President playfully calls First Lady ‘Iya Alakara’ at State House event
President Bola Tinubu jokingly referred to First Lady Oluremi Tinubu as “Iya Alakara” during a State House event, referencing the […]
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Tinubu calls First Lady ‘Iya Alakara’ at press dinner, sends room into laughter
President Bola Tinubu drew laughter at the Presidential Press Corps Dinner in Abuja on Thursday when he playfully addressed First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu as “Iya Alakara” — a humorous nod to the public controversy sparked by her recent remarks encouraging women to sell akara and other small-scale food items.
‘I’m underground, my life is in danger’: Gbajabiamila’s accuser goes into hiding as presidency calls him con artist over ‘phantom’ council
Adeniyi Adeyemi, accused of fraudulently parading himself as head of a non-existent Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, has gone into hiding claiming his life is under threat — even as mounting evidence including a 2026 budget allocation of N1.3 billion and a government-approved waiver to recruit 300 staff members continues to contradict the Presidency’s claim that the council never existed.
How 300 staff were approved for presidential council Tinubu now disowns
Documents obtained by TheCable show that the Federal Government approved a waiver in 2025 allowing the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion
Court denies El-Rufai bail after hospital disowns medical report
A Kaduna High Court has rejected Nasir El-Rufai’s third bail application after the National Hospital disowned the medical report he
EFCC witness clears Emefiele of benefiting from $6.2m stolen CBN funds
An EFCC witness has told a court that investigators found no evidence that former CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele benefited from
Court backs David Mark as ADC leader in landmark ruling
A Federal High Court in Abuja has affirmed the David Mark-led leadership of the African Democratic Congress, dismissing a suit by Rep. Leke Abejide challenging the emergence of Mark and Rauf Aregbesola as national chairman and secretary respectively.
48 killed as Fulani-Kamuku clash turns bloody in Niger’s Tegina
At least 48 people have been killed in escalating clashes between Fulani herders and the Kamuku ethnic group in Tegina, Niger State, with machete-wielding attackers killing 42 mostly women, children and elderly villagers before a retaliatory strike claimed six herders’ lives.
FG slashes import levy on new, used vehicles as 2026 fiscal measures kick in
The Federal Government has slashed import levies on new and used vehicles as part of its 2026 Fiscal Policy Measures, which took effect on July 1, in a bid to ease importation costs and improve vehicle access for Nigerians.
FULL LIST: CBN withdraws licences of 46 microfinance banks over regulatory breaches
The CBN has revoked the licences of 46 microfinance banks over regulatory breaches, including weak capital, inactivity and unauthorised closure