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30
2025
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Nigeria’s Tax Ombudsman To Commence Operations Jan 1, 2026; Nwabueze Promises Efficient Tax Justice System

Nigeria’s Tax Ombudsman To Commence Operations Jan 1, 2026; Nwabueze Promises Efficient Tax Justice System

BREAKING
The Office of the Tax Ombudsman of Nigeria will commence full operations on January 1, 2026, in accordance with the country's new tax dispensation. The Office will receive, review, and resolve complaints about taxes, levies, regulatory fees, customs duties, excise matters, and other related issues in accordance with extant laws and regulations. This was disclosed in a statement signed by Chukwudi Achife, Chief Press Secretary to the Tax Ombudsman/CEO, Dr. John Nwabueze. Nwabueze was recently appointed by President Bola Tinubu as the pioneer Tax Ombudsman and Chief Executive of the Office of the Tax Ombudsman. Announcing the appointment, the Special…
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Dec
20
2025
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INTIMATE AFFAIRS: This Scarcity Of Mr Right

INTIMATE AFFAIRS: This Scarcity Of Mr Right

Column, Opinion
By FUNKE EGBEMODE Happily ever after is what most girls set their eyes and hearts on. Right from when we know that you are still a girl without the frilly dresses and pink bows and ribbons, we begin the plan. Yeah, we know how to be coy, bat our eyelids and try not to swoon and faint at the feet our first crush. The heart-melting smile comes naturally. We are born sweet, all of us girls. It is the men who ruin us. Or why do you think pretty little things who once curtsied politely in pink become hard-faced big girls…
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Dec
20
2025
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Dangote Vs The State

Dangote Vs The State

Column, Opinion
BY ABRAHAM OGBODO Aliko Dangote is a national asset. He is somebody to crow about outside the shores of Nigeria. I had one golden opportunity in 2013 to do so. It was in Dubai in 2013. Multi-choice had brought us together to discuss arising matters in the digital space. It was tagged ‘Digital Dialogue.’ It was a yearly media meet, sponsored by Multi-choice Plc, that brought top journalists from different locations in Africa and in the Middle East to interrogate emerging trends in ICT. On this particular day, the dialogues got a bit off range to create a conviviality that…
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Dec
19
2025
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Men Are Masterclass Gaslighters

Men Are Masterclass Gaslighters

Column, Opinion
By OREVA GODWIN Dearest readers, our men’s brows are already raised at this topic, but I refuse to panic. It is my sworn duty to say the truth and nothing but the truth. In my last article, “Women, naturally are nanipulators,” the tension was hotter than fresh pepper soup. I almost lost my head. The women’s association nearly disowned me. So today, I’m presenting another truth, maybe they’ll accept me back. But truth is truth, and truth must be told. I’ve never been the type to shy away from it. If manipulation is women’s superpower, then gaslighting is a man’s…
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Dec
19
2025
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Ahmed’s Fall, The Dangote Challenge And A Rentier System

Ahmed’s Fall, The Dangote Challenge And A Rentier System

Opinion
By AZU ISHIEKWENE It’s rare to find a multibillionaire who hasn’t had nasty battles. Yet, as battles go, the fight between Aliko Dangote, the founder of the Dangote Refinery, and the CEO of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed, is among the most spectacular that Africa’s wealthiest man has had to fight in recent times. It won’t be a surprise if the resignation of Ahmed (and the chief executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, Gbenga Komolafe) on Wednesday marks a pause, rather than an end, because the problems run very deep. Dangote’s cement…
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Dec
18
2025
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BREAKING: Court Dismisses Malami’s Quest for Bail

BREAKING: Court Dismisses Malami’s Quest for Bail

BREAKING
Abubakar Malami, SAN, former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, will remain in the EFCC custody longer than he thought. Babangida Hassan of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on Thursday dismissed  the summons for bail which he filed against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.  Malami is facing multiple allegations of corruption. Through his counsel,  Dr. Suliaman Hassan,  SAN, he had approached the court seeking bail from the custody of the EFCC, arguing that his detention by the Commission in its ongoing investigation, was illegal. However,  counsel to the EFCC,  Chief J.S. Okutepa,  SAN, submitted that…
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Dec
18
2025
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EFCC Arrests Herbalists with $3.4million, €280,000 Counterfeit Notes

EFCC Arrests Herbalists with $3.4million, €280,000 Counterfeit Notes

Entertainment
Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have uncovered huge counterfeit foreign notes to the tune of $3, 430, 000 (Three Million, Four Hundred and Thirty Thousand United States Dollars) and €280, 000 (Two Hundred and Eighty Thousand Euros) in possession of a five-member syndicate. The syndicate was arrested for allegedly swindling one Halima Sanni of the sum of  N26,550, 000 (Twenty-Six Million, Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira). The herbalists were listed as Akingbola Omotayo, Adeola Funsho Ogunrinde, Yahaya Amodu, Kubratu Babalola Olaitan (female) and Familola Sunday Olaitan. The statement by Dele…
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Dec
12
2025
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Women, Naturally, Are Manipulators

Women, Naturally, Are Manipulators

Column, Opinion
By OREVA GODWIN I know the women association will sharpen their cutlass to behead me for this. But hold on, my honourable gender. The earlier we admit this truth, the better for us all. If truth had a gender, manipulation would wear a wig, lashes, and carry a handbag. Men, naturally, are not manipulators. They learn it over time until it became part of them. But women? Manipulation flows through us effortlessly. We do it without training, without intention, sometimes without even knowing we’re doing it. Men, on the other hand, are natural gaslighters. They gaslight for a living. They…
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Dec
07
2025
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Terrorism In Nigeria And Gains Of The US Threat

Terrorism In Nigeria And Gains Of The US Threat

Column, Opinion
By SHEDDY OZOENE When the United States named Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern and hinted at possible military action to counter perceived genocide against the country's Christians, many Nigerians were angry. Some saw it as interference; others felt it was an insult to our independence. But behind all the reactions is an uncomfortable truth: the warning pushed our leaders to act. In that sense, it has turned out, it would seem, a blessing in disguise. For years, Nigerians of all backgrounds have lived with the fear of terrorism. Communities have been attacked, people displaced, and whole areas left unsafe…
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