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• Some Nigerians curse me and my family over tax reform bills - Taiwo Oyedele

  20-12-2024 21:23 via pulse.ng
  Taiwo Oyedele, Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, has disclosed that some citizens have been raining curses on him and his family over the Tax Reform Bills before the National Assembly. But the tax expert said he remains undeterred by the vitriol as his assignment was a public service to engender economic transformation of the country. Oyedele made this known during an event for the presentation of the report of a technical committee set up by the League of Nor
  
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• Tinubu has ordered security agencies to root out insecurity by 2025 – Minister

  22-12-2024 09:22 via pulse.ng
  Minister of State for Defence, Alhaji Bello Matawalle says President Bola Tinubu has ordered security agencies to tackle all forms of insecurity in the country by 2025. The minister made the disclosure while addressing the gathering of All Progressive Congress (APC) supporters that welcomed him in Gusau on Saturday. Matawalle said the government was determined to provide all that was required for security operatives to get the job done without further delay. “I have gone to many countries
  
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• Work seriously ongoing on 120km of Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway - Umahi

  22-12-2024 09:18 via pulse.ng
  Work is seriously in progress on the Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway project as the first 120km is being constructed in Sokoto. The Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, gave the assurance in a press release on Saturday in Lagos. “It has been procured, and work is going on by Hitech, using concrete. “Then, you have the Kebbi section, 250km. Work is also going on there. “We believe strongly that we will be able to have about 20km in both sections to the commission by May 29, 2025,&
  
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• Dangote Refinery partners MRS to sell petrol at ₦935/litre to all Nigerians

  22-12-2024 09:07 via pulse.ng
  Nigeria Dangote Refinery has partnered with MRS Oil and Gas to sell petrol at ₦935 per litre at retail outlets nationwide. This price reduction follows a decrease in the ex-depot price from ₦970 to ₦899.50 per litre. Anthony Chiejina, Head of Media Communications of Dangote Refinery, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Lagos. The company said that the new pricing, which had already been implemented in Lagos, would be rolled out nationwide starting from Monday. It state
  
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• Police subdue kidnap gang after intense gunfight in Enugu, recover stolen items

  22-12-2024 08:49 via pulse.ng
  The Police Command in Enugu State says its operatives have busted a kidnapping gang hideout and nabbed five suspects for burglary and car stealing within the state. The Command’s Spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Enugu. Ndukwe said that the feat was achieved following an intensified fight against crime this yuletide. According to Ndukwe, multiple operations carried out by the command have led to the recovery of firearms, ammunition, military unifor
  
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• Navy catches 19 persons who hid inside vessel to illegally japa to Europe

  22-12-2024 08:39 via pulse.ng
  The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT has intercepted 19 suspected stowaways attempting to illegally migrate to Europe. The ship’s Information Officer, Lt. Hussaini Ibrahim in a statement on Saturday in Lagos, said that 15 stowaways were intercepted on Dec. 19 onboard European bound vessel Moto Tanker (MT) KRITI RUBY. Ibrahim said that an additional four were intercepted on Dec. 21 onboard MT MCC YANBU. “Preliminary investigation revealed that the stowaways boarded the vessels at nig
  
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• Wike directs free treatment for Abuja stampede victims, advises palliative organisers

  22-12-2024 08:15 via pulse.ng
  Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike has directed government hospitals to provide free treatment to the people who sustained injuries during a stampede at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Maitama, Abuja. On Saturday, Wike gave the directive in a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, in Abuja. No fewer than 10 people including children lost their lives. In contrast, 10 others sustained injuries to the stampede,
  
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• Don't pay your tax in 2025 and go to jail - Kano govt warns defaulters

  21-12-2024 21:23 via pulse.ng
  Kano State Government says it will prosecute all tax defaulters in 2025 as part of its major reforms in tax administration. This is contained in a statement issued by the spokesperson to Gov. Abba Yusuf, Sanusi Bature in Kano on Saturday. According to the statement, Dr Zaid Abubakar, the Executive Chairman of Kano State Internal Revenue Service (KIRS), sounded the warning during a presentation at the ongoing High-Level Retreat for top government officials. The retreat is being held in Kaduna. Ab
  
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• FCT residents turn to Zobo, Kunu other homemade drinks as soft drink prices soar

  21-12-2024 21:10 via pulse.ng
  Amid rising costs of edibles and other commodities, some residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have opted for homemade drinks instead of carbonated soft drinks due to their high prices. The residents, who spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja, cited local beverages like ‘Zobo,’ Kunu, tiger nut drink, and fruit juices as popular and affordable alternatives. Zobo is a traditional drink made from dried hibiscus petals and a bl
  
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• Police send strong warning to palliative distributors after 3 fatal stampedes in 1 week

  21-12-2024 20:50 via pulse.ng
  The Nigeria Police Force has issued a warning against the unorganised distribution of palliatives and funfairs, which have led to stampedes and fatalities among vulnerable citizens. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, delivered the warning during a media briefing on Saturday in Abuja. Adejobi explained that the warning came in response to the increasing number of stampedes resulting in injuries and deaths, particularly during palliative distributions. He noted that the Ins
  
