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FG, 21 states to rake in N2.5tn from VAT

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Amid the ongoing controversy surrounding the proposed tax reform bills by the current administration, the Federal Government and 21 out of the 36 states...

21 year-old American returnee, two others rob, kill Lagos Uber driver

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The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 21-year-old US returnee, David Segun, and two others for allegedly killing an Uber driver in the...

Special counsel who led Trump prosecutions leaves US Justice Dept

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Jack Smith, the special counsel appointed to investigate Donald Trump for his alleged effort to overturn results of the 2020 election, has left the...

Frank Aig-Imoukhuede @ 90: The man and his legacy of creative rebellion

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Akeem Lasisi In Frank Aig-Imoukhuede, you can hardly find an extroverted artist. For the literary statesman who has now scored 90 golden goals in the...

SERAP sues FG at ECOWAS Court over ‘misuse of Cybercrimes Act’

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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has instituted a case against the government of President Bola Tinubu and Nigeria’s 36 governors over “the...

Nigeria attracts $7.6bn investment interests at Morocco 2024 forum

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The president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, said Nigeria attracted $7.6 billion in investment interests at the Africa Investment Forum...

A convenient memory – The Olukayode Ariwoola memoirs

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Chidi Odinkalu On 22 August 2024, Olukayode Ariwoola, the penultimate Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) retired from the bench and transitioned into a published author....

Nigerian Army redeploys top officers, many generals affected

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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Olufemi Oluyede, has approved the redeployment and posting of its top officers. This is contained in a statement by...

Court orders detention of suspected terrorists planning to launch Boko Haram/ISWAP cell in Osun

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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has given the Department of State Service (DSS) the go-ahead to detain 10 suspected terrorists, who had...

Borgu, Northern Nigeria and Yoruba history

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Farooq Kperogi      My December 21, 2024, column titled “Kemi Badenoch’s Yoruba Identity Meets Inconvenient Truths,” where I set out to show that contrary to...