Author: Samson Adeyanju Uwala

The Libyan Football Association has issued an official statement regarding the mistreatment of Nigeria’s Super Eagles and their delegates during their arrival in Libya. The Nigerian national football team has been enduring a frustrating ordeal upon landing in Libya as they were left stranded at the airport by local officials. Their flight, originally bound for a different location, was diverted, leading the team to arrive at an unexpected airport. As a result, the Super Eagles players, along with representatives of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), were forced to spend over 15 hours at the airport, without adequate provisions or sustenance,…

The National Assembly (NASS) is considering a bill proposing an increase in the value-added tax (VAT) from 7.5 percent to 10 percent. In the executive bill seen by TheCable on Sunday, the national assembly is seeking to raise the tax rate to 10 percent by 2025. The legislature also intends to increase the VAT to 12.5 percent by 2026 through 2029, according to the document. Meanwhile, the bill also proposes a reduction in the corporate income tax (CIT) to 27.5 percent by 2025 — down from 30 percent — and a further cut to 25 percent by 2026. THE CABLE

As a result of inflation in the country, the price of eggs per crate, which currently sells between ₦5,500 and ₦6,000, may soon be ₦10,000 as a result of fuel subsidy removal and the millers’ indiscriminate increase in feed prices. The Secretary of the Poultry Association of Nigeria, PAN, FCT Chapter, Musa Hakeem, made this known at a press briefing on Saturday in Abuja to commemorate World Egg Day. Nigeria is currently experiencing one of its worst inflation in decades as prices of many commodities have skyrocketed. Speaking during the press conference, Hakeem, called on the government to declare a…

The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the death of a 45-year-old man, identified as Kazeem, who allegedly jumped into a river and drowned after consuming suspected hard drugs, believed to be Colorado. SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the command’s spokesperson, made this known in a statement on Sunday. According to Mr. Hundeyin, the Alagbado Police Division received information about the incident at approximately 11:00 a.m. on Friday. An informant reported that Kazeem, after taking the drugs, became uncontrollable and dashed towards the river at Odo Tente, located at the boundary between Lagos and Ogun states. “The deceased, under the influence of…

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has issued a weather forecast predicting thunderstorms and moderate rains across various parts of the country from Monday through Tuesday. The report, released on Saturday in Abuja, highlights the likelihood of heavy rains, especially in northern, central, and southern regions, accompanied by warnings of potential urban flooding. For Sunday, NiMet anticipates morning thunderstorms in the northern region, including parts of Gombe, Bauchi, Adamawa, and Taraba, with additional thunderstorms and moderate rains expected later in the day across states like Adamawa, Kaduna, Sokoto, Kebbi, Kano, and Zamfara. “In the North Central region, thunderstorms with moderate rains…

Former Green Eagles goalkeeper, Peter Fregene, is dead. His death was announced by Segun Odegbami on Sunday. Odegbami, Peter Fregene’s friend and ex-international, said the legend died after a protected illness in the presence of his wife, Tina, and two of his children. Recall that Segun Odegbami solicited financial assistance for the ailing Fregene. In a statement on last week Tuesday, Odegbami disclosed that Fregene was hospitalised in Sapele, Delta state, and urgently needed medical attention and financial assistance. He said although “Tony Ojesina covered the ambulance costs, more funds need to be paid before he can be moved” to…

A Media Team, the DELE ATUNBI 2024 NUJ Presidential Aspirant Consultation Team, has condemned in very strong terms, the arrest and continued detention of Comrade Seun Odunlami, a journalist based in Ogun State. Indications by the Team revealed that Comrade Seun Odunlami (Publisher/Editor-in-Chief, Newsjaunts Online) was arrested alongside Precious Eze (Publisher/Editor-in-Chief, News Platform), Olawale Rotimi (Managing Director, National Monitor) and Rowland Olonishuwa (Editor, News Hob Mag!) in September by the security operatives. It states that the provisions of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution (as amended) stipulates the period for which a citizen can be detained, adding that the law of libel…

The Vice President Kashim Shettima has consoled the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Mele Kyari, over the death of his 25-year-old daughter, Fatima. Shettima, who attended the funeral prayers at the Annur Mosque in Abuja on Friday, prayed for the peaceful repose of Fatima’s soul and asked God to grant the Kyari family the strength to bear the loss. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha, on Friday read, “Vice President Kashim Shettima has condoled with the family of…

The Ogun State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has strongly condemned the abduction of Seun Odunlami, calling it a shocking and unlawful act. In a statement signed by the Council Secretary, Bunmi Adigun, the NUJ expressed outrage at the brazen manner in which plain-clothed officers carried out the operation. “This unacceptable act, reminiscent of Gestapo tactics, was brazenly carried out in front of Providus Bank, Oke-Ilewo, Abeokuta, a few meters away from the Union’s Secretariat,” the NUJ statement read. The union demanded Odunlami’s immediate and unconditional release, as well as a detailed explanation from the police operatives…

The Publisher of the Newsjaunts Online news platform, Seun Odunlami, on Wednesday, was abducted by suspected armed men in the Oke-Ilewo area of Ogun State. Odunlami was taken around 1:00 pm while standing outside a bank, where he had gone to conduct a transaction with a colleague. Speaking on the issue, the colleague who was at the scene said the suspected armed men arrived in a car and whisked Odunlami away. When other colleagues called to ask where he was being taken, Odunlami replied that the suspected armed men identified themselves as the Special Fraud Unit, taking him to Ikoyi.…