Political parties under the umbrella of the Forum of National Chairmen of Political Parties (NCPP) have announced plans to hold a nationwide rally on January 10, 2026, in support of the federal government’s new tax regime. In a joint communique issued after an extensive consultative meeting on Thursday, leaders of the NCPP described the tax reforms as a “far-reaching economic policy” that transcends partisan politics and advances the national interest. The initiative comes as the...

Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has officially defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The defection was announced on X on Friday by the National Chairman of the APC, Nentawe Yilwatda, who warmly welcomed the Governor into the ruling party on behalf of its leadership and members nationwide. In his statement, Yilwatda described Mutfwang’s decision as courageous and driven by national and state interests. “On behalf of the National Working Committee and the entire family...

The Forum of South-East Academic Doctors (FOSAD) has ranked Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, as the best performing governor in the South-East for 2025. The ranking was announced in the outcome of FOSAD’s 2025 South-East Governors’ Performance Poll, conducted as part of the forum’s end-of-year activities for 2025. FOSAD said the poll was organised in line with its mandate to promote good governance, accountability and evidence-based public leadership in the South-East geopolitical zone. According...

As part of activities marking the 2026 New Year, Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has granted clemency to 71 inmates. The governor announced the decision during his 2026 New Year broadcast on Thursday describing the decision as a step toward rehabilitation, mercy, and giving deserving individuals a second chance. The Governor also approved the release of 19 inmates convicted of capital offences on compassionate grounds, citing old age, ill health, and prolonged incarceration, while...

The Nigerian military, working alongside other security agencies, says it neutralised no fewer than 20 terrorist commanders and their fighters across various theatres of operation in Northern Nigeria in 2025, as part of sustained efforts to tackle insurgency and banditry. The Director of Defence Media Operations (DMO), Major-General Michael Onoja, disclosed this on Wednesday while presenting a review of military operations carried out across the country during the outgoing year. Among the insurgent leaders killed,...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that 2026 will mark the beginning of a “more robust phase of economic growth” for Nigeria, expressing confidence that recent economic reforms will deliver tangible benefits to ordinary citizens. In his New Year goodwill message to Nigerians on Wednesday, the President said the country closed 2025 on a strong economic footing despite global headwinds, pointing to improved growth figures, moderating inflation and renewed investor confidence. Below is the full...

…Seeks Nigerians’ Forgiveness Over 2023 Ticket The Labour Party has described the defection of its 2023 presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a “liberation”, admitting that presenting him as its flagbearer in the last general election was a grave political error. In a strongly worded statement issued on Tuesday and signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Obiora Ifoh, the party said it had long parted ways with Obi...

The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has directed his lawyers to withdraw all ongoing defamation lawsuits filed against several individuals, stating that he was deeply moved by the counsel of a Catholic priest during a New Year’s Mass in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Sen. Akpabio made the disclosure on Thursday at the Sacred Heart Parish in Uyo, where he attended a New Year’s service. He revealed that he had instituted close to nine...