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INEC chairman seeks security for by-elections, re-run
The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, has urged security agencies to provide a safe environment for the by-elections and re-run elections that will take place in some parts of the country. Yakubu made this appeal on Tuesday at the INEC headquarters in Abuja, where he met with the inter-agency consultative committee on election security (ICCES).…
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LIRS affirms January 31st deadline for employers to submit annual tax returns
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has communicated a reminder to all Employers of Labour to submit their annual tax returns on or before the stipulated deadline of January 31, 2024. Mr. Ayodele Subair, the Executive Chairman of LIRS, conveyed this in an official statement released by the agency. Subair emphasized that employers of labour with businesses located within…
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Trump cruises in New Hampshire primary election, Haley vows to fight on
Donald Trump cruised to victory in New Hampshire’s Republican presidential contest on Tuesday, marching closer to a November rematch with Democratic President Joe Biden even as his only remaining rival, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, vowed to soldier on. “This race is far from over,” she told supporters at a post-election party in Concord, challenging Trump to debate her. “I’m…
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APC praises security forces for preventing chaos at Plateau Assembly
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau State has praised the security forces for preventing a possible outbreak of violence at the Plateau State House of Assembly on Tuesday. The APC said that the security forces acted professionally and maturely by stopping the former members of the House of Assembly, who were sacked by the Court of Appeal, from entering…
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Martin Luther King Jr’s youngest son Dexter Scott dies of cancer
Dexter Scott King, the youngest son of Dr Martin Luther King Jr, has died at the age of 62, the King Center in Atlanta said. Family members said he died after a battle with prostate cancer. “He transitioned peacefully in his sleep at home with me in Malibu,” his wife, Leah Weber King, said in a statement. Dexter King was…
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Dangote tops, Otedola returns to Forbes Africa’s billionaires list
The fortunes of Africa’s wealthiest people have rebounded slightly in the past 12 months, reversing the decline in their fortunes from a year ago, though they are still off their all-time highs. The 20 billionaires on the 2024 Forbes list of Africa’s Richest are worth a combined $82.4 billion. That’s up $900 million from last year’s $81.5 billion. All of…
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Israel-Gaza war: IDF says 24 soldiers killed in Gaza in one day
The Israeli army says 24 of its soldiers were killed in Gaza on Monday – the deadliest day for its forces since their ground operation began. That includes 21 reservists who died in an explosion likely caused by mines that Israeli forces had placed in two buildings to demolish them, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said. It is thought a…
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‘Oppenheimer’ leads Oscar contenders with 13 nominations
Nominations for the 96th Academy Awards were revealed on Tuesday. As expected, the Christopher Nolan film “Oppenheimer” had a strong showing, leading Oscar contenders with 13 nominations. The fantasy film “Poor Things,” starring Emma Stone, followed with 11, while the Martin Scorsese drama “Killers of the Flower Moon” got 10 nominations. The summer blockbuster “Barbie” earned eight nominations. The Oscars will take…
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Blinken pledges $45m to boost coastal West Africa security
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday pledged $45 million in additional financing to help fight conflict and bring stability to coastal West Africa, where insecurity linked to jihadist insurgencies has increased in recent years. Blinken is on the second stop of a four-nation tour of Africa taking him to Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Angola from Jan.…
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Lagos is number one and does not need to be Nigeria’s capital to come first! By Jesutega Onokpasa
I vividly remember a certain remarkable phenomenon back when the capital was moved from Lagos to Abuja by the General Ibrahim Babangida military junta. It became known as “Abuja marriage” and evolved as an arrangement amongst civil servants who, while being otherwise strange bedfellows, where nevertheless forced to cohabit due to shortage of accommodation as a result of federal staffers…
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