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A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ebun Adegboruwa, has warned Nigerians against electing former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, as the president of Nigeria in 2023. He made this known in a statement made available to The PUNCH on Wednesday. The lawyer accused Atiku of being desperate, saying that “PDP cannot be …

The Federal Inland Revenue Service FIRS generated a total of N47.54trn from taxes between January 2012 and December 2021. The amount is, however a decline of N5.34trn when compared to the targeted revenue of N52.88trn set by the Service within the ten-year period, Analysis of the report by THE WHISTLER showed that …

 Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State, political parties and their candidates have signed a peace accord to peacefully conduct themselves before, during and after polls. Among candidates who signed the agreement on Thursday were the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Governor Gboyega Oyetola, and Senator …

Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, on Wednesday, urged Nigerians in the southern divide not to judge Bola Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima based on religion. He said competence should be yardstick for voting them into office during forthcoming 2023 presidential election. He urged Nigerians to vote …

Mrs. Adaeze Udensi, PhD, Acting Managing Director/CEO of Titan Trust Bank Limited, on Wednesday led the the management team of the bank on a courtesy visit to the Lagos State governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu at government House, Ikeja, Lagos.

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has felicitated his wife, Pastor Foluke on her 74th birthday, calling her “My Original Mummy GO”. Adeboye shared his birthday message to his wife via his Twitter handle, stating that she originated the name, Mummy GO. He …

Usman Alkali Baba, the inspector-general of police, has ordered a ban on the use of police SPY vehicle number plates across the country. In a statement on Wednesday, the IGP said the ban is without exception — “irrespective of whether it is authorised or not”. The IGP said all authorisations …

MultiChoice The Appeal Court sitting in Port Harcourt on Wednesday ordered leading entertainment company, MultiChoice, to sub-license some channels to Metro-digital, pursuant to the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission’s code. Justice Olabode Adegbehingbe in his judgment ruled that the lower court erred when it dismissed the suit of the appellant (Metro-digital), when …

Manchester United hope to finalise a £46 million deal for defender Lisandro Martinez on Wednesday with a delegation of officials set to meet with Ajax CEO Edwin van der Sar today for ‘final negotiations’. Ajax have turned down three bids from Man United for Martinez, with the Dutch giants holding …

The All Progressives Congress, APC, Lagso State has said the nomination of Funke Akindele as deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, underscores the unseriousness of the party. Spokesman of the party, Mr. Seye Oladejo said this in a statement after Funke Akindele confirmed her entry into politics. He stated …