The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the four tax reform bills transmitted to the National Assembly in October 2024 by President Bola Tinubu. The bills are “A Bill for an Act to Provide for the Assessment, Collection of, and Accounting for Revenue Accruing to the Federation, Federal, States and Local Governments; Prescribe the Powers…
A Madrid court on Friday sentenced former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Rodrigo Rato to more than four years in prison for tax crimes, money laundering and corruption. Judges found Rato who was also a former economy minister in Spain, guilty of “three offences against the treasury, one offence of money laundering and one offence…
Bolaji Abdullahi, a former minister of sports and youth development, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He disclosed his intention to resign in a letter dated December 16 and addressed to the PDP ward chairman in Ubadawaki, Kwara state. Abdullahi confirmed the development to TheCable on Monday. The ex-minister also said he is…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Aribemchukwu, the daughter of Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, has been killed. She was reportedly murdered at her residence in Parkview Estate, located in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State. Aribemchukwu, a doctor who had recently married, was the daughter of Soboma Ajumogobia, the younger brother of former Minister of State for Petroleum…
In a new skit, Kazim Adeoti, Mercy Aigbe’s husband, has arrested popular skitmaker, Kiekie and her apprentice for allegedly making his now trending outfit. On Tuesday, mixed reactions trailed Mr Adeoti’s outfit at the premiere of his wife’s movie, ‘Thin Line’. The premiere featured notable Nollywood stars such as Faithia Williams, Nkechi Blessing Sunday, Iyabo…
The Nigerian Presidency has dismissed remarks made by Kemi Badenoch, the newly elected leader of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party, about her upbringing in Nigeria, labelling them as a “cock and bull story.” Temitope Ajayi, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Bola Tinubu criticized Badenoch for her comments, which included claims that…
Popular crossdresser Idris Okuneye, known as Bobrisky, will be transferred to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) office in Abuja for interrogation regarding allegations of bribery and corruption. Bobrisky was stopped and removed from an Amsterdam-bound KLM flight at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos by EFCC officials on Thursday night. Bobrisky, according to…
Moscow on Saturday launched a “counter-terror operation” in three border regions adjoining Ukraine to halt Kyiv’s biggest cross-border offensive in the two-and-a-half-year conflict. Ukrainian units stormed across the border into Russia’s western Kursk region on Tuesday morning in a shock attack and have advanced several kilometres, according to independent analysts. Russia has deployed additional troops…
Prominent leaders of different public interest groups under the Emerging Leaders Forum of Nigeria, ELFON has cautioned Professor Udenta Udenta over what they described as clueless and baseless statements on former Reps Speaker, Yakubu Dogara. The press statement read by the leader of ELFON during the press briefing in Abuja today, Friday goes thus: Press…
Dr. Kayode Fayemi, former Governor of Ekiti State and ex-Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), has expressed deep sadness at the passing of Elder Statesman Pa Edwin Clark. In a statement issued today by the head of the Fayemi Media Office, Mallam Ahmad Sajoh, Fayemi described Pa Clark as a patriot and a towering…