Former Chief Whip and current Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, has blamed the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration and the Senate for the tagging of Nigeria by the United States President, Donald Trump, as ‘Country of Particular Concern’. Ndume, in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, accused both the executive and legislative arms of…
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday passed a vote of confidence in Mojisola Meranda as the speaker of the Assembly. They lawmakers expressed their confidence in her leadership at the plenary, which Meranda presided over amidst tight security. Our correspondent reports that there’s a growing tension at the assembly as legislative…
About 16 persons were reportedly burnt to death in a lone accident involving a Mazda bus at the Buhari Estate axis on the Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway on Tuesday. The Spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps in Ogun State, Florence Okpe, made the disclosure in a statement in Abeokuta. Mrs Okpe said that the accident which…
The new tax reform has been signed and will be implemented starting in the 2026 fiscal year. The new tax law has earmarked N800,000 as the cut-off annual income threshold below which the Nigerian Revenue Service and State Inland Revenue Services will charge no personal income tax. For corporates, a turnover figure of N100 million…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced the arrest of 792 suspects, including 193 foreign nationals, for their involvement in cryptocurrency investment fraud and romance scams. The arrests were made on December 10, 2024, following a months-long investigation and surveillance operation at a high-rise building on Oyin Jolayemi Street in Victoria Island, Lagos….
Mali and Burkina Faso have announced travel restrictions on American nationals in a tit-for-tat move after the US included both African countries on a no-entry list. In statements issued separately by both countries’ foreign ministries and seen Wednesday by AFP, they said they were imposing “equivalent measures” on US citizens, after President Donald Trump expanded…
Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State are now swimming in the ocean of jubilation following the confirmation that the governor of the state, Peter Mbah, will join their party. The governor will officially join the ruling party with his aides and followers on Tuesday next week, according to the APC National…
The Israeli military is investigating the possibility that Hamas leader, Yahya Sinwar, was among three militants killed during operations in Gaza. Sinwar, widely regarded as the mastermind behind the October 7, 2023, attack in Israel, was named Hamas’ new political head in August, following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh. According to NBC News, Israelis are…
The Police Command in Anambra has detained a suspected Chinese miner over alleged illegal mining activities in Aguleri, Anambra East Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Awka. According to him, operatives of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID),…
Renowned businessman and founder of Coscharis Group, Cosmas Maduka, has stated that Peter Obi would not have implemented policies different from those of the current administration had he won the presidential election. Speaking in an interview on Mic On Podcast with Okinbaloye via YouTube on Saturday, Maduka asserted that Nigeria is moving in the right…
