•Nigerian Senate Members of the National Assembly have said they will await the outcome of investigations by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) into Monday’s fire incident at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, even as the Chairman of FAAN’s Board, Abdullahi Ganduje, commended the airport management for its swift e...
•Simi The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency has referred the controversy surrounding resurfaced tweets allegedly linked to singer Simi to the Commissioner of Police for preliminary investigation. The Executive Secretary of the agency, Lola Vivour-Adeniyi, disclosed this today during an interview on Channels Television, saying the...
•The collapsed school building There was panic among residents of the Odo-Kekere Community in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State following a building in a local public school. The incident, which occurred yesterday evening after school hours, sent fear into residents in nearby buildings who were jolted by a thunderous sound, reports Channels TV. ...
•Dangote, ICPC logo and Ahmed Farouk The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has said it will continue the probe of a former Managing Director of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Ahmed Farouk, despite the withdrawal of the petition by Aliko Dangote. It said it...
•Medical students The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of an 18-year-old 300-level student of the College of Health Sciences, Department of Medicine and Surgery. The student, Timilehin Adetoye Toromade, reportedly died in his sleep in the early hours o...
•House of Representatives The House of Representatives Adhoc Committee investigating alleged discrepancies in the gazetted Tax Reform Acts has resolved to conclude its assignment and submit its report to the House within the shortest possible time. The committee, chaired by Muktar Aliyu Betara (Borno, APC) met for the first time yesterday, Tue...
•Ndume and Tinubu Former Senate Leader, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, has urged President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the controversy surrounding the newly enacted Tax Reform Acts and suspend their planned implementation in January. Ndume made the call in a statement issued today in Abuja amid growing claims and counterclaims over the authentici...
•CNG logo and Tinubu The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has condemned what it described as rascality and a treasonable subversion of Nigeria’s democratic order over allegations that key provisions of the recently gazetted tax reform laws were altered after their passage by the National Assembly. The group warned that the alleged alteration...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for an urgent and comprehensive investigation into what it described as an alleged fraudulent alteration of Nigeria’s tax laws, warning that the development poses a grave threat to legislative integrity and democratic governance. In a press statement titled “APC/Tinubu Administration: The Normalisa...
•The protesters A civil society organisation, Empowerment for Unemployed Youth Initiative (EUYI), today staged a peaceful protest at the headquarters of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja, calling for a swift and transparent probe of th...

