archiveMarch 9, 2022

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State believes the All Progressives Congress (APC) is the best choice for Nigerians ahead of the 2023 election, saying the party will clinch the presidential seat. The governor spoke on Wednesday as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today, arguing that other parties cannot match...

The Nigerian Equities Market inched up as the bulls held sway over the bears which had have five consecutive sessions of dominance. The NGX All-Share Index (ASI) gained 0.28 per cent at the close of Wednesday trading to stand at 47,287.09bps. This positive outing brought both the month-to-date and year-to-date...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has zoned its national chairmanship to the North Central, ahead of the March 26 National Convention. This is contained in a statement by Alhaji Salisu Na’inna Ɗanbatta, the party’s Director of Publicity on Wednesday in Abuja. Danbatta said the approval was given during the regular...

The Senate, on Wednesday, passed the Proceeds of Crime (Recovery and Management) Bill, 2022. The passage of the bill followed the consideration of a report by the Joint Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes; and Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters. Presenting the Joint Committee’s report, Senator Suleiman Abdu Kwari...

A Gombe State High Court presided over by Justice Daurabo S. Sikkam on March 3, 2022 convicted and sentenced one Wadaji Umar Lawan to  fifteen months  imprisonment on two counts of forgery and attempt to commit an offence, contrary to Sections 95 and 362 and punishable under Section 364 of...

  By Sunday Ojo “My advice to other disabled people would be, concentrate on things your disability doesn’t prevent you from doing well, and don’t regret the things it interferes with. Don’t be disabled in spirit as well as physically” - Stephen Hawking Down Syndrome, succinctly put, is a chromosome...

  A group which called itself The Disciples of Jagaban (DOJ), on Wednesday, asked Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and other politicians from the Southwest zone, nursing the presidential ambition, to forgo the 2023 presidency for the national leader of the All-Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Although the Vice President is...

In accordance with provisions of the Personal Income Tax Act (PITA) Cap P8 2011 (as amended), the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) is notifying all individual taxpayers, including self-employed persons and employees under the PAYE Scheme to file their Annual Tax Returns on or before 31st March 2022. The...

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has condemned statements by the Governor of Ebonyi state, Dave Umahi over his recent sack by a Federal high court. Umahi and his deputy, Kelechi Igwe were removed from office by a federal high court on Tuesday over their defection to the All Progressives Congress,...

The Senate on Wednesday threw out President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for an amendment of a section of the Electoral Act he recently signed. Buhari had written to the National Assembly, seeking amendment of Section 84 (12) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2022. The amendment could not pass through the second...