Lagos commences prosecution of 28 tax defaulters

This is a press statement from the office of the Attorney General and commissioner, Ministry of Justice, signed by the Chief Public Affairs officer, in Lagos state, Bola Akingbade.
The Lagos State Rapid Tax Prosecution Unit has begun prosecution of recalcitrant tax payers in the State.
The State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem who disclosed this on Monday, said that The Rapid Tax Prosecution Unit has filled all the necessary information at the State High Court for the arraignment of 28 tax defaulters referred by the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) and prosecution has begun in earnest.
He said their offences ranges from failure to furnish and file tax return to failure to pay personal tax to the State.

The Lagos AG said that these offences violate the Personal Income Tax Act 2004 as amended and the Lagos State Revenue Administration law.

“Under the Personal Income Tax Act, a taxable person is statutorily required to file a return of income for the preceding year within 90 days from the commencement of every year of assessment (March 31st being the deadline), while every employer of labour is required to file all emoluments paid to its employees for the preceding year, not later than 31st of January each year.

“Therefore, any taxable person or corporate organization, who fails to file their tax returns with LIRS by the stipulated date, is in breach of the provisions of the law, which is a criminal offence that is punishable under the tax laws.” Kazeem said.

He said that the Lagos State Government established the Rapid Tax Prosecution Unit to aid the LIRS in its drive to collect taxes, and warned members of the public to cooperate with tax officers as obstruction of these tax officers in their lawful duty can and will lead to prosecution.

Kazeem said the enforcement of the tax laws became necessary because a large number of Lagosians have not paid their taxes.

He said tax evaders and offenders, upon prosecution, may be fined or imprisoned or made to face both as provided in the Personal Income Tax Act.

Ciara refuses to read out Future's name as she announces Billboard Award nominees

Ciara and Ludacris were on Good Morning America on Monday to announce the nominees for the 2016 Billboard Music award. However, Ciara was not pleased when she saw ex-lover Future's name on her card as she announced the top rap artist category for the Billboard Music Awards on Monday

She read out the names of Drake and Fetty Wap, before she suddenly fell silent, she refused to mention her baby Daddy- Future's name when she saw his name on her card. There was a brief awkward silence before Ludacris stepped in and read out Future's name. After Ludacris helped her out, she continued reading the names of the rest of the nominees on her card.

 

Kylie Jenner talks about the pressure to look perfect

Kylie Jenner always has to wear make up and look good to shoot her Keeping Up With The Kardashians show and also to make appearances at events.

But she said all that can be too much sometimes..

During an interview with AdWeek on Monday, she said:

'I feel like people want to see me have a cool hair color and dress a certain way and have pretty makeup and heels. If they were to see me in public, they would expect me to look like that….it’s also exhausting for everyday life.'

 She also said that she's longer bothered by what her haters have to say anymore. She continued:

'Honestly, I feel like at this point I’ve gotten so numb to it. I still do my thing and people still love me…It doesn’t really affect me.'

There’s a really big part of my life that I don’t share online, and I feel like people think that just because I have a reality TV show and I’m on Snapchat for probably 10 minutes altogether throughout the day, that they know my life.

'Like, I don’t show a lot of my relationships or my ups and downs. I’d never have a fight with someone [on Instagram],' she added. 

 

She's said she's more down to earth in real life than on social media..

'I think that's true for a lot of people, actually,' 'You can't really tell who a person is from, like, an eight-second Snapchat video or an Instagram. I only post on Instagram or Snapchat what I want people to see, you know? But there's a whole other side to me that people don't know.'

 

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Man commits suicde because no female wanted to marry him

The lifeless body of a 40 year old man simply known as Femi was discovered by the residents of Alhaji Aboki Street in Abaranje area of Ikotun in an uncompleted building.

According to residents in the area, Femi was evicted from his one room home barely two months ago but that this was not the first time Femi who was also known as Fela had tried to kill himself.
He said Femi had attempted suiced twice before but failed. They said apart from the eviction, Femi was also frustrated that he was not yet married at 40 and didn't have his own home anymore.

 

A resident, who gave his name as Okeseun Olatunde, said:

“Femi was evicted by his landlord in February, after he was discharged from hospital, following a failed suicide attempt. 

“On one of the occasions he jumped into a well but was rescued. 

After the second failed suicide attempt, his landlord asked him to bring his relatives, but none showed up. He had said severally that he was related to late Fela Anikulapo Kuti.  

“We also learned he owed the landlord house rent. The landlord had no choice than to evict him, with his property kept outside. He (Femi) took the property to the uncompleted building where he stayed until he was discovered dead last Friday. We suspect he committed suicide.”

Another resident, Josiah Madu, said Femi worked as a bricklayer and that he had complained severally times that business was not forth-coming and that he desperately wanted to get married. Madu said: 

“He told some of us in March last year that every woman he approached for marriage complained about his financial status. At a point, he started keeping to himself.”

 

 

Source: Vanguard

BBOG holds jumat service ahead of the 2nd year commemoration of missing Chibok girls (photos)

Thursday April 14th will be two years that over 200 girls were abducted from the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok in Borno state. The advocacy group for the missing girls, Bring Back Our Girls, today held a Jumat service at the Unity Fountain in Abuja as part of activities lined up for the 2nd year anniversary. See more photos from the Jumat service after the cut..

Watch trailer for movie Miscellaneous by Heat Factory ICI

Just before we could bate an eyelid, the Heat Factory ICI army is at it again with a fresh out of the box movie tagged Miscellaneous which also features some of Nollywood sweethearts such as KC Ejelenu, Femi Jacobs, Constance Owoyomi, Segun Arinze, Anwuri Ijenebe, Bolanle Ninolowo and Rekiya Yusuf.


AKA (Femi Jacobs) is a prime and proper successful painter who lives his life step by step to the book; things took a very spontaneous twist when he meets LORETTA (Kc Ejelonu) a sexy sophisticated young lady that takes him off his by-the-book life style.

The usual suspect multi-talented Director ONESOUL who also doubles as the producer brings this beautiful love story to life with IDEH CHUKUWMA INNOCENT being the executive producer written by the creative JP WORDSMITH and brought to you by the HEAT FACTORY ICI dynasty.

Sit back relax as we take you on this journey into a whole new world of romance in MISCELLEANOUS from the HEAT FACTORY ICI STUDIOS.