VAT Collection Saga: Again Rivers beats FIRS in court, as Wike cautions taxpayers
A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, on Monday, dismissed an application by the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, seeking to stop Rivers State government from enforcing an earlier court judgement vesting the power to collect Value Added Tax, VAT, within Rivers State on the state government and not FIRS.
Attahiru, others death, a colossal loss – Wike
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has described the tragic death of Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru and other military personnel in an ill-fated plane crash in Kaduna on Friday, as a colossal loss to the nation.
Ogonis doff their caps to Wike
Last weekend, Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, was warmly hosted by VIP members of my Ogoni ethnic group – and by hundreds of grassroots wellwishers – in our traditional headquarters, Bori.
Curfew in Rivers, result of Wike’s failure ― Amaechi
By Davies Iheamnachor – Port Harcourt The Minister of Transportation, Mr Chibuike Amaechi, and the Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, have disagreed over the security challenge in the state. Amaechi, the former governor of the state, while receiving some decampees from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, into the All Progressives Congress, APC, said the […]
Amaechi, Wike at war over insecurity in Rivers
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Chibuike Amaechi, and the Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, have disagreed over the security challenge in the state.
Wike: Southern Governors’ decision on open grazing irrevocable
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers, on Saturday, said that the decision of the Southern Governors on open grazing and other issues remain irrevocable and must be respected. NAN reports that the Forum of Southern Governors in one voice, recently announced a ban on open grazing in all the 17 Southern states. Wike stated this during […]
