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Happy Mother’s Day by Mos

I shout back that's normal No regrets, you're still my mama Though sometimes i'm stressed out You feel same i know that From childhood to adulthood You never left me a day without food Aunts and uncles,call you a fool When i underperform, you still pay for the school From the cradle to when i first stood You've been able to keep me stable If i were asked to rate you,among others you'll get a medal. #mos2mom

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Drinking Alcohol in Akwa Ibom to be Taxed

The Akwa Ibom Commissioner for Finance, Akan Okon, said consumption of alcohol in hotels and beer parlours in the state would now attract tax. Okon told journalists in Uyo on Saturday that people who consumed alcoholic drinks would begin to pay a token as tax. “Some people who lodge in hotels and consume alcohol will henceforth pay taxes to the state government. The focus is to look inward to see how the various opportunities that are available in the state can be harnessed to raise the Internally Generated Revenue(IGR). he said. (more…)