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Borno revenue service surpasses target, hits N28.3 billion in 2024
The Borno State Internal Revenue Service (BOIRS) has reported a record revenue of N28.3 billion in 2024, exceeding its initial target of N19.3 billion by 46 percent. During a press briefing in Maiduguri, the Executive Chairman of BOIRS, Prof. Bello Alhaji Ibrahim, attributed the success to several key strategies. He emphasized the strong support from
Borno revenue service surpasses target, hits N28.3 billion in 2024
The Borno State Internal Revenue Service (BOIRS) has reported a record revenue of N28.3 billion in 2024, exceeding its initial target of N19.3 billion by 46 percent.
During a press briefing in Maiduguri, the Executive Chairman of BOIRS, Prof. Bello Alhaji Ibrahim, attributed the success to several key strategies. He emphasized the strong support from Governor Babagana Umara Zulum, public sensitization efforts, digitization of tax collection, and the harmonization of taxes, which reduced multiple tax collectors targeting the same businesses.
Prof. Ibrahim expressed gratitude to the people of Borno for their cooperation and highlighted reforms such as a gradual payment system and a robust invoicing mechanism that ensured accountability in tax collection.
Despite these achievements, the agency faced several challenges, including resistance from local governments to the harmonization program, the impact of flood disasters on businesses, and a decrease in revenue collections from Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs).
Looking ahead, BOIRS has set an ambitious target of N35 billion in revenue for 2025, surpassing the state government’s expectation of N25 billion. Prof. Ibrahim reassured taxpayers that no additional burden would be imposed and that all revenue collected would be directed towards development projects to benefit the people of Borno.
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Russia launches attacks on Ukraine’s energy sites
Russian forces late Thursday launched mass strikes on energy targets in Kharkiv region in northeastern Ukraine. The regional governor, Oleh Syniehubov, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said air defences were heavily engaged in repelling the attacks and emergency services were on site. Syniehubov gave few details on the targets, urging residents to disclose no
Russia launches attacks on Ukraine’s energy sites
Russian forces late Thursday launched mass strikes on energy targets in Kharkiv region in northeastern Ukraine.
The regional governor, Oleh Syniehubov, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said air defences were heavily engaged in repelling the attacks and emergency services were on site.
Syniehubov gave few details on the targets, urging residents to disclose no information.
According to him, one man had been injured in a Russian attack on the town of Balakliya, southeast of Kharkiv.
Meanwhile, Ukraine’s Air Force reported threats of attacks by glide bombs and drones in various parts of the region.
Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, resisted capture by Russian forces in the early stages of Russia’s February 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
It was gathered that the city and the region surrounding it have since been a frequent target for air strikes by Russian forces.
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After two years, ex-president Buhari leaves Daura to new home
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has moved to his residence in Kaduna after nearly two years in Daura, Katsina State. His former aide, Bashir Ahmad, announced the relocation in a post on X late Thursday. Buhari was accompanied by Vice President, Kashim Shettima, Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, and other dignitaries.
After two years, ex-president Buhari leaves Daura to new home
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has moved to his residence in Kaduna after nearly two years in Daura, Katsina State.
His former aide, Bashir Ahmad, announced the relocation in a post on X late Thursday.
Buhari was accompanied by Vice President, Kashim Shettima, Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, and other dignitaries.
“Today, former President, Muhammadu Buhari returned to his Kaduna residence after spending two years in Daura, Katsina State, since leaving office in May 2023.
“Following the end of his tenure, he chose a quiet life in his hometown, staying out of active political discussions and focusing on private engagements,” Ahmad wrote.
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Ukraine security guarantee: Trump dodges plea from UK PM, Starmer
President Donald Trump of the United States on Thursday said that a minerals deal with Ukraine is the security guarantee Kyiv needs against Russia. This was as he brushed aside a plea from British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer for a commitment of US military support. Starmer, who was meeting Trump at the White House for
Ukraine security guarantee: Trump dodges plea from UK PM, Starmer
President Donald Trump of the United States on Thursday said that a minerals deal with Ukraine is the security guarantee Kyiv needs against Russia.
This was as he brushed aside a plea from British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer for a commitment of US military support.
Starmer, who was meeting Trump at the White House for the first time since the US leader took office, turned on the charm, stating that peace in Ukraine had only become possible because of Trump.
The British prime minister also delivered an invitation from King Charles for a future state visit, which Trump accepted.
However, underlying differences between the allies remained, including transatlantic frictions over US-Russia talks aimed at ending the Ukraine war and Trump’s tariff threats.
Before the meeting, Starmer had said there could be no long-term peace in Ukraine without firm US security guarantees, an argument Trump dismissed.
“We are a backstop because we’ll be over there, we’ll be working as a result of the economic partnership. We’re going to have a lot of people over there,” Trump said.
