Day: November 10, 2024

Insecurity: Military raises alarm, says terrorists have launched on-line recruitment

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Military raises alarm

The military says it has uncovered a desperate recruitment drive on social media by terrorists, particularly the ISWAP terrorist group, but vowed that troops will sustain the offensives to eliminate all threats by them. Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj-Gen. Edward Buba, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, affirming that troops operations had severely depleted their ranks and files. Buba also revealed that synchronized air strikes by the Nigeria Air Force, (NAF), as well as ground operations by ground forces had dislodged terrorists from their enclaves killing several of them.…

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NAF strikes eliminate ISWAP terrorists, destroy enclave in Lake Chad 

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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), High Command, at the weekend, disclosed that the air component of ‘Operation Ha?in Kai, in support of the ongoing counter-terrorism efforts by the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN), hit the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists, neutralising more insurgents and obliterating strategic hideouts in the Southern Tumbuns at Arina, Lake Chad. According to a statement issued yesterday in Abuja by NAF spokesperson, Air Commodore Olusola Akinboyewa, “On 7 November 2024, the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai, in support of ongoing counter-terrorism efforts by the…

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Tax Collection System: “Businesses will suffer, economy’ll retrogress if States collect VAT” – Oyedele

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Oyedele on tax collection

The Chairman of the Presidential Tax Reform Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, has raised the alarm that businesses will suffer while the economy would retrogress if State governments are allowed to collect value-added tax. Speaking on a live television programme at the weekend, Oyedele recalled that a similar approach was attempted in the 1980s with sales tax, but that the sub-national governments failed to generate significant revenue through it. “By 1999, we were writing the constitution because we now have the 4th Republic. But what we did was to just replicate the…

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“My appointment political; mission is to recapture Kano for APC” – New Minister, Yusuf Ata

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Yusuf Ata

The newly-appointed Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development, Yusuf Abdullahi Ata, has said his mission is to deliver Kano State to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027. Ata made this known shortly after his maiden visit to Kano after being sworn-in to the Federal Executive Council. Speaking to newsmen, he said, “My appointment was mainly for political reason, APC has lost Kano state and now it will take Kano State. The main problem is the Kano-Central and I am from there. “Even as a minister, I will continue…

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Nigerian Legal System: CJN Kekere-Ekun, Emir Sanusi, Fagbemi, others, harp on significance of fairness, integrity 

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The Chief Justice of Nigeria, (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has acknowledged that few judges were giving the Nigerian Judiciary a bad name, insisting that the country’s Judiciary is blessed with upright and courageous judges. Justice Kekere-Ekun stated this on Saturday, during a public discourse on: ‘Ethics, Morality And The Law’, organised by the Movement for Islamic Culture and Awareness’, to mark its 30th anniversary and the elevation of Justice Habeeb Adewale Abiru to the Supreme Court. Kekere-Ekun maintained that Nigeria was endowed with very hardworking and knowledgeable judges, warning however, that…

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“Stop Wike, Govs. from inducing judges with cars, houses” – SERAP urges Tinubu

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SERAP urges Tinubu

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), has urged President Bola Tinubu to “stop” the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and Nigeria’s 36 State governors from “usurping the authority and responsibilities of the National Judicial Council (NJC) and Heads of courts through the giving of cars and houses to judges”. According to SERAP, in a letter issued yesterday, dated Nov. 9, 2024, and signed and released by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, these actions likely indicate that the Judiciary is becoming submissive to the Executive arm of…

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MOSOP demands Shell probe over $173bn unaccounted oil revenue

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…Laments  its hurried assets divestment Twenty-nine years after the state-sponsored execution of environmental activist Kenule Saro-Wiwa and eight others, the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People, (MOSOP), has urged the Federal Government to investigate Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) over an estimated $173.8 billion allegedly concealed during its operations in Ogoni between 1958 and 1993. In a statement issued yesterday in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, MOSOP President, Fegalo Nsuke marked the 29th memorial of the executions ordered by the Abacha regime, calling for accountability from Shell. Nsuke alleged that…

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Oil Marketers plan to import petrol below ?angote’s N1,028/litre price

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Oil marketers ?angote Refinery

Oil marketers, on Friday, revealed that the price of Premium Motor Spirit, (PMS), popularly called petrol, produced by the ?angote Petroleum Refinery was between N1,015 and N1,028/litre depending on the quantity being purchased. Based on this, the dealers vowed to import the commodity and sell it below the ?angote Refinery price, as well as the price being sold by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, (NNPCL). Data released by the Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria on Thursday showed that the landing cost of petrol was N978.01/litre as of October…

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Lusaka and the African women declaration

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IMG 20241110 WA0025

By Dr. Jumai Ahmadu Africa must help itself by deliberately charting the course for women development as their women struggle to participate effectively in the affairs of their societies. They lack skills or education to be able to access economic opportunities. Social, psychological, physical and economic implications continue to haunt them. It is for this reason that we have persistently latched onto the need for new technology in our advocacy for the betterment of the African woman. Therefore, in order to push for the consolidation of the growth, stability and…

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