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FG Plans To Tax Cryptos, Other Digital Assets Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, budget and national planning, says there is a provision to tax cryptocurrency and other digital assets in the 2022 finance bill. According to a statement released by Laolu Akande, spokesperson to Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Ahmed updated the national economic council (NEC) on the main features of the bill at an extraordinary virtual meeting on Thursday. The minister said the proposed bill is anchored on five fundamental policy drivers. She listed the drivers as tax equity, climate change, job creation/ economic growth, tax incentives’ reform and revenue generation/tax administration. She said that the bill sought to amend relevant taxes, excises and duty statutes in line with the macroeconomic policy reforms of the federal government.  

On December 1, at 11:30 a.m. actor Billy Porter was honored with the 2,741st star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Live Performance/Live Theatre.  The star is located at 6201 Hollywood Boulevard near the Pantages Theatre and East Town.  The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has proudly hosted the globally iconic Hollywood Walk of Fame since 1960. The Chamber exists to transform business and improve lives. Through the Walk of Fame, the Chamber celebrates the business that transforms us all – the business of entertainment.  Entertainment is a unique blend of art and enterprise; elevating and inspiring us all. Earlier report:  “We are thrilled to be honoring award-winning actor Billy Porter with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His performances leave everyone wanting more!” stated Walk of Fame Producer Ana Martinez. “I cannot wait to see what he will be wearing on his special day,” she added.  Joining emcee Lupita Sanchez Cornejo for the star...

Catholic priest shares photo of Virgin Mary statue 'bleeding from the eye' and says it happened in Lagos A Virgin Mary statue cried tears of blood in Lagos, a Catholic priest has claimed. Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Ehioma, aka Fada Mentor, shared the said said he heard the occurrence was witnessed at St. Joseph's Catholic Church Agodo Egbe in Lagos.  His post immediately went viral and started a debate, with many accusing him of idolatory and telling him that such is not possible. In a follow-up post, he disclosed that the Catholic Church will investigate such occurrences first as the Church does not accept everything hook, line, and sinker. He added that this is to avoid hoaxes as there have been such in the past. However, he told critics to be respectful of others' beliefs when opposing them. More photos below. 

It was estimated in 2014 that for every person in New York there were two rats, meaning the vermin population now stands at approximately 18m. The government of NYC is looking to hire a Director of Rodent Migration and are willing to pay up to $170,000 (£140,000) for the right candidate. Applicants will need a bachelor's degree and a "general aura of badassery", according to the amusing listing. A "virulent vehemence for vermin" and the "drive, determination, and killer instinct needed to fight the real enemy – New York City’s relentless rat population" are also desirable qualities that anybody interested in the vacancy should possess. The ad continued: "Cunning, voracious, and prolific, New York City’s rats are legendary for their survival skills, but they don’t run this city – we do." At last month's bill signing, Mayor Eric Adams delivered a purposeful message when he said: "I’ve made it clear I hate rats and we’re gonna kill some...

Fake Italian Engineer Jailed Six Months for €20,000 Scam in Abuja An internet fraudster who defrauded his victim of €20,000 whilst posing as an Italian Engineer has been convicted upon arraignment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The Abuja Zonal Command of the anti-graft agency on Thursday December 1, 2022 docked Areh Ikenna Christian before Justice Aliyu Yunusa Shafa of the High Court of the FCT Gwagwalada Abuja on one count charge of fraudulent impersonation. He pleaded guilty to the charge.  

UNIBEN Produces, Showcases Lightweight Utility Vehicle  *** A Ph.D student from the Faculty of Engineering, University of Benin (UNIBEN), Engr. Igbinosa Eghosa has produced and showcased a one-ton utility truck.  The vehicle developed by Engr. Eghosa of the Department of Production Engineering was supervised by Professor Akaehomen Ibhadode, who also led the team to present the wonder on wheels to the University’s Management.  Speaking during the brief ceremony, the project developer opined that the light-weight truck will re-shape and power the growth of the nation’s transport and agriculture industries.  He added that with adequate funding, the vehicle could be produced in large quantity as the design was capable of addressing transportation needs even in local communities. On his part, the project supervisor pointed out that over 80 percent of the materials used for the production of the truck, which runs at a maximum speed of 75klm per hour, was sourced locally....

KDSG Security Update: Friday 2nd December 2022.  Air strikes target identified bandit locations across Birnin Gwari, Giwa, Igabi and Chikun LGAs - Ten kidnapped citizens escape - Troops dislodge camp, recover motorcycles, weapon in Birnin Gwari LGA.  The air component of Operation Whirl Punch has reported to the Kaduna State Government that several missions were conducted at various locations of interest in frontline areas.  According to the reports, following credible intelligence of bandits gathering around Ukambo, Chikun LGA, air platforms targeted the location and struck it successfully. Similarly, the hideouts of bandits identified as Alhaji Ishiaka (in Igabi LGA) and Dan Rani (in Birnin Gwari LGA) were targeted and destroyed with rockets.  Furthermore, terrorist camps in Janbirni as well as Takaura, Kuyanbana forest, Birnin Gwari LGA were targeted and destroyed.  The Kaduna State Government was also informed that ten kidnapped citizens have escaped from a ...

