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The Federal Government has declared December 25, 26 and January 1, 2026, as public holidays.Announcing this on behalf of the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Magdalene Ajani, said the holidays are to mark Christmas, Boxing Day and the New Year celebrations respectively....

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Edo State has unveiled plans to regulate scrap dealers starting from 2026, as part of efforts to strengthen the fight against vandalism of critical national assets and infrastructure.The State Commandant of the NSCDC, Saidi Akintayo, made the announcement on Friday in Benin, the state capitalAkintayo, who was represented by De...

Former heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, delivered a dominant performance on Saturday morning, stopping YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul with a sixth-round knockout in their heavyweight bout in Miami.Although Paul exceeded expectations by lasting beyond the early rounds, Joshua’s superior power and experience proved decisive, according to The Athletic.The British b...

A former lawmaker at the National Assembly, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, is dead.Nwaoboshi reportedly died after an illness that lasted for some months.This was disclosed in a statement by the Delta State Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Festus Ahon, on Friday....

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has urged President Bola Tinubu to review his order on the withdrawal of police operatives from Very Important Persons.Tinubu, on November 23, ordered the withdrawal of police officers currently providing security for VIPs in the country, saying the operatives would be deployed to address the security challenges confront...

President Bola Tinubu says bandits, violent cult groups, kidnappers, foreign-linked mercenaries, and other armed non-state actors will be treated as terrorists under a new security framework to be rolled out by his administration. Tinubu said this on Friday when he presented the budget proposal for the 2026 fiscal year to a joint session of the Nation...

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Friday said the C-130 transport aircraft, which made a precautionary landing in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, has resumed its journey after safety checks, easing concerns over the status of the aircraft and its crew.NAF spokesman, Ehimen Ejodame, disclosed this in a statement, saying the aircraft departed Bobo-Dioulasso on F...

President Bola Tinubu has cautioned governors that he may be forced to issue an executive order to enforce direct allocations to local governments if they fail to comply with the Supreme Court ruling affirming financial autonomy for Nigeria’s third tier of government.Tinubu gave the warning during the 15th National Executive Committee meeting of the ...

President Bola Tinubu has presented a budget proposal of ₦58.1 trillion for the 2026 fiscal year to a joint session of the National Assembly, with capital recurrent (non‑debt) expenditure standing at ₦15.25 trillion. Tinubu presented it on Friday, pegging the capital expenditure at ₦26.08 trillion and putting the crude oil benchmark at...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced plans to accredit a total of 1,039 Computer-Based Test centres nationwide for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is’haq Oloyede, confirmed this to newsmen on Wednesday in Ilorin during an accreditation tour of CBT centres....