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Remote US federal employees get ultimatum to move to Washington
The human resources agency of the United States has informed at least two dozen employees that they have just nine days to decide whether to relocate to Washington or lose their jobs. The Office of Personnel Management, OPM, was said to have sent an email on Wednesday to remote workers, some of whom live thousands
Remote US federal employees get ultimatum to move to Washington
The human resources agency of the United States has informed at least two dozen employees that they have just nine days to decide whether to relocate to Washington or lose their jobs.
The Office of Personnel Management, OPM, was said to have sent an email on Wednesday to remote workers, some of whom live thousands of miles from Washington, telling them they are being relocated to the US capital and have until March 7 to decide whether to accept the move.
The memo told the OPM employees that if they refuse to move to Washington their options for continued employment with the agency may be limited, stating that the agency may pursue an adverse action against them.
While President Donald Trump and his cost-cutting czar Elon Musk, who spearheads the Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, have made clear that they want to relocate Washington-based federal workers to other parts of the country, this appears to be the first time they are demanding remote employees move to the capital.
Meanwhile, some of the workers who received the email have said that they were already considering leaving OPM.
The National Federation of Federal Employees, a union which represents 110,000 government workers, said this was the first time it was aware that the Trump administration had told people to relocate to Washington.
“It’s another attack on the civil service and to force people to quit,” the executive director of the union, Steve Lenkart said.
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Epstein: There’ll be no cover-ups — FBI Director Kash Patel declares.
The newly confirmed US Bureau of Federal Investigation director, Kash Patel, has vowed that under his leadership at the Bureau, there will be no cover-ups of any sort. He made this known in his statement on X on Friday upon resumption of office at the FBI. According to him, the Bureau has entered a new
Epstein: There’ll be no cover-ups — FBI Director Kash Patel declares.
The newly confirmed US Bureau of Federal Investigation director, Kash Patel, has vowed that under his leadership at the Bureau, there will be no cover-ups of any sort.
He made this known in his statement on X on Friday upon resumption of office at the FBI.
According to him, the Bureau has entered a new era that would define integrity, accountability, and the unwavering pursuit of justice.
He stressed that under his watch, there would be no missing documents, no stone left unturned.
He warned that anyone from the prior or current Bureau who undermines the Bureau’s objectives will be swiftly persecuted.
“The FBI is entering a new era—one that will be defined by integrity, accountability, and the unwavering pursuit of justice.
“There will be no cover-ups, no missing documents, and no stone left unturned—and anyone from the prior or current Bureau who undermines this will be swiftly pursued.
“If there are gaps, we will find them. If records have been hidden, we will uncover them. And we will bring everything we find to the DOJ to be fully assessed and transparently disseminated to the American people as it should be. The oath we take is to the Constitution, and under my leadership, that promise will be upheld without compromise,” he wrote on X.
The FBI director’s comment comes as US Attorney General Pam Bondi sent a fiery letter to him on Thursday accusing federal investigators in New York of withholding thousands of pages of Jeffrey Epstein documents she has vowed to make public, which had sparked interest amongst American people.
DAILY POST reports that Patel was confirmed by the US Senate a week ago amid opposition by Democrats.
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US judge stops Trump’s calls for mass firings at agencies
A California federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ordering the US Department of Defense and other federal agencies to carry out the mass firings of thousands of recently hired employees. District Judge, William Alsup in San Francisco gave the order during a hearing, stating that the US Office of Personnel Management
US judge stops Trump’s calls for mass firings at agencies
A California federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ordering the US Department of Defense and other federal agencies to carry out the mass firings of thousands of recently hired employees.
District Judge, William Alsup in San Francisco gave the order during a hearing, stating that the US Office of Personnel Management lacked the power to order federal agencies to fire any workers, including probationary employees who typically have less than a year of experience.
Recall that President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk, who oversees the Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, are overseeing an effort to shrink the federal bureaucracy, including through job cuts.
The efforts have led to a fierce pushback from Democrats, unions and federal workers, who argue the job cuts are illegal and could compromise government functions.
Already, the administration has been forced to recall some personnel in critical roles.
However, Trump has backed Musk to the hilt and has embraced Musk’s goal of slicing $1 trillion from the nation’s $6.7 trillion budget.
It was gathered on Thursday that hundreds of probationary workers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which conducts climate science, were notified they were being let go.
At the Internal Revenue Service, IRS, the head of the agency’s Transformation and Strategy Office, a group of 60 employees working on modernization efforts, told his team on Thursday that there was a risk the whole office would be eliminated.
The chief of the office, David Padrino, told his team that he planned to resign effective a week from Friday, adding that IRS executives have been told to brace for a drastic cut to headcount in the coming weeks.
Meanwhile, Office of Personnel Management, OPM, the federal human resources agency, has instructed at least two dozen of its own employees working remotely that they must relocate to Washington to keep their jobs.
In his ruling, Alsup ordered OPM to rescind a January 20 memo and a February 14 email directing agencies to identify probationary employees who are not mission-critical and terminate them.
