As South-South Governors, we support Mr. President’s Tax Reform Bill. However, we also urged him to extend the proposed VAT sharing percentages to other areas of derivation, such as oil and gas.
A security incident near the White House led to an arrest on Tuesday, coinciding with the visit of King Charles III and Queen Camilla to Washington, D.C., according to Fox News. The incident occurred amid heightened security following a recent shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. A spokesperson for the United States Secret Service…
“As someone who has worked closely with you as Census Manager for the 2023 Population and Housing Census, I have no doubt that your leadership will bring peace, prosperity, and progress to the people of Gassol Emirate and Muri indigenes in particular”.
“This case is bigger than me. It is about whether powerful individuals can use the dreams of young people for public relations and then discard them without accountability.”
Bayelsa State advocates for the restructuring of the country based on the principles of fiscal federalism, which includes full control of all natural resources located onshore and offshore within the federating states. We propose that 40 percent of the tax be paid to the federal government, while states retain 60 percent of the revenue generated from their resources.
“This competition is not just urban-based; it is also community-based. You can imagine a team from Ogboinbiri, all the way from Southern Ijaw, subduing the urban teams from Yenagoa. So I am very happy with the organisers of this competition. Mr. Ono Akpe and his group have done so well.”
*Ballot Snatching, Electoral Violence Era Over, Says CDS Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has restated the need for security agencies to ensure that the conduct of the November 11 governorship election in the state was peaceful and credible. Senator Diri stated this on Tuesday when he received the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Musa…
“As we step into the new year, I am filled with hope and excitement for the opportunities that lie ahead. I look forward to continuing our work together, addressing the challenges we face, and building a brighter future for Southern Ijaw,” Ambaiowei stated.
“Once, I asked him why he did not react violently when youths stormed the Government House to release their leaders detained there. He told me that he reacted differently because even as the military administrator, he did not want innocent blood to be spilled.”
*To Commence Flights May 25 Managing Director of newly certified Pioneer Airline, Capt. Henry Ungbuku, has said the process of acquiring an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) was very stringent. Capt. Ungbuku spoke on Thursday at the Government House, Yenagoa, after presenting the certificate to Governor Douye Diri. A…
