IN the evolution of systems of government, a major concern for thinkers was a governmental framework that will reduce the high handedness of the executive arm of government. It was thought, and rightly so too, that a participatory approach to governance, such that will make the government derive its legitimacy …

THE Appeal Court in Abuja on Thursday, July 18, dismissed an application filed by suspended DCP Abba Kyari requesting that the unlawful drug deal charge against him be dropped. A three-member panel of justices dismissed Kyari’s appeal, marked: CA/ABJ/CR/516/2023 for being unmeritorious. Justice Adebukola Banjoko, who led the panel, held …

We, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, strongly condemn the recent baseless ranting of the Ondo State People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for their demands for the resignation of Dr. Kayode Ajulo, Ondo State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice. The demand by the opposition party asking the state …

NIGERIA LNG Limited (NLNG) has noted media reports suggesting that a Tax Appeal Tribunal ordered NLNG to pay $27.5 million to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) as a revised Company Income Tax (CIT) settlement for 2016. NLNG clarifies that these reports misrepresent an out-of-court settlement that was reached amicably …

Several years after he retired from his illustrious career as a professional footballer, Peter Osaze Odemwingie was in the news a few weeks back. Very thankfully, his rebound was not a worrying piece of news. It has become customary for the medical plight of many of our former sportsmen to …

THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday directed Bureau De Change (BDCs) operators to sell forex at a maximum profit margin of 1.5 per cent, aiming to correct market distortions. The bank, in a circular to BDC operators and the public, which was signed by Aliyu Mahdi, Acting Director …

Senators unanimously voted on Thursday to reject a bill seeking to establish the South-South Development Commission. The lawmakers after an extensive deliberation on the bill stood it down following stiff opposition from northern senators. Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, stepped down the bill when he sensed that the mood in …

PATRICK Vieira stood down as manager Strasbourg, the Ligue 1 club confirmed on Thursday, as his name was linked to the vacant United States men’s team coaching job. Vieira, a 1998 World Cup winner with France, joined Strasbourg last season and is leaving “by mutual agreement”, the French club said. …

THE President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero on Thursday gave reasons why the Organised Labour accepted the proposal of N70,000 minimum wage from the President, Bola Tinubu. Ajaero, who spoke to State House reporters after the meeting with the President, said the unions agreed to the offer because …

IN a recent forecast, international research and data firm Fitch Solutions has projected that John Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will emerge victorious in Ghana’s 2024 general elections. The London-based firm has been consistent in its election predictions since last year and bases its latest forecast on a …