Citizens Tax Compliance : Sign of Serious Government - Shodipo

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Lagos State Government has said the compliance by the tax payers in prompt payment of tax is due to the confidence they repose in the Government as well as their witness to delivery of democratic dividends by the State Government.

The Special Adviser to the Governor on Taxation, Mr. Bola Shodipo disclosed this at the Press briefing to commemorate the 3rd year and 2nd term of Mr. Babatunde Fashola administration in the State.
He said the number of Tax payers in the State now stands at 4, 216 751 as against about 2.8 million in the last two years while 65, 572 of this taxpayers are yet to collect their electronic tax clearance certificate (E-TCC) cards.

Pres.GEJ cancels Federal Executive Meeting to mourn VP Sambo’s brother's Death

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 President Jonathan has directed that today's Federal Executive Meeting be shelved to enable members of the council attend the 3-day prayer for VP Sambo's deceased brother, late pilot Yusuf Sabo Sambo, who died in a fatal accident on Sunday April 27th over the Bill Clinton Drive, Airport road, Abuja.

Abuja Protesters get Teargassed & Water Canoned (Pics)

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There are reports that the ongoing protest by striking lecturers of Nigeria’s polytechnics and colleges of education at the Federal Secretariat, Abuja, has been disrupted by the police.   The peaceful protest, which was organized to show displeasure at the Federal Government’s handling of the strike which is about 11 months old now was disrupted on Tuesday morning when police officers fired tear-gas at the protesters, made up of lecturers and students. 

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14yr old girl kills another 14yr old girl after Facebook struggle over a boy

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14 year old Endia Martin (pictured above) was killed on Monday April 28th by another 14 year old girl after they argued on Facebook about a boy. Is this what 14 year olds should really be doing? Fighting over boys and killing each other? 

According to Chicago Times, the handgun used to kill Endia Martin have been brought to the scene by somebody who knew the suspect and knew'there was going to be a battle'Chicago police said

"What would have been, under any other circumstance, probably a fistfight between 14-year-old girls, because they were fighting over a boy, turned into a murder. You introduce a firearm and you have a murder." The police said

Trade Union Congress (TUC): Kill public official who steals above ₦1m

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The Trade Union Congress has recommended death  penalty for public officials who embezzle beyond N1m in order to reduce corruption in the country.

The President of the TUC, Bobboi Kaigama, said this during the fourth lecture series of the Faculty of Environmental Design and Management, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, on Tuesday.

While speaking on the theme, ‘Corruption and challenges in nation-building’, Kaigama noted that Nigeria needed to go tougher in its war against corruption.

He said that leaders had no reason not to declare their assets.

I didn’t stop Diezani’s probe –Judge

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Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Abuja  on Tuesday denied claims by the House of Representatives that he issued an order stopping investigations into the  allegations that Petroleum Resources Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, spent N10bn to charter a private jet  for her trips in the last two years.

 The  judge therefore summoned the House   to appear before the court on May 5 to “clear the air” on the  issue.

Police arrest vice-principal for raping pupil

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The police in Ekiti State have arrested a 57-year-old Vice-Principal of St. Mary Girls College, Ikole Ekiti, Mr. Ayo Ajayi, for allegedly raping a 12-year-old pupil of the school inside his office.

Our correspondent gathered that the pupil had gone to the office of the vice-principal on March 18 and she did not come out as quickly as expected. This was said to have fueled the suspicion of some teachers.

One of the teachers, who reported the case to the police, was said to have moved closer to the door to open it but discovered that the door had been locked from inside.

She was said to have knocked on the door and the pupil and the suspect allegedly hurriedly stopped what they were busy doing inside.

PDP Chieftain Kema Chikwe Expresses Doubt Chibok School Girls Were Kidnapped

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PDP Chieftain Expresses Doubt Chibok School Girls Were Kidnapped,
Asks “Who Saw It Happen?”..........

Kema Chikwe

SaharaReporters 

April 30, 2014

Mrs. Kema Chikwe, the National Women Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today publicly questioned the story of the abduction of teenage school girls in Chibok, Borno State.

Govs’ removal: Falana tells Jonathan to ignore Clark

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Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to ignore a call by a First Republic minister and prominent Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, to remove the governors of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states, on the account of subsisting emergency rule in the states.  Falana said in a statement on Tuesday that the call was diversionary and the act of removing elected governors or suspending democratic institutions during emergency rule in a state was illegal.

6 suspects in EFCC's net for ₦5.5m bank fraud ( See press release)

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A press statement from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Find it below...
Five persons have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over allegation of fraudulent transfer of a total of N5, 550,000.00 (Five Million, Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira) from an account in Skye Bank.
The suspects, Ademola Okunlola, 36; Tajudeen Oluwanisola, 41; Kolawole Adams, 52; Temitope Pedro, 27; Bayo Olowoyo, 39 and Otunba Biodun Adebanjo, 56, were picked up in different locations in Lagos by operatives of the anti- graft agency for allegedly effecting the fraudulent transfer of N5, 550,000.00 from the account of one Ajani Kareem Musibau domiciled in Skye Bank Plc. .........

