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  President Muhammadu Buhari has been asked to declare a national emergency on ritual killings across the country. Society gazette reports that the House of Representatives made the call during its plenary on Wednesday. The development was part of the resolutions reached by the lawmakers on a motion of urgent ...

The Oyo State Government on Wednesday sealed the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) offices in Ibadan over non-payment of over 400 million Naira tax. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that tax evasion in Nigeria is punishable under Section 40 of Federal Inland Revenue Service Act.     Evasion of tax is one ...

  The Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday visited the family of the five-year-old Hanifa Abubakar who was abducted and murdered by Tanko Abdulmalik. Osinbajo visited the family in Kano State to commiserate with them over the murder of their child. Recall that the proprietor of Noble Kids ...

  Alhaja Bejide, wife of a former Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Alhaji Ali Olanusi, is dead. It was gathered that she died at 77 on Tuesday after complaining of stress.   She died ahead of her husband’s planned birthday celebration. Olanusi, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), ...

  The International Monetary Fund has called on the Federal Government to further increase the Value Added Tax rate to tackle the current revenue challenges being faced by the country. The Federal Government had in 2020 raised the rate of Value Added Tax from five per cent to 7.5 per ...

  The Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, on Monday disclosed that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government and the United States government are discussing the possible extradition of the suspended head of the Intelligence Response Team, DCP Abba Kyari. Abba Kyari is being probed over his ...

I am not a polygamist, Odegbami debunks Newspaper headline interview  The owner of Eagle-7 Radio, Segun Odegbami has clarified some information about the interview granted to The Nation newspaper and published on February 5, 2022 which presents aspects of misinterpretation. The publication which was titled “I’ve no scandals, polygamy is ...

‘Africans, Nigerians must drive towards excellence’ – Sierra Leone Boardroom Chief, Sally Khatumal Barrister Sally Hamilton Vinod-Khatumal is the Chairman, NP Sierra Leone, the West African country’s largest oil trade and marketing company. She is also the country’s acting Chairman, Ecobank – the transnational bank that straps the continent like ...

Collective Responsibility can end HIV Transmission – Wigwe Dr Herbert Wigwe, Group Managing Director, Access Bank Plc says ending HIV in Nigeria is possible when Nigerians take responsibility collectively. Wigwe said this at the launch of 100 million dollars HIV Trust Fund of Nigeria in Abuja. He urged the private ...

  Students of Veritas University Abuja were thrown into panic in the early hours of Saturday, after fire razed some shops located within the boys hostel. The incident occured in the early hours of Saturday at the campus located in Bwari Area Council of Federal Capital Territory. The Veritas University ...