Category: FEATURED

President Bola Tinubu has restated that he has no regrets about removing petrol subsidy in May 2023, emphasising that Nigeria cannot continue to be Father Christmas to neighbouring countries. The former Lagos governor who stated this during the first presidential media chat televised Monday night, said removing petrol subsidy was in a bid to save generations to come, noting that the country was already spending its future while giving freebies to neighbouring countries. Tinubu said petrol subsidy removal some 18 months ago have increased competition within the sector and that…

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President Bola Tinubu has insisted that there is no going back on the tax reform bills. Tinubu, who stated this during a media chat in Lagos on Monday, said the tax reforms were necessitated by the need to eliminate colonial-based assumptions in the nation’s tax environment. The Presidential Media Chat, Tinubu’s first, was aired on the Nigerian Television Authority and other television channels Monday night. The tax reforms have sparked controversy across the country, forcing the House of Representatives to suspend indefinitely the debate on the bills earlier fixed for…

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The Delta State Police Command has arrested one Mr Efe Onoetiyi for killing his best friend, Paulinus Okon after collecting over N50 million from the deceased. The Commissioner of Police Delta State Command, CP Abaniwonda Olufemi, disclosed this on Monday while parading the man, alongside four other killers. He said, “I welcome you to this briefing which is particularly painful. It involves the murder of one Paulinus Okon by his bosom friend, one Efe Onoetiyi. Paulinus was reported missing on September 8, 2024, by his brother after he went out…

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The Federal Government of Nigeria has vehemently denied allegations that it is conspiring to destabilise neighbouring Niger Republic. Nigerien authorities had claimed that the Lakurawa terrorist group, allegedly aided by foreign security forces, including Nigerian security personnel, were responsible for the attack on the Niger-Benin oil pipeline on December 13, 2024, in Gaya, Dosso Region of Niger Republic. In response, the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on Saturday, signed by its acting spokesperson, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, rejecting these allegations. “The Government of Nigeria expresses condolences to the…

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Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has pledged to meet the bail conditions for human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi. This follows Farotimi’s arraignment at an Ekiti Magistrate Court in a defamation case involving legal luminary, Afe Babalola. The court set bail conditions requiring a N30 million bond, two sureties (one of whom must own property), the surrender of Farotimi’s passport, and a commitment to abstain from media interviews. Tanko Yunusa, a former spokesperson for Obi’s 2023 presidential campaign, made this announcement on Friday via his X account. Yunusa explained…

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The Enugu State Police Command has dismantled a notorious kidnapping gang and arrested suspects linked to burglary, car theft, and other crimes. The operation also led to the recovery of firearms, ammunition, and stolen items. According to a statement released by the Police Public Relations Officer, Daniel Ndukwe, on Saturday, the breakthrough occurred after a series of intelligence-driven operations by the Command. Kidnapping Gang Busted in Nsukka On December 15, 2024, operatives from the Nsukka Area Command raided a gang’s hideout in the Nru Community, Nsukka Local Government Area. Acting…

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By Tony Adibe A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and former Director General of the Voice of Nigeria, Mr. Osita Okechukwu has cautioned President Bola Tinubu against dragging Nigeria into more debt trap. He argued that Mr. President should, however, Save Our Souls from the debt trap to fullfil his Renewed Hope Agenda, and all Nigerians to breathe, rather than suffocating the people with taxations and all manner of debts. In a statement issued on Sunday, Okechukwu, who was reacting to President Tinubu’s 2025 national budget, pleaded with Tinubu,…

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The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has confirmed the death of 10 persons, including four children, in a stampede that occurred during a food distribution event at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Maitama, Abuja on Saturday. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, the incident happened around 6:30 am when a crowd of over 1,000 people gathered to receive food items meant for the vulnerable and elderly. Adeh noted that the police had successfully evacuated the scene and restored order. The statement partly reads, “This unfortunate event, which…

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The Enugu State Government has expressed dismay over a report in the December 19, 2024 edition of the Punch Newspaper stating that the government earmarked N55bn for the construction, reconstruction, and rehabilitation of urban and rural roads in the state’s 2025 budget proposal by Governor Peter Mbah, while allocating N50.27bn to the Office of the Governor. The government in a statement signed by the senior special assistant to the governor on mainstream media, Dan Nwomeh, described the report authored by Punch’s reporter, Raphael Ede, as misleading and borne out of…

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