States Retaining VAT Will Bring Govt Closer To People As Cybersecurity Expert Prof. Akpodiete Cautions FG

    BY JOE Favour & Andrew Darrah /UGHELLI  United States of America based Professor of Cybersecurity, Alexander Akpodiete, has cautioned the Federal government to yield to the demands of states in order to bring government closer to the people. He stated this while reacting to the outcome of the meeting of South South Governors recently where they insisted on joining Rivers States over VAT suit. According to Dr. Akpodiete, “If the states are allowed by the federal government to be collecting VAT, more development will be extended to the…

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BEDC Staff Replacing 11 KVA Pole, Wires Electrocuted In Ughelli

By Erukakpomre Promise & Andrew Darrah-Ughelli   A staff of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company, BEDC, has been electrocuted while replacing a damaged 11kv pole in Ughelli metropolis, Ughelli North local government area of Delta State. The deceased who was simply identified by sympathizers as Mr Monday and other staff had went for the replacement of the damaged at a street very close to  Afiesere junction, it was gathered. Sources at the scene disclosed that Monday whose wife recently put birth, and his other colleagues has gone to repair and…

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Nigeria IGP, Alkali Orders Investigations Over Alleged Invasion Of Justice Odili Apartment

Nigeria Inspector General of Police, Baba Usman Alkali has ordered for a thorough investigation of the alleged invasion of Justice Mary Odili apartment in Abuja by suspected security men. In a statement signed by Frank Mba the Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters said, the IGP has called for calm, promising that the Force will do all within its powers to unravel the perpetrators and motives behind the breach with a view to bringing all indicted persons to book. According to the statement, REPORTED INVASION OF JUSTICE ODILI ABUJA RESIDENCE:…

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Keyamo Led APC Faction In Delta State Is Illegal -Ituru

The Directorate of Media and Publicity of  the Delta State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Sunday, described the State Executive of the party put in place by Chief Festus Keyamo led Leaders Council as illegal, an afterthought, insisting that there was no harmonized list after the October 16th Congress.   The APC in a statement by Mr. Pius Ituru of the Directorate of Media and Publicity, condemned the press release announcing the harmonization of the State Executive of the party credited to a group of persons of who “parade themselves…

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