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Lagos abolishes distrain fine on tax evading firms

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The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) on Wednesday said that it had abolished the distrain fine on tax-evading companies throughout the state. Ajibike Oshodi-Sholola, the leader of the Distrain Unit of the LIRS, that this was due to total […]

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Buhari orders crackdown on copyright pirates

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Lagos – President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered law enforcement agencies to step up their efforts to curb the menace of pirates scuttling the country’s entertainment industry. Buhari gave the directive after receiving a briefing from the Permanent Secretary of the […]

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NSCDC arrests 3 suspected pipeline vandals in Aba

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The Abia command of Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said it had arrested three suspected pipeline vandals in Aba. Commandant of the corps in the state, Dr Benito Eze, who disclosed to newsmen on Tuesday in Umuahia, said […]

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Misconduct: Court orders NBA to probe Kwankwaso’s lawyer

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A Kano High court has ordered the Nigerian Bar Association to investigate Kwankwaso’s lawyer, Okechukwu Eze for unethical misconduct. Justice Muhammad Yahaya while delivering a ruling on the dramatic discontinuance notice filed by Kwankwaso’s Attorney declared that the matter was […]

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Top news: Catholic priest kidnapped in Imo

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Dare devil kidnappers have abducted Rev. Fr. Francis Ugoo Egbebu, the Parish Priest of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Umuola, Amaigbo, Nwangele local council area of Imo State. Strong feelers from the Catholic Diocese of Orlu, where Rev. Fr. Egbebu is […]

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Suspect dies in police custody, corpse missing

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Mr. Oghenejabor Ikimi, Human rights activist and lawyer, has called on the Assistant Inspector General, AIG, of Police, Zone 5, Benin, Edo State, to order an independent and impartial inquest into an alleged extra-judicial killing of Mr. Ejovi Edaferiemu, a […]

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Police arrest 15 secondary school cultists in Ebonyi

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State Police command yesterday arrested 15 secondary school cultists at the point of initiation in Izzi Local Government Area of the state. The policemen in the area foiled the initiation of 46 graduating students of a popular mission school (name […]

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There’s ‘nothing’ to NDLEA’s probe on Fans mi video — Davido

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Nigerian pop star, Davido, has reacted to the alleged investigation of his ‘Fans mi’ video by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA over what many termed promotion of narcotics, a banned and illegal substance. In a recent interview with a National […]

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Jamb reduces cut-off mark for admission

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The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board has announced a reduction to 180 of the admission cut-off score for degree programmes. It also cut to 150, the score required by applicants for national certificate in education, national diploma and national innovation […]

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Top News: Court grants Lamido, sons bail [To pay N25m each]

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Having spent five days in prison custody, the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, today, granted the former ‎governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido‎ bail on self recognizance. However, Justice Gabriel Kolawole ordered Lamido to surrender all his travelling documents to the […]