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By Omolabake Fasogbon  The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division has reaffirmed the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) as the sole statutory authority empowered to regulate the practice of taxation in Nigeria. In a judgment delivered on July 15, 2026, the appellate court dismissed the appeal filed by Chief Afolabi Igbaroola and others against the Federal Inland Revenue Service (now Nigeria Revenue Service), CITN and others. The appeal challenged the judgment of the Federal High Court, Lagos Division delivered on May 21, 2019. The decision upholds an earlier May 21, 2019 ruling by the Federal High Court, Lagos Division,…

Elon Musk’s tunneling startup The Boring Company is in talks to raise a $4 billion funding round at a valuation of $20 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal. The deal hasn’t closed and the terms could change, the WSJ says. At $20 billion, the valuation would be a significant increase from The Boring Company’s $5.7 billion valuation in 2022. The startup has already built a network of tunnels under Las Vegas, through which Teslas shuttle customers to different stations. But tunnel workers have suffered serious injuries, and Nevada regulators said last year that The Boring Company violated environmental regulations…

Dr. Taiwo Fasoranti is back as Secretary to the Ondo State Government (SSG), months after stepping away from the role to chase a Senate seat that, by some accounts, should have been his in the first place. Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa announced the reappointment through his Chief Press Secretary, Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan, confirming it took immediate effect. Fasoranti had resigned as SSG on March 30, 2026, to contest the APC senatorial primary for Ondo Central. Officially, he lost that primary to incumbent Senator Adeniyi Adegbonmire. But his camp tells a different story. Reports and court filings allege he actually won the…

Key eventsWe’ll soon be off in the 11th race of the season at Hungaroring. Hold steady for 70 laps. Like the World Cup trophy, Louis Vuitton are looking after the winners’ silverware. The formation lap begins, a sonic boom of revving engines.ShareLando Norris is eating what appears to be rice pudding, doubtless with extra protein protection. It’s hot out there, with Bono saying it’s 50 degrees on track, though there’s also a wind picking up.ShareMartin Brundle starts his own dance. Laurence Stroll, Mr Aston Martin, is there, and happy enough with his team. Adrian Newey is not around, so Brunds…

McNish hopes young people can enjoy their bodies and not feel less pure, or ashamed, by having consensual sex.”My first attempt at intercourse was nice. It did not hurt, as rightly it should not, no matter the horrendous narrative about first time pain being some sort of marker of purity. I lost nothing except a sandal,” she says.McNish reaches millions of people through her books, performances, and short videos on social media, making her one of the UK’s most widely shared poets. She wrote her first poem aged seven, furious her family would not let her get a cat.”My mum…

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and cloudiness from Sunday to Tuesday across the nation. ‎NiMet’s weather outlook released in Abuja predicted sunny skies with patches of clouds over the northern region on Sunday. ‎‎NiMet anticipated chances of thunderstorms accompanied by moderate rains over parts of Taraba, Adamawa and Kaduna states during the morning hours. ‎In the afternoon and evening, thunderstorms with moderate rainfall are expected over parts of Borno, Bauchi, Gombe, Jigawa, Katsina, Kano, Kaduna, Adamawa, and Taraba states. ‎‘’For the North Central region, thunderstorms accompanied by moderate rains are expected over parts of Plateau, Niger, Nasarawa…

Sunday Ehigiator More revelations have emerged from the dispute between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and former Ogun State Governor, Aremo Olusegun Osoba, over the circumstances that preceded the 2003 general election, one of the most controversial general elections of the Fourth Republic. The old dispute was reopened by the republication of excerpts from Osoba’s autobiography, ‘Battlelines: Adventures in Journalism and Politics,’ under the title, ‘How Obasanjo Deceived Us in 2003.’ Both leaders are influential Egba sons in Ogun State and key figures in Nigeria’s democratic history. In the excerpts, Osoba accused Obasanjo of persuading the leadership of Afenifere and the…

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has commenced an investigation into Thursday’s runway excursion involving an Enugu Air aircraft at Benin Airport, Edo State, pledging to determine the circumstances surrounding the occurrence. The development comes hours after PREMIUM TIMES reported that an Enugu Air Embraer E170 aircraft operating Flight 4264 from Lagos to Benin veered off the runway after landing. All 63 passengers and five crew members on board safely disembarked, with no injuries or fatalities recorded. In a statement issued on Thursday, the NSIB said it immediately deployed its Go Team to Benin Airport after receiving notification of the…

A NASA website providing status updates on each DSN complex showed no activity at the Madrid site Friday afternoon, while antennas at the California and Australia locations were communicating with several NASA spacecraft, such as Voyager 2 and Juno, exploring interstellar space and Jupiter, respectively. No activity at the Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex on Friday afternoon. Credit: NASA No activity at the Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex on Friday afternoon. Credit: NASA “The safety and well‑being of our personnel is our highest priority and our thoughts are with the families and neighbors who are also experiencing the impact of…

  Politics has never been a sanctuary for permanent friendships. It is a theatre where alliances are forged in daylight and quietly dismantled behind closed doors. In Ogun State, that timeless reality is finding fresh expression in the increasingly frosty relationship between Senator Solomon Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, and former Senator Iyabo Obasanjo. What once appeared to be a partnership anchored on shared political aspirations has now degenerated into one of the state’s most intriguing power struggles, with both camps locked in an unrelenting war of narratives as the race for the 2027 governorship steadily gathers steam. Only months…