Former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Pantami, has expressed discomfort with several sections of the proposed tax reform bills. On Thursday, Nov. 28, the Senate passed the bills for a second reading despite resistance to it. The proposed legislation, which seeks to prioritise the location of consumption as the basis for…
Comrade Kaduna Eboigbodin, a former Chairman of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) in Edo State, has tragically passed away following an alleged encounter with police officers at a roadblock in the Upper Sokponba area of Benin City. Vanguard reports that Eboigbodin was reportedly stopped on Monday, December 2, while driving with his wife. According…
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has confirmed that the Port Harcourt refinery, with a production capacity of 60,000 barrels per day, is operational and currently producing various refined petroleum products, including diesel, kerosene, and petrol. PENGASSAN National President, Festus Osifo, during the association’s National Executive Council Meeting held…
Saudi Arabia has put over 300 people to de@th in 2024, according to an AFP tally, after four executions announced on Tuesday, December 3, brought the kingdom’s total to an all-high level. The de@th penalty was carried out against three people convicted of drug smuggling and another for murder, the official Saudi Press Agency reported,…
An unknown disease has k!lled 143 people in the Congo in an outbreak that has alarmed the World Health Organization. Patients suffered from flu-like symptoms, including a high fever and severe headache with women and children reported to be most seriously affected, local officials say,Deaths are being recorded in Kwango province, in the Southwest of…
Nollywood actress, Princess Chineke, has joined the U.S Army. The former beauty queen disclosed this in a Facebook post on Sunday, December 1, 2024. “I’m an American Soldier, I am Member of a team, We are the Army and Proud of Our name, We are the Army and Proudly Proclaim. I answered the call of…
Finnish authorities have provided reasons for why controversial pro-Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, cannot be granted bail in Finland. Mikko Laaksonen, a Senior Detective Superintendent at Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation, told Punch newspaper that the Finnish legal system does not allow bail for suspects accused of the type of offences Mr. Ekpa is facing.…
MA Chester FC fan who allegedly made racist monkey gestures towards a black footballer during a local derby match has been found de@d just hours later. The Chester FC supporter was spotted on camera performing a gesture towards Warrington Town player Bohan Dixon after a teammate had scored a goal.Objects were also thrown onto the…
A barrister accused of forging his mother’s signature to cut his younger brother out of his inheritance has lost a court fight over the £1.2 million fortune in the UK. Robert Grierson, 56, who specialises in tax and will disputes, was sued by his 55-year-old brother Duncan, who was left with just £10,000. Robert…
Super Eagles Head Coach, Augustine Eguavoen has invited a total of 30 home based players to camp as the Nigeria Football Federation activates its commitment to ensuring the qualification of the Super Eagles B for next year’s African Nations Championship finals. The 8th edition of the continental championship – reserved exclusively for footballers plying…
