THE ECOWAS Court will organize a training programme for lawyers and law students from Sierra Leone on the margins of its 2024 international conference to deepen their knowledge of the Court for improved practice, the President of the Court, Justice Edward Amoako Asante has said. The president said during a …
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AS NEC MEETS: A POSER- PDP: TO BE OR NOT TO BE? By Chief (Dr.) E. K. Clark
I know that many people who read this article will say to themselves that they thought Chief Edwin Clark said he has retired from active and partisan politics. Yes, I said I have resigned from partisan and active politics. But it was one of the famous philosophers Aristotle, who said …
Read More »Ghana To Tax Foreign Incomes Of Residents To Offset Revenue Gap
GHANA has unveiled a bold plan to levy taxes on the foreign incomes of resident Ghanaians in a bid to counterbalance a significant revenue shortfall resulting from the cancellation of value-added tax (VAT) on electricity earlier this year. The decision to roll back the VAT on electricity had left a …
Read More »N84bn Fraud: EFCC Officers Storm Yahaya Bello’s House In Abuja
OPERATIVES of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, stormed the residence of the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, in Abuja over alleged N84 billion fraud. The EFCC had, on March 14, 2024, dragged Bello through the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, presided over by …
Read More »We Can’t Modify New Electricity Tariff – IBEDC
Regional Head of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC, in Ilorin, Kwara State, Engr Toyin Akinyosoye, says the new electricity billing tariff (225/KWh) for customers in Band A is beyond what any power distribution company, Disco, can modify. This is coming amid criticism of the new increased tariff despite poor power …
Read More »Black Market Dollar (USD) To Naira (NGN) Exchange Rate Today 17th April 2024
What is the Dollar to Naira Exchange rate at the black market also known as the parallel market (Aboki fx)? See the black market Dollar to Naira exchange rate for 16th April, below. You can swap your dollar for Naira at these rates. How much is a dollar to naira …
Read More »Why PDP Has Not Sanctioned Wike – Ologbondiyan
A former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kola Ologbondiyan, has shed light on why the party has not taken decisive disciplinary action against its former presidential aspirant and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. Wike’s recent appointment raised eyebrows within the party, fueling …
Read More »Police Arrest Man With Fake Naira Notes In Enugu
THE Police Command in Enugu State says its operatives have arrested one Mmaduabuchi Okonkwo, 24, suspected to be in possession of, and transacting in, fake Naira notes. The Command’s spokesman, Daniel Ndukwe, said in a statement on Tuesday that operatives serving in Abakaliki Road Police Division, with the support of …
Read More »UN Chief, Others Celebrate Achievements Of African Descent
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has celebrated the achievements and contributions of people of African descent from across the world. Guterres, in a video message on Tuesday, called for more action to end racism and discrimination against the black. The UN chief, who made the call while addressing the Permanent Forum of …
Read More »Cubana Chief Priest Arrives Court Over Charges Of Naira Abuse
SNAP Cubana Chief Priest arrives Court over charges of Naira Abuse The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have dragged a celebrity’ bartender and businessman Pascal Okechukwu a.k.a Cubana Chief Priest before a Federal High Court in Lagos over alleged abuse of the Naira currency. The defendant arrived the court’s …
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