The federal government has commenced N50 electronic levy deductions from transactions of N10,000 and above made by users of financial technology (Fintech) companies, including Opay, Moniepoint, Kuda, and others. The levy, called Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL), introduced under the Finance Act 2020, places a singular and one-off levy of N50 on the recipient of…
The Rivers house of assembly has attributed the declaration of a state of emergency in the state to the âdespotic and tyrannicalâ actions of governor Siminalayi Fubara. On Tuesday, President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers following the prolonged political crisis and instability in the state. Tinubu also suspended the governor, his…
The Muslim communities have been taking sides following the outburst of the Murdir (leader) of popular Islamic school, Markaz situated in the Agege area of Lagos, Sheikh Muhammed Adam (El-ilory), has accused popular cleric, Sheikh Sulaimon Farooq popularly known as Onikijipa for masterminding his recent sickness through diabolical means. Adam made this allegation on Sunday…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has sacked two of his female media aides. The aides affected include Ewatomilola Emiola, Senior Special Assistant on Research & Documentation, and Kikelomo Isijola, Special Assistant on Digital Media. This was contained in a statement on Tuesday by the governorâs Chief Press Secretary, Ebenezer Adeniyan,…
A 13-year-old girl experiencing mental health issues has been allegedly ganged raped by four young men in Ugbomoro, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State. According to SaharaReporters, the incident, which reportedly occurred on January 24, has triggered outrage within the community and calls for justice from the victimâs family. According to a source, the…
The family of Bello Bodejo, president of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, has raised the alarm over the arrest and detention of Badejo by men of the Nigerian Army. In a statement, Suleiman Waziri, Bodejoâs brother, said the Miyetti Allah leader was arrested on Tuesday at his office in Maliya, Nasarawa state by officers of the…
Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru has vowed to withhold the salaries of striking workers and replace any worker who fails to report to their office within 72 hours. This comes amidst the strike action by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). The governor made the disclosure in a live broadcast from his office at the Government…
Chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Mustapha Adekunle, popularly known as Sego, narrowly escaped a suspected assassination attempt over the weekend as armed gunmen reportedly invaded his Surulere residence in the early hours of Sunday. According to reports, the attackers, unaware that Sego was not at…
A huge earthquake hit Myanmar and Thailand on Friday, killing nearly 150 people and injuring hundreds, with dozens trapped in collapsed buildings and the death toll expected to rise. The shallow 7.7-magnitude early afternoon tremor hit northwest of the city of Sagaing in central Myanmar, and was followed minutes later by a 6.4-magnitude aftershock. The…
Residents of Esa-Oke in the Obokun local government area of Osun State were on Monday thrown into anxiety as gunmen invaded the town in buses shooting sporadically in the town. This is as police and the community traded blame over the alleged shooting which reportedly led to the death of four persons in the town….