1.Chief of Staff
General Abdullahi Sarki Mukhtar (rtd)
First post-1999 Chief of Staff to the President, under Yar'Adua. Career soldier; former GOC 3 Armoured Division.
2007 — 2010
Aides, appointees and First Ladies
1999 — present2.Chief of Staff
Mike Oghiadomhe
Chief of Staff to President Goodluck Jonathan, 2010–2015. Former Deputy Governor of Edo State (1999–2003).
2010 — 2015
3.Chief of Staff
Abba Kyari
Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, 2015 to his death on 17 April 2020 from COVID-19. Lawyer and banker.
2015 — 2020
4.Chief of Staff
Prof. Ibrahim Gambari
Chief of Staff, 2020–2023. Former UN Under-Secretary-General; former Foreign Minister (1984–85).
2020 — 2023
5.Chief of Staff
Femi Gbajabiamila
Chief of Staff to President Tinubu. Immediately prior, Speaker of the House of Representatives (2019–23).
2023 — sitting
6.Spokesperson
Doyin Okupe
Special Assistant on Media to Presidents Obasanjo and Jonathan. Long-running public face of two administrations.
1999–2003; 2012–15
7.Spokesperson
Femi Adesina
Special Adviser on Media & Publicity to President Buhari. Former Editor of The Sun newspaper.
2015 — 2023
8.Spokesperson
Bayo Onanuga
Special Adviser on Information & Strategy. Founding Editor of The News magazine.
2023 — sitting
9.First Lady
Stella Obasanjo
Hon. First Lady, 1999–2005. Died 23 October 2005 in Marbella, Spain, following cosmetic surgery.
1999 — 2005
10.First Lady
Turai Yar'Adua
Hon. First Lady, 2007–2010. Centre on the question of presidential capacity preceding the Doctrine of Necessity.
2007 — 2010
11.First Lady
Dame Patience Jonathan
Hon. First Lady, 2010–2015. EFCC litigation over $15m+ in linked accounts ongoing through 2024.
2010 — 2015
12.First Lady
Aisha Buhari
Hon. First Lady, 2015–2023. Author of 'The Essential Aisha'. Public dissent from her husband's administration on appointments.
2015 — 2023
13.First Lady
Oluremi Tinubu
Hon. First Lady, 2023–. Former Senator (Lagos Central, 2011–23). Ordained pastor of the New Covenant Church.
2023 — sitting
Methodology
Tier 1 · primary
Courts. Gazettes. National archives.
Tier 2 · corroborating
OCCRP. HRW. BudgIT. TheCable.
Redline
Wikipedia is never a source.