Maple Cottage condemns heavy tax burden on hospitality sector
The Managing Director, Maple Cottage Limited,Christian Nwalor, has said that until the yoke of heavy tax burden from government is removed, the hospitality business in the country would find it difficult to compete favourably.
Ethnicity, religious crisis may destabilise Nigeria, Clerics warn
Prominent religious leaders in Ekiti State, have expressed worry over the way ethnicity and religion are being used to set Nigerians against themselves, warning that the country may end up being destabilized.
Armed Forces Remembrance Day: Tambuwal urges more support for fallen soldiers’ families
GOVERNOR Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, yesterday, urged support for the families of fallen soldiers, who fought gallantly for the unity of Nigeria.
Man stabbed in buttocks over beer
Lagos—A technician, Ozoemena Osigwe, has allegedly stabbed an unemployed man on the buttocks for refusing to buy him a bottle of beer.
Catholic bishop laments Igbo marginalisation
CATHOLIC bishop of Umuahia, Abia State, Most Rev. Lucius Ugorji, has condemned the Federal Government for treating Igbo as enemies of the nation they helped to build.
Kidnappers of Bayelsa monarch’s wife reduce ransom from N100m to N5m
YENAGOA—THE kidnappers of Mrs Tina Inegbagha, wife of the paramount ruler of Ayakoro community in Ogbia Local Government Area, have reduced the N100 million ransom, which they initially asked for before she will be released, to N5 million.
Aare Onakakanfo: Choice of Gani Adams well deserved — Zaki of Arigidi Akoko
TRADITIONAL rulers in Ondo State have described the appointment of Dr Gani Adams as the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land as well deserved and payback time for his zeal in promoting the interest of the race.
GANI ADAMS: How Aare-Ona-Kakanfo title came to be
THE creation of the title of Aare Ona Kakanfo was the direct consequence of the ideas of a former ruler of Old Oyo Empire, Alaafin Ajagbo, who reigned in the 1600s.
Why the plots against me failed — Odigie-Oyegun
It was a sort of homecoming for Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC penultimate Thursday when the Benin National Congress, BNC honoured him.
Anambra Central: We’ll go ahead with re-run – INEC
By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA—THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said yesterday that it would go ahead with the conduct of the Anambra Central Senatorial re-run, which it earlier scheduled for January 13, 2018. Anambra State Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC,, Dr Nkwachkwu Orji told Vanguard that the commission had commenced the training of adhoc personnel as […]
