By Shu’aibu Usman Leman As Nigeria steadily approaches 2026, I find myself reflecting on the state of media freedom not as an abstract concept, but through the lens of lived experience. For more than thirty years, I have navigated this landscape, not as a distant commentator, but as a journalist who has felt the pressures,…
The Ogun state police command has said that a tyre burst caused the road accident involving world heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua. On Monday, the Lexus Jeep conveying Joshua and two members of the team crashed into a stationary truck around the Sinoma area near the Sagamu, Ogun state. Providing an update on the incident…
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has said that the newly recruited operatives of the Nigerian Forest Guard will be deployed immediately to insecurity hotspots across the country. The NSA spoke on Saturday at the graduation ceremony of 7,000 new forest guards who completed three months of training. Ribadu said the guards would be…
What happens when the laws a government is enforcing are not the same laws its parliament approved? In this episode of The Other Side, Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum examines a growing constitutional controversy surrounding Nigeria’s new tax regime. Allegations have emerged that the tax laws currently being implemented differ from the versions passed by the National…
Abuja, FCT | Friday, December 26, 2025 – Recent public commentary has focused on the legislative process relating to the passage, presidential assent, and publication in the Official Gazette of the Federal Government of the following Acts: the Nigeria Tax Act, 2025; the Nigeria Tax Administration Act, 2025; the Joint Revenue Board of Nigeria (Establishment)…
The federal government has confirmed that coordinated security efforts with international partners, including the United States, have resulted in precision air strikes on terrorist targets in the North-West region. The operation forms part of ongoing measures to combat terrorism and violent extremism across the country. A statement issued by the Ministry the Ministry of Foreign…
