Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

ICPC declares recovery of ₦37.44bn, $2.353m in 2025 The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has recovered ₦37.44 billion and $2.353 million in 2025 through asset seizures and forfeitures. A statement issued on Sunday by the agency’s spokesperson, John Odey, said the Chairman of the Commission, Musa Aliyu (SAN), disclosed this during the ICPC’s End-of-Year Engagement, send-off for retiring staff, and Annual Merit Awards ceremony. Aliyu said the recoveries ranked among the Commission’s most significant annual figures. Reviewing the agency’s activities, he said the ICPC investigated 263 cases in 2025, exceeding its target of 250, and filed 61…

AFCON 2025: Former Player, Udeze calls selections questionable Former Super Eagles defender, Ifeanyi Udeze, has slammed Nigeria’s final 28-man squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), describing the selection as questionable. While speaking on Brila FM, Udeze raised concerns about some players chosen by head coach Eric Chelle. He was dissatisfied on why players from less competitive foreign leagues were selected ahead of top performers in the Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL). Udeze specifically mentioned Usman Muhammed, a 31-year-old midfielder playing in Israel’s second division. “Why invite a player from the second division in Israel when there are…

Yuletide: FG Opens Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Section To Ease Festive Traffic The Federal Government has temporarily opened the 30-kilometre completed Section I, Phase 1 of the 47.474-kilometre Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway to traffic. According to the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, this strategic move aims to ease traffic congestion during the upcoming festive periods while providing world-class road infrastructure for Nigerians. A statement released in Abuja confirmed that Umahi opened the highway to traffic on Friday on behalf of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The 750-kilometre Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway represents one of the flagship projects under the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope…

Colleagues Bid Farewell To ThisDay Correspondent – Emenyonu … atmosphere was filled with sorrow. Heavily hung grief over the peaceful community of Obibiezena in Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State on Friday, as the remains of Mr. Adibe Augustine Emenyonu, Edo State correspondent of ThisDay Newspaper were laid to rest. The entire community paused in sorrow as family members, friends, colleagues, and sympathisers gathered to honour the veteran journalist who passed away suddenly in the early hours of Saturday, October 18, 2023. The 62-year-old media professional is survived by his wife, four daughters, a 93-year-old mother, a brother,…

Nigeria Will Fly Again, Leaders To Show Example ~ Adeboye Adeboye … build homes on righteousness. The General Overseer, The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Adejare Adeboye has assured Nigerians that things will be better, although he called on leaders to be decisive in building Nigeria on righteousness with a view to lifting up the nation and bringing it out of the woods. Adeboye gave the admonition on Friday at the monthly thanksgiving service at the RCCG headquarters, The Throne of Grace, Ebute Metta. Adeboye said to build a righteous nation, it becomes imperative for leaders to lead…

Bishop Oyedepo vows never to be part of political party Bishop David Oyedepo The Presiding Bishop of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, has vowed he will never get involved in partisan politics, even if offered $1 billion to do so. Oydepo who was speaking at the impartation service during the church’s annual convocation, Shiloh 2025, charged members to remain committed to their divine assignments, where they are empowered to make impact and “rule their world” as part of what he described as God’s end-time army. Reflecting on past warnings, the cleric said, “In 2015, I warned the church…

Yuletide: NEMA activates emergency response for festive period NEMA Officials during the fitness exercise. Photo: NEMA The Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency, Mrs. Zubaida Umar, has announced that the agency has activated its preparedness mechanisms nationwide to ensure a rapid response to emergencies during the festive period and beyond. Mrs. Umar made the statement on Saturday in Abuja while leading staff of the agency on a fitness exercise. She also urged Nigerians to remain safety-conscious throughout the Yuletide season. NEMA coordinates disaster response efforts in Nigeria, working with federal, state, and local agencies to mitigate the impact…

Bank Account Will Not Be Debited Directly Under New Tax Laws ~ Oyedele Taiwo Oyedele Taiwo Oyedele, the Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, has reassured Nigerians that with the implementation of the new tax law commencing in January 2026, no authority has the power to deduct money directly from individuals’ bank accounts, insisting that the fear of arbitrary debits was unfounded and dangerous for the financial system. Speaking during an engagement session with journalists, Oyedele stressed that despite misconceptions circulating on social media, neither the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), the Central Bank of Nigeria…

Nigeria aims at playing host to 2031 African Games Nigerian boxers at the 13th African Games in Ghana … expresses readiness for other nations. Nigeria has formally put forward its bid to the African Union Sports Council to host the 2031 African Games, signalling the nation’s ambition to once again welcome Africa’s premier multisport event nearly 25 years after successfully hosting the 2003 edition. In a statement shared by the Nigeria Sports Commission on Friday, it was revealed that the bid presentation was made during high-level engagements with AUSC, where Nigeria reaffirmed its readiness and capacity to stage another world-class…

First Lady Hosts Obasanjo, Gowon During Carols Service at Villa, Oliver Aba Delivers Message Front row L-R Ogun state Governor Prince, Dapo Abiodun, former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo,former Head of state General Yakubu Gowon, First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, wife of the Speaker House of Representatives Hajia Fatima Tajudeen Abass, Deputy Speaker Hon Benjamin Kalu during the 2025 service of nine lessons and carols with the theme Emmanuel, God with us, held at the State House banquet Hall on Friday 12th December 2025. The Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria, Oliver Aba, on Friday said Nigeria must embrace…