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Lagos Assembly crisis: Why we withdrew Meranda’s security details – Police
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly Mojisola Meranda has had her security details retored to her. DAILY POST reported that Meranda’s security details were withdrawn on Thursday morning, leading to heightened tension in the Lagos Assembly speakership tussle. But during a briefing hours after the move, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police,
Lagos Assembly crisis: Why we withdrew Meranda’s security details – Police
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly Mojisola Meranda has had her security details retored to her.
DAILY POST reported that Meranda’s security details were withdrawn on Thursday morning, leading to heightened tension in the Lagos Assembly speakership tussle.
But during a briefing hours after the move, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Moshood Jimoh, cited personnel audit as the reason for the withdrawal.
“As I speak with you, the audit of the police personnel attached to Hon. Mojisola Meranda has been completed, and the police personnel attached to her from the Lagos State Police Command have been returned to her for her protection,” the commissioner said on Thursday evening.
“It is pertinent to state that the ongoing police personnel audit has been on for several days now, and prominent personalities and individuals have been complying with the process.
“The exercise, once again, is not aimed or targeted at any individuals,” the commissioner told the gathering.
Meranda from Apapa, had replaced Mudashiru Obasa as the speaker of the assembly after the latter was accused of impropriety.
However, the sacked Obasa, on Thursday claimed that his successor, Meranda, had resigned as leader of the parliament
Meanwhile, some lawmakers of the Assembly have berated the leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state following the resumption of the embattled Obasa.
The lawmakers described Obasa’s return as a charade and an embarrassment that must stop.
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Alleged N90m fraud: Ex-NHIS boss, Yusuf granted N5m bail
A former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, Usman Yusuf, has been granted bail in the sum of N5 million with two sureties. Yusuf was granted the bail on Thursday by Justice Chinyere Nwecheonwu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Kuje, Abuja. The judge, while delivering the bail terms, said
Alleged N90m fraud: Ex-NHIS boss, Yusuf granted N5m bail
A former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, Usman Yusuf, has been granted bail in the sum of N5 million with two sureties.
Yusuf was granted the bail on Thursday by Justice Chinyere Nwecheonwu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Kuje, Abuja.
The judge, while delivering the bail terms, said that the two sureties must provide proof of means of livelihood, whether business or civil service, as well as valid identification, and their addresses are to be verified by the Prosecution or Court Staff.
The adjournment date of the case was moved from April 3 due to the Sallah break, which falls within that period.
The court subsequently adjourned the case to May 15, 2025 for trial.
DAILY POST reports that the former NHIS boss is facing a five-count charge of alleged fraud involving the sum of N90,439,178.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is after Yusuf over alleged abuse of his office to gain undue advantages between 2016 and 2017.
He is also accused of awarding contracts without following proper procurement procedures.
He is said to have authorised the purchase of a vehicle at an inflated cost of N49,197,750, far exceeding the budgeted amount of N30,000,000.
Also, Yusuf, according to his accusers, allegedly awarded a N10.1 million training contract to a foundation linked to him, with only half of the intended beneficiaries participating in the programme.
Yusuf is further accused of awarding a N17.5 million media consultancy contract to a company owned by his nephew, bypassing standard procurement guidelines.
The EFCC arraigned Yusuf on February 3, 2025. He pleaded not guilty to all five counts when the charges were read to him.
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UK PM Starmer parries question on Trump’s desire to annex Canada
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday declined to provide a definite response to a question about President Donald’s Trump’s comments regarding the annexation of Canada. Since his reelection last November, Trump has on multiple occasions expressed his wish to see Canada become a part of the United States of America. Alaska and Hawaii were
UK PM Starmer parries question on Trump’s desire to annex Canada
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday declined to provide a definite response to a question about President Donald’s Trump’s comments regarding the annexation of Canada.
Since his reelection last November, Trump has on multiple occasions expressed his wish to see Canada become a part of the United States of America.
Alaska and Hawaii were the last two states to join the union in 1959, and Trump posits that Canada would gain immensely by becoming the 51st state.
Trump often says Canada joining the U.S. will translate to benefits such as full military protection, and less taxes for its people, among others.
At a press conference during his visit to the White House, Starmer was asked his view of Trump’s desire, and if King Charles III has expressed any concern to remove one of the grounds under his control.
In reaction, the UK leader said he and Trump had a “really good discussion, a productive discussion”, and respective teams will be working together on an economic deal and on security in Ukraine.
“You mentioned Canada, I think you’re trying to find a divide between us that doesn’t exist,” Starmer asserted. “We’re the closest of nations and we had very good discussions today but we didn’t discuss Canada.”
What seemed like a subsequent attempt by the journalist to speak more was quickly rebuffed by Trump. “That’s enough, thank you,” the President said.
UK PM Starmer parries question on Trump’s desire to annex Canada
