Human rights activist and #RevolutionNow Movement leader, Omoyele Sowore, has alleged that President Bola Tinubu’s trip to France is for medical treatment, not a “working visit” as claimed by the presidency. In response to reports about Tinubu’s two-week trip, Sowore criticized the Nigerian government for spreading misinformation, accusing officials of misleading the public about the real purpose of the president’s foreign travels. Sowore, a former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), stated, “Bola Ahmed Tinubu has fled Nigeria again to France for medical care, while some officials falsely claim it’s a ‘working visit.’ It’s troubling that 200 million Nigerians are subjected to daily misinformation with little action to stop it.” This is not the first time Tinubu’s trips have sparked controversy. In February 2024, Tinubu spent 13 days in Paris under the guise of a “private visit.” However, sources revealed the trip was actually for medical reasons, with one insider confirming, “It’s a medical leave; he went to see his doctors in France.” Earlier reports by SaharaReporters suggested that Tinubu had gone on bed rest after his May 29 inauguration and had visited France for medical attention before taking office. Additionally, in May 2023, it was revealed that Tinubu sought medical rest in Lagos and received follow-up treatment from doctors who had previously cared for him in France.

The Nigeria Football Federation has congratulated the President of Nigeria Basketball Federation, Engineer Ahmadu Musa Kida on his appointment as the non-executive Chairman of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). In a letter signed by the NFF General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, the football-governing body said it was not surprised about Kida’s appointment by the President and Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, given Kida’s proven ability, capacity, demonstrated competence and sagacity in the nation’s oil sector over the decades. “Your appointment is another testament that a goldfish has no hiding place. Your legacies as the most-impactful President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) ever, as a true leader of the oil sector in Nigeria and internationally, and as an administrator of the highest repute, have eventually found you out as deserving of a higher national assignment, and we heartily rejoice with you. “The NFF has absolutely no doubt in your capacity to lead the new board to a level of enhanced operational efficiency, restoration of investor-confidence, local content-boosting, remarkable economic growth and the advancement of gas commercialisation and diversification, as envisioned by Mr. President,” Sanusi wrote. The NFF commended Mr. President for the appointment, while praising Kida’s track record as an adroit manager of men and resources, a lover of excellence and an individual whose endless innovation and gravitas have seen to the remarkable growth of all establishments he has journeyed through on his way to the top. Kida, a graduate of the Ahmadu Bello University, heads the newly-constituted 11-member NNPCL board, with Mr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari as the Group Chief Executive Officer.