Opinion

BY UMARU ISA MUHAMMAD Ordinarily, I wouldn't have had anything to do with politics in our clime. The reason is simple: our politicians learn nothing and forget nothing. Nevertheless, I was moved to join the debate on who best the cap fits for the Predident of the 10th Senate because of the need to do equity, choose the best candidate and ensure the stability of our dear nation. Let me quickly state at this juncture that never in the history of our country has the issue of who becomes the Senate President generated so much attention as is the case…

Peter Obi: A tsetse fly perching on the scrotum. By Law Mefor There is a Peter Obi witch-hunt that is ongoing. Undoubtedly, certain forces are after him. You can call it Obidients-phobia or Obi-phobia. Both are equal in the eyes of the attackers. These sustained attacks on Obi, Datti, his running mate, as well as the Labour Party and the Obidient family, are simply because they have upended the system and are devoted to creating a new Nigeria that would be beneficial to all Nigerians. They hope to overthrow the corrupt system using the ballot and the law because Nigeria,…

Senator Orji Uzor Kalu , a detribalised nationalist, who is extremely devoid of any form of tribal and ethnic bigotry. Born, schooled and did business in the core North. Expanded to Southwest where his goods contribute to 50% of all goods in Nigerian markets. There's no gainsaying the fact that, Orji Uzor Kalu has paid his dues in this country. He has sacrificed so much for the peaceful coexistence of all and sundry, different tribes and tongues, Muslims and Christians alike. He is the most loyal and trusted politician from southeast. He lives by example. 70% of his domestic and…

In all societies – both ancient and modern, paying taxes has remained a means through which citizens reciprocate the government’s social services to them. Of course governments all over the world exist to render services to the people by providing social services such as infrastructure and other developmental projects for the use of citizens, but at the same time it behooves the citizens to reciprocate by paying their taxes as at when due. In fact one of the requirements for a citizen to aspire for a public office in Nigeria and indeed in other climes is to show a proof…

By Musa Ilallah  To begin this discussion, it is imperative that we attempt to understand what taxes are all about. Taxation is defined as the imposition of compulsory levies on individuals or entities by governments across the world. Taxation is used primarily to raise revenue to finance government expenditures among other reasons. The Nigerian government is primarily reliant on taxes as they are a significant source of revenue and a major source of income to the government to discharge its responsibilities. No one doubts the fact that the country today falls short of infrastructural development despite the unprecedented turn around…

By Dapo Okubanjo It is the norm in every society, for the authorities and the people to have what is loosely referred to as a social contract or an implicit agreement. It is a theory that is as old as humanity itself and it presupposes that a people's moral and political obligation depends on an agreement among them. Taxation is seen as one of those obligations that the citizenry in every country is expected to abide by, but in Nigeria this is one social contract that has for years been difficult to keep. We are a country with the largest…

By Hakeem Baba-Ahmed   A tree is bent when it is still wet — African proverb OUR family is very large and intensely political. Our father came from Mauritania to Nigeria in 1920 and died 1987. He was also passionate about sharing Islamic knowledge and rendering public service. Northern political and traditional establishments embraced, and trusted him to help nurture future Nigerian generations who will take over from the British with humility and sense of responsibility. Our mothers, were great Nigerian women who understood the challenges of rearing a huge brood, managing a prominent citizen in great demand who straddled…

National security is the protection of the people, preservation of national values, ensuring the protection and furtherance of the national socio-economic and political prosperity and the protection of the abstract State. No State has a life of its own distinct from the lives of the people who constitute the State. However, in Nigeria, there has always been the neglect and assault on the people who hold the empirical sovereignty. Our national security agencies focus on protecting the regime and the abstract State instead of the people. The framework of National Security has become so expanded in the 21st Century to…

"As a villager, I loathed paying taxes, or what they called revenue, in our weekly open air market," said Maitabo, the livestock trader who is now an industrialist in the big city where he established factories that turned out a basket of consumer goods, including polished rice. He said he spent the first 40 years of his life in his native village without electricity. There was no smooth, all-season motorable road to his village either. The only school in the district was in Alkarya, the district headquarters of his Karkara collection of hamlets, tiny villages, and homesteads. Maitabo said he…