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Debris From Expended Munitions During US Airstrike Hit Communities In Kwara, Sokoto – FG

December 27, 2025

Mohammed Idris - Minister of Information and National Orientation

By Ayodele Oni

“16 GPS-guided precision munitions were deployed using MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial platforms”

The Federal Government on Friday doused anxiety being experienced by residents of Offa in Kwara and Jabo, Tambuwal Local Government Area of Sokoto States following sudden collapse of some structures during Christmas eve.

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris in a statement, clarifies that the object that caused explosions and destruction of properties in Offa, Kwara State, was debris from precision-guided munitions deployed during a joint Nigeria United States military operation against Islamic State terrorists in Sokoto State.

Report revealed that explosions rocked parts of Offa on Christmas night, damaging homes, shops and a hotel.

The statement stated that debris from expended munitions used during the operation fell in Offa, Kwara State, and in Jabo, Tambuwal Local Government Area of Sokoto State.

“The Federal Government of Nigeria, in close coordination with the Government of the United States of America, has successfully conducted precision strike operations against two major Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist enclaves located within the Bauni forest axis of Tangaza Local Government Area, Sokoto State,” the statement read.

According to the government, intelligence reports had confirmed that the locations were being used as assembly and staging grounds by foreign ISIS elements infiltrating Nigeria from the Sahel region, in collaboration with local affiliates, to plan large-scale terrorist attacks within the country.

The strikes were executed between 12:12am and 1:30am on Friday, December 26, 2025, under established command and control structures, with the full involvement of the Armed Forces of Nigeria and the supervision of the Ministers of Defence and Foreign Affairs, as well as the Chief of Defence Staff.

“A total of 16 GPS-guided precision munitions were deployed using MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial platforms, successfully neutralising the targeted ISIS elements attempting to penetrate Nigeria from the Sahel corridor,” the statement said.

The confirmation aligns with earlier accounts by security sources who had told PUNCH Online that what struck buildings in Offa was a component of a missile fired during the US-backed airstrikes.

Residents of Offa had been thrown into panic on Thursday night after explosions hit two locations in the town, including the Eid praying ground area and around Solid Worth Hotel, damaging buildings.

Although no deaths were recorded, victims reported collapsed walls, blown-off roofs and destroyed shops, while security agencies cordoned off the affected areas.

“The Federal Government of Nigeria reiterates its unwavering resolve to confront, degrade, and eliminate terrorist threats, particularly those posed by transnational extremist networks seeking to undermine Nigeria’s sovereignty and security.

“The Federal Government assures all Nigerians that it remains firmly in control of the national security architecture and is fully committed to the protection of lives and property,” the statement said.

Citizens were urged to remain calm and vigilant as security agencies continue decisive actions against terrorist groups operating within and around Nigeria’s borders.

Why Nigeria Let America Fight Its War

The Source

December 27, 2025

By Lamara Garba Azare

A nation is not merely a stretch of land marked by borders on a map. It is a will. It is authority. It is the solemn promise that those who govern will protect those who are governed. The day a country hands that promise to another power even in the name of security it begins a quiet retreat from its own essence a retreat Nigeria now appears to be making.

This uncomfortable reality was laid bare following the American military airstrike on an alleged ISIL terrorist camp in Sokoto-North West, Nigeria on Sunday 25th December 2025. By the open admission of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, Nigeria provided the intelligence, approved the operation, and watched as the United States carried out the strike on Nigerian soil. Worse still, Nigerians learned of this act of war not first from their own President, but from the President of another country. History is unforgiving to nations that clap for others while standing aside in matters of their own survival.

Let us not hide behind diplomatic language. Cooperation is not the same as surrender. Partnership does not mean handing over the sword while you hold the scabbard. If Nigeria had the intelligence that led to the bombing of the alleged ISIL camp in Sokoto then Nigeria should have led the operation. Intelligence without execution power is like vision without legs it sees the danger but cannot move toward it.

