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The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has urged Akwa Ibom citizens to support the Federal Government’s new tax reform to enhance the economic development of the country.
The Akwa Ibom State Director of NOA, Mr Mkpoutom Mkpoutom, said this while briefing newsmen in Uyo on Monday.
Mkpoutom said that the new tax reform was a crucial milestone in the economic development of the nation.
The Ugborodo Community Management Committee (UCMC) in Delta State, has urged the Department of State Services (DSS) to arrest and prosecute those responsible for the murder of a youth leader, Emiko Onuwaje, in Ogidigben.
Mr Eyengho Besidone, the Secretary of the UCMC, read the demands of the committee at a media briefing over the weekend at Ugborodo Community in Warri South-West Local Government Area of the state.
The Ugborodo Community Management Committee (UCMC) in Delta State, has urged the Department of State Services (DSS) to arrest and prosecute those responsible for the murder of a youth leader, Emiko Onuwaje, in Ogidigben.
Mr Eyengho Besidone, the Secretary of the UCMC, read the demands of the committee at a media briefing over the weekend at Ugborodo Community in Warri South-West Local Government Area of the state.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, on Friday, January 9, 2026, arraigned Austrian national Kavlak Onal before Justice Yelim Bogoro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos State, for allegedly failing to declare large sums of foreign currency.
Onal was arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) while preparing to travel on an Emirates Airline to Dubai.
The Ijaw National Congress (INC), the apex socio-cultural organisation of the Ijaw nation worldwide, has condemned the deepening political crisis in Rivers State and the renewed impeachment threat against Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
In a statement issued on Friday by its Global President, Prof. Benjamin Okaba, the INC described the impeachment move as “a grave threat to democracy, peace and stability” in Rivers State and the wider Niger Delta region.
The Ijaw National Congress (INC), the apex socio-cultural organisation of the Ijaw nation worldwide, has condemned the deepening political crisis in Rivers State and the renewed impeachment threat against Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
In a statement issued on Friday by its Global President, Prof. Benjamin Okaba, the INC described the impeachment move as “a grave threat to democracy, peace and stability” in Rivers State and the wider Niger Delta region.
The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), on Thursday, dispatched an additional cohort of 34 foreign postgraduate scholarship recipients to various universities in the United Kingdom for the 2025–2026 academic year.
The scholars’ courses of study include data science, fintech analytics, cybersecurity, international energy law and policy, construction project management, public health, agri-food technology, and electrical and petroleum engineering, among others.
No fewer than 416 African musicians have arrived in Lagos for the ninth edition of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA).
The week-long event, scheduled to run from January 7 to 11, is being hosted by the Lagos State Government as part of efforts to strengthen the music ecosystem in Nigeria and across the continent.
The statement read: “For the avoidance of doubt, Prince Dapo Abiodun and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu enjoy a very cordial and brotherly relationship.”
It noted that both governors maintain regular contact and meetings, often engaging on issues of mutual interest aimed at driving development in their respective states.
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated the Deputy Governor of Ogun State, (Mrs) Noimot Salako-Oyedele, on her 60th birthday.
In a congratulatory message issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Gboyega Akosile, Governor Sanwo-Olu commended Salako-Oyedele for her dedication to the growth and development of Ogun State.