Speaker Gbajabiamila reacts to Pastor Ojelabi’s emergence as Lagos APC chairman

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has congratulated Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi on his emergence as the new chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State. Gbajabiamila said he was not surprised at the emergence of Pastor Ojelabi, a former member of the House of Representatives and former state commissioner, whom he described as a …

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Fuel subsidy hits N816bn in seven months

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in the last seven months spent over N816billion in subsidising the cost of Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS) for Nigerians, a report has shown. Despite this, within the period, the country lost another N182billion to product losses, which is about 22.3percent of the total cost spent on subsidy. According to the industry’s report obtained from …

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FIRS to spend N2.8bn on uniforms, N550m on meals

The Federal Inland Revenue Service has earmarked the sum of N2.8bn for “uniforms and clothing” for the year 2022. The tax body has also budgeted about N550m for refreshments and N200m for sporting activities. The FIRS, which is one of the highest revenue generating government bodies, set aside N262.5m for security votes while N17.8bn would be spent on “miscellaneous” expenses. …

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Rivers govt arrests two over pornographic display on electronic billboard

The Rivers State Government says two persons have been arrested in connection to the display of pornographic content on an electronic billboard located in the Garrison axis of Port Harcourt on Thursday. The acting Managing Director, Rivers State Signage and Advertisement Agency, Tony Okeah, told journalists that those arrested were believed to be working for the firm that owns the …

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Court orders forfeiture of Mompha’s glasses, wristwatches, phone

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has granted an order of interim forfeiture of 11 high-end designer items confiscated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, from Ismaila Mustapha, aka Mompha. The items are five luxury sunglasses, five luxury wristwatches, and a phone, which were seized from Mompha when he was arrested by the EFCC on October 19, …

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Why I prefer going to gay bars —James Bond

James Bond actor, Daniel Craig has said he prefers going to gay bars. The 53-year-old actor, who recently released his final James Bond movie, No Time To Die, revealed this in a podcast chat with his friend, Bruce Bozzi, Daily Mail reports. Craig revealed that when he was single, he would also frequent gay bars as “There were a lot …

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I was asked to pay £5,000 to play for Nigeria – Sarki reveals why he chose Haiti

Former Nigeria youth international, Emmanuel Sarki has opened up on why he dumped the country to play for Haiti. Sarki impressed for the youth teams, including the Golden Eaglets, the Flying Eagles and the U-23 side. The Kaduna-born winger seemed destined to progress to the Super Eagles, but earned a call-up to the Haitian national team in 2014. This came …

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