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Sports: Victor Moses Quits International Football

15Aug

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Sports: Victor Moses Quits International Football

Nigeria's ace winger and Chelsea player Victor Moses has announced his retirement from international football. Moses who will turn 28 in December says he has had his best times wearing the Nigerian green and white colors. In a statement he released on Twitter, Victor Moses said he felt it was time for him to leave the stage so the younger players can step up and shine. He also said he wants to focus on club football as well as his young family. His statement read thus: "I would like to announce that after much thought, I have made the decision to retire from playing international football. I have experienced the best moments of my life wearing the Super Eagles shirt and have memories with me that will last a lifetime. Nothing will ever compete with what it felt like to represent N...

Sports: Nigerian Coach, Salisu Yusuf Caught on Video Receiving Bribe

24Jul

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Sports: Nigerian Coach, Salisu Yusuf Caught on Video Receiving Bribe

Assistant coach of the Super Eagles and current coach of the Nigerian team to the 2020 Olympics was caught on camera taking bribe to feature certain players. The Video which was Ghanaian investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas showed Yusuf being paid about $1000 with a promise of more financial incentives should the players be selected. Salisu Yusuf currently earns about N3 Million monthly which amounts to about $8,300. It is therefore scandalous that a bribe of $1000 would be attractive to him, There have always been rumours that Nigerian coaches demand financial settlements to feature players, which many times explains the inclusion of unqualified players and the exclusion of qualified ones. Both Salisu Yusuf and the NFF had yet to release a statement as at the time of f...

Nigeria: Plateau and PDP’s Crocodile Tears – Presidency

28Jun

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Nigeria: Plateau and PDP’s Crocodile Tears – Presidency

The sad and unfortunate killings in Plateau State over the weekend have been turned to opportunity to once again play irresponsible politics, particularly by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which says it is declaring seven days of mourning. These are dolorous times that call for deep introspection on how cheap human lives have become, and the proffering of actionable ideas on how to get out of the bind. But the PDP would rather dance on the graves of the dead, playing cheap, infantile politics. The comatose and prostrate party is declaring seven days of mourning, during which flags in its offices would be flown at half mast nationwide. But unknown to the party, those flags had been forcefully lowered since its 2015 loss at the polls, and may remain so for a long time to come, bec...

Breaking: Ex-Plateau State Governor, Joshua Dariye Sentenced to 14 Years Imprisonment

12Jun

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Breaking: Ex-Plateau State Governor, Joshua Dariye Sentenced to 14 Years Imprisonment

Mr Joshua Dariye, former governor of Plateau state has sentenced to a 14 year jail term by an Abuja high court. Mr Dariye who was a governor of Plateau state between 1999 and 2007 was charged to by the EFCC on July 13, 2007 on a 23 count charge for money laundering allegedly diverting the State’s 1.126 billion Naira ecological funds. He was today June 12, 2018 found guilty of criminal misappropriation for which he was sentenced to a 2 year jail term and for criminal breach of trust for which he was sentenced to 14 years. See Also: Nigeria: Nyame, Ex-Taraba Gov. Sentenced to 14 Years for N1.64bn Fraud Since the charges are running concurrently without the option of fine, he is expected to serve a 14 year jail term. This is second conviction against a former governor within a month....

Breaking News: GTB To Pay Innoson’s N14Billion Judgment Debt Into An Interest Yielding Account – Supreme Court

7Jun

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Breaking News: GTB To Pay Innoson’s N14Billion Judgment Debt Into An Interest Yielding Account – Supreme Court

Today, 7th of June 2018, The Supreme Court struck out GTBank’s motion for stay of execution of the Enugu Court of Appeal Division’s order that GTBank pays over N6 Billion into an interest yielding account at the Court of Appeal. Innoson’s legal team which was led by Prof McCarthy Mbadugha ESQ told the Supreme Court that the Judgment debt which arose from excess and unlawful charges which GTB took from Innoson’s account now stood at over N14billion. The Supreme Court decision follows GTBanks motion for stay of execution at the Supreme Court when the Court of Appeal Enugu Division ruled on 9th Dec, 2014 that the appellant (GTB) is hereby ordered to pay the sum of Five Billion, Nine Hundred and thirty Six Million, One Hundred and Twenty Six Thousand, Two Hundred and Nineteen Naira, One K...

