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13% Derivation: Ibaji Communities Cry Foul Over KOSOPADEC’s Failure to Deliver Projects

NewsDeskNgDec 30, 2025December 30, 20250

Onyedega, Kogi State – December 29, 2025 – Stakeholders from Ibaji Local Government Area have expressed deep disappointment and concern over the Kogi State Oil Producing Area Development Commission’s (KOSOPADEC) failure to execute developmental projects in the oil-producing communities despite receiving substantial 13% derivation funds. In a complaint letter addressed...

NUJ FCT Council Mourns Six Journalists Killed in Road Accident

NewsDeskNgDec 30, 2025December 30, 20250

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council, has expressed deep sorrow over the death of six journalists from the NUJ Gombe State Council who lost their lives in a motor accident while on official duty. In a condolence message addressed to the leadership and members of...

CAJ President Condoles NUJ Over Death Of Seven Journalists

NewsDeskNgDec 30, 2025December 30, 20250

Former National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and President of the Congress of African Journalists (CAJ), Comrade Chris Isiguzo, has expressed deep sorrow over the death of seven journalists in a fatal road accident in Gombe State. In a condolence message on Monday, Isiguzo described the incident...

PSAN, 99 other CSOs throw weight behind NASS Action on Tax Reforms ACT

NewsDeskNgDec 29, 2025December 29, 20250

No fewer than 100 civil society organisations, led by the Parliamentary Support and Advocacy Network (PSAN) and the Civil Rights Situation Room on Economic Reforms, have publicly endorsed the leadership of the House of Representatives, particularly Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, for their handling of the ongoing review of Nigeria’s landmark tax...

Group Plans Protest Over Malami’s Detention, Opposes Any Attempt at Release

NewsDeskNgDec 29, 2025December 29, 20250

The Coalition Against Terrorism and Corruption (CATC) has announced plans to organise a one-million-man march to protest any attempt to secure the release of former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a statement issued by its...

Uwajeh Foundation secures release of 8 imates from Ogwashi-Uku prison

NewsDeskNgDec 29, 2025December 29, 20250

In fulfillment of its humanitarian mandate, the Chief Victor Uwajeh Foundation (CVUF) has secured the payment bail and release of eight inmates from the Nigerian Correctional Facility, Ogwashi-Uku Custodial Centre, Delta State. The gesture, earlier announced by the Foundation, marks a significant step in its commitment to rehabilitation, community welfare,...

Reps Minority Caucus Demands Suspension of Tax Reforms Amid Allegations of Fraudulent Alterations

NewsDeskNgDec 29, 2025December 29, 20250

The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has thrown its weight behind calls to suspend the implementation of the controversial tax reform laws, amid allegations that the gazetted versions were fraudulently altered after passage by the National Assembly and assent by President Bola Tinubu. In press release issued on...

Renewed Hope Ambassadors Network Names Bagudu as Best Performing Minister, NCC EVC as Best Performing Agency Head

NewsDeskNgDec 28, 2025December 28, 20250

The Renewed Hope Ambassadors Network has named Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, as the Best Performing Minister of the Year and Dr. Aminu Maida, Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), as the Best Performing Agency Head. The group said it came to...

Due Process Is Not Optional: Why the National Assembly’s Authentication of the Tax Reform Acts Upholds Law, Order, and Democratic Integrity

NewsDeskNgDec 28, 2025December 28, 20250

By Philip Agbese In every constitutional democracy, the legitimacy of law does not rest on sentiment or speed, but on process. Laws derive their authority not merely from political will or popular approval, but from scrupulous adherence to the procedures laid down by the Constitution and statute. It is against...

Ibaji: Where Oil Wealth Meets Abject Poverty

NewsDeskNgDec 28, 2025December 28, 20250

Three years after Kogi State’s declaration as an oil-producing state, Ibaji Local Government Area, the hub of this newfound wealth, remains mired in neglect. Despite the 13% derivation fund, a lifeline for oil-producing areas, Ibaji’s residents continue to suffer without basic amenities – no roads, no hospitals, no schools. The...