The Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Tanimu Yakubu, has explained that Tinubunomics was never intended to deliver instant prosperity but to serve as a tough and carefully sequenced macro-fiscal reset implemented under significant constraints. Yakubu made this known in a policy note titled “Tinubunomics and the Arithmetic of Illusion,” where he cautioned…
The Nigerian military has said security conditions in the South-East have improved significantly following intensified troop operations and the imprisonment of separatist leaders Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and Simon Ekpa. Major General Michael Onoja stated that crimes and other criminal activities have reduced across the region over the past year due to sustained military pressure…
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Kenneth Okonkwo, has called on supporters of former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, to formally register with the party ahead of the 2027 general elections. Okonkwo said Obi’s supporters, popularly known as Obidients, who fail to join the ADC should no longer be regarded as genuine supporters,…
Israel has announced it will ban 37 international nongovernmental organisations from operating in Gaza after they failed to meet newly imposed security and transparency requirements, a move the United Nations and humanitarian groups warn will worsen the already severe humanitarian crisis in the territory. In a statement on Thursday, January 1, the Israeli…
Kemi Adeosun, former minister of finance, has revealed that her resignation from the Muhammadu Buhari administration was influenced by what she described as the actions of “powerful enemies” within the government. Adeosun made the disclosure during an interview on Channels Television, excerpts of which aired on Thursday, January 1, ahead of the full episode of…
The Nigeria Police Force has suspended the enforcement of its tinted glass permit policy after a court order, just days before the directive was set to take effect nationwide. The enforcement was scheduled to begin on January 2, 2026. However, police spokesperson Benjamin Hundeyin announced on Thursday, January 1, that implementation has been placed…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has ordered his legal team to withdraw all defamation lawsuits he instituted against various individuals across the country. Akpabio said the decision followed a sermon he listened to during the New Year Mass at Sacred Heart Parish, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on Thursday, January 1. Addressing the congregation after the service,…
Gunmen have abducted the Aniwo 1 of Aafin community in the Ile-Ire District of Ifelodun Local Government Area, Kwara State, Oba Simeon Olaonipekun, along with one of his sons, Olaolu, following a late-night attack on the royal palace. The attack occurred around 8 p.m. on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, when about eight armed men reportedly…
The Julius Abure-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the Labour Party has described the defection of its 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a “liberation,” saying it regretted presenting him as its flagbearer in the last general election. In a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, December 31, the…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 14 suspected traffic robbers along the Lekki–Epe Expressway over the past two weeks, following rising complaints from motorists about thefts during traffic congestion. The suspects were apprehended at various points along the busy corridor by operatives of the Tactical Squad, Elemoro, the command’s spokesperson, CSP Abimbola Adebisi, said…