Era Of Schools Without Quality Teachers Ends In Anambra As 5000 Newly Recruited Teachers Receive Letters Of Employment. Governor Chukwuma Soludo has said that education is Anambra's present and its future. Governor Soludo said this during the ceremonial presentation of appointment letters to the newly recruited five thousand teachers for the primary and secondary schools in Anambra State.  Governor Soludo while addressing the five thousand successful teachers noted that teaching is not just a job but a vocation and insisted that no other condition other than merit should be the consideration for the recruitment. Governor Soludo further stated that recruitments under his watch must be free, transparent and fair which he defines as Anambra's standard. He congratulated the teachers and noted that professionalism is the watch word of Anambra's education sector assuring of on the job training to better prepare them for the job. Promising them of prompt payment of salaries, pensi...

Our patrol team at Marina this evening (6:00 p.m) saw two under-age boys on the  expressway about to be ran over by  speeding vehicles. The boys, Chidara, 5 years  and Shonton Chukwu, 3 years disclosed that their mother,  boarded a car and left them. The team took the children to Adeniji -Adele Police  Division for them to be re -united with their parents. More photos below.   

Classroom Romance: Four secondary school students arrested in Port Harcourt The Rivers Police said its officers have arrested two students at the Community Secondary School, Nkpolu Oroworukwo, in Mile Diobu, Port Harcourt, for allegedly entangling themselves in erotic acts in an isolated classroom within the school premises. It was gathered that the two senior secondary school two students were allegedly engaged in the act, unknown to them that they were being recorded on video by one of their classmates. Their classmate who discreetly took the video of the erotic scene then sent it to a fellow student through WhatsApp which in turn drew the attention of some students. Soon afterwards, the attention of the management of the school was drawn to the situation, when a male teacher stumbled on the video on the phone of one of the students the video was transferred to. Our correspondent gathered that the school management then invited the police from the Nkpolu Divisional Police headquarter...

Rivers Gospel Singer Sensational Bamidele escapes death in fatal Car Crash   Popular gospel musician, Sensational Bamidele has escaped death by the whiskers after his car collided with another vehicle and somersaulted eight times on December 1st, Africa Update has gathered. Bamidele, who shared clips of himself in a hospital with injuries and blood stains on his body, said some passengers in the vehicle that collided with his car did not survive. His statement reads, He moves mountains And he cause walls to fall  Advertisement By his power he performed miracles .  And am standing here only because He made away …. Guys and families … SENSATIONAL BAMIDELE IS ALIVE TO GIVE GOD MORE ND MORE PRAISE FOR HIS MERCIES ENDURETH FOR EVER. My bois that where with me are also Alife to join in the praise … glory to God who stood tall and said it’s not yet time … Amen. This is my vehicle that somersaulted over 8times into the bush from the road .May the souls of the departed Rest in pea...

TWO BROTHERS IN POLICE NET FOR STEALING A CAR. Police in Ogun state on the 30th of November 2022 arrested two brothers Emanuel Nwachukwu 28 years and Sunday Nwachukwu 24years for stealing a Toyota Camry car with registration number JJJ 661 GJ while on their way taking the said vehicle to Imo state. Nwachukwu 24years for stealing a Toyota Camry car with registration number JJJ 661.  The two suspects were arrested by men of Federal Highway patrol, who were on stop and search duty along Lagos/Ibadan Expressway. The vehicle was stopped by the policemen for routine check at about 11:30 pm, but while the officers were asking questions from one of them who drove the car, the two brothers who were the occupants suddenly abandoned the car and took to their heels. They were hotly chased and apprehended by the policemen, who there and then took them to Ewu- oliwo divisional headquarters for proper interrogation. On interrogation, the two brothers who live at No 2 , Onifade street Fagba Lago...

Blogger’s death: Rivers youths protest against UPTH over alleged negligence 2 December 2022  Friends of a Port Harcourt based blogger and social media influencer, known as Folorunsho Yemi, yesterday, stormed the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH), to protest what they alleged to be negligence on the part of a staff of the hospital that led to the blogger’s death. It was learnt that Yemi, who is a graduate of plant Science in the Faculty of Sciences in the University of Port Harcourt, was asthmatic and was supposed to partake in the forthcoming convocation ceremony on December 3. It was gathered that the blogger in the early hours of Tuesday, November 29, suffered an attack and was rushed to the Teaching Hospital, wherein he was confirmed dead.   However, close friends who brought him to the hospital said he was alive upon getting to the hospital, alleging that the hospital officials did not expedite action to save their friend’s life.   A neigh...