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Police arrest 3 female officers over extortion

The Rivers State Police Command said it has arrested three female officers involved in the extortion of motorists in Port Harcourt. The spokesperson o

Court remands man for calling Benue gov ‘chronic womaniser’

A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Makurdi, on Wednesday, ordered the remand of 35-year-old Paul Gyenger at a custodial centre in Makurdi for alleged

Govs meet over food insecurity, oil crisis, LG autonomy, others

Governors of the 36 states of the federation yesterday met at their secretariat in Abuja to discuss critical issues affecting the country including fo

Sexual harassment: Reps okay 14-year jail for randy lecturers

The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill stipulating a maximum of 14-year jail term for lecturers and school administrators convicted o

Derivation-based model for VAT will not only benefit Northern states, says Expert

Arabirin Aderonke, an official of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), says the proposed Tax Reform Bill regarding the shift to a derivation-bas