Money rituals
31 Jan
The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a 55-year-old hunter, Yusuf Garba, popularly known as Gana, for allegedly exhuming the corpse of his stepfather and severing his head for ritual purposes. According to police reports, the shocking incident took place in Tappare Kona Uku, Jada Local Government Area. The suspect confessed to the crime during…
8 Jun 2024
Veteran actor, writer and theatre director Bimbo Manuel has lent his voice to the debate on the new regulation by the National Film and Video
25 May 2024
The Executive Director of the National Films and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) , Shaibu Husseini, has debunked reports that the Board placed a ban on money rituals and smoking scenes in movies and other videos. Reports in some media outfits had claimed that Husseini made the pronouncement at a stakeholder engagement event on ‘smoke-free Nollywood’…
22 May 2024
Dr Shaibu Husseini, the Executive Director of the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), says the Federal Government has approved the prohibition of money rituals and glamourising of vices in Nigerian films. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Husseini disclosed this at a National Stakeholders Engagement on Smoke-Free Nollywood held in Enugu…
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Kaduna State has become the first subnational to adopt the ‘Gender Responsive Public Procurement Policy’, which was formulated in collaboration with UN Women and other stakeholders. This is contained in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Uba Sani, Malam Ibraheem Musa on Wednesday in Kaduna. He said that the policy was…
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Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have expressed frustration over what they described as “skyrocketing house rent” in the territory. The residents, who expressed the frustration in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday, added that the development has impoverished many in the FCT. The residents complained…
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The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, passed the Tax Reform Bills through second reading after an intense three hours debate with lawmakers overwhelmingly supporting the proposed legislations despite some reservations. The bills which include the Nigeria Tax Bill 2024, the Tax Administration Bill, the Nigeria Revenue Service Establishment Bill, and the Joint Revenue Board Establishment…
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Two suspects, Lekan Osansan and Olubodun Oladimeji, have been arraigned before a Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, for kidnapping a police inspector. The suspects were arraigned before the court on a three-count charge for abducting the policeman, Michael Aromeh, at NTA junction within Akure metropolis. According to police prosecutor…
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it is lining up 28 witnesses that would testify and tender exhibits before the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja. The party made the disclosure on Wednesday after it opened its defence to the petition that is seeking to nullify the outcome of the governorship…
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House of Representatives Speaker, Dr. Tajudeen Abass has lamented the loss of over 500,000 jobs due to the collapse of textile industries in Kano and Kaduna states over the years. Speaking at the inauguration of the House Committee on North West Development Commission (NWDC) on Wednesday at the National Assembly complex, he said the…
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Kano Internal Revenue Service (KIRS) has uncovered multiple private accounts fraudulently used by certain individuals to divert public revenue. Besides, the state revenue service lamented missing funds running into billions of naira through those accounts illegally operated before the new leadership came on board. The Executive Chairman of the state Internal Revenue Service, Dr. Zaid…