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“If I die, I die” – Actress Nazo Ekezie shoots her shot at Don Jazzy

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  Nazo shared a photo of the Mavin records boss on Instagram and wrote: “ I’m shooting my shot….. if I die… I die. @donjazzy I don’t know if you remember I met you the other day at imax lekki…… me I’m not slim… so I will never ever stress you about loosing weight…. I like you like this please let’s go on a date @donjazzy happy birthday my crush.” Reacting to the post, Don Jazzy wrote “ Kai Oya let’s set the date o. I will definitely love to. Thanks a lot ❤️

Civilian Informants Sabotage Operations In Northeast, Says Military

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The military on Monday said it is worried about the trend of some locals in the northeast declining to provide useful information to security agencies. At least 43 farmers were killed in a deadly assault in Borno on Saturday by suspected Boko Haram terrorists. The United Nations has said the death toll is as high as 110. The attack was one of the latest in a series of violent events being reported across the northeast. But military spokesman, Major-General John Enenche, while appearing on Channels Television’s  Sunrise Daily , said some local residents reduce the military’s effectiveness to combat the insecurity scourge in the region by not providing relevant information. “That has been our worry,” he said. “It’s a concern to us. You need a guide, you need information. Will they tell us? That’s a question that we have to ask. Yes, sometimes. And most times, no. And that was one of the issues we have been ensuring to overcome, with civil-military cooperation activities, reaching out...

Kanu’s trial in absentia begins Thurs, MASSOB defends Abaribe

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  The Federal High Court in Abuja has slated November 26 for the commencement of the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, with five prosecution witnesses lined up to testify against him.. Our correspondent on Tuesday saw the hearing notice issued on November 24 for Thursday’s proceedings. Copies of the hearing notice were served on the prosecution team in the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Kanu’s lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor. Justice Binta Nyako had since March 28, 2019, revoked the bail granted the IPOB leader, ordered his arrest and directed that his trial on charges of treasonable felony would proceed in his absence; but the court had not had any sitting on the case since then. The judge, acting on an application by the lead prosecuting counsel, Mr Magaji Labaran, anchored her orders for Kanu’s arrest and trial in absentia on the defendant’s failure to appear in court since April 25, 2017, without any reasonable explanation. Kanu’...

Man arrested with four human skulls, hands, other body parts – Official

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Man arrested with four human skulls, hands, other body parts – Official The body parts were reportedly exhumed from a cemetery. ADVERTISEMENT The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 55-year-old man, Yesiru Salisu, who was reportedly found with four human skulls, two hands and three jaws exhumed from a cemetery in Ijebu-Ode. The command’s spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, revealed this on Tuesday in a statement. He said the suspect, a resident of Odenusi street, Ijebu Igbo was arrested following a report lodged at Ago Iwoye division. He said when the suspect was challenged by residents, “he dropped the bag and ran into the bush.” He said the DPO, Ago Iwoye, Paul Omiwole, led his detectives to the scene where they opened the bag and discovered that it contained dry human parts. “Consequently, the bush he ran into was properly combed and the suspect was subsequently apprehended. On interrogation, the suspect confessed harvesting the human parts from one Christian cemetery in Oke Eri Ij...

Innoson: Lowering tariff on imported vehicles ’ll kill Nigeria’s auto industry

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  Innoson: Lowering tariff on imported vehicles ’ll kill Nigeria’s auto industry • Rolls out IVM Connect, IVM 7-seater bus  0 BY MOSES AKAIGWE Government’s plan to reduce the import duties and levies on buses, tractors and her motor vehicles as contained in the recent 2020 Finance Bill will be a disincentive to investments, in addition to setting Nigeria’s automotive industry back by at least 10 years. This was the view expressed yesterday by the Chairman of Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company Limited {IVM}, Chief Innocent Chukwuma, while reacting to “the shocking decision” by the Federal Government, which he said would lead to the forced closure of many auto plants. The Federal Executive Council {FEC} had on Wednesday, November 18, approved a reduction in duties on tractors from 35 percent to 10; reduction of duties on motor vehicles for the transportation of goods from 35 percent to 10 percent; reduction of levy on motor vehicles for the transportation of persons from 35 p...

FG to slash levy on imported cars from 35% to 5%

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  The federal government of Nigeria has concluded plans to slash the levy to be paid on imported cars from 35 percent to five percent, according to a new bill to be presented to the national assembly.   The bill which will come as a welcome development to Nigerians who have been financially impacted by a 2020 year plagued by the Coronavirus pandemic, is contained in the draft bill of the 2020 finance bill to be presented to the national assembly.   Once the bill has been passed by the legislature and signed by President Muhammadu Buhari, it'll automatically become law.   The bill also shows that the import duty of tractors and motor vehicles for the transportation of goods will be slashed from 35 percent to 10 percent while tax relief will be granted to companies that donated to the COVID-19 relief fund under the private sector-led Coalition against COVID-19 (CACOVID).   According to Zainab Ahmed, the Nigerian minister of finance, budget, and national planning, ...

INVESTIGATION: Inside The Horrific Bloodshed And Massive Extrajudicial Killings In Nigeria’s Oyigbo Community

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BY PREMIUM TIMES NOV 23, 2020 This is a moving story of how the Nigerian Army inflicted war-grade assault on Oyigbo community in Rivers, killing many residents, and injuring many others. It is another case of gross human rights violations. Ambulance with dead bodies inside burnt by Nigerian forces in Oyigbo. Photo with the bike our motorcyclist source in motion. Taiwo-Hassan Adebayo/PT Like most brides-to-be, Queen Nwazuo, 30, was beside herself with anticipation. Her wedding to her fiancé, Monday Bakor, was scheduled for next February and the preparation for the event had long begun. But the rosy future the student of Abia State Polytechnic looked forward to with her lover was truncated by bullets from rampaging troops of the Nigerian Army, who were on a reprisal mission in Oyigbo, Rivers State. Ms Nwazuo, an orphan, was shot dead on Thursday, October 22, as she and Mr Bakor were trying to lock the latter’s shop at 12B Ehi Street as residents scurried to safety from soldiers who were ...