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The National Assembly has ordered the re-gazetting of four major tax reform laws amid public controversy over alleged post-passage alterations, insisting the move is purely administrative and aimed at protecting the integrity of the legislative record. In a statement issued on Friday by the House of Representatives spokesperson, Akin Rotimi, the leadership of both chambers of the parliament directed the …

The phrase ‘Santa Trump’ trended across social media in Nigeria on Boxing Day following confirmation that the United States military carried out precision airstrikes against Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) camps in northwest Nigeria on Christmas Day. The strikes targeted terrorist enclaves in Sokoto and were announced by US President Donald Trump, who said the operation was in retaliation for the vicious …

The Armed Forces of Nigeria has said the recent airstrikes in the North West demonstrate the Federal Government’s unwavering resolve to confront terrorism, carried out in collaboration with the United States. The Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Samaila Uba, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja, saying the operation followed credible intelligence and was aimed at degrading …

Pete Hegseth, US War Secretary, has thanked the Nigerian government for the support rendered during the decimation of terror targets on Thursday. The US launched a major military operation against terrorists in the North-West region. Hegseth, who met with the Nigerian delegation that visited US after President Donald Trump declared Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern, said the terrorists found …

President Trump has ordered the United States Military to carry out numerous strike on ISIS on Nigeria soil. President Trump has warned he will continue to carry such strike if Christians continue to be persecuted by terroroist. President Donald Trump said Thursday he’d ordered a deadly strike on Islamic State terrorists in Nigeria, who he has accused of persecuting Christians …

A video of the prayer of the faithful in Igbo language at the Pope’s Christmas Vigil Mass at the Vatican on December 24. One of the intentions during the Prayer of the Faithful at the Christmas Vigil Mass celebrated last night by Pope Leo XIV in St Peter’s Basilica was read in Igbo language, recognising input from Igbo members across …

The National Chairman of the Council of Ulama of Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa Ikamatis Sunnah, JIBWIS, Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir, has urged President Bola Tinubu to critically review the ongoing controversy surrounding Nigeria’s tax laws, warning against policies that could further burden citizens. The Islamic cleric said public discussions and media reports alleging manipulation of the Tax Acts have remained …

Controversial Islamic scholar, Ahmad Gumi, has instituted a criminal case against two Facebook users at the Chief Magistrate Court in Kaduna State over alleged criminal conspiracy and defamatory publications made in his name. The suit, numbered KMD/685/25 and filed on Wednesday, lists George Udom and Bello Isiaka as defendants, with Mr Gumi as the complainant. According to court documents, the …

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu has warned against alleged ongoing genocide against Christian faithful in Nigeria. There has been a serious and global debate on the claim of genocide against Nigerian Christians. Some lawmakers in the United States backed by President Donald Trump claimed that Christians are being persecuted in Nigeria for merely believing in Jesus Christ. Despite the pushback …

Many worshippers have been reported killed as suicide bomber detonated explosives at Gambarou Jumu’at mosque in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Some of the worshippers, who escaped the attack, said the assailants sneaked into the mosque and detonated the bomb during the Maghrib congregational prayer. “The bomber detonated when the first raka’at of the Maghrib prayer was observed. Many worshippers …