Governors back tax reforms, endorse new VAT sharing formula
Governors under the aegis of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) have endorsed strong support for the ongoing tax reforms, insisting that the National Assembly should complete the exercise. Below is the…
Court remands man, 44, for allegedly defiling 4-year-old girl
Jan. 16, 2025 A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ikorodu, Lagos, on Thursday remanded a 44-year-old man, Stephen Samson, in a correctional centre for allegedly defiling a four-year-old girl. Samson, whose…
Edo tribunal: Ighodalo sure of victory, condemns violence
Dr Asue Ighodalo, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the last Sept. 21, Edo governorship election, has reaffirmed his confidence in the nation’s judiciary even as he reassured…
Lawyers laud acquittal of Eze Ndi Igbo of terrorism charge
Two Lagos-based lawyers on Thursday lauded the judgment of a Lagos High Court which discharged Eze Ndigbo of Ajao Estate, Frederick Nwajagu, of terrorism charges. The court had on Wednesday…
Tinubu salutes six Nigerians for making President Biden’s honours list
President Bola Tinubu congratulates six distinguished Diaspora Nigerians named by President Joe Biden among the 400 recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) in the…
Military kills 156 terrorists, nabs 146 suspects in 1 week – DHQ
Jan. 16, 2025 The Defence Headquarters says troops have in the last one week, neutralised 156 terrorists, apprehended 464 suspects and rescued 181 kidnapped hostages in different operations across the…
253 victims rescued in Borno in 2024 – NAPTIP
Jan. 16, 2025 Maiduguri Zonal Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says it rescued 253 victims of human trafficking and other related offences…
Dozens of migrants may have drowned in attempt to cross to Spain – NGO says
January 16, 2025 As many as 50 migrants, many of them Pakistanis, may have drowned in the latest deadly wreck involving people trying to make the crossing from West Africa…
Alleged diversion of $345,000: Court orders arrest of gospel singer, Mercy Chinwo’s manager
Jan. 16, 2025 A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday granted a warrant of arrest against Ezekiel Onyedikachukwu, the manager of gospel singer Mercy Chinwo. Justice Alexander Owoeye granted…
CBN Launches DocFlow, MDA Naira Payment Solutions
January 16, 2025 The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has launched two transformative initiatives, the Document Flow (DocFlow) System and the Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) Naira Payment Solution. According…