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• Nigerians condemn alleged killing of Enugu State native by 4 South Africans

  21-12-2024 20:38 via pulse.ng
  The Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa (NICASA) has condemned the alleged murder of 37-year-old Nigerian, Julius Chukwunta, by four South Africans. Chukwunta, a native of Aninri Local Government Area in Enugu State, was reportedly attacked on December 7, 2024, while driving to his residence in Midrand Protea Estate. NICASA President-General Dr Frank Onyekwelu, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday, said Chukwunta was blocked by the four men while approachin
  
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• 3 university students killed as speedy driver loses control in Ogun lone accident

  21-12-2024 18:45 via pulse.ng
  The Police Command in Ogun has confirmed three university students dead in a lone accident along Ilisan-Ago-Iwoye Road in the state. The Command’s Spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola, who gave the confirmation in a statement in Abeokuta on Saturday, said that the persons involved were suspected to be students of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye. Odutola explained that the accident occurred at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. She noted that the Opel car with registration number AAA-126 HE was
  
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• 3 university students killed as speeding driver loses control in Ogun lone accident

  21-12-2024 18:45 via pulse.ng
  The Police Command in Ogun has confirmed three university students dead in a lone accident along Ilisan-Ago-Iwoye Road in the state. The Command’s Spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola, who gave the confirmation in a statement in Abeokuta on Saturday, said that the persons involved were suspected to be students of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye. Odutola explained that the accident occurred at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. She noted that the Opel car with registration number AAA-126 HE was
  
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• 10 dead, many injured in stampede during food items distribution at Abuja church

  21-12-2024 18:19 via pulse.ng
  The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has confirmed 10 deaths in Saturday’s stampede at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in the Maitama area of Abuja. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh, said four children were among those who died. She said the stampede, which also left eight persons with varying degrees of injuries. Occurred during the distribution of food items to vulnerable and elderly individuals in the church. Adeh sai
  
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• Price War: NNPC slashes petrol to N899 per litre to match Dangote – PETROAN

  21-12-2024 17:11 via pulse.ng
  The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has slashed its ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit, commonly referred to as petrol, from N1,020 to N899 per litre. Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) confirmed the development in a statement on Saturday, December 21, 2024. Signed by the association’s National Public Relations Officer, Dr Joseph Obele, the statement quoted a document released by NNPCL's Commercial Department indicating a reduc
  
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• Tinubu cancels official engagements to honour FCT, Anambra stampede victims

  21-12-2024 16:21 via pulse.ng
  President Bola Tinubu has cancelled all his official events in Lagos on Saturday, including his attendance at the 2024 Lagos Boat Regatta in honour of the stampede victims in Abuja and Okija, Anambra. The two tragedies claimed many lives and left many others injured. Tinubu was scheduled to watch the boat parade and other activities of the Boat Regatta from the waterfront of his Queen’s Drive residence in Ikoyi, Bayo Onanuga, his spokesman, said in a statement. Dignitaries, including top o
  
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• Port Harcourt Refinery still up and running - NNPC calls shutdown claim fake news

  21-12-2024 14:46 via pulse.ng
  The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has debunked the claim that the old Port Harcourt Refinery has shut down operations. Reports making the rounds claimed that the refinery remains in a non-functional state months after it was rehabilitated. But the spokesperson of the NNPCL, Femi Soneye, described the reports as “totally false.” “The attention of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has been drawn to reports in a section of the media a
  
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• 19 die as stampede occurs during struggle for free Christmas rice in Anambra

  21-12-2024 13:21 via pulse.ng
  No fewer than 19 persons have tragically lost their lives in a stampede which occurred during the distribution of Christmas palliatives, especially rice and other consumables in the Okija community in the Ihiala local government area of Anambra State. The early morning stampede on Saturday, December 21, 2024, reportedly occurred at the residence of Chief Ernest Azudialu Obiejesi, popularly known as Obi Jackson. Though intended to ameliorate the masses suffering amid economic hardship, the event
  
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• Wike accused of revoking land to bolster Tinubu's 2027 presidential bid

  21-12-2024 12:23 via pulse.ng
  Timi Frank, former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has accused Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), of targeting opposition politicians through land revocations in Abuja. Frank claims the move is aimed at suppressing potential challengers to President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 elections. In a statement on Saturday, December 21, Frank criticised the recent revocation of Certificates of Occupancy (C of O) for prominent figures, inc
  
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• Obi has offered to fulfil Dele Farotimi's bail conditions - Tanko

  21-12-2024 11:32 via pulse.ng
  Tanko Yunusa, the National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, has disclosed that the Labour Party's former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has come forward to fulfil the bail conditions for the release of human rights lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi. Farotimi, who is facing charges of defamation preferred against him by Aare Afe Babalola over claims in his controversial book, ‘Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System,’ was granted bail on Friday, December 20, 2024. The bail w
  
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• Police parade couple over alleged child stealing, trafficking in Cross River

