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Rights Advocate, Dele Farotimi Remanded In Prison

Dele Farotimi

A Magistrate Court in Ado Ekiti has ordered that Human Rights Attorney and activist, Dele Farotimi, be remanded following allegations of defaming a prominent legal figure and founder of Afe Babalola University, Aare Afe Babalola, SAN. Henzodaily reports that the activist is accused of damaging the reputation of Afe Babalola through statements made in his … Read more

North-East Govs’ Forum Appoints Gulani As DG

North-East Govs' Forum Appoints Gulani As DG

Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum has on behalf of the other governors approved the appointment of Umar Musa Gulani as Director General of the North-East Governors’ Forum. This was contained in a statement released on behalf of Governor Zulum who is also the chairman of the forum by his spokesperson, Dauda Iliya, a copy … Read more

Minimum Wage: Nigerian Gov Threatens Striking Workers, Issues Ultimatum, “I’ll Replace You”

Minimum Wage: Nigerian Gov Threatens Striking Workers, Issues Ultimatum, “I’ll Replace You”

Governor Francis Nwifuru has threatened to withhold the salaries of civil servants and replace any worker participating in the NLC strike, which began on December 2Nwifuru expressed his anger over the strike, asserting that his administration has already made significant wage adjustments, which include N75,000 minimum wage for workers in Grade Levels 1-2 and N40,000 … Read more

Kogi Govt Expends ₦839 Million To Build ‘Intruders Gate’, Produce Staff Of Office For Chiefs [Details]

Kogi Govt Expends ₦839 Million To Build ‘Intruders Gate’, Produce Staff Of Office For Chiefs [Details]

A document seen by newsmen has ‘exposed’ how Governor Usman Ododo‘s government of Kogi State allegedly expended approximately ₦400 million for the construction of what has been referred to as the “Intruders Gate.” A copy of the 2024 state budget performance report made public by SaharaReporters in a publication on Wednesday also spent ₦439,500,000.00 in … Read more

English FA Won’t Punish Guéhi For ‘Jesus Loves You’ Rainbow Armband

English FA Won't Punish Guéhi For 'Jesus Loves You' Rainbow Armband

The England’s Football Association (FA) will again remind Crystal Palace defender Marc Guéhi about kit regulations but he will face no formal action after writing “Jesus loves you” on his rainbow-coloured captain’s armband during a match against Ipswich Town on Tuesday. The England international, who played the full 90 minutes of Palace’s 1-0 win, had … Read more

Google, Microsoft, TikTok Paid N2.55trn Taxes To Nigeria In H1 2024 — NITDA

Google, Microsoft, TikTok Paid N2.55trn Taxes To Nigeria In H1 2024 — NITDA

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has revealed that social space companies in the country, including Google, Microsoft, and TikTok, among others, paid a total of N2.55 trillion in taxes to the Nigerian government in the first half of 2024. NITDA revealed this on Tuesday in a statement issued by its Director of Corporate … Read more