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Friday, 23 October, 2026

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A social media user and cancer patient, Mensah Omolola, popularly known on X as AuntieEsther, has died after weeks of public debate surrounding her medical treatment. Her death was confirmed on Saturday by media personality #AUNTYMUSE_, who supported her throughout Read more…


The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shuaibu, has charged officers and men of the newly established 248 Battalion, Illela Barracks, Sokoto State, to take pride in their posting, describing them as pioneers entrusted with laying a solid Read more…


The Federal Government has concluded plans to deploy no fewer than 7,000 newly trained forest guards to seven pilot states as part of renewed efforts to curb insecurity and reclaim Nigeria’s vast ungoverned forest spaces. The National Security Adviser, Mallam Read more…


A financial analyst, Kalu Aja, has said that widespread opposition to the newly introduced tax laws stems from Nigerians’ deep-seated lack of trust in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s ability to spend public funds responsibly. Aja made the assertion in a Read more…


Fresh revelations by the Imoudu family have reignited controversy over the role played by former Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) president and ex‑Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, in what they describe as the deliberate humiliation of Nigeria’s foremost labour icon, Pa Read more…


Former Bayelsa senator, Ben Murray-Bruce, has commended the United States over its military airstrike on terrorists in the country. Speaking via a post on 𝕏, he stated that the fight against terrorism should be a shared international responsibility. He asserted Read more…


The Federal Government has confirmed that precision airstrikes carried out against foreign Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist elements in Sokoto State were approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, in a statement on Read more…


The chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, has reiterated that the new tax reforms will commence on January 1, 2026. He stated this while addressing newsmen following the visit of the National Tax Policy Read more…


A security expert, Zagazola Makama, has opined that the United States’ multiple airstrikes in Sokoto State had no impact on the insurgents terrorising parts of Nigeria. Naija News recall that the US military on Christmas night launched attacks on terrorists Read more…


The National Assembly has ordered its clerk to re-gazette the tax law Acts and issue Certified True Copies (CTCs) of the versions duly passed by both chambers of the parliament. Naija News reports that the directive follows growing public commentary Read more…