The All Progressives Congress (APC) has advised Nigerians to blame governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and not President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for any misfortune that may befall the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)

The party made this declaration via a statement made available to DAILY POST on Wednesday.

DAILY POST reports that some Nigerians have been attributing the misfortunes in the PDP to Tinubu.

APC has, however, said that Nigerians should not blame Tinubu for the challenges facing the party.

The party in a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary in Oyo State, Wasiu Olawale Sadare noted that Governor Makinde of Oyo State and his colleagues should be held responsible for the misfortunes in PDP.

Sadare in the statement noted that Makinde has ruined the PDP.

He said, “Rather than look inward for solutions, supposed elders and leaders within the PDP left everything to chance and paved the way for the likes of Gov. Makinde to take over the affairs of their party.

“Because he lacked capacity, experience and other traits required to lead a national party, Gov. Makinde emerged the final nemesis which consumed the PDP as he is now the only governor belonging to the umbrella party in the whole of Southern Nigeria with only three or four left in the North.

“As a matter of fact, Gov. Makinde cannot deliver the PDP from its current comatose condition.

“If virtually all his governor colleagues can leave the party for him, questions should be asked about his mission and vision for the PDP while President Tinubu should be allowed to focus on his job as the president of the country”.

The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has alerted Nigerians to a fraudulent Facebook post falsely claiming that the agency is currently recruiting.

In a statement shared on its official X account on Wednesday, the NIS clarified that there is no ongoing recruitment.

The agency stressed that the only legitimate recruitment exercise was recently conducted by the Civil Defence, Corrections, Fire and Immigration Board, CDCFIB, and results for that process are still pending.

“The public is advised to disregard such posts, avoid any engagement with them, and report the pages immediately,” the statement urged.

The Service emphasized its commitment to conducting all genuine recruitment exercises transparently.

The NIS, responsible for border control, visa issuance, and enforcing immigration laws in Nigeria, reiterated that all recruitment announcements will only be made through official channels.

The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, Osun State chapter, has announced a temporary relaxation of its ongoing strike to allow staff of the Judicial Service Commission, JSC, to attend a scheduled meeting with commission officials.
According to a statement issued on Wednesday and signed by its chairman, Comrade Idris Adedayo Adeniran, the relaxation is subject to approval by JUSUN Congress and its national leadership and will last from December 11 to 24, 2025.

The statement revealed that, “the meeting, fixed for 11 December at the Conference Room of the High Court of Justice in Osogbo, will focus on JUSUN’s demands on staff promotion and welfare.”

The union confirmed that the Chief Judge of Osun State, Justice Adepele Bola Ojo, has agreed to reconvene discussions with the JSC to address the issues raised.

JUSUN noted that the JSC, as the body responsible for justice administration in the state, is expected to consider and respond to the concerns of judiciary workers.

“We appreciate the commitment of the Honourable Chief Judge to engage with the JSC on our behalf and look forward to a positive outcome,” the union said.

JUSUN also reiterated that its demands remain legitimate, reasonable, and long overdue and emphasised that its members would continue to push until the issues are resolved.

The Osun JUSUN Chairman also expressed appreciation to union members for their unwavering support, trust and loyalty during the industrial action.

DAILY POST recalled that Osun JUSUN embarked on an industrial action on September 22, 2025 as a result of a disagreement with the Osun State Chief Judge.

The Federal Government has announced that several key reforms and directives will officially take effect in 2026, marking a significant shift in governance, revenue administration, and public service delivery.

The measures, aimed at improving transparency, boosting revenue, and modernising government operations, are expected to reshape how citizens and businesses interact with the Federal Government.

Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) Tax Reforms

The government has reformed its tax laws, replacing the former Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) with the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS).

The new tax framework will come into effect on January 1, 2026, requiring all taxpayers—individuals and businesses alike—to comply with the updated tax administration procedures.

Fully Digital Public Services & Revenue Collection (Cashless Government Payments)

Starting in 2026, all federal revenue collections will require digital payments.

Services such as passports, licences, and regulatory fees will no longer accept cash.

