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Tinubu confers national honour on Ijebu monarch

NewsDeskNgMay 10, 2024May 10, 20240

President Bola Tinubu has conferred Nigeria’s second highest national honour, Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, on the Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, for his immeasurable and invaluable contributions to national development. Tinubu gave the honour at the 90th birthday ceremony of the paramount...

Cyber security levy: Stop creating more taxes, provide solution to end hunger – Primate Ayodele tells Tinubu

NewsDeskNgMay 10, 2024May 10, 20240

The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele on Friday asked President Bola Tinubu to stop creating more taxes for Nigerians and provide solutions to end hunger in the country. Primate Ayodele said that increasing Value Added Tax, stamp duty and implementing the cybersecurity levy is not proper...

Senator calls for open trial of bandits

NewsDeskNgMay 10, 2024May 10, 20240

Senator Sunday Katung (PDP-Kaduna South) has called for open trials of bandits unleashing mayhem on innocent citizens in the country. Katung made the call when he visited Ambe community in Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State to condole them over last Sunday’s attack on the community, during which six...

JUST IN: Court declines to vacate arrest order on ex-gov Yahaya Bello

NewsDeskNgMay 10, 2024May 10, 20240

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the request by former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello for vacation of the arrest warrant issued against him by the court. The Judge said the former governor, having been in contempt of court by his refusal to...

Gov Kefas decries blackout in Taraba, condemns delay in power restoration

NewsDeskNgMay 9, 2024May 9, 20240

Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas has expressed concern over the disruption in electricity supply caused by the alleged vandalization of four transmission line towers along the Jos-Gombe 330kV line. The disruption which occurred on 22 April 2024, has left the state in total blackout for almost three weeks. The governor,...

Customs CG visit Katsina, vows to arrest killers of officer Auwal Haruna

NewsDeskNgMay 9, 2024May 9, 20240

The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has assured the family of slain Customs Assistant, Auwal Haruna that the Service is doing everything possible to apprehend the perpetrators. Haruna was killed during a brutal attack by suspected smugglers on Customs operatives at Gamjin Makaho checkpoint...

Dig out sponsors, perpetrators of insecurity in Nigeria – Gov Yusuf to security agencies

NewsDeskNgMay 9, 2024May 9, 20240

The Kano State Governor Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf has appealed to the Security Agencies to dig out the roots of those behind serious problems of insecurity in Nigeria, to mitigate its impact and bring total peace to citizens. He said proactive strategies are required to tackle the huge challenges of...

Reps halt implementation of cybersecurity levy

NewsDeskNgMay 9, 2024May 9, 20240

The House of Representatives on Thursday directed the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN to halt the implementation of the cybercrime levy in compliance with the provisions of the cybercrime Act. This followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance moved by Minority Leader Kingsley Chinda, PDP Rivers. Chinda...

Benue residents consume over N1bn worth of beer monthly

NewsDeskNgMay 9, 2024May 9, 20240

The Benue State Government has revealed that the state has become one of the highest consumers of alcohol, especially lager beer, as about N1bn billion worth of beer is consumed monthly in the state. Disclosing this while taking journalists on a tour of the proposed state-owned brewery, water and bakery...

Northern elders kick against CBN’s cybersecurity levy

NewsDeskNgMay 9, 2024May 9, 20240

The Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has strongly condemned the Central Bank of Nigeria’s recent decision to impose a cybersecurity levy on bank customers. In a statement released by the NEF’s Director of Publicity and Advocacy, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, the forum expressed its dissatisfaction with the policy, citing the escalating costs associated...