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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has urged President Bola Tinubu to direct the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to probe the alleged missing or divertion of over N128 billion of public funds from the Ministry of Power and the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading, NBET, Plc, Abuja. The allegations are documented in the latest annual report published by the Auditor-General on September 9, 2025. SERAP said: “Anyone suspected to be responsible should face prosecution as appropriate, if there is sufficient admissible evidence, and any missing or diverted public funds should be fully recovered and remitted to the treasury.” SERAP, therefore, urged him to “use any recovered diverted funds to fund the deficit in the 2026 budget and to ease Nigeria’s crippling debt crisis.”   In SERAP's letter by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, the organisation said: “Nigerians con...

From left: Mr Mayowa Oluwadare, 2026 First Baby of the Year's father; Mrs Morenike Oluwadare, mother; Mrs Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, First Lady of Lagos State carrying baby of the year delivered around 12:00am and Mr Femi Fapohunda, Managing Director, Mouka Foam Nigeria, during a visit to Ibeju Lekki General Hospital in Lagos State to welcome the First Baby of the Year 2026.  *In new year bloodshed ONCE again, terrorists have assaulted a community in Niger State, killEed at least 42 people, including children, and kidnapped numerous others. The incident, which occurred in Agwara and Borgu Local Government Areas of the state, came less than one month after over 300 pupils, students and staff of St. Mary’s Catholic School, Papiri, were abducted in the same local government areas. This came as President Bola Tinubu 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...

^Says no substantial issue established to warrant a stop ^Calls on stakeholders to support implementation  ^Fix the law first, PDP urges presidencylNECA endorses takeoff, says delay ‘crime against Nigeria 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. The President said all the concerns raised have been noted but added that no substantial issue has been established that should warrant a disruption of the reform process.  Tinubu in a statement, said: “The new tax laws, including those that took effect on June 26, 2025, and the ...

•Group demands sack of Osun Amotekun leaders FOLLOWING Christmas Day airstrikes carried out by the United States’ military in Sokoto State, the Ondo State security outfit, codenamed Amotekun, yesterday, said it has arrested 39 suspected bandits who fled Sokoto State. Parading 100 suspected criminals arrested across the state, the Amotekun Commander, Chief Adetunji Adeleye, said that the 39 suspected bandits claimed they fled from Sokoto State. Adeleye said that after escaping from the North, they relocated to the forests in Ondo State. The Amotekun Commander said: “Some days ago, 39 suspects were arrested, claiming that as a result of the heat turned on them in the northern part of the country, they are relocating into the forest.  “We are still profiling them; after the profiling, we may have to send them back, but those found with incriminating equipment and materials will surely be prosecuted. “The state government has made its position known. For you to stay in our forest areas...

•Some members of Anthony Joshua's family.   *Tyre burst caused car accident — Police *No plan to fly him out — Source ^British envoy, govs visit boxer in hospital  ^He’s recuperating — Gov Abiodun  ^Senators Adeola, Natasha sympathise with Joshua ^Call for highway safety reforms FOLLOWING the road accident involving heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, and three others, which claimed the lives of two of his associates, his family, yesterday, expressed deep shock and sadness over the incident. Joshua was involved in the fatal crash, on Monday, along the Makun axis, before Danco Filling Station, near the Sagamu Interchange on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The accident, which occurred around midday, involved a Toyota Lexus SUV conveying Joshua and three other passengers. Two of the occupants died and were identified as Ayodele Kelvin Olu, 36, a Nigerian-British citizen, and Gami Sina, 36, a British citizen. Speaking with newsmen at the Joshua family residence in the I...

TWO people reportedly died and several others injured following fireworks explosion during Christmas carnival in Umuchu, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State at the weekend. The explosion was said to have occurred near the main stage of the event during the celebration, forcing the guests to scamper for safety.   The fireworks were allegedly packed in cartons and were meant to be disposed off at the event. According to an eye witness, one of the victims, identified only as Ugochi, reportedly died on the spot, while another was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she also died. There were fears that the death toll might rise, as many of the injured persons who sustained serious burns and deep cuts are in serious danger. “The knockout exploded like a bomb. Those closest to the stage collapsed immediately. The sound was deafening, and chaos erupted everywhere as people screamed for help”, the eye witness said. A trending video showed thick smoke in the hall and many peopl...

“Christmas Day, a season of joy, laughter and family togetherness, became the darkest day of my life. Instead of celebrating, I watched as my 32-year-old only child was snatched from me.” This was the lamentation of Mrs. Chinyere Emeagi, whose only son, Amauche  Ezeji, was shot dead by a yet-to-be-identified gunman at about 8pm on December 25, 2025, in the Askaka Road area of Kwale, Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State. The deceased, according to his mother, had taken his pregnant wife to his grandmother’s home for the Yuletide celebration. Narrating the incident, Mrs. Emeagi, who is yet to come to terms with her son’s demise, said: “Amauche Lucky Ezeji, was my only child, my hope and my future. He only wanted to do what any responsible husband would do :  drop his pregnant wife at his grandmother’s house so the family could celebrate together. “We were all together when he received a phone call. He told us he would be back shortly and rushed out. That was the last...