BY JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Federal Inland Revenue Service(FIRS) has told taxpayers in the country to continue to pay their Value Added Tax (VAT) to the FIRS in order to avoid facing penalties for failing to do so. The FIRS issued the directive following numerous enquiries to the...
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Thomas Tuchel’s men have made a formidable start towards that aim with six points, five goals scored and none conceded from their opening two games of the Premier League season. Romelu Lukaku marked his second Chelsea debut with his first Premier League goal for the Blues as the European...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – At least nine people have been killed and several others injured as gunmen attacked Ungwan Dooh (Mado) village in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The gunmen invaded the village on Saturday night while the residents had gone to bed. They began...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – FirstBank of Nigeria Ltd on Sunday announced a N500,000 business grant to five Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), through its SMEConnect initiative aimed at boosting employment. Mrs Oludolapo Adigun, Group Head, Retail Banking, Lagos Mainland 1, FirstBank, listed the five beneficiary SMEs to include:...
Dr Paula Gomes, the Cultural Ambassador to Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III, has advised Yoruba people to embrace their rich culture and tradition to save it from extinction. Gomes, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Oyo, said that Yorubas...
In line with the promise of President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure an efficient oil and gas sector for economic development in Nigeria, the president not only assented to the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) but has approved a steering committee to oversee the process of implementation of the act. The...
The rain, which would have disrupted the celebration of 2021 World Sango Festival in Oyo Town on Saturday was stopped midway through the intervention of the deities. Ayaba Ramat Adeyemi, the Iya Ile-koto and one of the Ayabas of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III, made...
Leaders of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Esan Central Local Government Area of Edo have appealed to a chieftain of the party in the area, Chief Mathew Emiohe, to rescind his decision to quit partisan politics. The leaders were led by Mr Aselm Ojezua, a former state Chairman of...
Some of the Intercepted drugs By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 2,504.8 kilograms of diverse illicit drugs from multiple suspects in five different states. The NDLEA spokesperson, Mr Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said that...
Your failure in governance has betrayed the Not-too-young-to-run campaign – TSG replies Yahaya Bello
Your failure in governance has betrayed the Not-too-young-to-run campaign – TSG replies Yahaya Bello
The Tinubu Support Group (TSG) has described Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello as a betrayal of Not-too-Young-to-Run Campaign with his shoddy performance in governance.The TSG stated this against the backdrop of an interview granted a national daily by the governor in which he advised the National Leader of...
Britain said Sunday that seven Afghans have died in the chaos near Kabul airport as the British defence secretary expressed support for extending Washington’s end-of-the-month deadline to permit the evacuation of so many people. The United States and its allies have been struggling to cope with the thousands of...
Medical support personnel from the 86th Medical Group help an Afghan mother and family off a U.S. Air Force C-17 just after she delivered a child aboard the aircraft. Photo: US Air Force An Afghan woman has delivered a baby girl just after touching down aboard a US evacuation...
Twelve persons have been killed, with six injured following an attack by bandits on the Duba community in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State. It was gathered that the hoodlums, numbering over 300 and armed with General Purpose Machine Guns and RPGs, attacked the community on Saturday night....
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The ban of the coverage of police activities placed by The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Bauchi State Council, has been suspended. NATIONAL ACCORD had reported that the NUJ, on July 30th, had directed all its members practicing in the state to boycott all activities...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Fifteen more abducted students of Bethel Baptist High School, Maraban Damishi, Kaduna State, have regained their freedom, after 48 days in captivity. Rev. John Hayab, the state Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), said this when he spoke with newsmen in Kaduna...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – A 22-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with the series of attacks on security formations and other critical national infrastructure in the South-East. The Deputy Force Public Relations Officer (DFPRO), Mr Aremu Adeniran, who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Sunday,...
The University of Jos chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has decried what it calls consistent attacks and killing of students and members of staff of the university during most civil unrest in Jos, where the it is located. The Chairman of ASUU in the university,...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Former Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma Egba has expressed satisfaction with President Mohammadu Buhari over the signing of the controversial Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) into law, which was recently passed by the National Assembly. Senator Egba also commended the move by the Federal Government to...
The Federal Government has said that it is 90 per cent ready to unbundle the Nigerian Postal Services (NIPOST). It also said that the agency’s more than 2,000 property nationwide would be deployed to money spinning ventures. The Minister of Communication and Digital, Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, who disclosed...
The Federal Government and the United States of America have agreed to sign a bilateral agreement stopping illicit trafficking in cultural property and artefacts. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this in Washington DC after a closed door meeting with the U.S. Acting Assistant Secretary...