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LAGOS WANTS TO COLONIZE NORTH WITH TAX REFORM BILL- KWANKWASO Rabiu Kwankwaso, former governor of Kano, has asked the national assembly to reject any attempts to “cheat” the north with the proposed tax reform bills. Kwankwaso spoke on Sunday at the convocation ceremony of Skyline University held at the Ammani Centre, Nassarawa GRA, Kano state. Kwankwaso alleged that Lagos is …

FIVE FEARED KILLED AS SIT-AT-HOME ENFORCERS ATTACK ANAMBRA COMMUNITIES Communities in Anambra Central Senatorial Zone are in tension as gunmen said to be enforcing the outlawed sit-at-home order wreaked havoc on Monday morning. It was gathered that the attacks which happened between 8am and 10am in Abatete, Abagana and Ukpo left no fewer than five persons dead. A source told …

PETROL PRICE DROPS: DANGOTE, IPMAN SIGN 60M LITRES WEEKLY FUEL DEAL Dangote Refinery and the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria have signed a 60 million-litre weekly Premium Motor Spirit supply deal. This comes as IPMAN confirmed that fuel prices have marginally reduced across its member filling stations nationwide. The Spokesperson of IPMAN, Chinedu Ukadike, disclosed this on Sunday while …

BART NNAJI SETS UP ROBOTICS, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INSTITUTE IN NIGERIA Nigeria will soon have an institute dedicated to studying robotics and artificial intelligence, thanks to a team of scientists and engineers led by Professor Bart Nnaji, founder and Chairman of the Geometric Power Group. Nnaji, a former Minister of Science and Technology who later served as the Minister of Power, …

NIGERIANS BACK NJC ON SANCTIONING OF FIVE ERRING JUDGES, DEMANDS MORE The two justices are among five judicial officers sanctioned for various acts of misconduct, including recommending the compulsory retirement of two others. The Citizens Gavel, a non-profit organisation committed to promoting the rule of law, has said it supported the sanitisation of the Nigerian judiciary and the call to …

NNPC CONTINUES IMPORTING PETROL, DIESEL AMID DANGOTE REFINERY SURPLUSES The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) is still importing premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol and Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), also known as diesel, despite Dangote Refinery having sufficient supply. Interestingly, the Crude Oil Refiners Association of Nigeria has opposed petroleum marketers’ plans to import PMS, citing the …

SACK MAHMOOD YAKUBU, OTHER OFFICIALS OF INEC AT FEDERAL, STATES – OBASANJO Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called for the dismissal of the Chairman of INEC, Mahmood Yakubu, and officials of the commission at all levels as part of a reform of the electoral process in Nigeria. Mr Obasanjo made the call in a paper he presented at the Chinua …

ONDO GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION; WW TARGET ALL SOUTH WEST STATES – GANDUJE, APC NATIONAL CHAIRMAN After winning the governorship election in Ondo State, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has announced plans to dominate the Southwestern states. This bold move aims to solidify APC’s presence in the region. With its victory in Ondo, Ganduje is …

SOME INDIVIDUALS SABOTAGING FG’S WAR AGAINST INSURGENCY – CDS The Chief of Defence Staff, CDS Gen. Christopher Musa on Saturday accused some unnamed individuals of frustrating the concerted efforts of the government at ending insurgency activities in the country. Gen Musa who spoke in Abuja after receiving 58 rescued kidnapped victims from the National Security Adviser, NSA Mallam Nuhu Ribadu …

MISS UNIVERSE FIRST RUNNER UP, CHIDINMA ADETSHINA, THANKS NIGERIANS: AT MY LOWEST, YOU PICKED ME UP Chidimma Adetshina, Nigeria’s representative at the 73rd Miss Universe competition, has expressed deep gratitude to Nigerians and Africans for their support, which contributed to her historic achievement at Miss Universe 2024. During the final moments of the prestigious event at Arena CDMX in Mexico …