Olori Ronke Ademiluyi Ogunwusi – the force behind Africa Fashion Week London
By Yemisi Suleiman Africa Fashion Week London is often seen through the glamour of the sold-out catwalk shows: the designers, the models, the fabrics, the front row and the celebration of African creativity in one of the world’s most influential fashion capitals. But behind the scenes is a much bigger story – one of a […]
Edo: Oba of Benin says anyone looking to cause violence’ll not see Election Day —Eholor
By Gabriel Ewepu Ahead of the Edo Governorship election, the is the Founder of One Love Foundation, OLF, and social crusader, Chief Patrick Eholor, in this interview with Vanguard, disclosed that the Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, has declared that anybody who wants to cause violence will not see Election, while speaking on the state […]
Tax revenue key to funding operations of govt at all Levels — FIRS Executive Chairman, Muhammad Nami
COVID-19 pandemic has impacted negatively on the Government’s revenue sources. In June 2020, the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) shared a total of N696 billion to the three tiers of the Government of Nigeria. FIRS alone contributed 70 percent of the amount shared while other revenue-generating agencies altogether contributed 30 percent. The Executive Chairman of FIRS, Muhammad Nami, in a recent telephone interview with NigeriaInfo (95.1FM) said without revenue from taxes, the Government would be unable to fund her programmes and activities. Nami also clarified why paying Stamp Duty on tenancy agreement should not cause a price increase in house rent.
Wasted lives: Nigeria’s ‘forgotten’ prisoners
Junior and his friend Prosper were living in a room in a poor neighbourhood of Nigeria’s economic capital Lagos when police raided their home in search of their landlord, a suspected car thief. Unable to locate the suspect, the police arrested the two tenants, both then 21, accusing them of being accomplices in the theft. […]
ENUGU ATTACK: Unarmed people killed under South-East govs’ watch— IPOB
Following last Sunday’s clash between suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, in Enugu, Publicity Secretary of the group, Mr. Emma Powerful, in this interview, insists that those killed were unarmed people performing morning exercise, saying South-East governors are more interested in 2023 politics than condemning the incident.
How benefactors of Will were abandoned — Attorney Irene Cole
By Emma Nnadozie For some time now, trustees of the estate of the late Mobolaji Bank-Anthony have been at loggerheads with offspring of the great philanthropist who left the quantum of his massive wealth to humanity. The ding-dong battle led to many unwholesome developments including allegations of kidnapping, threats to life, and ceaseless petitions to the […]
