Nigeria pushes for prisoner transfer deal with Tanzania over 30 Nigerians in jail
By Nkiruka Nnorom The Federal Government has said it will pursue prisoner transfer agreement with Tanzanian authorities as part of efforts to secure the return of the over 30 Nigerians currently serving jail terms in the East African country. Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, disclosed this yesterday in response to Vanguard’s […]
Powell understood Africa, was a trusted colleague — Obasanjo
Colin Powell, the son of Jamaican immigrants who became a US war hero and the first clack secretary of state but saw his legacy tarnished when he made the case for war in Iraq in 2003, died yesterday of COVID-19 complications at 84.
Nnamdi Kanu’s broadcast led to killing of security agents — FG
The Federal Government has filed an amended seven-count charge against the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu.
Control of Quarry Site: 5 youths dead, as Ebubeagu storms Ebonyi community
By Peter Okutu, ABAKILIKI No fewer than five youths were allegedly killed while many were injured by operatives of a local unit of Ebubeagu security outfit, in Amasiri, in the Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. Some of the injured persons were alleged to have been taken to Abakaliki by security operatives from […]
BUDGET 2022: FG plans aggressive VAT, other tax regime
Amidst on-going controversy over its rights to collection of Value Added Tax, VAT, across the country, the Federal Government is set to implement an aggressive VAT revenue drive which it expects to yield about N316 billion next year.
#ENDSARS, ONE YR AFTER: Victims in 9 states may get N25bn as NEC waits for Lagos
On that day, some soldiers, allegedly enforcing a curfew imposed by government, stormed Lekki Toll gate in Lagos where protesters calling for an end to a police unit called Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) over alleged brutality had camped — #ENDSARS.
