20 Ipob fighters killed following bloody gun-battle with security forces in Imo State

ABOUT 20 members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) have been killed in Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State over the weekend after the secessionist fighters were involved in a bitter gun-battle with security forces.

 

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President Tinubu needs to be audacious and send a Nigerian Luxury Goods Tax Bill to the National Assembly if he is serious about raising revenue to get us out of this current mess

Ayo Akinfe

[1] A database will be drawn up to determine what are luxury goods. This will include designer clothing, jewellery, automobiles, footwear and fashion accessories. All such items will be subject to a minimum 20% luxury goods tax at the point of purchase

[2] All private jets will be subject to an annual tax worth 40% of their value

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Anthony Joshua set for a showdown with a winner of the Fury/ Usyk fight after yesterday's win

FORMER world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua continued his comeback yesterday when he beat Francis Ngannou in two rounds yesterday in an eliminator that took place on Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

 

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With Mothers Day coming 48 hours after International Women’s Day, President Tinubu should use the opportunity to send this bill to the National Assembly

Ayo Akinfe

[1] As from 2025, all political parties must make sure that at least one third of all their candidates at elections are female

[2] As from 2025, at least one third of all political appointees must be female. Any state cabinet that fails to meet this requirement will not be recognised and have its federal allocation withheld

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Oluremi Tinubu calls for capital punishment for kidnappers in international women's day message

FIRST lady Oluremi Tinubu has called on state and federal lawmakers to pass new laws making kidnapping a capital punishment offence during a meeting in Abuja with women leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to mark international women's day.

 

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Diaspora remittances surge by an unprecedented amount during the course of February

DIASPORA remittances surged by 433% to $1.3bn during the course of in February this year from $300m sent back home in January according to figures just published by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

 

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Lagos airport officials allay any security fears after a brief fire incident yesterday morning

FEDERAL Airports Authority of Nigeria (Faan) officials have assured Lagos airport passengers and staff of their safety and security following a recent cable short circuit incident yesterday.

 

In a major scare yesterday, passengers ran for their dear life when a fire broke out at the terminal of the E-Arrival Finger of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. Faan spokeswoman Obiageli Orah, said the matter was contained and there is no threat to life and property.

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President Tinubu needs to establish a Nigerian Directorate of Mass Production that finds a way to convert prototypes into finished goods produced on an industrial scale

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria is a nation of very intelligent people who constantly come up with novel ideas

[2] We are superb at coming up with prototypes of machines but alas, that is like only running 50 metres in a 100 metre race

[3] Over the decades, Nigerian inventors have come up with automobiles, aircrafts, drones, etc. However, as a nation, we lack the capacity to mass-produce all these items

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Finance minister blames Buhari's decision to print money recklessly for the current inflation

FINANCE minister Wale Edun has blamed the N22.7trn ($14.3bn) printed by the Buhari administration for the current runaway inflation afflicting the nation pointing out that the massive printing of notes was conducted without any corresponding productive activities.

 

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Two thirds of Nigeria's 36 states are not viable without federal handouts as they lack internal revenue

ABOUT 24 of Nigeria's 36 states will not be able to pay workers salaries this year without federal government allocations according to recent data just published showing that most governors are unable to generate their running costs internally.

 

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