The Digest: The United States has issued a statement condemning the recent terrorist attacks in Kwara State, Nigeria, which resulted in over 160 deaths. According to the statement, the US expressed its deepest condolences to the affected families and described the incident as a "tragic and...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has declared that those responsible for the recent massacre in Kwara State will be held accountable. Speaking during a meeting with Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq at the State House in Abuja, Tinubu condemned the attack as “particularly disturbing,” noting...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu met with Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq at the State House in Abuja on Thursday following a terrorist attack that killed at least 75 residents in the Kaiama Local Government Area. The attack, which targeted Nuku and Woro communities, also involved...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has declared there will be no reversal of his administration's economic reforms, stating his government has its "hands on the plow." During a meeting with a World Bank delegation led by Managing Director of Operations, Anna Bjerde, Tinubu acknowledged the...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has intervened in the protracted political feud in Rivers State, issuing a directive to FCT Minister Nyesom Wike to halt all impeachment-related actions against Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The president's order, reportedly given before a recent foreign trip...

The Digest: An analysis of government spending data reveals the Presidency spent at least N34.39 billion on foreign exchange for international travel and related obligations over 2024 and 2025. According to records from the GovSpend tracker, the bulk of the expenditure occurred in 2024...

The Digest: A review of official travel records shows President Bola Tinubu spent 22 days outside Nigeria in January 2026, visiting France, the United Arab Emirates, and Turkey. The frequent travel has drawn sharp criticism from opposition parties and civil society groups, who argue it...

The Digest: Families of the 16 military officers detained over an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu's government are pleading for leniency. Speaking anonymously to the press, family members described the accused as breadwinners and appealed directly to President Tinubu to "temper...

The Digest: A joint intelligence operation by the Army and the State Security Service (SSS) in late September 2025 foiled a detailed plot to assassinate President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, and to install a...

The Digest: Military investigators have identified Colonel Mohammed Ma’aji as the principal architect and financier of the foiled coup plot against President Bola Tinubu's administration. The infantry officer, arrested in late September 2025, is alleged to have coordinated planning, logistics...

The Digest: Ambassador Bashir Isa Gusau, the North-West Youth Leader of the Tinubu/Shettima campaign organisation in Zamfara State, has been abducted by suspected bandits. According to a security analyst’s report, over 30 armed men stormed his residence in Gusau town and took him away in front...

The Digest: Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga has attributed President Bola Tinubu's brief stumble during his state visit to Turkey to him stepping on a metal object. In a statement addressing the incident, Onanuga clarified that the president "merely stepped on an object, which made him...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu experienced a brief stumble while participating in a guard of honour parade during his official visit to Turkey on Tuesday. Video footage shows the president momentarily losing his footing before being promptly assisted back to his feet by his security detail...

The Digest: Youths from the All Progressives Congress (APC) across Kogi State's 21 local government areas have donated ₦100 million to fund President Bola Tinubu's 2027 presidential nomination form. The donation was presented at a Youth Endorsement Rally in the state capital. Governor Ahmed...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has declared that there will be no further industrial actions by the Academic Staff Union of Universities or any other union in Nigeria's public tertiary institutions. Speaking at the University of Lagos convocation, he attributed two uninterrupted academic...