Recognises Nigeria’s top paying and most complaint taxpayers By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Nami while calling for all hands to be on deck to support the tax system and make it function efficiently has urged politicians to treat...
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ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – A former Chaplain of the Chapel of Victory, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Dr. Emmanuel Ndububa, has urged Nigerians to elect leaders in the forthcoming general elections based on their character, pedigree and vision they have and their past track-records. Dr. Ndububs, who stated this...
The National Legal Adviser of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Prof. Bem Angwe, has lamented that most politicians have taken advantage of the hunger and poverty in the country to exploit Nigerians leaving them without hope. Angwe disclosed this during the inauguration of the State Executive Committee of...
By BARBARA KALU, Owerri – Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma has condemned the bombing of the home of President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Prof George Obiozor, by suspected political bandits. Governor Uzodimma in a statement, regretted that desperate politicians who believe in violence were yet to sheath their swords...
The Nigerian Ambassador to the Republic of Benin, retired Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has advised Nigerian youths not let themselves be used as willing tools by do-or-die politicians who want to stir up trouble in their communities. Buratai gave the advice in his Message to Nigerian Youths, titled, “Dynamism in...
The Students Union Government (SUG) at the Federal University, Birnin Kebbi, has urged politicians not to drag students into their political calumny and machinations in the state. The President of the union in the university, Mohammed Mohammad, said in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday while briefing newsmen, that some politicians...
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila believes the current constitutional provision where the educational qualification for elective offices is pegged at secondary school certificate should be increased. The Speaker made the comment while delivering a paper titled ‘Building Back Better: Creating A New Framework For Tertiary Education...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has expressed dismay that some politicians in the country have formed the habit of wearing military uniforms and accoutrements for electioneering campaign posters. In a statement by the acting Director Defence Information, Air Commodore WAP Maigida on Wednesday, the DHQ...
C’River 2023: Don’t truncate zoning arrangement for selfish reasons – Commissioner warns politicians
C’River 2023: Don’t truncate zoning arrangement for selfish reasons – Commissioner warns politicians
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Cross River State Commissioner for Rural Transformation, Edem Okokon Effiom, has warned politicians against the call for jettisoning the zoning arrangements in the state. “Don’t truncate what’s has been in existence with your ambition. Zoning gives us peace, it spare us a lot of...
The Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) says that Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi remains the solution to Nigeria’s insecurity, as they join the call urging Bello to run for President in 2023. The VGN made the call on Saturday, when a representation of its membership from across the 36...
An Ondo State-based cleric, Pastor Adewale Giwa, has urged the Federal Government to pay more attention to fixing problems troubling the country rather than dissipating power on the 2023 general election. Senior Pastor Giwa of the Awaiting the Second Coming of Christ Ministry ( ATSCM), Akure, said this on...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has described as misleading, a publication by an online newspaper (not NATIONAL ACCORD) on Nigeria military warning politicians and officers against a Coup which it credited to Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu- the Army Spokesman. In a statement on Sunday by...
A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), SING Nigeria, has said that Nigeria’s democracy could be destroyed if the activities of moneybag politicians are not checked and tamed by the law. Executive Director of SING Nigeria, Mr Idris-Etanami Usman said this while monitoring the Anambra Governorship election from the SING Situation Room...
Retired Cdr. Monde-Umo An ex-Naval officer, retired Cdr. Matthew Monde-Umo, on Monday in Lagos urged voters to get commitment from politicians before voting for them at the 2023 general elections. Monde-Umo made the call when he presented five of his publications on how to move Nigeria forward to the...