Felix Duru Mbah

*'However, Report Anything Suspicious To Us'*Directs CPs On Hitch-free Celebrations*Warns Officers, Rank And File Against Extortion By Sam Tyav, Makurdi Assistant Inspector-General (AIG) of Police in charge of Zone 4, Zacharia Fera Achinyan, has assured residents of Benue, Plateau, and Nasarawa States of robust security arrangements throughout the forthcoming Yuletide season. The AIG, through a statement from the zonal Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Assistant Superintendent (ASP) Ayo Oluwaseun Martins, reaffirmed his unwavering commitment to ensuring a safe, peaceful, and hitch-free festive celebration for all citizens in line with the statutory mandate of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to protect…

By Rosemary Ameh, Sokoto Displaying true spirit of Christmas, a public-spirited group visited Amanawa community of Sokoto State on Tuesday, 23 December, to share love, care, and festive cheer with residents living with disabilities, including several leprosy patients. The team arrived with a wide range of relief items including foodstuffs (rice, vegetable, seasoning), clothing, and most importantly large quantities of medicated bandages and wound dressing materials specifically for leprosy patients who require regular wound care. Speaking during the distribution, one of the coordinators who simply identified herself as Rose, said Christmas is about love, compassion and remembering those who are…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has sworn-in two new Commissioners, saying the move was part of his government’s renewed momentum in delivering good and impactful governance. The new Commissioners are Barrister Osinachi Nnajieze and Dr. Charles Egumgbe. While Barrister Nnajieze, who was Special Adviser on Legal Matters to the Governor before his appointment, replaces Dr. Kingsley Udeh, current Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, as the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr. Egumgbe was designated as the Commissioner for Chieftaincy Matters and Rural Development carved out from the now split Ministry of Local Government,…

*For Registered Firms, Use Your CAC RC Number, It Adds The National Identification Number (NIN) issued by National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) now automatically serves as the Tax Identification Number (TIN) for individual Nigerians. The clarification came from Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on its X, as part of a public awareness campaign on the new tax laws. The welcome news came amid growing concern among Nigerians over details of the nation's new tax laws requiring a tax ID for certain transactions, including bank account ownership. The Service added that registered businesses will no longer need a separate Tax ID.…

By Sam Tyav, Makurdi Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia has presented the state's 2026 budget estimates totalling ₦605,506,764,066.16k to the State House of Assembly, in Makurdi, for consideration and subsequent approval. Addressing the lawmakers during the budget presentation at the Assembly complex, Gov. Alia who described the budget as a practical roadmap to inclusive growth, stressed that economic progress must translate to better living conditions for ordinary households. The budget titled 'Budget of Rural Development, Livelihood Support and Sustained Growth', according to the governor, was a deliberate strategy to reposition the state’s economy and improve the living standards of people…

Federal Government (FG) said it has secured the release of a further 130 schoolchildren kidnapped from a Catholic school in November, after 100 were freed earlier this month. “Another 130 abducted Niger state pupils released, none left in captivity,” presidential spokesperson Sunday Dare said on X, in a post accompanied by a photo of smiling children. In late November, gunmen kidnapped hundreds of students and staff from St Mary’s co-educational boarding school in Niger State. There has recently been an upsurge in mass abductions, reminiscent of the kidnapping of schoolgirls in Chibok by the militant group Boko Haram in 2014.…

*Oyo Head Of Service Salutes Civil Servants Over Conduct During Examinations By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan The Circular Road Stakeholders Engagement Committee set up by Oyo State governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, to look into the grievances of those protesting against the planned corridor for the 110-kilometre road, paid a courtesy visit to the Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Imperial Majesty Oba (Senator) Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja, Arusa 1, at the Oke Aremo Palace to brief him on its activities. It also sought guidance on how to further successfully prosecute its assignment. The committee, made up of some prominent Ibadan mogajis (family heads), Chairmen…