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By Victoria EmiesoThe Court of Appeal in Abuja has reserved judgment in an appeal filed by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) challenging its proscription as a terrorist organization by the Federal Government.A three-man panel of the court led by Justice Hamma Barka, adjourned the matter for judgment, after the Federal Government and IPOB, through their respective lawyers, adopted their final briefs of argument.While a counsel from the...

By Victoria EmiersoThe presidency has said the tax reform bill before the National Assembly is not targeted at the 19 northern states.The governors of the 19 Northern states had rejected the bill, especially the proposed amendment to the distribution of Value Added Tax (VAT) to a derivation-based model.But in a statement, presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, said the new proposal, as enunciated in the bill, is designed to create a fairer ...

By Victoria EmiesoJustice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court Abuja has dismissed the suit filed by the oil-producing communities in Bayelsa and Delta State, seeking to nullify the alleged illegal appointment in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).The communities had approached the court, seeking a nullification of President Bola Tinubu’s appointment of Chiedu Ebie, as Chairman of the NDDC.In their suit, the plaintif...

By Victoria EmiesoTen bodies have been recovered from the debris of a collapsed storey building at Jegede in the Olunloyo area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Some persons were also confirmed injured in the collapse that took place in the Oyo State capital on Thursday.The General Manager of Oyo State Fire Service, Yemi Akinyinka, in a statement, noted that the Service got a distress call around 2am from residents of the area that a ...

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