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Metro
Lagos announces 2-month traffic diversion on Eko bridge
The diversion is expected to start on Monday, September 16, 2024, and last for 8 weeks.
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Politics
PDP suspends Dino Melaye for ‘anti-party activities’
These actions demonstrate the PDP’s commitment to maintaining party discipline and unity. However, details of Melaye’s suspension are still emerging.
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Politics
Tougher times ahead for Fubara as Wike ‘takes control’ of Rivers PDP
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has solidified his position in the Peoples Democratic Party leadership crisis as the National Working Committee endorsed the Rivers State congresses.
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Metro
Ibadan man allegedly ‘offs’ uncle, grandad for ‘money ritual’
A middle-aged man, simply identified as Alfa Ahmed, has reportedly slaughtered his grandfather and uncle in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, for an alleged money ritual.
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Business
VAT remains 7.5% — finance minister Wale Edun
In a statement signed by him, the Minister confirmed that the VAT rate remains at 7.5%, as stipulated by current tax laws.
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Metro
Sunday Ununu: Nigerian lawyer ‘mistakenly kills orphan after firing gunshots in jubilation’
A joyous occasion turned deadly when a lawyer, Sunday Ununu, fired a handgun into the air to celebrate the election of new leaders for the Izzi Unuphu community's Power of Attorney in Abakaliki, Ebonyi state.
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Metro
Government claims to be selling N40,000 rice but many Nigerians don’t know where
Despite the fanfare around the launch, FCT residents have expressed frustration over their inability to locate designated collection or payment points for the rice. Many say they have not seen any distribution points set up in their local areas.
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Investigation
Fresh scandal hits Ronchess Global Resources where Pastor Adeboye’s son, Adeolu, is director — report
Christopher Oruete, the Secretary of Ronchess Global Resources Plc, has formally lodged a comprehensive petition with Olanipekun Olukoyede, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), levelling grave allegations of wrongdoing against the company and its retained legal counsel.
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Politics
‘You have no oxygen to destabilise PDP,’ former Akwa Ibom deputy governor tells Wike
Wike, a former governor of Rivers State, threatened to cause a crisis in PDP-controlled states if the governors did not stop meddling in the affairs of the state.
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News
DSS takes over SERAP Abuja office
SERAP described the action as an ‘unlawful occupation’.