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Banditry allegation: How Matawalle survived cabinet reshuffle

26.10.2024
Details have emerged on the reasons behind President Bola Tinubu’s decision to sack five ministers and leave the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, in his cabinet, despite allegations of banditry sponsorship levelled against him. The ministers who were removed from office include Mrs Uju-Ken Ohanenye (Women Affairs), Lola Ade-John (Tourism), Prof. Tahir Mamman,...
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FG plans 50% tax relief to help firms increase salaries

26.10.2024
The Federal Government is introducing a 50 per cent tax relief for companies that increase salaries or offer transportation allowances to low-income workers, as part of a new legislative bill designed to reform Nigeria’s tax system. The proposed law, titled “A Bill for an Act to Repeal Certain Acts on Taxation and Consolidate the Legal...
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Naval rating kills soldier in Zamfara

26.10.2024
The Defence Headquarters has detained a naval rating identified as A. Akila for allegedly killing his colleague. Akila, deployed to Forward Operating Base Dansadua for Operation Fansan Yamma, was said to have killed his colleague in a questionable circumstance. The incident occurred in the early hours of Friday in Zamfara State. Confirming the incident to...
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Osun NSCDC, police bicker over assault on officers

26.10.2024
Osun State command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and the police, on Friday, disagreed over the attack on an NSCDC officer allegedly carried out by some police operatives. The NSCDC personnel, identified simply as Owoeye, was said to have been assaulted and detained by policemen on Wednesday. In some video clips that...
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Madugu expects Falcons’ masterclass against Algeria

26.10.2024
Super Falcons interim coach Justin Madugu expects a top-draw performance from his largely home-based team as they face Algeria in the first leg of the international friendly at Remo Stars Stadium, Ikenne, on Saturday (today), Saturday PUNCH reports. The fixture, with the second leg scheduled for Tuesday at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Lagos, marks...
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I was wrong, Rep member backtracks on naira notes deadline

26.10.2024
There was confusion and panic online on Thursday as the House of Representatives erroneously declared that the deadline for old naira notes to cease being legal tender was December 31, 2024. However, this contradicted the judgment of the Supreme Court and the position of the Central Bank of Nigeria. During a meeting of the Monetary...
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30 million hectares of farmland unused, says minister

26.10.2024
The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Aliyu Abdullahi, has revealed that approximately 30 million hectares of Nigerian arable land remain unused. Abdullahi stated this when the President of the National Tomato Growers, Processors, and Marketers Association of Nigeria visited his office in Abuja on Friday. The minister said, “Nigeria has about...
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Policy somersault behind Africa’s underdevelopment – Obasanjo

26.10.2024
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has identified a lack of continuity and policy somersault as one of the major hindrances to achieving food security in Africa and the continent’s overall development. Obasanjo asked the government to stay away from getting involved in the production business and provide an environment that would enable the private sector to...
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Lagos cleric remanded over alleged rape

26.10.2024
The pastor of a Pentecostal church in Onpanu, Lagos, Abraham Olaluwoye, has been remanded in jail for allegedly raping a 27-year-old lady (name withheld). The survivor, who spoke with City Round, said the incident happened on September 16 when she was called by the cleric to come to the church so he could help her...
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