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The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has raked N6.4 trillion as revenue in 2021, the highest in its history. The 2021 revenue collection surpassed the N5.3 trillion generated in 2019 when Babatunde Fowler was the head. Johannes Oluwatobi Wojuola, special assistant on media and communication to the chairman of FIRS, said this […]

A helicopter owned by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), which took off from Abuja, is said to have been involved in an accident at the Bauchi airport. The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) disclosed the incident in a statement on Thursday. AIB said it was notified of the accident — which occurred on […]

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) says it will resume passenger flights from 12 African countries, including Nigeria, from Saturday, January 29. The UAE’s National Emergency and Crisis Management Authority (NCEMA) announced this in a Twitter post on Wednesday. “From January 29, entry into the UAE for arrivals from Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Nigeria, […]

A bill seeking to establish state police has been rejected by the house of representatives committee on constitution amendment. The bill which is sponsored by Onofiok Luke, lawmaker from Akwa Ibom, had passed second reading at the lower legislative chamber in July 2021. Currently, the central authority on “ the police and […]

The Ekiti state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says the governorship primary election in the state has not been postponed. The state primary election is slated for today. Earlier in the day, Opeyemi Bamidele, senator representing Ekiti central, asked the APC to cancel the primary election, alleging irregularities, high-handedness, intimidation, […]

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Seven governorship aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have withdrawn from the party’s primary election in Ekiti state. The aspirants — Kayode Mojo, Demola Popoola, Femi Bamisile, Bamidele Faparusi, Dayo Adeyeye, Opeyemi Bamidele and Afolabi Oluwasola — alleged that the primary election committee is made up of loyalists of […]

Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti are protesting against the process of the governorship primary election. The election is scheduled to take place on Thursday. The members who gathered at the party secretariat are accusing the APC-led state government of not being fair with the process. Although accreditation […]

Opeyemi Bamidele, senator representing Ekiti central, has asked the All Progressives Congress (APC) to cancel the primary election scheduled to take place in the state on Thursday. The party is expected to pick its standard-bearer on January 27 ahead of the June governorship election to be conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission […]