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The National Union of Food, Beverages and Tobacco Employees (NUFBTE) has appealed to the National Assembly to intervene on its behalf to avert further increase of excise duties on carbonated drinks. The union made the appeal in a letter signed by Mr Lateef Oyelekan and Mr Mike Olanrewaju, its National …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, received with shock, report of the ruling by Justice Chizoba Oji of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Maitama, Abuja committing the Executive Chairman for contempt over the failure to comply with a November 21st, 2018 order of the …

LASTMA General Manager, Bolaji Oreagba A police inspector, Ben Thompson, and an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Caleb Akerele, have been hospitalised after they were allegedly assaulted by two bus drivers who were dressed in military camouflage along the Eko Bridge. The drivers were reportedly conveying passengers …

The Chijioke Edeoga Campaign Organisation has reacted to the ruling of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday which ordered a re-run of the Labour Party’s governorship primaries in Enugu State. Barr Edeoga is the party’s governorship standard-bearer ahead of the 2023 general elections. He contested the guber …

American rapper, Curtis ’50 cent’ Jackson, announced late Wednesday that he plans to release a television series inspired by Nigerian fraudster, Hushpuppi, who was jailed for 11 years in the U.S. for his role in a conspiracy to launder millions of dollars via online scams. Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, popularly known …

Buhari appointed him as board chairman of the corporation in September 2021 but he was replaced by Margaret Chuba Okadigbo in January. Senator Ifeanyi Godwin Araraume, a former senator representing Imo North, has sued President Muhammadu Buhari. The former lawmaker is challenging his removal as a non-executive Chairman of the …

“I want to take accountability for these decisions and for how we got here. I know this is tough for everyone, and I’m especially sorry to those impacted,” Meta chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg said. Meta Platforms Inc, the parent entity of social media platform Facebook, has sacked over 11,000 …

The Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Abuja ordered Mr. Olubanjo Oruba-Awore Agbosseina to pay his ex-wife Mrs. Helen O. Oruba-Awore, N20,000 monthly for the upkeep of their two children following the dissolution of their marriage. The order was made by Justice A.I. Kutigi in an application filed by …

Tinubu Yusuf Idris, the publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State has said that Bola Tinubu, the party’s standard-bearer will not loot Nigeria’s treasury because he is wealthy. He also noted that the former Lagos governor is is poised to do better than incumbent President Muhammadu …

The certified US court judgment documents surfaced and have been making the rounds on the internet since Tuesday, showing that a US District Court indicted the former Lagos State governor for drug dealings and money laundering. The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has reacted …