This move represents a major shift toward digital public services and is intended to improve transparency while reducing leakages in revenue collection.

National Single Window (NSW) for Trade and Customs

The government has directed the NSW Steering Committee to ensure the platform is fully operational by the first quarter of 2026.

The NSW is expected to streamline trade and Customs procedures, reduce bureaucracy, and facilitate easier import/export processes for businesses.

Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) / Nigerian Data Exchange (NGDX)

Set for rollout in early 2026, the DPI and NGDX platforms aim to support e-government services, enhance data exchange between government agencies, and improve service delivery to citizens and businesses.

Budget Rollover: Focus on Completing Ongoing Projects

For the 2026 fiscal year, the government has directed that 70% of 2025’s capital budget be rolled over, effectively freezing the launch of many new major projects.

This strategy is designed to focus resources on completing existing projects in areas such as security, infrastructure, and social services, reflecting caution under revenue constraints.

Revenue Optimisation Platform (RevOp)

The Revenue Optimisation Platform will centralise revenue collection, reconciliation, and monitoring across all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs).

The system integrates with existing Treasury‑Single Account frameworks, financial management systems, and banks, helping to prevent revenue leakages and improve transparency

Former National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Iyiola Omisore, has described as a joke and embarrassment their disqualification from the Osun APC primary election.

Omisore made this statement on Tuesday during an interview on Arise Television monitored by DAILY POST.

The former lawmaker said that there is a limit to what a party can do in candidate disqualification, adding that the Electoral Act says nomination of a candidate is not the prerogative of any party.

DAILY POST reports that the APC Screening Committee had disqualified Omisore and six other aspirants from participating in the December 13 governorship primary over alleged irregularities in their nomination documents.

Those barred from the race with him include Babatunde Oralusi, Oyedotun Babayemi, Dr Akin Ogunbiyi, Benedict Alabi, Adegoke Rasheed Okiki, and Senator Babajide Omoworare.

Reacting, Omisore said, “In Osun State, we lost election in 2022. After the loss, we did a post mortem how we lost election led by the former Minister of Health, Isaac Adewale.

“The report was submitted and pointed at the fact that the then governor Gboyega Oyetola made us to lose election. And the report said that there are three or four of his cabinet members who aided the loss.

“So it became a problem for the state all over. So that is why we now believe that way further, we should do a thorough primaries. Unfortunately, former governor Oyetola is now sponsoring one of those aiders of the election losses.

“So the entire state leadership is against his position, and he started to impose the candidate on the state. And I want to really explain that I don’t want you to drag President Bola Tinubu to this matter.

“The President is a leader of the country. He has done well for everybody. He has fair to all concerned.

“So in a bit of it as a mixture and confusion about it, we want to win election 2026 so we cannot go the same way, the same route we went to lose election in 2022.”

There are indications that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, may never recover on time from the protracted leadership crisis bedevilling the party ahead of the 2027 general election.

This is even as the party has continued to suffer losses following the outcome of the 2023 general election.

The latest injury on the PDP came after both the governors of Rivers and Osun states, Siminalayi Fubara and Ademola Adeleke, respectively, announced their exit from the party for the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and Accord Party.

Fubara announced his defection to the APC on Tuesday at a stakeholders’ meeting at the Government House in Port Harcourt.

The Governor claimed that he did not receive protection from the PDP, leading to his decision to join the ruling party.

“What you all have been waiting for, what you have been asking me— the signal has finally arrived.

“We have the full support; we have the positive nod to leave where we are because we didn’t get any protection to go to where we are going.

“So, we have every reason— because the truth is, let nobody be fooled in this state— we have the people, we have the supporters.

“Our only ‘thank you’ to Mr. President is to support him, and we cannot support the President in isolation; we cannot support the President if we don’t fully identify with him—not backyard support.

“So, we have taken that decision today, since we have gotten the pass. Everyone here who has followed me, who has suffered with me— our decision today, this evening— is that we are moving to the APC,” Fubara said while announcing his defection to APC.

DAILY POST reports that Fubara’s defection comes just four days after the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, and 17 other lawmakers left the PDP for the APC.

