IN the wake of ongoing protests against proposed tax increases, families in Kenya are visiting morgues to collect the bodies of loved ones killed during last week’s demonstrations. The protests, which have turned violent, highlight deep-seated frustrations with the government. Hussein Khaled, CEO of Vocal Africa, a community activist organisation, …

  AN operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) took his own life on Monday in his residence in Abuja. A report by PRNigeria said that the deceased, a member of Course 5, was described as diligent, efficient, and unassuming. According to tbe report: “The Commission is exploring …

The Edo State Government has issued a public directive demanding the immediate return of 22 government official vehicles currently held by the impeached Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu. This order was made public in a notification published in the Vanguard Newspaper on Tuesday and subsequently made available to Truth Live News. …

THE Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has reaffirmed its commitment to achieve 70 per cent local content by the year 2027. Mr Felix Ogbe, Executive Secretary, NCDMB said this on Monday at the Nigerian Content Seminar, a flagship programme of the 2024 Nigerian Oil and Gas Energy Conference (NOG), in …

THREE of the four quarter-final fixtures at Euro 2024 have been confirmed. This follows Monday’s Round of 16 clashes. France needed a last-gap own goal from Jan Vertonghen to defeat Belgium 1-0 in the first game. They will now face Portugal, who needed penalties to see off Slovenia in the …

President Bola Tinubu has approved a new withholding tax policy for the country altering the existing 1977 Nigeria tax system. The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Ayodele, disclosed this on Tuesday. Ayodele said the new withholding tax policy has laid to rest the …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) on Monday opposed the application of a former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye to travel abroad for medical check-up. Agunloye is being prosecuted by the EFCC on seven counts bordering on official corruption and fraudulent award of Mambila Power Project contract …

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has told a Lagos High Court in Ikeja that N30 billion suspected to be proceeds of crime passed through the account of suspected internet celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha. The EFCC made this disclosure through one Idi Musa, a staff member …

Memounatou Ibrahima. Speaker of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, has called for collaborative efforts through dialogue and mediation among member states to resolve the bloc’s multiple challenges. Ibrahima made the call at the First Ordinary Session of the 6th ECOWAS Parliament, in Abuja on Monday. She …

THE Nigerian Wrestling Federation has announced the six athletes who will represent Nigeria at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France. In a ceremony held at the Dynamite Wrestling Gym in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Federation President Hon. Daniel Igali announced the team, which consisted of five female wrestlers, one male wrestler, …