Good morning, Nigeria! You’re welcome to the Lagos Post Online News Roundup of today’s top newspaper headlines for Friday, August 22nd, 2025.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu‘s administration has launched a Personal Income Tax Calculator. This tool allows Nigerians to compare the impact of the new tax reforms with the existing tax system.
The President assured Nigerians that the recently signed tax reforms will not punish the poor but instead promote fairness and equity in the country’s revenue system.
In a statement released late Thursday night, Tinubu explained that the new tax laws, which will take effect from January 2026, are designed to ease the burden on vulnerable groups while redistributing wealth more fairly across the economy.
Abdullahi Bashir Haske, a businessman and son-in-law to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has reportedly been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Haske was declared wanted by the anti-graft agency over an alleged case of criminal conspiracy and money laundering.
This was disclosed in a notice issued by the commission’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale.
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has stated that while some individuals are stooping to low tactics, he chooses not to engage at that level.
He, however, declared his readiness to reach out to those who are already going into the gutters.
Governor Makinde made the declaration on Thursday while speaking to newsmen after the South-West zoning consultative summit of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), held in Lagos.
Nigerian influencer, Priscilla Ojo-Mkambala, has announced that she is expecting a baby boy.
She shared the exciting news on her Instagram page, while posting a video from her gender reveal party.
Close friends and family gathered, filled with excitement, to celebrate and hear the couple announce the gender of their first child.
Talented Nollywood producer and director Victor Tobechukwu Okoli, popularly known as Vic Matt, has passed away.
Vic Matt, who is the manager of Big Brother Naija Season 10 housemate, Bright Morgan, was reportedly abducted on Friday near Ntachi Osa in Enugu State and was subsequently killed by his abductors.
Nollywood filmmaker, Ben Cassie, announced Vic Matt’s demise in a post via Instagram on Thursday, August 21, 2025.
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has questioned the crew members concerning the recent contentious Ibom Air incident.
The viral video of the incident saw a female passenger, Comfort Emmanson, brutalised, publicly stripped at the Lagos airport after a heated altercation with the airline’s air hostess.
This was disclosed in a brief statement on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday afternoon by the Director of Public Affairs & Consumer Protection at the NCAA, Michael Achimugu.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has issued a nationwide strike warning, alleging the Federal Government has failed to uphold long-standing agreements concerning the revitalization and adequate funding of public universities.
The union’s president, Christopher Piwuna, raised the alarm on Thursday during a press conference at the University of Jos. He said lecturers had endured over two years of broken promises and deliberate delay tactics by the government.
Piwuna listed unresolved issues including the renegotiation of the 2009 ASUU-FGN agreement, outstanding salary arrears, withheld promotions, and the welfare of retired lecturers.
The nicest judge ever, Judge Frank Caprio, has passed away at 88 after a courageous and prolonged fight with pancreatic cancer.
Popular for his humility, compassion, and constantly seeing the good in people, the judge touched many lives via his work inside and outside the courtroom.
His calmness, sense of humour and kindness left a mark on everyone who knew him.
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has refuted a social media “wanted” notice that alleged Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo was being sought by the Office of the Inspector General of Police Monitoring Unit.
The Force described the notice as “false, misleading, and not issued by the Force.” In a post on its official Facebook page, the NPF clarified that the poster did not originate from the Force and was never published on any of its official platforms.
AC Milan is close to securing Nigerian striker Victor Boniface. A verbal agreement has been reached with Bayer Leverkusen, with only personal terms and final paperwork pending.
Transfer specialist Fabrizio Romano revealed on Wednesday that the deal will take the form of a loan with a €30 million buy option, though the clause is not mandatory.
“AC Milan and Bayer Leverkusen are preparing formal documents after a verbal agreement for Victor Boniface. A loan deal with a €30 m buy option clause is not mandatory. AC Milan now in direct talks with Victor Boniface’s agent over personal terms, key final step to get the deal done,” Romano posted on 𝕏.
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