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Woman arrested for plotting to kidnap, assassinate Trump

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On August 16, 2025, Nathalie Rose Jones, a 50-year-old Lafayette, Indiana resident, was taken into custody after allegedly traveling to Washington, D.C., with the intention of “kidnapping and assassinating” President Donald Trump. Jones made obscene threats on Facebook and Instagram, including one that read, “I am willing to sacrificially kill this POTUS by disembowelling him and cutting out his trachea with Liz Cheney and all The Affirmation present,” according to a press release issued on August 18, 2025 by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. She also…

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…

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,…

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,…

Modi to strengthen India, China diplomatic ties at summit

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During discussions with Beijing’s foreign minister in New Delhi on Tuesday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that he would travel to China later in August. In remarks made in public at the beginning of a meeting with Beijing’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Ajit Doval stated that Modi would make his first trip to China since 2018 to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit opening in Tianjin on August 31. Speaking of “new energy” in diplomatic relations, Doval stated, “Our prime minister will be visiting for the SCO summit.” According…

Itauma gets career-best payout after Whyte KO

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Moses Itauma‘s spectacular knockout victory over Dillian Whyte in Riyadh on Saturday night earned him a career-high payment of over $1.5 million. With bonuses, the 20-year-old British-Nigerian fighter’s $1 million guaranteed purse could increase to $1.5 million when he decisively stopped the seasoned heavyweight in the first round at the ANB Arena. Despite losing by knockout for the second time in recent memory to Itauma’s thundering right hand after just 119 seconds, Whyte reportedly made over $2.7 million for the fight. According to industry insiders, both competitors got fixed payments…