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The Federal Government has appointed Dr. John Nwabueze as the Tax Ombudsman, in accordance with the provisions of the Joint Revenue Board of Nigeria (Establishment) Act, 2025.   This appointment aligns with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s commitment to implementing far-reaching and sustainable reforms in the tax and revenue administration framework.    Dr. John Nwabueze, from […]

The United States military is reportedly preparing contingency plans for potential airstrikes in Nigeria, following a directive from President Donald Trump instructing the Pentagon to “prepare to intervene” to protect Christians from terrorist attacks, according to The New York Times.   The report, released Wednesday, indicates that U.S. Africa Command submitted a series of operational […]

The Chinese government reaffirmed its support for President Bola Tinubu’s administration, praising Nigeria for pursuing a development path that reflects the country’s unique national realities. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning, made the remarks when she chaired a regular press conference, the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria confirmed in a post on X on Tuesday.   “As […]

culled from Culled From From aso.rocks can now authoritatively report that a fierce power struggle has erupted at the heart of Nigeria’s oil industry, pitting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu against Bashir Bayo Ojulari, the new Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC), according to multiple sources with knowledge of the […]

The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Monday said the threats from US President Donald Trump to invade Nigeria with military force over Christian genocide claims should give every Nigerian serious concern. Obi stated this in a post on X, two days after Trump said that if Nigeria does not stem the killings, […]

United States Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, has said the Department of War is preparing for action in Nigeria following reports of attacks on Christians in the country.   Hegseth stated this on Saturday in a post on X, in response to President Donald Trump’s earlier comments threatening military intervention over alleged persecution of Christians in […]

Twelve northern governors, prominent traditional rulers, and senior judges are at the centre of a looming diplomatic storm as the United States Congress considers a bill that could impose far-reaching sanctions on them over alleged complicity in what American lawmakers describe as a “Christian genocide” and systemic persecution under Nigeria’s sharia and blasphemy laws.   […]

President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to send US forces into Nigeria with “guns-a-blazing” if Africa’s most populous country does not stem what he described as the killing of Christians by Islamists.   “If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, […]

United States President Donald Trump has declared Nigeria a “Country of Particular Concern” over alleged killings of Christians.   In a statement posted on his social media platform Truth Social on Friday, Trump said Christianity faces an existential threat in Nigeria, describing the alleged killing as a “mass slaughter.”“Christianity is facing an existential threat in […]

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday stopped the Peoples Democratic Party from proceeding with its planned national convention scheduled to hold in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15 and 16 pending further notice.   Delivering judgment in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2120/2025, Justice James Omotosho ordered that the convention be halted until the […]

Tension is rising within the Nigerian military following President Bola Tinubu’s ignominious sacking of the former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, and his replacement with General Olufemi Oluyede, a Yoruba officer – a move that has tilted the top echelons of the armed forces decisively toward the South for the first time in […]

 Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka has announced the revocation of his visa to the United States of America.   Professor Soyinka made this known on Tuesday during a meeting with journalists at Kongi’s Harvest Gallery, Freedom Park, Lagos Island. The Nobel Laureate said the US consulate informed him of the revocation in a letter dated October […]