Traditional rulers in the South East have strongly condemned the coronation of individuals as Eze Ndigbo or Obi of Igbo outside Igboland, insisting that such practice is alien to Igbo culture and tradition.Reacting to the recent action of a self-acclaimed Obi of Lagos, Chairman of the Imo State Council of
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The Federal Government has revoked the 5% excise tax previously imposed on telecommunications services in Nigeria, with the step expected to ease cost pressures for millions of mobile users.Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Aminu Maida, disclosed that President Bola Tinubu directed the removal of the tax
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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday sentenced one of the two Ansaru leaders recently captured by the Department of State Services (DSS), Mahmud Muhammed Usman, aka Abu Bara’a, to 15 years for illegal mining.Bara’a, who hails from the Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State, and Abubakar
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaPresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday held a private working lunch with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace in Paris.UNITY TIMES reports that Tinubu is on a 10-day working vacation in Europe, which began last Thursday.The Nigerian leader is spending the period between France and the
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaThe National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Bolaji Abdulllahi, has commended the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognize the party’s new leadership.Abdullahi, in a post via his 𝕏 account, congratulated all members of the ADC and lovers of democracy on the
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaNigerian male travellers will no longer be granted tourist or transit visas to Qatar unless accompanied by their families.The Qatari government announced this in a recent notice as part of its new visa regulation.These new restrictions come amid growing concerns by Qatari authorities over compliance with entry and
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaHuman rights activist, Aisha Yesufu, has admitted that many Nigerians, including herself, are struggling to come to terms with the sight of former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and ex-Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, appearing together in public.Obi and El-Rufai were recently spotted at an event in
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No fewer than 86,400 public secondary school students and 1,440 teachers across 12 States of the federation, have been targeted for sponsorship education against drugs and substance abuse by the MTN Foundation, Nigeria.A senior manager at MTN, Chinyere Ikechi, disclosed this on Tuesday at a stakeholders’ workshop in Ilorin, Kwara
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The Federal Government has dismissed concerns that Nigerians will soon face an additional five percent fuel surcharge, clarifying that there are no immediate plans to implement the provision contained in the recently passed 2025 Nigerian Tax Administration Act.Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, gave this
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The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers suspended its two-day strike on Tuesday following a meeting with officials of the Federal Government and the Dangote Group, amid fuel supply disruptions in different locations across the country.After the failure of the Monday meeting, the Ministry of Labour summoned another
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