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Tennis star Serena Williams has spoken about plans to set up a WTA Tour event in Africa, in what is believed would be a first for the continent. She told BBC Sport that it is something that that she has “thought about”: It is something I have thought about and I would like to keep thinking about it. “I’m glad you brought it up because I think it would be amazing. “It would be so fun – the help that we could do, and the awareness and the athletes and the amazing players that would come out of Africa would…

…Says Only 700,000 Out Of 8million Taxable Adults Paid Taxes In 2017 …As Dangote, Ovia, Elumelu Urge Lagosians To Voluntarily Pay Taxes Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday said his administration is not oblivious of the hue and cry generated by the revised Land Use Charge Law, saying that the government is ready to dialogue to resolve the issues going forward. Governor Ambode, who spoke during a well attended forum with the Organised Private Sector tagged “Lagos Means Business”, said the review of the law was not a deliberate attempt by the government to overburden property owners but…

The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, on Tuesday, declared that the Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS) has given the Federal Government access to data of Nigerians with hidden assets. Adeosun made the declaration while speaking on Good Morning Nigeria, a Nigerian Television Authority interview programme. According to the minister, the ease with which people evade taxes and get away with it is no longer possible because of the huge data on property ownership. The data, she said, were obtained from land registries, especially on properties in highbrow neighborhoods of Lagos and Abuja. “We have cases whereby people…

The GOtv golden window offer, which guarantees three straight months of access to top class local and international television channels, is still running. The offer which is exclusively for new customers, gives a 10-day window to make a payment in order to get an extra one-month free subscription on GOtv MAX. To take advantage of this offer, customers need to buy a GOtv decoder at N5900 which automatically upgrades them to the best package available on GOtv, GOtv MAX, pay an extra month on GOtv MAX for 3,800 within 10 days of activation, get another month on GOtv MAX for…

Nigerian Police Force have confirmed a suicide attack in northern Nigeria that killed at least three persons and injured many. The Police say a suicide bomber riding a bicycle with explosive devices strapped to his body killed three people when he detonated himself in a crowded suburb of Nigeria’s northeast city of Maiduguri. Borno State police spokesman Joseph Kwaji said Tuesday that at least 17 others were injured by the explosion Monday night. He said the three killed were Civilian Joint Task Force, CJTF, members on night duty. READ: Court dismisses N150m damages, no-case submission filed by Rickey Tarfa The…

N’Golo Kante suffered a frightening health scare ahead of Chelsea’s Premier League defeat to Manchester City as he fainted at Cobham, the club’s training ground. Telegraph Sport understands shocked team-mates were terrified Kante had suffered a heart problem when he momentarily passed out in front of them after training last Friday – just two days before Chelsea were due to face City. Even though Kante was not found to have any heart issue and travelled with the rest of the squad to the Etihad, the scare was brought into sharp focus, as head coach Antonio Conte, his staff and the…

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes he is the best man to take the club forward, and has told his coaching staff that he will not step down this summer. (Times – subscription required) Arsenal full-back Hector Bellerin, 22, is furious with Wenger after he was dropped for the Brighton game on Sunday when the team was named just two hours before kick-off. (Sun) Chelsea’s Belgium international forward Eden Hazard, 27, is stalling on signing a new contract in the hope Real Madrid make a move for him. (Mail) Manchester City, Manchester United and Arsenal have all sent scouts to watch…

The Ikeja High Court, Lagos, has thrown away N150 million damages and a no-case submission filed by Mr Rickey Tarfa. Tarfa is being tried for obstruction and perverting the course of justice. Tarfa had informed the court that he had no case to answer when he was about to open his defence during Monday’s proceedings. Justice Aishat Opesanwo, however, in a ruling, held a contrary view, saying she is satisfied that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had established a prima facie case against Tarfa and he should proceed with his defence. The judge also did not award the…

Kebbi State has assured the nation it has the capacity to deliver 50 per cent of the rice needs of Nigerians with the continuous support of Federal Government’s Anchor Borrowers Programme. The state Commissioner for Agriculture, Alhaji Garba Dandiga, conducting a team of journalists on inspection of 50 kilometre by 20 kilometre FADAMA rice plantation in Suru on Monday. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, had on Sunday led the newsmen to Kebbi to assess the progress of rice revolution championed by the federal government in the state. Dandiga said 16 local government areas were in serious…

There has been a significant drop in the number of child marriages worldwide, the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF says. UNICEF estimates that 25 million child marriages have been prevented in the past decade. One in five girls are now married before they are 18, compared with one in four a decade ago. South Asian countries have seen the biggest reduction in child marriages, UNICEF says. In India this was achieved by better education for girls and by publicising the harm child marriage causes. READ: Watch David Oyelowo speak Yoruba in new flick Gringo The agency said the problem was…