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The Digest: The presidency has clarified that former Finance Minister Wale Edun resigned from his position due to recent ill health, contrary to reports that he was sacked. Bayo Onanuga, presidential spokesperson, said Edun, who turned 70 on Monday, submitted his resignation letter on his...

The Digest: Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, has urged Leke Abejide, a House of Representatives member and leader of the Nafiu Gombe-led faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), to continue causing problems in the party. Speaking at a birthday ceremony...

The Digest: Representatives of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar have held remote talks with senior staff of the US House Democratic caucus over concerns about Nigeria's electoral process. The meeting addressed "serious concerns regarding election integrity" and allegations that the current...

The Digest: Representatives of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar have held remote talks with senior staff of the US House Democratic caucus over concerns about Nigeria's electoral process. The meeting addressed "serious concerns regarding election integrity" and allegations that the current...

The Digest: Retired police officers under the Police Retired Officers Forum of Nigeria (PROF) have blocked Gate 8 of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, demanding that President Bola Tinubu sign the Police Exit Bill passed by the National Assembly in December 2025. The bill seeks to withdraw the...

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: Nentawe Yilwatda, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) approved Nyesom Wike's appointment as a minister in President Bola Tinubu's administration. Speaking during a media chat, Yilwatda cited past examples of...

The Digest: Senate President Godswill Akpabio has urged Nigerians to be patient with President Tinubu's economic reforms, noting that fuel is now more accessible than during past scarcity. He said: "There was a time Nigerians were ready to pay as much as N10,000 per litre, yet the product was...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has officially commissioned the new corporate headquarters of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) in Abuja, marking the transition from the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to the newly restructured agency. The 16-floor building has three towers and can...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has held a security meeting with Service Chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police at the Presidential Villa following the airstrike at Jilli Market on the Borno-Yobe border. About 200 people, including civilians, were reportedly killed. The meeting began at...

The Digest: Two weeks after Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu promised Nigerians "improvements in supply," citizens across the country report that the electricity situation has barely changed. From Abuja to Lagos, Delta to Imo, residents describe prolonged outages and brief, inconsistent supply...

The Digest: A shocking confrontation broke out between officers of the Nigerian Army and Navy during President Bola Tinubu's visit to Bayelsa State. According to eyewitnesses, tension began over disagreement on movement control and access routes. The argument quickly escalated into a heated...

The Digest: Three people, including a 17-year-old girl, lost their lives on Friday after a vehicle in President Bola Tinubu's convoy lost control and rammed into roadside structures in Obogoro, Bayelsa State. The accident occurred during the president's one-day working visit to commission...

The Digest: The US Department of State has asked American citizens not to travel to Nigeria and ordered non-essential government workers to leave, citing rising insecurity. The advisory listed armed robbery, kidnapping, assault, and banditry as common threats. It also warned that Nigerian...

The Digest: Four former ministers who resigned from President Bola Tinubu's cabinet are facing tough battles in their states as they pursue 2027 governorship ambitions. Sa'idu Alkali (Transportation) is eyeing Kano, Yusuf Tuggar (Foreign Affairs) is contesting Bauchi, Yusuf Sununu...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu's visit to Plateau State has sparked widespread criticism over its short duration, restriction to the airport, and the decision to transport grieving victims to meet him rather than visiting hospitals or attack sites. Tinubu cited a power outage at the...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dalhatu Abubakar as chairman of the Nigeria Commodity Exchange, alongside members of its governing board, as part of efforts to strengthen the country's commodity trading ecosystem and drive non-oil export growth. The newly...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has expressed solidarity with the people of Plateau State following the deadly Palm Sunday attack in Jos North that claimed at least 28 lives. In a personally signed statement, Tinubu said his visit to Jos is to express sympathy and show that the government...

The Digest: The All Progressives Congress is grappling with demands from federal lawmakers and state governors for automatic tickets ahead of the 2027 polls, with senators and House of Representatives members seeking guaranteed slots to return to their seats. Outgoing governors eyeing Senate...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has appointed Senator Ibrahim Ida as Chairman of the Corporate Affairs Commission and nominated seven persons to fill vacant commissioner positions at the National Population Commission. The appointments, announced by Special Adviser Bayo Onanuga, are subject...