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Falana: Judgement On VAT Will Strengthen Campaign For Restructuring

Mr. Femi Falana (SAN)
Presses states to rally round Rivers Says dispute over enforcement not call for anarchy Lagos with 70% VAT contribution will be greatest beneficiary Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, yesterday,Read More

200 Nigerian Students Still In Captivity, Says UNICEF

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Laments death of one of the abducted students in Tegina The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) yesterday said 200 Nigerian students were still in captivity after school abductions that haveRead More

OPEC: Nigeria May Be Hard-hit by Declining Investment In Oil Sector

Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
Urges the FG to diversify economy Cartel calls for deployment of tech to reduce carbon emissions The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) yesterday warned that with declining investments inRead More

SERAP, Journalists’ Group Sue Buhari, Others, Say Gag Order On Reporting Of Terrorist Attacks Illegal

President Muhammadu Buhari
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development have filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari and Mr Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information andRead More

Nigerians Still Using Twitter To Criticise Us, FG Tells Court

Twitter
The Nigerian Federal Government has told a Federal High Court in Lagos that it has not stopped Nigerians from using social media platform, Twitter, adding that many Nigerians are stillRead More

Court Fixes Friday For 12 Yoruba Activists’ Suit Against DSS Over Illegal Detention

The 12 persons arrested at the residence of Yoruba freedom fighter, Sunday Adeyemo (Sunday Igboho) by the Department of State Services (DSS)
The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed Friday for the hearing of the suit by the 12 persons arrested at the residence of Yoruba freedom fighter, Sunday Adeyemo (SundayRead More

NGOs, Journalists Challenge FG’s Twitter Ban At ECOWAS Court

Non-governmental organisation (NGO)
Five non-governmental organisations and four journalists have filed a suit against the Federal Government at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice in Abuja. In the suit filed yesterday, they askedRead More

Southern Govs, Others Rebuke Malami For Opposing Open Grazing Ban

Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN) and Ondo State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu
Say cattle restriction would be vigorously enforced Afenifere, Senate spokesman demand minister’s removal The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), yesterday came under fireRead More

Create Pathway To New Constitution, Ekweremadu Charges NILDS

Former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu
Former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, on Friday tasked the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, NILDS, on creating a pathway for the making of aRead More

Army Cautions Sheikh Gumi, Says Troops Not Deployed On Religious Basis

Nigerian Army
The Nigerian Army yesterday warned a Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abubakar Gumi and other opinion merchants to exercise restraint not to soil the reputation of the military by their unsavouryRead More