Governor Makinde speaks on defecting to APC after meeting Tinubu as Fayose reveals details

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has publicly dismissed talks suggesting he is planning to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). He made his position clear after a closed-door meeting with President Bola Tinubu in Abuja. The governor addressed the issue on Thursday while interacting with journalists at the Presidential…

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FG yields to pressure, halts implementation of tax laws, cites uncertainty

The federal government has halted the issuance of guidelines for the implementation of the new tax laws, citing uncertainty over the final version, Taiwo Oyedele, Chairman, Presidential Tax Reform Committee, has revealed. He said he had told the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) and the Joint Revenue Board (JRB) to wait because guidelines on the implementation…

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Tinubu gives military, police, DSS matching orders to hunt down perpetrators of Niger Attack

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Minister of Defence, the Chief of Defence Staff, the Service Chiefs, the Inspector-General of Police, and the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS) to track down and apprehend the perpetrators of the Kasuwan Daji attack in Niger State, ensuring they are swiftly brought to justice. He…

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Northern groups fault Tinubu’s new tax laws’ rollout, say it’s assault on democracy

The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has condemned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s insistence on implementing the newly enacted tax reform laws from 1st January, 2026, describing the move as an assault on democracy amid unresolved allegations that the laws were materially altered after passage by the National Assembly. The CNG unequivocally condemned the posture, which…

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ADC knocks Tinubu over US airstrike in Sokoto, demands full details

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has strongly criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) airstrikes carried out in Sokoto State on December 25, 2025, describing the development as a clear indication of the government’s failure to address security challenges. In a statement, signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam…

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Presidency speaks on sack of Chief of Staff, Gbajabiamila

Gbajabiamila and Muri-Okunola The presidency has debunked the insinuations that the Chief of Staff to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, has been replaced. In a statement of Thursday, 25 December, by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, said “a viral falsehood circulating on social media suggesting that President Tinubu has replaced his Chief of Staff,…

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