Author: Olumide Akinrinlola
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VIDEO: Driverless’ burning car sparks panic in India, speeds through traffic
A moving car on a road in Jaipur, India caught fire on Saturday. The people around the area panicked as the burning car went across the road The people present on the road started running away from the burning car causing chaos. The incident occurred in the Sodala area in Jaipur, Rajasthan. The car started…
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FG to ground 60 private jets today over unpaid import duty, see list
The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Customs Service, will on Monday (today) ground over 60 private jets owned by very important persons in the country over unpaid import duty running into several billions of naira, The PUNCH can authoritatively report. According to documents exchanged between the NCS and the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, which were…
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APC warns Ndume against attacking Tinubu
The ruling All Progressives Congress advised the former Chief Whip of the Senate, Ali Ndume, to reach President Bola Tinubu privately with his advice instead of criticising the government’s policies or actions publicly. The National Publicity Director of the APC, Bala Ibrahim, who gave the advice on Sunday in an interview with The PUNCH, said…
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Reps propose free Internet for public schools, hospitals
The House of Representatives has taken initial steps to provide free internet services in selected public places for Nigerians. This follows the passage of a bill last week during its first reading titled, “An Act to provide the legal framework for the free internet access programme in selected public places in Nigeria and for other…
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Cooking gas price jumps to N1,500/kg
As Nigerians struggle with the high cost of petrol, the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, also known as cooking gas, has also increased to N1,500/kg. But the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of NIPCO Plc, Suresh Kumar, said the Dangote refinery and other domestic refineries would bring down the price of cooking gas, expressing concerns that…
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Naira crashes to N1,700 against dollar in black market
The naira depreciated against the dollar at the foreign exchange market to end the week on a negative note. FMDQ data showed that the naira weakened to N1641.27 per dollar on Friday from N1622.57 exchanged on Thursday, recording N18.7 loss. Meanwhile, the black market remained flat at N1700 per dollar on Friday, the same exchange…
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Call State govs to order over bills to control LG funds, NULGE tells Tinubu
The National Union of Local Government Employees on Thursday said it wouldn’t rule out seeking redress in court should the Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, or other governors introduce bills to frustrate the Supreme Court judgment on direct allocation of funds to LGAs. The union also called on President Bola Tinubu and the Attorney General…
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New bill mandates tax ID for opening bank accounts amid hardship
Despite the hardship in Nigeria, a new bill has been proposed in Nigeria that will require individuals engaged in banking, insurance, stock-broking, or other financial services to provide a Tax Identification Number as a precondition for opening a new account or operating an existing one. According to the bill, titled “A Bill for an Act…
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BREAKING: PDP suspends Debo Ologunagba, Legal Adviser
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has suspended the National Publicity Secretary (NPS), Hon Debo Ologunagba and National Legal Adviser (NLA), Kamaldeen Adeyemi Ajibade, SAN. The party further directed their respective deputies (DNPS and DNLA) to assume office in acting capacity with effect from today, Friday, October 11, 2024. Starnews NG reports that the decision was…
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Parents defend teacher who drew cartoon penises on her student’s books
Parents defended a Colorado teacher who drew cartoon penises on her student’s papers and yearbooks – apparently as a joke. Rebecca Roetto, an employee at Fairview High School since 2003, works as a physical education instructor – teaching Wellness in Action, Yoga and Bowling as well as running the Adelante! program, which provides support to…