Jonathan pockets N4. 323bn as salary in 3 years

FOR presiding over the affairs of Nigeria as its president in the last three years, President Goodluck Jonathan has pocketed N4.323 billion as salary.

►In the same vein, he had within the last three years,paid N626.422 million as tax to the country.
►The years which the president earned the salary and paid the tax, according to document from the Federal Inland. Revenue Service,FIRS, he released to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, were 2011,2012 and 2013.

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Lagos accuses Jonathan of running govt without any legacy

►Lagos State Government yesterday said President Goodluck Jonathan and his vice; Namadi Sambo has ruled the country for four years without any legacy to show, even as it accused Sambo of lacking in facts on the economic viability of the state.

►The state government made the statement while reacting to the claim by the Sambo that many residents have been fleeing the state because of the high taxes imposed on them by the state government.

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I want to make the poor richer and the Rich richer: Reagan challenge Obama Law

Head to Head challenges
But should we really be cutting services to the poor while we cut taxes for the rich?
Mehdi Hasan challenges former Reagan economic adviser Arthur Laffer on whether slashing taxes helps rich and poor.

Inequality: Are the rich cashing in?

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Cameroon air strikes bombs Boko Haram positions

Cameroon air strikes bombs Boko Haram positions
First air strikes by Cameroon come after armed group from neighbouring Nigeria seized a military camp.

Cameroon's air force has bombed Boko Haram positions in the Far North province of the country for the first time after the armed group from neighbouring Nigeria seized a military camp, the government has said.

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Cameroon launches air strikes against Nigerian extremists Boko Haram

Cameroon launches air strikes against Nigerian extremists Boko Haram

Cameroon's government launched its first ever air strikes against Nigerian Islamic extremists to dislodge about 1,000 fighters who had seized a Cameroonian military base, a statement said Monday.

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Four in police net for stealing phones worth N1.5m

The police have arrested four suspected robbers at a Lagos market who claimed they did not steal from the traders, but only came to collect their dues.

Chat212 learnt that the suspects- Onyenge Osanie, Azuka Eboh, Ezelonwu Michael and Afolabi Shakiru- were nabbed by the police while they were looting some shops and robbing traders at the Alaba International Market, Ojo, Lagos.

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