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31/12/2025

New tax laws take effect tomorrow, Tinubu insists

President Bola Tinubu has said that the new tax laws, including those that took effect on June 26, 2025, and the remaining acts scheduled to commence on January 1, 2026, will be implemented as planned. This came as the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, renewed its call for suspension of commencement date of the new Tax Act, citing discrepancies between the harmonised version passed by the National Assembly and the version later gazetted, which it said have raised serious public concern nationwide....

30/12/2025

Sanwo-Olu cancels Lagos fiesta

The Lagos State Government has announced the cancellation of the year 2025 Greater Lagos Fiesta, scheduled to be held on December 31, 2025. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Gboyega Akosile, on Tuesday, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, while approving the cancellation, directed that in place of the Greater Lagos Fiesta (Countdown 2026), Lagosians should spend quality time in personal prayers for the nation, the State and the people of Lagos....

30/12/2025

Fubara reshuffles cabinet, appoints new Attorney General

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has announced a minor cabinet reshuffle, redeploying Christopher Green, the Commissioner of Sports Development, to the Ministry of Justice. With this move, Green now assumes the role of Honourable Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, while continuing to oversee the Ministry of Sports until a substantive commissioner is appointed. The position of Attorney General became vacant following the departure of former AG and Commissioner for Justice, Dagogo Iboroma, SAN, after a recent Supreme Court ruling resolved a political crisis that affected the state’s governance....

30/12/2025

Tinubu apppoints EFCC’s Oyedepo as director of public prosecutions

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, as the Director of Public Prosecutions in the Federal Ministry of Justice. A letter dated December 23 and signed by Omolabake Mafe on behalf of the Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission confirmed that Oyedepo’s transfer from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to the mainstream Federal Civil Service was made in the public interest....

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, as the Director of Public Prosecutions in the Federal Ministry of Justice. A letter dated December 23 and signed by Omolabake Mafe on behalf of the Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission confirmed that Oyedepo’s t...

30/12/2025

WPG completes N360 billion sale of Eko Disco stake to Transgrid

Transgrid Enerco Limited has completed its acquisition of a 60% controlling stake in Eko Electricity Distribution Company in a deal valued at approximately N360 billion. This is according to multiple sources familiar with the matter who spoke exclusively to Nairametrics. The transaction, which was expected to close by April 2025, was finalized December 30th, marking one of the largest privately negotiated takeovers in Nigeria’s power distribution sector since the 2013 privatisation exercise....

Transgrid Enerco Limited has completed its acquisition of a 60% controlling stake in Eko Electricity Distribution Company in a deal valued at approximately N360 billion. This is according to multiple sources familiar with the matter who spoke exclusively to Nairametrics. The transaction, which was e...

30/12/2025

Kebbi explosion not caused by bomb- Police

The Kebbi State Police Command has clarified that the explosion at General Hospital, Bagudo, on December 30, 2025, was not caused by a bomb or helicopter, as circulating rumours suggested. Police investigations, aided by Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (EOD-CBRN) experts, determined that the blast was triggered by overheated gas cylinders in air-conditioning units and refrigerators....

The Kebbi State Police Command has clarified that the explosion at General Hospital, Bagudo, on December 30, 2025, was not caused by a bomb or helicopter, as circulating rumours suggested. Police investigations, aided by Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear...

30/12/2025

Court Sends Bauchi Finance Commissioner to Kuje Prison Over ₦4.6bn Fraud

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the remand of the Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance, Yakubu Adamu, at the Kuje Correctional Centre. The order followed his arraignment over alleged financial crimes involving N4.6 billion. The court said Adamu would remain in custody pending a ruling on his bail application. Justice Emeka Nwite gave the order on Tuesday after lawyers to both sides addressed the court on bail....

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the remand of the Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance, Yakubu Adamu, at the Kuje Correctional Centre. The order followed his arraignment over alleged financial crimes involving N4.6 billion. The court said Adamu would remain in custody pending a ru...

30/12/2025

Court remands Malami, son in Kuje prison over multibillion-naira fraud

The Federal High Court, Abuja Division, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of Abubakar Malami, former attorney general of the federation, and his son, a co-defendant, in Kuje Correctional Centre pending the hearing of their bail application. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling on the oral bail application made by their lawyer, Joseph Daudu, held that it would be in the interest of justice and fair hearing to allow the prosecution to respond to the earlier bail application filed by the defence....

The Federal High Court, Abuja Division, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of Abubakar Malami, former attorney general of the federation, and his son, a co-defendant, in Kuje Correctional Centre pending the hearing of their bail application. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling on the oral bail application....

30/12/2025

39 Fleeing Suspected Terrorists Arrested In Ondo Forest

The Ondo State Security Network, also known as the Amotekun Corps, has apprehended 39 fleeing suspected terrorists in Ondo Forest. Operatives of the Amotekun Corps arrested the suspected terrorists at Elegbeka Forest in Ose Local Government Area of the state. The Corps Commandant of the Amotekun in the state, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, disclosed this while parading about 61 suspected criminals at the corps headquarters in Akure, the state capital....

The Ondo State Security Network, also known as the Amotekun Corps, has apprehended 39 fleeing suspected terrorists in Ondo Forest. Operatives of the Amotekun Corps arrested the suspected terrorists at Elegbeka Forest in Ose Local Government Area of the state. The Corps Commandant of the Amotekun in....

29/12/2025

Two Dead As Anthony Joshua Convoy Crashes In Ogun

Renowned British-Nigerian boxer Anthony Joshua was involved in a ghastly road accident today along the Makun expressway in Ogun State. Sources say the crash resulted in the deaths of two individuals. According to eyewitnesses, Joshua’s vehicle, a Lexus Jeep with the license plate KRD 850 HN, collided with a stationary truck. Preliminary reports indicate the two fatalities occurred at the scene....

28/12/2025

Ronaldo wins Best Middle East Player at 2025 Globe Soccer Awards

Portuguese football icon, Cristiano Ronaldo, has been awarded the Best Middle East Player at the 16th edition of the Globe Soccer Awards, held in Dubai on Sunday. The 40-year-old Al-Nassr forward edged out competitors including Karim Benzema, Riyad Mahrez and Salem Al-Dawsari in a fan-voted category that highlights top performers in the region’s leagues. Renowned football journalist Fabrizio Romano announced the award on X on Sunday....

28/12/2025

SERAP drags Governors, Wike to Court over missing ₦14trn Subsidy Savings

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has taken Nigeria’s 36 state governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to court over what it described as a troubling failure to account for an estimated ₦14 trillion fuel subsidy savings received by states and the FCT since mid-2023. In a suit filed last Friday at the Federal High Court, Lagos, SERAP is asking the court to compel the governors and the FCT minister to publicly disclose how the increased allocations from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), arising from the removal of petrol subsidy in May 2023, have been spent....

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has taken Nigeria’s 36 state governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to court over what it described as a troubling failure to account for an estimated ₦14 trillion fuel subsidy savings received by sta...