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SAD : One di£s as vehicle catches fire in Ibadan

4Mar

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SAD : One di£s as vehicle catches fire in Ibadan

One person has di£d after a Lexus SUV somersaulted and burst into flames at Arapaja Bridge, Kudeti area of Ibadan, on Tuesday, March 3. The Oyo State Fire Services Agency said the incident was reported at exactly 3:44 p.m. through a telephone call by one Mr. Lateef Jayeoba, who alerted the agency to a vehicle on fire at the location. In a statement from the agency’s headquarters, firemen led by an Assistant Chief Fire Superintendent (ACFS) were immediately deployed to the scene. On arrival, officers discovered that a Lexus Jeep with registration number KSF 297 JF had reportedly lost control while in motion, somersaulted into a nearby gutter and caught fire. The fire service said its officers swiftly moved into action and prevented the blaze from spreading to adjoining ...

Federal Government bans collection of taxes and levies on highways

4Mar

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Federal Government bans collection of taxes and levies on highways

The Federal Government has banned the mounting of roadblocks to collect tax and levies nationwide. It also signed a new Presumptive Tax Framework(PTF) to bring millions of small and informal businesses into the formal economy. The goal of the framework is to simplify tax payments by traders, artisans and other micro enterprises. Executive Secretary of the Joint Revenue Board (JRB), Olusegun Adesokan, made the announcements during the PTF signing at the Ministry of Finance in Abuja on Tuesday, March 3.Adesokan said the framework prohibits the use of roadblocks by tax officials to collect levies, a practice that has long been criticised by businesses and transport operators. “It also bans the mounting of roadblocks for the collection of taxes,” he said. Adesokan described the new framew...

JUST IN : Disu inaugurates state police implementation committee

4Mar

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JUST IN : Disu inaugurates state police implementation committee

The Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, on Wednesday inaugurated an eight-member committee to oversee the implementation of state police and the rollout of his policing vision, following his confirmation as the 23rd indigenous IGP. TVC reports that Disu held his first formal engagement with senior police officers since his confirmation, days after the Nigeria Police Council unanimously ratified his appointment, clearing the way for his swearing-in by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa. Professor Olu Ogunsakin was appointed to lead the eight-member state police committee. Addressing the top hierarchy of the force, the IGP said leadership is “not about position but responsibility,” stressing that professionalism and accountability must guide conduct and operations ...

INEC presents certificates of return to AMAC chairman, other FCT winners

4Mar

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INEC presents certificates of return to AMAC chairman, other FCT winners

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday presented certificates of return to the re-elected Chairman of the Abuja Municipal Area Council, Christopher Maikalangu and his deputy, Mohammed Nadabo, formally concluding the February 21 Area Council elections in the Federal Capital Territory. The presentation ceremony, held at the commission’s FCT office in Abuja, also featured the six area council chairmen and their deputies, alongside 62 councillors who emerged victorious in the polls, as reported by the News Agency of Nigeria. Speaking at the event, the FCT Resident Electoral Commissioner, Aminu Idris, described the exercise as the final stage of what he called a credible and transparent electoral process. “I wish, on behalf of the commission, to congratulate all of ...

BREAKING : AGF Fagbemi takes over Malami’s prosecution

4Mar

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BREAKING : AGF Fagbemi takes over Malami’s prosecution

Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi has formally taken over the prosecution of his immediate predecessor, Abubakar Malami in the terrorism and illegal firearms possession brought against him by the Department of the State Service, DSS. Fagbemi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, took over the trial from the DSS on Wednesday at the Federal High Court in Abuja. At the Wednesday’s proceedings where prosecution of Malami and his son Abdulazeez Malami was to kick-start, Fagbemi through the Director of the Public Prosecution of the Federation, DPPF, Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, announced appearance in the matter. He told Justice Joyce Abdulmalik that the trial cannot proceed because Fagbemi has just taken over the prosecution. According to him, t...

