Wednesday, 31 August 2016
I won’t burden Edo with taxes – Obaseki
The All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki,
has assured the people of the state that his envisaged administration will introduce a tax regime that is pocket-friendly.
In a press release issued by the Godwin Obaseki Campaign Organisation in Benin, the Edo State capital,
On Wednesday, the governorship candidate noted that it was important to enhance the internally generated revenue base of the state, even as he vowed not to yoke the people with unbearable taxes.
“Bearing in mind our economic development initiatives which we will commence immediately upon assuming office and recognising the role of taxation in development, we will implement a pocket-friendly regime to grow the tax base,” he stressed.
Obaseki noted that as a financial expert with international recognition, he was best suited to govern Edo State.
BREAKING: Nigeria officially in recession, GDP growth drops to -2.06%
The National Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday released the much-awaited Gross Domestic Product figures for the second quarter of 2016 with the GDP growth rate sliding further from -0.36 per cent in the first quarter to -2.06 per cent year-on-year.
The negative growth rate recorded in the second quarter of this year is a confirmation of the predictions by the Federal Government and economists that the country was heading into recession.
A recession is defined as a significant decline in activities across the economy, lasting longer than a few months. It is visible in industrial production, employment, real income and wholesale retail trade.
The technical indicator of a recession is two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth as measured by a country’s GDP.
In the GDP report released by the NBS, the bureau said, “In the second quarter of 2016, the nation’s Gross Domestic Product declined by -2.06 per cent (year-on- year) in real terms.
“This was lower by 1.70 per cent points from the growth rate of –0.36 per cent recorded in the preceding quarter, and also lower by 4.41 per cent points from the growth rate of 2.35 per cent recorded in the corresponding quarter of 2015. Quarter on quarter, real GDP increased by 0.82 per cent.”
Boko Haram Is Ready For Peace, To Make BIG Announcement About Chibok Girls In The Next 24hrs – Aisha Wakil Says
Lawyer with the National Human Rights Commission and wife of a Judge in Borno State judiciary, Aisha Wakil, who was recently declared wanted by the Nigerian Army for her close links with Boko Haram members, says the terrorist group is ready for peace now and may make a big announcement about the kidnapped Chibok school girls within the next 24 hours.
This comes few days after President Buhari said his government was ready to negotiate with genuine Boko Haram leaders for the release of the missing school girls.
According to the Nation, Wakil in an interview said after she has been cleared by the Nigerian Army and that she has been persuading the leader of the sect group to negotiate with the Nigerian government for the release of the girls that have been in their captivity for over two years now
“Since I came back, I have been on their neck. They have now agreed to come out and discuss with the government and bring back the girls. I am for the Chibok girls and all the captives. They are ready for peace. This is what they told me. I think they might post some information on YouTube within 24 hours”she said
Wednesday, 20 July 2016
High School Basketball Player Says He Didn't Know He Was 29 Years Old
It was discovered that the 29-year-old man was masquerading as a 17-year-old high school student and playing for Catholic Central High School in Canada. Now the 6'9 man is saying he wasn't aware that he was 29. According to the Toronto Star, Nicola's mother kept telling him different ages throughout his life. "I always keep asking what is the specific age that I was born, and she has told me that she could not remember," Nicola said. "Over (in South Sudan) not every year we study, we always keep moving to different schools, and over there, they do no ask your age. They do not ask you nothing.
Nicola went on to say that his main goal was to get a good education so he could provide for his family at some point."I am not a liar person," Nicola continued. "I am religious. I pray to God ... If something bad happen to me here, I do not know what would happen to my mother back home because she is really sick. She has diabetes. I did not came here to harm any people or do something bad. All my goal is to study and get the education, so I can go back home, I can help my mother, I can help all the rest of my family."
It all stems from a man Nicola named as "Coach Steyn" who helped him get Canada. There's no additional details about his whereabouts at the moment, but he was said to have completed the necessary paperwork for Nicola to get to Canada."He [Coach Steyn] did the whole papers," Nicola said in a hearing. "He did everything."
Nicola's student visa application and passport says he was born November 25, 1998, but when his fingerprints provided at Canada Border Services Agency match a man with the same name that was born November 1, 1986.
Nicola is hoping to just get sent back home, saying that this was not his fault. He apologized to his high school coach and those involved for having put them through this."Please if you let me, send me back home, it would be much more better for me and for my family and for my mental health," Nicola said.
His request was ultimately denied by adjudicator Valerie Currie. She believes he knew all along of his age and took an opportunity to fool those involved so he could get to Canada."I understand your desire to do that, but the way you have gone about doing that is frankly, quite illegal," Currie said.
Nicola's next hearing is set for May 24.
Boko Haram
Boko Haram is a terrorist organization with its roots in northeastern Nigeria, linked to insurgency stemming from north Cameroon, Chad and Niger. "Boko Haram" is a Hausa name which translates roughly as "Western education is forbidden", while the real Arabic name translates as "The Congregation of the People of Tradition for Proselytism and Jihad".
