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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said a peace agreement to end the war with Russia is “90% ready”, in a New Year address that largely focused on resistance to Moscow’s full-scale invasion. Zelensky said the remaining 10% of the agreement to end nearly four years of conflict would “determine the fate of peace, the fate of Ukraine and Europe”. In …

The chairman of the presidential committee on fiscal policy and tax reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has said that the new tax reforms will not result in automatic debits from bank accounts. Oyedele stated this on Channels Television’s end-of-year special on Tuesday, saying the tax authorities do not have the capacity to monitor every individual account, noting that enforcement is usually directed …

US President Donald Trump has said he is withdrawing National Guard troops from several US cities, including Chicago and Los Angeles, after a Supreme Court ruling last week undermined his authority to use troops for policing. “We will come back, perhaps in a much different and stronger form, when crime begins to soar again,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on …

•Our reforms in right direction •Nigeria will emerge stronger this year •Says harmonising tax system ‘ll raise revenue sustainably •We’re committed to protecting lives, property-FG President Bola Tinubu has promised that the year 2026 marks the beginning of a more robust phase for the country’s economic growth, noting that the new year will be a more prosperous one for the …

The CIA has assessed Ukraine was not targeting a residence used by Russian President Vladimir Putin in a recent drone attack in the north of his country, according to US officials, undercutting an assertion the Russian leader had made to President Donald Trump in a Monday phone call. The CIA’s director John Ratcliffe briefed Trump on the assessment Wednesday, the …

Rev. Dr. Manzo urged church leaders to treat the advisory with the utmost seriousness and immediately notify their congregations. A looming terror threat has forced churches across Adamawa State to abruptly cancel their New Year crossover services, triggering widespread fear and underscoring Nigeria’s worsening security crisis. Christian leaders in the state, under the umbrella of the Christian Association of Nigeria …

This piece reviews some notable incidents and developments that shaped Nigeria’s human rights outlook in 2025. Nigeria’s commitment to human rights continued to face tests in 2025. Data from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) revealed a plunge in human rights complaints at the beginning of the year compared to the last month of 2024. However, as the year progressed, …

•To support govts, politicians with pro-people plans The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said it will engage governments at all levels in a dialogue to ensure urgent review of workers’ wages in view of the escalating inflation and suffering in the land. The labour movement also said its mobilisation in 2026 will be both strategic and tactful and that “it …

President Bola Tinubu has said his administration will prioritise consolidating recent economic gains in 2026, with a focus on building a resilient, inclusive and growth-oriented economy that delivers tangible benefits to Nigerians. In his New Year address, Tinubu said Nigeria ended 2025 on a strong footing, recording robust quarterly economic growth, improving trade balances and greater exchange rate stability, while …

EW YORK (AP) — Zohran Mamdani became mayor of New York City just after midnight Thursday, taking the oath of office at an historic, decommissioned subway station in Manhattan. Mamdani, a Democrat, was sworn in as the first Muslim leader of America’s biggest city, placing his hand on a Quran as he took his oath, the Associated Press reports. “This …