Leading human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, says the proposed value-added tax (VAT) increase by the federal government is in violation of the law if the national assembly has not passed a bill to that effect. Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, had announced that the federal executive council (FEC) approved an increase in VAT from 5% […]
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Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has slammed the Muhammadu Buhari administration over the charges of treasonable felony and other counts filed against the detained publisher of Sahara Reporters and Convener of #RevolutionNow Protest, Mr Omoyele Sowore. Soyinka utterly condemned the government’s action in a statement personally signed by him on Saturday. After weeks of detention […]
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Barcelona threw on their stars of the present and the future on Saturday but neither Lionel Messi nor Ansu Fati could save them from a dismal 2-0 defeat away at Granada. Messi was still not deemed fit enough to start at Los Carmenes while Fati, the 16-year-old who has lit up La Liga in recent […]
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The U.S. will send additional troops to the Middle East in the wake of drone strikes on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, U.S. Defence Secretary Mark Esper said in Washington. U.S. President Donald Trump had approved the deployment of additional troops of a defensive nature, Esper said at the Pentagon. Yemen’s Iran-linked Houthi rebels have […]
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The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has signed a multi-year partnership with top Serie A club AS Roma. The partnership, which was unveiled on Friday in Abuja, will see the NFF and Roma collaborate together on and off the pitch, with one long term objective being for the club to help further grow and improve all […]
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An apprentice at a tailoring shop in Lagos, Adenike Fatai, reportedly committed suicide just three months after her boyfriend identified as Bayo Atanda also killed self. The 25-year-old indigene of Kwara State who lived with her mother at Igbekele Street, Iyana Cele bus stop, Shibiri area of Lagos State has reportedly been battling depression since her […]
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Twitter said Friday it shut down thousands of accounts worldwide for spreading misinformation, including some artificially amplifying pro-Saudi messaging as part of a regional propaganda war. The move affected pro-Saudi accounts coming from Egypt and the United Arab Emirates directed at Qatar and Yemen, Twitter said, as well as others from China seeking to sow […]
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The Nigerian Government on Friday filed seven counts of treasonable felony and money laundering against the publisher of SaharaReporters, Omoyele Sowore. Sowore, who initiated #RevolutionNow protest some weeks ago was charged today, September 20 along with Olawale Bakare, also known as Mandate. The charges were signed on behalf of the Attorney-General of the Federation and […]
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Arsenal youngsters Joe Willock and Bukayo Saka claimed goals as a rotated Gunners side romped to a 3-0 win at 10-man Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday in the Europa League. Willock, 20, one of seven changes by Arsenal manager Unai Emery to the team which started Sunday’s 2-2 draw at Watford, gave the Gunners a first-half […]
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United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, on Thursday, announced that the services of its Chatbot, Leo is now available for customers on Apple Business Chat, where its users can communicate directly with businesses using the Messages app on iPhone and iPad. “As a brand focused on providing excellent customer experience, we are always looking for […]
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