  21-12-2024 10:25 via pulse.ng
  The Police Command in Cross River, on Friday, paraded Idongesit Akpan and his wife, Angela, over alleged child stealing and trafficking. The police also paraded other suspects over alleged involvement in different kinds of crime in the state. The Commissioner of Police, Gyogon Grimah said that Idongesit and Angela lured their Facebook friend resident in Obubra, Ms Blessing Godday to Akamkpa with the pretext of giving her a job. “Following the promise of a job, she travelled to Akamkpa with
  
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• Tinubu approves review of Lagos-Calabar Highway lanes to 6 to save some structures

  21-12-2024 10:06 via pulse.ng
  The Federal Government says the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project will be reviewed from 10 to six lanes and at a lower cost. The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, disclosed during a tour of the highway on Friday. Umahi said that the review had become necessary because of variations in designs and interventions such as evacuation of refuse of 10 metres depth and backfilling. He also cited the salvaging of some structures by the magnanimity of President Bola Tinubu. Umahi said, &ldq
  
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• Some traditional rulers will be sent to jail for land grabbing - Ondo AG

  21-12-2024 09:37 via pulse.ng
  The Ondo State Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General, Dr Kayode Ajulo, has warned that any traditional rulers found culpable for land grabbing would be sent to jail. Ajulo, who was reacting to the Anti-Land Grabbing Bill before the state House of the Assembly, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Akure that some traditional rulers were behind cases of land grabbing. “Government will not shy away from stepping on toes. I must confess, I like to speak my mind, that some of our tr
  
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• Only the living can celebrate - FRSC urges passengers to speak up against dangerous driving

  21-12-2024 09:11 via pulse.ng
  The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Katsina State Command, has reiterated the need for passengers to speak up against dangerous driving while in transit as only the living can celebrate. The FRSC Sector Commander, Aliyu Ma’aji, stated this at a Special Marshals and Ember Months Campaign at the Katsina State Transport Authority (KTSTA) terminal, on Friday in Katsina. The sensitisation, he said, centred on the 2024 Ember Months Campaign themed: “Speak Up Against Dangerous Drivin
  
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• Govt diverts traffic for repair of Lagos-Badagry Expressway

  21-12-2024 09:02 via pulse.ng
  The Lagos State Government has announced plans to repair the stretch of Iganmu Bridge (Lagos bound), Eric Moore Road, Babs Animashaun Road and Baale Junction (Badagry bound) on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway. The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi, made this known in a statement on Friday. “The repair work will be done in phases, with phase one – stretch from Alagba Junction to Baale Junction on service lane (Badagry bound) – commencing from De
  
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• Northern political leaders impoverished their region for over 40 years - Dogara

  20-12-2024 20:23 via pulse.ng
  Yakubu Dogara, the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, has blamed Northern political leaders for the current state of backwardness plaguing the region. Dogara, a former Bauchi lawmaker who represented Bogoro/Dass/Tafawa Balewa Federal constituency from 2007 to 2023, urged Northern leaders to resist the temptation to blame President Bola Tinubu for their current plight. He disclosed these while speaking as a guest speaker at a town hall meeting for Christian leaders in northern Nigeri
  
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• Yahaya Bello out of Kuje prison after meeting bail conditions

  20-12-2024 19:28 via pulse.ng
  Embattled former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has been freed from Kuje Custodial Centre after meeting the bail conditions set by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Maitama, Abuja. He was released on the evening of Friday, December 20, 2024, with the Controller of Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) FCT present to ensure that all the protocols were observed. The NCoS FCT Command's spokesperson, Adamu Duza, confirmed the development on Friday. Duza said, “Yahaya Bell
  
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• Reps commence investigation into alleged forceful retirement of 1,000 CBN staff

  20-12-2024 18:56 via pulse.ng
  Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, has urged all relevant stakeholders to collaborate with the house in its investigation of the alleged forceful retirement of no fewer than 1,000 staff members of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Abbas made the call at the opening of the hearing, organised by the ad hoc committee on the investigation of the termination and dismissal of the CBN staffers, in Abuja on Friday. Abbas said that the stakeholders included: CBN, the Federal C
  
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• Fake police officer detained while attempting to secure bail for 2 fraudsters

  20-12-2024 18:47 via pulse.ng
  The Zone 2 Police Command in Lagos has detained an impostor Police officer over his alleged attempt to secure bail for two detained international fraudsters. The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of the zone, Adegoke Fayoade confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday. NAN recalls that the zonal command had detained the two suspected fraudsters allegedly found to have forged certificates from a university in Ghana. The suspected fraudsters, alleged to be deeply inv
  
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• I won't go out - Makinde puts off birthday celebrations to honour Ibadan stampede victims

  20-12-2024 18:38 via pulse.ng
  Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State says he will put off his Dec. 25th birthday celebrations in honour of the children who died during Wednesday’s stampede in Ibadan. Makinde stated this in Ibadan on Friday while receiving the South-East delegation of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by its Board of Trustees (BOT) Chairman, Senator Adolphus Wabara. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the delegation came to condole with the governor over the early morning stampede at the children
  
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