Kogi fraud: EFCC witness links N10.27bn to Ali Bello
The trial of Ali Bello, Chief of Staff to Ahmed Usman Ododo, continued on Monday before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, with a prosecution witness…
Man arraigned for allegedly stealing cow worth N700,000
Two herders, Abubakar Lawal, 18, and Ibrahim Abubakar, 20, on Monday appeared before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan over the alleged theft of a cow valued at N700,000. The…
Oyedele clarifies VAT exemptions announced for land, buildings, rent
THE Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, has moved to clarify key provisions of the Nigeria Tax Act 2025, declaring that the new law…
FG files 3 count charge against El Rufai
THE Federal Government has filed a three Count charge of cybercrime against former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai. The charges against…
EKDC arraigns 6 Lagosians for electricity meter bypass
THE Eko Electricity Distribution Company, EKEDC, has arraigned six residents of Lagos before Magistrate T. M. Kassim Adeyelure at Court 6, Eti-Osa Magisterial District, over alleged electricity theft and conspiracy.…
El-Rufai arrives EFCC Abuja
THE Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasiru El-Rufai has honoured the invitation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, was earlier…
Integration is Africa’s only way forward
By Hippolyte Fofack ADDIS ABABA–It is almost impossible to imagine European Union officials receiving their salaries in a currency other than the euro, which has become an emblem of European…
NDLEA catches drug baron suspects at Abuja, Kano airports, recovers cocaine pellets
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a China-based Nigerian businessman, Ibeanu Vincent Chukwudulue, and two Angolan nationals for ingesting cocaine at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International…
Ban on VIO operations not binding on State, Lagos clarifies Abuja Appeal Court judgment
Lagos State Ministry of Justice has clarified that the recent judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division on the activities of Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO) in the Federal Capital…
Danfo bus driver stabs LASTMA officer in Ojota
A commercial bus driver has allegedly stabbed an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority in the Ojota area of Lagos. The incident involved a painted Caravelle GL Volkswagen…