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The implementation of the 35 per cent import levy on used cars will now begin on June 30, 2015 as the Federal Government has once again shifted the commencement date by two months. In a move to encourage local assembling of vehicles, the government had in September 2013 raised the import tariff on fully-built cars and used vehicles from 22 per cent to 70 per cent made up of 35 per cent duty and 35 per cent levy. It also announced a zero per cent tariff on Completely Knocked Down units (vehicles) and five per cent to 10 per cent on Semi Knocked Down units. The first phase of the policy, involving the payment of the 35 per cent duty came into effect in February 2014. The Director-General, National Automotive Council, Mr. Aminu Jalal, informed our correspondent through a text message on Monday that a circular had been issued by the Federal Ministry of Finance deferring the implementation of the levy to June 30. He did not give any reason for the postponement. When the imple...

•Nobel laureate calls on EFCC, ICPC,INEC to probe Ekiti rigging plot The controversy triggered by the audiotape of how some politicians met with an Army General to plot the rigging of the June 21, 2014 governorship election in Ekiti State drew the reaction of Nobel laureate Prof Wole Soyinka reaction yesterday. In the literary icon’s view, democracy does not begin and end with the ballot box.  He says the admission by all dramatis personae in the plot is enough ground to spur anti-corruption agencies and the electoral umpire into action. The “Advertorial” – full front page of Punch, February 23, 2015 – sponsored by Mr. Ayo Fayose (aka “No Apology”) deserves to succeed in its aim of putting an end to all disputes surrounding the Ekiti elections of June 21, 2014.  After all, its entire page is dedicated to a press statement from the US (United States) Department of State, which...

Fabio Cannavaro, Italy's 2006  World   Cup -winning captain, has been sentenced to 10 months in jail for breaking orders to keep out of his house after it was seized by authorities in Naples. The former Parma, Inter Milan, Juventus and  Real Madrid  defender, who is now coach of Chinese league side Guangzhou Evergrande, has been under investigation for tax evasion. Cannavaro's wife, Daniela Arenoso, and his brother Paolo, who plays in Serie A  for Sassuolo, were also given custodial sentences. All three have appealed and have had their sentences suspended until a final judgment is made. Prosecutors said the villa had been confiscated for suspected abuse of building regulations, involving failing to secure planning permission from the local council to carry out works to the house, the garden and pool. The Cannavaro brothers and Arenoso were acquitted over the planning permission allegations, but convicted for breaking a police seal and enteri...

Peoples Democratic Party has said that the party will record outstanding victory in the six geo-political zones in the country especially in the south-west. National Deputy Chairman of the party, Prince Uche Secondus while speaking with newsmen in Abuja said “the president is not going to lose the election. I am telling you emphatically that we will win this election convincingly in the six geopolitical zones. Even in the South-West, we will shock them,“We will do far better than we did in 2011 in the entire North generally, despite the security challenges we are facing over there. “There is no shaking In the North-West, especially Kano, where we lost the governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, to the APC, but we gained the incumbent education minister, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau and he is going to make the difference.” He added that All Progressives Congress will be grossly disappointed by the resultsof the polls in the south west because in the last two weeks, Preside...

Chris Brown was rejected at the Canadian border just hours before a scheduled concert. He made this known on twitter saying;"The good people of the Canadian government wouldn't allow me entry. I'll be back this summer and will hopefully see allmy Canadian fans!"Chris was Billed to perform in Montreal Tuesday night and Toronto Wednesday night and according to him, both shows were sold out. While it was not stated why he was turn away, the reason is the farfetched.  The Canadian law states that a person could be "criminally inadmissible" if they have been convicted of a crime involving assault.

Former President Shehu Shagari turned 90years old today and President Jonathan and other former Heads of State including Chief Ernest Shonekan, Gen. Babangida, Gen. Yakubu Gowon and Gen. Abubakar Abdulsalami, stormed Sokoto state to celebrate with him. Born 25th February 1925, Sir Shagari served as President of Nigeria's Second Republic from 1979 -1983.

Kidnappers have demanded the sum of N60m for the American missionary abducted from her workplace in Kogi State.Rev. Phyllis Sortor was snatched by masked gunmen, who stormed the Hope Alive Nursery/Primary School, which she runs in Emiworo, Ajaokuta Local government Area of Kogi State on Monday. According to the Nation,Commissioner of Police Adeyemi Ogunjemilusi said the five kidnappers had tabled N60 million ransom demand. The kidnappers were “unknown gunmen…(who) came into the school premises shooting sporadically to scare away people before taking (the hostage) away into the bush”,He added that the gunmen came through the hill at the back of the school and forcibly pulled her out from her office. The abductors scaled over the fence with her. They all disappeared through the hill“Her whereabouts are unknown but the police have deployed their men to secure the pupils and locate Rev. Sortor.”The abducted missionary worker is from Seattle in the United Sta...

Operator(s) of@SegunObasanjo, a controversial Twitter handle associated with former President Olusegun Obasanjo,may have to look elsewhere for another deceptive platform. The account has been deactivated from the social networking platform. Investigation shows that the account, which was still active last weekend, was removed from Twitter on Tuesday. The Twitter handle rode on the back of the recent political rift between Obasanjo and President Goodluck Jonathan to gain prominence. It enjoyed regular visits by politicians and journalists, who saw it as a useful source of information. Cashing in on the internal conflict in the Peoples Democratic Party, in which Obasanjo was a key factor, the operator (s) in the account attacked perceived enemies of the former President and responded to their remarks. A number of the statements credited to Obasanjo, even by some traditional media organisations (PUNCH excluded), were sourced from the fake account. Indeed, Obasanjo publicly refuted ...