The primary duty of any government is security. That duty cannot be subcontracted. When a state begins to rely on foreign jets to enforce peace within its borders it sends a dangerous signal to its citizens and to the world that it no longer fully trusts its own strength. And when such sensitive military operations are announced first by Washington rather than Abuja the symbolism is loud humiliating and politically costly.

A philosopher once warned that power given is rarely returned whole. Today it is an American airstrike in Sokoto. Tomorrow it may be decisions taken without even the courtesy of consultation. Sovereignty does not collapse in one dramatic moment. It erodes quietly justified by convenience and defended with excuses.

America too must be spoken to plainly. If this intervention is truly driven by goodwill then goodwill must go beyond missiles and statements. A sincere ally builds capacity not dependency. Where is the complete transfer of advanced surveillance technology. Where are the drones the precision systems and the satellite access that would allow Nigeria to conduct such operations on its own territory without foreign aircraft and foreign command structures. Friendship that keeps one party permanently reliant is not generosity. It is control in soft clothing.

There is also a troubling strategic question Nigerians must not ignore. ISIL and its affiliates have long found oxygen around the Lake Chad axis rather than Sokoto. That region has remained the heart of cross border terrorism recruitment and logistics for years. So why this sudden focus elsewhere. Who selected the Sokoto target and based on whose broader security calculations. In matters of national security silence breeds suspicion and suspicion thrives where transparency is absent.

Leadership is not measured by how many powerful friends a country has but by how firmly it stands on its own feet. A government that truly believes in its people would invest relentlessly in its armed forces equip them with modern tools and trust them to defend the nation with honour and competence. Instead Nigerians are being asked to celebrate a foreign airstrike as proof of seriousness.

But a country that borrows its shield today may wake up tomorrow unable to raise its own. A nation that allows others to fight its battles will soon be told where when and how it may exist.

Nigeria must reflect urgently and honestly. Terrorism must be defeated yes but by Nigerian hands under Nigerian command and for Nigerian dignity. Anything else is a costly miscalculation dressed up as cooperation.

As history teaches us freedom is not lost only through invasion. It is often surrendered through comfort. If Nigeria does not reclaim its security mandate now it may one day discover that what was traded away in the name of safety was the very soul of the state.

Lamara Garba Azare a veteran journalist writes from Kano

New Tax Law: FG Will Not Shift January Implementation Date

James Orji

December 27, 2025

The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, says no going back on the January 1, 2026 take off date of the New Tax Law.

Oyedele made the declaration on Friday after a meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Aso Rock, Presidential Abuja, the nation’s capital.

He spoke amid the controversy trailing the Tax Law passed earlier this year by the National Assembly and signed by President Tinubu.

The major controversy trailing the Law came after a member of the House of Representatives claimed that the Document has been doctored, that the copy Gazetted by the Federal government is different from the one passed by the NASS.

Amid the controversy, not a few Nigerians have called on the federal government to shift the implementation date until the allegations regarding the Law were resolved.

For instance, the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Afam Osigwe, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, in a statement called on the federal government to shelve the plan to implement the Law until the controversies surrounding it are cleared, saying this is necessary to restore credibility and confidence in the Act.

The NASS has during the week demanded that the federal government re-Gazette the copy in the possession of the NASS.

Oyedele, however, stated that the federal government will press ahead with the implementation despite investigation by the lawmakers, saying the NASS is working with the government to ensure that the areas of concerns were resolved.

He also highlighted the benefits in the Tax Law, saying it will bring “fairness” among all the categories of tax payers in the country.

Oyedele:” We met with Mr. President to give an update about the implementation of the tax reform laws. As you already are aware, there are four of those laws, and two of them have already commenced, and that’s the Nigerian Revenue Service Establishment Act and the Joint Revenue Service Establishment Act, commenced on the 26th of June, 2025 the remaining two laws, that’s the Nigerian Tax Act and the Nigerian Tax Administration Act are scheduled to commence on the first of January 2026.

