“He also told us that we should not fight the hypocrites. ‘They are like me’ he said. He continued his speech and said that his time was near; therefore, we should fight as never before and make sure no one enters ‘that place’. So, one of us said to him, ‘we heard that God has sent someone to rescue mankind back to God.’
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This also comes as the Southern Governors of Nigeria declared they would ban open herding in southern states with some states including Ondo and Rivers States recently signing an anti-open grazing law.
The pervasive presence of the ant makes the world to believe that it has turned the globe into one huge colony.
In the quest to resolve the issues and doubts, three fundamental and basic tax issues as stated by the following judicial decisions need to be restated and noted. What are they?
Indeed, millions of diverse people travelled on the corridor to Senegal. Oftentimes, they recount their ordeal openly when they feel the nostalgia of the good travel experience from the Benin Republic to other West African countries. These travellers remarks for years have become an open eyesore to this great country within the subregion and other international communities.
What if I walked up to him and told him that I think he is cute? Maybe that could be termed as flirting, but Is it an invitation to sex? Definitely not.
From the forests of a thousand demons in Zamfara, Kaduna, Niger states, among others, bandits, criminals, evildoers are taking a pounding. In their scores, scores upon scores, they are being spoken to in the language they understand, and sent to God to answer for their sins. One has never been prouder of our military.
Certainly, in Nigeria today, multitudes of men of evil, destructive politicians and civil (evil) servants have combined….
For the third time in three decades, an opposition leader defeated the sitting president sending a message to the world that the continent may not be the incumbent’s lair after all.
Indeed, to those who know him up close and personal, Marwa is an enigma: humble, self-effacing, industrious, practical, efficient by nature, diligent, always thinking about things he needs to accomplish or how to get ahead on his next assignment, a complete Virgo, if you care to assess him by his Zodiac sign. But in plain terms, he is a case of a man who set out to always make a difference wherever he finds himself; not the kind of difference other men pursue to grandstand, but the type that impacts humanity and makes life easier for people. And of this, his track record is unassailable.
Countries can take action on this proposal of their own accord, though internationally agreed frameworks can be helpful
In the Nigerian context, like every other country, the politics of judging leaders is very attractive. Everybody, perhaps except the leader, is expert and know much better. Depending on disposition and affiliation, leaders are either condemned or celebrated. There is no middle ground. Once leaders are condemned, there is hardly anything good that can be associated with that leader.
It will be duplicitous to argue that the present complex is sustainable or rewarding. It is clearly not. We have been on this tenuous scaffolding for decades without measurable progress. Really, it makes no moral sense that the accruals from certain states are prodigalised among other states which seem not be making efforts to become financially viable. What this system has created is indolence and a predilection for sponging off the federal government.
Financial integrity would require effective mechanisms to secure the recovery and return of assets considered to be of illicit origin. This can serve both as a mechanism for justice and a deterrent against future crimes by demonstrating that perpetrators will not be able to enjoy the proceeds of their crimes.
Following the milestone ruling, the Lagos State Government has rightly expressed its readiness to begin the collection of VAT in accordance with the judgment.
First, let me say that I really would have expected Alhaji Abubakar to at least get the full text of my comments before his public refutal of my views.
The leader of the coup used to be his bodyguard. He used to hold an umbrella over his head.
The reason the Niger Delta region has remained underdeveloped till today in spite of the huge resources pumped into the area by the various governments, intervention agencies, international oil corporations, oil services companies, development partners, global foundations, other corporate entities, wealthy individuals and community development efforts etc., is simply because the people are more inclined towards defending selfish and parochial indulgences than insisting on fundamental growth and development.
Winter, spring, summer and autumn. Each period of the season walks on three legs. December, January and February are the three legs of Winter, Spring springs on March, April and May; Summer walks in the sun of June, July and August while Autumn descends the stairs of the season into September, October and November.
Doing business is about taking risks, just like life itself is risk-taking. It is about running a marathon race.