Nigerian TikToker, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly called Peller, has cried out after receiving what he described as a shocking ₦18 million tax bill from the Lagos State Inland Revenue Service (LIRS)….CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
In a viral video, the content creator appealed to the government to show compassion.
“Government, please, I need you to pity me. I don’t have anything; I am just managing. How can you tell me to come and pay a huge tax? Do you want to k!ll me? You also have someone like me as a child at home? Why are you doing this to me?” he lamented.
Peller linked the development to an online rumour claiming he paid fellow TikToker, Gehgeh, ₦25 million to feature on his livestream.
In another clip, he denied the claim, saying: “Please don’t listen to him (Gehgeh). I did not pay such an amount. It was my fans who contributed to the studio payment. I am just a normal guy on the street. Even the partnerships I do online, they don’t pay more than ₦200k or ₦500k.”
He stressed that the viral ₦25 million claim gave a wrong impression about his finances, which may have drawn the attention of tax officials….CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>