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Mino Raiola, the renowned Italian football agent, has died at the age of 54. Raiola, a popular figure in the football world, had been sick for months before passing away on Saturday in the hospital where he was admitted. He had reacted to rumours of his death with a furious rebuttal on Thursday. The […]

The court of appeal sitting in Port Harcourt will resume hearing on the appeal filed by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) against the Rivers state government over the collection of value-added tax (VAT) and personal income tax (PIT). Emmanuel Ukala, a senior advocate of Nigeria and lawyer representing Rivers state, confirmed to TheCable […]

While state political appointees seeking elective offices in the 2023 general election are resigning in droves, their counterparts at the federal level have refused to relinquish their positions. The unwillingness of President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet members, who are nursing political ambitions, to step down from office has continued to generate mixed reactions from Nigerians. […]

At first glance, there is no indication that they are persons with disabilities (PWDs). But Betty Olayikan and Yewande Odutoye, who are deaf and currently work at the Sheraton Hotel Lagos, have had interesting experiences growing up. Betty wasn’t born deaf. She lost her auditory perception after she took ill. She, however, said stigma […]

Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi state, says launching a presidential bid is not a walk in the park. Mohammed said it is “not easy” to be on a presidential campaign trail while at the same time serving as governor of Bauchi state. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential hopeful, however, said he […]

Uche Ogah, minister of state for mines and steel development, has declared his intention to run for the Abia governorship seat in 2023. Ogah announced his bid on Friday at the secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Umuahia, Abia state capital. The minister had launched bids to govern Abia twice […]

Mike Ozekhome, human rights lawyer, says former President Goodluck Jonathan is “constitutionally” qualified to contest for president in 2023. Jonathan was Nigeria’s vice-pesident between 2007 and 2010. He became the president in May 2010 following the death of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and completed the latter’s tenure. He won the 2011 presidential […]

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) says all pension fund administrators (PFAs) have complied with its directive of raising the minimum regulatory capital requirement from N1 billion to N5 billion. PenCom said this in a statement issued on Friday. The commission had approved the recapitalisation exercise for the PFAs with a 12-month transition period from […]

The screening committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has disqualified two presidential hopefuls. David Mark, chairman of the screening committee, announced the development on Friday after the screening exercise in Abuja. Speaking to journalists, Mark declined to reveal the names of the disqualified aspirants, but said the affected persons failed to meet the necessary […]