The federal government has proposed a major shift in the distribution of funds from the Federation Account Allocation Committee, FAAC. Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Mr Taiwo Oyedele, revealed this via his X handle on Sunday. Oyedele said the federal government was set to take only 10 percent of the total FAAC allocations while states and local governments will receive a combined 90 percent. This represents a drastic departure from the current sharing formula, which allocates 52.68 percent to the federal government, 26.72 percent to states, and 20.60 percent to local governments. Oyedele said under…
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Brazil football legend, Dida, has said Vinicius Junior deserves to win this year’s Ballon d’Or. Dida, speaking with Stats Perform, hailed his compatriot as “a top player” Vinicius was unable to lead Brazil to glory at this year’s Copa America, missing their quarter-final tie against Uruguay due to suspension. However, he shone as Real Madrid to the LaLiga and Champions League titles. Vinicius has directly contributed to 42 goals for Madrid in all competitions since the start of the 2023-24 season, scoring 28 times and laying on 14 assists. Dida said: “Vinicius is a great kid, a great player, a…
Actor Femi Adebayo’s epic Netflix Original Yoruba movie, ‘Jagun Jagun’, has bagged twelve nominations in the 2024 Best of Nollywood Awards, BON. The nominated categories include, Best Indigenous, Best Supporting Actor, Director of the Year, Best Use of Makeup, Best Cinematography, Best Costume, Best Actor, Best Sound, Best Soundtrack, Best Production Design, Best Special Effect, and Best Actress. Reacting to the news in a viral post on his X handle on Saturday, the excited actor expressed joy over the new feat achieved by the movie. “Wow Guys! We’ve done it Again !! Delighted to announce that JAGUN JAGUN – THE…
Lionel Messi’s wife, Antonela Roccuzzo, has spoken about their “biggest surprise” since her husband signed for Inter Miami. Messi left European football to continue his career in Major League Soccer, MLS, in the summer of 2023. Since his arrival, the Argentina captain has made an immediate impact on and off the field in the US. Messi has added two more trophies to his record-breaking collection with Inter Miami – the Leagues Cup and Supporters’ Shield – with MLS Cup glory now in his sights. But off the field, his family are enjoying the warm weather in Miami. Antonela has told…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged the United Nations chief, Antonio Guterres, to move peacekeepers deployed in south Lebanon out of harm’s way. Netanyahu alleged Hezbollah is using the peacekeepers as human shields. This appeal is coming a day after the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon refused to withdraw from the border area despite five of its members being injured amid recent fighting. Netanyahu in a video statement issued by his office, in his first comments on the issue, said, “Mr Secretary General, get the UNIFIL forces out of harm’s way. It should be done right now, immediately.”…
Ahead of the October 19th local government election, several members of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), in Kogi State. They were received by the APC in Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State on Sunday. Receiving the decampees, the Kogi State Commissioner for Environment and Ecological Management, Engr Joseph Oluwasegun noted that the APC has done well in the state and deserves to win the forthcoming council election. While noting that there is no opposition party in Kogi State, Oluwasegun vowed that the local government election will be an…
Manchester United legend, Gary Neville has said that the club should never have sold Danny Welbeck. According to Neville, Welbeck is currently in a better form than all of Man United’s attackers. Welbeck made 142 appearances for the Red Devils after coming through the club’s academy. The Englishman was a part of the last Man United team to win the title under legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson. He decided to leave United in 2014 after growing frustrated with his lack of game-time and joined Arsenal in a deal worth £16 million. “He’s in better form than any of the United…
Joann Kelly, the daughter of a famous American singer, R. Kelly, has claimed that her father sexually abused her as a child. Speaking in a new two part documentary series for the TVEI Streaming Network, Joann said she first reported the abuse to her mother, Drea, in 2009. The 26-year-old who did not detail the alleged abuse, stated in an episode of the documentary titled ‘Karma: A Daughter’s Journey’, that the jail sentence of the 57-year-old singer is well deserved. “My father was my everything. For a long time, I didn’t want to believe that it happened. I didn’t know…
A former presidential spokesman, Doyin Okupe, says the political crisis bedeviling Rivers State has got to a point where it could seriously harm the nation’s democracy. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on Sunday, Okupe said that the crisis had the potential to destabilise the nation if not quickly resolved. He described the rift between Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers and his predecessor and FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike as well as the attendant political turmoil in the state as unfortunate. “Going down memory lane, one is sad to note that the feud between Wike and…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has described the passing of Asiwaju of Osogboland, Chief Ajadi Adekilekun Badmus, as a very sad development at a time the town is witnessing rapid development in line with the dreams of the deceased. In a condolence message issued on Sunday, Adeleke condoled the Ataoja of Osogbo, Ataoja-in-Council and all Osogbo sons and daughters on the passing of Chief Badmus who he also described as “an extraordinary lover of development, a passionate agent of change and a tireless mobiliser for the growth of the state capital and the state in general”. The governor recalled how…