Curfew Partially Lifted In Sierra Leone After Coup Attempt
Daily life began to resume amid a heavy security presence in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown on Monday, as the government partially lifted a curfew imposed after armed clashes erupted in the city. ALSO READ: Students’ Loan Scheme To Kick-Off In Jan 2024 Says Gbajabiamila Early on Sunday, armed assailants stormed a military armoury and several […]
Students’ Loan Scheme To Kick-Off In Jan 2024 Says Gbajabiamila
The Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has said efforts are underway to ensure the take-off of the Students’ Loan Scheme in January 2024 to give Nigerian students access to fund their educational aspirations. ALSO READ: Hamas Halts Handover Of 14 Hostages To Red Cross Gbajabiamila stated this in Lagos on […]
Hamas Halts Handover Of 14 Hostages To Red Cross
The armed wing of Hamas said Saturday it was delaying the handover of a second group of hostages due to be released under a truce deal until Israel “adheres to the terms of the agreement”. ALSO READ: Mohbad’s Father Begs Nigerians For Financial Assistance Over DNA Test The entry of humanitarian aid to the north […]
Court To Jail INEC Chairman Mahmood In 4 Days Time – APGA
The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, has said in four days, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, will be heading to jail for contempt. ALSO READ: Court Of Appeal Declare Uba Sani Governor Of Kaduna State The National Chairman of the party, Edozie Njoku, who addressed journalists in Abuja, on […]
Court Of Appeal Declare Uba Sani Governor Of Kaduna State
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed the election of Uba Sani of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the governor of Kaduna State. ALSO READ: Chef Dammy Arrested Over Petition By Her Pastor Delivering the judgment on Friday, a three-member panel of the appellate court held that the tribunal acted in error when […]
Chef Dammy Arrested Over Petition By Her Pastor
The police on Thursday arrested popular chef, Damilola Adeparusi, better known as Chef Dammy following an alleged petition filed against her by her pastor, Prophet Adegoke Jeremiah, a.k.a Billion Dollars Prophet. ALSO READ: Court Mantain Restraining Order Against NBC Fines Chef Dammy was reportedly arrested by men of the Police AIG zone 17 in Akure, […]
Court Mantain Restraining Order Against NBC Fines
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed an application by the National Broadcasting Commission seeking an order to set aside its judgment restraining the commission from imposing fines on broadcast stations in the country. ALSO READ: Rapper Oladips Shares Evidence He’s Alive The Media Rights Agenda had sued NBC for imposing a fine […]
Kaduna State: Still On The 2024 Budgeting Process
The current uncertainty surrounding the 2024 budget formulation and appropriation process is causing disquiet among interested stakeholders. By the budget calendar in the draft Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF, 2024-2026) made public by the Planning and Budget Commission, Kaduna, the process is lagging behind. The budget calendar shows that by the 20th of September, the […]
Peasant Resistance against Increased Taxation and the 1964 Tiv Revolt.
“Taxes are paid in the sweat of every man who labors. If those taxes are excessive, they are reflected in idle factories, in tax-sold farms, and in hordes of hungry people, tramping the streets and seeking jobs in vain. Our workers may never see a tax bill, but they pay. They pay in deductions from […]
FG Asks Supreme Court To Extend Old Notes Validity
The Federal Government on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to grant an extension of time for old naira notes to remain in circulation as a legal tender. ALSO READ: Reason I Approved Naira Redesign Policy — Buhari The government also wants the court to lift its March 3 order that the old naira notes should […]