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The Nigerian Governors’ Forum on Thursday declared their support for the ongoing tax reforms in the country just as they released a revised sharing formula for the Value Added Tax (VAT). NPO Reports that the tax reform has remained a major cause of agitation since the committee handling it was set up by President Bola Tinubu. Different sections of the country had expressed disapproval owing to alleged bias against them. The Governor of Bauchi Mohammed Bala, had been known to be very critical of the reforms. Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Governor Abdulrazaque Abdulrahman, addressing the press on Thursday…
By Safiu Kehinde It was a mournful moment on Thursday in Ibadan as family members of those who died or were injured in the January 16th 2024 explosions in the Bodija area of Ibadan marked one year remembrance. At a memorial service held at the Baptist Church, Bodija, residents of the area had started coming into the church at 1pm for the special service in honour of those who died when explosives went off from a building on Adeyi Avenue, killing at least five persons and injuring many others. As the officiating pastor spoke families fought hard to hold back…
By Safiu Kehinde One year after the explosions that rocked Bodija, Ibadan the Oyo state capital, the government on Thursday confirmed it just set up a committee to work out compensation for victims. This was just as hundreds gathered at the Baptist Church, Bodija Ibadan to mark one year memorial in honour of those who died in the explosions and those who were injured. NPO Reports that five persons were officially recognised to have died in the explosions which emanated from a building in the night of January 16, 2024. It was later said that the explosions were caused by…
As APC, Tinubu Mourn A former Head of Service in Lagos State Dr. Sunny Ajose has died. Ajose reportedly died in the early hours of Thursday according to information available to the NPO Reports Announcing the passing of the former Head of Service, the All Progressive Congress’s state Chairman Cornelius Ojelabi described Ajose as a man who served the country with dedication. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu aLeo expressed sympathy and condolences to the Lagos State Government and the All Progressives Congress over the death of the former head of service. He was said to be 78 at the time of…
By Semiu Okanlawon My friend, Bamidele Johnson, ever witty and acerbic in his facebook posts, left no one in doubt what he was saying in his January 4 menu titled “Is Our Prophetic Industry Operating Below Installed Capacity?” But Johnson’s derisive reference to the “Men of God,” a la his soulmate, Ebenezer Obadare, the United States-based Professor who once authored Pastor Adeboye and Casino Penteconstalism, is not the subject of this piece lest readers misconstrue “What 2025 Holds for Nigeria?” as an attempt to join the list of those who ‘see’ tomorrow and come forward to announce the doomsdays. I…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has opened up why its operatives arrested one Jonathan Okunbor who the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the last election in Edo State, Asue Ighodalo, has claimed to be one his witnesses before the election petition tribunal. The media was awash on Tuesday over the arrest of Okunbor, said to be a chieftain of the opposition party, with many condemning the arrest as an indication that the ruling party seeks to armtwist the opposition over the ongoing petition. The commission, reacting to the development on Wednesday, said Okunbor “is a prime…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday met with Nigerian former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo in Accra Ghana at the inauguration ceremony for the new President of Ghana, John Mahama. Tinubu’s encounter with Obasanjo in Ghana came amidst festering criticisms of the Tinubu administration by the former Nigerian President. NPO Reports that Obasanjo, just few days ago spoke over the newly revamped PortHarcourt and Warri Refineries which he had said would never work. The two refineries have come on stream under the administration of Tinubu which is less than two years. Tinubu has earned credit for the revamping of the refineries which…
Former US President Jimmy Carter has died aged 100, his foundation has announced He died on Sunday afternoon at home in Plains, Georgia, his family says – his son calls him “a hero, not only to me but to everyone who believes in peace, human rights, and unselfish love” US President Joe Biden describes Carter as “a man of principle, faith and humility,” while President-elect Donald Trump says Americans owe Carter a “debt of gratitude” Former president Bill Clinton says he “lived to serve others” Carter served as the 39th president for one term from 1977 until 1981, and was…
In a rare manifestation of goodluck and perhaps answered prayers, an unidentified passenger on the ill-fated Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 is among the 28 that survived the crash. The air mishap occurred on December 25, Christmas Day when the flight took off and was en route Grozny in Russia. It was making an emergency landing near the Kazakh city of Aktau. The plane was en route to Grozny in Russia but it was diverted due to fog. The passenger’s video recordings showed moments when the flight had already run into trouble with cabin crew making emergency announcements while oxygen masks were…
Communities in Sokoto State have differed over the bombing of communities which have claimed many lives in the state. There were reports of jet bombings in the Gidan Sama and Rumtuwa communities of Silame Local Government Area of the state leading to death of about 10 villagers with dozens also injured. Also killed and injured were residents’ livestocks while many houses were either burnt or destroyed. It was said that the airstrikes by the Nigerian Air Force had targeted the Lakurawa terrorist group. The air raids were said to have been conducted by the air component of Operation Hadarin Daji…