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- January 6, 2025
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18 policemen present when hoodlums attacked me – Osun monarch
The Ajeniju of Halleluyah Community in Osun State, Oba Jelili Olaiya, has narrated how some hoodlums laid siege on his palace and injured four people last Friday. Oba Olaiya during the incident sustained bodily injury, while part of his palace was also vandalised by the protesters. Olaiya, in an exclusive chat with PUNCH Metro on
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The Ajeniju of Halleluyah Community in Osun State, Oba Jelili Olaiya, has narrated how some hoodlums laid siege on his palace and injured four people last Friday. Oba Olaiya during the incident sustained bodily injury, while part of his palace was also vandalised by the protesters. Olaiya, in an exclusive chat with PUNCH Metro on
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- January 6, 2025
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FG can retain VAT as it is – Oyedele
The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has said it is possible for the current Value Added Tax structure to be kept as it is given the controversies it had stirred. Oyedele said this on Sunday when he appeared on a live television programme on Arise TV to
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The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has said it is possible for the current Value Added Tax structure to be kept as it is given the controversies it had stirred. Oyedele said this on Sunday when he appeared on a live television programme on Arise TV to
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- January 6, 2025
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Rivers ex-commissioner berates Wike for attacking Odili
A former Commissioner for Works and elder statesman in Rivers State, Chief David Briggs, has criticised the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, for his recent remarks about former Governor Peter Odili. Briggs, who served under Odili, accused Wike of benefiting from crisis and speaking without thought, claiming that Wike’s actions are exacerbating the ongoing
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A former Commissioner for Works and elder statesman in Rivers State, Chief David Briggs, has criticised the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, for his recent remarks about former Governor Peter Odili. Briggs, who served under Odili, accused Wike of benefiting from crisis and speaking without thought, claiming that Wike’s actions are exacerbating the ongoing
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Retailers begin loading from P’Harcourt refinery this week – PETROAN
Barring any last-minute change in plans, marketers and retailers of petroleum products will start lifting Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) from the Port Harcourt Refining Company this week. The Publicity Secretary of the Petroleum Products Retail Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria, Joseph Obele, disclosed this in an exclusive interview with our correspondent. According to Obele, since
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Barring any last-minute change in plans, marketers and retailers of petroleum products will start lifting Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) from the Port Harcourt Refining Company this week. The Publicity Secretary of the Petroleum Products Retail Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria, Joseph Obele, disclosed this in an exclusive interview with our correspondent. According to Obele, since
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- January 6, 2025
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Communities demand action as Lakurawa teams up with bandits
Communities in the North-West have called for urgent action against the Lakurawa terrorist group following reports that the sect have aligned with bandits in the region. Worried by the development, the communities admonished the Federal Government and security agents to eliminate the Lakurawa group and other criminals. Last Friday, the group killed two policemen and
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Communities in the North-West have called for urgent action against the Lakurawa terrorist group following reports that the sect have aligned with bandits in the region. Worried by the development, the communities admonished the Federal Government and security agents to eliminate the Lakurawa group and other criminals. Last Friday, the group killed two policemen and
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- January 6, 2025
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Nigerians decry high transport fares despite fuel price reduction
Nigerians have lamented that despite the reduction in the price of petrol, transporters have failed to effect a reduction in transport fares nationwide. These angry Nigerians added that instead, the prices are still going up. The PUNCH reported that on December 19, 2024, the Dangote refinery reduced the ex-depot price of its petrol from N970
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Nigerians have lamented that despite the reduction in the price of petrol, transporters have failed to effect a reduction in transport fares nationwide. These angry Nigerians added that instead, the prices are still going up. The PUNCH reported that on December 19, 2024, the Dangote refinery reduced the ex-depot price of its petrol from N970
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- January 6, 2025
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Mother arrested in FCT for abandoning baby over hardship
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has arrested a woman, Khadija Ali, for allegedly abandoning her newborn baby. Ali was said to have dumped her baby along a bush path near Crush Rock, behind the uncompleted Red Bricks Market in Mpape, Abuja. A statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, revealed that the
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The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has arrested a woman, Khadija Ali, for allegedly abandoning her newborn baby. Ali was said to have dumped her baby along a bush path near Crush Rock, behind the uncompleted Red Bricks Market in Mpape, Abuja. A statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, revealed that the
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Rivers summons developer as seven injured in building collapse
The Rivers State Government on Sunday summoned the developer of the three-storey building that collapsed at Aboga along the Igwuruta-Etche Road in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State leading to seven persons being rescued. Eyewitnesses told PUNCH Metro that the incident occurred at about 1:30 pm on Saturday while workers were on the site.
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The Rivers State Government on Sunday summoned the developer of the three-storey building that collapsed at Aboga along the Igwuruta-Etche Road in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State leading to seven persons being rescued. Eyewitnesses told PUNCH Metro that the incident occurred at about 1:30 pm on Saturday while workers were on the site.
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- January 6, 2025
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Ensure federal character in mass retirement, northern youths tell CBN
The Arewa Youth Assembly has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria to adhere to federal character principles in its handling of the ongoing mass voluntarily retirement within the institution. The group voiced concerns over the perceived targeting of northern employees, describing the move as “anti-North” and a threat to national unity. In a statement
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The Arewa Youth Assembly has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria to adhere to federal character principles in its handling of the ongoing mass voluntarily retirement within the institution. The group voiced concerns over the perceived targeting of northern employees, describing the move as “anti-North” and a threat to national unity. In a statement
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- January 6, 2025
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Yuletide holidays: Lagos, Kano, Delta, others schools resume today
Teachers, pupils and parents are currently upbeat as primary and secondary schools resume in most states today (Monday). States where pupils will be resuming for second term after the Christmas and New Year break include Lagos, Ogun, Kano, Delta and Jigawa, among others. The Kano State Government had earlier announced Sunday, January 5, 2025, as
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Teachers, pupils and parents are currently upbeat as primary and secondary schools resume in most states today (Monday). States where pupils will be resuming for second term after the Christmas and New Year break include Lagos, Ogun, Kano, Delta and Jigawa, among others. The Kano State Government had earlier announced Sunday, January 5, 2025, as
