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Just In: No Extension of Deadline for Filing Individual Annual Tax Returns, LIRS Warns

  –Executive Chairman, Mr. Ayodele Subair The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has announced that there is no plan to extend the deadline for filing individual annual tax returns beyond its statutory date of March 31. The Executive Chairman, Mr. Ayodele Subair made this known on Friday, March 25, 2022 at the LIRS headquarters, Alausa, Ikeja as he advises all individual taxpayers, including self-employed… []

Total Blackout In Nine States May Start Today- Telecoms Operators Warn

Nine out of the 36 states of Nigeria may experience telecom blackout from today, telecommunications operators in the country have warned. They said President Muhammadu Buhari must prevail on Kogi state government to unseal certain telecom infrastructures locked down in the state. The facilities, according to the telcos, were shut down over their alleged failure to pay some taxes and levies imposed by the state… []

N42m First Bank’s Debt: Court Picks May 17 For Remi Alabi, Others Case

A Federal High Court, Ibadan, yesterday adjourned the case filed by First Bank Nigeria and Read Agricultural Manufacturing Industry Limited (in receivership) against the firm’s directors, Mr. Remi Alabi and Mrs Ngozi Nwauma Alabi over alleged N42 million debt to May 17 and 18, 2022. Justice Uche Agomoh adjourned the case following a request by counsel to the defendants, Chief Richard Ogunwole (SAN) to do… []

ASUU Begins Strike As Negotiation With NIREC Fails

Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has been accused of impatience and disrespect to the persons of Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Saad Abubakar, by going ahead with the strike despite wading into the matter. The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Rev. Samson Ayokunle, has criticised the Academic Staff Union of Universities and the Federal Government of Nigeria. Ayokunle said the Nigerian Inter-Religious Council,… []

First Lady, Aisha Buhari Unfollows Buhari on Instagram, pens worrisome note

– President Buhari and wife Aisha Nigerian First lady, Aisha Buhari has penned a cryptic note as she unfollows her husband, Muhammadu Buhari, on Instagram. Taking to her Instagram page, her Excellency who is currently in Dubai, shared an Islamic recitation while adding candlelight that indicates mourning. “HASBUNALLAHU WANIMAL WAKEEL WANIMAL MAULA WANIMAL NASEER. Sufficient for us is Allah, and He is the Best Guardian…. []

N1.3bn NSITF fraud: Trial adjourned as Olejeme allegedly slumped

-Dr. Ngozi Olejeme The trial of former Chairman of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Dr. Ngozi Olejeme before Justice Maryam Hassan Aliyu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Jabi Abuja could not continue today, March 28, 2021 because the defendant allegedly slumped at home. According to her counsel, Paul Erokoro SAN, the defendant slumped at exactly 6:30 am today while getting set for… []

EFCC vs TURAKI: Court acquits Jonathan’s minister of money laundering

-Kabiru Turaki A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, discharged and acquitted former Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Kabiru Turaki, of money laundering charge. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling on the no-case submission filed by the defence, said the the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had failed to link Turaki and his co-defendants with the offences contained in the 16-count charge…. []

N3m Ransom: Abductors Release ABU Female Student, Halimat

It has been reported on Saturday, March 19 that Halimat who was kidnapped on March 5 by bandits who wore military camouflage and halted an 18-passenger bus she boarded at Jere section of the Kaduna-Abuja highway has been released. A post-graduate student of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Kaduna State, Halimat Oguntoyinbo was kidnapped about three weeks ago. The 28-year-old newly-married graduate of Geology… []

Nigerian Troops Discover Bomb Making Workshop In Sambisa Forest

Operation Desert Sanity, the Nigerian Troops have discovered a workshop for the making of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Sambisa Forest, Borno state. The discovery was made today as the troops conducted further exploitation around Ukuba/Camp Zairo in the forest. Earlier the troops uncovered the wreckage of crashed Alpha Jet aircraft (NAF475) that went off the radar with two crew members on 31 March 2021…. []

APC Convention: Supporter Complains Of Dizziness Collapses And Die

A supporter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) collapsed and died during the convention of Saturday. The supporter was heading for Eagle Square, venue of the convention, when he slumped and passed away. One of those around him said the deceased first complained of dizziness and collapsed thereafter. Efforts of the party’s supporters to assist him ended in futility. The deceased was latter covered… []

