Month: November 2025

NOA pledges nationwide enlightenment campaign to drive support for new Tax laws

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has pledged to lead a nationwide sensitisation campaign to build public understanding and support for the implementation of the new tax laws taking effect in January 2026.   This commitment was made by the Director General of the Agency, Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu, during a courtesy visit to the NOA headquarters in Abuja by members of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, led by its Chairman, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele.   Issa-Onilu, who spoke while receiving the delegation, said the Agency was fully prepared…

TOYIN AKINOSHO AND HIS PENT-UP RAGE By Lawal Itodo

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I am genuinely amused, bordering on astonishment, at how low some individuals are willing to stoop, and even more entertained by the hastily assembled, yet astonishingly shoddy piece recently penned by Toyin Akinosho.   Looking back with a theatrical eye-roll, it becomes painfully obvious that the man is, once again, flat broke and frantically scavenging for any corner from which he can squeeze a few crumbs for survival.   What he has produced here is nothing short of a monumental disaster—an epic, legendary train-wreck of an article that belongs nowhere…

Insecurity: Again, how did we get to this pass? (1) By abiodun KOMOLAFE

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The roots of the current crisis stretch deep into the past. To truly discern these origins, one must look all the way back to the Justice Alexander Ovie Aniagolu Report on the Maitatsine Riots in Kano (1981), whose findings clearly harbingered the events that were to come. Four decades later, we are facing the fatal consequences of unheeded warnings.   Between 1980 and 1985, the Maitatsine Riots encompassed a series of violent religious uprisings in Northern Nigeria. It was initiated and led by Muhammad Marwa (Maitatsine), whose followers belonged to…

Dantsoho hails Nigeria’s IMO Council victory, praises Oyetola’s leadership

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, has applauded Nigeria’s election into Category C of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council, describing it as a major comeback for the country as a global maritime player.   Nigeria secured the seat during the IMO General Assembly held in London on Friday, marking its return to the Council after several years of absence.   Dr. Dantsoho said the development is a proud moment for Nigeria and the entire maritime sector, noted that the country has…

FG unveils ECOWAS Biometric ID Card, steps up fight against Cross-Border crimes

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Federal Government on Friday strengthened its regional security strategy and modernised national identity management with the launch of the ECOWAS National Biometric Identity Card (ENBIC), a digital credential designed to curb cross-border crimes, irregular migration and document falsification across West Africa. With the rollout, Nigeria becomes the seventh ECOWAS member to adopt the innovative identity system an initiative conceived more than a decade ago but revived under what officials described as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s results-driven leadership.   Speaking at the unveiling, the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo,…

ARCN Executive Secretary seeks increased funding to strengthen SERVICOM service delivery

Lukman Laleye Babalola

Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN), Dr. Abubakar Dabban Adamu, has called for adequate and sustained funding to enhance SERVICOM-driven service delivery across the country’s agricultural research system.   Dr. Adamu made the appeal in Abuja during an advocacy visit by officials of SERVICOM to the Council. He described the engagement as timely, noting that critical SERVICOM meetings had stalled due to funding constraints.   “The meeting is timely. The SERVICOM meeting has not been held because of funding. We are coming out to demand adequate and constant funding to…

Military intensifies nationwide operations, neutralises terrorists, foils oil theft, rescues dozens

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) says it has intensified military operations across all theatres, recording significant breakthroughs against terrorists, bandits, oil thieves and other criminal elements in the week ending 28 November 2025.   Reaffirming its commitment to national security, the military assured citizens that ongoing operations are being conducted with professionalism, respect for human rights, and close collaboration with other security agencies to restore peace nationwide.   Director, Defence Media Operations (DMO), Major General Michael Onoja,in a release on the weekly operational update, said troops across the North…

Late Sheik Dahiru Bauchi; Hasken Failat Kogi , Mohammed Shakur Condoles Tijanniya Worldwide.

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By Our Reporter     The Hasken Failat Kogi, Alhaji Mohammed Shakur Yunusa has described the death of Late SheiK Dahiru Bauchi as end of an era, a great loss to the entire Tijanniya, Moslems worldwide.   A statement issued on Friday to fello onw Ummah, Moslems and the Tijanniya followers worldwide, he enjoined them to pray for the late sage and all other Tijanniya, Moslems Ummah that have transited, saying he has left a vacuum that will remain unfilled for a long time to come .   While speaking…

NiDCOM celebrates Capt. Adebanke Osilaja as first Nigerian female Captain in U.S. Legacy Airline

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has hailed the historic accomplishment of Captain Adebanke Osilaja, who has become the first Nigerian female pilot to earn the rank of Captain in any U.S. legacy airline.   In a statement signed by Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Head of Media, Public Relations and Protocol Unit, NiDCOM, the Commission described Osilaja’s elevation as a groundbreaking achievement that brings pride to Nigeria and showcases the excellence of Nigerians in the diaspora.   NiDCOM Chairman/CEO, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said Osilaja’s rise to Captain in a major U.S. carrier…

Wolves, Sheep and Shepherds: The Distractions of the Olympics of Victimhood Among Muslims and Christians in Nigeria By Nuruddeen Lemu

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The wolves came out of the forest and attacked the sheep in the pasture. The sheep – rams, ewes and lambs – scattered in every direction, their cries of fear and pain filling the air. By the time the wolves retreated into the forest, some sheep were dead, some seriously injured and others missing– dragged into the forest. Others were badly frightened and traumatized. The attacks are common now. Each attack leaves sheep dead, injured, missing or terribly frightened. The fate of the missing – alive or dead – is…