“We welcome the statement by the National Assembly, House of Representative committee today on the findings and the work around the allegations about alteration.

“The Federal Government is committed to working with the National Assembly if and when any action is required, and therefore the plan to commence the new law the two remaining new laws on the first of January 2026 will go ahead as planned on schedule, because these reforms are designed to provide relief to the Nigerian people. Bottom 98% of workers will see either no pay tax or lower taxes to be paid.

“Small businesses, 97% of them will be exempted from corporate income tax, VAT withholding tax and large businesses will see a drop in the taxes that they paid.

“The whole idea being to try and promote economic growth inclusivity as well as shared prosperity for our people. So we’re actually excited that the progress we’re making, and we’re looking forward to January 1, 2026.”

Oyedele told newsmen that the intention of the tax laws was not immediate revenue generation but to widen the revenue base to ultimately grow the economy.

He said:” The plan, the intention for this tax reform is not immediate revenue generation. We believe that over time, you get revenue from growth when the economy is growing, people pay not because tax rate has gone up, but because the base has increased.

“And number two is these reforms have rationalised a lot of wasteful and incentive that are distortionary, which is in itself, not helpful for the economy.

“And number three is we see as a result of this transformative tax reform, increasing awareness of and then task culture, and therefore improve compliance.”

Whenever Terrorists Are Bombed, The Apologists Panic

The Source

December 27, 2025

By Sa’adiyyah Adebisi Hassan

The United States recently struck ISIS targets in Nigeria – not civilians, not villages, not mosques, but ISIS. Right on cue, a familiar group of moral contortionists, terrorism relativists, and permanent negotiators erupted in outrage, not against the terrorists, but against those who hit them. At the center of this reaction is Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, once again positioning himself not as a neutral cleric or mediator, but as the most consistent public defender of armed criminal groups operating within Nigeria.

This pattern is no longer strange, it is predictable. Whenever terrorists are named, classified, confronted, or hit, there is immediate protest, moralising, and appeals to sovereignty. Yet when villages are wiped out, farmers slaughtered, children kidnapped, women raped, and communities displaced, there is always an explanation, a lecture, or a deflection – but never urgency, never rage, never finality.

Gumi’s insistence that terrorism should only be fought by “clean, holy hands,” excluding the United States because of its global military record, collapses under even basic scrutiny. If clean hands were truly the requirement, then no African army qualifies, no Arab state qualifies, no Asian power qualifies, no European country qualifies, and no empire in history qualifies. By that logic, terrorism should never be fought at all. This is not moral philosophy, it is strategic paralysis disguised as piety.

The most perverse irony is that the same people who demand court declarations before action, insist dialogue must always come first, argue that military force never works, and warn that foreign help undermines sovereignty, have never produced an alternative that actually works. Nigeria tried amnesty, dialogue, ceasefires, payments, the release of arrested fighters, and reintegration without justice. The result was not peace but bigger gangs, better weapons, greater confidence, and more deaths.

No serious country thinks this way. When ISIS attacked France, there was no call for dialogue. Egypt did not seek mediation. Turkey did not complain about sovereignty. Iraq did not worry about symbolism. Israel did not convene clerics. Pakistan did not wait endlessly for courts. They acted decisively, because states exist to protect citizens, not to protect narratives.

The claim that striking ISIS amounts to a “neo-Crusade against Islam” is not only reckless, it is intellectually dishonest. ISIS kills more Muslims than Christians, declares Muslims apostates, burns mosques, enslaves Muslim women, and attacks Muslim communities. If bombing ISIS is anti-Islam, then every Muslim country that has fought ISIS – including Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Turkey, and Iraq – must also be anti-Islam. That argument insults Muslim intelligence worldwide.

