By Ayo Dada The federal government of Nigeria on Wednesday through Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, said that the government will ensure they prosecute Boko Haram financiers and those promoting and sponsoring terrorism in the country. He made the statement in an interview with journalists at the ongoing 76th […] Read more
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MaTaZ ArIsInG The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), on Wednesday took possession of the mansion of Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, the former governor of Kwara State over an indebtedness of nearly N5bn. The property taken over by AMCON is located at Abdulfatah Street, GRA, Ilorin, Kwara State. AMCON’s Head of Corporate Communications Department, Jude Nwauzor […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInG President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with renowned musician King Sunny Ade following his wife Risikat Adegeye’s demise. President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with renowned musician King Sunny Ade following his wife Risikat Adegeye’s demise. Ms Adegeye was a member of the sixth Lagos State House of Assembly. The president condoled with the Lagos […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInG Among the 38 individuals recently named by the UAE as financiers of terrorism are six Nigerias. The federal government is not interested in naming and shaming sponsors of terrorism, presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, has said. Mr Adesina, who made the statement during an interview on Channels Television on Monday, said the government is […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInG Katsina State Governor, Bello Masari, has criticized Lagos and Rivers States over their stance on tax revenue collection. Masari said both Rivers and Lagos States would not have huge revenues without contributions from other states. The governor described the move by both Lagos and Rivers States as a joke because they rely on […] Read more
Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum and Ondo State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, on Saturday stated that the Southern governors would not hesitate to resist any political party that looks northward for its Presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential elections. Akeredolu who stated this while featuring on a programme on Channels Television programme, “Politics Today” […] Read more
As the Value Added (VAT) war rages, MaTaZ ArIsInG has obtained details of collections made by each state and what it was allocated by the Federation Allocation Committee (FAAC), between January and August of this year, 2021 which shows that the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Offices in Lagos, Rivers and Oyo states recorded the highest […] Read more
By Ayo DADA Mr Igboho was seeking N500 billion damages for the invasion of his home. An Oyo State High Court has ordered the State Security Service to pay N20 billion to Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, over the alleged invasion of his home in Ibadan. Justice Ladiran Akintola ruled that […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInG Sixteen governors and deputies met in Enugu on Thursday. Governors of the southern states of Nigeria have expressed their support for the collection of Value Added Tax (VAT) by state governments. Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State disclosed this while reading a communique at the end of a meeting of the governors on […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInG UNICEF has decried the growing out school children in Nigeria due to insecurity, saying as more than 37 million Nigerian children start the new school year but at least one million are being left behind – afraid to return to school due to insecurity. The UN agency said learners are being cut off from their education and […] Read more
