No fewer than four people were killed while 39 others were kidnapped when blood thirsty bandits invaded Kuduru, Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as well as Garam and Azu, two communities under Niger State. On Saturday, December 23, bandits invaded Garam community, which is five minutes drive from Bwari killing a pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God, while kidnapping 13 other person’s. On Thursday December 28, bandits again invaded Kuduru, which shares a boundary with Garam, and kidnapped 18 persons. Also on Friday, December 29, bandits invaded Azu, killing three people and kidnapping eight…
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The federal government has exempted 41 items from paying Value Added Tax (VAT) and import duties as part of fiscal incentives for the presidential gas for growth initiative. The Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun made this known in a circular issued on December 7, 2023. He said the exemption of the 41 items was in line with President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to improve the investment climate in Nigeria and to increase the utilisation and supply of gas in the domestic market. The circular reads: “Pursuant to Part 1, Section 5 of the Customs…
The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has alleged that there was conspiracy and act of collusion in the Plateau state massacre. It added that the invasion of five communities and the killings of over 70 persons by unknown gunmen in Gashish and Ropp Districts of Barkin Ladi and Bokkos local government areas of Plateau State on Christmas eve had raised national and global concerns about the security of persons in Nigeria, particularly the North Central region of Nigeria. The Minority Leader, Hon. Kingsley Chinda, in a statement issued Thursday day, said what was more sinister was that warnings…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has said that the federal government would not rest on its oars until victims of the gruesome attacks on communities in Barkin Ladi and Bokkos local government areas of Plateau State get justice and the residents are safe. Shettima gave the assurance when he visited crisis-ravaged communities in Plateau State to condole with the people and state government over the recent killings in Barkin Ladi and Bokkos local government areas of the state. He said: “Now Please accept our heartfelt condolences. Please accept our deepest apologies. Because we won’t rest until you access justice and until…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has directed four Directors of the Commission to proceed on terminal leave. It said the directive was in line with the implementation of a policy mandating all Directors with eight years or more of service to retire from the public sector. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun in a statement issued Wednesday said He said two of them served as Heads of Departments at the National Headquarters, while the other two are deployed as Administrative Secretaries in our State offices. Olumekun noted: “Following the Federal Government Circular HSCF/SPSO/268/T3/2/37…
The Governor of Niger State, Muhammed Bago has said that he didn’t aurthorise the purported ban of the sale of alcoholic beverages in the state. TheHintsNews reports that media report had claimed that the Secretary of the state’s Liquor and Licencing Board, Malam Ibrahim Mohammed said the ban of alcohol takes immediate effect on Monday in Suleja and eight other local governments sharing boundaries with suburbs of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). However, Bago in a statement he personally signed on Wednesday described the story as a figment of the imagination of mischief makers in the state. He described the…
President Bola Tinubu has described the former Governor of Ondo state, Rotimi Akeredolu as a fearless politician. Tinubu in a statement personally signed by him said It was a difficult task to have to pen a tribute and sing a dirge for a departing soul, saying it was a more difficult job in African culture when one is compelled to do so for a younger person. He said, “Here I am having the difficult job of singing a dirge for Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, my beloved brother, confidant, political soulmate, and the Executive Governor of Ondo State. “It is an impossible…
The Leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and political organisation, Afenifere Renewal Group, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, has expressed shock over the demise of Akeredolu. Fasoranti in a statement issued Wednesday by the National Publicity Secretary of the organisation, Jare Ajayi, quoted the elder described the late governor as a quintessence gentleman, a thorough professional, a patriot and a very courageous individual. He said: “Since his youthful days, ever before he became governor, Akeredolu had been an activist who was always fighting on the side of the people. “Like another illustrious son of this state, Ondo, late Chief Gani Fawehinmi, Akeredolu was…
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje described the death of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State as a great loss to the entire country, the progressive family, the legal profession and the ruling APC. Ganduje in a statement issued Wednesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Edwin Olofu, said Akeredolu who died at 67 after a protracted illness, left behind a remarkable legacy of dedication towards the development and betterment of Ondo State. The chairman said Akeredolu’s legacy would endure and his vision for a better Ondo State would never be forgotten. He commended him…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has expressed grief over the death of Governor Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu of Ondo State, describing it is a painful loss. Abbas in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Krishi, described Akeredolu’s death as a big blow to the APC family, noting that the governor was one of the brilliant legal minds in the ruling party. The Speaker eulogised Akeredolu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, for his doggedness, brilliance, and patriotism in his lifetime. He said…