FG PUBLISHES NEW TAX REFORM LAWS
BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA The Federal Government has released Nigeria’s new tax reform legislation in the official gazette subsequent to President Bola Tinubu’s approval on June...
TYLER PERRY FACES $260M LAWSUIT OVER ACTOR’S SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATION
BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA Filmmaker Tyler Perry, renowned for works such as Acrimony and the widely celebrated Madea comedy series, is contending with a $260 million...
BONNY LIGHT CRUDE PRICE SOARS TO $67 PER BARREL AMID ISRAELI STRIKE ON QATAR
BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA The price of Nigeria’s Bonny Light crude went up to \$67 per barrel from \$65 after Israel’s surprise attack on Qatar over...
NEPALI MILITARY TO RESTORE ORDER AS NATION REELS FROM UNREST
AGENCY REPORT Nepali soldiers patrolled the streets of Kathmandu on Wednesday, seeking to restore order after protesters set parliament ablaze and forced the prime minister...
GOV SOLUDO ORDERS ARREST OF OFFICERS INVOLVED IN ONITSHA MARKET SHOOTING
By Shodayo Sunmisola Michael The Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has mandated the prompt apprehension of members of the Operation Clean and Healthy...
GOVERNOR BAGO REQUESTS ICAN TO EVALUATE NIGER’S FINANCIAL DOCUMENT
By Shodayo Sunmisola Michael Governor Muhammad Bago of Niger has requested the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) to evaluate the state’s financial documentation...
DEADLY FLOODS INUNDATE INDONESIA’S BALI, FLORES
AGENCY REPORT Flash floods swept two Indonesian islands, including tourist hotspot Bali, killing at least six people, with four others missing, the country’s disaster agency...
CSOS WARN THAT POVERTY AND WEAK TRUST ENDANGER NIGERIA’S DEMOCRACY
BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA Civil Society Organizations, the Women’s Rights Advancement and Protection Alternative, and the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development have urged immediate...
AMERICAN WOMAN CHARGED FOR REGISTERING HER DOG TO VOTE
A US woman charged with registering her dog to vote appeared in court Tuesday facing charges that could see her jailed for six years. Laura...
CRIME: POLICE ARREST 70-YEAR-OLD MAN FOR ASSAULTING MINORS IN BAUCHI
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 70-year-old man, identified as Lawan Sani, of the Bakin Kura area of Bauchi metropolis, for allegedly attempting...