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After getting no votes at the presidential primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday, former Governor and Senator Representing Imo West Senatorial District, Rochas Okorocha has broken his silence. After being defeated and denied the ticket, there were speculations in some quarters that the former governor of …

The director-general of the Kaduna State Urban Planning and Development Authority (KASUPDA), Ismail Dikko has stated that a structure which was recently removed within the premises of the Kaduna State University (KASU) violated extant laws. The structure, according to residents, was a chapel under construction. Speaking on the development in …

A federal high court in Abuja has discharged and acquitted Ochuko, wife of Haruna Momoh, of money laundering charges. Haruna Momoh is a former managing director of the Pipelines and Product Marketing Company (PPMC). He was accused to have allegedly siphoned funds belonging to the agency through his wife. Also …

VISITs to include MDAs, NGOs, other corporate bodies… The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has stated that it would embark on a nationwide Value Added Tax (VAT) and Withholding Tax (WHT) compliance exercise from July, 2022. This information is contained in a public notice announcing the compliance monitoring exercise, and …

Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde has disclosed that he would soon call an expanded Security Council Meeting in the state, which would include traditional rulers, to strategise on how to prevent attacks on communities in the state. This was stated on Wednesday night by Makinde at the inauguration of a …

Following the elapse of the deadline for the conduct of political party primaries on Thursday, June 9, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Mahmood Yakubu, has cautioned political parties against submitting candidates without running mates. According to Mahmood Yakubu, such nominations would be declared invalid. He said …

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has stated that it will embark on a nationwide value-added tax (VAT) and withholding tax (WHT) compliance monitoring exercise for all taxable persons from July 1. This was stated on Thursday by Muhammad Nami, executive chairman, FIRS in a circular published on its Twitter page. Withholding …

Former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has clinched the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket for Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial district. Akpabio won the primary with 478 votes. Out of the 540 delegates, 512 were accredited, of which Sir Joseph Akpan had one vote, DIG Ekpo Udom who …

The Enugu State Government has offered bursaries to 165 indigenes in different campuses of the Nigerian Law School. The 165 beneficiaries of the financial awards were identified and listed by the students themselves when they interacted with Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi at the Government House, Enugu, on Thursday. The Executive Secretary, …

The All Progressives Congress (APC), Ghana Chapter, has urged the party’s Presidential Candidate, Sen. Bola Tinubu to pick a female as his running mate. The Chairman of APC Ghana, Mr Oghenosa Micheletti, who made the appeal in a statement on Friday, recalled that Tinubu, who fielded a female running mate, …