The lawmakers said their departure from the PDP was because of the ongoing crisis within the party.

On his part, Adeleke announced that he was joining the Accord Party as a new platform to seek re-election in August next year.

The governor made the announcement in a post on his verified X handle on Tuesday, just a few days after resigning from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

According to him, he had joined the Accord Party since 6th November, 2025, as a platform to seek re-election in 2026.

“Stakeholders and residents of Osun State are aware of why we are taking this important decision.

“We intend to pursue a second term in office on the platform of the Accord Party to complete ongoing delivery of good governance and democratic dividends, which have been applauded at home and abroad.

“We opted for the Accord Party because its mission of welfarism aligns with our passionate focus on citizens and workers’ welfare,” Adeleke said.

DAILY POST reports that both governors cut ties with the PDP at a time the ongoing wave of defections by governors, senators and other key politicians from opposition parties to the ruling APC has triggered fears that Africa’s largest democracy may be drifting towards a one-party state.

The development has also fueled growing concern that the ruling party under President Bola Tinubu may face little or no resistance in the 2027 polls.

DAILY POST observed that in recent months, the nation’s political terrain has witnessed a dramatic shift.

Don’t blame us – PDP tells Fubara

Reacting to Governor Fubara’s move to the APC, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, described the development as “self-inflicted,” warning that the development threatens Nigeria’s democratic balance.

In a statement on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, the party said the move contributes to what it called a growing slide toward a one-party system.

According to the statement, the governor made political choices that led to his departure and should not blame the party or any stakeholder.

“Everyone who has followed the developments that culminated in this uneventful defection will recall that the Governor willingly travelled the path that took him to this destination.

“Having done so voluntarily, he cannot turn around and accuse our party, or any other person or group, of abandoning or failing to protect him.

“Whilst a person at a crossroad of threats of existential proportion may suffer from temporary amnesia caused by trauma, the Governor should have nothing less than praise for our party, civil society organisations, and all Nigerians who freely stood up in his defence since this crisis started, until he capitulated.

“It is our prayer that the Governor does not suffer from Stockholm Syndrome, where a victim falls in love with their captor. In all, despite these, we pity the Governor and wish him well,” the PDP said.

PDP facing structural breakdown – Analyst

Meanwhile, a Public Affairs Analyst and Communication Scholar at Peaceland University, Enugu, Dr. Nduka Odo, in an interview with DAILY POST, described the recent defections of Governors Siminalayi Fubara and Ademola Adeleke from the PDP as a sign of deeper structural problems within the opposition party.

Odo said the development goes beyond the country’s usual season of defections, noting that Governor Fubara’s move to the APC represents “a strategic repositioning” driven by ongoing political battles in Rivers State, where he has been engaged in a power struggle with entrenched interests.

He explained that Governor Adeleke’s defection to the Accord Party reflects what he called “ideological fatigue” within the PDP, adding that the governor may have chosen the party to escape the internal factionalism that has destabilised the PDP in recent years.

According to him, both defections underscore the party’s “chronic failure” to manage and resolve internal conflicts.

Odo maintained that the PDP’s decline remains reversible if the party undertakes serious reforms.

He said: “What we are witnessing is not merely the usual season of defections but a deeper structural convulsion within the PDP. Fubara’s move to the APC is not an isolated gesture.

“It is a strategic repositioning driven by existential political battles in Rivers State, where the governor has been locked in a survival contest with entrenched power blocs.

“Adeleke’s defection, on the other hand, reflects a more ideological fatigue within the PDP. His choice of Accord Party signals a desire to escape the suffocating factionalism that has crippled the party.

“Both defections highlight a chronic failure of internal conflict resolution within the PDP, and Nigerians should pay attention to that.

“The PDP is not in irreversible decline, but it is certainly in an advanced stage of institutional erosion. Political parties survive on cohesion, trust, and predictable reward systems.

“When governors—who are the party’s biggest electoral assets—begin to exit, it means the internal incentive structure has collapsed.

“Yet, decline is reversible if the party can re-engineer its internal democracy and re-negotiate power with its stakeholders. The question is: does the party still have the discipline and moral capital to do so?”

