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Tinubu to introduce tax on telecom to repay World Bank loan

President Bola Tinubu’s government is considering lifting the suspended telecom tax and other fiscal policies on Nigerians to secure a new loan of $750 million from the World Bank. According to a document published by the World Bank, the EMT ...

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NLC, TUC give NERC deadline to reverse hike in electricity tariff

Nigeria Labour Congress and its Trade Union Congress of Nigeria counterpart have given the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission till May 12 to withdraw the recent hike in electricity tariff or face unprecedented industrial action. The ultimatum was issued in a joint ...

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Police surrounds Drake’s mansion after reports of Gunshots in the area

Police have appeared outside Drake’s Bridle Path mansion in Toronto Tuesday morning trailing reports of a shooting near the singer’s home. The police said that emergency crews were notified in the area of Bayview Avenue and Lawrence Avenue East just ...

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Police arrest FAKE medical doctor in Lagos

The Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos, has arrested a 37-year-old fake medical doctor and practitioner, with suspected forged certificates. The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of the zone, Olatoye Durosinmi, confirmed the arrest on Tuesday while parading the ...

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Mother Throws Her Disabled 6-Year-Old Son Into A Crocodile-Infested River

A mother has thrown her disabled six-year-old son into a crocodile-infested river where he has reportedly been mauled to death by reptiles. Savitri Kumar, 26, from Uttara Kannada, a district in the western Indian state of Karnataka, had a heated argument ...

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Meet the best dressed ‘mystery woman’ at the 2024 Met Gala

The 2024 Met Gala red carpet was full to the brim with A-list celebrities – but that didn’t stop one ‘mystery woman’ from stealing the show at the event with her now-viral butterfly-inspired gown. Shortly after stepping out at the event, ...

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Female undergraduate brutalize fellow student with stick (video)

A video now trending on social media shows a female undergraduate of Bamidele Olumilua University of Education Science and Technology, Ikere in Ekiti State, brutally beating a fellow student with a stick. Despite pleas from the victim, the bully was ...

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Femi Adebayo wins piracy battle against YouTube channel

Actor and filmmaker, Femi Adebayo has won a copyright infringement case against Murfy Ben International, a YouTube channel. In a statement released on Tuesday, May 7, Adebayo announced that he was awarded N25 million in damages, marking a significant win ...

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Portable finally gets his American visa

Singer Portable has finally gotten his American visa approved after he was initially denied. Recall some hours ago that the popular singer publicly declared the acquisition of his multi million naira mansion in Banana Island, marking a double celebration for ...

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CBN orders banks to deduct 0.5% cybersecurity levy on E-transfer

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a directive to all financial institutions to commence deducting a cybersecurity levy on all electronic transactions, effective May 20, 2024. This directive comes after a six-year delay since the initial directive was ...

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Hospitalized singer, Khaid recuperating

Singer Khaid is finally recuperating after days of being admitted at the hospital Recall that the singer was reportedly suffering from internal bleeding, as posted by his manager. His record label CEO and skitmaker, Sydney Talker asked for prayers from ...

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I have been celibate for two years – Craig David reveals

British R&B singer Craig David has made a surprising revelation. He’s chosen to remain celibate for the past two years to focus on his personal growth and healing and according to him it has had a remarkable impact on his ...

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FG to BAN naira from crypto trading platforms

The Federal Government, through the Securities and Exchange Commission, is set to delist the naira from all peer-to-peer crypto platforms as the government steps up efforts to tackle exchange rate manipulators and dollar racketeers The development came against the backdrop of ...

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Gunmen kill one, abduct seven on Sagamu-Ijebu Ode Expressway

Seven travellers were abducted on Friday by suspected kidnappers along the Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode highway, leaving one dead The gunmen were reported to have ambushed the victims around Ceplast Industry and Iperu junction axis. A victim in a viral audio video narrated how ...

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Dangote, Unilever, five others cut 1,281 jobs in one year – Reports

  Seven firms, including Dangote Sugar Refinery, Unilever Nig Plc and Nigerian Breweries have seen their combined workforce reduce by 1,281 between 2022 and 2023, according to findings by The PUNCH. This is according to an analysis of the firms’ ...

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Five levies Nigerians pay for electronic transactions

  The Central Bank of Nigeria has ordered banks operating in the country to start charging a cybersecurity levy on transactions. A circular from the apex bank on Monday disclosed that the levy implementation would start two weeks from today. ...

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Nigerian lady in pains as she mistakenly sent Uber driver N100k, but gets N85k as refund

A lady on social media laments her mistake after she wrongly transferred N100k to her Uber driver instead of N10k she was supposed to send. She took to her Twitter account, @Fayokunmii, to narrate the unsavory experience. According to her, she had ordered the ride ...

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Fire razes Shekarau’s house

Fire has razed parts of the Kano residence of a former Kano State governor, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau. According to reports, the fire was suspected to have started from the kitchen of the house last night. The fire was said to ...

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Two d!e after drinking CONCOCTION

  The Ondo State Police Command, on Monday, said it had begun an investigation into the death of two persons in Ipe in Akoko East Local Government Area of the state. The deceased, Ojulewa Alex and Alonge Samuel, were reported ...

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Mum of four-year-old boy who d!ed in Abuja school protests

The mother of the late four-year-old Miguel Ovoke, who recently died at the BrickHall School located in the Cadastral Zone B11, Kaura, in Abuja, on Monday, stormed the school in the company of others to protest the death of her son. The ...

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Gunmen k!ll Ebonyi Monarch

The Umuihe autonomous community, Akaeze in the Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, has been thrown into a state of trauma, following the killing of their traditional ruler, HRH Umazi Ibo Ubani, by suspected gunmen. There were heavy shootings ...

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Pero Adeniyi Appreciates Her Lover

Tuface babymama, Pero Adeniyi has appreciated her lover Taking to her Instagram page, she shared a video of her kneeling as she appreciated her man. Captioning the video, she wrote; ”Today I celebrate you, my husband ,my best friend, my brother, my ...

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16 banking transactions exempted from CBN’s new cybersecurity levy

The Central Bank of Nigeria on Monday directed all banks to commence charging a 0.5 per cent cybersecurity levy on all electronic transactions within the country The apex bank stated this in a circular signed by the Director, Payments System Management Department, ...

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I’m taking the cowardice way out. I hope God can forgive me – Panic as Nigerian lady who says she is struggling with her mental health leaves alarming Facebook post

A Port Harcourt based businesswoman, Ada Bolingo, has left an alarming note on Facebook. She revealed that she’s been struggling with her mental health for a long time and is beyond help. She wrote; “I’m taking the cowardice way out and ...

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