Nyanya, Abuja blast: Experts identify bodies of two bombers

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Forensic  experts  have successfully established the identities of two men that  participated in  the bombing  of  Nyanya, a satellite community bordering the Federal Capital Territory and Nasarawa State  on  April 14, 2014.

Security sources told one of our correspondents in Abuja  on Monday  that the experts   identified  their  bodies  using certain scientific variables, including body tissues.

It was learnt that they also   identified the third suicide bomber, who managed to escape from the scene before the explosion.

CONFAB: Alamieyeseigha lampoons OBJ, says he shielded oil bunkerers -

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By Henry Umoru & Joseph Erunke
ABUJA- FORMER governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Diepreye Solomon Alamieyeseigha Monday lampooned former President Olusegun Obasanjo, accusing him of having the list  of oil thieves in Nigeria, but he shielded them during his administration.
Alamieseigha also declared that 50 percent of Nigerian oil was stolen daily and  accused foreign embassies of having full knowledge of illegal purchase of crude oil from Nigeria.

Video Post: Footage at the Scene of New Nyanya Bomb Blast

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350 properties absorbed, 1,000 displaced by flood in Calabar

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An unprecedented flood has wreaked havoc in Calabar metropolis, Cross River State, destroying over 350 houses and displacing about 1,000 persons.

The ravaging flood, which occurred following a six-hour downpour yesterday morning, adversely affected mobility in most parts of the city.

Areas worst hit by the flood include Target-Goldie and Mayne Avenue, Marian road, Diamond Hill axis, Ete-Agbor street MCC, Wapi junction Marian and Ediba within Calabar South and Municipal council.

Also affected were Yellow Duke, some departments in the University of Calabar and the Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) staff quarters in Calabar South Local Government which were submerged.

GEJ Dumps Gulak as political adviser

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President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday terminated the appointment of his Special Adviser on Political Matters, Alhaji Ahmed Gulak.

Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, announced this on his Twitter page.  Abati said the President thanked Gulak for his services to the current administration and wished him success in his future endeavours.  He however didn't give reason for the sack.

EFCC Shuts Down Actress Laide Bakare’s Boutique In Lagos

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She left her husband and married a rich man, now the problems have started. I just hope she can manage:

Certainly, these are not the best of times for popular actress, Laide Bakare, as she seems to have been caught in the web of the face-off involving her husband, Alhaji Atanda Orilowo, a.k.a ATM, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over a multi-billion Naira estate project in Lagos.

Her husband had threatened to go to court to put a stop to the intimidation by EFCC and settle all the issues once and for all, but it seems the man was just bragging. He has not been seen and the anti-corruption body say Alhaji Orilowo is on the run.
They've now been empowered to take over his properties.

Photo Post: Abuja Protesters get Teargassed & Water Canoned

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Manchester United records easy win as Giggs makes managerial bow

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Ryan Giggs’ spell as interim Manchester United manager began on a positive note on Saturday, the Red Devils romping to a commanding win over Norwich.
Wayne Rooney and Juan Mata netted two goals each for United, who piled yet more relegation woe on the Canaries at Old Trafford. Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand paired up in defence for the hosts, with Danny Welbeck starting in attack. Mata was on the bench, with Adnan Januzaj and Marouane Fellaini left out entirely. For the away side, Gary Hooper was among the substitutes despite scoring against Liverpool last weekend.

United started on the front foot, with Antonio Valencia prominent on the right flank. Norwich almost grabbed a shock opener, however, Jonny Howson seeing his effort chalked off for a foul in the area.  United’s first chance fell to Welbeck, whose powerful effort was palmed away by John Ruddy at his near post. The England striker would continue to threaten, however, and played a crucial role in the opener.

Alison-Madueke gets court injunction stopping house of reps from probing ₦10b jet scandal

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Minister of Petroleum, Dieziani Alison-Madueke, who has been in the midst of a 10bn jet scandal has secured a court injunction stopping the House of Representatives from further investigating her, Premium Times reports. Alison-Madueke had approached a federal high court in Abuja where she asked the court to restrain the House members to discontinue any probe involving her.

Justice.R. Mohammed who presided within the case, barred the home members or their committees  from summoning her for further investigations as well as ordering her arrest if she failed to a[appear before the house. In accordance with reports, the court injuction was secured on April 14th but was just made public today while the House designed to commence further investigation on the situation today.

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Nollywood's Prolific director Amaka Igwe dies at 51

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 Foremost producer, writer, director and a number one player in the Nigerian film industry, Amaka Igwe has passed on. She died yesterday evening April 28th in Enugu after an asthma attack. Mrs Igwe had opted to Enugu in company of her husband for pre-production preparations for a brand new Igbo soap when the sad incident occurred.

She suffered an asthma attack and was immediately rushed to a medical facility after initial intervention had failed but sadly died before getting there. 

Mrs Igwe is survived by her husband of 21 years Charles Igwe, three children, an aged mother. So sad! May her soul rest in peace...Ase. Continue...