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LIRS urges taxpayers to meet March 31 deadline for annual tax return submission
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service has reminded all individual taxpayers,…
FG’s Curious Obsession with New Universities
Despite the neglect and gross underfunding of the existing government-owned universities, the federal government has continued…
Ayo Adebanjo: Family releases burial programme
The family of late Afenifere leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has released the programme for his burial. The invitation card, which was sighted by The Eagle Online on…
Natasha: Afenifere warns against sacrificing Akpabio over ‘unproven allegations’
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has stated that caution must be exercised against sacrificing the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, over unproven allegations. The frontline Yoruba…
Olubadan alive, not dead, says Oyo govt
The Oyo State Government has denied media reports suggesting that the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, is dead. Some media reports on Monday night claimed that the revered monarch was dead at the age…
FG, NNPCL work out N7.7tn fuel subsidy debt payment
The Federal Government’s indebtedness to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited as exchange rate differential (subsidy) for the importation of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) rose to N7.74tn as of September 2024…
IPOB denies killing northern truck drivers, accuses FG of blackmail
The Indigenous People of Biafra has denied allegations of attacking and killing northern truck drivers in the South-East, dismissing the claims as “false accusations and calculated blackmail.” This comes in…
Lagos Assembly: How Akande-led panel forced Meranda out, reinstated Obasa
The 49-day reign of Mojisola Meranda as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly ended on Monday, when the lawmakers re-elected Mudashiru Obasa to lead them. The move is not unconnected to the…
Rivers budget ultimatum: Fubara, Assembly set for fresh showdown, gov alerts supporters
Governor Siminalayi Fubara is set for a showdown with the Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly as he rejected the 48-hour ultimatum issued by the lawmakers to present the 2025 budget. The…
NCC, telcos under pressure to slash tariff hike
Telecom operators and the Nigerian Communications Commission are expected to revert to the 35 per cent telecom tariff hike agreed upon with the Federal Government, as subscribers decry the continued…
NYSC blames funding for delayed corpers’ N77,000 wage
The National Youth Service Corps has attributed the delay in paying corps members the new N77,000 minimum wage to a lack of “cash backing.” NYSC spokesperson, Caroline Embu, confirmed this on Monday in response…
APC hails resolution of Lagos speakership crisis
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended members of the State House of Assembly for…
Natasha: Why We Are Yet To Probe Akpabio – Senate
The Senate has said it can’t probe the allegation of sexual harassment leveled against Senate President Godswill Akpabio by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduagha (PDP, Kogi Central) because there is no formal petition…
PHOTOS: Seyi Tinubu Breaks Fast With APC, NNPP Members In Kano
Son of Nigeria’s President, Seyi Tinubu, broke his fast with Muslim faithful in Kano, on Monday. He also flagged off a feeding programme for the less privileged and the disabled as part of his Renewed Hope…
Lagos Assembly: Obasa’s reinstatement a ‘show of shame’ — De Renaissance Patriots
A Lagos-based socio-cultural group, De Renaissance Patriots Foundation, has condemned the reinstatement of Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, describing it as an embarrassment and…
Tinubu approves licences for 11 new private universities
President Bola Tinubu has approved licences for 11 new private universities. The President’s Special Adviser on Media & Public Communication, Sunday Dare, announced the development on X on Monday, March 3, 2025.…
School Closure: Stay Out Of It – MURIC Tells CAN
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has criticized the closure of schools during Ramadan in four Northern states. However, a faith-based civil liberties organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has told…
BREAKING: Mudashiru Obasa returns as Lagos Assembly Speaker
The Lagos State House of Assembly has re-elected Mudashiru Obasa as speaker nearly two months after his impeachment in January. The re-election was announced…
BREAKING: Meranda sworn in as Deputy Speaker after resignation as Speaker
The former Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly Mojisola Meranda, has been sworn in as the Deputy Speaker of the assembly. She was…
Former P-Square manager Jude Okoye to be arraigned in $1M, £34K theft case
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to arraign Jude Okoye, former manager and elder brother of P-Square duo Peter (Mr. P) and Paul (Rudeboy) Okoye, over alleged theft of $1,019,763.87 and…
BREAKING: Lagos assembly deputy speaker, Chief Whip resigns
Lagos Assembly Deputy Chief Whip, Okanlawon Sani has tendered his resignation amid the leadership crisis rocking the assembly. The…
BREAKING: Meranda resigns as Lagos Assembly Speaker
Mojisola Meranda has stepped down amid the leadership crisis rocking the Lagos State Assembly, the Speaker. But the crisis remain unresolved as Obasa’s removal divided the Assembly, and party’s leadership in the…
NDLEA arrests wanted drug baron in Lagos after 17 years
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a wanted 59-year-old international drug baron, Ogbonnaya Jeff. He was apprehended at his hideout in the Ojo area of Lagos after 17 years of evading…
Lawmakers praise Meranda for competent leadership as Speaker
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly took turns to commend the legislative acumen, diligence, and performance of Speaker Mojisola Meranda within her short time in office. Meranda assumed office on January…