MaTaZ ArIsInG The Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum and Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, on Monday, waved away the resolution of the that the Northern Governors’ Forum when he stated that the forum was merely exercising its rights to freedom of expression over its stance on 2023 presidency. Akeredolu, emphasised that the resolution […] Read more
Straddling a caravan route to the Sahara, the city of Sokoto has since ancient times been a major trading hub in Nigeria’s extreme northwest savannah. But a surge in attacks and mass school kidnappings by criminal gangs, known locally as bandits, has dealt the region a terrible blow, making farming and trading impossible for many. […] Read more
HELD ON MONDAY 27TH SEPTEMBER, 2021 MaTaZ ArIsInG The Northern States Governors’ Forum, in its continuous efforts to address the challenges bedeviling the Northern States convened an Emergency Meeting today Monday 27th September, 2021 at the Council Chamber Sir, Kashim Ibrahim House, Kaduna. The meeting was also attended by Chairmen of Northern States Traditional Council […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInG BRITISH High Commissioner to Nigeria Catriona Laing has debunked reports that COVID-19 vaccines administered in Nigeria are not approved by the United Kingdom (UK). She said this while speaking on COVID-19 vaccinations in Nigeria on Saturday. “The UK strongly supports the work of the Nigerian health authorities and Nigeria’s vaccination campaign and strongly […] Read more
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Former Goodluck Jonathan aide, Reno Omokri was on Friday attacked in New York, the city in USA hosting the venue of the ongoing United Nations General Assembly meeting. Reno Omokri, a known critic of President Muhammadu Buhari, had led some Nigerians abroad to lead an anti-Buhari protest code-named #HarrassBuhariOutOfNewYork. Shortly after the protest, which he […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInG Mr Kyari has been hiding behind Nigeria’s corrupt police system to obstruct his extradition to the U.S. to face trial after his indictment in July. Ramon ‘Hushpuppi’ Abbas and Abba Kyari The United States prosecutors handling the case of Abba Kyari and co-conspirators in the multimillion-dollar fraud masterminded by Ramon ‘Hushpuppi’ Abbas have […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInG According to the investigation published by West Africa Weekly, under Babandede’s watch, deep-seated opacity was institutionalised at the Immigration office such that there was no transparency regarding staff pay scales, deductions and entitlements. An investigation by David Hundeyin, Nigerian journalist, has revealed how Muhammad Babandede, immediate past Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInG • Akwa Ibom joins battle • Pay to FIRS, minister insists Lagos State government on Thursday said it has a strong case in its demand to collect the Value Added Tax (VAT). It said its claims were also about fiscal federalism. The state said VAT collection would neither impoverish other states nor would […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInG The list of 45 suspects arrested by the Nigerian government for allegedly funding Boko Haram insurgency in the country has been obtained by SaharaReporters. MaTaZ ArIsInG had earlier reported that the United Arab Emirates named and prosecuted 38 alleged sponsors of terrorism, which include six Nigerians. Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, had in March […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInG The Nigerian House of Representatives is aiming to pass a Bill pushing for the collection of Value Added Tax (VAT) by State governments. MaTaZ ArIsInG learned that the bill titled “An Act to Alter 39, Part 1 of the Second Schedule of the 1999 Constitution as Amended to Substitute and Move the Item […] Read more
