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NATIVE DOCTOR, FATHER ARRESTED OVER TRAGIC DEATH OF SON WHO SOUGHT FORTIFICATION FROM SHRINE The Enugu State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 67-year-old Uwakwe Eze for conspiring with a 48-year-old native doctor, Enuwa Odugu, to murder Odugu’s son, Chikwado Celestine Eze. A few days ago, social media buzzed with reports of Chikwado’s tragic death. The 26-year-old had …

CAN KICKS AS ABIA GOVT IMPOSES TAX ON CHURCH SIGNPOSTS The Alex Otti-led government has imposed tax on churches for their signposts in Abia State. The taxation has garnered attention in the state, with many religious leaders kicking against it. According to the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Abia State Chapter, Abia is the only state in Nigeria demanding such …

ENUGU REVENUE AGENCY INTRODUCES SINGLE TAX PAYMENT, ELIMINATES MULTIPLE TAXATION The Chairman, Enugu State In­ternal Revenue Service (ESIRS), Emmanuel Ekene Nnamani, has said that the state has been able to solve the issue of multiple taxa­tion through the introduction of a single yearly unified tax pay­ment system using the e-ticketing solution. According to him, the system allows business owners in …

REPS WANTS SENATE PRESIDENT, SPEAKER TO ALTERNATE PRESIDING ROLE AT JOINT SESSIONS The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a resolution calling for restructuring of joint sittings of the National Assembly to alternate the roles between the Senate President and the Speaker of the House to reflect parity between the two chambers. The lawmakers said this would allow the Speaker …

GOWON, OBASANJO MASTERMINDED KILLING OF IGBO SCHOOLCHILDREN DURING CIVIL WAR – OHANAEZE The Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), has said that former Nigerian heads of state, General Yakubu Gowon (retd) and General Olusegun Obasanjo (retd) allegedly masterminded the killing of Igbo (Southeasterners) schoolchildren during the 1967-1970 civil war. The war was between the Nigerian military government and the South-East Biafran Nation …

PDP POSTPONES NEC MEETING TO NOVEMBER 28 AS BAUCHI GOVERNOR MAKES U-TURN, ACCEPTS DAMAGUM’S LEADERSHIP The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors and other stakeholders have postponed the October 24 National Executive Committee (NEC) to November 28. The decision was reached after about four hours of meeting on Tuesday night. Addressing journalists at the end of the meeting at the Bauchi …

COURT STOPS BALA-MOHAMMED PDP FACTION FROM HOLDING NEC MEETING A Federal High Court sitting in Zamfara State has declined a request for an ex parte order by a faction backed by the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum, Governor Bala Mohammed, to hold the party’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting. The group approached the court for an …

CHOOSE BETWEEN PETROL AT N1,000/LITRE OR CNG AT N200/METRE – TINUBU TELLS NIGERIANS President Bola Tinubu has announced that Nigerian motorists can now choose between buying petrol at N1,000 per litre or compressed natural gas (CNG) at N200 per Standard Cubic Meter. The announcement came during a meeting with executives of the Nigerian Independent Petroleum Company (NIPCO) at the State …

FG STOPS EXPORT OF COOKING GAS TO CRASH PRICE The Federal Government has stopped export of locally produced Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) also known as cooking gas. The measure is to mitigate the price of the gas that has been soaring steadily. Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas) Ekperikpe Ekpo, said “Short Term Solution: With effect from November 1, 2024, …