Brazil’s Supreme Court allows Ex-president Bolsonaro to leave prison for surgery
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro has been permitted to leave prison to undergo surgery on Christmas Day following approval from Brazil’s Supreme Court, court documents show. Bolsonaro is currently serving a 27-year prison sentence for plotting a coup after he…
Missing aircraft found after 13 years in India
Air India admitted to finding an aircraft that disappeared from its online records in the airport parking bay at Kolkata Airport, 13 years after it was decommissioned. According to The Independent, Air India was disputing the fines it was receiving…
NIN, CAC number to serve as tax ID — FIRS
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has said that the National Identification Number (NIN) will automatically serve as the Tax Identification Number (TIN) for individual Nigerians, while the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) registration number will serve as the tax ID…
US Expresses Dissatisfaction with M23 Withdrawal from Congo Town
The Trump administration is not satisfied with the Rwanda-backed M23’s withdrawal from a strategic town in eastern Congo, a senior U.S. official told Reuters, as residents reported persistent clashes nearby on Tuesday. M23 seized the town of Uvira, near the…
Malawians speak angrily over Vice President’s UK Trip.
There is growing anger in Malawi over a post-Christmas fortnight trip to the UK that one of the country’s vice-presidents is due to take. Jane Ansah’s visit will be in a private capacity but the reported size of both her…
Nigerian Government Releases Sunday Jackson Amid Global Appeal
Sunday Jackson, a man sentenced to death for defending himself against a Fulani herdsman, has been released. The US government, through Congressman Riley Moore, had demanded his immediate release from the Nigerian government. The Nigerian government ultimately relented to…
NBA, Atiku Call for Suspension of Controversial Tax Laws
The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has called for suspension of the Tax Reform Acts over alleged alteration of some sections in the gazetted version, as opposed to what was passed by the National Assembly. Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar also called…
BREAKING: FG Declares Holidays For Christmas, New Year Celebrations
The Federal Government has declared Thursday, December 25, and Friday, December 26, 2025, as public holidays to mark Christmas and Boxing Day. The government also declared Thursday, January 1, 2026, for the New Year celebration.The declaration was contained in a…
Ghana deports 68 foreigners from Ashanti, with Nigerians making up the largest share
Ghana has deported 68 foreign nationals from the Ashanti Region following court rulings linked to organised crime, prostitution, and other offences, highlighting Nigeria as the most affected country in the latest enforcement action.Ghana has deported 68 foreign nationals from the…
Okonjo-Iweala commissions Abia electric buses, preaches against pollution
The Director General of World Trade Organisation, WTO, Mrs Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has called for collective efforts around the world in tackling pollution and climate change-generated problems. Okonjo-Iweala who was speaking in Umuahia on Monday while commissioning electric buses procured by…