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...

NSCDC Confirms Over 19,000 Cases Of Measles, 153 Deaths In Eleven Months

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 19,213 cases of measles and 153 deaths between January and November 2025. The confirmed cases, according to the measles situation report released on Tuesday, are 26,866 suspected cases reported across 507 Local Government Areas in all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.  The disease recorded a case fatality rate of 0.8 percent. Children aged 9 to 59 months were the most affected group,...

Jigawa State NSCDC Records 125 Rape Cases In 2025

No fewer than 125 cases of rape, vandalism, theft, murder/culpable homicide, and other civil and criminal offenses have been prosecuted by the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Jigawa State Command, between January and December 2025. Mr. Muhammad Kabiru Ingawa, Jigawa State Commandant of the NSCDC disclosed this while speaking to journalists on the Command’s achievements and challenges in the outgoing year. He explained that the Command has adopted a proactive approach to crime...

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...

FG Formally Classifies Kidnappers, Bandits as Terrorists

The federal government has officially classified kidnappers, bandits and violent armed groups as terrorists. The announcement was made on Monday at the government’s end-of-year press briefing in Abuja by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris. The policy marks a clear departure from treating mass kidnappings, rural assaults and community violence as conventional crimes. Instead, these acts will now fall within the counter-terrorism framework, enabling the state to deploy stronger legal and operational...

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