Speaking from his Lagos residence, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu sparked an online debate after advising Nigerians to celebrate the festive Christmas season without alcohol.
In another development, a new report found that the United States has been conducting intelligence-gathering surveillance flights over Nigeria since late November after President Donald Trump’s warning of military intervention over alleged Christian persecutions.
It comes as the Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, announced that recent diplomatic tensions between both countries have been resolved.
Meanwhile, Idris also announced that any armed group that kidnaps children, attacks farmers, or terrorises communities will now be classified as a terrorist organisation.
In Oyo State, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s son Seyi Tinubu and his wife Layal were officially installed as the Okanlomo of Yorubaland and the Yeye Okanlomo of Yorubaland, respectively, by the Alaafin of Oyo.
The Alaafin also installed former Zamfara State Governor, Senator Abdul-Aziz Yari, as Obaloyin of Yorubaland.
In our Good News Report, we celebrate Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State who received commendation from Christian leaders for his leadership in promoting peace and interfaith harmony during the Kaduna Unity Christmas Carol service.
In our Milestone report, we remember the life of Arthur Christopher Mbanefo, the Odu of Onitsha, who died at the age of 95.
In our Entertainment report, the filmmaker Ini Edo made an appeal to the National Film and Video Censors Board over the controversy surrounding her new film titled “A Very Dirty Christmas”.
The Christian Association of Nigeria described the film’s title as offensive, stating that it reduces a solemn religious observance to something crude and sensational.
Finally, Ojy Okpe’s sister Joan was married in a celebration of love, family and community in Delta State attended by Delta State Deputy Governor Monday Onyeme; the Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of ThisDay and ARISE Media Group, Prince Nduka Obaigbena; former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi; CEO of Air Peace, Chief Allen Onyema; NDDC Chairman Chiedu Ebie among other dignitaries
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