The Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Zacch Adedeji, has assured stakeholders that four tax bills currently before the National Assembly will not impact the operational functions or funding of Nigeria’s federal revenue-generating agencies. This statement was made during a meeting with officials from the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure, the National…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed that the national flag be flown at half mast nationwide for seven days in honour of the departed Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja. The directive was contained in a statement issued Wednesday by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume. The…
Nigeria President, Bola Tinubu, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the UK’s Keir Starmer are among the first world leaders to congratulate Donald Trump. President Tinubu says, “Together, we can foster economic cooperation, promote peace, and address global challenges that affect our citizens.” Tinubu in a statement by Special Adviser to the President (Information…
In a dramatic turn of events early Wednesday, Fox News became the first and only major network to declare Donald Trump the winner of the 2024 United States presidential election. The network made the call after projecting Trump’s victories in key battleground states, including Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, which played a crucial role in securing his…
The Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja is dead. Special Adviser to the President, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement on Wednesday confirmed his death. He stated that the COAS passed away on Tuesday night after a period of illness in Lagos. The statement partly reads, “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, regrets…
A Malaysian businessman, Leonard Glenn Francis, known as “Fat Leonard,” has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for orchestrating the largest corruption scandal in US Navy history and for evading his initial sentencing. The 60-year-old admitted in 2015 to bribing senior Navy officials with millions of dollars, luxury gifts, prostitutes, and high-end liquor and…
The running mate to Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar in the 2023 election, Ifeanyi Okowa, remains in detention at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission office in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, marking his second night with the anti-graft agency. Okowa, who was the former Delta State Governor responded to an EFCC summons on…
Troops of Operation Safe Haven stationed at the Forward Operation Base in Wase Local Government Area, Plateau State, have reportedly killed five bandits, including notorious kingpin Kachalla Saleh, in an operation that took place around noon on Monday. This comes shortly after a violent clash between bandits and vigilantes in the Dogon Ruwa community, which…
Kenyan court has sentenced two men to 35 years in prison for killing Ugandan Olympian Benjamin Kiplagat last year. Peter Ushuru Khalumi, 30, and David Ekai Lokere, 25, were found guilty of stabbing the 34-year-old steeplechaser to death. The High Court in the northwestern city of Eldoret announced the sentence following a nine-month trial. In…
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa has announced the reversal of the admission age benchmark for tertiary institutions in the country from 18 years to 16 years. The Minister stated this at an inaugural press briefing after he assumed office in Abuja. He said the decision by the immediate past Minister of Education…
