₦airaland Forum

SlavaUkraini:
https://www.thecable.ng/nlc-workers-not-consulted-on-new-tax-laws-fg-should-suspend-implementation-pending-enlightenment-campaign/

NLC clearly is an enemy of the progress of Nigeria. It is a self seeking organisation interested only in wage increase that with time lose meaning as inflation catches up with it. Getting the targeted Nigerians to pay tax will get them interested in voting so as to have the right persons managing the public treasury that holds the tax they pay! It is good for democracy and good governance in Nigeria!

CyynthiaKiss:
Trump’s airstrikes: Halt military cooperation with US immediately – Sheikh Gumi tells Tinubu govtPublished on December 26, 2025 By Francis Ugwu



https://dailypost.ng/2025/12/26/trumps-airstrikes-halt-military-cooperation-with-us-immediately-sheikh-gumi-tells-tinubu-govt/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAO7CRNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEev3m9-norlOR4w9xY76ZNu47x3k-_GjUmRK0beImIS3eju-doDrWFGjYEwFk_aem_yZFRXUfGbsyn98_ESOIMBQ#mjmhglp374s8vahr9pf

What options does Gummi leave Nigeria with except for terrorism to continue in Nigeria. Gummi is now clearly affixed by his comment as a terrorism sympathiser.

Adeoyafemi:
Trump Bombed Terrorists in Nigeria While Tinubu Watched Powerlessly - Sowore Alleges

Nigeria has been thrown into fresh controversy following claims by activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore that the United States carried out a military strike on Nigerian soil on Christmas Day without genuine authorization from Nigeria’s leadership.

In a strongly worded statement posted on his Facebook wall, Sowore reacted to announcements credited to Donald Trump and the U.S. Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, claiming that American forces targeted Islamic State (ISIS) elements in northwest Nigeria.

According to Sowore, the operation — reportedly executed in a village in Sokoto — exposes what he described as Nigeria’s alarming loss of sovereignty under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.


Source

The perception of Sowore on this matter make no sense in all the circumstances. Terrorism in Nigeria is clearly beyond the capacity of the Nigerian government to handle. Daily, Nigerians are dying and the Nigerian economy haemorrhaging due to terror in Nigeria. It is public knowledge that Sowore has his family safely ensconced in the U.S.A. Sowore has nothing at stake in the matter and now appears to be a terrorist sympathiser!

cityboylagos:
https://eyesoflagos.com/2025/12/26/fg-reacts-as-u-s-confirms-airstrikes-on-terrorist-targets-in-sokoto/

The perception of Sowore on this matter make no sense in all the circumstances. Terrorism in Nigeria is clearly beyond the capacity of the Nigerian government to handle. Daily, Nigerians are dying and the Nigerian economy haemorrhaging due to terror in Nigeria. It is public knowledge that Sowore has his family safely ensconced in the U.S.A. Sowore has nothing at stake in the matter and now appears to be a terrorist sympathiser!

IzunnaOkafor:
https://247ureports.com/2025/12/new-tax-law-a-threat-to-igbo-businessmen-lawyer-declares-advises-tinubu-to-step-it-down/

A citizenry that largely does not pay tax will not care about how the public treasury is run. With the new tax law those who will be paying tax are citizens who are empowered enough to counter the weaponisation of poverty by the corrupt politicians who deploy poverty as a weapon against the poor during elections. Those who will pay tax will begin to vote in the bid to ensure they have a voice in the management of the tax they pay! In all it will help deepen democracy as one’s mouth is usually where one’s money is and vice versa. It is the unpatriotic who speak against the new tax law. Tinubu go ahead with the new tax laws only tell us what you are doing with France in that respect!

richmond500:
Fubara has congratulated the defected lawmakers, I told u people that Wike is losing his grip and is falling

Both are not working at cross purposes!

fergie001:
The present Abure-backed LP as constituted held a Convention INEC refused to attend.

The Lamido matter is even a no-case.

Legal principles and their interpretation by the courts are moored on the facts of each case. We should soon see what the Law Lords are inclined to do within the peculiar circumstances.

yarimo:
No wonder makinde was busy lamenting earlier, after disobeying two court orders. The unfortunate part of it is, the illegal chairman is a SAN someone who knows the law allowed himself to be fooled by i pass my neighbor generator engineer ? Makinde succeeded in burying PDP completely

They may be quiet but I know Judges don't like their Judgments being disobeyed. They'll mince you!!!

fergie001:
INEC rejects Makinde-backed PDP NWC


SOURCE

Passenger aboard the bus will do well to alight at its present stop before it gets to its last bus stop.

fergie001:
PDP appealed Omotosho's judgement. So, it is PDP that approached the Appeal Court. Omotosho didn't halt the Convention, he only ordered INEC not to monitor, INEC simply obeyed.

Justice Akintola's was a different suit altogether.

