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• Nigeria’s tax system problematic, Supreme Court to expedite action on VAT • Country lacks fund to build economy, borrowing a necessity • Govs need to manage finance responsibly • El-Rufai, Akeredolu altercations on open grazing needless Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, yesterday, lamented the recent altercation between his colleagues, Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State and Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State over anti-open grazing laws being implemented in the South, saying he sees no problem with its implementation. The NGF boss, while noting that he was uncomfortable about the row…

President Muhammadu Buhari is back in Abuja, the nation’s capital, after a week-long stay in New York, United States of America (USA), to attend the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The president, whose official plane, Nigeria Air Force 1, touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at about 5:20am on Sunday, left immediately for his abode at the Presidential Villa in Asokoro. While in New York, President Buhari, apart from addressing the United Nations General Assembly last Friday, also engaged in a number of diplomatic and trade meetings with other leaders from different parts…

Cristiano Ronaldo’s sensational return to Manchester United allowed fans to dream big but three defeats in four games have ramped up the pressure ahead of Villarreal’s Champions League trip to Old Trafford on Wednesday. There is no need for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to hit the panic button yet, with his side just one point behind Premier League leaders Liverpool after six matches. But there are worrying signs for the Red Devils, who must rediscover their mojo quickly after a shock reverse in their Champions League opener against Young Boys, a League Cup exit to West Ham and Saturday’s defeat against…

Manchester City sent out a warning they remain the team to beat in the Premier League as a dominant 1-0 win at Chelsea, combined with unexpected dropped points from Manchester United and Liverpool completed a perfect Saturday for Pep Guardiola’s men. Had this week gone wrong for Guardiola, the English champions could have found themselves nine points adrift of Chelsea, Liverpool and United – the three sides hotly tipped to pose more of a challenge for the title this season. A 0-0 draw at home to Southampton last weekend reopened the debate of why City spent £100 million on Jack…

Anthony Joshua said he was “110 percent” likely to activate a rematch clause with Oleksandr Usyk after losing his world heavyweight titles to the Ukrainian in stunning fashion in London on Saturday Usyk gave a boxing masterclass in recording a unanimous points victory to deprive Joshua of his World Boxing Association, International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Organization belts in front of the dethroned champion’s home crowd of more than 66,000 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. His victory extended Usyk’s unbeaten professional record to 19 wins and scuppered the prospects of an all-British world heavyweight title unification bout between Joshua…

President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after a loaded weeklong engagements at the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, United States of America. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the Nigerian leader came back with a special request from the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, to help in restoring socio-political order in troubled West African countries. Guterres, who commended Buhari for his leadership roles in Africa as well as stabilisation of the West African sub-region, was speaking during an audience with the Nigerian leader at the sidelines of the 76th Session of…

Anthony Joshua, fresh from being dethroned as world boxing heavyweight champions, is set to go to hospital to check a suspected broken eye socket. Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn, who announced this moments after the loss to Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine on Saturday in London, said also that his fighter was “devastated” by the defeat. He however acknowledged that the Joshua camp had no reservations about the result, and the better fighter won the bout. “Congratulations to Oleksandr Usyk. What a fighter. He put in a great performance and the better man won,” Hearn said. “I had it reasonably close in…

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that Nigeria was making appreciable progress in solving the myriads of security challenges facing the country. This is just as Nigeria hailed America’s support for the fight against terrorism in the North Eastern zone of the country. The President’s Media Adviser, Femi Adesina, in two releases on Friday night said President Buhari met separately with the Prime Minister of Netherlands as well as US Permanent Representative to the United Nations at the sidelines of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States of America (USA). At the meeting with…

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel says today’s game with champions Manchester City is not about his rivalry with Pep Guardiola. Tuchel has beaten City boss Guardiola in their past three meetings, including last season’s Champions League final. League leaders Chelsea host fifth-place City today, but the German would not be drawn on comparisons between the managers. “I have the highest respect for Pep,” Tuchel said yesterday. Asked whether he was a better coach than Guardiola, Tuchel said: “This question does not even exist for me and I can’t answer it. “It’s a question for you guys and you can endlessly debate.…

La Liga’s reigning champions lost to the bottom club on Saturday as Atletico Madrid’s rocky start to the season continued with a shock 1-0 defeat at Alaves. Victor Laguardia’s header in the fourth minute was enough for an unexpected victory for Alaves, who sat 20th at kick-off, after losing all their first five games and failing to score in any of their previous four. For Atletico, a first loss of the season laid bare their problems in attack and gave Real Madrid the chance to move five points clear when they play Villarreal later on Saturday. Diego Simeone’s side have…