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My account of Mohbad’s story, Naira Marley speaks out

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Well-renowned artist Azeez Fashola, better known by his stage name Naira Marley, has given his version of events leading up to the passing of Promise Aloba, also known as Mohbad, his former signee. In a two-hour documentary on Wednesday, Naira Marley revealed how his former signee started his musical career in his label and how he ultimately passed away. He claims that he never killed the “Ask About Me” and “KPK” crooner or harassed Mohbad. At the age of 27, Mohbad passed away on Tuesday, September 12, 2023. A Magistrate’s…

LASG reacts over Tiktoker Peller’s N36m tax demand claim

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Regarding tax matters, the Lagos State Government has reaffirmed that the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service has the best judgment. This was alluded to by Abdulkabir Ogungbo, Special Adviser to the Governor on Tax and Revenue, after TikTok celebrity Habeeb Hamzat, also known as Peller, bemoaned a fictitious N36 million tax bill that he said he received from Lagos State. Last week, the young online streamer and content creator criticized the state government for what he called exorbitant taxes. The 20-year-old TikToker disclosed that the government had requested N36 million…

Corrupt civil servants awarded N5.2bn contracts without approval – Wike

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Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has refuted local contractors’ allegations that his government owes them N5.2 billion, stating that the debts resulted from contracts that were improperly issued by civil workers without ministerial consent. Contractors protested at the minister’s gate on Monday, claiming they were due approximately N5.2 billion for completed projects by the FCT Administration. Lere Olayinka, Wike’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, refuted the allegations, pointing out that the minister had already paid off a N10 billion backlog left by his predecessor and…

Ex-NNPCL spokesman canvasses tax relief for media houses

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Nigeria currently has 172 million active telephone subscribers, of which 141 million are internet users, accounting for 81.9% of the total, and 105 million are broadband users. She urged subscribers to turn off social media autoplay, limit background data, delete unused apps, activate data-saving modes, and use Wi-Fi whenever possible. Nnenna Ukoha, the Director of Public Affairs at the NCC, emphasized the importance of the media in communicating regulatory efforts to the public, saying, “You are the ones that transmit and convey our transformative policies to the people of Nigeria.…

Tinubu removed 5% telecom levy under new tax law – NCC

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The Executive Vice-Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Dr Aminu Maida, has announced that President Bola Tinubu has eliminated the 5 per cent excise fee on telecoms services in the new tax laws, a move likely to reduce cost pressures on customers. Speaking to reporters during an interactive session in Abuja on Tuesday, Maida clarified that the charge, which had been suspended at first, has now been abolished entirely. “The excise duty, which was around 5%, is no longer there,” he stated. The president was generous enough to remove it…

NYSC condemns assault on corps member in Anambra

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The attack on one of its members, Edema Elohor Jennifer (AN/24C/0626), in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area, Anambra State, has been denounced by the National Youth Service Corps NYSC . In a statement signed by the management and released on Tuesday, the organization called the situation intolerable and reiterated its dedication to the safety and well-being of corps members across the country. The statement said, “Management would not tolerate any individual or group undermining the safety of Corps Members for any reason and wishes to reiterate its strong commitment…

EFCC arraigns ICT consultant for alleged N131.8m, $200,000 fraud

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC on Tuesday said it has arraigned an information and communication technology consultant, Umar Abdullahi, over allegations of fraud and money laundering worth N131.8 million and $200,000 The arraignment took place on Monday, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja. Abdullahi faces four counts connected to his alleged financial malfeasance, including collecting money by false pretence, advance fee fraud, and money laundering, which occurred between June and August 2024. “That you, Umar Abdullahi, within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court,…

Supreme Court never granted Alaafin supremacy rights, lawyer backs Ooni

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According to attorney Pelumi Olajengbesi of Abuja, no Supreme Court ruling renders the Alaafin of Oyo‘s stool the final arbiter of pan-Yoruba disputes. Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, the Alaafin of Oyo, and Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife, recently bestowed the Okanlomo of Yorubaland chieftaincy title on Ibadan business magnate Engineer Dotun Sanusi, sparking a contentious debate on social media. The Ooni was given a 48-hour ultimatum to renounce the chieftaincy title or face dire consequences by the Oyo supreme monarch, who viewed the action as an insult…

Jonathan’s 2027 Comeback: A Call from an Ex-Presidential Aspirant

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$49 Billion Didnt Go Missing Under My Watch - Ex-President Jonathan Speaks

Mathias Tsado, a former Action Democratic Party presidential candidate, has asked former President Goodluck Jonathan‘s close friends and family to pressure him to run for president in 2027. The call was made by Tsado, the Liberation Movement’s 2019 presidential candidate, in an appearance on Tuesday’s Sunrise Daily on Channels Television. He maintained that the only way to address Nigeria’s growing security and economic issues was for Jonathan to return to office. “In 2027, we need him back.” This is about saving Nigeria, not politics. He has the vision, the attitude,…

Ooni of Ife’s Palace Defies Alaafin’s 48-Hour Ultimatum

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According to Moses Olafare, the spokesperson for Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife, the monarch would not respond to the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, who has given him 48 hours to revoke the title given to Dotun Sanusi, a well-known business magnate from Ibadan. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Olafare said that Oba Ogunwusi specifically instructed him to disregard the esteemed Oyo monarch. He emphasized that he had left the subject to be decided in the public court of opinion and said that the Ooni would…