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PHOTO NEWS: Osinbajo bids Queen Elizabeth farewell
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo joined other world leaders to bid Queen Elizabeth farewell on Monday in London. The Vice President who represented Nigeria joined other leaders at the funeral service at Westminster Abbey after which he joined the reception hosted by the Foreign Secretary immediately after the body of the United Kingdom monarch was moved to her final resting place.
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We collect taxes, not granting waivers to taxpayers – FIRS
The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Nami has disclosed that the mandate of the Service is to collect taxes that are due to the federation and the Federal Government not to grant tax waivers to any taxpayer in the country. Nami stated this in a swift reaction to the news making the rounds that some…
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Akeredolu lauds support for state police by northern governors, traditional rulers
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has lauded the call by the 19 northern state governors and traditional rulers for the establishment of state police to fight insecurity in the country. Akeredolu who is also the Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum, said this in a statement he personally signed on Monday He said that the creation of State Police is…
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Buhari arrives New York ahead his last UNGA as Nigeria’s leader
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday afternoon arrived New York for the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. He was received by his Chief of Staff, Professor Agboola Gambari, former Minister, Ambassador Babagana Kingibe, Governors, Ministers and other senior government officials. The president will attend sideline events on investment promotion in Nigeria and other events and will deliver his…
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Biden and world leaders attend state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II
US President Joe Biden on Monday joined a long slate of world leaders for Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral inside London’s Westminster Abbey, where royal pageantry was on full display to pay tribute to a monarch whose rule spanned seven decades. World leaders, dignitaries, politicians, public figures and European royals were among the 2,000 attendees. The service was conducted by…
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The Archbishop of Canterbury’s sermon for The State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Read the full text of Archbishop Justin Welby’s sermon for the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. 1 Corinthians 15:20-26, 53 – End Psalm 42:1-7 John 14:1-6 Come Holy Spirit, fill us with the balm of your healing love. Amen. The pattern for many leaders is to be exalted in life and forgotten after death. The pattern for…
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Tinubu appoints Akeredolu campaign coordinator for South West
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has been appointed the Zonal Coordinator of the Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council in the Southwest. The governor disclosed this on his Facebook page on Monday. According to Akeredolu, his appointment was conveyed in a letter addressed to him and personally signed by the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Asiwaju…
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BREAKING: Evans gets 21-year jail term for kidnapping
Kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, also known as Evans, and his co-defendant, Victor Aduba, have been sentenced to 21 years imprisonment for kidnapping one Sylvanus Hafia. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Ikeja Special Offences Court sentenced the duo to jail on Monday. They were accused of conspiring and kidnapping Sylvanus Ahanonu Hafia at about 5:30 pm on June 23, 2014, at…
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Igbos responsible for insecurity in Anambra – Soludo
Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo says Igbos are responsible for the insecurity in the state. While appearing on Channels TV programme Sunday Politics, Soludo said the claim that the South East was being invaded by outsiders who are perpetrating evil was a hoax. According to him, arrests in Anambra have shown that non-Igbos are not behind the attacks in the…
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Fayemi hosts Ekiti COVID-19 response committee, says state can vaccinate 13,500 citizens per day
Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi says the state now has the capacity to vaccinate 13,500 people for COVID-19 per day. Fayemi said this in a post on his Facebook page on Sunday after hosting the Ekiti COVID-19 Response Resource Mobilization Committee (RRMC) to a dinner and award presentation in Lagos. The governor said the event was to celebrate their contribution…
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