PROPONENTS, OPPONENTS DISSECT TINUBU’S TAX REFORM BILLS Stakeholders including the Association of Capital Market Academics of Nigeria (ACMAN), Supreme Council for Shariah in Nigeria and the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN) yesterday rejected the incremental increase in the Value Added Tax (VAT) as proposed in the tax reform bills. This is as they also kicked against the proposal …

TINUBU SET TO KICKOFF DIGITAL NATIONAL CENSUS Nigeria Moves Closer to Fresh Census, President Tinubu to Set Up Committee Nigeria took a step closer on Monday to conducting a new national population and housing census with biometric and digital components. The nation last held a census in November 2006. President Bola Tinubu, at a meeting at the Statehouse with officials …

DEJI, SHEHU SANI, OMOKRI JUSTIFY EL-RUFAI’S EXCLUSION FROM GOVT Immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-rufai has come under heavy verbal attack following his Monday night interview. During an interview on Arise TV, El-rufai criticized President Bola Tinubu, the present administration and some key elements in the government. El-Rufai claimed that President Tinubu did not want him in …

ONLY 30% OF NIGERIANS PAY TAX, SAYS AKPABIO Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has stated that less than 30% of Nigerians pay taxes to the Federal Government. Despite this, he said, citizens expect the government to deliver top-tier infrastructure, education, security, and other essential services. Akpabio made this known on Monday while declaring open a public hearing on tax reform bills …

RIBADU: I WON’T JOIN ISSUES WITH NASIR EL-RUFAI My attention has been drawn to the interview granted by Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, the immediate past governor of Kaduna State Monday evening. If my silence wouldn’t risk being construed as consent, I would have ignored him. I am too preoccupied with my current assignment as to get into a media fight with …

I PREFER ANOTHER SOUTHERNER TO REPLACE TINUBU IN 2027 – EL-RUFAI Immediate-past Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has said that he would want another Nigerian from the South to replace President Bola Tinubu in 2027 election circle. El-Rufai disclosed this on Monday night while speaking on Arise News Channel’s PrimeTime show. The embattled chieftain of the ruling All …

RIBADU BEHIND PLOT TO DESTROY ME – EL-RUFAI The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has claimed that Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser to President Bola Tinubu, is behind a plot to tarnish his reputation. Speaking on Arise TV on Monday night, El-Rufai stated: “Ribadu is not my friend. We used to be friends.” He also alleged …

RIBADU BEHIND PLOT TO DESTROY ME – EL-RUFAI The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has claimed that Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser to President Bola Tinubu, is behind a plot to tarnish his reputation. Speaking on Arise TV on Monday night, El-Rufai stated: “Ribadu is not my friend. We used to be friends.” He also alleged …

TINUBU, NOT NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DROPPED ME AS MINISTER – EL-RUFAI A former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has said that he was not rejected by the National Assembly as a ministerial nominee. In August 2023, the Senate withheld the confirmation of El-Rufai as a ministerial nominee, citing security reports from the Department of State Service for the action. But …

PDP GOVERNORS ALLEGEDLY PLOTTING AGAINST PARTY FOR EL-RUFAI/OBI 2027 BID There is an alleged plot to form a new political alliance ahead of the 2027 presidential election. About five governors of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) are reportedly working behind the scenes with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to weaken the party. The motive, it is said, is to project …

ENUGU-ABAKALIKI-OGOJA ROAD BUILT WITH CONCRETE BY WORKS MINISTER AS EBONYI GOVERNOR FAILS DESPITE CLAIM OF 50 YEARS LIFESPAN The Enugu-Abakaliki-Ogoja Road, once touted as a symbol of progress and development, has become a stark reminder of the devastating consequences of poor governance and wasteful spending. The dualised Ebonyi segment of the road, with concrete pavement which was constructed by the …

THE FACT OR THE PAST BETWEEN EL-RUFAI AND RIBADU In the weeks leading up to the 2007 Kano State gubernatorial election, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, then Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and a prominent member of President Olusegun Obasanjo’s cabinet, visited Kano to mediate between Governor Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau and Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, Chairman of the Economic and Financial …

WE WANT BIAFRA NATION, NOT ADDITIONAL STATES – IPOB The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Monday declared that it wants an independent nation of Biafra and not additional states in the Southeast. There have been moves to create an additional 31 new states in Nigeria, including five states from the Southeast. The proposed states are Etiti State, Adada State, …

LAGOS ASSEMBLY CRISIS: TINUBU, APC LEADERS SETTLE ON REMOVAL OF OBASA, MERANDA After several weeks of back-and-forth and despite an ongoing court case regarding Mudashiru Obasa’s removal as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, President Bola Tinubu and some top leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) reached a political solution over the issue, which is seen as …

CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS IN OSUN AS AGF DECLARES LG ELECTION INVALID The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice , Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has.deckared the local government election conducted on Saturday by Osun Independent Election invalid and unconstitutional. In a statement, the Attorney General said:My attention has been drawn to the PUBLIC OUTCRY OF Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke …