President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday said the implementation of the new tax laws, including those enacted on June 26, 2025, and the remaining acts scheduled to commence on January 1, 2026, will take effect as planned. In a statement he personally signed, Tinubu said the reforms represent “a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build a fair, competitive,…
Human rights lawyer and 2027 Peoples Democratic Party governorship aspirant in Oyo state, Niyi Aborishade, has resigned from the PDP and joined the African Democratic Congress. Aborishade said his decision was informed by the deepening crisis within the PDP, which, according to him, raises concerns that the party may be unable to field a credible…
A woman, Favour Odoba, has killed her husband, Momo Jimoh Jamiu, also known as Abdul-Kadir Nagazi, in Okene, Kogi State, over claims that he married a second wife. Sources said the couple had been married for about nine years without a child and that trouble began after the man married another woman who gave birth…
A United States Congressman, Rep. Riley Moore, has indicated that further American airstrikes against terrorist camps in Nigeria are likely, dismissing concerns that the recent military action could escalate into a wider conflict. Moore said the US strikes were intended to restore peace and improve security, particularly for communities affected by terrorist violence, including Christians….
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kano State Command, has confirmed a violent mob attack on its outpost in Danmaje, Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area. The incident resulted in the extrajudicial killing of three suspects and the destruction of the facility by fire. The sad incident occurred about 24 hours after a similar…
The Ondo State Security Network, also known as the Amotekun Corps, has apprehended 39 fleeing suspected terrorists in Ondo Forest. Operatives of the Amotekun Corps arrested the suspected terrorists at Elegbeka Forest in Ose Local Government Area of the state. The Corps Commandant of the Amotekun in the state, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, disclosed this while…
Anthony Joshua’s team has released a statement in the wake of Monday’s road crash that left him hospitalised and claimed the lives of two of his closest friends. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed that the boxing star was travelling in a Lexus SUV when the the crash occurred on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway near…
Reuben Abati and the Arise News Morning Show crew have invited the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, for an interview in the studio. During the Morning Show on Tuesday, Abati claimed that the Minister would “sweat” when bombarded with questions if he honours the invitation. “He has gone from Abuja to Port Harcourt,…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday fixed January 2, 2026, for the hearing of the bail applications filed by former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, his son and one other defendant. The court also ordered that Malami and his son together with the third defendant be…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a popular content creator, Asher Kine has revealed he made a suicide attempt at 14. Asher Kine, whose real name is Akinyemi Oluwaseun Omotayo, made the disclosure in an X post on Monday. The revelation comes amid reports that blogger-turned-influence, Anda Damisa aka Lazy Writa, had died by suicide. In an…