Gamboru Market Explosion: PDP Commiserates With Victims, Tasks Govt On Safety Of Citizens

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commiserated with victims of the Gamboru Market, Christmas Eve explosion, urging the government at all levels to deploy an actionable strategy to ensure the safety of Nigerians. A press statement on Wednesday, signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Ini Ememobong, reads, “The news of an explosion in a mosque in Gamboru Market, Maiduguri, is another sad reminder of the rising insecurity that has become the unfortunate contemporary...

Christmas: President Tinubu Advocates Religious Freedom, Protection for All Faiths

…Calls For Reflection On Contributions Of Christians To National Progress President Bola Tinubu has felicitated Christians at Christmas, restating his commitment to religious freedom and protection of people of different faiths from violence. Tinubu, in his Christmas message, called for a reflection on the contributions of Christians to national progress, stressing that the season is a reminder that, despite daunting challenges, God is with Nigerians. The President also assured that no one, regardless of ethnicity...

Gov. Oyebanji Vows to Run Gubernatorial Election With Decency, Transparency

Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State has promised Ekiti people that his administration will ensure that the 2026 governorship election is conducted with the highest level of decency, transparency, and fairness, stressing that democracy must reflect the will of the people without intimidation or manipulation. Oyebanji, who gave the assurance Tuesday evening during the 2025 Ekiti State Government Carol Service at the Obafemi Awolowo Civic and Convention Centre in Ado Ekiti, maintained that his government would...

Governor Yahaya fires four aides for physically assaulting a Councillor

Four aides to Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya have been sacked over their alleged involvement in the physical assault of a Councillor. Those sacked include Adamu Abdullahi Danko, Senior Special Assistant II (Domestic); Garba Mohammed Mai Rago, Senior Special Assistant II (Political); Rabiu Sulaiman Abubakar, Senior Special Assistant II (Social Media); and Ali Ibrahim Baban Kaya, Senior Special Assistant II (Community Relations). Their dismissal followed the conclusion of investigation by the special committee set...

Forgery Of Tax Reform Law: Act Of Treason Against Citizens  – Atiku

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that the illegal and unauthorised alterations made to Nigeria’s tax legislation after passage by the National Assembly represents a brazen act of treason against the Nigerian people and a direct assault on the nation’s constitutional democracy. In a press statement on Tuesday, the former Vice President asked the executive to immediately suspend the implementation of the tax law, stressing that the executive’s draconian overreach undermines the foundational principle of...

Ekiti Takes The Lead, Domesticates Nigeria Tax Administration Act

….As Oyebanji Signs Ekiti Revenue Administration Law Ekiti has emerged as the first state in the Federation to domesticate the Nigeria Tax Administration Act with the signing into law of the Ekiti State Revenue Administration Law, 2025 by the Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji. Governor Oyebanji assented to the new revenue law, just as he signed the  State’s 2026 Budget of N415,572,070,139.44 (Four hundred and fifteen billion, five hundred and seventy-two million, seventy thousand, one hundred...

FG Makes Drug Testing Mandatory for Public Service Employment

The Federal Government has introduced mandatory drug testing as a new requirement for entry into the Nigerian public service. The directive was issued on Monday to permanent secretaries and heads of extra-ministerial departments and parastatals, according to a statement from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF). The statement, signed by Segun Imohiosen, Director of Information and Public Relations at the OSGF, said the new condition of service forms part...

Tax Laws Issues: Oyedele Urges Nigerians to Await Lawmakers’ Findings

The Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, has urged Nigerians to exercise patience and await the outcome of an investigation by the House of Representatives into claims that discrepancies exist between the gazetted tax laws and the versions passed by the National Assembly. The call follows allegations raised last Wednesday by Abdussamad Dasuki, a member of the House of Representatives from Sokoto State, who claimed that the tax laws...

U.S. to Partially Suspend Visa Issuance to Nigerians from January

The United States Mission in Nigeria has announced that the U.S. government will partially suspend visa issuance to Nigerian nationals, effective January 1, 2026, as part of a broader measure affecting 19 countries. In a press statement, the Mission said the action is being taken “in line with Presidential Proclamation 10998 on ‘Restricting and Limiting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the Security of the United States.’” According to the statement, the suspension will...

President Trump Recalls U.S. Ambassadors, Others In ‘America First’ Push

The Trump administration is recalling nearly 30 ambassadors and other senior career diplomats to ensure embassies reflect its “America First” priorities. The decision critics said would weaken U.S. credibility abroad. The State Department refuses to provide a list of the affected diplomats. Nearly 30 senior diplomats were among those ordered back to Washington, according to people familiar with the matter. A senior department official stated on Monday that the move was “a standard process in...

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