The federal government says the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) will continue to collect Value Added Tax (VAT) following the ruling of the Court of Appeal on the matter. The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami said in New York while speaking on the disagreement over the collection of VAT between FIRS and Rivers government. The chief law officer of the federation explained that the ruling of the Court of Appeal that FIRS and the Rivers government maintain status quo, favoured FIRS. He said that it was Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) that had been…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The federal government may file a fresh action against Yoruba secessionist agitator, Sunday Adeyemo (also know as Sunday Igboho), following the judgment of Oyo State High Court which awarded N20 billion in damages in his favour. The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami said in New York that the federal government had the right to appeal the Judgement or file a fresh charge. The judge, Ladiran Akintola, had awarded the money as “an exemplary and aggravated damages” against the AGF and the State Security Service (SSS), over the invasion of Adeyemo’s home in Ibadan on…
The Borno Chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that materials meant for Saturday’s congress of the party have been hijacked by a group. Yusuf Dikko, the state PDP secretary, disclosed this when he spoke with newsmen in Maiduguri, adding that a complaint has been sent to the party’s zonal and national headquarters on the matter. Dikko blamed the problem on the former governorship candidate of the party, Mohammed Imam and the immediate past state PDP chairman, Zannah Gaddama. “We have forwarded complaints to the zonal and national headquarters of the party and are still waiting for response,” he…
The federal government has succeeded in blocking terrorism financing in Nigeria, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has said. Malami said in New York that the federal government had also succeeded in identifying and detaining “high profile individuals” responsible for funding terrorists’ activities in the country. The AGF had announced in May that Nigerian government was about to begin the prosecution of about 400 suspected Boko Haram financiers and was profiling some high-profile Nigerians strongly suspected to be financing terrorism for prosecution. The delay in their prosecution and unveiling the suspects have been…
Angry youth in Isa local government area of Sokoto state on Wednesday, set the personal residence of the state commissioner for career and security affairs, Garba Moyi ablaze. The youth also destroyed vehicles at the residence of the District Head of Isa, Nasiru Ahmed. Confirming the incident to newsmen, the spokesperson of the state police command, ASP Sanusi Abubakar said arrests had been made. According to him, a meeting to discuss security issues in the area was organised by some notable citizens when some people hijacked it for a protest that went violent. He said that the command had arrested…
Kano State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Murtal Garo has expressed sadness over the death of the Emir of Gaya, Ibrahim Abdulkadir. The late Emir died on Wednesday at aged 91, due to ill health. In a statement personally signed by the commissioner, he described the death of the emir as a loss to the emirate, the state and Nigeria at large, considering the leadership acumen of the nonagenarian. The statement added that during the reign of late emir, his selfless service consolidated the peaceful coexistence of the people in the emirate. ‘’The late Emir would be remembered…
The Senate has constituted a Conference Committee for the 2021 Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The committee will meet with that of House of Representatives to harmonise the 2021 Electoral Act Amendment Bill passed by both chambers of the National Assembly Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, who announced members of the committee at plenary on Wednesday, said that it would be led by Senate Leader, Sen. Abdullahi Yahaya (APC- Kebbi). He gave the names of other members of the committee as, Sen. Kabiru Gaya (APC-Kano), representing North- West, Sen. Uche Ekwunife (PDP-Anambra), representing South-East, Sen. Danjuma Goje (APC-Gombe), representing North-East. The rest…
Four persons have been reported dead and two others missing when a passenger bus plunged into River Niger in Koton Karfe area of Kogi. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Lokoja. It stated that a Toyota Hiace bus with 15 passengers on board plunged into the river late Tuesday night. Mr Solomon Agure, the state Sector Commander of the FRSC, who confirmed this said the bus with registration number Plateau – JJN 73 XA, took off from Ijora Seven Up under bridge in Lagos and was heading to Kano. According to…
President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged Nigeria’s assistance to Burundi as part of deliberate efforts to promote peace and development in the Southern African country. A statement by the President’s spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, on Tuesday, said the president made the pledge when he met with President Evariste Ndayishimiye of the Republic of Burundi. The meeting was held on the margins of the 76th United Nations’ General Assembly holding in New York, USA, on Tuesday. “We will be proactive and give support to the best of our abilities,” President Buhari promised. The Burundian President assured that his country was out of…
Ebonyi state governor, David Umahi has expressed the fear that the declaration of the South-East as a red zone due to the spate of insecurity will deprive the area of federal projects. Umahi made the remark on Tuesday in Abakaliki while inaugurating the new leadership of the South-East Traditional Rulers Council, headed by Eze Charles Mkpuma, the Chairman of the council in Ebonyi. He said that Federal Government’s ministries recently declared the southeast as a red zone because of the high wave of insecurity in the area. According to him, the insecurity in the zone, occasioned by agitations for self-determination,…