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Commends 411 per cent revenue increase. The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the 411 per cent increase in revenue collection announced by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) as a testament to the effectiveness of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic reforms. The party, in a statement on Thursday by its spokesman, Mogaji Seye Oladejo, attributed the revenue growth to bold policy measures implemented by the President, citing contributions from oil revenues, non-oil collections, Value Added Tax (VAT), customs duties, and direct remittances by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) into the Federation Account. These…

Manchester United secured their second league win of the season over Chelsea in a dramatic fashion last weekend, Soccernet.ng reports. Five minutes into the game, Enzo Maresca’s side were down to ten men after their goalkeeper, Robert Sanchez, clattered into Manchester United’s Bryan Mbeumo just outside of the 18-yard box. Being the last man in defense and penalized for obstructing a clear goalscoring opportunity, the Spanish goalkeeper was given his marching orders, with Chelsea going a man down with just five minutes of the game played. Robert Sanchez is shown a red card during the Manchester United vs Chelsea Premier…

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Bayelsa State, Festus Daumiebi Sunday, has commended the State Governor, Sen. Douye Diri, on the arrival of the gas turbine and the tremendous sector-by-sector developmental achievements witnessed in the state during his tenure. Barr. Festus said the Governor’s promise of a 24-hour uninterrupted power supply in Bayelsa State is being fulfilled with the procurement of the 60 Megawatt Independent Gas Turbine power plant, which has arrived in Yenagoa. Bayelsans were seen jubilating as over four trucks conveying the imported gas turbine arrived in the state capital and were taken onward to the…

Vice President Kashim Shettima, alongside global and national leaders, will headline the 9th edition of the Voice of Women Conference & Awards (VOW2025), scheduled to hold on Thursday, October 2, 2025, at the NAF Conference Centre, Abuja. A statement signed by Emmanuel Olonade, Communications Officer at wfm917.com, noted that this year’s gathering, themed “Nigerian Women & The Power of Collective Action”, will bring together grassroots women, policymakers, and thought leaders to showcase how unity across social class, region, and sector can drive transformative policies and sustainable development. According to the statement, the distinguished guests expected are former Deputy President of…

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has pledged that the forthcoming Anambra State governorship election and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) area council polls will be conducted transparently. The assurance was given by the chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, during a strategic meeting in Abuja to review preparations for the elections. The session also discussed the conduct of party primaries ahead of the 2026 governorship races in Ekiti and Osun States. Yakubu said INEC was committed to ensuring that every stage of the process would meet the expectations of voters. “We are determined to deliver credible and transparent…

Commandant of the Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Remilekun Ekundayo, said yesterday that the command had arrested over 50 vandals of Critical National Assets and Infrastructure (CNAI) between October 2024 and September 2025 in the state. Ekundayo disclosed this at a One-Day Stakeholders Meeting, directed by the Commandant General, Prof. Ahmed Audi, with the theme: “Protecting Critical National Assets and Infrastructure (CNAI) through Effective Cooperation, Collaboration and Coordination,” held at the Command’s Headquarters, Owu-Dekudu, Kobape, Abeokuta.She said that the arrests were majorly from electricity cables, power lines, telecommunication cables, industrial cables, transformers, streetlights,…

Turkish VAR director Joao Capela has firmly defended the officials’ call to disallow Paul Onuachu’s early goal in Trabzonspor’s 1-0 loss to Fenerbahçe, Soccernet.ng reports. Making a public appearance since the incident on September 14, Capelo insists the foul was “clear” and the VAR intervention “absolutely correct.” The Nigerian striker thought he had put Trabzonspor ahead in the 11th minute at Kadıköy, climbing above Milan Skriniar to head home. Nigeria and Trabzonspor striker Paul Onuachu. Photo Credit: Trabzonspor X But after reviewing the footage, referee Ozan Ergün annulled the strike, citing an infringement in the build-up. Capela says there was…

The clock is ticking with only 25 days left to join one of the biggest early-stage raises for a Telegram crypto trading bot: Snorter Bot Token (SNORT).With more than $4 million already raised, the presale continues to attract fresh capital as investors scramble to grab SNORT at what may be its lowest price ahead of exchange listings.The native token is central to the Snorter ecosystem that unlocks utilities such as industry-low trading fees of just 0.85% per transaction, which is designed to drive demand for SNORT and tighten supply over time.Beyond the token, Snorter is being built as one of…

The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has directed a company operating under the name KPMG Advisory Services to change its name within six weeks, citing a conflict with the already established KPMG Nigeria. In a letter dated September 19, 2025, and signed on behalf of the Registrar-General by Chidimma Laureen Nwite, the Commission explained that the business name KPMG Advisory Services (BN 2145583), registered in 2010, was erroneously approved despite KPMG Nigeria’s prior registration. Citing Section 30(1) of the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020, the CAC stressed that the law prohibits registering names identical or deceptively similar to existing…

Cross River State governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has dismissed the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a gathering of “kwashiorkor politicians” bent on distracting the people from genuine progress. Otu, who spoke in Calabar on Tuesday while receiving the endorsement of former Bakassi Defence Force members who pledged support for his 2027 re-election bid, cautioned that such political movements would only drag the state and the country backwards.“We have heard that some kwashiorkor persons are making moves to take over power under the name ADC. They are nothing more than detractors and a distraction. They cannot take us back to Egypt,”…