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Tinubu Govt Didn’t Introduce 5% Fuel Surcharge, Says Presidential Tax Reforms Chair
The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has clarified that the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not responsible for introducing the controversial 5% surcharge on fuel. Speaking on a Channels Television programme on Tuesday, Oyedele explained that the surcharge was first enacted in 2007 during the tenure of the late President...
Boko Haram Terrorists Neutralised By Troops In Borno
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), under the command of Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar, have eliminated scores of Boko Haram fighters during a series of successful military operations in Konduga, Bama, and Gwoza Local Government Areas of Borno State. The latest operations come amid heightened efforts to secure key areas in the North East, including the thwarting of an attempted...
It’s Too Late To Deny EbubeAgu, IPOB Replies Gov. Uzodimma
THE Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, yesterday, blasted the Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, over his denial of Ebubeagu Security Network, saying his denial is belated. IPOB also said that Governor Uzodinma’s denial of the security outfit when he was asked questions about their alleged infamous, unruly and murderous activities contradicted his earlier position which is allegedly creating confusion...
It’s My Turn To Be Senate President – Sen. Orji Kalu
As battle for the leadership of the 10th National Assembly continues, the Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Kalu, on Tuesday claimed it is his turn to be Senate President. The former Abia State Governor, who spoke with journalists at the National Assembly, urged his party, the ruling All Progressives Congress, to zone the Senate Presidency to his district. Kalu opined...
Kebbi Assembly Suspends Member For Unguarded Utterances
The Kebbi State House of Assembly has suspended Hassan Umar, the member representing Birnin Kebbi North Constituency, for allegedly making unguarded utterances. This was revealed in a statement signed by Suleiman Shamaki, the Clerk of the House. The statement was made available to newsmen on Monday. According to the statement, Umar’s suspension was as a result of unguarded utterances on his...
Hold Sen. T.A Orji, Ude Oko Chukwu, Chief Charles Ogbonnaya Responsible For Insecurity In Abia — IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu’s Family In Shock
The family of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafran, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has expressed shock over the fingering of the former Governor of Abia State, Senator Theodore Orji representing Abia Central; his son and Speaker of the Abia House of Ass...
Many Abia Health Workers Could Be Infected For Attending To Patients Without PPE – Commissioner
John Okiyi Kalu, the Abia commissioner for information, says many health workers in the state might have been infected with COVID-19 as a result of unknowingly attending to patients without full protection. Kalu disclosed this on Monday while responding to questions on the COVID-19 situation in the state. The state recorded 15 new cases of the disease on Sunday and is...
Falana Faults Mandatory Voting Bill
Prominent human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has strongly criticized the proposed bill to make voting compulsory in Nigeria, describing it as unconstitutional and practically unenforceable under the current legal framework. The bill, titled “A Bill for an Act to Amend the Electoral Act 2022 to Make it Mandatory for All Nigerians of Majority Age...
Forensic Investigation Fails To Ascertain Cause Of Mohbad’s Death
A Forensic Scientist and Pathologist from the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Prof. Sunday Osiyemi has told the coroner inquiring into the cause of death of late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba popularly known as Mohbad that the results of an autopsy conducted on the deceased body has failed to ascertain the cause of death. Prof. Osiyemi told the coroner,...
Fuel Price May Reduce When Port Harcourt Refinery Starts Working – IPMAN
The National President of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, Abubakar Maigandi, has hinted on a slight reduction in the pump price of petrol. Maigandi said there would be a nominal reduction in the price of fuel when the Port Harcourt refinery becomes operational and marketers start loading the product from there. He spoke on Monday during a meeting...
