NIGERIA: ON TAX REFORMS AND DOUBLE TAXATION

By  Obiekwe Mwanolue Tax Reforms: Come 1st January 2026, over 40 million tax-paying Nigerians are expected to secure a Tax Identification Number (TIN) or risk losing access to bank accounts, the Nigerian Federal Government has declared. This additional verification burden, with which the government imposes to enforce new tax rules, has raised panic and worry for millions of citizens already in possession of transaction identifications like the Bank Verification Number (BVN) and NIN (National Identification Number). By its new tax rules, the APC-led Federal Government violates the nation’s 1999 constitution…

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Sacred Cherubim And Seraphim Church Celebrates Annual Convention, Harvest , Thanksgiving In Owerri 

The Sacred Cherubim And Seraphim Church of Nigeria, Mount of Victory Owerri Headquarters, No 1 Bus Stop Old Nekede, inline with its tradition has marked the Church’s Annual Harvest and Thanksgiving service  showing gratitude to God for his infinite mercy and love upon the Church. The celebration also featured a three day convention and Holy Hill with series of activities which include, Healing, Prophesy, Drama, Choir competition, ordination, Concentration of  water especially for business men and women. Speaking on the event, the Chief host and   Provincial Chairman, Imo Cherubim and…

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Court Remands  38Yr-Old Woman In Prison For Burning Maid’s Private Part In Imo.

A Magistrate’s court in Owerri, Imo State capital, has ordered the remand of a 38 -year -old business woman, Juliet Igwe, at the Owerri Correctional Centre for using candle light to burn her five year-old maid’s private parts. Apart from using candle wats to destroy the minor’s Virgina, the accused also used boiled water to peel off the child’s hands and used candle light to inflict multiple injuries on the girl’s body. A journalist, Chidiebube Okeoma, who was in court and whose organization, Stand For Humanity Foundation rescued the child…

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Jubilation Galore As JulieMore Guest House  Opens Along  Egbelu/Ngwoma Obube, Owerri North 

…Soroibe assures of quality services As part of a broader effort to support the Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma to reposition Imo State and make it the economic hub of the south -East through the provision of infrastructure  as well as provide a  hospitality industry which can boast of modern, state-of-the-art facilities as desired by investors especially, those in the Oil/ Gas sector.  An exclusive and exquisite JulieMore Guest House has opened its doors to  guests and customers ready to offer services like  lodging and accommodation, live matches…

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HIGH CHIEF AUGUSTINE ESOGIBE ONUOHA (AUGUST 30, 1930 – AUGUST 30, 2025): WHEN AN ICON RECOGNIZES HIS ROOT

By Ikenna ONUOHA, Ph.D. Ecclesiastics, chapter 3:1 says; “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven,”. The chapter emphasized that all of life’s events, from joy to sorrow, birth to death, growth to decay, happen in an appointed, purposeful time ordained by God. It is a profound reflection on the cyclical nature of life, acknowledging that every human experience, both good and bad, fits into a greater divine plan and serves a specific purpose. On Saturday, December 20, 2025, all roads lead to…

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Godly Love, Ultimate Identity Of Christianity, Says Nwachukwu

Godly Love (Agape Love) has been escribed as the major Identity of Christianity that should be embraced by Followers of Jesus Christ. An Enugu based Global Fiery Clergy man Pastor Dr Jerome Chibuzo Nwachukwu who gave the injunction at a Solemn Church Service to mark the Dedication of the City of Refuge Church, Enugu said for anyone to be called a Christian, he/she must imitate the love of God to His people. Pastor Chibuzo Nwachukwu said that the works of Jesus Christ on earth were anchored on compassion maintaining that…

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Bleak Christmas For Imo Pensioners

-Another verification in the offing By Peter Uzoma Unless there is a manna from heaven or a miracle, Imo State Pensioners may have a bleak  Christmas as for decades now, Imo State Pensioners have never enjoyed any Christmas with their December stipend. This is because whatever they receive as stipend gets to them earliest first week of every month. The implication is, since the Pensioners  are presently receiving their November stipend, the December one will come early January 2026. The above scenerio is the reason majority of them are receiving…

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Membis Emerges NNPP State Organising Secretary In Imo

 The Imo state chapter of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has reconstituted its State Executive Committee, as Rt.Hon.(Amb) Membis Ochichichukwu, who was the party zonal youth leader in Orlu zone emerged as the State Organising Secretary. The party’s congress held on Monday, December 8, 2025, at the party’s Secretariat located at 190 Wetheral Road, Owerri, produced a 30-member executive through a consensus process adopted by delegates from the 27 Local Government Areas of the state. Other members of the newly elected state executive include; the Chairman of the Congress…

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Onuimo LG Chair Hails Uzodinma On Imo Economic Summit

The Onuimo local government chairman, Hon  Emeka Obi has hailed  Governor Hope Uzodinma  for organizing what has gone down in  history  as the best economic summit ever organized by a  governor from the state. Obi, who was viscibly elated after the successful summit, said without mincing words,  that the summit meant so much for his people in particular  and Imo people in general, because for many years an economic summit had not been held in the state. According to him “this one organized by Governor Uzodinma was unbeatable. Our governor…

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Insecurity: Owerri North has functional vigilante personnel In All 21 Communities -Eze Nwaogu

…Lauds govt for establishing 15 security personnel in state’s communities By Coleman Anaele  The Traditional ruler of Egbelu Obube and Chairman, Owerri North Council of Traditional Rulers, Imo State, His Royal Highness, Eze Chidi Jude Nwaogu( Chidiebube 1) disclosed that twenty-one(21) communities in the LGA have existing and functional local security formations known as vigilante group that have been in operations all the while. The traditional ruler, who is also the Secretary, Owerri Zone Council of Traditional rulers made the remark over the weekend in a meeting that evolved on security…

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