N727m Debt: Court Orders AMCON To Take Over Babatunde Folawiyo’s Assets

An order has been granted Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) by a Federal high court sitting in Lagos on Thursday to take over the assets of a Lagos businessman, Tijani Babatunde Folawiyo. The asset seizure was ordered based on Falawiyo’s unpaid debt of N727.9 million. The order of the court was sequel to an application filed before the court by the law firm of… []

DEFAMATION SUIT: British Court Orders Controversial Man of God, Apostle Johnson Suleman To Pay £19,601 To London Blogger, Maureen Badejo

Nigerian in Diaspora raised legal fees for Badejo to defend self against General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide IN CLAIM NO: QB-2022-000504, dated 10th of March 2022, IT IS ORDERED that: The Application is dismissed. The Claimant (Apostle Suleiman) shall pay the Defendant’s costs of and occasioned by the Application, summarily assessed in the sum of £19,601”- His Honour Judge Lewis, Queens Bench Division… []

Extradition: Nnamdi Kanu files N25bn suit against FG

A fresh suit has been filed at the Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, Abia State, over his extradition from Kenya in June 2021 by detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu in the suit filed by his Special Counsel, Mr Aloy Ejimakor, according to a statement on Friday, argued that his extradition was “unconstitutional”. The statement was titled, ‘Nnamdi Kanu… []

Reps Wade In To Investigate Enugu DSS Shooting and Death

The death of a young lady, Miss Chinenye Opah, allegedly shot by operatives of Directorate of State Services at Ologo Quarters, Coal Camp, Enugu penultimate Friday had prompted the intervention of the House of Representatives. This is sequel to a petition by the uncle of the deceased, Mr Emeka Opah, presented and laid at House plenary by the Deputy Minority Leader, Hon. Toby Okechukwu on… []

Despite Poor Power Supply, CBN Claims It Disburses N1.3trn To Sector In Five Years

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has disbursed over N1.3 trillion to support power supply to Nigerians in the last five years. His remarks come as Nigerians, in the past few weeks, have continued to battle poor power supply worsened by scarcity of fuel to power homes and businesses and also economic downturn. President Muhammadu Buhari had equally expressed concern over the suffering… []

Survivors In Fear As Massive Explosion Kills Workers At BUA Cement Factory

It was a Black Friday at the BUA Cement PLC factory in Sokoto State, when two of the company’s oil tanks exploded. The incident was reported to have killed several of the company’s employees while injuring others. Abdul Samad Rabiu, a billionaire, owns BUA Cement. One of the tanks was found to be filled with diesel, while the other was found to be filled with… []

Abia Assembly Speaker Disrupts the Emergence of New Excos Of Abia Online Media Practitioners

The election of the Abia Online Media Practitioners on Friday failed to hold as planned over alleged Abia Speaker’s interference in the running of the Association. The election which was scheduled for today, was deferred to a later date over petitions against two members gunning for Chairmanship position of the Association. The two contestants for the Chairmanship: Comrade Paddy Anyatonwu and Emenike Ireogbu, were both… []

Top Cabinet Members Welcome Buhari As He returns from London (Photos)

Twelve days after he jetted out of the country, President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday evening returned from London, the United Kingdom where he had gone for a medical check-up. The president had left the shore of Nigeria on 6 March, 2022 for two weeks medical trip to London, but he ended up spending 12 days. Buhari was received by some cabinet members on arrival from… []

Just In: Court orders Malami to delete Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act, gives reason

The Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, Abia State on Friday ordered the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, Abubakar Malami to delete Section 84 (12) of the amended Electoral Act without delay. Justice Evelyn Anyadike ordered Malami to delete the section of the Electoral Amendment Act “forthwith” because it’s unconstitutional. In her judgment, Justice Anyadike held that the section was “unconstitutional, invalid, illegal, null, void… []

EFCC Transfers Obiano To Abuja For Questioning

Following the arrest of the immediate past governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano by the operatives of The Economic and Financial Commission (EFCC), the former governor has been transferred from the anti graft Lagos zonal office to its headquarters in Abuja. According to sources at the anti-graft agency, the former governor was taken from his Lagos office to the agency’s headquarters in Abuja Friday morning…. []