Written by By Vincent Ujumadu The Anambra State Government has clarified that Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s recent promise to members of his party, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), was intended to address voter apathy — not vote buying as alleged by opposition parties. In a statement on Thursday, the Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Christian Aburime, … Continue reading “Soludo’s promise to APGA members aimed at tackling voter apathy, not vote buying — Aide”
…One killed in another Lagos building collapse By Olasunkanmi Akoni It was a tragic Thursday in Lagos as separate incidents claimed five lives — four in a multiple auto crash on Kara Bridge, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, and one in a building collapse in Apapa. The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority … Continue reading “Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: Four die as truck plunges into lagoon on Kara Bridge”
Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, has said the proposed 5% fuel surcharge (tax) will not be implemented until there is a significant improvement in key economic indicators, particularly an appreciation of the naira or a fall in global crude oil prices. Speaking at the Haulage and … Continue reading “Fuel tax won’t begin until naira appreciates, oil price falls — Oyedele”
By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo As politicking ahead of the 2026 governorship election in Osun State hots up, indigenes of Osogbo have prevailed on political parties in the state to zone their ticket to the town. The indigenes, under the aegis of the coalition of Osogbo indigenous groups, said the group would mobilise maximally for any … Continue reading “Osun 2026: Osogbo indigenous groups demand governorship ticket”
By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo A governorship aspirant under the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State Engr. Dideolu Falobi has disclosed that the achievements of President Bola Tinubu within in less than three years would help the party win the governorship election in the state next year. Speaking after consulting with the party State Executive … Continue reading “Tinubu’s reform ‘ll win Osun for APC – Guber aspirant”
By Gift ChapiOdekina, Abuja The House of Representatives has inaugurated an Ad-hoc Committee to investigate alleged unlawful tax deductions from the earnings of civil and public servants, as well as multiple bank charges imposed on customers’ accounts across the country. Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Kelechi Nwogu, who presided over the inauguration on Thursday, said … Continue reading “Reps inaugurate committee to probe tax deductions, multiple bank charges”
By Nwabueze Okonkwo ONITSHA — The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming November 8 election in Anambra State, Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu, has cautioned residents to be wary of a proposed Civil Tax Bill reportedly being prepared by the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA)-led government. Ukachukwu, who issued the warning during … Continue reading “Be mindful of APGA’s proposed civil tax bill, Ukachukwu warns Anambra residents”
By Peter Duru Makurdi—There was outrage and growing health concern in Benue State after some misinformed youths allegedly seized the corpse of a Lassa fever victim, preventing health officials from conducting a safe burial in Ogbadibo Local Government Area of the state. Sources said the deceased, a 54-year-old woman from Ogbadibo, died at the Benue … Continue reading “Outrage as youths seize Lassa fever victim’s corpse in Benue”
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri Abuja—The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday, ordered the detention of a lawyer, Ahmed Abdulrahman, and four others arraigned for allegedly cyberbullying a serving senator, Shehu Umar. Justice Rita Offili-Ajumogobia, who gave the order, directed that the defendants be remanded at the Force Criminal Investigation Department, FCID, Area 10, Abuja, until … Continue reading “Court orders detention of lawyer, 4 others for cyberbullying, extortion”
By Victor Ahiuma-Young The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation, ITUC-Africa, has condemned in strong terms the ongoing atrocities and mass killings in Sudan, calling on the African Union, AU, and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, IGAD, to urgently intervene to stop the bloodshed and protect workers and innocent civilians. In a … Continue reading “Stop slaughter of workers, innocent civilians in Sudan, ITUC-Africa tells AU, IGAD”