The Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has said advised the Federal Government against increasing value added tax (VAT) from 5 percent to 10 percent. “Any increment in VAT or any other tax being paid by Nigerians at this time […]
News
Mr. Olushola Shokunle, Chairman, Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Special Duties has advocated that each building should have a fire extinguisher to curb fire disasters in the state. Shokunle made the suggestion in an interview with the News […]
By NGOZI UWUJARE THE sun has set on the illegal practice of 66-year-old Olu Adewale, who masqueraded as a lawyer for 16 years, and had appeared over 60 times on behalf of his clients to argue their cases before federal and […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission( EFCC) has smashed a nine-man syndicate behind N1 billion salary fraud involving 599 ghost workers. The anti-graft agency has also arrested a couple, Dayo Usman Aliyu and Ronke Usman, who were said to be […]
A Jos High Court in Plateau State has ordered that President of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Amaju Pinnick should vacate office and ordered that Chris Giwa should take over as the rightful president of the football federation. Adama Yahaya and […]
A Lagos lawyer identified as Sunday Elimihe, 42, is currently battling partial blindness after he was allegedly beaten up by some policemen attached to the Onipanu Division in Lagos. Elimihe was rushed to the Shomolu General Hospital Thursday, after he was assaulted […]
German police detained an Iraqi aged 46 and a Nigerian aged 29 on Thursday on suspicion of having links with Islamic State and of planning “a serious act of violence”, officials said. Security sources had provided information that both could […]
Olayinka Aileru The Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 seeks to revolutionise the administration of criminal justice in Nigeria. One of the objectives of the Act, as contained in Section 1, is to ensure speedy trials, and the efficient management […]
The immediate past president of the Senate, Senator David Mark has debunked reports in the media linking him to Panama papers which alleged that he operated offshore companies, insisting that he has no connection, whatsoever, to any of the companies […]
Mrs Ngunan Addingi (APC-Buruku), the Chairman, Benue House of Assembly Committee on Education, Science and Technology, has advised the state’s Ministry of Education to improve on monitoring and supervision of schools and other agencies under its purview. Addingi gave the […]