Cheques Forgery: Court Fixes Sept. 20 for Judgment
A Federal High Court has fixed September 20, for judgment in a criminal suit against a businessman, Mr. Jones Patrick Biyere, who is charged before the court for allegedly forging foreign cheques. The court presided over by Justice Mohammed Idris, fixed the judgment today, after the prosecution and defence have adopted their written addresses. The […]
APC Bayelsa Exposes Ex-Chairman, Tiwei Orunimeghe
The All Progressives Congress, Bayelsa State, has said it habours no ill feelings against its former Chairman, Tiwei Orunimeghe, who recently defected to the rival Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, over the weekend, saying such acts are mere manifestations of a long exposed disloyalty. In a statement issued by the State Publicity Secretary of the APC, […]
N3.9tr Shared by States, FG in First Half of 2018
-Revenues in Q2, 2018 the highest since Q3, 2014 -Disbursements from VAT increased by 35% over 2015 figure. The federal, states and local government areas shared N3.95 trillion from the Federation Account within the first half of this year. The disbursements made by the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) represented an increase of 41% when […]
2019: Ambode Finally Declares For Second Term
…Picks Guber Form, Says I’m Undaunted, Ready To Achieve More For Lagosians …Thanks Party Leaders, Residents Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday officially declared his intention to seek re-election in 2019 on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC), saying he remains undaunted and resolutely committed to achieve more for the State. Addressing […]
FIRS Declares 6772 Nigerian Billionaire Tax Evaders, Set to Freeze Bank Accounts
Mr Tunde Fowler, Chairman, FIRS In a shocking revelation, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), has marked down some billionaire tax evaders and is now set to go after the bank accounts of those defaulting taxpayers who are raking in billions in Nigeria and are not paying taxes, FIRS Chairman, Tunde Fowler has said. […]
Police Nabs Online Kidnap Gang of Mother, 2 Sons, Rescues 3 Victims
The Police in Lagos have rescued three persons held by an alleged kidnap gang that lures its victims via social media with fake job offers or promise of gay relationship. Police said the gang was led by a female herbalist, Aminat Karimu Ajibola, 60, and assisted by her two sons, Akeem Bashiru, and Ojo Solomon, […]
Tinubu Causes Ripples in Osun, Says I’m Richer than you, so is Oyetola
Tongues have continue to wag as a video purportedly shot of the National Leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in which he claimed to be richer than Osun State and its people begins to gather waves in the social median . Tinubu, who was recorded during a visit to the […]
2019: Foundation Trains 27 INEC Officials in Imo State
The Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD), a United Kingdom (UK) foundation, supported by European Union-Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria, (EU-SDGN), has executed the planned Training of Trainers on Voter Education by training 27 INEC Imo State officials to tally with its vision on #OurVotesCountsNG project. With the aim of stepping down the training on the […]
Serena Williams Fined $17,000 after Defeat
Serena Williams has reportedly been fined $17,000 (£13,000) for her three code violations during her defeat to Naomi Osaka in Saturday’s U.S. Open final at Flushing Meadows. The six-time U.S. Open champion was initially handed a warning for coaching, was then docked a point for smashing her racket and was finally given a game penalty for verbal […]
My Doctors Became Born Again After my Miraculous Healing By Opeyemi Bamidele
Opeyemi Bamidele, a former member of the house of representatives, says the doctors who treated him in London became born again due to his miraculous healing. Bamidele returned to Nigeria last week after two months treating gunshot injury abroad. In June, he was hit by bullets from a policeman who released sporadic shots at a […]
