The Kebbi State Police Command has reported the fatal shooting of one suspected armed robber and the arrest of another during an exchange of gunfire in a forest within the state.

The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, Musa Mohammed, said the matter had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for a detailed investigation.

Magistrate Olayinka Idowu granted each of the accused N7m bail with one surety each who must reside in the state with landed properties within the magisterial district and must possess evidence of tax payment to Ogun State Government.

The Kebbi State Police Command has reported the fatal shooting of one suspected armed robber and the arrest of another during an exchange of gunfire in a forest within the state.

The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission has firmly denied reports, claiming it opposed President Bola Tinubu’s proposed tax reform bills that are currently before the National Assembly.

He identified the vehicles involved as a Benz truck with the number plate EPE 224 XA and a Howo truck with the number plate GGE 149 XA.

Fourteen passengers have been confirmed killed in a devastating auto crash in Jigawa State, leaving the community in shock.

Mohammed Idris, has described the ongoing debates surrounding the Tax Reform Bills as essential to Nigeria’s democratic process. 

An Ekiti State Magistrates’ Court in Ado Ekiti, on Tuesday, sent lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi, back to prison after the police vehemently opposed his application for bail, accusing him of intimidating witnesses.

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund, an intervention agency set up by the Federal Government, projected on Tuesday that the beneficiaries of student loans may hit an estimated 2.1 million.

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday granted N100m bail to an alleged drug baron, Sulaimon Jimoh Olowoidiogede, for allegedly importing 704 kilogrammes of drug known as “Ghana Loud” from Ghana to Nigeria.

The 30 players in the Super Eagles B camp ahead of the 2024 CHAN qualifiers double header against Ghana are expected to be reduced anytime soon as the team intensifies preparations for the crucial matches, The PUNCH reports.

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Tuesday presented a proposed budget of N605bn for the 2025 fiscal year to the state House of Assembly.

The management of Beautiful Beginning Academy, Abuja, has denied allegations of bullying among students as captured in a clip that went viral on Monday.

The National Sports Commission has distanced itself from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s investigation into alleged financial impropriety at the Nigeria Football Federation.

The expanded BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), acclaimed as the engine of global economic growth in recent years, accounts for about 37 per cent of the world’s GDP.

The Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja has set December 12, 2024, as the date to hear an application filed by former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, challenging the $4.5bn and N2.8bn fraud charges brought against him by the Economic…

The Fiscal Responsibility Commission has called for strong support across geopolitical zones for the controversial Tax Reform Bills currently before the National Assembly.

The Central Bank of Nigeria has honoured OPay, a financial institution in Nigeria, with the International Financial Inclusion Conference Award for Financial Inclusion Innovation.

I am not against any brilliant very young chap getting admission into our university system from either rich or poor backgrounds, if he or she deserves it.