The real fear behind this outrage is not concern for civilians or sovereignty, it is the loss of relevance. Once terrorists are clearly labelled, internationally targeted, militarily pressured, and financially isolated, middlemen lose access, negotiators lose influence, apologists lose their platform, and ideological cover collapses.

The sovereignty argument itself is selectively deployed. Nigeria accepts foreign loans, IMF conditions, Chinese infrastructure, foreign intelligence, foreign arms, and foreign training without protest. But suddenly, when terrorists are hit, sovereignty becomes sacred? That is not patriotism, it is selective outrage.

If ISIS were fake, if terrorism were manufactured, if the threat exaggerated, then serious questions remain unanswered: why are these groups armed, who trains them, who funds them, why do they control territory, and why do they issue threats? There are no answers only sermons.

Serious people understand that terrorism is not defeated by sympathy, semantics, sociology alone, endless dialogue, or clerical cover. It is defeated by clear naming, relentless pressure, intelligence sharing, financial strangulation, and force when necessary. That is not cruelty, it is state responsibility.

Yet every time terrorists are confronted, the same voices rush to shield them with language, procedure, and theology. Nigeria must therefore ask itself a hard but necessary question: why is it always easier to condemn those who fight terrorists than those who commit terror?

Until that question is answered honestly, the problem will persist. And history will not be kind to those who mistook apologetics for wisdom.

Tambuwal Commends US Strikes In Sokoto, Wants Terrorist Bombed In Other States

James Orji

December 27, 2025

A former Governor of Sokoto state, Aminu Tambuwal has called on the federal government no to ensure that its anti-terrorists strikes are expanded beyond the state.

Tambuwal spoke on Arise Television on Friday, a few hours after the United States missile strike on some terrorists targets in the state. The US President, Donald Trump said he ordered the strike against ISIS-linked terrorists, saying many of them were killed by the missiles launched by the US United States Africa Command, AFRICOM, in Djibouti.

In a post on social media, Trump said he’d directed a “powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria,” who he said had been killing innocent Christians. He later told Politico that he delayed the strikes a day so they fell on Christmas.

“They were going to do it earlier,” Trump told the news organization. “And I said, ‘nope, let’s give a Christmas present.’ … They didn’t think that was coming, but we hit them hard. Every camp got decimated.”

The state, has in the past few months, experienced deadly attacks from Lakurawa terrorists believed to be associated with ISIS, and are mostly active in Tambuwal Local Government where the former governor hails from.

According to the US Leader, the strikes were conducted with the approval of the Nigerian Government. Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar confirmed to journalists that President Bola Ahmed’s Tinubu’s approval was sought before the US launched the strike.

Speaking on the strike, Tambuwal said the strike should be expanded to include some states where the terrorists are very active, including Zamfara, Borno, Zamfara, Katsina, Kaduna, among others, describing those states as “areas of more concerns” that his state.

The Senator representing Sokoto South in the National Assembly also urged the federal government to seek help beyond the US, because according to him, the problem of terrorism extends beyond Nigeria.

Tambuwal: “Areas of concern like Borno, Zamfara, Katsina, Kaduna, and a host of other parts of the country should be covered by this operation so that we do not have a situation where a particular part of the country that has not been as widely reported but is having such major security challenges as these other states would not be part of the narrative.

“I believe that the Nigerian government should seek greater collaboration with many more countries, including the US and others that are willing to support this fight; after all, it is a transnational issue.”

Apart from Sokoto state, explosions were also heard in Kwara state following the US strike, according to eyewitnesses who claimed that some shells from the missiles landed in some communities in the state .

The federal government said on Friday that the strikes touched the two states.

SGF Akume Marries Ooni Of Ife’s Ex Wife, Zaynab

Akinwale Kasali

December 26, 2025

By Akinwale Kasali

George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, have officially wedded Zaynab Ngohemba, the former Wife of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi.

It would be recalled that the marriage between the Monarch and Zaynab came to an end following the disclosure that she already had Four Children for her ex-Lebanese Husband.

