Osun vows to clamp down on tax defaulters
Osun State Internal Revenue Service has said it would begin to clamp down on business premises that have failed to fulfill their tax obligations to the government. In a statement he issued on Saturday, OIRS Information Officer, Oluwaseun Ayeni, said…
Cultists kill Ogun community leader’s son, one other
Some suspected cultists on Friday night reportedly killed a 48-year-old Point-of-Sale operator, Fatai Kehinde, under Kuto bridge, Abeokuta. The PoS operator popularly called Faity and son of the Baale of Kuto Community, Abeokuta, was said to have been butchered by…
Celine Dion slams Trump for playing ‘Titanic’ song at rally
Celine Dion took a jab at Donald Trump on Saturday for using at an election rally the song she wrote and sang for the disaster movie “Titanic,” about the ocean liner’s sinking. The Republican presidential candidate has been lampooned on…
Battle for Biafra moves to US
Leader of the Autopilot faction of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Simon Ekpa, has taken the Biafra case to the United States, seeking international support and recognition for the cause. Ekpa, who prides himself as the Prime Minister of…
USA beat France 98-87 for men’s basketball Olympic gold
The United States won their fifth straight Olympic men’s basketball crown on Saturday, holding off a battling France 98-87 to take their tally of Olympic golds to 17. In a rematch of the Tokyo Olympics final three years ago, LeBron…
U.S. beat Brazil to win first Olympic gold in female football since 2012
The U.S. defeated Brazil in the women’s football final to win their first Olympic gold medal since 2012. Unlike what the Americans are used to, dominating their opponents from the start of games, it was not the case against the…
Suspected cultists kill hotel manager in Kwara
Gunmen suspected to be cult members of the Eiye Confraternity, on Thursday night shot dead the manager of a hotel in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The deceased who was identified as Anthony Balogun was the one running the hotel…
Abia gov gives reasons for salary deductions
Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti has clarified the nagging issues surrounding some deductions in the salaries of some civil servants in the state. Otti made the clarification at the Government House, Umuahia, on Friday night during his monthly media…
12 killed in twin Bangladesh jailbreaks
Twin jailbreaks in Bangladesh killed at least 12 inmates and freed hundreds more in the chaotic days after the ouster of autocratic premier Sheikh Hasina, officials told AFP Saturday. An interim government is struggling to restore law and order with…
Court declines jurisdiction in El-Rufai’s suit
The Federal High Court in Kaduna has dismissed a suit filed by the immediate-past governor of the state, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, seeking to set aside the ad-hoc committee report of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, among other declaratory reliefs….