FORMER presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has condemned the arrest of human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, by the Nigeria Police. Peter Obi said the arrest of Farotimi, a former member of his presidential campaign council, on an allegation…
AS President Bola Tinubu prepares to submit the 2025 Appropriation Bill to the National Assembly, the Senate on Tuesday approved the 2025–2027 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper. The approval followed a report presented by the Senate’s joint…
FORMER Chairman of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) in Edo State, Comrade Kaduna Eboigbodin, has tragically died following a confrontation with police officers at a roadblock in the Upper Sokponba area of Benin City. Civil society organizations have issued a 48-hour…
THE mother of Sylvester Oromoni, the deceased pre-teen secondary school student who was involved in a bullying case involving Dowen College in Lagos is dead. According to report, the bereaved passed away in late November after an intermittent blood…
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, signed into law the Lagos State Electricity Bill 2024, saying the bill’s sole aim is to ensure independent power supply to residents. Sanwo-Olu at the signing held in Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, said the…
IN a landmark ruling on Monday, Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of Nigeria’s High Court ordered the final forfeiture of a vast estate in Abuja, making it the largest asset recovery by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) since its inception. The property,…
THE chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele has shed light on the rationale behind renaming the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS). Trojaninsights gathered that the proposed name change is part…
THE Federal Government, in collaboration with stakeholders, held a candlelight memorial in Abuja to honour those who lost their lives to HIV/AIDS-related causes. The event, which took place on Monday, aimed to raise awareness on Prevention-of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV…
THE Kano State House of Assembly on Monday rejected the Tax Reform bills currently under consideration at the National Assembly. At a plenary, presided over by the Speaker, Isma’il Falgore, the lawmakers kicked against the bills after extensive deliberation. The…
FORMER governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, allegedly owns the large estate in Abuja with 753 duplexes forfeited to the Nigerian government through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in a court ruling on Monday.…
