Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today.
1. SERAP drags Tinubu, govs to ECOWAS Court over alleged misuse of Cybercrimes Act
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the government of President Bola Tinubu and Nigeria’s 36 governors over what it said is “the repressive use of the Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act 2024 to criminalize legitimate expression and violate the human rights of Nigerians, including activists, journalists, bloggers and social media users.”Read more
2. Bauchi govt criticizes presidential media adviser over comments on Gov Bala Mohammed
The Bauchi State Government has strongly criticized Sunday Dare, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, for his remarks targeting Governor Bala Mohammed over the governor’s critique of the Tax Reform Bills.Read more
3. TUSSLE FOR EMIR: Sanusi lays curse on anyone instigating crisis in Kano
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has laid curses on people he believes are hell-bent on igniting chaos in the ancient city, calling on fire to consume them.Read more
4. Jimmy Carter was only non-African leader who sought my release from Abacha’s detention – Obasanjo
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has described the late U.S. President Jimmy Carter as a “humanist par excellence” and recounted how Carter personally intervened with General Sani Abacha to secure his release from detention during Nigeria’s military regime.Read more
5. Bayero to challenge Appeal Court ruling on Kano emirship at Supreme Court
The legal tussle over the Kano emirship continues as Aminu Babba Dan’Agundi, Senior Counsel to the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, has announced plans to challenge the recent Court of Appeal judgment that favored the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, at the Supreme Court.Read more
6. Lagos revenue service gives firms January 31 ultimatum to file tax returns
The Lagos Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has set January 31, 2025 deadline for all companies operating in the state to file their annual tax returns to avoid penalties for noncompliance.Read more
7. Many feared dead as another accidental NAF airstrike hits Zamfara community
An unspecified number of people have been feared killed after another Nigeria Air Force (NAF) airstrike mistakenly hit the camp of the Zamfara Community Protection Guard (ZCPG), in the Tungar Kara community of Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State on Saturday night.Read more
8. Katsina community leader arrested for allegedly coordinating kidnapping of his subjects
A community leader in the Walawa village in Kankia Local Government Area of Katsina State has been arrested for allegedly conniving with bandits to kidnap his own people.Read more