The sect was founded in 2002 by the late Mohammed Yusuf who was captured and executed by the Nigerian security forces in 2009. Until the government clamped down on the sect’s activities in 2009, the operations conducted by the sect were more or less peaceful. Since Abubakar Shekau, a former deputy to Yusuf’s era.
The sect seeks to establish a "pure" Islamic state ruled by Sharia, putting a stop to what it deems
Westernization. It proposes that interaction with the Western world is forbidden, and also supports opposition to the Muslim establishment and the government of Nigeria. The group is known for attacking Christians, Muslim clerics and government targets, as well as for bombing churches, mosques, schools and police stations.
The group is also notorious for kidnappings. The violence linked to the Boko Haram insurgency has resulted in an estimated 20,000 deaths between 2002 and 2015. On November 13, 2013, the United States government designated the group a terrorist organization. On May 22, 2014, the United Nations Security Council added Boko Haram to its list of designated al-Qaeda entities, bringing "funding, travel and weapons sanctions" against the terrorist group.
On the same day Boko Haram was officially declared a terrorist group affiliated to al-Qaeda and al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. International sanctions including assets' freeze, travel ban and arms embargo are imposed against the Islamist extremist group. It was reported in August 2013 that Abubakar Shekau, the leader of Boko Haram, had been shot and deposed by members of his sect, but he survived. He has taken responsibility for the April 2014 kidnapping of over 200 school girls in Chibok, Borno state, Nigeria.
Funding sources for Boko Haram are not certain, but is believed to be partially funded by bank robberies and by other Islamist groups.
The sect was founded in 2002 by the late Mohammed Yusuf who was captured and executed by the Nigerian security forces in 2009. Until the government clamped down on the sect’s activities in 2009, the operations conducted by the sect were more or less peaceful. Since Abubakar Shekau, a former deputy to Yusuf’s era.
The sect seeks to establish a "pure" Islamic state ruled by Sharia, putting a stop to what it deems
Westernization. It proposes that interaction with the Western world is forbidden, and also supports opposition to the Muslim establishment and the government of Nigeria. The group is known for attacking Christians, Muslim clerics and government targets, as well as for bombing churches, mosques, schools and police stations.
The group is also notorious for kidnappings. The violence linked to the Boko Haram insurgency has resulted in an estimated 20,000 deaths between 2002 and 2015. On November 13, 2013, the United States government designated the group a terrorist organization. On May 22, 2014, the United Nations Security Council added Boko Haram to its list of designated al-Qaeda entities, bringing "funding, travel and weapons sanctions" against the terrorist group.
On the same day Boko Haram was officially declared a terrorist group affiliated to al-Qaeda and al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. International sanctions including assets' freeze, travel ban and arms embargo are imposed against the Islamist extremist group. It was reported in August 2013 that Abubakar Shekau, the leader of Boko Haram, had been shot and deposed by members of his sect, but he survived. He has taken responsibility for the April 2014 kidnapping of over 200 school girls in Chibok, Borno state, Nigeria.
Funding sources for Boko Haram are not certain, but is believed to be partially funded by bank robberies and by other Islamist groups.
Religious Differences To Happen In These States
A serious religious grievances may occur in Nigeria if proper attention is not paid to as claimed by the Nigeria's intelligence community.
According to reliable sources, the immimemt crisis is sectionalized on a politically motivated ground. In respect to this, the nation's unity is about to be shacked in the wake of recent killing of Christianity by Muslims in the north.
The states involved includes: The Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Niger, Kaduna, Kano, Nasarawa, Plateau and Benue states.
It has also been confirmed that the high rate of arms and ammunitions that has been inferred in some key areas of Abuja and the remaining six states identified.
In the space of one week, there were two different attacks on Christians in the northern region of the country, which includes the wife of a pastor and a catholic church under siege during both incidents
Reactions from the Christians based on these recent attacks urged the secretary of CAN in person of Reverend Musa Asake to reveal that there might be a grand plan to wipe out the followers of Jesus Christ from the country.
According to reliable sources, the immimemt crisis is sectionalized on a politically motivated ground. In respect to this, the nation's unity is about to be shacked in the wake of recent killing of Christianity by Muslims in the north.
The states involved includes: The Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Niger, Kaduna, Kano, Nasarawa, Plateau and Benue states.
It has also been confirmed that the high rate of arms and ammunitions that has been inferred in some key areas of Abuja and the remaining six states identified.
In the space of one week, there were two different attacks on Christians in the northern region of the country, which includes the wife of a pastor and a catholic church under siege during both incidents
Reactions from the Christians based on these recent attacks urged the secretary of CAN in person of Reverend Musa Asake to reveal that there might be a grand plan to wipe out the followers of Jesus Christ from the country.
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