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The Speaker of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila and the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio are yet to reach a common ground on allegation that the “greatest beneficiaries of the commission’s projects” are the honourable members. Akpabio had on Monday, while appearing before the House Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission at an investigative hearing, alleged that members of the National Assembly get 60 per cent of contracts from the commission. But Gbajabiamila, with the leave of the House on Tuesday, had asked the minister to provide details of the contracts between 24 and 48 hours. Before…

Landlords and property agents in the country are directed to charge six per cent stamp duty on all tenancy and lease agreements. The Director, Communications and Liaison Department Abdullahi Ahmad of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) who gave the directive in a statement on Wednesday directed them to remit such collections to FIRS “so that they do not run foul of the Stamp Duty Act.” Stamp Duties payment is enabled by the Stamp Duties Act (SDA) 1939, as amended by numerous Acts and various resolutions contained in the Laws of the Federation of Nigeria. The SDA also provides a list…

President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the killing of five aid workers who were kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists in Borno State. Buhari in a statement through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said his government will continue to do all it can to ensure that every remaining vestige of Boko Haram is wiped out completely from northeastern Nigeria. The President’s statement comes few hours after a video surfaced online showing the execution of five persons by masked men in military camouflage, suspected to be Boko Haram fighters. A voice was heard speaking in Hausa before the execution, saying…

Nigeria has recorded 543 new COVID-19 cases with the total infections rising to 38,344. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) stated this on Wednesday night via Twitter. In its latest update, the agency revealed that the new cases were reported across 14 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). However, 22 states did not record a new case of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. As usual, Lagos remains the epicentre of the virus with 180 new cases, followed closely by the Federal Capital Territory with 86 new infections. Other states with new cases include Kaduna – 56, Edo…

The BBNaija 2020 that debuted Sunday is another vista for buffs in the the entertainment industry to be glued to television sets with tingling housemates. Rebecca Hampson popularly known as Nengi is among the 20 housemates ready to give her admirers and followers some exquisite vibes to burn their time and data in voting. Born on January 1, 1998, she took to the hot seat to roil her personal life experience thus “I bought my first car when I was 18.” Her testament turned on other housemates and excited viewers over such exploit and success story in her teen if…

Akwa Ibom State Police Command has spread its dragnet to arrest the fleeing Supervisory Councillor for Finance and 13 others over alleged killing of a village head and another person in Okobo local government area of the state. The village head, one Chief Henry Esimeme of Nsie Esimeme, and one one Sunday Walter Ukoh were reportedly killed on Sunday. It was alleged that the former youth president of Nsie village, one Aniefiok Mkpo-Abasi a.k.a King of Boys died on July 12, 2020 on suspicion of drinking some local gins mixed with herbal concoction in the house of one Sunday Walter…

The Akwa Ibom Government says 52 persons with active cases of coronavirus are currently in isolation centres in the state. Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem, the Secretary to the State Government, who stated this Tuesday in Uyo, said the state recorded 176 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Ekuwem who is Chairman of the COVID-19 Committee 121 were discharged and three deaths recorded in the state, noting that the state government was committed to ensuring that the spread of coronavirus was curtailed. He observed that the state government had carried out sensitisation campaigns on safety measures and protocols to contain the virus to the…

The unexpected visit by Comedian Dave Chappelle was the tonic needed to cheer up American rapper, Kanye West after bashing his wife, Kim Kardashian and mother in-law, Kris Jenner in online tweets. Chapelle was said to have travelled on a jet to check on West at his Wyoming ranch. Kanye’s hangout with Chappelle came after reports Kim Kardashian and members of the family were upset about his Twitter tirade this morning in which he claimed Kim wanted to ‘lock him up.’ On Tuesday, Kanye took to his Twitter on Tuesday, July 21 and was delighted to get a visit from…

Nigeria has recorded 576 new COVID-19 cases, putting the country’s total virus load at 37,801. In a tweet via its verified handle, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, shows 15,677 discharged cases and 805 deaths. Lagos, the country’s virus epicentre, reported the highest number of new cases with 88 and Kwara came second with 87, with the FCT third with 82. Other states with new cases include Plateau (62), Ondo (39), Enugu (28), Oyo (26), Taraba (24), Kaduna (20), Ebonyi (20), Edo (17), Cross River (16), Kano (14), Rivers (11), Ogun (10), Delta (9), Nasarawa (8), Osun (8), Katsina…

Star Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo Monday scored a brace against Lazio to become the fastest player to net 50 goals in Serie A. Ronaldo’s first goal of the match was his 50th for Juve as he confidently tucked a penalty into the bottom right corner after Bastos was adjudged to have handled the ball inside the box. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner achieved the feat in 61 matches. The previous fastest to 50 Serie A goals was Andriy Shevchenko, who had netted 50 goals in 68 games. The former Manchester United striker soon took his Serie A goal tally to 51…