It remains to be seen the legal purport of a Party Convention not monitored by the INEC. Peter Lifu snuffed life out of the purported convention at ibadan.

abc115:
Two pro-Wike Senators defect to APC



Source

Anyone still in doubt will think twice. Wike is not weak!

kaltonga:
The only option left for the PDP is for the remaining elements to form alliance with other parties cos PDP is dead

Not quite. It is still a well known political brand only that Ali Baba and the forty thieves largely occupy its space. PDP will arise when its night of long knives is over.

fergie001:
INEC rejects Makinde-backed PDP NWC


SOURCE

They won't listen. Those Orders procured from Hon. Justice Akintola's Court cannot stand appellate legal scrutiny. H.E. Makinde was not well advised legally. You can not build something on nothing!

richmond500:
You analysis is not wrong but you must first understand who Wike is, if this was FFK, ur analysis would have made sense. Wike has unsatisfiable desire for fame, wealth and power and he will do anything, even cause anarchy in his own state just to achieve it.

Wike wanted to hold the PDP for Tinubu for one big reason and that is to become it's presidential candidate for 2031 because he knows he can't fight Tinubu in 2027 when he doesn't have total control of Rivers and PDP. But 2031 could be a long time and his relevance may fade out so he is just destroying PDP so Tinubu keep him close to power until he has all his arsenals ready to challenge APC

In my estimation it is not likely that Wike will ever be President. The Office is for the temperate! Safely occupied by the temperate!!

tishbite41:
You must be a clown

You will entertain yourself in the pool of foolery you are in when the scene I just described is played out!

fergie001:
Media chat with Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde

Not news! Pursue your dream!!

AqualinaXYZ:
Ezebunwo Nyesom Wike



I pray your survive this political battle after 2027



If not hmmmmmmm

You still cannot see the scenario Wike is putting in play! Bring PDP to its knees so all elected on its platform anywhere he has influence will desert the Party and move over to APC such that in 2027 Tinubu can return and APC govern Rivers State. Meanwhile he remains in Tinubu's government and continue to weaken PDP. When Tinubu is done in eight years he can reassess his options. Wike is not looking to contest any elections in about 5 years.

PureSperm:
Good morning Nairalanders. Merry Christmas and a prosperous happy new year in advance to each and every one of us here

My girlfriend called me last night to request for money for Christmas hair. She knows I'm presently broke and doesn't have the amount of money she's demandingly for. So I told her to go and cut her hair . She took that as an offense and been angry with me since the conversation started. She has been demanding for 30knfor hair and 80k for clothes for the Christmas. To make the whole matter Worst,she told me the relationship may end along with 2025 if I fail to provide the money for her. Those words have been ringing in my head since she dropped them ,but I'm confused and I don't know if that's enough reason to end a relationship of over 3 years+ which we've suffered to build together,all because of ordinary Christmas hair and clothes . Is she normal at all?

Please my fellow Nairalanders, should I consider this as a red flag and dump her cos I don't think I've done anything wrong to her by asking her to cut her hair . She even looks more prettier on low hair cut ,from her look during the last time she cut her hair

Young man seek God and take off into your future without her. Don't say no one told you!!

Seunpapa65:
I have seen that script before no thanks that was the same thing una talk for cement we all saw how it ended. He Dangote will try to eliminate competition at the end only to push the price up and blame it on the economy lol

I would rather the fuel were available and deal with the monopolist tendencies later. The solution to dealing with that is not importation leading to the waste of scarce foreign exchange but putting in place measures to encourage the building and operation of more refineries. Many obtained the licences to build refineries but would rather import fuel than invest in refineries which will remain operational for 200 years with regular TAMs! That is the way to go!! Now we know more than ever before the corruption frittering away our scarce foreign exchange and making the people suffer fuel scarcity. Farouk the thief must experience the consequences of his corrupt acts !

Akfrenzy:
Abi malt was pouring down from ceiling?

You missed opportunity for refreshment

Ganusi then! Ganusi then!

Seunpapa65:
Dangote just dey threat everybody up and down he is nothing but a dictator who enjoys monopoly

Left to the evil and corrupt schemes of the unpatriotic fuel importers looking to suck our foreign exchange reserves dry there will be fuel scarcity. But for Dangote you will queueing to buy fuel this end of year season for n1000.00 as usual.

salz01:
He knows Russia is at war, but in another news Russia is short of labour cuz of the war, so he is thinking of working there without being involved in the war, probably some factory jobs. Also in another news Russia economy is doing fine at the moment.

Thanks for the enlightenment. Sure I advise him to venture out to Russia. Nothing ventured nothing gained!

postie:
https://punchng.com/fg-approves-mandatory-drug-test-for-public-service-applicants/

Politicians also need the test.

Sirmwill:
What a bad advice 😂😂😂 how could you 😂

What a question? Strange to imagine that he never heard on TV or Radio that Russia is at war with Ukraine for about four years now!

salz01:
I'm asking for a friend who sees an opportunity to japa to Russia. Kindly give your advice for my friend, whether you are in Russia or not, your informed advice is appreciated.

