The presidency has reacted to reports allegedly made by Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, claiming that a former Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai, and his convoy were attacked by terrorists in Borno State.

The president’s special adviser on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a post on X, said that the senator was spreading falsehoods.

He further shared a statement from Buratai’s office clarifying that the former Chief of Army Staff was not in Borno but peacefully celebrating Eid festivities in Abuja with his family and friends.

The statement condemned the report as mischievous and utterly false, attributing it to reckless imagination and purveyors of fake news aiming to malign Buratai and spread misinformation.

Meanwhile, Senator Ali Ndume, during a televised interview, on Monday, clarified that he never claimed that the former Chief of Army Staff narrowly escaped a Boko Haram attack.

Instead, he stated that Buratai Town in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State was attacked by insurgents.

Ndume emphasized that the security situation in Borno and other parts of the country remains a deep concern, describing it as terrible in most regions except the South-South, which grapples with economic sabotage like oil theft, and the relatively safer South-West.

Ndume also said that he sympathizes with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu regarding his re-election prospects, drawing a parallel to former President Goodluck Jonathan, who, despite being endorsed by 22 PDP governors, still lost his re-election bid.

Amid the wave of defections that has sparked concern among opposition leaders about their political footing ahead of the 2027 general elections, a former spokesperson for Atiku Abubakar, Segun Showunmi, has expressed willingness to work with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu if appointed to a position.

Showunmi’s comments come after he visited President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to celebrate the Eid-el-Kabir festival.

Despite his previous strong criticism of the Tinubu administration, which included labeling the government as rudderless and accusing it of ethnic concentration and lopsidedness, Showunmi expressed his admiration and willingness to work with the president, stating that he will resign from the PDP if appointed to a position.

Maryam Abacha, widow of former Nigerian military Head of State General Sani Abacha, has defended her late husband against long-standing allegations of looting public funds.

Twenty-seven years after his death, Maryam spoke on live television, claiming that the monies her husband kept for Nigeria vanished within months of his death in 1998, implying mismanagement by subsequent administrations.

Nigeria’s former First Lady, Dr. Patience Jonathan, has reflected on her challenging but fulfilling journey toward earning a Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, Guidance, and Counselling from Ignatius Ajuru University of Education.

Speaking at a thanksgiving service, Dr. Jonathan described the three-year program as feeling like forty years due to its rigorous demands.

Despite her age and former position, Dr. Jonathan said she wasn’t ashamed to sit in class with much younger students.

She admitted to facing difficulties in grasping concepts quickly, stating that she had to ask questions three times before she understood one.

A pastor who is the founder of Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry, Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin, has unveiled a new miracle product—a spiritual nightwear, aimed at helping married women whose husbands suffer from low sperm count and infertility.

In a video that has now gone viral, the pastor held up the nightgown adorned with his image and instructed women in his congregation to wear it at night while sleeping with their husbands.

Following the successful completion of the Ojude Oba Festival in Ogun State, the state government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism, and Creative Economy to implement the Renewed Hope Cultural and Creative Projects initiative in the state, to boost tourism and preserve cultural heritage.

The Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism, and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, who attended the Ojude Oba Festival over the weekend dressed in a regal white costume announced the signing of the Renewed Hope Cultural and Creative Projects agreement with the Ogun State government on Monday, stating that the collaboration is in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive to work with states to showcase their unique cultural identities to the world.

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