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VAT collection: States should move away from mentality of revenue sharing, says Peter Obi

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by Wasilat Azeez Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra state has advised state governments to improve their revenue generation capacity. The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and some state governments are currently embroiled in a legal tussle over VAT collection. Rivers and Lagos […]

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Igboho’s mother, kinsmen tell Gumi to stay away from Yorubaland

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By Alao Abiodun Supporters of Yoruba Nation agitator Chief Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, his mother and kinsmen have warned controversial Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi to stay away from Yorubaland. They described Gumi’s visit to Igboho town as ‘suspicious’ and ‘insensitive’. Igboho, […]

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FG will obey court’s final verdict on VAT issue – Adesina

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By Bolaji Ogundele, Abuja Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, on Sunday said President Buhari will abide by whatever final verdict the judiciary passes on the ongoing Value Added Tax (VAT) legal tussle. Adesina, who […]

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Yoruba group: Gumi’s visit to Igboho town suspicious

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by Ebunoluwa Olafusi The Yoruba Leadership and Peace Initiative (TYLPI) has tackled Ahmad Gumi, popular Islamic cleric, over the latter’s recent visit to Igboho, the hometown of Sunday Adeyemo, a youth leader better known as Sunday Igboho. Gumi, in a video which […]

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CJN summons: Judiciary in urgent need of reforms, independence

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By Joseph Onyekwere • Nigeria Failing Because Legal Profession Has Failed – Lawyers• Conflicting Court Orders Threat To Democracy, Reflects Dependent Judiciary – A2J• Forum-shopping For Ex parte Orders Is Judicial Rascality – Azinge• ‘Erring Judges Not Chief Judges Must Face […]

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Lekki shootings: Forensic investigation didn’t indict army, says expert

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By Robert Egbe The forensic firm engaged by the Lagos State government to conduct a crime scene investigation of the alleged shooting of protesters at the Lekki Toll Plaza on October 20, 2020 has denied indicting the Nigerian Army. Sentinel […]

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Nigerian jailed four years in US over $2.5m online romance scam

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by Samuel Akpan Afeez Adebara, a 36-year-old Nigerian, has been sentenced to four years in a US prison for “managing a group of money launderers” in an online romance scam that defrauded multiple people to the tune of $2.5 million. […]

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TB Joshua’s Wife Allegedly Evicts Disciples From SCOAN

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By Omon Okhuevbie Evelyn Joshua, the wife of the late prophet T.B Joshua’s has allegedly evicted some disciples from the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) premises in Lagos State. A video of the eviction surfaced on the internet, as the […]

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Nigerian soldiers continued shooting even as #EndSARS protesters were running away: Forensic Report

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OYINDAMOLA OLUBAJO Soldiers repeatedly shot at #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate while they ran for safety, a forensic report seen by Peoples Gazette has revealed. The report by Sentinel Forensics Limited, presented before the Lagos Judicial Panel of […]

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Scene of Lekki shooting had been compromised before forensic analysis, says expert

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by Ayodele Oluwafemi Joseph Kayode, managing director of Sentinel Forensics Limited, says physical evidence had been removed from Lekki tollgate before his team conducted analysis at the scene of the October 2020 incident. Kayode appeared before the Lagos judicial panel […]