February 11, 2022

Police Ordered To Conclude Investigations On Kyari In 2 Weeks

February 11, 2022 12:35 pm

Nigeria Police Force has been issued with a two weeks ultimatum to conclude investigations on the case involving the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari who was suspended from the force last year.

The ultimatum was issued by the Police Service Commission (PSC) on Friday following recent disclosure by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubarkar Malami.

The development was contained in a statement issued on Friday by the Head, Press and Public Relations of the Commission, Ikechukwu Ani which was obtained by Africa Daily News, New York.

The Commission also directed the police to …

Biden Confiscates $7 Billion In Afghan Assets

February 11, 2022 12:17 pm

The President of the United States, Joe Biden on Friday seized $7 billion in assets belonging to the previous Afghan government with the aim of splitting the funds between victims of the 9/11 attacks and desperately needed aid for post-war Afghanistan.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that Biden officially seized the assets via an executive order on Friday.

It would be recalled that the money had been stuck in the New York Federal Reserve since the fall of the US-backed government in Kabul and takeover by the Taliban insurgency that fought US-led forces for 20 years.

A senior US …

2023: Tinubu Has Huge Shares In Apple, Man United – Jibrin

February 11, 2022 5:55 am

A former member of the House of Representatives, Abdulmumin Jibrin has disclosed that the leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who is also a presidential aspirant, Bola Tinubu has huge shares in Apple Corporation as well as a top English club.

Jibrin explained that he was shocked to his marrows when he discovered that Tinubu also owns large shares in Manchester United Football Club.

Jibrin, who is also the Director-General of the Tinubu Support Management Council, made this disclosure while responding to inquiries on APC National Leader’s source of wealth in an interview with Arise Tv which was monitored …

VAT: Facebook Issues Fresh Deadline To Nigerian Advertisers

February 11, 2022 4:45 am

Social media giant, Facebook have issued a fresh warning to Nigerian advertisers on its platform to update their Value Added Tax (VAT), records to the site on or before February 25, 2022 or risk not having their adverts displayed on the platform in the coming days.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the warning apparently followed Federal Government’s resolve to tax foreign-based social media platforms, who earn money from Nigerian advertisers.

It would be recalled that on December 7, 2021, President Muhammadu Buhari sent the Finance Bill 2021 to the National Assembly.

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Boko Haram Insurgency Will End By 2023, Zulum Declares

February 11, 2022 3:56 am

Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has boasted that given their massive laying down of weapons by terrorists, the insurgency will end within the next 12 months ‘God willing.’

The Governor who visited the State House to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari to apprise him of progress in the surrendering of Boko Haram terrorists, told State House Correspondents, Abuja that over 30,000 former fighters have now surrendered and are in the custody of the authorities.

According to him, Borno state government does not offer any incentive to the fighters to come out of the forests, rather, they have done so …