Latest from Tuesday, December 9th, 2025

Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All-Progressives Congress (APC).

A tax expert has warned that Nigeria’s new tax law, which takes effect on 1 January, 2026, could put extra pressure on middle-income earners, even though it exempts low-income workers and small businesses.

Nigeria’s defence ties with India were reinforced when Colonel Manoj Singh, Indian Defence Adviser to Nigeria, visited Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu at Army Headquarters in Abuja.

Kwara State University and local leaders are asking the government to build a pedestrian overhead bridge near the campus to stop frequent road accidents that have hurt students and residents.

A retired Air Vice Marshal from Borno State, Abubakar Idris Adamu, has been appointed Chairman of the Military Pensions Board (MPB), effective December 1, 2025.

The recent public interaction between the wife of the President, Oluremi Tinubu and Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke during an official ceremony in Ile-Ife, has sparked conversations across Nigerian social media space.

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) told Nigerians on Tuesday that talks about “zoning” — which is deciding where a presidential candidate should come from — are not its main worry right now.

The Nigerian Senate has summoned the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, after a sharp rise in domestic airfares that has left many travellers shocked ahead of the Christmas season.

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, decorated Appolonia Anele, Acting Director of Army Public Relations, with the rank of Colonel.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Tuesday that 2,685,725 Nigerians have completed new voter registration in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise.

The Nigerian Senate has promptly approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to deploy Nigerian troops to the Republic of Benin, following a failed coup attempt against President Patrice Talon.

President Bola Tinubu has sought the Senate's approval to deploy troops to the Republic of Benin as part of a peace mission.

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has declared a state of emergency in the West African region.

The Economic Community of West African States declared a regional state of emergency on Tuesday as coups and mutinies swept parts of the bloc, its leaders said at a meeting in Abuja.

A Professor of Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin, Rosental Alves, says artificial intelligence will reshape global journalism more profoundly than the web, smartphones, or social media ever did.

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has denied that its C-130 transport plane violated Burkinabe airspace, saying the aircraft made a precautionary landing on Sunday after detecting a technical fault. 

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted final operating licenses to 82 Bureaux De Change (BDCs), confirming the first batch of operators authorized under the bank’s rigorous new regulatory framework, which seeks to tighten control over the nation’s volatile retail foreign exchange market.

Nigerian Afrobeats star Shallipopi has been named Artist of the Year at the 2025 TikTok Awards Sub‑Saharan Africa, held Saturday in Johannesburg under the theme “New Era, New Icons.”

Burkina Faso has grounded a Nigerian Air Force C-130 transport aircraft after authorities in Ouagadougou said it entered the country’s airspace without authorization.