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By Alltimepost.com Correspondent Benin City, Nigeria – Embattled 18 Edo Local Government Council Chairmen in a year and three months remitted over N12 billion to leaders of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, alleged on Tuesday. Governor Okpebholo made the allegation while playing host to the acting Chairmen and Councilors of the 18 Local …

CNN — Elon Musk’s personal foreign policy of promoting far-right parties is sparking outrage among leaders in Europe and handing them a dilemma: How do they rebuke the tech titan without angering his new patron — Donald Trump? Musk could easily be dismissed as a mischievous antagonist who simply loves to shock and is pursuing his own obsessions one X post at a …

The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has identified Lagos State as the biggest loser in ongoing tax reform efforts.  The expert made this known during a recent live appearance on Arise TV where he discussed the tax reforms proposed by President Bola Tinubu. Tribune Online reports that President Bola Tinubu in October 2024 introduced …

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) at the 2023 polls,  Mr Peter Obi, has raised the alarm that his life and those of family members have come under threat since he released a New Year statement that x-rayed the current state of affairs in the country. Obi asked whether he had crossed the line by his action. “Have I …

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has pledged to support Ghana’s new administration led by President John Mahama. Tinubu spoke at the inauguration of newly inaugurated President Mahama in Ghana. Tinubu doubles as the President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government. According to him, the leaders of Nigeria, Ghana and other African …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has decried the APC’s apparent slide towards authoritarianism, citing inflammatory remarks made by All Progressives Congress (APC) National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka against Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, alongside the prolonged detention of dissenting voices like Mahdi Shehu. In a post on his verified X handle on Tuesday, the presidential candidate of the main …

Hong KongCNN — More than 120 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake struck a remote region of Tibet on Tuesday morning, with tremors felt across the Himalayas in neighboring Nepal, Bhutan and parts of northern India. The 7.1-magnitude quake struck at 9:05 a.m. local time at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) and was followed by multiple aftershocks, according …

The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has vowed that the organisers of the children’s funfair, which led to the untimely death of 35 children in a stampede on December 18, 2024, at the Islamic High School in Ibadan, will face trial. The governor made this known during the annual interfaith service to herald the year 2025, held at the car …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress certified President-elect Donald Trump as the winner of the 2024 election in proceedings Monday that unfolded without challenge, in stark contrast to the Jan. 6, 2021, violence as his mob of supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, the Associated Press reports. Lawmakers convened under heavy security and a winter snowstorm to meet the date required by law …

Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has shed light on the difficulties encountered in engaging state governors regarding tax reforms. Speaking during an interview on Arise TV, Oyedele detailed the committee’s efforts to involve state leaders and the obstacles faced in fostering collaboration. According to Oyedele, while the committee sought to meet with …