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The Rivers State House of Assembly has rejected the sum of N100,000 credited to the bank accounts of each lawmaker as a Christmas bonus, allegedly approved by Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The House, in a statement on Tuesday, described the payment as unsolicited, insisting that all public expenditure must follow due process, including legislative approval. Recall that civil servants in the state have been in a celebratory mood following the approval of a N100,000 Christmas bonus across board by the governor, a policy he has maintained for the past two years. However, the Chairman, House Committee on Information, Petitions and Complaints,…

Civil servants in Edo State have expressed their gratitude to Governor Monday Okpebholo for the timely payment of the 13th-month salary, which they describe as a significant morale booster. Journalists visiting the Edo State Secretariat and various ministries, including the Ministry of Information and Strategy, Ministry of Lands and Housing, Ministry of Environment and Sustainability, and the Ministry of Education, gathered positive feedback from workers who confirmed they received the payment. At the Ministry of Information and Strategy, Mrs. Rose Imonikhe, the Director of Orientation, shared her surprise and appreciation upon receiving the alert for the 13th-month salary. She emphasized…

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has signed the 2026 state’s appropriation bill, and assured full implementation of the law. Adeleke, at a ceremony held at Osun Government House, Osogbo, on Monday, where the bill was signed, said when implementation of the law commenced, it would consolidate and expand governance through service deliveries in line with the five point agenda of his administration. Flagged by the Deputy Governor, Kola Adewusi; the Speaker, Osun House of Assembly, Adewale Egbedun and the Chief of Staff to the governor, Kazeem Akinleye, the governor in his remarks at the event, further said, “the final year…

The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement has announced that a Nigerian national, Ibrahim Ijaoba, is currently in its custody awaiting deportation following a final removal order. US ICE disclosed this in a post shared on its X (formerly Twitter) handle on Monday, describing Ijaoba as a criminal illegal alien with a history of violent offences in the United States. According to the agency, Ijaoba, a former member of the Bloods street gang, entered the US illegally and later amassed multiple criminal convictions. “Ibrahim Tunde Ijaoba is a criminal illegal alien from Nigeria and former member of the Bloods —…

A former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to a 16-count money laundering charge preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Malami’s co-defendants—his son, Abubakar Abdulaziz Malami, and his fourth wife, Bashir Asabe—also pleaded not guilty to all the counts when the charges were read to them by the court registrar. The defendants were arraigned before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja. In the charge, the EFCC alleged that the defendants conspired at various times to conceal, retain and disguise proceeds of unlawful activities running…

Governor of Nasarawa State, H.E Engr. Abdullahi A. Sule, has officially signed into law the 2026 fiscal appropriation bill amounting to ₦545,182,100,910.77 (Five hundred and forty-five billion, one hundred and eighty-two million, one hundred thousand, nine hundred and ten naira, seventy-seven kobo). This budget, which has been reviewed and approved by the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, is aptly named the “Budget of Strategic Consolidation.” The signing took place on Monday, 29th December 2025, marking a significant step towards the implementation of various developmental projects and initiatives aimed at enhancing the socio-economic landscape of the state in the coming year.…

Renowned global boxer Anthony Joshua was involved in a road accident on Monday in Makun, Ogun State. The accident reportedly occurred along a busy stretch of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The vehicle carrying Joshua collided with another car under circumstances that are still under investigation. Joshua sustained minor injuries, while two people died on the spot. The accident happened just before Danco Filling Station in Makun, near the Sagamu Interchange on the Ibadan-bound axis of the road. At the time of filing this report, efforts to reach TRACE Commandant Akinbiyi Babatunde for further updates on the crash were unsuccessful, as calls…

A fuel tanker crash occurred near St. Louis College in Jos, Plateau State, leaving two people dead and 16 others injured. It was gathered that the crash happened on Sunday evening. Eyewitnesses said the tanker lost brakes after the Plateau State Specialist Hospital Roundabout and eventually collided with several other vehicles, resulting in fatalities. Confirming the incident in Jos on Monday, the Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Peter Longsan, said the injured were rushed to hospitals, while the deceased were deposited at BUTH. According to him, the FRSC and other agencies, including the police, army, and…

Amnesty International (AI) has asked Oba of Benin, Ewuare II to distance himself from the humiliation meted out to renowned filmmaker, Don Pedro Obaseki by some youth in Benin, the Edo state capital on Sunday. Don Pedro Obaseki, a former Managing Director of DAAR Communications was forcefully taken at Uwa Primary School where he was playing football by some youths who subsequently dragged him to the palace of Oba of Benin, Ewuare II. A viral video of the incident showed how the gang of youths brutalised Don Pedro Obaseki who was stripped of his clothes as he was dragged to…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has insisted that the southern part of Nigeria must complete its two full terms of eight-year presidential slots through President Bola Tinubu in the spirit of fairness and equity. Wike made this known during his special Christmas visits to Emohua and Ikwerre Local Government Areas of Rivers. While addressing the people, Wike maintained that Tinubu, a southerner, should be supported to complete his first term and re-elected for a second term until 2031, in line with the principle of power rotation in Nigerian politics. Senior Special Assistant to the minister…