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President Bola Tinubu ordered the suspension of three permanent secretaries and the arrest of George Buchi Nwabueze after the ICPC uncovered a second fake agency, the National Brands Development and Made in Nigeria Special Project Office, operating within government premises.
President Tinubu announced a record single-day rescue of 308 abductees—163 from the Woro community in Kwara state and 145 from Niger state—rescued from a forest and now receiving medical care. Described as the largest operation by security forces, it showcases intelligence-led coordination amid Nigeria’s ongoing banditry in the northwest/north-central and a prolonged northeast insurgency.
Six people, including civilians and retired servicemen, face trial in Abuja on treason, terrorism and money‑laundering charges over last year’s Independence Day coup plot aimed at ousting President Bola Tinubu. Court documents point to Colonel Mohammed Ma’aji as the alleged mastermind and Timipre Sylva as a key, “still at large” financier. The plan reportedly included storming the Aso Rock presidential villa, detaining Tinubu and top officials, and possible assassinations, with funds and insider access brokered through military and civilian accomplices. The case signals Nigeria’s first detailed glimpse into a serious coup attempt since 1999, with prosecutors indicating more suspects and trials may follow.}
Princess Catherine shone in a green gown with the Lover’s Knot Tiara as she toasted Nigerian President Bola Tinubu at King Charles’s Windsor state banquet. Tinubu drank orange juice during the toast while the royals used English sparkling wine; the event for 160 guests featured a 155‑foot dining table, Ramadan accommodations with Iftar and a Chapman‑inspired non‑alcoholic cocktail, and a ceremonial procession to St George’s Hall.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla will host Nigerian President Bola Tinubu for a state visit at Windsor Castle on March 18–19, 2026—the first Nigerian head of state to visit the UK in 37 years.
Nigerian authorities say 16 officers arrested last October for indiscipline will face a military judicial panel over alleged plots to unseat President Bola Tinubu, with the process aimed at accountability and due process.
President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria received Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo on a private visit in Lagos. Tinubu, who is influential in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union, has recently been accused of perjury for allegedly lying about his acquisition of Guinean citizenship.
Ethnic leaders under the aegis of "The Natives" have commenced a vigil to intercept agents of parallel government and ward off any plot to disrupt the inauguration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the 16th President of Nigeria on May 29. The vigil will be held on the streets of Abuja until Tinubu is sworn in, and the leaders have urged aggrieved politicians and supporters to accept their defeat in peace and re-strategize their political careers. The supreme leader of The Native, Hon Smart Edwards, warned those plotting to sabotage democracy to refrain from their plans as it would not be profitable for them.