The disclosure of the marriage between Akume and Zaynab was made public on Friday via Facebook.

In a congratulatory message, a member of the Dajoh family, Abraham Double-d Dajoh, posted their Wedding picture in his social media post.

He confirmed the union between the high-ranking government official and the former Olori of the Ife Kingdom.

The Dajoh family described the union as “beautiful” and “uncommon,” as they formally welcomed her into their fold in Benue State.

In a statement that quickly went viral, the Dajoh family expressed their collective joy, signalling a significant chapter for the SGF’s household.

“We, the entire Dajoh Family, happily join our daddy, uncle and brother, His Excellency, The Secretary To The Government Of The Federation, Sen. George Akume Jugu Dajoh in welcoming his new and uncommon wife, Queen Zaynab Ngohemba-George Akume Dajoh, into the Dajoh family,” the post read.

The family further extended their appreciation to the political associates and supporters of the SGF, urging them to remain steadfast in their loyalty to him as he embarks on this personal journey.

“We appreciate and thank the fans and supporters of Sen. Akume for always standing by him. We enjoin every one of you to continue to support his Excellency even in this beautiful union with Queen Zaynab,” the post further read.

Queen Zaynab, who was previously known as Olori Wuraola during her 17-month marriage to the Ooni of Ife (which ended in 2017), was ushered into her new home with deep cultural reverence.

The Dajoh family emphasised the importance of their ancestral roots in Mbakor and the wider Benue State.

“Welcome to Benue State, the Food Basket of the Nation, welcome to Mbakor, the seat of leadership of the Tiv nation and welcome to the Dajoh family, the home of your darling husband. Welcome home, Queen Zaynab,” the statement concluded.

The announcement coincided with the festive period, as the family used the opportunity to wish Nigerians a happy holiday season.

“We wish you all a happy Christmas Celebration and a Prosperous New Year,” the post read.

Akume’s spokesperson, Yomi Odunuga, confirmed the marriage.

He, however, said contrary to reports that the wedding was held on December 24, the marriage is over a year old.

“I can confirm the marriage. However, contrary to the rumour that the marriage was concretised in Gboko on Christmas eve when the couple appeared together at an event to celebrate Christmas, it was actually a marriage that is over a year old,” Odunuga said.

The Truth About US Airstrike On Nigerian Soil

The Source

December 26, 2025

By Ishaq Samaila

Did you notice that they struck Sokoto?

Not Borno.

Not Plateau.

Not the obvious front line.

That should teach you something about American intelligence and intelligence gathering.

They know where the problem is from

You do not fight only where the noise is loud.

You hit where coordination, funding, and command are happening.

The Nigerian Army can handle the front line.

Soldiers can confront fighters head-on.

But to end the problem, you dismantle the powerhouse.

You break the coordination, the planners, the enablers.

That is how real wars are won.

This was not an attack.

It was a warning.

A message that says, in clear terms:

We know where you are.

We are watching you.

Leave now, or face the consequences.

That is how serious operations begin.

Quiet. Precise. Psychological.

And this is only one of many signals.

If the attacks in Nigeria don’t stop

America will not back down, especially with this Israel intelligence

I said it before in one of my posts.

The next phase would not be loud.

In the next 90 days, the noise would drop.

What you are seeing now is the beginning of that phase.

Why am I worried?

Because Trump has now put Nigeria on the global map for the worst possible reason ever.

A US missile strike on Nigerian soil.

Then a public announcement that America struck ISIS terrorists in Nigeria

That single statement has done serious diplomatic damage to Nigeria.

Nigeria’s image has been dragged into a category it has never openly occupied before.

And this could have been avoided months ago.

If the leadership had acted with precision.

If they had controlled the narrative.

If they had managed the media.

If they had crushed the insurgents quietly and decisively.

But they failed. Completely.

From the security adviser.

To the army command.

