States’ve rights to collect VAT, say Govs Okowa, Emmanuel
The raging controversy over Value Added Tax, VAT, continued yesterday with Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, and his counterpart in Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, insisting that collection of the tax remained the responsibility of states.
Police arraign 6 suspected members of robbery gang in Kwara
Six suspected members of a robbery gang have been arraigned before a Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ilorin on Thursday by the Police in Kwara. The six suspects are Anafi Mudashiru, Lawal Abubakar, Abdulrazak Owoseni, Wasiu Babatunde, Olemilekan Adekalu and Ismaila Olarewaju. They were brought before Magistrate Soliu Mohammed on offences bordering on belonging to a […]
Napoli’s Osimhen grabs brace in 4-0 rout to reclaim top spot in Serie A
Napoli reclaimed top spot in Serie A as in-form striker Victor Osimhen struck twice in an impressive 4-0 win at Sampdoria on Thursday, their fifth consecutive league victory. Luciano Spalletti’s side are two points clear of Inter Milan and AC Milan with a perfect 15 points, scoring 14 goals and conceding two in their five […]
Nigeria moves to increase trade relations with Iran
The Federal Government has called for deepening of trade relations between Nigeria and the Islamic Republic of Iran as Iran considers direct shipping and flight to Nigeria. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief Geoffrey Onyeama, made the appeal on Thursday during a bilateral meeting with the Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. This was […]
3bn people cannot afford healthy diet globally – UN chief
UN Secretary-General António Guterres says every day, hundreds of millions of people go to bed hungry, three billion people cannot afford a healthy diet while two billion are obese and yet 462 million are underweight globally. Guterres said these were just some of the problems and contradictions laid bare on Thursday at the opening of […]
FG, States, LGs share N696.9bn in August
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N696.965 billion as federation allocation for August. This is contained in a statement issued on Thursday by Mr Oshundun Olajide, Deputy Director (Information), Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning. The statement noted that the meeting of the committee was held virtually on Wednesday. The committee in […]
FG to allocate houses online, on first come first served basis, says Fashola
Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Works and Housing, has said that Federal Government houses nationwide would be allocated through online applications. Fashola stated this in an interview with Journalists during his inspection of houses under the Federal Government housing project on Thursday, in Bauchi. He said very soon the process of allocation would start through online […]
FC Barcelona agree deal to sign Turkish league’s youngest goalscorer
FC Barcelona have reached an agreement with Turkish club Kayserispor to sign attacking midfielder Emre Demir on a five-year deal running to 2027. The Catalan giants will pay an initial 2 million euros (2.3 million dollars) for the 17-year-old. Demir will remain with Super Lig side Kayserispor for the remainder of 2021/2022 before linking up […]
It is my time to shine, rock the music industry, says Mr Sab
Having discovered his passion for music at the age 13, fast-rising music sensation and dance crooner, Walson Prince Ikenna, otherwise known as Mr Sab has said his new EP, ‘The Step’ which will be released in November will no doubt change his music game.
The Rivers State VAT judgement and the “mesmerising love of Abuja”
By Fola Aiyegbusi Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, like him or not, can be brutally frank on national issues just like his colleague Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN, of Ondo State. The positions of Governor Wike on fiscal federalism and Governor Akeredolu on open grazing are two major issues on national public discourse that keeps […]
Man to receive 15 strokes of cane for stealing window burglary
An Ilorin Magistrate Court on Thursday ordered that one David Olasunkanmi, convicted of stealing a window burglary, be flogged 15 strokes of the cane publicly
