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Several basic food items, locally manufactured sanitary towels, pads and tuition relating to nursery, primary, secondary and tertiary education have been added to the exemption list of goods and services on the VAT under the Finance Bill 2019, signed by President Muhammadu Buhari on January 13, 2020. This is in a bid to ensure that the cost of living does …

Oba Rilwan Akiolu of Lagos State has said that Edo and Lagos share a lot in common, noting that his forefathers traced their ancestry to Benin Kingdom. He called for a peaceful resolution of the political impasse in Edo State. Oba Akiolu spoke on Sunday when the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki led members of the Edo State Executive …

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Imo, Mr Emeka Ihedioha, said his faith remained strong in Nigeria, its democracy and institutions, in spite of the Supreme Court judgment that removed him as governor of the state. Ihedioha stated this on Saturday when he received members of the PDP National Working Committee (NWC) led by its National Chairman, Mr Uche Secondus, who …

…Says NDDC board was dissolved to stem corruption … Give room for right people to work …Niger Delta Ministry, Edo govt partner to revive housing scheme It may sound unbelievable, but the Niger Delta Development Commission has expended almost three trillion naira on projects, with nothing to show for it, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Tayo Alasoadura disclosed …

The immediate past national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, John Oyegun, on Thursday said the government has failed to address “what is making Nigerians increasingly unhappy and poorer”. He said since the return to democracy in 1999, every successive government, including the present administration, has continued to incur the wrath of Nigerians instead of ameliorating their plight. “We …

Warns against any methods that negate Buhari’s Community Policing The Nigeria military has vowed that it will not allow any individual or group to jeopardize the sovereignty and stability of Nigeria’s territorial integrity. The military also told relevant stakeholders to join hands with the armed forces and intelligence agencies to ensure that Nigeria is secured and not to look for …

Alao-Akala, Daniel, Mimiko, others fume over FG’s oppositionGroup gives Tinubu 24 hours to speak out A number of ex-South-West governors have thrown their weight behind Operation Amotekun, declaring that the new security outfit is an answer to the yearnings of the people of the region. According to them, many lives have been lost due to a  spate of killings,  robberies and …

Support for outfit sign of public rumblings, says Odigie-Oyegun Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has said that Amotekun, a security outfit by the governors of the South-west states, is a logical end product of President Muhammadu Buhari’s vision on community policing. Also, the immediate past chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has described the creation of …

Says Muhammad, others must recuse themselves from its outstanding cases The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) thursday asked the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Muhammad, to resign and also demanded a review and reversal of the Supreme Court judgment on the Imo State governorship election that nullified the election of its Hon. Emeka Ihedioha and ordered his replacement by …

Nnewi—The leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, yesterday, said the administration of President Muhamadu Buhari was still fighting a war against the Igbo people as if Nigerian Civil War has not ended. According to Kanu, to President Buhari and those in the seat of power, the Nigerian-Biafra war has not ended, as “they are still fighting …