To the media handlers.

To the presidential circle.

Up to the president himself.

They failed first to control the story.

They failed to counter propaganda.

They failed, most importantly, to end the insurgency.

Now it has spilled beyond our control.

Inside Nigeria, life feels normal.

People are dancing, posting, moving on.

But outside Nigeria, the picture is different.

To the international community, Nigeria is now being associated with terrorism.

Terrorism they have neglected since 2009

Travel restrictions are only the first signal.

Clearing this image will not be easy.

It will require the government to go all in.

Diplomatically. Militarily. Politically. Media-wise.

They must prove, that Nigeria is safe again.

And that process is neither fast nor simple.

That is why this strike worries me.

Still, one thing remains true.

If our leaders failed and someone else is now forcing accountability,

then that part, at least, is a welcome development.

Omisore: How Oyetola Used Me To Block Adeleke From Defecting To APC

Adesina Soyooye

December 26, 2025

By Adesina Soyooye

Dr. Iyiola Omisore, a former National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has revealed how the Minister for Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, deceived him into blocking Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, from defecting to the All Progressives Congress from the Peoples Democratic Party. The Minister, he said, told him that they needed to block Adeleke’s entry into the APC.

Omisore said he fell flat for Oyetola’s trick, and went to Channels Television to say all kinds of things against Adeleke, and blocked him from joining the APC.

Omisore lamented that when Adeleke was all set to join the APC, Oyetola called him and said Adeleke’s entry will spell trouble for his (Omisore’s) ambition and thus enlisted him into blocking Adeleke.

But to his regret, he said he didn’t know that Oyetola was just using him to project his own candidate.

Omisore also revealed that President Bola Tinubu, in a discussion with him, admitted that he, Tinubu was responsible for the defeat of the APC by PDP’s Adeleke in the 2022 Governorship election. To prepare for the 2026 Election, Omisore said he gave Tinubu tips on what to do to secure victory for the APC. He disclosed that President Tinubu has taken care of the loopholes, including funding.

He revealed these when he spoke to TVC. “When Adeleke wanted to come to APC, Oyetola was always calling me that this is a problem’’ But he later discovered it was a mistake to have listened to Oyetola.

His words: “When Adeleke wanted to come to APC, Oyetola was always calling

me that this is a problem and we have to resist this. And I went ahead to Channels to resist that defection, not knowing that he (Oyetola) has his own plan to sabotage me.”

On APC’s loss to Adeleke in 2022, Senator Omisore who was, also, a former Deputy Governor of the State said he had a conversation with Tinubu where the President accepted responsibility for losing Osun State.

Omisore he felt terrible over the defeat, and so, made recommendations to the President on how to avoid future losses, “including financing issues which Tinubu has since addressed.”

Not a few people felt that Adeleke’s move to APC was a done-deal, especially, after he had a one-on-one with the President and, also, allegedly, with the National Security Adviser on it. But he suddenly cancelled when Omisore and a couple of other APC members went public with abuses and unprecedented attack against him. A decent character, Adeleke withdrew into his shell and told close friends he couldn’t deal with toxic characters, but emphasized he is backing President Tinubu in 2027.

In a twist, Omisore was, inexplicably, disqualified from participating in the Governorship Primary of the APC. He put the blame on Oyetola who he said backed the eventual APC Candidate – Bola Oyebamji.

Adeleke has since defected to the Accord Party and picked its Governorship ticket.

“Resign, You Have Failed As Chair, PDP Governors’ Forum” – Jonathan’s Ex-Aide Tells Gov. Bala Mohammed

Ayodele Oni

December 26, 2025

Bala Mohammed - Governor of Bauchi State — Governor Bala Mohammad

By Ayodele Oni

With just three Governors left, out of the 14 inherited by Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state as chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ forum, time is up for him to resign.

Jude Imagwe, former Senior Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on youth and student matters, who made the remark, asserted that Mohammed has failed in the leadership of the forum and is presiding over the decline of the party that accommodated him after the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) failed him.

