The Senate has passed, for second reading, the four tax reform bills that were forwarded to it for consideration. After scaling Second Reading during plenary on Thursday, Nov. 28, the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio referred the four bills to the Senator Sani Musa, APC, Niger East led Committee on Finance to carry…
The kidnappers of four children of a Kaduna chef, Aisha Kabir, have demanded N300 million ransom for their release. The father of the children, Yunusa Adamu, who disclosed this to newsmen,, said the abductors had threatened to kill the youngest child because of his cries. It was reported that the children, Safa, Amina, Nasreem…
The Gombe State Police Command has arrested two suspects for criminal conspiracy and armed robbery. The spokesperson of the command, ASP Buhari Abdullahi, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, November 28, 2024, said the suspects, Abubakar Musa, 22 and Usman Ismail, 20, all of Nasarawo Quarters, armed with dangerous weapons, attacked some residents…
Gunmen have abducted three persons along Onitsha-Owerri Road end of Nnewi in the Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State. Eyewitnesses said the incident occurred near the Innoson Motorcycle Showroom on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, as the victims were driving along the road. “The three persons were in a vehicle when armed men…
A woman, Wuraola Surajudeen, on Wednesday prayed an Area Court in Ilorin, Kwara State, to grant her divorce two weeks after her marriage to her husband, Surajudeen Iya-Onitasi on grounds of “lack of love and affection.” She told the court that she was once married before her wedding to Iya-Onitasi, NAN reports. “I divorced…
The Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS) has taken decisive action against 13 companies in the state capital for failing to remit land-based revenue totaling N1.5 billion. The affected establishments include five commercial banks, a hotel, filling stations, and an eatery. Leading the enforcement operation, KADIRS legal adviser Aisha Garba stated that the closures…
The Federal Government has revealed that N8.8 billion has been spent to repair and restore power transmission towers across Nigeria that were destroyed by vandals and bandits. The announcement was made on Wednesday by the Managing Director of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Engr. Suleiman Ahmed Abdulaziz, during the Quarterly Power Sector Working Group…
Several nominees for Donald Trump’s cabinet and White House team have been targeted by bomb threats and swatting incidents, according to law enforcement and the Trump transition team. The FBI confirmed it is investigating “numerous bomb threats” alongside “swatting incidents,” where hoax calls prompt an armed police response to the victim’s home. The wave…
A psychologist and psychiatrist, Dr. Adeoye Oyewole, has raised concerns about the mental health challenges faced by married men in Nigeria which he attributes partly to lack of support from their spouses. The psychiatrist at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, who spoke to ThePoint said many men are left to shoulder family…
Davido has claimed that there are threats to cancel his show in Lagos state billed for December 24 over his recent US interview. Recall that the singer has received heat from some Nigerians after going on tthe interview to stake the Nigerian economy is in shamble, and discouraging Nigerians in the diaspora from relocating…