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday formally inaugurated the newly appointed Governing Council of Lagos State University, LASU, urging council members to demonstrate integrity and provide strong academic leadership.

The ceremony, held at Lagos House, Ikeja, was attended by senior government officials, university executives, and key stakeholders in the state’s tertiary education sector.

Governor Sanwo-Olu later shared highlights of the inauguration on his official Facebook page.

Describing LASU as a cornerstone institution for nurturing young talent and promoting Lagos’ academic prominence globally, the governor expressed confidence in the council’s capacity to provide focused, principled, and visionary leadership.

“I am confident that this council will guide the university with integrity, dedication, and a steadfast commitment to excellence,” Sanwo-Olu said, emphasizing that effective governance is vital for the university’s sustained growth.

Among the dignitaries present were Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro, SAN; Secretary to the State Government, Bimbola Salu-Hundeyin; Head of Service, Olabode Agoro; and Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Tolani Sule.

LASU Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, and other senior university officials were also in attendance.

Governor Sanwo-Olu formally congratulated Babatunde Ogala, SAN, on his appointment as Chairman of the Governing Council.

Other members, including Remi Desalu, were sworn in and took their oaths of office during the event.

The governor highlighted that the new council will be tasked with steering LASU through reforms and strategic initiatives aimed at strengthening academic standards, increasing research output, and improving student welfare.

“I look forward to witnessing LASU’s continued growth as a leading university in Nigeria and on the global stage,” he added.

The Chief Judge of Taraba State, Justice Joel Agya, has raised serious concerns over what he described as the sudden withdrawal of police orderlies attached to judges in the state, warning that the move poses grave security risks to the judiciary.

Justice Agya expressed his concerns on Tuesday while hosting the Taraba State Commissioner of Police, Betty Isokpan, during a courtesy visit in Jalingo.

He recalled that although President Bola Tinubu had earlier ordered the nationwide withdrawal of police guards from Very Important Persons (VIPs), the Police Force Headquarters had exempted judges and governors due to the sensitive nature of their duties.

The Chief Judge, however, said that despite this exemption, police orderlies attached to judicial officers across the state were withdrawn on December 8 without any prior notice.

According to him, the development threatens the personal safety of judges, especially those handling sensitive criminal cases.

“This is a direct threat to judicial security and independence. Without protection, courtrooms can become unsafe, and proceedings may be disrupted,” he said.

Responding, the Commissioner of Police, Betty Isokpan, denied that court orderlies had been withdrawn. She explained that only personal police escorts attached to VIPs were affected by the directive of the Inspector-General of Police.

She said officers assigned to court duties and those posted at judges’ residences were not withdrawn.

“Every court is expected to have duty police officers during proceedings. What we withdrew are only personal escorts who accompany VIPs to other states,” she said.

President Bola Tinubu had recently directed the withdrawal of police officers attached to VIPs nationwide in a move aimed at strengthening security for the general public.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has detained a former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), after he failed to meet the bail conditions earlier granted to him.

A senior EFCC official, who confirmed the development on Tuesday, said the former minister would remain in custody until he fulfils the requirements.

“We arrested him for not meeting his bail conditions and he will remain in our custody until he meets those conditions,” the official said.

Another EFCC source also confirmed Malami’s detention, noting that he is being investigated for multiple offences.

“He is presently in our custody. He was initially granted bail but did not meet the conditions. The offences against him are many. Presently, we are investigating him for 18 different offences. Some of them are money laundering, abuse of office and terrorism financing. We cannot put a figure to the amount involved now because we keep uncovering some of the deals as we investigate,” the source said.

As of the time of filing this report, the EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, could not be reached for comments.

Malami had earlier disclosed his interrogation by the commission on November 29 in a post on X, describing the engagement as productive and insisting that allegations against him were “fabricated.”

He wrote, “In line with my undertaking to keep Nigerians updated on my invitation by EFCC, I give glory to Allah for his divine intervention.

“The engagement was successful and I am eventually released while on an appointment for further engagement as the truth relating to the fabricated allegations against me continue to unfold.”