The power structure within Tinubu’s administration is a complex web of formal positions and informal relationships based on decades of trust, loyalty, and political alliances. Key influential figures include: Oluremi Tinubu (First Lady): As the president’s wife and a former senator, she wields “soft power” and has a significant, influential role as a critical support system and proxy within the …

The United States Trade Administration has painted a grim picture of Nigeria’s healthcare system, describing it as underdeveloped and lacking modern medical facilities. In a report published on its Trade Administration website, it stated that Nigeria’s health indicators, under President Bola Tinubu, remain one of the worst in Africa. “Healthcare infrastructure in Nigeria is still underdeveloped and lacks modern medical …

Nigeria’s Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, once vowed to destroy his U.S. green card if Donald Trump won the 2016 American presidential election. Speaking at Oxford University in the United Kingdom ahead of the polls, Soyinka expressed concern over Trump’s potential immigration policies, saying he would personally discard his U.S. residency permit if the Republican candidate triumphed. “It is unlikely …

Some Nigerian Army personnel have raided the Abuja residence of a former governor and former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, in connection with an alleged coup plot currently under investigation by the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA), SaharaReporters can report. Multiple security sources confirmed to SaharaReporters on Tuesday that the army raid occurred at Sylva’s home in the …

Nobel Laureate and world-renowned writer, Professor Wole Soyinka, has disclosed that his United States visa was recently revoked permanently by American authorities. Speaking during a media parley held at Freedom Park in Lagos on Tuesday, the literary icon explained that the decision followed his refusal to attend a reinterview requested by the U.S. Consulate. Soyinka revealed that he had torn …

Nobel Laureate and world-renowned writer, Professor Wole Soyinka, has disclosed that his United States visa was recently revoked permanently by American authorities. Speaking during a media parley held at Freedom Park in Lagos on Tuesday, the literary icon explained that the decision followed his refusal to attend a reinterview requested by the U.S. Consulate. Soyinka revealed that he had torn …

Nobel Laureate and world-renowned writer, Professor Wole Soyinka, has disclosed that his United States visa was recently revoked permanently by American authorities. Speaking during a media parley held at Freedom Park in Lagos on Tuesday, the literary icon explained that the decision followed his refusal to attend a reinterview requested by the U.S. Consulate. Soyinka revealed that he had torn …

President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate, requesting the screening and confirmation of the newly appointed service chiefs, Very Nigerian reports. The President’s letter was read on Tuesday by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, during plenary. According to the correspondence, the nominees include General Olufemi Oluyede as Chief of Defence Staff, Major-General Waheedi Shaibu as Chief of Army Staff, …

Nigeria walked a fine line between applause and anxiety at the 2025 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank, as the country’s reform momentum drew commendation from global financiers, while fiscal, debt, and oil-sector concerns triggered calls for vigilance and deeper discipline. The IMF, in its World Economic Outlook and Fiscal Monitor released during the meetings, …

Proceedings in the terrorism trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, took a dramatic turn on Monday, as the trial judge resorted to begging the defendant “in the name of God Almighty to consult properly,” before proceeding to defend himself. Noting that Kanu had earlier fired his lawyers and opted to defend himself, Justice James …

IIntersociety said Fulani jihadist militants, operating under various disguises, were responsible for approximately 80 of the killings and 110 abductions, while Boko Haram insurgents accounted for 20 killings and 10 abductions. No fewer than 100 Nigerians have been killed and 120 others abducted between August 10 and October 26, 2025, in a renewed wave of religiously motivated attacks across Nigeria. …

The Dangote refinery is expected to start crude oil production soon, a report by S&P Global has said. Dangote’s upstream oil assets, Oil Mining Leases 71 and 72, are expected to start pumping oil before the end of the year. According to the report by S&P, the assets will start producing about 40,000 barrels of crude oil per day. “Dangote’s …

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara arrives at the Presidential Palace to meet with his French counterpart in Abidjan, as part of a three day visit to West Africa. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP) The Bureau News reports that Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara has secured a controversial fourth term in office, winning 89.77% of the vote in an election …

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the federal government of dishonesty over its claims of increased local food production, arguing that widespread insecurity and the displacement of farmers—especially in northern Nigeria—make such assertions untrue. The party lamented that even farmers who have not been displaced are struggling to afford fertilisers and other essential agricultural inputs due to soaring costs. …

Economists and financial analysts have explained that conflict of interest is the reason why the recent drop in the price of rice attracted mixed feelings from Nigerians and traders. The Chief Executive Officer of the Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise, Muda Yusuf, and the Executive Officer of SD & D Capital Management disclosed this in an interview with …