CIoTA backs Osun park management bill

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke By John Dike, Osogbo The Chartered Institute of Transport Administration of Nigeria (CIoTA), Osun State Chapter, has commended the Osun State Government and the State House of Assembly for the passage of the Integrated Transport, Traffic and Park Management Bill 2026, describing the legislation as an important step towards resolving […]

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FG slashes late tax interest rate, new regime begins October 1

By Ade Oyeyemi The Federal Government has reduced the interest rate charged on late payment of taxes, with the new regime taking effect from October 1, 2026. The Federal Ministry of Finance announced the change in Abuja on Thursday, following the issuance of the Nigeria Tax Administration (Interest on Late Payment of Tax) Order, 2026, […]

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Atiku gives N20m to families of 37 miners who died in NSCDC custody

Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has donated N20m to the families of 37 artisanal miners who died while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Minna, Niger State. Atiku made the donation during a visit to Minna, where he also met with survivors and […]

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Ondo task force denies harassing 104-year-old woman, says warrant targets Fawehinmi

By Ade Oyeyemi The Ondo State Anti-Land Grabbing Task Force has denied allegations that its operatives harassed a 104-year-old woman and threatened members of the Fawehinmi family with arrest. The task force described the allegations as misleading, insisting that its investigation was based on a petition against one Olanrewaju Fawehinmi and did not target other […]

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Afenifere secretary Ebiseni declares support for Tinubu’s reelection, joins APC

Afenifere Secretary General Chief Sola Ebiseni and Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa By Banji Ayoola The Secretary-General of the pan Yoruba sociocultural organisation, Afenifere, Chief Sola Ebiseni has declared his support for the reelection of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Simultaneously, he oined the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, with his supporters to step up the […]

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Two arrested over alleged transformer vandalism in Anambra

By Ade Oyeyemi Two men have been arrested in connection with the alleged vandalisation of a transformer at the Urunkpuke Distribution Substation in Nimo, Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State. The suspects, identified as Nonso Okolodile and Emeka Onyeugwo, both from Nimo, were apprehended by members of the Nimo Vigilante Group following a report […]

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NSCDC arrests three over alleged NNPC pipeline vandalism in Abuja

By Ade Oyeyemi The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested three men over the alleged vandalism of an NNPC petroleum pipeline in Dafa, Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory. The suspects were apprehended while allegedly attempting to retrieve sections of the pipeline they had earlier cut and load them into a […]

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2027: OK Movement rejects NDC control, insists on independent structures

By Ade Oyeyemi The disagreement between the Nigeria Democratic Congress and the Obi-Kwankwaso Movement, popularly known as the OK Movement, has deepened over the group’s campaign structure ahead of the 2027 general elections. The Director-General of the movement, John Ughulu, said on Wednesday that the organisation would retain its independent structures at the national, state, […]

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EFCC declares former pension boss Maina wanted over alleged stolen property

By Ade Oyeyemi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has again declared former Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abdularasheed Maina, wanted over an alleged case involving the receipt of stolen property. The anti-graft agency announced this in a wanted notice published on its official X account and signed by its Head […]

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