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FIRS Blames Tax Waivers, Illicit Outflows For Failed Revenue Targets

Daily Dispatch February 14, 2020

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has blamed non-discretionary tax waivers, illicit financial outflows and high overhead costs for its failure to meet tax revenue targets in recent times. Consequently, the Service is advocating official caution in granting tax waivers, even as it vowed

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INEC raises fears over missing election results

Daily Dispatch February 13, 2020

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday raised fears that the results and data of the 1999 and 2003 general elections were missing. The commission, however, said researchers did not find it difficult to trace the 2019 general election results which were already online. INEC National Commissioner on Election and Party Monitoring, Prof. Anthonia

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Bayelsa: Be consistent in your judgment- Atiku tells Supreme Court

Daily Dispatch February 13, 2020

The presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party in the 2019 election, Atiku Abubakar, has urged the Supreme Court to be consistent in its judgement. He said this while reacting to the Supreme Court’s declaration of Douye Diri as the govenor-elect of Bayelsa State. Atiku, who stated that the judgement on Bayelsa election showed that […]

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Fire guts Obasanjo’s house in Abeokuta

Daily Dispatch February 13, 2020

Fire has gutted a house belonging to former President Olusegun Obasanjo. The fire which reportedly broke out on Wednesday night wreaked havoc on the building situated at the Ita-Eko area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. Witnesses say the fire was caused by a power surge while a source told our correspondent that a spark […]

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Reps asks FG to declare emergency on security

Daily Dispatch February 12, 2020

The House of Representatives has asked the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on security in the country. This formed part of the resolution reached following a motion on the need to investigate the circumstances surrounding the recent killing of 30 travellers by Boko Haram insurgents. The incident occurred on Sunday while several […]

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Breaking: Sowore to be re-arraigned on fresh charges

Daily Dispatch February 12, 2020

The convener of #RevolutionNow Protest, Omoyele Sowore will be re-arraigned tomorrow, February 13 on fresh amended charges. This was concluded after Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu adjourned the case following the resumption of Sowore’s trial today at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The prosecutor; AK Alilu informed the court that the office of the Attorney General […]