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Goodluck Jonathan no longer in Guinea-Bissau – FG

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has left Guinea-Bissau after the military coup that toppled the country’s government, says the federal government.The update was given by Kimiebi Ebienfa, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a chat with members of the press in Abuja.Ebienfa...

FG Delegation to the US, Appoitment of Three Ambassadors and Tinubu’s Next Moves

One of the diplomatic and national issues that rattled the Tinubu administration was President Donald J. Trump’s remarks of November 1 and 2, 2025, in which he made his now-infamous “guns-a-blazing” and “the now disgraced country” statements, including a threat to deploy troops to...

Tinubu Mourns Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi

President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness and deep sense of loss over the news of the death of Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi.The revered Bauchi-based cleric died Thursday, November 27, 2025.Tinubu, in a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, mourned the late leader of the...

Insecurity: Tinubu demands herders surrender guns

President Bola Tinubu has called on herders to end open grazing, surrender all illegal weapons, and transition to ranching as part of a new national strategy to resolve the long-standing farmer–herder conflict.In a statement on Wednesday, the President said the Federal Government is prioritising...

Alleged $14.8m fraud: Sylva asks EFCC for appearance date

Former Minister of State for Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva, has written to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission seeking a mutually agreed date to honour its invitation over an alleged $14.8m fraud.Sylva, in a letter he personally signed and addressed to the EFCC Chairman,...

Fourteen Nigerian banks yet to meet CBN’s recapitalisation ahead of deadline

No fewer than 14 Nigerian commercial banks are yet to meet the Central Bank of Nigeria’s recapitalisation requirement as the 31st March 2026 deadline inches closer.This follows CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso’s announcement on Tuesday that sixteen Nigerian banks have met their recapitalisation requirement ahead...