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The House of Representatives has passed for a second reading the four tax reform bills proposed by President Bola Tinubu, after a long debate on the floor of the House. The four tax reform bills – the Joint Revenue Board of Nigeria (Establishment) Bill 2024, the Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) Bill 2024, the Nigeria Tax Administration Bill 2024, and the …

The accounts, which detail how prisoners have access to mobile phones, bank accounts, and even the ability to meet visitors in private for illicit activities, have raised serious concerns about the integrity of the correctional system. Multiple victims have come forward to expose the shocking level of fraud, blackmail, and corruption allegedly taking place inside Okere Prison in Warri, Delta …

The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has raised concerns over the disappearance of 3,907 rifles and pistols from various police formations in the country in 2020. The committee also revisited the case of reported missing 178,459 firearms, including 88,078 AK-47 rifles from police inventory. The concerns were raised on Tuesday when the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, appeared before …

Hegseth speaks to NATO allies about Trump’s plan for Russia … CNN — US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that the war between Ukraine and Russia “must end,” that Kyiv joining NATO is unrealistic and that the US will no longer prioritize European and Ukrainian security as the Trump administration shifts its attention to securing the US’ own borders and deterring …

Former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai has alleged that the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) is plotting to arrest him for speaking out against the federal government. Mr El-Rufai, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), made the allegation in a message posted on his X account on Tuesday. A handle, @IU_Wakilii, who is a known supporter …

In this interview by KUNLE ODEREMI with Chief Niyi Aborisade, the lawyer, human rights activist and historian, talks about the memoranda submitted to the House of Representatives for the creation of additional 31 states and other related issues. PROMOTERS of more states have submitted memoranda for the creation of 31 additional states in the country. Should be of utmost priority …

SaharaReporters on Tuesday detailed how MTN Nigeria, one of the country’s prominent telecommunications providers, has significantly increased its data tariffs. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared that its members and other concerned citizens will boycott telecommunications services over the recent hike in data charges. SaharaReporters on Tuesday detailed how MTN Nigeria, one of the country’s prominent telecommunications providers, has …

Elon Musk seeks to buy rival’s AI CNN — Elon Musk, while taking a wrecking ball to the federal establishment, has also been scheming to try to wrest control of the AI startup he co-founded with Sam Altman, his former associate and current rival in the Techno-Authoritarian Game of Thrones that is the second Trump administration. The unsolicited $97 billion bid for OpenAI is, …

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the first three weeks of his administration, President Donald Trump has moved with brazen haste to dismantle the federal government’s public integrity guardrails that he frequently tested during his first term but now seems intent on removing entirely. In a span of hours on Monday, word came that he had forced out leaders of offices responsible …

ASABA — A 26-year-old lady, Rachael, has narrated how she sold her two-week-old baby for N600,000, due to her inability to cater for her. According report by Vanguard News, it was revealed the baby was sold for N4 million to a 42-year-old woman seeking to adopt a child, but the mother, it was learned, was only given N600,000. Rachael, a …