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FINANCE minister Kemi Adeosun has announced ambitious plans to double Nigeria's tax to domestic gross product (GDP) ratio to 12% by 2020 as part of the government's plans to end the dependency on crude revenue.

MEMBERS of the House of Representatives have adopted a motion calling for a ban on the importation of foreign vehicles for official use by public servants and politicians across Nigeria.

ARABIC teacher and cleric Alfa Gasali Gafaru successfully dragged his junior wife before a Idi-Ogungun Customary Court near Ibadan in Oyo State obtaining a divorce because she disrespected his senior wife.

CENTRAL Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor Godwin Emefiele has opposed a lawsuit requesting that his bank provides information on the money spent on President Muhammadu Buhari’s medical treatment while in London.

MEN of the Ogun State Police Command has arrested Pastor Daniel Onwugbufor the general overseer of God’s Favour Ministry in Iba on the border with Lagos State for alleged car snatching.

On Thursday February 1, the clergyman was arrested along with one Israel Animashaun by men of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad. Police spokesman Abimbola Oyeyemi, said their arrests followed a series of car snatching reports which the command had been trying to unravel.

CONDOM and contraceptive sales soared by 70% across Nigeria yesterday as couples took time out to celebrate the annual love ritual of Valentine's Day that involves men and women affirming their commitment to each other.

FORMER Super Eagles head coach and skipper Sunday Oliseh has hit out at Dutch second division team Fortuna Sittard for suspending him saying that the club took action against him for refusing to act unlawfully.

SENATORS were forced to abandon a plenary session and vacate the National Assembly premises earlier today after a fire outbreak this morning that suddenly broke out leading to a mass evacuation.

Apparently, the fire started while the lawmakers were coming into the chamber in preparation for the day’s sitting Staff of the assembly said the fire started from the technical room located at the ground floor of the National Assembly compound.

FORMER anti-apartheid activist Cyril Ramaphosa is to be sworn-in today as South Africa's president following the resignation of Jacob Zuma yesterday in what is expected to end the period of political uncertainty dogging the country.

IMO State governor Rochas Okorocha has been accused by the opposition Peoples democratic Party (PDP) of seeking to impose his son-in-law Uche Nwosu on the state as his successor next year.