Punch Newspaper Headlines For 10th September, 2021 as listed by Chrysora media

VAT amendments: NBA, SANs caution National Assembly, fault FIRS planned revenue court

The Nigerian Bar Association and prominent senior lawyers, on Thursday, warned the Federal Inland Revenue Service and the National Assembly against any illegality in their bid to amend the Value Added Tax law in the country.

The Publicity Secretary of the NBA, Rapulu Nduka, and Senior Advocates of Nigeria, Chief Mike Ozekhome, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa and Afam Osigwe, gave the warning in separate interviews with our correspondents in response to the judgment of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, which held that the Rivers State Government had the powers to collect VAT within its territory.

While the NBA urged the lawmakers representing the various states to be on the lookout for the request by the FIRS to include VAT on the Exclusive Legislative List, the SANs supported moves by the Lagos and Rivers state governments to take over the collection of the tax.

Following the court’s rejection of the FIRS’ application for stay of execution, the Rivers State Government ordered….
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Ohanaeze laments marginalisation, Buhari says Igbo control economy

The apex Igbo socio-cultural body, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has lamented that the people of the South-East are marginalised in Nigeria’s governance structure.

Ohanaeze’s spokesman, Alex Ogbonnia, who said this in an interview with one of our correspondents on Thursday, noted that the fact that the Igbo were scattered all over Nigeria and were successful in business should not be a reason for the current regime to deny them their share in the governance structure of the country.

He spoke in response to the remarks…..
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2023: North Central group insists on presidency

A group under the aegis of North Central Coalition for Leadership, on Thursday , insisted that the zone should be allowed to produce the President come 2023 in the interest of equity and justice.

This was contained in a statement, signed by the group’s Director General, Williams Oluwatoyin after a meeting held in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Thursday.

He expressed regret that the zone which has been the political stabiliser between the North and South has been left out of the power equation since the democratic dispensation began in 1999……
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Punch Newspaper Headlines For 10th September, 2021

Anambra poll: APGA rejects use of electoral materials from Imo

The All Progressives Grand Alliance has condemned the alleged plans by the Independent National Electoral Commission to distribute electoral materials for the November 6 Anambra governorship election from Imo State.

In a statement attributed to the INEC National Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, the commission had said due to the destruction of its property in Anambra State by gunmen, it would use its zonal stores in Owerri to organise movement of non-sensitive materials for the Anambra governorship election.

But in a statement on Thursday in Awka by the National Coordinator of APGA Media Warriors, Chinedu Obigwe, the party said doing this meant the electoral body had been compromised.

While calling on INEC to rescind the decision, Obigwe said the electoral body had no justification to keep materials for Anambra election in Imo State….
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Ndidi, Iheanacho join Leicester today

Super Eagles duo Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho will join up with their Leicester City teammates Friday (today) ahead of Saturday’s clash with Manchester City at the King Power stadium, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.

Both players were involved as the Super Eagles began their Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifier on a bright note in Lagos last Friday, beating Liberia 2-0 courtesy of Iheanacho’s double strikes.

According to the Foxes coach, Brendan Rodgers, the duo will join up with the rest of the squad today, along with the rest of the players who were on international duty.

“It’s always a challenge (when players go on international duty),” Rodgers told a pre-match conference on Thursday….
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