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The Rivers State House of Assembly has said it will not hesitate to impeach the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, if it becomes the last resort to uphold the Constitution.Speaker of the House, Martin Amaewhule, who stated this at a media briefing in Port Harcourt, the state capital, was flanked by 26 of his colleagues.Recall that the 27 lawmakers said to be loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Ter...

The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Doris Uzoka-Anite has hinted that plans are underway to position Nigeria as a major player in the vehicle manufacturing industry. The minister stated this while launching the Nigeria Automotive Industry Development Plan at a gathering that was attended by stakeholders drawn from the private and public sectors.According to Uzoka-Anite, the automotive indu...

The Edo State Police Command has declared one Precious Marigi Yakubu missing. Precious is a 20 year old woman, dark in complexion, and stands at five feet tall.She is fluent in both Pidgin and Hausa languages, and resides at Number 144, Sakponba Road, Benin City.According to the statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, Precious left her home on the ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has displayed the list of governorship candidates of the 17 political parties contesting the September 21 Edo governorship election. The Edo INEC office led by the its Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr Anugbum Onuoha displayed the list on its notice board and in all INEC offices across the 18 local government areas.In the displayed list, M...

The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has said it is investigating over 400 cases of privacy breaches involving digital loan companies also known as loan sharks in Nigeria....

The public accounts committee of the House of Representatives has accused the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and commercial banks collecting revenue for the government of colluding to share the money made from Value Added Tax paid on Remita by customers....

The seven-man panel set up by the Chief Judge of Edo State, Justice Daniel Okungbowa, to investigate the impeachment allegations levelled against the State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, will commence sitting on Wednesday, 3rd of April.Justice Okungbowa had constituted the panel, headed by retired Justice S. A. Omonua, in compliance with the directive of the State House of Assembly, to investigate allegations of gross misconduct brought against Philip Shaibu, in line with s...

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The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has said that the Federal Government is eyeing a Value Added Tax (VAT) of 5 trillion naira in 2024 while also putting mechanisms in place to close identified tax gaps....

The King of Ewu Kingdom in the Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, Clement Ikolo, who is one of the eight persons declared wanted by the Defence Headquarters in connection with the killing of 17 military personnel in Okuama community has turned himself in to the Delta State Police Command.The monarch was said to have arrived the state police command headquarters at exactly 6:41pm on Thursday to report himself to Police Commissioner, Olufemi Abaniwonda....