By Femi Onakanren In the aftermath of its record breaking N10 trillion tax revenue collection in the 2022 fiscal year, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has continued to show that its historic performance was no fluke. The recently announced 2023 half-year performance update is a clear pointer to …

A 29-year-old South African drug trafficker, Erasmus Jean-Pierre, has been arrested in Nigeria for attempting to export 2.6kg of methamphetamine concealed in his luggage to Middle-East Asia through Nigeria. This is just as operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency frustrated the moves by a transnational cartel to ship …

Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State has expressed shock over the demise of the former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Victor Bala Kona. In a statement made available to journalists on Sunday in Jalingo, the State capital by his Special Adviser on Media and Digital Communications, Emmanuel Bello, …

The governorship candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Benue State in the 2023 general election and former national legal adviser of the party, Prof Bem Angwe has withdrawn his membership of the party. This is coming ahead of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) National Executive Committee …

The Federal Government and the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) have opened discussions to establish new guidelines for the insurance of government assets. The new strategy is being nurtured by the Secretary to Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, who has already opened talks with the Commissioner for Insurance (CFI), …

The fourth evicted housemate of Big Brother Naija All Stars, Tolanibaj, has revealed why she got entangled in a complicated relationship with Neo despite declaring initially that she doesn’t find him attractive. Responding to questions from the host, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, shortly after her eviction, Tolani disclosed that she became attracted …

Pro- democracy activist, Hon Mike Msuaan has called on the authorities to extend fuel subsidy removal palliatives to students of higher institutions of learnings. Speaking when he was conferred with the distinguished service award as a True Nationalist in Abuja, he argued that the palliatives would cushion the effects of …

Several Airstrikes conducted by the Air component of Operation Delta Safe (OPDS) have successfully destroyed three illegal refining sites in Rivers State and three militant/pirates camps in Cross River State, respectively.   This was contained in a statement made available to Defence Correspondents in Abuja on Sunday by the NAF …

No fewer than 160 women and youths of Oron/Mbo/Okobo/Udung Uko/Urueoffong Oruko Federal Constituency of Akwa Ibom, have received empowerment packages from their representative at the National Assembly, Rep Martins Esin. The empowerment focused on solar installation and catering/food processing took place during a two-day programme tagged ‘Forward Oro Capacity Building …

GUNMEN on Saturday killed one Abdulkareem Kwaren in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. According to a relative of the deseased, Mallam Lawal Kwaren Mai Saje, his brother was returning from his farm Saturday evening when the terrorists on motorcycles shot him and he died on the spot. Newsextra24 …