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Few months after President Muhammadu Buhari made Babatunde Fowler, chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service(FIRS), he is being accused of sharp practices. .A petition to the president Muhammadu Buhari,by aggrieved staff accused him of sundry violations of the Inland Revenue Act. Fowler who held sway as Lagos Inland Revenue Service boss for a long time, was is a lackey and candidate of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Fowler was accused of serially breaching the 2007 FIRS Establishment Act, NewsdiaryOnline reports.

Nigeria’s revenue fell last month to the lowest level in more than five years as taxes and oil earnings dropped, making it more difficult for the government of Africa’s largest economy to pay public workers. The country’s federal, state and local governments were altogether allocated 300 billion naira ($1.5 billion) in March, the Ministry of Finance said in a statement e-mailed late Thursday from the capital, Abuja. To assist the lower-tier governments, the ministry also waived 10.9 billion naira of loan repayments.

The singer was managed by Sam Lufti at the height of her breakdown Toby Canham/Getty Images Pictured: Britney Spears and Sam Lufti A new report has surfaced which documents Britney Spears ' infamous meltdown. The pop star and her former manager Sam Lufti are currently locked in an ongoing legal battle over whether Lufti is owed money from his time working with her. Britney is soon to be deposed in the legal case and documents are being released through the California Board of Appeals.

The superstar's dad has spoken out after Bey dropped her new visual album Beyonce's dad DENIES hitting her Beyonce's father has denied he has hit her after the star set tongues wagging with her new record, Lemonade. The 34-year-old singer hinted that her dad, Mathew Knowles, had struck her with his hand when she was younger, but he's adamant the lyrics aren't referring to him at all. Before singing her track, Daddy Lessons, Bey reads a few lines written by Somali-British poet Warsan Shire: "Did he convince you that he was God? … Are you a slave to the back of his hand? Am I talking about your husband or your father?"

 Many of the 700 foreigners who have fled their homes took refuge at a church in Lusaka Letter from Africa In our series of letters from African journalists, film-maker and columnist Farai Sevenzo considers the implications for Zambia of recent riots. Six bodies of murdered citizens have turned up in the Zambian capital Lusaka in the last month. It was widely reported that the victims had been mutilated and were missing their hearts, ears and private parts. At the heart of the matter lay the darkness of ritual killings - when people are murdered for their body parts in the malevolent belief that in the hands of powerful sorcerers, these organs can be employed as charms to enhance political ambition and improve the lot of individuals in the pursuit of business and money.

Man City: Real Madrid are not favourites - Manuel Pellegrini Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini says his side have nothing to fear in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid, despite David Silva missing the game. City, who are hoping to reach the final for the first time, drew Tuesday's first leg 0-0 at Etihad Stadium. Playmaker Silva will miss the second leg on 4 May with a hamstring problem. "I don't think Real are favourites," Pellegrini said. "We are not afraid to go away to the Bernabeu." Football Daily podcast: 'A professional European display by Man City'

Dele Alli made his England debut in October Midfielder Dele Alli could miss the rest of Tottenham's season after being charged with violent conduct by the Football Association. Television footage appeared to show Alli punching Claudio Yacob during his side's draw with West Brom on Monday. The incident was not in the referee's report on the match, which ended 1-1. Violent conduct usually incurs a three-game ban, so a guilty verdict would mean the England player, 20, misses all of Spurs' remaining fixtures.

  Charlotte Osei, Electoral Commissioner The Electoral Commission (EC) says it is committed to ensuring that it is the most credible elections regulatory body in Africa. Speaking at a press conference to unveil the Commission's five-year strategic plan, Chairperson Charlotte Osei said it is keen to ensure that its mandate stipulated by law is fulfilled to the letter. She said the vision of the EC is to be “a benchmark in Africa for enabling independent trusted world-class democratic elections for the citizens of Ghana and all the candidates who take part in the elections.”

Marketers of petroleum products said, yesterday, that non payment of N150 billion outstanding debt owed them by the Federal Government was also hampering the availability of products nationwide. fuelTheir position came as the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) said the ongoing fuel scarcity might linger as marketers face the challenges of non-availability of petrol in depots. A major marketer, who chose to be anonymous, said with the non payment of the outstanding debt, coupled with the scarcity of foreign exchange, marketers were finding it difficult to import products. “We have been told that the government included the outstanding debt in 2016 budget. We are yet to see it as you and I know that the budget is yet to be passed,”

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered jewellery worth over £2 million (N593 million) from former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke and the wife of Mr Jide Omokore, an ally of former President Goodluck Jonathan. A top EFCC official told Daily Trust yesterday that the anti-graft agency also recovered a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) equipment valued at N2.6billion from a Lagos hospital said to be owned by former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu. He said several other property were also recovered from the former oil minister, including a wrist watch valued at £600, 000 (N185 million).

  THE Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biatra, MASSOB has said that Biafra is bigger, wider, taller, than anybody including Nnamdi Kanu and also called on relevant stakeholders in the struggle to concentrate their energies and connections towards the release of Nnamdi Kanu from detention, instead of steering up controversies that would betray the collective interest of the Igbo nation. In a statement issued in Abakaliki, theNational Director of Information, MASSOB, Comrade Samuel Edeson stressed on the impact of “uniting our forces together for greater actualization of Biafra” Director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, sandwiched between security operaives, leaving the court yesterday in Abuja. Director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, sandwiched between security operaives, leaving the court yesterday in Abuja. The statement read in part:

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton scored huge victories Tuesday that bring them closer to a monumental duel for the White House in the fall. Trump's political strength was on display with a clean sweep of races in Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Rhode Island. Clinton delivered big wins in Maryland and Pennsylvania -- the biggest prizes of the night -- along with Delaware and Connecticut. Bernie Sanders picked up his sole victory of the night in Rhode Island. The wins for Trump -- following a massive victory last week in New York -- move him significantly closer to the 1,237 delegates he needs to win the nomination outright and avoid a contested Republican convention. That historic prospect is now the only way rivals Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich could stop Trump from becoming the GOP nominee.

"All animals are equal; but, some animals are more equal than others". George Orwell, 1903-1950 in ANIMAL FARM. "Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent."--Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962, wife of late American President. From Agatu to Akure to Aba the story is the same. For that matter from Abia to Zamfara states and the Federal Capital Territory, the Federal government and its security agencies have apparently created two classes of Nigerians - herdsmen and the rest of us. Notice, please that I did not add Fulani because they are not all Fulani or even all Nigerians.

  The University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, has been shut indefinitely. This followed a two-day protest by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), seeking the reinstatement of a rusticated 500 Level student of Petroleum Engineering, Tunji Ekpeti Michael. Students left their hostels as early as 7am, singing solidarity songs and mobilising their colleagues to shut down vehicular movement within the campus. They also used the opportunity to protest the lack of power and water among other needs on campus. The protesters chased out students from lecture rooms with canes. Gates and road networks within the university were locked and barricaded. The Ajibode, Poly and second gate entrances and exits were barricaded.