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      President Muhammadu Buhari has approved an amendment to the excise duty rates for alcoholic beverages and tobacco with effect from Monday, 4th June, 2018. The President has also granted a grace period of 90 days (three months) to all manufacturers before the commencement of the new excise duty regime. There is however no increase in excise duty of other locally excisable products. The Honourable Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, who made this known on Sunday in Abuja, stated that the new excise duty rates were spread over a three-year period from 2018 to 2020 in order to moderate the impact on prices of the products. The Minister disclosed that the new excise duty regimes followed all-inclusive stakeholder engagements by the Tariff Technical Committee of the Federal Ministry of Finance with key industry stakeholders. According to her, the upward review of the excise duty rates for alcoholic beverages and tobacco was to achieve a dual benefit of raising t

                   Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun joined other dignitaries, as his Oyo State counterpart, Senator Abiola Ajimobi and that of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, gave their children, Idris and Fatimah, out in marriage, at Ibadan, Oyo State yesterday. The memory of the wedding reception, held at the renovated Agodi gardens on Saturday, which would continue to register in the minds of people for a long time, had in attendance Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo and his wife, Dolapo; Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari; former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon; APC national leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; business mogul, Alhaji Aliko Dangote; Femi Otedola; Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu and Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdul-Rasheed Adewale. More photos below.  

        The Lagos State Police Command has arrested one Nkeiruka  Ngwu, female, 36 years old  of 47 Ogundana Street, off Allen Avenue, Ikeja,  a mother of four children, for physically abusing her ten- year -old househelp by name Chioma Samuel  whom she brought to Lagos from Umuoju, Ngwu in Abia State  sometime in January 2018  after the death of the girl's father.A statement by the command's spokesperson, SP Chike Oti, says Nkeiruka Ngwu has made life a living hell for the child. Chioma has been mentally  and physically abused with many injury marks to show for it. Her latest tale of woes was recorded on Wednesday 7th of March, 2018 when the suspect allegedly used a well heated clothes iron to cause grievous injury on  the victim's hands and legs. She also poured hot water on her which scalded her skin.However, on Thursday 8 March, 2018, Nkeiru's cup of iniquity got filled when she brought her  children to a private school located somewhere in  Ikeja, unfortunately fo

      Her Majesty The Queen, as Head of the Commonweath, has sent the following message ahead of Commonwealth Day on Monday 12th March.  "We all have reason to give thanks for the numerous ways in which our lives are enriched when we learn from others. “Through exchanging ideas, and seeing life from other perspectives, we grow in understanding and work more collaboratively towards a common future. “There is a very special value in the insights we gain through the Commonwealth connection; shared inheritances help us overcome difference so that diversity is a cause for celebration rather than division. “We shall see this in action at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting which takes place in the United Kingdom next month, bringing together young people, business and civil society from across the Commonwealth. “These gatherings are themselves fine examples of how consensus and commitment can help to create a future that is fairer, more secure, more prosperous and sustaina

         Chinenye Genevieve is reporting today with various picture evidence with the caption ''Rev. Sr Martina of Enugu Ezike, aka (sister aka Na agba Obara) on Thursday 8th March 2018 experienced her usual weekly  Lenten season PASSION OF CHRIST. It's an outburst of unbearable pains all over her body with blood flow in her hand, feet, head and eyes. And also a very large Host or Holy Communion coming out of her mouth as you can clearly see from the pictures. It's not a film trick, it's real. LIVE EXPERIENCE for more info or clarity call Evang Elisha Ayogu on  0813 579 1163. He is in charge of her ministry''.More photos below.

      Governor Samuel Ortom announces the visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to Benue State on Monday, 12th March, 2018. The Governor states that during the visit the President shall pay a courtesy call on the Chairman of the Benue State Council of Chiefs, Tor Tiv the fifth, Professor James Ortese Iorzua Ayatse, and hold a meeting with major stakeholders at the Benue Peoples House. Governor Ortom says President Muhammadu Buhar i shall also visit one of the eight displaced persons' camps in the state. Signed: Tahav Agerzua, Special Adviser, Media and ICT. 10TH MARCH,2018.

       Gov Obiano of Anambra State starts the distribution of Innoson motorbike Ambulances & medical equipment to over 500 Primary health centers in the State.Wow that is nice.More photos below.

        She took to her social media to show off her daughters sitting with her in a photo she posted with the caption ''  I’m so proud of my girls and their hearts and what amazing moms they are and their work ethic and how they get up and do their best every single day.... they share, they give back, they care... they are my best friends and my angels! Thank you girls for teaching me how to be better every single moment we share... you give me life and I love you   ❤️   (of course I love Rob the same but it’s International Women’s Day   😂 )   #MYSQUAD  ''.

       Reality talk show Star and Owner of Ebony Life TV, Mo Abudu took to her social media to share some personal photos from her childhood for mothers day today.to cut the long story short,she caption the photo above '' moabudu Happy Mother's Day Mummy💕💕. That's me😅😅, being carried by my stylish mama 💕💕🎀  #mothersday2018 #happymothersday ''.Then the photo below of herself standing alone during her childhood in London immediately after this write-up she captioned it '' moabudu Happy Mother's Day to all the beautiful mother's out there. You may be wondering why I am posting this picture. My mum told me a story, that when I was 3 or 4 years old, she took me into a shop in London to buy me a new coat. Now my mum said she had a limited budget to buy me this coat. However I got into this shop and spotted a particular fur type coat, that was over her budget and I cried and cried 😢😢, until I got the coat I wanted💃🏽😅. The things that ou