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*BREAKING: Kenyan wins 2020 Lagos City Marathon* A Kenyan identified as David Barmasai has emerged winner of the 2020 Lagos City Marathon. The 42km race commenced from National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, while the 10km race will start from Ikoyi link bridge by 10 am. Both races will finish at Eko Atlantic. This year, both male and female 42km runners compete for the grand prize of $50,000 while the second and third place winners will get $40,000 and $30,000 respectively. For the 10km race, the first male and female runners will drive home in brand new Kia Rio cars while the second and third place winners get N1,000,000 and N750,000 respectively. Details later…
*Another win just in. Nervous Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats in Congress sued me, thrown out. This one unanimous, in the D.C. Circuit. Witch Hunt!* Feb. 7, 2020 at 8:36 p.m. GMT+1 Individual members of Congress cannot sue President Trump to stop his private businesses from accepting payments from foreign governments, a federal appeals court in Washington ruled Friday. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit unanimously dismissed a lawsuit filed by more than 200 Democrats in Congress seeking to enforce the Constitution’s anti-corruption emoluments provision. “The Members can, and likely will, continue to use their weighty voices to make their case to the American people, their colleagues in the Congress and the President himself, all of whom are free to engage that argument as they see fit. But we will not — indeed we cannot — participate in this debate,” according to the unsigned order from Judges David S. Tatel, Thomas B. Griffith and Karen LeCraft Henderson. The ruli...
*Visa restrictions: FG, US officials to hold crucial negotiation next week* The committpee set up by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to look into issues surrounding the recent suspension of United States’ immigrant visa issuance to Nigerians has begun talks with the American government officials over the matter, Buhari had named the Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, as the head of the committee, raised to liaise with the US government on the matter. The visa ban effective from February 21 listed Nigeria together with Eritrea, Myanmar, Tanzania and Kyrgyzstan. It was also reported that the US justified the decision, stating that Nigeria didn’t adequately share public-safety and terrorism-related information necessary for the protection of national security and public safety of the US. A highly placed source privy to the development told Saturday PUNCH on Friday night that the committee which included the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onye...
Trump fires two major impeachment figures -- Alexander Vindman and Gordon Sondland By Kaitlan Collins, Kristen Holmes, Katelyn Polantz, Gloria Borger, Kevin Liptak, Jim Acosta and Devan Cole, CNN Updated 8:31 PM EST, Fri February 07, 2020 Washington(CNN) President Donald Trump fired two key impeachment witnesses Friday, dismissing Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman , the top Ukraine expert at the National Security Council , and US Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland. An adviser to Trump said the firings of the major impeachment witnesses was meant to send a message that siding against the President will not be tolerated. "Flushing out the pipes," the adviser told CNN. "It was necessary." Vindman was pushed out of his role Friday months earlier than expected, according to a statement from his attorney. Vindman was not slated to leave until July, but had been telling colleagues in recent weeks he would likely leave soon. Sondland sa...
*7.5% VAT: Nigerians are kicking against the application of new rate on mobile calls, SMS, and data plans* Nigerians lament the application of the new VAT rate (7.5% VAT) on mobile calls, SMS, and data plans. Apart from the telecommunication products, the new VAT rate also applies to utility, stockbroking, and banking products. FIRS Boss, Mohammed Nami say Finance Act will aid ease of doing business in Nigeria File photo: Mobile phone users File photo: Mobile phone users Nigerians are kicking against the application of the new VAT rate (7.5% VAT) on mobile calls, SMS, and data plans. On February 1st, 2020, the Nigerian businesses set-off the implementation of the 7.5% Value Added Tax (VAT) rate, following the introduction of a Finance Bill signed the country's president. Among other changes to Nigeria's fiscal laws, the bill changed the rate of Value Added Tax (VAT) from 5% to 7.5%. 73271 President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari The Associa...