A Lagos State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Yaba has ordered the remand of five persons who were allegedly involved in kidnapping, murder and armed robbery in the state. The defendants include Lateef Kazeem, Eric Adetola, Sanusi Momoh, Samuel Anuoluwapo and Adamson Olayinka. It was gathered that the defendants were arrested …
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Benue State Government Suspends Enforcement Of Anti-grazing Law Temporarily
THE Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, has suspended the operations of livestock guards and the state para-military agency saddled with the enforcement of the state open grazing for a period of two weeks to allow all herdsmen with livestock in the state to leave. Ortom disclosed this at the end …
Read More »Police Arrest Two For Killing Ondo Driver
THE Ondo State Police Command on Tuesday said it has arrested two suspects who allegedly stoned a 35-year-old man, Olorunfemi Tope, to death in Akure, the state capital. Tope was killed in a mob attack in the Ijoka Area of Akure on Monday after his Toyota Camry car allegedly crushed …
Read More »Gunmen Kill Politician, Police Arrest Three In Delta
THE Delta State Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the murder of a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Agbarho, the Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, Chief Sylvester Efeurhobo. THE Delta State Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the murder …
Read More »Why Tinubu Forfeited $460,000 In US – APC Tells court
THE All Progressives Congress has offered more insight into the circumstances that led to its candidate in the just-concluded presidential election and President-elect, Bola Tinubu, forfeiting the sum of $460,000 to the government of the United States of America, in 1993 following a drug trafficking allegation. Tinubu, who was declared …
Read More »Ebonyi NNPP Governorship Candidate Suspended
THE leadership of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Echiaba Ward in Ebonyi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, on Tuesday, suspended its governorship candidate in the 2023 elections, Prophet Adolawam Chris, over anti-party activities. Addressing journalists after their emergency ward meeting in Abakaliki, the Secretary of Echiaba Ward of the …
Read More »Diversion, Conversion And Breach Of Trust: The Amadi Case
THE Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on January 30 sentenced a businessman, Kenneth Amadi, to 18 months imprisonment over a fraud of N2.9 billion. The court found, among others, that Amadi, while an employee of Eunisell Ltd owned by a businessman Chika Ikenga, abused his position and diverted the …
Read More »Taxes As Key To Nigeria’s Economic And Infrastructural Development, By Musa Ilallah
TO begin this discussion, it is imperative that we attempt to understand what taxes are all about. Taxation is defined as the imposition of compulsory levies on individuals or entities by governments across the world. Taxation is used primarily to raise revenue to finance government expenditures among other reasons. The …
Read More »APC Now Leading Party In South-East – Festus Keyamo
THE spokesperson of the presidential campaign council of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Festus Keyamo has bragged about the party being the leading party in the South-East. This was contained in a tweet by Keyamo on Monday. The minister threw shades at the Labour Party, stating that despite the noise …
Read More »UCL: Chelsea Captain, Azpilicueta Makes Demand From Teammates Ahead Of Real Madrid clash
CHELSEA captain, Cesar Azpilicueta, has urged the Blues to be at their best in order to have any chance of getting a good result against Real Madrid in the Champions League. Chelsea will face Real Madrid in an away Champions League quarter-final tie on Wednesday night. Speaking at his pre-match …
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