Following dividends of the new tax administration introduced in the Lagos state few years ago, The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola had called for continual process of tax administration in the State, adding that is the only way states can provide infrastructure needed to develop states in Nigeria.

When president Jonathan chickened out of the scheduled presidential debates in 2011 and opted for a literal monologue rather than engage Buhari and Ribadu , he played into the hands of the opposition . Often derided as inarticulate and diffident, he didn’t help himself by opting out of that debate.

Argentine President Cristina Kirchner was formally accused Friday of shielding Iranian officials from prosecution over a 1994 bombing at a Buenos Aires Jewish center, prosecutors said.

Sierra Leone placed hundreds of homes in the capital under Ebola quarantine on Friday, in a huge blow to its recovery less than a month after lifting travel restrictions.

Boko Haram rebels carried out their first attack Friday inside neighbouring Chad, targeting a village on the shores of Lake Chad as part of a widening insurgency that has sucked in four countries.

The National Human Rights Commission(NHRC) says no fewer than 58 people have been killed in election- related violence in 22 states from Dec. 3, 2014 to date.

The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCPCO) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to ensure the integrity of the forthcoming general elections through the use of the card reader machine to authenticate the genuineness of voters.

TWO suspected mastermind of Biu explosion at a crowded market on Thursday have been arrested by men of the Civilian JTF and military operatives, sources and some residents have said.

Manchester United, once a byword for slick attacking football, are playing some “miserable” stuff under manager Louis van Gaal, former United midfielder Paul Scholes believes.

West Ham striker Andy Carroll will be out of action for up to six weeks after tearing a ligament in his knee, manager Sam Allardyce confirmed.

Any peaceful solution to the fighting in Syria must involve President Bashar al-Assad, the United Nations envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura said Friday.

Heavy fighting between Myanmar’s army and rebels has killed 47 soldiers, state media said Friday, sending a flood of people across the border with China and overshadowing hopes for a national ceasefire as a crucial election looms.

“No Elections Till March! So Let’s Drink and Dine, This Valentine,” screams a bright red flier decorated with hearts from an upmarket restaurant in Nigeria’s financial capital, Lagos.

Heavily armed gunmen went from room to room at the army-run school gunning down more than 150 people, most of them children, in an attack that horrified the world.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has warned Nigerians not to vote for a mediocre performer as president.