Please enter Russia through the Russian and Ukrainian border crossing!

CyynthiaKiss:
The United States has been carrying out intelligence-gathering flights over large parts of Nigeria since late November, signalling heightened security cooperation between both countries, according to flight tracking data and US officials cited by Reuters.

The exclusive report on Monday said the purpose of the surveillance missions could not be independently confirmed.

However, the flights follow threats by US President Donald Trump in November to intervene militarily in Nigeria over what he described as the government’s failure to halt violence against Christian communities.

Reuters noted that the surveillance operations also come months after a US pilot working for a missionary agency was kidnapped in neighbouring Niger.




How I Lost My Sight in Secondary School - Lagos Visually Impaired Technician0:00 / 1:01


Flight tracking data for December showed that the contractor-operated aircraft typically takes off from Ghana, flies over Nigeria, and returns to Accra.

The data identified the operator as Mississippi-based Tenax Aerospace, a company that provides special mission aircraft and works closely with the US military, according to its website.

The company did not respond to requests for comment.


The Africa team lead at the Critical Threats Project of the American Enterprise Institute, Liam Karr, who analysed the flight data, said the operation appeared to be running out of Accra, which he described as “a known hub for the U.S. military’s logistics network in Africa,” Reuters reports.

Karr said the flights suggested Washington was rebuilding its intelligence capacity in the region after Niger last year ordered US troops to leave a major desert air base and instead turned to Russia for security assistance.

“In recent weeks, we’ve seen a resumption of intelligence and surveillance flights in Nigeria,” Karr told Reuters.

A former US official said the aircraft was among several assets moved to Ghana by the Trump administration in November.

While it was unclear how many aircraft remained there, the official said the missions included tracking the kidnapped US pilot and gathering intelligence on militant groups operating in Nigeria, including Boko Haram and its splinter faction, Islamic State West Africa Province.

A current US official confirmed the aircraft had been flying over Nigeria but declined to give details, citing diplomatic sensitivity.

Another administration official said Washington was continuing to work with Nigeria to “address religious violence, anti-Christian attacks, and the destabilising spread of terrorism.”


All the officials spoke on condition of anonymity.

In a statement, the Pentagon said the US government held “productive meetings” with Nigeria following Trump’s message on the country, but declined to comment on intelligence activities.

Nigeria’s military spokesperson and Ghana’s deputy defence minister did not respond to requests for comment.

Nigeria has repeatedly said armed groups target both Muslims and Christians, arguing that US claims of Christian persecution oversimplify a complex security situation and overlook efforts to protect religious freedom.

A Nigerian security source told Reuters that the US agreed during a November 20 meeting between National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu and US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth to deploy air assets for intelligence gathering.

A spokesperson for the Nigerian military did not respond to a request for comment.

Flight tracking data showed the Tenax Aerospace aircraft at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida on November 7.

MacDill hosts the headquarters of the US Special Operations Command.

The aircraft later flew to Ghana on November 24, days after the high-level security meeting, and has since flown over Nigeria almost daily.

The aircraft is a Gulfstream V, a long-range business jet commonly modified for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, according to the data.

The development comes amid worsening insecurity in Nigeria.

President Bola Tinubu last month declared a security emergency and ordered mass recruitment into the army and police following deadly attacks, kidnappings and the abduction of more than 300 schoolchildren in northern states.

https://punchng.com/just-in-us-conducts-surveillance-flights-over-nigeria-after-trump-threats-report/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAO2j6lleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEehg6zw2qO4TGzLvs95jOUTeMudsSgOm2ACNnSpJoe1G91JcOQBHLne_QI5no_aem_NwbzLL-8pPBpRwPoVFaMkw

Nlfpmod Nlfpmod

Not new! Not news!

Please show the picture of what it looks like? That will help folks .

Which Buhari? Otilo!! Faaaaaaar!!!

iwaeda:
https://saharareporters.com/2025/12/22/lagos-governor-sanwo-olu-swears-speaker-obasas-son-agege-chairman

Chairman Joy OBASA. Welcome Sir!

Ofunaofu:
https://dailypost.ng/2025/12/22/2027-katsina-pdp-collapses-into-adc/

I pray for them all not to collapse post 2027! Atiku has been collapsing politically since he left office few years ago.

Pakute:
Ogoni oil exploration restart could spark Nigeria’s turnaround - Ribadu



https://punchng.com/ogoni-oil-exploration-restart-could-spark-nigerias-turnaround-ribadu/

It all sounds like when the whiteman just had contact with our people and he will be making a speech to the African King in the bid to tap his natural resources and cart them off to England! Colonialism! A curious mix of the hilarious and the bitter!!

seanfer:
You get the logic... They know that we will continue to apply for their Visas....
Imagine where there are 100,000 applications and only 5,000 granted and later many of those visas revoked...
Biggest scam in the world....

A Country's Foreign Embassy exists for reasons beyond Visa processing.