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Do not scrap NDDC, Itsekiri leaders tell Tinubu
By Deborah Nnamdi The Itsekiri Leaders of Thought(ILOT), has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to disregard the call for scraping of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) by some groups. The Itsekiri group also said that the NDDC was established with a clear mandate to facilitate the infrastructural and…
Read More »Less than 30% of Nigerians pay tax – Akpabio
By Deborah Nnamdi Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said that not more than 30 percent of Nigerians pay tax to the coffers of the Federal Government, yet many Nigerians want the best to be provided by the government in the areas of infrastructure, education, and security, among others. Speaking on…
Read More »Ayo Adebanjo to be buried May 3
By Deborah Nnamdi The family of the late Chief Samuel Ayodele Adebanjo has announced arrangements for his burial rites. A statement signed by the family of the late Afenifere leader on Monday indicated that the elder statesman would be laid to rest on Saturday, May 3, 2025. Chief Adebanjo, a…
Read More »My 100 days scorecard: Gov Okpebholo
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State marked his first 100 days in office by highlighting significant progress in various sectors. At an event in Benin City, he emphasized a strong foundation for future development. Speaking at an event to commemorate the administration’s first 100 days in office at the Victor…
Read More »Court orders final forfeiture of Emefiele’s $4.7m, N830m, property
Emefiele in court today By Deborah Nnamdi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Friday ordered the final forfeiture of $4.7m, N830m, and multiple properties linked to the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria Godwin Emefiele. The judge, Justice Yellim Bogoro, who had earlier dismissed an application…
Read More »EFCC returns $120,548 and N70m to foreign fraud victims
By Deborah Nnamdi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has returned a total sum of $120,548.43 and N70,602,841.46 to victims of fraud from the United States, Spain, and Switzerland as part of its ongoing efforts to combat economic and financial crimes. The funds, recovered from local fraudsters, were handed…
Read More »Osun LG Poll: Court orders OSIEC to conduct election
By Deborah Nnamdi An Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo has ordered the State Independent Electoral Commission, OSIEC, to conduct the local government election scheduled for Saturday, February 22, 2025. In an enrollment order brought before Justice A. Aderigbigbe on Friday by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP against OSIEC…
Read More »FG urges China to eliminate trade tariffs on Nigeria
By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Government has called on China to extend its recent trade tariff removal to Nigeria, as it has done for 33 other African countries. According to a statement from her media aide, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, made the appeal during…
Read More »Peter Obi’s ally, Ozigbo, defects to APC
By Deborah Nnamdi A former governorship aspirant of the Labour Party in Anambra State, Valentine Ozigbo, has joined the All Progressive Congress, APC. Ozigbo joined the APC on Thursday at his ward in Amesi area of the state, 24 hours after resigning from the LP. Ozigbo, who is aspiring to…
Read More »APC withdraws from Osun LG poll
By Deborah Nnamdi The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun has withdrawn from the local government election scheduled for Saturday, February 22, 2025. This is contained in a letter dated February 17, signed by the APC state Publicity Secretary, Alao Kamorudeen, addressed to the Secretary of the State Independent Electoral…
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