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“Nigerians provide basic infrastructures for themselves despite paying high taxes” – AfDB president, Adesina laments
President of the African Development Bank, AfDB, Akinwumi Adesina has expressed displeasure in the situation where Nigerians are not provided with basic infrastructures despite paying high taxes. Speaking on Thursday at the first national tax dialogue organized by the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS), Adesina noted that Nigerians were among the top implicit taxpayers in the world. He explained that Implicit taxes are levies that are borne but are neither seen nor recorded. He said in Nigeria, citizens provide electricity, road, security, water, among others, for themselves. “We must also distinguish between nominal taxes and implicit taxes — Taxes that…
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Armed Forces remembrance day: Why pigeons Buhari released refused to fly – Presidency
The Presidency has come out with an explanation why the pigeons refused to fly during the Armed Forces Remembrance Day ceremony. Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari in an article he titled “Reflections from a wreath laying ceremony” made it known that the pigeons could not fly because they have been kept in a cage for a very long time. He wrote; “When birds and some other roaming animals have been circumscribed for a while, they get accustomed to their new status as lawful captives. Therefore, when you offer them freedom, they first baulk,…
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Court overturns death sentence imposed on Kano singer over blasphemy
A Court led by Chief judge Nuraddeen Sagir has overturned the death sentence imposed on Kano Singer, Yahya Sharif Aminu for blasphemy. In the judgement delivered on Thursday January 21, Judge Sagir stated that the trial was full of irregularities as Aminu was not given any legal representation. He also said that the judgement of the upper Sharia court contravened section 2-6-9 of the administration of criminal justice act as he called for the case to be re-tried at the same court and the appellant given fair hearing and legal representation under another judge.
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Zamfara: I have never given vehicles to bandits – Matawalle
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle has reacted to claims that he donated vehicles to bandits. Matawalle called a meeting with the traditional rulers, religious leaders and security chiefs at the Government House in Gusau, the capital to discuss the spate of insecurity in the State. The Governor denied providing logistics to neither operating bandits nor the repentant ones as he also questioned the Brigade Commander of the Nigerian Army, Gusau, to mention if he ever made such donations. “I am in receipt of report that l bought Hilux vans to repentant bandits which l never did. Brig. Gen. Bello, have…
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“This is how he celebrated you. Please rescue him” – Man begs Buhari as he shares photo of aid worker abducted by Boko Haram giving the 4+4 re-election sign
A Nigerian photographer and humanitarian, Mohammed Chiroma has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to rescue an aid worker, Abubakar Garba Idris that was kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists. Chiroma shared a photo of Garba Idris celebrating President Buhari during his visit to Maiduguri. Idris fondly called Aloma is an employee of United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and was abducted along Maiduguri/Damaturu road in Borno on January 2, 2021. Taking to Twitter, Chiroma wrote: “Dear @MBuhari, this is how Aloma celebrated you when you visited maid. Currently Aloma is the hands of BH, they kidnapped him along Maid-Damaturu road.…
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Herders’ 7-day ultimatum: We’re fully behind Akeredolu, he heard our cries – Ondo farmers, drivers, forest guards
Farmers, forest guards and drivers in Ondo State have thrown their weight behind the seven days ultimatum given by Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to herdsmen to vacate forest reserves across the state. The groups, who stormed Akure, the state capital, stated that they were the most affected with the incessant banditry and kidnappings in the state. While emphasizing that some of the members had been either kidnapped or killed, they said the decision taken by the state governor was done in the best interest of the people in the state. Some of the farmers said if the current state of insecurity…
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I’m Gay – Doyin Okupe’s son reveals
Bolu, son of former presidential aide, Doyin Okupe has revealed that he is gay He made this known on his Instagram page as he shared a photo of himself in rainbow-coloured shorts with a rainbow flag behind him. Alongside the picture, Bolu wrote: “Yes, I’m Gay AF,” Bolu graduated in 2015 from the University of Manchester, UK. His father, Okupe served as a presidential spokesperson under the administrations of Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan.
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Restructuring alone will not solve Nigeria’s Problems – Jonathan
Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, has said that restructuring alone can not solve Nigeria’s problems as it cannot be done in isolation. He called for the issues of nepotism, ethnic and religious bias to be addressed. Speaking on Thursday in Abuja at a dialogue on restructuring, the former President noted that Nigerians must restructure their minds first because the issues at the national level still exist at the state and local levels.
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Herdsmen: Nnamdi Kanu reacts as presidency battles Gov. Akeredolu
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu has reacted to the presidency’s response to Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s directive to evict Fulani herdsmen from forests in Ondo State. Governor Akeredolu had given the herdsmen a seven-day ultimatum to vacate the areas following the high rate of criminalities which come in form of kidnappings, raping of women and killings allegedly being committed by herdsmen in the forest areas of the state. The Presidency in a statement through the Senior Special Assistant to the President, Garba Shehu countered Akeredolu’s directive cautioning him against the move, saying the herders cannot leave…
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Help Nigeria fight terror, remove travel restrictions, Atiku urges Biden, Harris
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has sought the help of the newly inaugurated US leaders – Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. He called for their support to help Nigeria’s fight against terror and also remove all travel restrictions imposed on Nigerian citizens by the Donald Trump administration. Atiku in a tweet said Nigeria has enjoyed good relations with the US since 1961, and US support will help nurture the nation’s democracy. He wrote; “As @POTUS, @JoeBiden begins his tenure as the 46th President of the United States of America, I am confident that this new era will mark America’s regeneration…
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Nigerian Police did very well in 2019/2020 – IGP Adamu
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu has commended the Nigerian police saying they did very well in 2019/2020. According to him when his administration came in, there were many issues related to banditry and kidnappings, especially along the Abuja-Kaduna road. He, however, noted that his men have squashed this challenge to the barest minimum. He said; “Apart from the insurgency that is being successfully dealt with in the northeast, there were issues in the northcentral in terms of farmers-herders conflicts and even kidnappings. “We restrategized, created an operation, Puff Adder. We retrained our Special Forces, we identified police…
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Insecurity is Nigeria’s Covid-19, N400bn for vaccine procurement a waste says Bafarawa
Former Governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Bafarawa, has condemned the plan of the federal government to buy COVID-19 vaccines worth N400 billion as he termed insecurity as Nigeria’s Covid-19. He said this while speaking with journalists in Abuja on Wednesday as he called out the government to use the planned money to tackle insecurity in the country instead of “wasting” it on vaccines. According to the the PDP chieftain, only about 2000 people have died from the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria but within a year, over 300,000 persons have lost their lives to insecurity. He said; “Look at the amount…
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