A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Maitama has issued a public summon against immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. The court ordered Bello to attend court and answer to a fresh 16-count charge pending against him. By the summons, Bello is to attend court …
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PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has submitted four tax reform bills to the House of Representatives, urging for their consideration and prompt passage. The announcement was made during a plenary session on Thursday, where Speaker Abbas Tajudeen read the President’s letter outlining the significance of the proposed legislation. https://newsextra24.com/just-in-court-bars-vio-others-from-stopping-impounding-confiscating-vehicles/ The bills, …
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THE Federal High Court in Abuja has barred the Directorate of Road Traffic Services, popularly known as VIO from stopping vehicles on the road, confiscating vehicles, and imposing fines on motorists. https://newsextra24.com/court-sentences-former-singapore-minister-to-a-year-in-prison/ Justice Evelyn Maha issued the order on Wednesday October 2, 2024, in a judgment on a fundamental rights …
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A breakdown in law and order and a wider humanitarian emergency across Haiti have displaced more than 700,000 people – one in two of them children, the UN migration office, IOM has said. New data from the International Organisation for Migration, on Wednesday indicates, a 22 per cent spike in …
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Old graves could be reused under new recommendations put forward to manage the shortage of burial space in Britain. Under the proposed changes put forward by the Law Commission, graveyards declared “full’’ during the Victorian era could also be reopened. The commission has warned the urban areas across England and …
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THE UN has said new estimates from humanitarians in East Africa indicate that nearly 67 million people in the region are now in need of assistance. UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric made this known on Wednesday while briefing reporters in New York. “That is more than 20 per cent of the …
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A former Singaporean Cabinet minister was sentenced Thursday to a year in prison after he pleaded guilty to charges of receiving illegal gifts, in a rare criminal case involving a minister in the Asian financial hub. Former Transport Minister S. Iswaran had pleaded guilty last week to one count of …
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GOVERNOR. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers, has declared Thursday and Friday as public holidays ahead of the Oct. 5 local government council elections in the state. Fubara who announced this during a broadcast on Wednesday, said that the holidays would enable residents of the state to prepare for the election. The …
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Namibia’s upstream oil sector is seeing a surge of global attention, driven by significant oil and gas discoveries in the Orange Basin. Since 2022, TotalEnergies, Shell, and Galp have announced major finds in this offshore region, marking a turning point for the country’s energy sector. The Orange Basin, located off Namibia’s …
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Uganda is seeking funding to construct three hydropower plants along the Nile River, adding over 1,600 megawatts (MW) of capacity to meet its growing energy demands, an energy official announced on Wednesday. Wamala Julius Namusanga, a junior official at Uganda’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, revealed that the country has identified …
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