The Journal

  Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has dismissed public backlash over her interaction with Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, describing the reactions as a “needless controversy.” In a statement posted on her Facebook page on Tuesday, Mrs Tinubu said critics often magnify minor issues and create distractions around leadership. She wrote: “Those entrusted with…

  Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has been formally cleared as the sole gubernatorial candidate of the Accord Party, marking a seamless step in his bid for re-election in the August 2026 governorship election. The party’s primary, held on Wednesday in Osogbo, ratified his candidacy just days after his public defection from the Peoples Democratic…

  Nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has publicly criticised the scale of security provided to Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu, labelling it a misplacement of vital state resources. Soyinka raised the alarm during his speech at the 20th Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism Awards in Lagos on Tuesday, December 9. The renowned…

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has carpeted the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, following his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying he willingly chose the path that led to his exit and should stop blaming the party for his current predicament. Governor Fubara announced his defection at a stakeholders’ meeting held…

  Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara announced on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, that he is leaving the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). The announcement, made before a gathering of stakeholders at the Government House in Port Harcourt, marks a seismic shift in the political landscape of Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta…

  Gunfire erupted in Lamurde Local Government Area, Adamawa State, at 1:30 a.m. on Monday, December 8, 2025, as long-standing land disputes between the Bachama and Chobo communities boiled over. By dawn, three militiamen and two women were dead, and a motorcycle lay abandoned. The Nigerian Army’s 23 Brigade, however, insists none of the civilian…

  A civil rights body has raised the alarm over a breakaway Hisbah group in Kano State, branding the self-styled “Hisba Independent Fisabilillahi” an unlawful vigilante outfit allegedly created by former officials to stir trouble. The Advocacy for Human Rights and Cultural Values for Development Initiative (AHRCVDI) issued the warning in Abuja on Tuesday, urging…

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, December 8, 2025, told a Lagos court how billions of naira and dollar-denominated loans meant for the survival of Arik Air were allegedly diverted to establish NG Eagle Airlines. Testifying before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Ikeja Special Offences Court, the EFCC’s Acting Zonal Director…

  Come January 1, 2026, all payments to Federal Government agencies must go fully digital—ending direct cash handling and paper receipts. The Federal Treasury eReceipt (FTeR) and the new Revenue Optimisation (RevOp) Platform will become the standard system. The Ministry of Finance announced the reform in Abuja on Monday, December 8, 2025, describing it as…

  A Nigerian Air Force C-130 transport aircraft carrying 11 military personnel was detained in Burkina Faso on Monday, December 8, 2025, after making a forced landing in the country’s airspace without prior clearance, escalating tensions between West Africa’s regional blocs. The aircraft reportedly suffered an in-flight emergency while transiting Burkinabè airspace and was compelled…