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Shakira Faces Eight Years Jail Term For Tax Fraud  Colombian singer and songwriter, Shakira, 46, has once again been accused by prosecutors of defrauding the Spanish treasury of £5.75 million, and may face up to eight years in prison if convicted. The singer is already due to go on trial on November 20 at a court in Barcelona for six counts of tax fraud she allegedly committed in 2012, 2013 and 2014. If found guilty of the six counts of tax fraud, amounting to £12.6 million, Shakira could face a prison sentence of up to eight years, Daily Mail reports Tuesday.  Shakira, however, has denied any wrongdoing and insisted she would fight the accusations levied against her in court instead of seeking a last-minute deal with Spanish state prosecutors. She said she had acted in accordance with the law and under the advice of the best tax experts. Spanish tax inspectors reportedly spent more than a year checking up on Shakira, even visiting her favourite hairdressers in Barcelona and c...

Gov. Alia Directs Security Agencies To Rescue Abducted Commissioner, LG Chairman   By Angula Bishop Reuben    Benue State Governor, His Excellency Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia, has strongly condemned the disturbing incident involving the abduction of Hon. Matthew Abo, the Commissioner for Information, Culture, and Tourism, as well as Hon. Iorwashima Erukaa, former Chairman of Ukum LGA, by unidentified assailants. In an official statement released on Monday, September 25, 2023, Sir Tersoo Kula, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, reported that Hon. Abo was forcibly taken away from his residence in Sankara around 8 pm on Sunday, while Hon. Erukaa had been abducted the day before. The abductors, whose identities remain unknown, have transported the victims to undisclosed locations. As of the time of the statement, the kidnappers had established contact with Hon. Erukaa's family, while no communication had been made with Hon. Abo's family. Governor Alia unequivocally ...

Lagos: Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu Inaugurates  a 15-classroom block at Ogombo Senior High School, Lagos.  This initiative by the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO) will provide access to quality education for over 2,000 students in Ogombo Education is an important pillar of our T.H.E.M.E.S Plus Agenda. This 15-classroom block is proof of our commitment to raising the bar of academic excellence in Lagos State. This school project, comprising three floors, was designed in compliance with global standards and our administration’s policy thrust of not leaving anyone behind. It will empower our underserved communities with quality education as it includes state-of-the-art libraries, labs, and ICT facilities.  Over 30% of students in Ogombo used to walk long distances for education. With this school, we're eliminating that hardship and ensuring a brighter future for them.  8 new school projects are awaiting commissioning at Ipaja Junior College, Isale Il...

NLC, TUC declare mass action to ‘shut down nation’ from Oct. 3. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TU) have directed their members and affiliate bodies to start a mass action on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, as a protest against the state of the nation. The labour unions announced the decision in a communique issued at the end of virtual meetings of their respective national executive councils.  The organisations said they have decided “in the spirit of the Independence Day celebration and to demonstrate our resolve for a truly independent Nigeria to take our destinies in our own hands and rescue our nation.  To embark on an indefinite and total shutdown of the nation beginning on zero hours on Tuesday, the 3rd day of October 2023. To direct all workers in Nigeria to withdraw their services from their respective workplaces commencing from the 3rd of October.

Federal Capital Territory Administration says owners of 149 impounded vehicles, 100 tricycles and motorcycles in the FCT will appear before a mobile court for various traffic offences. The Director, of FCTA Directorate of Road Traffic Services, also known as Vehicles Inspection Officers, Dr Abdulateef Bello, stated this in Abuja, after inspecting the impounded vehicles. Bello, who visited some of the VIO Commands where the impounded vehicles, tricycles and motorcycles were kept, said that the owners would pay dearly for their sins. He explained that the offences included parking in unauthorised areas, driving against traffic, and operating unregistered and unpainted taxis as well as illegal motor parks.