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Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has formally defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), a move widely seen as a major political realignment with significant implications for Nigeria’s opposition politics ahead of future elections.The defection was announced on Wednesday at a political gathering held at the Nike Lake Resort in Enugu State, where party leaders, political st...

The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, has moved to calm public anxiety over Nigeria’s incoming tax regime, assuring Nigerians that the new tax laws taking effect from January 1, 2026, will not permit automatic deductions from personal bank accounts.Oyedele gave the clarification on Tuesday while speaking on Channels Television’s end-of-year programme, ...

Justice Emeka Nwite issued the remand order after Malami and his son, Abubakar Abdulaziz Malami, pleaded not guilty to a 16-count charge filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). A third defendant was also arraigned alongside them on charges the commission said were committed between 2015 and 2023, a period that coincided largely with Malami’s tenure as Nigeria’s chief law officer.Following...

The Ogun State House of Assembly has approved the Year 2026 Appropriation Bill amounting to N1,668,997,993,125.44, barely 26 days after it was presented by Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun. The passage marks a key milestone in the state’s fiscal planning for the coming year.The bill was adopted following the presentation of t...

The impending succession to the revered stool of the Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland has triggered renewed historical and legal scrutiny, with growing consensus among historians, customary law experts, and prominent Ijebu stakeholders that the next monarch should emerge from the Bubiade section of the Fusengbuwa Royal House.According to respected voices, including Ba...

Authorities have confirmed that a serious road traffic accident involving a convoy linked to world-famous boxer Anthony Joshua occurred on Monday along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway, near Makun, close to the Danco Filling Station before the Sagamu Interchange on the Ibadan-bound lane.The incident, which eyewitnesses say happened shortly after 11 a.m., involved a Lexus SUV with registration number ...

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has received the report and resolutions of a five-man committee set up to investigate the state’s stake in the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) and the Radisson Hotel projects.Receiving the report at Government House, Benin City, Governor Okpebholo assured that the findings would be fully implemented, d...

Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has given Dr Anthony Aziegbemi a seven-day ultimatum to pay ₦25 billion in damages over alleged defamatory statements.In a letter by the governor’s counsel, Ray Okezie, and addressed to Aziegbemi, the PDP State Chairman was also requested to publish a public apology in three national dailies over the alle...

Femi Gbajabiamila has not been replaced as the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, the presidency said on Thursday.The President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, dismissed reports suggesting that Tinubu had replaced Gbajabiamila with his Principal Private Secretary, Hakeem Muri-Okunola....

The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Kelvin Aneke, has charged troops of Nigerian Air Force not to leave any stone unturned in the quest to subdue terrorism, banditry and other forms of criminality within the Northwest Region.He also charge...