Gen. Murtala Muhammed
4 Jan
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has joined the daughter of his late boss and former Head of State, Gen. Murtala Muhammed, Dr. Aisha Muhammed-Oyebode with her family to celebrate her 60th birthday anniversary at the Treasure of Love Missionaries Orphanage.
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The Oba of Benin Palace on Monday approved the 2024 programme of activities for the annual Igue festival, otherwise called 'Ugie', during which 'funeral celebrations are not permitted in Benin'. In a statement, Secretary to the Benin Traditional Council (BTC), Mr. Frank Irabor, said Omo N'Oba N' Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, CFR, the Oba…
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Leader of a civil society group, Comrade Olufemi Aduwo, has dismissed claims made by an online publication that Governor Siminalayi Fubara increased Rivers State’s debt from N5 billion to N213 billion within a year. He said records from the Debt Management Office (DMO) indicate that Rivers State’s domestic debt was N389.20 billion as of June…
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UK Visas & Immigration has announced that eligible non-European nationals will be required to obtain an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) to visit the United Kingdom from Wednesday, 8 January 2025. The new requirement, disclosed via a tweet on Monday, applies to travellers who wish to visit or transit the UK without a visa. The United…
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The House of Representatives has revealed why it suspended the debate on the Tax Reform Bills scheduled for Tuesday, December 3, indefinitely. This was disclosed in a memo signed by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, Dr. Yahaya Danzaria. The suspension was informed by the need for further and broader consultations. The suspension of…
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The Nigerian government, under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu, has shown strong support for the Niger Delta Economic and Investment Summit (NDEIS) held in Rivers State. The summit, organized by KenEva Consult Ltd and Ken-Rich Global Consult Ltd, aims to stimulate economic growth and create job opportunities in the region. This initiative comes as…
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The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), an Islamic human rights organisation, has said economists and finance experts should be the ones talking about the Tax Reform Bills which are before the Senate. The Executive Director, MURIC, Ishaq Akintola, said this as videos of northern Islamic clerics preaching against the bills trend on social media. The bills,…
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The leadership of the Heavy Duty and Haulage Transport Association of Nigeria (HDHTAN), Kogi State, has alerted the public about the activities of people they described as miscreants impersonating HDHTAN and carrying out illegal taxation in the state. The chairman of the group in the state, Chukwuma Okechukwu Trust, who stated this during a press…
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In an extraordinary two-day unveiling, Glenfiddich introduced its latest masterpiece, the 31-Year-Old Grand Château; a single malt scotch
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Despite Central Bank directives to banks, ATM machines are not dispensing cash in Calabar. When The Guardian visited some of the banks at about 11 a.m. on Monday morning, the ATM machines were not dispensing cash. Some customers were only able to withdraw a minimum of N10,000 or N5,000 at the counter, depending on the…
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A presiding judge of the Appeal Court, Sokoto division, Justice Muhammad Lawal, has challenged the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Crimes Commission (ICPC) to ensure inclusive prosecution of corrupt practices in the fight against graft in the country. Justice Lawal specifically cautioned the anti-graft agencies to "go after bigger fish and not yahoo boys,"…