Connect with us

Latest News

FIRS Accused Of Witch-hunt Over Demand Of N70m Income Tax From HURIWA

Published

on

FIRS Accused Of Witch-hunt Over Demand Of N70m Income Tax From HURIWA

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has criticised the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) for illegally asking the not-for-profit civil rights body to pay over N70 million as company’s income tax.

HURIWA says the consistency in its social justice advocacy campaigns against maladministration is the reason for this latest attempt to silence its independent voice.

In a statement by its National Coordinator Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko made available at the weekend,  HURIWA said the FIRS was on a vendetta and witch- hunting adventure against the organisation for criticising the revenue body in a newspaper interview.

The criticism was done when the newspaper sought HURIWA’s opinion regarding the newspaper’s findings that the federal tax agency earmarked a humongous amount of N1.4 billion in its 2021 budget as entertainment expenses to be paid for by taxpayers.

READ ALSO: We Have No Trust In National Assembly To Restructure Nigeria – Afenifere

According to HURIWA, to the best of its knowledge,  the FIRS celebrates crass incompetence and ignorance by seeking such outrageous tax returns from a charitable body that is even by the directives contained in the certificate of incorporation indicating its registration by the Corporate Affairs Commission is banned from engaging in business ventures.

The rights group wondered how the FIRS arrived at its “satanic calculation” to now conclude that a not-for-profit like HURIWA  should pay them a backlog of over N70 million.

HURIWA said : “How can the FIRS that has no power of oversight over CSOs be seen demanding the payment of company’s income tax from a body that the CAC directed by law not to ever engage in business or any profitable venture? This is insanity taken too far by the FIRS and our legal people will be following up soon on this madness of government.

“This is an attempt to muzzle free speech because on many occasions, many prominent federal government officers have approached HURIWA’s national coordinator to slow down on our criticisms of the failures of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Because they failed to get us to compromise and be silent, the FIRS thinks it can use an illegal methodology to intimidate, harass and force us into silence. Aluta continua, Victoria asserta.  We will neither be cowed or silenced by the Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.”

Read more authentic news on our social media platforms

Continue Reading
Click to comment

Latest News

Breaking: Appeal Court Retains Adeleke As Osun Governor

Published

on

BREAKING: Adeleke Freezes Osun Accounts , Reverses Appointments After Swearing In As Governor
Governor Adeleke

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has vacated the tribunal judgement that nullified the election of Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State.

The appellate court, in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel of Justices, on Friday held that the appeal Adeleke lodged to challenge his sack by the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, was meritorious.

Aside from setting aside the judgement of the tribunal, the court, in its lead judgement that was delivered by Justice Mohammed Lawal, awarded N500, 000 cost against the All Progressive Congress, APC, and its candidate, Gboyega Oyetola

Continue Reading

Latest News

BREAKING: PDP Suspends Anyim, Fayose

Published

on

Anyim and Fayose

Former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose; former president of the Senate, Pius Anyim; Prof Dennis Ityavyar and Aslam Aliyu were on Thursday suspended from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP).

The PDP made the suspension on Thursday after an extensive review of the affairs of the party, pursuant to the provisions of the PDP Constitution (as amended in 2017).

The PDP also referred the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, to the National Disciplinary Committee over his reported involvement in anti-party activities.

This was disclosed in a statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba.

“The PDP urges all leaders, critical stakeholders and teeming members of our party across the country to remain united and focused at this critical time,” the statement added.

 

Continue Reading

Latest News

BREAKING: Ekweremadu, Wife Found Guilty Of Organ-trafficking In UK

Published

on

Ekweremadu and his wife

A United Kingdom court has found former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, 60, his wife Beatrice, 56, and Dr Obinna Obeta, 50,  guilty of an organ-trafficking plot, which saw them bring a 21-year-old man to the UK

They were convicted of conspiring to exploit the man from Lagos for his kidney, reports the BBC.

Prosecutors told the Old Bailey the organ was to be removed and given to the couple’s daughter, Sonia, aged 25.

She was cleared of the same charge.

The victim, a street trader from Lagos, was brought to the UK last year to provide a kidney in an £80,000 private transplant at the Royal Free Hospital in London.

They were later arrested at the airport while trying to leave the UK.

Continue Reading

Top Stories

%d bloggers like this: