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Revenue Commission Reveals Nigerian Senators Earn N1Million Monthly, N12Million Furniture, Severance Gratuity Allowances Per Term; Dwarf Workers’ N70,000 Minimum Wage

4 months ago2355 min

Nigeria’s Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has revealed that each senator earns a total of N1,063,860 as monthly salary and allowances. The breakdown of these earnings, according to the commission, shows that each of the 109 senators earns Basic Salary of N168,866.70; Motor Vehicle Fuelling and Maintenance Allowance, ₦126,650.00; Personal Assistant, ₦42,216.66; Domestic Staff, ₦126,650.00; Entertainment, ₦50,660.00; Utilities, ₦50,660.00; Newspapers/Periodicals, ₦25,330.00; Wardrobe, ₦42,216.66; House Maintenance: ₦8,443.33 and Constituency Allowance: ₦422,166.66. The chairman of...

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Wife may bag jail term for tearing husband’s passport at Lagos airport – NIS

4 months ago1058 min

A Nigerian woman named Favour Igiebor, who tore up her husband’s passport at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, could face a jail term as punishment for her actions if found guilty, according to the Nigeria Immigration Service Act of 2015 (as amended). The NIS had on Monday revealed that it had launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the destruction of a man’s passport by his wife, identified as Favour Igiebor, stating that she had...

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Two bag 10-year jail term for illegal possession of firearm in Delta

5 months ago953 min

A High Court sitting in Kwale, Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State, has sentenced two men to ten years in imprisonment for illegal possession of a cut-to-size single-barrel gun. The court presided over by Justice O. F Enenmo sentenced the two men to jail on Monday. The defendants Joshua Anamali, 25, and Nelson Adoh, 30, years respectively are in custody at the custodial center, Kwale. The two defendants were arrested by police during...

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A’Court affirms dethroned Magodo monarch’s jail term

5 months ago987 min

The Court of Appeal Lagos Division on Monday affirmed the sentence of the dethroned Baale of Shangisha in Magodo, Lagos State, Mutiu Ogundare, for faking his abduction. Justice Hakeem Oshodi of the Lagos State High in Ikeja had on September 27, 2022, sentenced the convict to 15 years imprisonment. Dissatisfied with the judgment, Ogundare approached the court to challenge the decision of the lower court which sentenced him to 15 years imprisonment. However, when the...

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Bill For 6-Year Single Term Presidency, Governorship Passes First Reading In Nigerian House of Reps

5 months ago855 min

On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed the first reading of a bill proposing amendments to the 1999 Constitution to introduce a single six-year term for the offices of the President, state governors, and Local Government Areas chairmen. Sponsored by Ikenga Ugochinyere, representing Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency, Imo State, along with 50 other lawmakers, the bill aims to reduce election costs by extending the tenure of these offices. The proposed amendments target...