The Imo Hoteliers Association has decried what it described as overtaxation of hotels in the state and called for the state government’s intervention. Chairman of the association, Mr Chima Chukwunyere, made the call while addressing newsmen in Owerri, on Saturday. Chukwunyere thanked the state government for streamlining payment of taxes through the state’s Treasury Single…
To address the challenges of the education sector, the Civil Society Action Coalition on Education for All (CSACEFA) has called on the Government to make more budgetary provisions for the sector to meet the UNESCO requirement and at same time asked stakeholders to support goverment in funding the sector. The Coalition opined that the increase…
Guests at an event in Onitsha, Anambra State where entertained to some beautiful dance steps on Saturday, July 20, as the Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo took to the stage to dance to a popular ‘Buga’ song Tagged the “Good Olden Days Are Back”, the event, which held at the Achebe Stadium, Fegge…
Africa’s wealthiest man Aliko Dangote said he is willing to give up ownership of his multibillion-dollar oil refinery to the state-owned energy company NNPC Limited. The billionaire spoke as a new dispute with one of the key equity partners in the plant heats up in the latest phase of a bitter row with regulatory…
Nollywood actress, Yvonne Jegede, has lost one of her adopted children to cholera. According to reports the movie star made this known in a post on her Instagram page. Yvonne said she met the deceased, identified as Olamide, when he was in Primary 4 and was supposed to go to JSS3 after this summer break…
Some news just in say US President Joe Biden has withdrawn from the US Presidential race saying “it is in the best interest of my party and the country”. It comes four months before Americans go to the polls, ending his chances of getting re-elected It follows weeks of intense pressure from fellow Democrats after…
The Arewa Youth Ambassadors, a northern group, has vowed to continue with the planned protest scheduled to commence on August 1, aimed at expressing its dissatisfaction with President Bola Tinubu’s anti-people policies. The group also debunked the rumours making the rounds that it had shelved the mass action saying the information was false and misleading…
English Premier League side Brighton and Hove Albion have rejected an £8m bid from Italian side Napoli for Scotland midfielder Billy Gilmour. Though an initial approach, it is believed Napoli will be back with another bid for the player The 23-year-old has flown to Japan with the Seagulls for the start of a two-match tour….
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), on Saturday confirmed that 19 crew members on a drilling rig escaped death following a fire outbreak at the facility at Ajakpa Field located in Oil Mining Lease (OML) 90, offshore Delta State. Head of Public Relations at NIMASA, Osagie Edward, who made the confirmation in a…
A Nigerian doctor and hyper-realism artist Fola David has set a new Guinness World Record, GWR, for the largest drawing by an individual. The Lagos-based visual artist, who aimed to draw 1000 square metres of art that will showcase Nigeria’s diverse cultures, began the six-day attempt on July 16 at Onikan Stadium. On Friday night,…
