Barring any last-minute change, President Buhari is expected to speak to Nigerians in a live broadcast by 7 a.m tomorrow Monday, August 19th. He arrived Nigeria yesterday after spending two months in the UK for medical treatment of an undisclosed ailment.
Most people still don't know that late Danbaba Suntai the former Governor of Taraba State was a christian. Which explains why he died on June 7 and was buried on August 19, 2017 according to christian rites.
His body arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja from the United States on Friday August 18 and he was laid to rest at Jalingo, the Taraba States capital.
Danbaba Suntai was on the shortlist of the 4 Christian governors to have served in the north. Others include late Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna State, Governor Gabriel Suswan of Benue State and Governor Jang of Plateau State.
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has recalled six out of the 16 sacked commissioners just a week after dissolving the State Executive Council in a major decision.
In a statement through his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, Fayose on Sunday directed the recall commissioners to return to their duty post on Monday (today).
The statement said the remaining 10 commissioners shall be appointed in due course, calling on the people of the state to be patient. The governor promised to raise a good team that will give the people the deserved dividends of democracy.
The remains of former Minister and politician, Alhaji (Dr.) Yusuf Maitama Sule, Dan Masanin Kano, who died in Egypt today, will be buried tomorrow July 4th.
According to a statement by the Kano state Commissioner for Information, Muhammad Garba, the funeral prayer for the deceased will be conducted at the Emir's Palace, Kofar Kudu by 4:00pm. the state governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has declared tomorrow Tuesday a work - free day in the state to mourn the death of the elder statesman.
Spokesperson of All Progressive Congress, Abdullahi Bolaji, says the APC does not know the present health status of President Buhari who is currently in the UK for medical checkup.
Speaking in an interview with Channels TV, Bolaji said the party does not know if President Buhari’s health had deteriorated to the point he had to be placed on life support as is being alleged by Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose.
“I don’t know. I work with the party but I don't know. All I know is that the president wrote a letter to the National Assembly saying "I will be going on medical leave’ and he has not come back. That is all I know. ”he said On whether he is indeed on life support as claimed by Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose, Abdullahi said "I am not in a position to know that and the individual that made that statement, I doubt if he is in the position to make that statement. I don't know. I am not in the position to know. I am not his doctor. I am not a member of his family. I don't even work for his government. I work in the party". On whether APC has any knowledge on Buhari's health status, Abdullahi said "To the best of my knowledge, the party does not. The last information we had was what the National Chairman relayed some days ago that the President is making progress". On when President Buhari is expected back to the country, the APC National spokesperson said "I don't know and I doubt if anybody can tell you outside the doctors handling his health.
While speaking at the launch of the Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme in Abuja yesterday June 29th, acting president, Yemi Osinbajo, said statistics from the Federal Inland Revenue Service FIRS, shows that out of the active population of 70 million people in Nigeria, only 14 million of them are taxpayers.
According to him, it is only those who work in very formal offices that mostly pay their tax.
“Those who earn salaries that are known in a formal setting are those we know that pay taxes. Outside of that group of people, there are many high net worth individuals, self-employed persons and some companies that are able to evade full tax payment due to the limited knowledge of the tax authorities to assess their true income. According to the FIRS, the total number of taxpayers in Nigeria is just 14 million; of this number, 96 per cent of them have their taxes deducted at source from their salaries under the Pay-As-You-Earn system, while just four per cent are under direct assessment. So, the vast majority of Nigerians do not pay taxes.
This is at variance with our economy where almost 70 million Nigerians are economically active. The statistic of those paying taxes are quite alarming. Despite having some of Africa’s wealthy people, whose lifestyles are the subject of global admiration, only 214 Nigerian pay taxes of N20m or more each year. A personal tax of N20m implies that the person is earning personal income of N80m a year. That group of 214 excludes many names who can pay well over N20m"he said
Osinbajo announced the grace of the next nine months for tax evaders to go and regularize their payments with the appropriate authorities, failure to do so could earn them criminal prosecution. He added that the Federal government is currently carrying out a secret investigation into the earnings of some highly placed Nigerians and the tax they pay to government.
These videos are from Nnamdi Kanu's house this morning. IPOB supporters in there numbers are gathered there singing "All we are saying, give us Biafra". Watch the videos as shared by media personality, Kadaria Ahmed.