Call for justice after SS3 student was allegedly beaten brutally at Command secondary school Iyana Ipaja

4Mar

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Call for justice after SS3 student was allegedly beaten brutally at Command secondary school Iyana Ipaja

Concerned individuals are calling for urgent intervention following allegations that an SS3 student, Maryiane Okonkwo, was allegedly brutally beaten by a school bursar at Command Secondary School, Iyana Ipaja.According to reports circulating online, the student was allegedly assaulted on school premises. It is further claimed that the school has refused to release her to her mother for proper medical treatment, allegedly out of concern that the incident could become public.There are also allegations that authorities may be considering quietly transferring the bursar rather than pursuing accountability. Sources claim this may not be the first time such an incident has occurred, but that some parents have remained silent due to the school’s military affiliation.

JUST IN : Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s son reportedly named as Iran’s new supreme leader

4Mar

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JUST IN : Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s son reportedly named as Iran’s new supreme leader

Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei, son of Ayatollah Khamenei, has been elected as the next Supreme Leader of Iran, Israeli media reports. He was chosen as Khamenei's successor by Iran's Assembly of Experts, reports added. Khamenei, who ruled the country for 36 years, was k!lled in the joint US-Israeli strikes on February 28 when he was in his 'compound'. Along with him, his daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughter were k!lled. Khamenei's wife, Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh, also died after succumbing to wounds sustained during the strikes. Khamenei will be buried in the holy city of Mashhad, and a "large farewell ceremony" will be held in Tehran, Iran's Revolutionary Guards said in a post on Telegram. The joint US-Israel strikes, named 'Operation Epic Fury', were launched after sta...

UPDATE : Slain Iranian Leader Khamenei To Be Buried In Mashhad

4Mar

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UPDATE : Slain Iranian Leader Khamenei To Be Buried In Mashhad

The late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, will be laid to rest in the holy city of Mashhad. The development was confirmed on Tuesday in a report by the Fars news agency. Khamenei, who ruled Iran for 36 years, was reportedly killed on Saturday at the age of 86 during a series of attacks attributed to the United States and Israeli forces. Sources indicate that the late leader, a native of Mashhad — Iran’s second-largest city — will be buried there, close to where his father is interred at the revered Imam Reza shrine. Ahead of the burial, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards announced via their Telegram channel that a “large farewell ceremony” would be held in Tehran. However, no official date has yet been announced for the interment. Following Khamenei’s death, authority was temp...

Report: Israel-US Used Hacked Cameras, AI Intelligence To Track And Kill Khamenei

4Mar

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Report: Israel-US Used Hacked Cameras, AI Intelligence To Track And Kill Khamenei

Israeli officials have disclosed that the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, was the culmination of years of intelligence gathering, digital surveillance and advanced technological monitoring that enabled a precision strike on his location. According to sources cited by CNN, the operation relied on a sophisticated intelligence network that combined multiple data streams, including footage from surveillance cameras across Tehran. One Israeli official revealed that traffic cameras throughout the Iranian capital were instrumental in tracking movements. The cameras, allegedly infiltrated years earlier, reportedly provided real-time visuals that allowed operatives to map the city, analyse behavioural patterns and build a detailed operational picture. The surveillance feeds...

Kayode Egbetokun Reportedly Eyes Ogun West Senate Seat After IGP Exit

3Mar

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Kayode Egbetokun Reportedly Eyes Ogun West Senate Seat After IGP Exit

Former Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, is reportedly weighing a move into elective politics following his recent departure from office, with indications that he may contest the Ogun West Senatorial District seat. Sources cited by Sahara Reporters revealed that Egbetokun has remained at the official IGP residence while holding consultations aimed at securing a senatorial ticket in Ogun State. A senior police source disclosed that the ex-police chief is strategising a return to public service through the ballot. “Egbetokun has stayed at the police IG house and is working towards emerging as the senatorial candidate for his Ogun West Senatorial District,” the source reportedly said. Available records show that Egbetokun is from Erinja in Yewa South Local Government ...