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A legal practitioner, Mr Tope Temokun, has called on the Ondo State Government to release the report of the panel of inquiry that looked into the incident of police brutality in the state. The panel, which was set up by the state government in 2020, was headed by Justice Adesola Sidiq but the report of […]
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume and a Don, Prof. Ezekiel Williams, said that a proper taxation system will end the borrowing of loans by the Federal Government to fund projects. They made this known on Thursday during the launching of Professor Williams’ book ‘The Taxation Pendula,’ at the Transcorp Hilton […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Federal Capital Territory command has said the war against illicit drugs and trafficking in Nigeria was yielding positive results. The Commander of Narcotics, FCT commander, Kabir Tsakuwa made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Abuja. Tsakuwa said that the Federal Government […]
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in Abuja called for the strengthening of cross-sectorial partnership between Nigeria and the European union (EU) based on the principles of democracy, rule of law, and freedom. Chief Ajuri Ngelale, special adviser to the president on media and publicity, who disclosed this said Tinubu stated this when he received a […]
The federal government said yesterday that, henceforth, the country would adopt the principle of reciprocity in the issuance of visas to foreigners who come into the country. By this, the government said it would treat foreigners seeking Nigerian visas the way Nigerians were treated by the respective countries. It also planned to introduce more stringent […]
The Federal Government explained that President Buhari did not intervene in the governorship drama in Adamawa State because the matter was within the purview of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, could handle. This was stated on Wednesday The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this why fielding questions […]
The management of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, yesterday, explained why students staying on campus have been asked to come into the halls of residence with their mattresses and some other personal items, saying it is due to health reasons. The explanation came against the backdrop of protest by parents, who lamented that they were […]
The Algerian Football Federation (FAF) has announced it had suspended all matches “until further notice” in support of the Palestinians. The federation in a statement on Wednesday said, ‘’ Expressing solidarity with the resilient, brotherly Palestinian people and out of respect for the memories of the venerable and glorious martyrs who fell victim to the […]
A yet-to-be-identified man had reportedly slumped and died in the late hours of Tuesday in the Oke-Abetu area of Abeokuta South Local government in Ogun State. According to report received by newsmen on Wednesday, the man, in his late fifties, was walking along the roadside before slumping and immediately gave up the ghost. […]
A 20-year-old student of the University of Ilorin, Sanni Hameedat, reportedly committed suicide after lending a boy she met on the social media platform, Snapchat, the sum of N500,000. According to Rubiks, the private hostel management she resided in before her demise, in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday, Hameedat was undergoing her […]
