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How Tinubu’s Tax Reform Bill Could Stifle the Rich and Strain the Poor
The Nigerian Government’s proposed tax reform bill, led by President Bola Tinubu, has sparked intense debate, especially in the North. Prominent figures such...
Following Alarm Over Illegal Arrest Plot, Unknown Men Abduct Dele Farotimi
Dele Farotimi, a prominent Lagos-based lawyer, has been arrested by unknown characters, his assistant Feyisayo Olatunde told West Africa Weekly on Tuesday. According...
Prominent Lawyer Dele Farotimi Raises Alarm Over Police Plot To Abduct Him
Dele Farotimi, a prominent Lagos-based lawyer, human rights activist and author of the book ‘Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System’, has raised concerns...
Tax Reform: Consider National Impact and Regional Sustainability – Obi
Former governor of Anambra State and the Labour Party Presidential candidate Peter Obi, has called for a transparent and inclusive approach to tax...
Nigerians Question Legitimacy of $100m Enugu Water Project Deal with ‘Austrian Firm’, Bust Gov. Mbah
The Enugu State Government, under Governor Peter Mbah, announced a $100 million partnership with Wande Nexus, which was described as an Austrian firm....
Pastef’s Ndiaye, 41, Elected as President of Senegal’s National Assembly
Malick Ndiaye of Pastef-Les Patriotes has been elected the President of the Senegal National Assembly on Monday. Ndiaye’s victory cemented his status as...
EFCC Withholds Name of Owner Behind Forfeited Abuja Estate with 753 Apartments
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is facing criticism for refusing to reveal the identity of a former senior government official linked...
Malian Customs Seize 45.3 kg of Marijuana in Major Drug Bust
Malian Customs seized 65 bricks of marijuana, totalling 45.3 kilograms, hidden in two suitcases in a vehicle on the outskirts of the capital,...
Senegal: Prime Minister Sonko Announces He Will Not Take Parliamentary Seat Following Macky Sall’s Renouncement
Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has officially announced his decision to remain in the Prime Minister’s office rather than take up a seat...
Military and Customs Brutalise Badagry Residents Mistaken For Media Informants
Joint security operatives comprising of the Nigeria Customs Service and the Nigerian Army mounting checkpoints along Badagry-Seme expressway have brutalise two Badagry residents...
Like Zambia, Zimbabwe Turns To Coal, Begins Construction Of 720MW Thermal Power Plant Amid Hydropower Crisis
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has launched the construction of a 720-megawatt thermal power plant in Hwange, in the western part of the country...
Hardship: Nigerians Lived a ‘Fake Life’ on Subsidy – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has described the pre-subsidy removal era as a period of “fake life” that threatened Nigeria’s economic stability, asserting that tough...