The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Nigeria to broaden its tax revenue base in order to strengthen its fiscal policy. IMF Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva stated this at a news conference in Washington D.C. on the sidelines of the 2025 IMF Spring Meeting. In achieving this, Georgieva said Nigeria, like other African nations, should…
In a fleet of drama, the Speaker, Benue State House of Assembly, (BSHA), Rt. Hon. Hyacinth Aondona Dajoh has resigned his position as the Speaker. This is just as the House of Assembly, on Sunday, have quickly elected Hon. Alfred Emberga to replace him as the new speaker. The new speaker was one of the…
The Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro, SAN, has debunked reports claiming that Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, was freed after being cleared by the Court of Appeal. He described the claims as “false, misleading and irresponsible.” Speaking to journalists in Lagos on Sunday, Pedro said his office…
The Lawmaker representing Ibadan North Constituency 1 at the Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Dr. Olufunke Comforter Adeniyi-Olajide has sung the praises of a political Icon of Ibadan North Local Government and Oyo State at large, Chief Ismaila Ashipa on the occasion of his 70th birthday. Hon. Comforter, who is The Chairman of Oyo…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a stepfather, Chibuzor Benjamin, along with two others for allegedly defiling his wife’s 12-year-old daughter (name withheld) in the Ago Okota area of the state. The spokesperson for the command, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest on Saturday, stating that two other individuals, Emmanuel Okechukwu and Sunday Akpan, were…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has dismissed the allegations against him by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, describing them as “useless allegations” triggered by a change in her seat within the Red Chamber. Akpabio also claimed the Kogi Central Senator, who has been suspended from the Senate for six months, had traumatized him and others with her accusations….
Osun Governor, Ademola Adeleke, says he will not stop dancing despite public criticism, insisting that his love for dancing does not interfere with his duties. Adeleke stated this on Wednesday during an interview on Politics Today. The governor, widely known for his energetic dance steps since his days in the Senate — a trait that…
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has stirred public reaction after a typographical error was spotted in its Independence Day message to President Bola Tinubu. In a flyer posted on X on Wednesday to mark Nigeria’s 65th independence anniversary, the agency, headed by Hussaini Magaji, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), wrote “indepndence” instead of “independence”…
A coalition of lawyers in Abuja has filed a petition before the Attorney General of New York, United States, demanding a full-scale investigation into the financial records of Sahara Media Group Incorporated and its founder, Omoyele Sowore. The petition, submitted through Heartland Advisors & Solicitors on October 7, 2025, at the U.S. Embassy in Abuja,…
France has been thrown into fresh political turmoil as Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu resigned on Monday, barely weeks after taking office, marking yet another major setback for President Emmanuel Macron. The Elysee Palace confirmed that Macron has accepted Lecornu’s resignation, deepening the political deadlock that has gripped the country since last year’s snap parliamentary…
