By Unini Chioma A 300 level law student of the Imo State University, Owerri, Kenneth Ibe who was abducted by gunmen, have been killed. The student, a native of Isiala Mbano local government area of the state was reportedly killed on […]
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Omooba Olumuyiwa Sosanya, renowned accountant and technocrat is founding president, Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN), one of the umbrella bodies regulating professional accountants in the country. In this interview with IBRAHIM APEKHADE YUSUF, Omooba Sosanya who doubles as a […]
Protocols In all honesty, dealing with this topic is more like me speaking to myself. I say this because outside the courtroom, nothing much describes my credit alert, except gifts from clients who are impressed with my courtroom advocacy. There […]
By Emma Elekwa, The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has declared a total shutdown of the Southeast on October 1. The group also announced operation “no Nigerian flag” in all organisations in the region with effect from September 25, 2021, […]
The African Bar Association (AFBA) has appointed a Nigerian lawyer, Mrs. Chika. E. Okolie, as Coordinator, Secretariat Committee for Nigeria (Ikeja). Mrs. Chika Okolie is a prominent member of the NBA Ikeja branch who has made impactful contributions in the […]
By Daniel Anazia A Chief Magistrate Court in the Yaba area of Lagos has ordered the 30-day remand of a dismissed police sergeant, Samuel Phillips, pending the legal advice of the State’s Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP). Sergeant Philips, who has […]
By Adeyemi Adepetun and Matthew Ogune • Sack economic management team now, group tells BuhariThe Lagos zone of the Tax Appeal Tribunal (TAT) hearing the N1.8 trillion tax dispute between the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and MultiChoice Nigeria has fixed […]
by Ebunoluwa Olafusi The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has called for an emergency meeting of its members. TheCable learnt the meeting may be over the ultimatum on strike issued by the association to the federal government. NMA had issued the […]
By AFP Exiled former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont was awaiting a court hearing in Italy Friday after being arrested four years after fleeing Spain in the aftermath of an independence referendum that Madrid ruled illegal. The European MEP — who has […]
By Adamu Abuh and Msugh Ityokura • FG: Collection of VAT by FIRS remains• Lagos: VAT collection will not impoverish other states• Reps: We are ready to revisit 5% oil firm profit share to host communities• Oil-producing communities badly hurt by […]