By Ikenna Osuoha The House of Representatives will this week debate a motion seeking urgent medical intervention for the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. This is contained in a statement by the […]
The coroner’s inquest into the cause of death of 10 people in the recent fire at the Afriland Tower on Broad Street will begin with a preliminary meeting next week Tuesday, October 14. The coroner, Magistrate Atinuke Adetunji, assigned by […]
Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a public warning against an online investment company known as AfriquantumX, which it says is not registered or authorized to operate within the country’s capital market. In a statement released on Tuesday, […]
The trial of the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, on allegations of fraud suffered a major setback following a clash between parties over the forensic examination of a mobile phone and WhatsApp chats, submitted as evidence […]
President Bola Tinubu has withheld his assent to two bills recently passed by the National Assembly, citing major concerns over their fiscal implications, legal inconsistencies and potential conflicts with federal policies. The development was announced during plenary on Tuesday when […]
By Nana Musa The Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, has said about 98 per cent of Nigerian workers will be exempted from paying Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) tax under the new tax laws scheduled to take effect from January 2026. […]
The Commissioner of Police for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), CP Ajao Adewale, has issued a directive to all Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) to intensify patrols and conduct comprehensive raids on uncompleted buildings and suspected criminal hideouts within their jurisdictions. […]
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has issued an order restraining some factional leaders of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) from proceeding with the group’ planned election. The alleged factional leaders of the NYCN – Ademola […]
The Osun chapter of Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has said that the attitude of the state Chief Judge, Justice Adepele Ojo, to its ongoing strike is not encouraging. Consequently, the union has urged Ojo to find a lasting […]
By Tunde Oso ABUJA — The Head of the Association of Urhobo Mayoral Family Crown (AUMFC) and a key stakeholder in the security surveillance of crude oil pipelines in Nigeria’s western corridor, Mayor Eshanekpe Israel, popularly known as Akpodoro, has […]