Wednesday’s surprise invasion of the United States Congress’ voter certification meeting by supporters of President Donald Trump has been condemned by some world leaders who described it as an attack on democracy. Although the congress later reconvened on Thursday and certified Joe Biden as the next U.S president, a mob on Wednesday entered the legislative…
Chief Executive Officer of Facebook and Instagram social media platforms, Mark Zuckerberg, has accused United States president Donald Trump of “violent insurrection” and extended the block on his accounts until after the transfer of power to president-elect Joe Biden on January 20. Zuckerberg revealed the decision in a statement issued via Facebook on Thursday. “We…
With a net worth of $185bn, the Chief Executive Officer SpaceX and Tesla, Elon Musk has emerged the world’s richest man. Musk is a major shareholder of the electric car company and has benefited from Tesla’s surging share price over the last year, overtaking the Amazon boss Jeff Bezos as the world’s richest. The South…
The Ogun State Police Command said its men have arrested an inmate, Obehi Ehis Frank Ogbeh, who escaped from the prison in Benin, Edo State during the EndSARS protests in October 2020. Ogbeh escaped from the White House prison in Edo State during the EndSARS protests when hoodlums attacked the facility and freed inmates there….
The Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees has frowned at the alleged anti-workers policies of Corporate Affairs Commission, vowing to shut down the headquarters of Commission from Tuesday 12, January 2021. Following the expiration of a 21-day ultimatum issued to the management of the Commission, AUPCTRE, an affiliate of the Nigeria Labour…
The Edo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has arrested 751 suspects for various crimes in 2020. The commandant of the corps, Mr George Edem, disclosed this in Benin on Thursday, saying the command has recovered 28 stolen vehicles within the period. He explained that some of the…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted over five thousand live ammunitions and various other contraband items valued at over N300 million between November 23to December 27, 2020. The NCS said the items which included cartridges of 30GR 70mm Calibre were seized by its Federal Operations Unit (Zone ‘C’) in Owerri, Imo State. Controller of…
The Nigeria National Identity Management Commission has said that Nigerians would be charged up to N15, 000 to update as well as to correct their details in the National Identity Number. The NIMC Regional Coordinator in Alausa, Lagos, Funmi Opensanwo, who was featured on Channels Television programme Sunrise Daily on Wednesday, said that the amount…
The Federal Government has exempted commercial flight tickets from payment Value Added Tax, mygossipshopcrew can confirm. The exemption, which took effect from January 1, with the kick-off of the new Finance Act 2021, is expected to make the price of air ticket cheaper. The government had increased VAT from 5 to 7.5 per cent effective…
First City Monument Bank FCMB has appointed Mrs Yemisi Edun to act as managing Director following the stepping aside of embattled Adam Nuhu. Yemisi Edun holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Ife, Ile-Ife and a Master’s degree in International Accounting and Finance from the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom. She is…