In an open letter addressed to the Bauchi governor, Imagwe said the intervention was written “in the spirit of responsibility to history and loyalty to the institution we all claim to serve”.

His words: “There are rare moments in the life of a political party when silence becomes complicity and truth becomes an obligation. The People’s Democratic Party stands at such a moment today.”

He said unless Governor Mohammed had something “fundamentally corrective” left to do, history would record his tenure as record-setting in damage.

“When you assumed leadership of the PDP Governors’ Forum, the party stood with fourteen governors. Today, the arithmetic of decline is stark and humiliating: governors by day, none by night; presence in name, absence in power. This is not routine opposition politics; it is institutional erosion,” he said.

Imagwe pointed out that leadership is not ceremonial, but the capacity to anticipate danger, arbitrate conflict and act decisively.

“When wisdom advised caution, it was dismissed. When unity demanded humility, arrogance prevailed,” Imagwe added.

He said the PDP’s decline was also a result of rejected counsel, including advice from former Senate President Bukola Saraki.

“That counsel was brushed aside. Today, the consequences stare the party in the face: a hollowed structure, diminished leverage, and a party negotiating its survival rather than shaping national debate,” Imagwe said.

He maintained that resignation at such a moment would not amount to weakness but accountability.

“Honour in politics is not measured by how long one clings to office, but by when one recognises the need to step aside for the survival of the institution,” he said.

Imagwe warned that political parties do not die suddenly but bleed internally through ignored warnings and delayed decisions.

“What Nigeria witnesses today is not an accident; it is the predictable outcome of leadership deferred,” he said.

He added that there remains a narrow window for Mohammed to act in line with honour, conscience and responsibility.

“This is the moment to rise above factional loyalty and choose institutional survival. This is the moment to act, before history concludes that when the PDP cried for rescue, leadership heard the cry and walked away,” he added.

Gov. Adeleke’s Aide To Fmr Minister Jallo: “You Are An Error In Public Service”

Ayodele Oni

December 26, 2025

By Ayodele Oni

The tenure of a former Minister of Police, Jelili Adesiyan, under former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration is under scrutiny by a senior member of Governor Ademola Adeleke in Osun state..

The Senior Special Assistant to Governor, Adeleke, on Bureau of Social Services, Akintunde Bello Sheriff, took a swipe at the former Minister describing him as the worst the state has ever produced.

Bello, in a Facebook post, was reacting to Adesiyan’s comment during an interview with media personality Desmond Obilo.

The All Progressives Congress, (APC) chieftain had, during the interview, claimed that Adeleke had done nothing and would lose the forthcoming gubernatorial election.

However, the governor’s aide, in the post, described the former Minister as “an error of history in public service”, whose only record is his penchant for treachery and betrayal against his Benefactors.

He wrote, “Several Men, including a woman, have held the position of Ministerial from Osun State. The people of Ede felt the impact of Lanre Babalola as Minister for Power.

“I was in Ilesha on multiple occasions at the immigration office where I saw the imprint of Rauf Aregbesola as Minister.

“The Ibodi Ijesha axis felt the performance breeze of Erelu Olusola Obada as Minister for Defence.

Prof Isaac Adewole, as Minister of Health, ensured Osun was able to access the 20 Million USD grant, which the immediate past APC administration of Oyetola evidently shared a lump sum of it to cronies through phoney contracts against established standard practice.

“I am yet to hear, nor see any visible or verifiable achievements of Alhaji Abdul Jelili Adesiyan Jallo as Minister of Police Affairs under President Goodluck Jonathan, not even at his Odeomu community.

“I challenge anyone who knows of any achievements by Jallo anywhere in Osun State whose slot he used to outline such.

“The man was an error of history in public service. He is a tired leg in politics whose only record is his penchant for treachery and betrayal against his Benefactors.”

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