“I Rigged The Election, I Did Not Hide It” ~ Rivers APC Chairman Tony Okocha
The Rivers State APC Chairman, Tony Okocha, has made a shocking revelation about his involvement in rigging local council elections...
Year: 2024
“If Nothing is Done, This Can Expand, Grow and Threaten Our Own Existence” ~ ACF On Northern Insecurity.
The Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Alhaji Bashir Muhammad Dalhatu, has expressed...
“There’s no Room for Compromise” Melania Trump Confirms Her Stan for Abortion Laws
The former first lady of the United State on Thursdays made it clear that "there's no room for Compromise" when...
FG Eliminates Diesel and Cooking Gas Value Added Tax.
The federal government claims to have stopped charging value-added tax (VAT) on fuel used for cooking, diesel, and other oil and gas-related products. The decision is intended to revive Nigeria's oil and gas industry and increase investor confidence, according to a statement from Mohammed Manga, director of communications and public affairs at the Ministry of Finance The notice aims to reduce living expenses, enhance energy stability, and expedite Nigeria's shift to sustainable energy sources," the statement stated. "The VAT Modification Order 2024 introduces exemptions on a range of key energy products and infrastructure, including Diesel, Feed Gas, Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Electric Vehicles, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) infrastructure, and Clean Cooking Equipment." According to him, additional tax breaks for deep offshore projects are offered by the notification of tax benefits for deep offshore oil and gas production. “This initiative is aimed at positioning Nigeria’s deep offshore basin as a premier destination for global...
Senegal Head Coach Cisse Steps Down after Nine and a Half Years.
Aliou Cisse, Senegal's head coach has step down after nine and half years leading the Teranga Lions. The 48 year...
UAE Eases Visa Restrictions and Simplifies Application Process for Nigerians
In a significant move to strengthen ties with Nigeria, the UAE has announced the lifting of restrictions on visa applications...
Senator Zwingina Passes Away at 70
Senator Jonathan Silas Zwingina, a former senator and the former director general of the MKO Abiola campaign organisation during the June 12, 1993, presidential election, is dead. Zwingina served as the director general of the late Chief Moshood Abiola's "Hope '93" presidential campaign group for the Social Democratic Party (SDP), which was involved in the 1993 election that was cancelled by General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (Retd), a former military president. He passed on Wednesday 2nd October 2024 at the age of 70 in Abuja after a prolonged illness....
A Mother and Her Two Daughters Killed and Dumped in Ditches in Kenya
A tragic incident occurred in a village in Nyamira county in Kenya, as a mother and two daughters were murdered...
Israel Vows Swift Retaliation Against Iran After Major Missile Strike”
After Iran launched its largest-ever attack on the Middle Eastern nation, Israel said that its war cabinet is considering its options and "will not sit idly by." Iran fired a barrage of roughly 200 ballistic missiles at Israeli military targets, setting off the nation's advanced defence systems and causing sirens to go off throughout Israel. Israel's ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, told CNN's Kaitlan Collins on Wednesday night, October 3, that "what happened last night was an unprecedented response, and as I said today in the Security Council, it will be a very strong, painful response. It will be soon." "I think they know that we have the capabilities to reach any destination in the Middle East and it's up to us to decide how to do it and what to target." Regarding Israel's forthcoming response, Danon stated that "it should be the responsibility of the US and other Western democracies to block Iran from achieving nuclear capabilities. Otherwise, it will be too late." When asked if Israel would heed US President Joe Biden's advice that Iran's nuclear site should not be targeted. Danon stated that although Israel does not wish to see a conflict or an increase in hostilities, it will take revenge for Iran's massive rocket launches. “But we would have to make it a calculated response because we don’t...
Protest Erupts in PDP Secretariate Rivers State Over LG Polls
The people of Rivers state stormed the People's Democratic Party secretariate over the Local Government election scheduled on October 5,...
