Tight security in Borno ahead of Tinubu’s visit
The Borno State Police Command has rolled out extensive security measures ahead of President Bola Tinubu’s visit to the state. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Nahum Daso, said the command had deployed tactical units, surveillance teams and operatives of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit to ensure a safe and hitch-free presidential visit. According...
Tinubu to govs: Implement Supreme Court ruling on local government autonomy
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to enforcing the Supreme Court judgment granting financial autonomy to local governments, warning that failure by state governors to comply could prompt decisive executive action. The President made the remarks on Friday night at the 15th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC), held at the State...
Guardiola: Man City not good enough to win Premier League title
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says his side are not yet good enough to win the Premier League title. Guardiola's team, who host lowly West Ham United on Saturday, could overtake Arsenal for top spot in the Premier League this weekend. City only trail Arsenal by two points in the table. Speaking at his pre-game press conference on Friday, the Spaniard...
‘Football changes’: Guardiola dismisses Man City exit talk
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has dismissed speculation over his future at the Premier League club. Guardiola said contract talks are not on the agenda despite rumours he could leave at the end of the season. While City, who host lowly West Ham United on Saturday, could overtake Arsenal for top spot in the Premier League this weekend, the Spaniard's job...
Nigerians care about results, not numbers, Natasha reacts to Tinubu’s ₦58.18trn budget
The senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has called on President Bola Tinubu to ensure that the proposed ₦58.18 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill delivers real and measurable benefits to Nigerians, rather than remaining an impressive figure on paper. Reacting to the president’s presentation of the budget to a joint session of the National Assembly on Friday, Akpoti-Uduaghan described the event...
Otti: Why I visited Nnamdi Kanu in Sokoto prison
Abia State Governor Alex Otti says his visit to the leader of the Proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, in Sokoto Correctional Centre was not driven by political ambition. Otti made this known during a meeting with the leadership of the Abia Diaspora Commission and the medical team of the Abia Global Medical Mission 2025 at the Government...
Police recover vandalised electricity cables in Abuja
Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command have recovered 131 vandalised armoured electricity distribution cables after foiling an attempt by suspected criminals to transport the items to buyers in Abuja. The cables were recovered on Friday after a tinted-glass vehicle conveying them crashed while trying to evade a police patrol team. The occupants of the vehicle fled the scene,...
CBN issues new rules to improve foreign card use in Nigeria
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced fresh guidelines aimed at making it easier for tourists and Nigerians returning from the diaspora to use foreign-issued payment cards in the country. In a circular dated December 18, 2025, and signed by Rita I. Sike, Director of the Financial Policy and Regulation Department, the apex bank directed deposit money banks and...
Ooni gifts Ibadan Poly best graduating student N6m
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has donated N6 million to the overall best graduating student of The Polytechnic Ibadan (TPI) in Oyo State. Ooni, who was conferred with the Fellowship of the polytechnic, also gave N1.5 million to each of the other best graduating students from all the faculties on Friday, December 19, 2025. The best graduating student, Kemisola...
Uba Sani reaffirms commitment to pensioners welfare
Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to the welfare, dignity and security of pensioners and retirees in the state, pledging to fully address outstanding pension liabilities inherited by his government. The governor made this known on Friday during a courtesy visit to the headquarters of the National Pension Commission (PENCOM) in Abuja, where he met...
