President Muhammadu Buhari has approved an amendment to the excise duty rates for alcoholic beverages and tobacco with effect from Monday, June 4, 2018. The President also granted a grace period of 90 days (three months) to all manufacturers before…
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ASO ROCK POLICEMEN PROTEST NON PAYMENT OF ALLOWANCES SINCE 2015
No fewer than 53 policemen, serving in the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja, say they have yet to be paid their Risk Caution Allowances since 2015, when they were posted to the Presidency. This was disclosed in an anonymous petition…
HERDSMEN: NIGERIAN ARMY TASKS ITS COMMANDERS TO STOP ONGOING KILLINGS
Nigerian Army said on Sunday that it has warned its commanders to take decisive action to stop ongoing killings and destruction of properties in Adamawa, Benue and Taraba states or face a court-martial. Killings and other forms of criminalities attributed…
POLITICIAN IN JAIL FOR THE DEFILEMENT OF A MINOR
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday ordered the remand of 58-year-old man, Franklin Adeyanju, in Kirikiri Prisons for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s five-year-old daughter. Chief Magistrate, Taiwo Akanni, did not take the accused plea, but ordered his remand and…
U.S SECRETARY OF STATE SET TO VISIT NIGERIA TODAY
The United States Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, will arrive Nigeria today as part of his one week tour of some African countries. He would be received on arrival by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador, Olukunle Bamgbose,…
PEACE CORPS BILL: GROUP COMMENDS BUHARI
The Conference of Nigeria Political Party (CNPP), Edo Chapter, on Saturday, commended President Muhammadu Buhari over his rejection of Peace Corps bill. The chapter chairman, Mr Roy Oribhabor, stated this in an interview with the Newsmen in Benin. He said…
AFENIFERE: GBENGA DANIEL STRESSES NEED TO ACCOMMODATE STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS ALL POLITICAL PARTIES
Otunba Gbenga Daniel, former Governor of Ogun State, has stressed the need for the Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, to expand its scope and accommodate stakeholders from across all political parties and interests groups in order to form a strong platform…
APC NWC: CRUCIAL DECISIONS ARE NOW TAKEN IN FAVOUR OF MONEYBAGS
A member of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Hilliard Eta has taken his party leadership to the cleaners, saying crucial decisions are now taken in favour of moneybags. Earlier in his reaction, the…
HUMAN TRAFFICKING: OBA OF BENIN PLACES CURSE ON PERPETRATORS
The Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, chief priests and some palace chiefs yesterday placed deadly curses on sponsors and perpetrators of all forms of social vices that hinder development in the state and put the image of the kingdom at…
PLATEAU HERDSMEN ATTACK: POLICE BEEFS UP SECURITY IN AFFECTED AREAS
No fewer than five persons were killed on Thursday night when suspected Fulani herdsmen attacked four Irigwe people at Datanko village and one Fulani Christian at Nzharuvo village in Miango District of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. Inside…