Lagos Reacts Over Tiktoker Peller’s N36m Tax Demand Claim

Abibat Babalola

The Lagos State Government has reiterated that the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service makes the best judgment on issues of taxation. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Tax and Revenue, Abdulkabir Ogungbo, hinted at this following TikTok influencer Habeeb Hamzat aka Peller’s lamentation over a purported N36m tax bill, which he claimed he got from Lagos State. The young content creator and online streamer criticised the state government last week over what he described as excessive taxation. In a viral video recorded from a livestream with singer Tobechukwu Okoh…

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‘Born In 1944, To be Crowned 44th Olubadan,’ Sept 26 D-Day For Oba Ladoja

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  “Ceremony billed for the ancient Mapo Hall in Ibadan, the state capital.” Here are the details   The Olubadan-designate, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, will be crowned as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland on Friday, September 26, 2025. A media aide to the Olubadan, Adeola Oloko, who confirmed the development, added that the nomination of the King-designate has already been approved by the State Governor, Seyi Makinde. Platforms Africa reports that Ladoja who was born in 1944 will be crowned through 44th Olubadan during a ceremony billed for the ancient…

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’28 Other Projects On-going,’ Lagos-West Senator Inaugurates Skill Centre

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‘What to know about Proceeds of Crime (Recovery and Management) Bill 2025,’ Sponsor, Senator Adebule gives details     The senator representing Lagos West District, Dr Idiat Adebule, has inaugurated a newly constructed Skill Acquisition Centre at Odi-Olowo/Ojuwoye Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Lagos. A statement sent to Platforms Africa noted that the facility, built as part of Adebule’s constituency projects, was designed to empower residents through vocational training and promote self-reliance. Senator Adebule was quoted to have said that the centre would complement the efforts of the Lagos…

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Davido, His Father, Adeleke Have Been Paying LG Workers — Bode George

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Elder statesman and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, has revealed that salaries of Osun State Local Government workers are being paid from the pockets of the Adeleke family. He said music star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido; his father, Dr. Deji Adeleke; and Governor Ademola Adeleke have been paying the workers. George made the revelation in an interview with Nigeria Info FM on Saturday as he shed light on the news surrounding Adeleke’s initial defection from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress (APC),…

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Okanlomo Chieftaincy: Alaafin Does Not Deserve Response — Ooni’s Spokesman

Abibat Babalola

Otunba Moses Olafare, the spokesman of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has said that the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade I, does not deserve a reply to the 48-hour ultimatum he issued to his boss over the conferment of the chieftaincy title of the Okanlomo of Yorubaland on business magnate, Engineer Dotun Sanusi, popularly known as Ilaji. The response of the spokesman to the Ooni of Ife to the position of the Alaafin of Oyo was contained in a post he made on his Facebook page…

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‘Lecturers Too May Be All Female;’ Nigeria Gets First Female-Only University

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  Nigeria now has a female only university, Tazkiyah University, with the lecturers likely to be all female too. A WhatsApp user announced this following the recent accreditation of nine more private universities by the National Universities Commission (NUC). According to the write up by the WhatsApp user, the university, to be sited in Zaria, Kaduna State, was founded by the renowned Sufi Sheikh, Professor Ibrahim Maqari, who also serves as the Chief Imam of the National Mosque, Abuja. The writer added: “It is envisioned as a university exclusively for…

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Yoruba Royal Rumble Retrogrades: Afenifere Backs Ooni, Ibadan Mogajis Berate Alaafin

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    . ‘Not A-Laafin Matter,’ What Yoruba Council of Elders, Wande Abimbola, Gani Adams, others said on the crisis that is currently opening an old wound between the two heavyweights in Yoruba monachical history      Prominent Yoruba elders and leaders on Tuesday called for restraint and intervention of cultural and political figures following the reopening of hostilities between the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi. The fresh row began on Monday after the Alaafin faulted the Ooni’s decision to confer…

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One In Four Nigerian Men Not Biological Fathers of Their Children — DNA report

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    “Women don’t like DNA, just 11 per cent of them requested for DNA tests in one years,” you want to read details of the 2025 Annual DNA Testing Report, released by Smart DNA Nigeria   A new DNA testing report has revealed that one in every four Nigerian men who undergo paternity testing is not the biological father of the child in question. The 2025 Annual DNA Testing Report, released by Smart DNA Nigeria, which analysed data collected from July 2024 to June 2025, found that the national…

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‘High School Dropout To Billionaire,’ Otedola Reveals Success Without Varsity Degree

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  ‘Academia and I were not Compatible,” oil mogul bares it all on how he sat in class with Kola Abiola, repeated a class and consistently ranked at the bottom of his class + message for parents whose children are slow learners     Billionaire Femi Otedola has revealed his journey to building a multi-billion-dollar empire began without a university degree or even a completed high school education. Platforms Africa reports that the 62 year-old oil mogul, in his newly released memoir titled ‘Making It Big’, shares how his academic…

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Oriyomi Hamzat Apologizes To Naira Marley, Lifts Two-Year Ban On Marlian Records At Agidigbo FM

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Radio broadcaster Oriyomi Hamzat has tendered an apology to singer Naira Marley and announced that Agidigbo FM will resume playing his songs, ending a two-year ban on all Marlian Records music from the station. In September 2024, Hamzat banned songs from Naira Marley and his label following the controversy surrounding the death of former signee, Mohbad. At the time, allegations surfaced linking Marley to the incident. READ ALSO: Nigeria Mulls Pay Rise For Political Office Holders 6,458 Admission Seekers Risk Sanctions As JAMB Begins Probe Govt Bans Schools’ Kindergarten, Nursery…

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