By Seyi Babalola Funmilayo Ogunseyi, the mother of Naomi Silekunola, a former wife of the Ooni of Ife, has urged President Bola Tinubu and other Nigerians to weigh in on her daughter’s legal issues. Silekunola is one of three people brought before the Iyaganku Magistrate Court in Ibadan in connection with a terrible funfair stampede […] The post Ibadan stampede: Have mercy on me — Naomi’s mother cries out, pleads for daughter’s release appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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The former national chairman of the Alliance National Party, Asiwaju Moshood Shittu, has dismissed rumours of a faction within the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), describing such claims as unfounded and misleading. Speaking during a media chat in Abuja, Shittu reaffirmed that the NNPP, under the leadership of Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, remains united, stronger, […]

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I had the privilege of participating as a delegate representing Nigeria at the just-concluded Global Peace Summit (GPS), 2024, in read more Climate change knows no boundaries, and climate change is human rights

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The recent food stampedes in Ibadan, Anambra, and Abuja, which claimed at least 50 lives in three days, starkly illustrate read more Stampedes and starvation: A grim verdict on Nigeria’s economic leadership

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The Ministry of Power plans to allocate a significant portion of its N1.2tn 2025 budget towards financing a range of multilateral and bilateral loan projects to enhance electricity generation and distribution nationwide. It allocated N810bn to fulfil its funding obligations of the $1.74bn World Bank’s Power sector recovery and $2.62m Distribution Sector Recovery Programme loans Read More

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•Says it’ll alter derivation model in Lagos Rivers, Ogun, Zamfara By Adesuwa Tsan, Abuja Leader of the Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele (Ekiti Central), has called on Nigerians to support the Tax Reforms Bills under consideration in the National Assembly, saying it will make adjustments to derivation sharing formula that will improve finances of states across the […] The post Tax Reform Bill: Opposition on basis of undue favour to some states unfounded – Senate Leader appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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• Says over reliance on crude oil dangerous, unprogressive for nation’s economy From Noah Ebije, Kaduna The Archbishop, Anglican Communion of Kaduna Province, Timothy Yahaya, has taken a critical analysis of Nigeria’s tax reform bills, saying that until each of the 36 states is able to produce and boast of one agricultural produce for export, […] The post Tax reforms: Let each state boast of one produce for export –Archbishop Yahaya appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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The lawmaker representing Delta Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Ede Dafinone, has called on Nigerians to “Continue to pray and support President Bola Tinubu’s administration to succeed.” Dafinone noted that Tinubu’s administration “Came into power when Nigeria was at a crossroads and will, therefore, need our collective efforts and support for the Read More

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Says opposition to bill on basis of undue favour to some states unfounded By Adesuwa Tsan, Abuja The Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele (Ekiti Central), has called on Nigerians to support the Tax Reforms Bills under consideration in the National Assembly, saying it will make adjustments to the derivation sharing formula that will […] The post Tax reform bill will alter derivation model in Lagos Rivers, Ogun, Zamfara – Senate Leader appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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