A former presidential spokesman Dr Doyin Okupe says opponents of the proposed Tax Reform Bills are enemies of the country, saying the bills are pro-poor and pro-development. Okupe, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos,…
PAKISTANI’s controversial military courts sentenced 60 civilians to prison terms in connection with violent protests following the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khanin in 2023, sparking strong international criticism. The military’s media wing ISPR on Thursday said that…
INDEPENDENT Hajj Reporters (IHR), a Civil Society Organisation (CSO) has charged Alhaji Alidu Shutti, the newly appointed acting Secretary, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to live up to expectations. It’s National Coordinator, Malam Ibrahim Muhammad, made the call…
Palestinians in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem marked a sombre Christmas for the second consecutive year in solidarity with Gaza, where the Israeli onslaught has killed 45,000 people in over a year. No festive lights or Christmas trees were put up…
GOVERNOR Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom has reiterated his administration’s commitment to always focus on the needs of Akwa Ibom people. Delivering his Christmas message to the state on Wednesday in Uyo, Eno said that the people’s welfare would…
THE Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted dust haze from Thursday to Saturday across Nigeria. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Wednesday in Abuja envisaged slight dust haze on Thursday in good visibility throughout the forecast period in the northern region.…
AN early morning fire on Wednesday , gutted some shops near the General Post Office at Ibokwu Street, by Old Market Road, Onitsha, the commercial city of Anambra. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the inferno destroyed goods…
THE Kano Zonal Director of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Commander of the EFCC, CE Ibrahim Shazali, has called upon members of the Nigerian Red Cross , Kano Branch, to exercise a high level of integrity in the management of their funds.…
AN explosion occurred on Wednesday in front of the Kpakungu police division in Minna, Niger State, resulting in the death of one of his apprentices, Haji. Trojaninsights revealed that the tragic incident was caused by a gas pump cylinder utilized…
Gov. Umar Namadi of Jigawa has announced the passing of his mother, Maryam Namadi on Wednesday. This is contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Hamisu Gumel, on Wednesday in Dutse. Maryam died in the early hours of…
