Man Kills His Friend Over N500 In Kano

The police in Kano state have arrested one Haruna Ya'u popularly known as Dangaru, for allegedly killing his friend, Sani Ibrahim, following a disagreement over N500.

According to reports, the incident happened at Dan Tsinke Quarters of Tarauni Local Government Area on Monday, August 16.

Family members of the deceased said Ibrahim had given one of his friends, Aminu Ahmad, N500, and sent him on an errand but that Aminu decided to use the money for himself. An argument ensued when late Ibrahim asked for his money or the item. Haruna who is friends with late Ibrahim, arrived at the scene and took sides with Aminu. Both men got involved in a fight and in the process, Haruna picked up a pair of scissors and stabbed Ibrahim.

Ibrahim was rushed to the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, Kano, where he was pronounced dead.

The mother of the deceased, Zainab Is'maila, said justice must prevail as her deceased son was the only one catering for her and his other sisters. She said he was based in Port Harcourt where he sold iron scraps and was only waiting for her permission to return to Port Harcourt when he was killed.

Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, said the alleged killer has been arrested and would be charged to court once the investigation into the case has been completed.

Enugu Government Invites Woman Who Returned N14M Erroneously Paid To Her Account

The Enugu State Commissioner for Gender Affairs and Social Development, Hon. Princess Peace Nnaji, has formally invited Mrs. Josephine Nchetaka Chukwujama Eze, the woman who recently returned the sum of Thirteen Million, Nine Hundred and Forty Six Thousand, Four Hundred Naira (N13,946,400) mistakenly paid into her account, for an important meeting in her office, at No. 5 FSP Avenue, Independence Layout, Enugu.
According to a statement by the Commissioner, the meeting which is scheduled for August 25, 2020 at 10am, is in recognition of the outstanding and exemplary honesty Mrs. Eze displayed.

Blue-Eyed Risikat Azeez Makes Peace With Her Husband (Photos)

Blue-eyed Kwara woman, Risikat Azeez, appears to have made peace with her husband, Wasiu Omo-Dada, as they teamed up for a lovely photo shoot recently.

Riskiat went viral a few weeks ago after a Twitter user shared her story online. Risikat in an interview said her husband walked out on her and their daughters because of their blue-eyes.

The husband however granted another interview where he denied abandoning them because of the color of their eyes. The first lady of Kwara state, Olufolake Abdulrasaq, last week revealed that Risikat has asked to be reunited with her husband.

Age 25 With 1 Million Naira & Living With My Parents: Buy Land Or Pack Out?

Good evening .
Please i need an advice on the next step i should take in life. I am a guy, 25 years of age and still living with my parents, though i am not jobless but recently my bank account just hit one million and 200 thousand naira.

So my parents are advising to buy a landed property in my home town that will take about 900 to 1 million naira. But the thing is that i am 25 and i feel at my age i should no longer be staying with my parents, so i want to rent a flat and furniture it to my taste, i feel it is time to move on, i need my freedom to finally face life like a man.

So my question is, should i purchase a landed property at 25 and continue living with my parents or pack out and start my Adult life. Note: i am not jobless".

Soft Drinks To Cost More As Customs Proposes Excise Duty

he Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is proposing to collect excise duty on soft drinks, abolished in 1993 by the interim national government.

Appearing before a joint committee of the senate on finance and national planning on Thursday, Hameed Ali, comptroller-general of the NCS, said the federal government should lift the tax waivers for companies producing soft drinks within the country.

Ali argued that if companies producing alcoholic beverages and tobacco could pay taxes, those producing soft drinks could do the same.

“We have been pushing for the expansion of our own excise collection. During the (Ernest) Shonekan regime (in 1993), excise was stopped for carbonated drinks manufacturers, like Coca-Cola,” the retired colonel said.

“The only one approved for us are tobacco alcoholic beverages. The understanding then was that tobacco and alcoholic beverages affect the health of citizens and should be taxed.

“But we know that carbonated drinks are also injurious to the health of the people due to the high sugar content.

“Therefore if tobacco and alcoholic beverages companies are paying tax, the carbonated drink manufacturers should also pay.”

Ali also informed the lawmakers that revenue from import would reduce because of a number of agreements Nigeria has signed.

Customs would generate N1.2 trillion before the end of the year because it had already collected N830 billion as of the end of July, the comptroller-general said.

Also speaking at the event, Senate President Ahmad Lawan said there was need to look into why companies such as Coca-Cola do not pay excise duty.

“I don’t understand why Coca-cola for instance should not pay excise,” Lawan said.

“It is an established company all over the world and it dominates the soft drinks industry.”
SOURCE: https://www.thecable.ng/soft-drinks-to-cost-more-as-customs-proposes-excise-duty