VIN: Nigerians can’t afford second-hand vehicles, say agents

Used vehicles Importation of used vehicles into Nigeria has declined since the introduction of the Vehicle Identification Number, VIN, by the Nigeria Customs Service. A member of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders, Ugochukwu Nnadi, disclosed this to our correspondent in a telephone call on Tuesday, claiming that the policy had made it […]

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Oyo APC chieftain, Ojuolape dies, Akande-Sadipe mourns

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Oluyole LGA in Oyo State, Chief Muili Ojuolape, has passed on. The deceased, fondly called Baba Ojuolape, a Chieftain of APC , died on Tuesday after a brief illness; according to the House of Representatives Member, from Oluyole Federal Constituency, Tolulope Akande-Sadipe. She confirmed Ojuolape’s death […]

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Oyo, traders chart new course in waste management

The Oyo State Government in partnership with Mottainai Recycling Limited on Wednesday, met with Traders and Artisans in the State, to proffer collective solutions to the waste management problems in Oyo State. A statement by the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun in Ibadan, indicated that the meeting was part of efforts […]

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Owo massacre: Security agencies begin manhunt for financiers

Security agencies have begun a manhunt for the financiers of the June 5, 2022 terrorist attack on the Saint Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, in which 40 worshipers were killed and scores injured. The Federal Government had earlier blamed the attack on the Islamic State West Africa Province terrorists, a claim the Ondo State […]

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Nigeria facing existential threat, World Bank warns

President Muhammadu Buhari Amid dwindling revenue, the continued payment of trillions of naira on fuel subsidy by the government and the attendant economic challenges, the World Bank on Wednesday raised the alarm that Nigeria might be facing an existential threat. The international financial institution warned that if the country failed to optimise its tax system […]

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American model arrested for killing Nigerian boyfriend

Instagram model and influencer, Courtney Clenney alias Tailor, has been arrested by the Hawaii Police Department for allegedly stabbing her Nigerian boyfriend, Christian Tobechukwu Obumseli, to death. According to NBC News, a Wednesday release by the Hawaii Police Department stated that a warrant was issued for the arrest of 26-year-old Clenney on allegations of second-degree […]

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Air Force kills terrorist kingpin, others in air raid

Nigerian Air force; Photo: Audu Marte / AFP) Arewa youths threaten national protest to force Monguno’s sack Terrorist kingpin, Alhaji Shanono, has been killed in a major air raid, the Air Force high command has confirmed. Spokesman of the Nigerian Air force, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, who made the confirmation, added that the Chief of […]

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First batch of athletes arrive to rousing reception in Abuja

The first batch of Team Nigeria’s contingent to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games on arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja…yesterday Amusan, Brume jet out to U.S., AFN officials, remaining athletes return today How Ofili wanted to pull out of C’wealth Games The first batch of Team Nigeria athletes to the just concluded Commonwealth Games […]

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PDP elders move to constitute campaign team, seek patience to end crisis

Mimiko: PDP needs Wike for its rescue mission Wike, no ordinary member, the party must follow tradition, says Baraje Leaders of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday, met in Abuja, and approved the constitution of the presidential campaign council ahead of the commencement of election campaigns next month. It was gathered that the party’s […]

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Nigeria’s next president must come from South despite religion – Akeredolu

‘Religion is a weapon of manipulation, distraction’ ‘Power shift, restructuring should gain more prominence’ By Banji Ayoola Chairman of Southern Nigeria Governors and Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN has condemned the incursion of religion into the political arena of the country, adding that it portends danger for the polity ahead of the 2023 general […]

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