Author: NewsQuest

First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu on Monday urged women leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC),  to double down on grassroots mobilization and trust-building as the party prepares for upcoming electoral contests. Speaking to APC women leaders from across the country,  the First Lady described political success as a product of sustained, local engagement rather than gender alone. “Politics is not about gender; it’s about number,” she said, adding that failure to connect with constituents undermines credibility. “If you don’t connect with the grassroots, you can’t win their trust.” Senator Tinubu cited her own record of regular constituent outreach…

President Bola Tinubu is expected to attend the inaugural Presidential Press Corps Annual Dinner, a State House Press Corps (SHPC) event intended to strengthen ties between the presidency and the journalists who cover it. In a statement Monday, Dr. Anule Emmanuel, chairman of the State House Press Corps, said the dinner—originally scheduled for Thursday, June 4—has been moved to Friday, June 19 and will be held at the State House Conference Centre in the Presidential Villa. The State House Press Corps comprises reporters accredited to cover the President’s office. The maiden dinner, Dr. Anule said, is designed to “celebrate excellence…

Presidential spokesman Sunday Dare on Saturday celebrated his 60th birthday in a colourful ceremony that brought together political allies, family and cultural dignitaries in the nation’s capital, Abuja. Guests filed into the Les Angeles Event Centre at Kado under vibrant decorations that echoed aesthetic flair—bright fabrics, patterned textiles and traditional beadwork. Dare and his wife arrived in coordinated Yoruba attire, drawing attention for their sharply tailored agbada and iro-and-buba ensembles, respectively. The couple’s sartorial choices reflected the event’s blend of personal celebration and cultural pride. NewsQuest reports that the walls and stands at the venue bore inscriptions describing Dare—who serves…

By Bayo Onanuga With politicking intensifying ahead of the January 2027 election, opposition politicians have escalated their campaign of misinformation and calumny to diminish the impact and achievements of this administration over the last three years. Two years ago, when the administration was struggling to deal with the unintended consequences of its historic reforms, the campaign would have made sense. But not anymore, as the administration can rightly claim bragging rights for what it has achieved against all odds and why the international community is applauding it for putting Nigeria irrevocably on the path of growth and development. The impact…

President Bola Tinubu on Friday said that “Nigeria has stabilised and is moving forward,” three years after his tenure in office having been confronted by collapsing oil prices, fiscal strain and persistent insecurity. The President presented a portrait of economic recovery and renewed investor confidence even as many Nigerians continue to decry the initial pains of his government’s reforms. In a statement marking the administration’s third anniversary, President Tinubu described his government’s tenure as a choice between short-term comfort and long-term recovery, arguing that painful measures taken early in the term have steadied public finances, attracted foreign capital and kick‑started…

Former Secretary to Ondo State Government, Dr Taiwo Fasoranti, who is a senatorial aspirant for Ondo Central Senatorial District, speaks on his political ambition among other issues. NewsQuest brings the exceprts; Q: What influenced your resignation as SSG to contest senatorial seat? Interestingly, a lot of people were surprised when I declared my intention to contest for the Ondo Central Senatorial seat shortly after resigning as SSG. But for me, the decision was driven by conviction, experience, and a deep understanding of our people and our communities. Over the years, I have had the privilege of serving the state at…

By Tanimu Yakubu The Budget Office of the Federation acknowledges public concerns regarding the publication timeline for the recent Quarterly Budget Implementation Reports and considers it important to provide clarification within the broader constitutional and fiscal context governing public finance administration in Nigeria. The fiscal year is not necessarily synonymous with the calendar year. The calendar year is a fixed chronological construct of twelve months running from January to December.  The fiscal year, however, is a juridical and legislative creation whose duration, commencement, and terminal date are determined by the extant appropriation framework enacted by law.  Accordingly, where the prevailing…

By Tunde Rahman The race to the presidency in 2027 is getting more exciting. Last Thursday, May 14, 2026, at the ancient Mapo Hall in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, Governor Seyi Makinde formally threw his hat into the ring and organised a spectacle. His declaration to contest for the topmost office in the forthcoming general election, however, is anything but surprising. Some political watchers had long sensed where he might be headed, given the somewhat convoluted politics that have seen him taking several seemingly contradictory and illegal steps. What was unknown and unclear was which platform the “outgoing landlord…

By Anule Emmanuel The arrival of roughly 100 US troops at a military airfield in Bauchi State early this year, with a later expansion to about 200 personnel, and a subsequent joint strike that killed a senior Islamic State West Africa Province commander, mark a pivotal moment in Nigeria’s long-running security crisis—and a significant deepening of America’s military engagement in Africa. The US deployment, officially described by the Federal Government as a training and intelligence‑sharing mission against Boko Haram and ISWAP, comes amid high‑level security diplomacy between the two countries. Nigerian officials point to meetings last year involving the US…

Nigerian and United States military Saturday night struck a compound in the Lake Chad Basin, killing a senior Islamic State leader and several of his lieutenants, President Bola Tinubu confirmed in a statement. The operation targeted Abu-Bilal Al-Manuki—also referred to by security services as Abu-Mainok—who Nigeria’s government described as a wanted senior figure in the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP). President Tinubu said “Overnight, Nigeria and the United States recorded a significant example of effective collaboration in the fight against terrorism.” Officials on both sides called the operation a milestone in bilateral counterterrorism cooperation. Early assessments from military authorities…