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Lagos State Land Use Charge and politics of taxation
March 14, 2018
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          Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos, Nigeria. By Reuben Abati The government of Lagos State seems to be currently in the eye of the storm over its introduction of a law, a property tax as it were, known as the Land Use Charge Law of 2018, which repeals a similar law of 2001, and consolidates ground rent, tenement rate, and neigbourhood development levy.  The Land Use Charge is payable in respect of all real estate in the state. But…

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NPFL Fans to Win Dana Air return tickets as Akwa United / Heartland Clash
March 14, 2018
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Dana Air has announced that lovers of the Nigerian Professional Football League teams will stand a chance of winning return air tickets at the rescheduled first leg encounter between Akwa United and Heartland FC on 21st March, in Uyo the Akwa Ibom State capital. According to Dana Air’s Media and Communications Manager, Kingsley Ezenwa, the initiative is to encourage more people to follow the Nigerian league teams and also encourage them to visit the venues of these matches to cheer…

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Ekiti dep. gov. appeals to EKSU staff to suspend strike
March 14, 2018
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Ekiti State deputy governor, Prof. Kolapo Olusola. Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Prof Kolapo Olusola has called on the striking staff of Ekiti State University to suspend strike action and resume work in the interest of the students and the state at large. Prof. Olusola made the call in his office while receiving members of the Federation of Ekiti State Students Union (FESSU) who were on a solidarity rally in support of the continuity agenda of Governor Ayo Fayose. The…

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25 killed, 11 houses razed in fresh attacks as guests flee Plateau mass burial
March 14, 2018
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  Fulani herdsmen killings in Plateau The mass burial of victims killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen in several communities in Bassa Local Government of Plateau State was on Tuesday disrupted by a fresh attack which left 25 persons dead. Those to be given mass burial today were murdered between Thursday, March 8, 2018 when President Muhammadu Buhari paid an official visit to the beleaguered state, and Sunday, March 11. During the latest attack which took place by 7:00pm on…

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Herdsmen, farmers clashes can cause national war, Myetti Allah chairman, Umahi
March 13, 2018
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                Herdsman with A-K 47 herding his cattle National Chairman of Myetti Allah, Alhaji Bello Bodejo,and Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State on Tuesday said the attendant killings of innocent Nigerians occasioned by herdsmen/farmers clashes have the capacity of causing national war,if not properly addressed. The duo explained that the matter needed cautious and diligent attention in handling the herdsmen/farmers clashes. They spoke at Government House, Abakaliki during enlarged security meeting over the recent herdsmen/villagers clash in Enyanwu Igwe…

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President Trump drops his Secretary of State, Tillerson
March 13, 2018
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 US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson,  has been sackedy President Donald Trump. Reports said  that Mr. Tillerson was informed of his sack  while meeting with Nigeria`s President Mohammadu Buhari in Abuja. White House sources were quoted as saying that difference of opinion was the reason for the sack. Tillerson was immediately replaced with the director of the CIA, Mike Pompeo. Thanking Mr Tillerson for his service on Twitter, Mr Trump said the new State Secretary would do “a fantastic…

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AFFIXING EVIDENCE OF PAYMENT FOR NBA STAMP IN LIEU OF THE ACTUAL STAMP DOES NOT RENDER THE DOCUMENT/PROCESS INCOMPETENT
March 13, 2018
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       President, Court of Appeal, Nigeria, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa  IN RE: ALHAJA SAFURAT OLUFUNKE YAKUBU & ANOR (2018) LPELR-43678(CA)  PRACTICE AREA: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE INTRODUCTION  Pursuant to the provisions of Rule 10, Rules of Professional Conduct for Legal Practitioner, 2007 and as approved by the NBA NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (NEC) meeting held on 14th November, 2014, The NBA introduced stamps for Lawyers. The use of the stamps became mandatory from the 1st day of April, 2015 and since then,…

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Ekiti 2018: Fayemi and I have cordial relationship, says Bamidele
March 7, 2018
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   Hon. Bamidele (Esq.) A member of the seventh House of Representatives, Hon. Opeyemi Bamidele, has insisted that he and the former Governor Kayode Fayemi have struck a pact of a very good relationship that will ensure victory at the poll for the All Progressives Congress (APC) to win the July 14 governorship election in Ekiti State. Bamidele said  he decided to settle the rift with  Fayemi purposely because the two leaders need to work assiduously to ensure that the…

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A difficult year for African investment, but a chance for different opportunities
March 7, 2018
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         Mizner of Hogan Lovells It was a difficult market for deal-making in Africa during 2017, but it is not all doom and gloom, explained lawyers from Hogan Lovells at a recent event. Driven by political uncertainty, currency volatility and the continued softness of the commodities markets, deal volumes are down significantly for Africa in the first half of 2017, compared to the equivalent period in 2016, reaching the lowest levels since 2009, according to lawyers from international law…

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Court arraigns two men for drinking alcohol in front of police station
March 7, 2018
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C.P. Edgal Imohimi (Lagos) Two men, Wole Broad, 49, and Wale Oludare, 40, were on Wednesday brought before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly drinking alcohol in front of a police station. The two men were also accused of conducting themselves in a manner likely to cause a breach of the peace by drinking alcohol in front of the Akinpelu Police Station at Oshodi, Lagos. They are facing a two-count charge of felony and breach of peace….

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