Breaking News: FG Moves Democracy Day from May 29 to June 12

6Jun

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Breaking News: FG Moves Democracy Day from May 29 to June 12

The Federal Government of Nigeria has changed the date democracy day is celebrated from May 29 to June 12. There has for some time been clamours from a section of the country for the declaration of June 12 a National public holiday. Currently, the South-west states mark June 12 as a public holiday, to mark the date the late M.K.O Abiola purportedly won the 1993 presidential elections which was annulled by then Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida. In a press release today, the Federal Government announced the adoption of June 12 as the new democracy day and the conferment of national awards on M.K.O Abiola (GCFR - post humously), Baba Gana Kingibe (GCON) and Gani Fawehinmi (GCON - post humously). Press Release

Nigeria: Nine Killed and 45 Houses Destroyed In Fresh Benue Attacks

6Jun

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Nigeria: Nine Killed and 45 Houses Destroyed In Fresh Benue Attacks

No fewer than nine persons have been killed and 45 houses destroyed in fresh herdsmen attacks that took place in three different communities Tuesday night. According to the report on Daily Post, the attackers killed six persons in Tse Shan, two in Tse Nyamkyume in Saghev both in Guma LGA while one person was killed in Tse Ngo Jov Tombo Logo LGA. According to the report, the victims were mostly women and children who were unable to run when the attackers came. A number of persons are missing following the attack. Source Daily Post

Nigeria: APC Crises Deepens As Rochas Threatens to Have Oyegun Jailed

6Jun

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Nigeria: APC Crises Deepens As Rochas Threatens to Have Oyegun Jailed

The crises rocking the All Progressives Alliance took a new turn as Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State vows to move to have the party's chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun jailed. According to Rochas, the outgoing chairman was trying his best to have the party destroyed before he leaves. He noted that under Oyegun's leadership, the party had so retrogressed, that there was hardly any state that did not have one crises or the other. In a press release signed by Sam Onwuemeodo, his Chief Press Secretary, he said "He (Oyegun) is not patriotic. In the case of Imo, he disobeyed two Court Orders with regard to the Congresses in Imo and the inauguration of strange elements as the State officials of the Party just to get at Governor Okorocha because of the issue of elongation. "And we h...

2018 World Cup: Super Eagle’s Kit Sells Out On First Day

2Jun

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2018 World Cup: Super Eagle’s Kit Sells Out On First Day

The replica of the Nigerian Super Eagle's kit which was released for sale to the public on June 1 has sold out on the first day with about three million pre-orders. People were seen queuing up outside Nike's store in London in a bid to get the kit which sold for £64.95 (about N32,000). The Nigerian kit appears to have won them new fans even as Nigerians encourage the Super Eagles to go to the world cup and be as successful as their kit's launch was. Speaking about the design of the kit, Nike said "The central design theme is an abstract feather pattern inspired by the team's "Super Eagles" nickname. Last seen during Nigeria's 1994 appearance on the world stage, the design has been enlivened to capture the energy of the 2018 team". The Super Eagles will be spotting their new kit...

Biafra: Sit-At-Home Order Paralysis South-East States

1Jun

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Biafra: Sit-At-Home Order Paralysis South-East States

In celebration of this year's Biafra day on May 30th, Biafra agitators staged a sit-at-home protest which was said to have recorded about 95% compliance. The decision to stage sit-at-home protests to mark Biafra celebration day started last year as a result of the clamp down by Nigerian authorities on their non-violent street protests. According to Amnesty International, hundreds of unarmed protesters have been killed by the nation's security operatives at several peaceful protests. With the current sit-at-home protests, no violence is recorded and no lives are lost. The government is however not happy about the success these protests keep recording. According to Evang. Elliot Ugochukwu-Uko, founder, Igbo Youth Movement (IYM) and deputy secretary, Igbo Leaders of Thought, the p...