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Stakeholders in Rivers State, including political analysts and party stalwarts, have condemned the Federal High Court judgement stopping the federal allocations accruing to Rivers State. In a swift reaction, however, the state government has appealed the judgement, saying there’s no cause for alarm. The state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Joseph Johnson, while reacting, said…
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John Ogah, the Secretary to the embattled former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Emefiele, told a Lagos Special Offences Court, Ikeja, on Wednesday that his boss (Emefiele) instructed him to send an email to Ifeoma Ogbonna, the account officer of three companies, to send money to beneficiaries, including his niece, Hannah.…
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President Bola Tinubu has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of the Nigerian Army, according to a statement on Wednesday by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga. According to the statement, Oluyede’s appointment comes as the current COAS, Lieutenant General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, is reported to be indisposed and…
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The Arewa Civil Rights Movement (ACRM) faulted the Northern Governors Forum’s opposition to President Bola Tinubu’s tax reform bills currently before the National Assembly. The bills, aimed at reforming tax collection in Nigeria, include the Nigeria Tax Bill 2024, the Tax Administration Bill, the Nigeria Revenue Service Establishment Bill, and the Joint Revenue Board Establishment…
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Chidimma Adetshina, who recently won the Miss Universe Nigeria title, is set to lose her South African citizenship and identification documents following a nationality controversy involving her family background. South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs announced this decision after Adetshina and her mother failed to meet the deadline to provide proof of their eligibility for…