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The Bayelsa State Government has lamented the comparatively low level of tax compliance in the state, blaming it for the poor internally generated revenue profile of the state. The Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ehwrudjakpo, revealed this when the Yenagoa and District Society of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria paid him a courtesy call in

The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday said it has set up a committee to review the laws guiding the control of explosives in the country. This is coming after the devastating explosion that rocked the ancient city of Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, on Tuesday night, The committee would determine whether these were violated by

A teacher, identified simply as Okunola, was crushed to death by a driver in Odeomu, Osun State. After the accident, which occurred on Tuesday, the driver of the car reportedly fled the scene as angry residents burnt down the car. The spokesperson for the Osun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps,

The House of Representatives has again pledged its commitment to the passage of bills on state policing in a bid to address insecurity across the country. The Chairman, House Committee on Information and Communication Technology, Stanley Olajide, gave the pledge on Wednesday in Abuja while commiserating with the Oyo State Government and families of victims

Policemen have repelled the attack by local bandits on Tse Gaagum village in Ukemberegya council ward in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State. The security operatives were reported to have killed one of the bandits who invaded the village in the early hours of Wednesday. According to a source from the community, the bandits

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled against the provisions that grant the Nigeria Broadcasting Commission the authority to impose fines on broadcast stations for alleged violations of its broadcasting code. The presiding judge, Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, delivered a judgment on Wednesday stating that the NBC is not allowed to have administrative, legislative, and

The Independent National Electoral Commission has published the final list and personal particulars of candidates for bye-elections. This was contained in a statement signed by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, on Wednesday. The bye-elections will be held on  February 3, 2024, across nine states of the federation covering

The Central Bank of Nigeria has granted approval in principle to Access Holdings Plc, the parent company of Access Bank, to establish Oxygen X Finance Company Limited, a consumer lending subsidiary. In a regulatory filing with the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Wednesday, Access Bank stated that the business would be launched as soon as the

President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the devastating explosion that occurred on Tuesday night in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. A statement signed by Special Adviser to the President on Media and  Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale on Wednesday indicated that the explosion killed two persons and wounded about 80 others. It also destroyed several buildings,

No fewer than 36 suspected criminals have been arrested by the Ondo State Security Network Agency also known as Amotekun, for alleged involvement in criminal activities in some parts of the state. Parading the suspects at the headquarters of the corps in Akure the state capital, on Wednesday, the state Commander of the Corps, Akogun

The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has commiserated with the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, over the explosion that rocked Ibadan on Tuesday. This is just as it called on the Federal Government to come to the aid of victims, saying the state government alone cannot handle the situation considering the magnitude of the explosion. The

The Nigerian Customs Service, Sokoto Zonal Command, on Wednesday, handed over 1,198 cartons of seized fake drugs to the National Agency for Foods, Drugs Administration and Control in Sokoto. Speaking while handing over the seized items to the agency at the Sokoto zonal office, the Area Controller, Comptroller Musa Omale, said the seizure was in

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said the Federal Government would not condone any form of bandit attack in Abuja. Wike spoke on Wednesday, at a town hall meeting he had with residents of the Bwari Area Council of the FCT. He convened the meeting following increasing reports of kidnapping for

The Supreme Court has adjourned the appeal by the New Nigeria People’s Party against the Taraba State Governor, Kefas Agbu. The NNPP and its governorship candidate, Prof. Yahaya Sani, are contesting the victory of the governor and the Peoples Democratic Party in last year’s March 18 governorship election in the state. The Court of Appeal

The Inspector-General of Police Olukayode Egbetokun, has launched the Special Intervention Squad in the Federal Capital Territory to curb activities of kidnappers and bandits, especially in border towns within the territory. Our correspondent gathered that the squad would be in charge of patroling and securing the communities within the various borders of the FCT, and

The 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has asked the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, and security agencies to answer nagging questions about the explosion that rocked Ibadan late Tuesday evening. According to Sowore Governor Seyi Makinde, and security agencies have to answer questions concerning the alleged illegal miners responsible for

The Rivers State House of Assembly has screened and confirmed nine former commissioners who had resigned from Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s cabinet in the last quarter of 2023. The commissioner nominees who appeared before the lawmakers led by the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, on Wednesday at the Assembly quarters along Aba Road, Port Harcourt, the state capital,

Two members of the Borno State Civilian Joint Task Force were killed and eight others injured by an improvised explosive device on Tuesday at Mafa town, Mafa Local Government Area. Eyewitnesses told newsmen in Maiduguri, on Wednesday, that the incident happened while the quasi military operatives were on their routine operations along Mafa/Konduga LG axis

A popular shopping mall, IC World Emporia, in the Gwarinpa area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, was on Wednesday gutted by fire. The fire was reported to have started in the early hours of Wednesday, as an X user, Mister_Mash, shared the video online. The now-trending video showed the roof of the building on

Former President Muhammadu Buhari has denied the claim that his administration “deliberately” used the naira redesign policy to punish Nigerians. He stated that rather, the policy helped to ease the 2023 general elections, thereby making it “cleaner.” This was disclosed in a memoir titled ‘Working with Buhari: Reflections of a Special Adviser, Media and Publicity

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has extended his condolences to the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde and the people of the state over the explosion that rocked the state’s capital, Ibadan, late Tuesday night. In a post shared on his X handle on Wednesday, Sanwo-Olu assured of Lagos’ support to the people of Oyo state

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The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency has cautioned consumers of fried plantains popularly called “plantain chips” to be wary of any unwholesome practices in the processing of the plantains for sale. This is in response to a viral report on social media where the author claimed to have witnessed a woman melt polythene, also known

Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, on Wednesday, said there was a conspiracy to annul the 2023 presidential election. While referring to the 1993 election cancelled by former military dictator Ibrahim Babangida (retd.), Soyinka said, “History was about to repeat itself, some people were determined to take us back to those days.” The Independent National Electoral Commission