Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, has flagged off the electronic tax payment campaign of the state which will allow residents and citizens of Lagos State to pay their taxes directly to the coffers of the State Government. The flag-off campaign was kicked off at the Guaranty Trust Bank, Opebi branch, Lagos on Monday February […]
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A Dana Aircraft with registration numbers 9J0363, flying from Abuja to Port-Harcourt reportedly overshot runway at the Port-Harcourt International Airport on Tuesday night. An aircraft is said to have overshot the runway when it moves past a specified point unintentionally, and this can be as a result of too much speed or that the plane […]
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Former archbishop of the Catholic Church in Lagos, Olubunmi Okogie, has told the government of President Muhammadu Buhari that Nigerians are not happy. Lamenting the high rate of insecurity and the level of unemployment, the fiery priest said the president should dedicate efforts towards finding a lasting solution rather than focusing on his re-election. “The […]
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Pep Guardiola’s quest to win an unprecedented quadruple with Manchester City came to a stunning and controversial end when they fell to a 1-0 defeat at third-tier Wigan in the fifth round of the FA Cup on Monday. In an uncanny repeat of the 2013 FA Cup final, in which City had a player sent […]
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has provided fresh $210 million to meet customers’ requests in various segments of the foreign exchange market. The Bank’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, Isaac Okorafor, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said that $100 million was offered to authorised dealers in the wholesale segment of the market. […]
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Hollywood legend Sylvester Stallone has dismissed reports circulating on Monday on social media claiming that he is dead. A message had appeared on Facebook claiming Stallone had been found dead at his Los Angeles home. Stallone who took to his twitter handle to debunk the reports expressed sadness over the death prank which emanated from […]
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Israel has successfully tested its new Arrow missile defense system arguably the most powerful in the world. The Defense Ministry announced this in a tweet, noting that it was an accomplishment of a program that had seen a series of delays and cancellations. The test was carried out in cooperation with the United States’ Missile […]
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Heavy Syrian bombardment killed at least 77 civilians in rebel-held Eastern Ghouta on Monday, a war monitor said, as regime forces appeared to prepare for an imminent ground assault. The escalation came as pro-government forces were also expected to enter the northern Kurdish-controlled enclave of Afrin, to take a stand against a month-old Turkish assault […]
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Soldiers on duty around the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) have gunned down a suicide bomber, averting what would have been a tragic suicide attack. The suicide bomber, strapped with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) made his entrance through the University Printing Press but was sighted and taken out by the soldiers leading to the explosion of […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has reportedly rejected a request by Patience Jonathan, former first lady, to settle out of court in a case involving her and the agency. The agency has asked her to rather come before a court by entering into a plea bargain “in line with the laws of the […]
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