The Ekiti State Internal Revenue Service (IRS), has promised to expand the tentacles of its operations for the state to hit the N1.5 billion target monthly. The Chairman, Ekiti State IRS Board, Mr. Muyiwa Ogunmilade, said this in an interactive session with newsmen in Ado Ekiti on what steps the revenue-generating agency had taken to…
THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, will spend N1.3 billion for funeral grants, Christmas bonus and severance allowances of public officers as contained in the 2022 proposed budget that was presented to the National Assembly for consideration and subsequent approval. If the National Assembly approves the budget, INEC will also spend the same N1.3 billion…
Unlike their colleagues in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will not be in prime position to determine, who becomes the national chairman of the party at its national convention, Daily Independent has gathered. The 13 PDP governors played a huge role in the emergence of…
Two citizens of the Federal Republic, Sunday Igboho and Nnamdi Kanu are being accused by the Federal Government of terrorist activities with support from foreign sources. Igboho, an agitator for self determin-ation for his Yoruba ethnic group, is alleged to receive more than N127 million toward his activities from, according to Attorney General and Minster of Justice…
Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has returned to Twitter after months of hiatus following a ban on the microblogging site by the Muhammadu Buhari-led regime. Mr El-Rufai, like many of the regime’s faithful, had studiously stayed away from the social media platform which had largely served as his choice medium for public engagement after the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) the winner of the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State. Mr Soludo polled a total of112,229 votes to defeat his closest rival, Valentine Ozigbo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 53, 807 to emerge second….
Setonji Koshoedo, Deputy National Secretary-elect of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday said the 21-storey building that collapsed on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi last week was a result of negligence on the part of Lagos State Government. The yet to be completed skyscraper owned by Fourscore Heights Limited collapsed on November 1, trapping over 50…
public commentator, Alhaji Ibrahim Abubakar has blamed the lingering banditry activities and uncontrollable Almjeri system in the state on lack of education and proper upbringings of children by parents and guardians. The commentator stated that the children did not start these dastard acts from their mothers’ wombs or even after they were born but their…
ABoeing Business Jet (Boeing 737-700) marked 5N-FGT owned by the Nigerian government has incurred parking charges of at least N95 million since it was taken to Germany for repairs. The amount accounts for the aircraft’s parking charges for 40 days, at the rate of €5,000 (N2.4 million) at the official rate of N473.75 to €1)….
