Day: June 26, 2025

Gospel Singer Timileyin Ajayi Sentenced To Death For Killing Corps Member

Abibat Babalola

A High Court sitting in Lafia, Nasarawa State, has sentenced Oluwatimileyin Ajayi to death by hanging for the brutal killing of a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Salome Adaidu. In the ruling delivered on Thursday, Justice Simon Aboki found Ajayi guilty of culpable homicide, stating that he intentionally killed and dismembered the victim. READ ALSO: ‘He Raped 12 Year-Old Girl,’ Police Arrest Traditional Ruler Concerns As Senate Extends 2024 Budget Till December ‘New Era Begins,’ Barcelona To Make Camp Nou Return Alao-Akala’s Daughter Wants Late Gov’s Corpse Exhumed Amidst…

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‘He Raped 12 Year-Old Girl,’ Police Arrest Traditional Ruler

Abibat Babalola

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a traditional ruler (Baale) in Laaagba community, Ondo East Local Government area of Ondo State, for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl. According to a police source at the Ondo Area Command, the traditional ruler, whose name was given as Chief Adeniyi Ifedayo, was said to have lured the girl into his house in the community and harboured her in the house for two weeks where he sexually assaulted her. Recounting her ordeal, the minor, who is currently recuperating in an undisclosed health facility…

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Concerns As Senate Extends 2024 Budget Till December

Abibat Babalola

In a move to safeguard ongoing federal projects, the Senate has approved a second extension of the capital component of the 2024 Budget, resetting its expiration to December 31, 2025. The Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin, who presided over the resumption of plenary on Tuesday, announced the extension of the Appropriation Bill following an expedited passage after first, second and third readings. Leading debate on the floor, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senator Adeola Olamilekan, argued that Nigeria’s fiscal constraints and the scale of incomplete projects necessitated…

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Tinubu Signs Four Tax Bills Into Law

Abibat Babalola

President Bola Tinubu will sign into law four groundbreaking tax reform bills on Thursday, transforming Nigeria’s fiscal and revenue framework. The four bills —the Nigeria Tax Bill, the Nigeria Tax Administration Bill, the Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) Bill, and the Joint Revenue Board (Establishment) Bill —were passed by the National Assembly after extensive consultations with various interest groups and stakeholders. According to a statement by presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, the presidential assent to the bills at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, will be witnessed by the Senate President, the Speaker of…

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