Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has directed his Special Assistant on Water Resources, Franklin Ukah, and his counterpart in Housing and Urban Development, Patrick Enyi, to take charge of their respective ministries as acting commissioners. The development followed the recent sack of some commissioners, and suspension of others, by the governor. Nwifuru also directed his Special Assistant on Primary Health, Dr Sabinus Nwibo, to take charge of the State Ministry of Health as acting commissioner. The Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Jude Okpo made this disclosure in a statement on Wednesday, 27 November, 2024 in Abakaliki, the state capital. The…
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A former member of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Adamu Bello, has officially rejoined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after leaving the All Progressives Congress (APC). Bello, a founding member of the APC in Bauchi State and a key figure in the Bauchi North Senatorial District, served as the Sole Administrator of Giade Local Government Area. The former APC leader, who played a crucial role in securing a victory for the APC in Giade LGA during the last general elections, cited the ongoing support of Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, for his people as the primary reason for his…
The Bauchi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), has suspended Habibu Umar, the lawmaker representing Kirfi Constituency in the State House of Assembly. The lawmaker has been barred from all party activities until further notice. In a letter addressed to the Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, the PDP State Chairman, Samaila Burga, stated that Umar was found guilty of insubordination by the party in line with its Constitution. According to Burga, the lawmaker was issued a query on November 5, 2024, for violating sections 58 (9) (1) and (f) of the PDP Constitution (2017 as amended).…
Drama occurred on Wednesday, 27 November, 2024 during the plenary session of the Nigerian Senate as anger, shouting match took the centre stage over President Bola Tinubu’s controversial Tax Reform Bill which surfaced for debate despite not being captured on the Order Paper. Trouble started when the Senate Leader, Michael Bamidele Opeyemi invoked Order 12(1) suspending the Senate Rules to allow the Chairman of Federal Inland Revenue Service to give clarification on Tax Reform Bill. The Senate Leader’s submission was corroborated by Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, who presided over the session. It was approved that the FIRS chairman and…
Justice Maryann Anenih of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has fixed 10 December, 2024 for ruling in the bail applications by former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello and two others. The Judge fixed the date after taking arguments for and against the bail request by Bello’s lawyer, Joseph Bodunde Dauda, SAN, and Kemi Pinheiro, SAN, for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Daudu had pleaded with the court to admit the former governor to bail on various grounds. Among others, the senior lawyer said that the law presumes him innocent until contrary is established by…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on the National Assembly to increase the funding for the country’s space programme, saying that space technology has become an indispensable component of Nigeria’s development. President Tinubu disclosed this on Monday, 25 November, 2024 shortly before declaring open the 25th anniversary of the National Space Research and Development Agency at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Represented by the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, President Tinubu noted that to enable a better understanding of Earth’s surface through space observations to revolutionise global communication and navigation systems, “Space technologies have become indispensable.” The president…
The Kano State Board of Internal Revenue Service (KIRS) has sealed the Head Office of Max Air Limited for failing to remit over N190 million Pay As You Earn (PAYE) as well as other liability taxes accruing from 2012 to 2017. The Director of Debt Management and Enforcement of KIRS, Madam Ibrahim Abdullahi, said the company has failed to respond to some correspondence sent to it by the service, adding that they were forced to secure a court order to seal the company’s office. The enforcement team also sealed the office of Dantata and Sawoe Construction Company situated along Zaria…
The Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS) has sealed off a premise of Unity Bank, Chicken Republic and the Bank of Agriculture (BOA) and First City Monument Bank (FCMB) all located along Yakubu Gowon Way over N100 billion tax liabilities. The agency also sealed off the Hamdala Hotel. Leading an enforcement team, Board Secretary and Executive Director Legal Services, Barrister Aisha Ahmad, said the agency embarked on the enforcement of non-payment of the Land Use Tax after exhausting all legal avenues of settlement.
Gunmen on Saturday,23 November, 2024 kidnapped a prominent businessman, Samuel Ekerenam, owner of Hephzibah Mall, in Eket LGA of Akwa Ibom State. It was gathered that the hoodlums arrived the victim’s shopping complex and started shooting sporadically to scare people away. A witness to the incident, Udobong Asuquo, narrated that the man’s driver was killed in the process while the police officer attached to him was severely injured. The eyewitness said, “The incident occurred at about 10:00 pm on Saturday, claimed the life of the driver, while the Police officer attached to the kidnapped proprietor of the Mall was injured.”…
The National Women Leader of the Labour Party (LP), Mrs Dudu Manuga, has advised Nigerians against labelling female politicians as prostitutes and promiscuous. Manuga, who confirmed that violence against women have become prevalent, also described as alarming the level of cyber stalking and intimidation some women face in Nigeria. She spoke during the commemoration of the 2024 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls in Abuja. The LP chieftain charged women who are involved in politics not to be intimidated by the emotional and psychological violence perpetrated against them by their male counterparts just to frustrate…