Lagos Sets to Collect N800 Daily Levies from Danfo, Taxi, Others from February 1

TaxationTransportationLagos Sets to Collect N800 Daily Levies from Danfo, Taxi, Others from February 1

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)January 19, 2022

LAGOS — The Lagos State Government has said that danfo, taxi, and other commercial vehicles in the state will begin to pay N800 levy daily from February 1, 2022. This is after the state government and transportation stakeholders in the State on Tuesday signed an agreement and officially unveiled the ‘Consolidated Informal Transport Sector Levy’ to harmonise dues collected by the government from commercial motorists at parks and garages across the State. This was made...

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Electoral Act Amendment: NASS Boss, Allows Direct and Indirect Primaries

Nigeria ElectionsElectoral Act Amendment: NASS Boss, Allows Direct and Indirect Primaries

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)January 19, 2022

ABUJA — The National Assembly has accepted the demand of the executive by re-amending the Electoral Act Amendment Bill on Wednesday and approved direct and indirect primaries. Both chambers made the pre-amendment in separate plenary sessions. In the Senate, the lawmakers also added the consensus clause for the nomination of candidates by political parties for elective positions. In a statement, the upper chamber equally noted that “a political party that adopts the direct primaries procedure...

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AFCON 2021: Super Eagles Hold Final Training Session Ahead of Guinea-Bissau Clash

AfricaSoccerSportsAFCON 2021: Super Eagles Hold Final Training Session Ahead of Guinea-Bissau Clash

PilotnewsJanuary 19, 2022

The Super Eagles on Tuesday had their final training session for the final Group D game against Guinea-Bissau at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the training took place at the annex pitch of the Roumde Adjia Stadium in Garoua. But the session looked uneventful as the three-time champions only have as opponents on Wednesday the Wild Dogs of Guinea Bissau who are with only...

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Sight and Imitation ―psychological power of human simulation

ColumnsFiction & PoetryOpinionSight and Imitation ―psychological power of human simulation

PilotnewsJanuary 18, 2022

Reminiscing about the good old childhood days, 24-year old Priscilla recalls series of scenario she played out. As a young girl, she would make Sunday afternoons her lesson time, she is the teacher with a good number of pupils in her mind. To get a touch of reality, she would assemble her three siblings as a point of contact, conduct her school assembly with them and teach them. She was the proprietress, the disciplinary teacher...

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Obi Cubana Speaks About His Ordeals With Anti-Drug Agency, NDLEA

Law & JusticeNewsObi Cubana Speaks About His Ordeals With Anti-Drug Agency, NDLEA

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)January 17, 2022

Entrepreneur and socialite, Obi Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana, was said to have recently spent some time in the office of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for questioning over his alleged ties to some drug traffickers. In an interview with media personality, Ifedayo Olarinde, aka Daddy Freeze, Obi stated that though he trusted the NDLEA to do a good job, he ‘felt low’ being linked with trafficking in hard drugs. Recall that prior to...

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‘Igbo President is an Idea Whose Time has Come’ – Amb. Prof. George Obiozor

NewsNigeria ElectionsPolitics‘Igbo President is an Idea Whose Time has Come’ – Amb. Prof. George Obiozor

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)January 15, 2022

The President-General of Ohaneze Ndi-Igbo has said that in 2023, Nigeria should have a President of Igbo extraction because the argument for the Igbo president is an idea whose time has come. “Definitely, the idea of a Nigerian President from Igbo land is an idea whose time has come. It is politically and morally justifiable”, Prof. Obiozor has said. Speaking on Channels TV political programme, the erudite professor and current President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo insisted...

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OPINION: Why Buhari Lost And It May Never Be Regained By Anymore

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionOPINION: Why Buhari Lost And It May Never Be Regained By Anymore

PilotnewsJanuary 14, 2022

By Rudolf Okonkwo — Guest Columnist This week, I went back to watch an April 12, 2015, interview that I had with the then-President-elect Muhammadu Buhari. After watching the interview, I arrived at a clear conclusion: It was all Olusegun Obasanjo’s fault. Nigeria’s final chance to revive itself, to be a fair, decent, and just nation, came in 1999. Posterity called on Olusegun Obasanjo, who came out of prison with a new lease on life, to...

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ANALYSIS: Soludo’s Transition Team Speaks to His Political Agenda

Anambra ElectionsColumnsOpinionANALYSIS: Soludo’s Transition Team Speaks to His Political Agenda

PilotnewsJanuary 14, 2022

Obviously, the appointment of members of opposition political parties is not an oversight or an error. It is a deliberate effort that makes a bold statement to the effect of giving a hint of the incoming governor’s ambitious political roadmap. AWKA — A careful consideration of the just-released Transition Team of Anambra State Governor-Elect, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo reveals, among other things, his scope of interest in state, regional and national politics. Soludo who rode on...

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Two LGAs Under Boko Haram Terrorists Control In Borno

Boko HaramCrime & SecurityTwo LGAs Under Boko Haram Terrorists Control In Borno

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 14, 2022

MAIDUGURI — The Speaker Borno State House of Assembly, Abdulkarim Lawan had told Journalists recently that 99% of communities of Guzamala Council area where he hails from are under the control of Boko Haram. Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum also affirmed the statement and revealed that Abadam and Guzamala Local Government Areas are still under the control of Boko Haram terrorists. Zulum made the disclosure when Chairman Senate Committee on Army, Senator Mohammed Ali...

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POETRY: A Difference In Pain

Fiction & PoetryPOETRY: A Difference In Pain

Favour Ebubechukwu (Staff Writer)January 13, 2022

For some, it’s not a question of passion; it’s the quest for survival. For some, it’s not a matter of vision; it’s the necessity to live. For some, it’s not a pursuit for greatness, it’s the strive to not be grain-less. For some, it’s not a matter of purpose; it’s the push to preserve breath. For some, it’s not a matter of luxury; it’s the need for shelter from the weather. For some, it’s not...

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