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Yobe Auto Crash Kills Twelve

No fewer than twelve persons have lost their lives in a road crash that occured on Tuesday along Bayamari-Geidam road in Yobe State. The Sector Commander, Yobe State Sector Command of FRSC, Corps Commander, Livinus Yilzoom made this known in Damaturu, the state capital. According to him, the crash occurred at about 10:00 pm at...
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Afenifere Condemns Arrest Of Farotimi, Demands His Release

On Monday, the Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, condemned what it referred to as the “Abduction” of civil rights activist Dele Farotimi and called for his immediate release. New Telegraph had earlier reported that Farotimi was reportedly arrested by the Ekiti Police Command and remanded in prison following his appearance in Ado Ekiti Magistrate Court Wednesday....
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Tax Reform Bills: Senate Makes Fresh Announcement

The Upper Chamber of the National Assembly has directed its Committee on Finance to suspend further action on the proposed tax bill pending the outcome of a high-level meeting with the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF). This was as the Senate established a committee to examine the ambiguous aspects of the much-debated Tax Reform Bills and...
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Those We’re Fighting For, Now Against Us – Oyedele

Taiwo Oyedele, the Chairman of the Presidential Tax Reform Committee, has expressed his disappointment over the rejection of the tax reform bills by northern governors. Oyedele who spoke on Arise News Morning Show on Wednesday noted that the Federal Government did not anticipate this pushback from the northern states, as they believed the resistance would...
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Don’t Kill TETFund, COEASU Urges FG

The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), has warned the Federal Government against ‘killing’ the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) through its purported tax reform bill. A statement signed by the union’s President, Dr Smart Olugbeko, declared that the tax reform is merely a dangerous ambush intended to undermine public tertiary institutions in Nigeria....
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Army Arrests Soldiers Over Manhandling Of Two Civilians

On Wednesday, the Nigerian Army announced it had arrested some of its soldiers caught on camera torturing two civilians in Badagry, Lagos State. New Telegraph reports that a viral video revealed some soldiers manhandling two civilians in Badagry-Lagos. The video has, however, triggered an outcry with calls for action against the erring soldiers. Reacting to the...
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