By Abimbola Ogunnaike At least seven persons have lost their lives while 15 others sustained injuries in a road accident at Ijaye on Ibadan/Iseyin. The Deputy Corps Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, Oyo State Sector Command, Tunde Adewale, made this disclosure at the state Sector Command office, Eleyele, Ibadan on Friday, 17 May, 2024. Adewale said the incident occurred shortly after Ijaye town in the Akinyele Local Government Area of the state on Thursday, 16 May, 2024. According to him, the accident involved two commercial vehicles with the number plates SEY 254 XY Nissan white coloured bus and LGB 343 XA…
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By Abimbola Ogunnaike The President of the Nigeria Football Federation,(NFF) Ibrahim Musa Gusau, has revealed details of the contract given to new Super Eagles coach Finidi George. Recall that the former Super Eagles winger was appointed the coach of the senior national men’s team, and unveiled by the board at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium on Monday, 13 May, 2024. Details of his contract were shrouded in secrecy with some media reports saying the federation only committed him to a one-year deal. However, refuting the claims on Soccer Africa, a popular TV show in South Africa, the NFF boss, “I…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The National Judicial Council has issued warning letters to Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court; Justice G. B. Brikins-Okolosi of the Delta State High Court and Justice Amina Shehu of the Yobe State High Court, The Punch Online reports. According to the reports, the trio were found guilty of different degrees of misconduct, during the 105th plenary meeting of the council, held between May 15 and 16, 2024; under the Chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the council’s Director of Information, Soji Oye, dated…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The world football governing body, FIFA announced at its congress on Friday, 17 May, 2024 that the Women World Cup will take place in 2027 Brazil for the first time in South America. After the success of Australia and New Zealand last year, FIFA members picked Brazil over a European bid in a push to expand women’s football to new continents. Delegates meeting in Bangkok voted by 119 votes to 78 to send the 10th Women’s World Cup to the land of samba football, beating a joint bid from Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. The decision sparked…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Famous Nigerian businessman and socialite, Emeka Okonkwo, aka E-Money, has denied allegations of having an affair with the late Nollywood actor, Junior Pope’s wife. Recall that Junior Pope and three others lost their lives after their boat capsized on the Anam River in Anambra State while returning from a filming location last month. Following his death, some online analysts had linked Junior Pope’s death to E-money because he was having an affair with the late actor’s wife. Reacting, E-money vowed to ensure that those behind the false information are made to face the full wrath of the law.…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike An Abuja Federal High Court presided over by Justice Emeka Nwite, on Friday, 17 May, 2024 dismissed a bail application filed by the detained Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan. Nwite, in a ruling, held that based on the affidavit evidence before him, Gambaryan would jump bail if the application is granted. “I have carefully considered the affidavit evidence before me and I am of the view that the applicant will jump bail if granted bail,” Justice Nwite declared. However, the judge ordered for an accelerated hearing in the trial. Recall that Justice Nwite had, on 23 April 2024,…
The Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Gwagwalada, Abuja has sentenced a businesswoman and mother of five children, Mrs. Ramat Mercy Mba to one-year imprisonment for her involvement in an employment scam and forging of the signature of late Abba Kyari, the Chief of Staff to the former President, Muhammadu Buhari. The presiding judge, Justice Ibrahim Mohammad had last week, deferred the sentencing of the convict till Thursday but directed that she should be remanded in Suleja Correctional Centre. ICPC had arraigned Mba in June 2022 on a 5-count charge bordering on cheating, fraud, and forgery contrary to Section…
President Bola Tinubu has reassured investors in the energy sector of his administration’s resolve to further enhance the business environment and ensure investment convenience. The President inaugurated three milestone projects, which are the expanded AHL Gas Processing Plant; the ANOH Gas Processing Plant, and the 23.3km ANOH to Obiafu-Obrikom-Oben (OB3) Custody Transfer Metering Station Gas Pipeline, on Wednesday, 15 May, 2024. Speaking during the virtual inauguration of the projects at the State House, President Tinubu also assured citizens that his administration is stepping up its coordination of other landmark projects and initiatives that will ensure the earliest realization of gas-fueled…
The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, will on Friday May 17, 2024, chair a high-level dialogue on advancing the gains made within the first year of the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The event is part of efforts by the Tinubu administration to leverage international cooperation in delivering on the promises of the Renewed Hope Agenda. Deputy Chief of Staff to the President (Office of the Vice President), Senator Ibrahim Hadejia, disclosed this at a Press Conference in Abuja on Thursday, 16 May, 2024. He said the Vice President’s keynote address titled, “Delivering the Renewed Hope Agenda Through Enhanced…
The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has described the recent statement by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on the Federal Government’s plan to tap into pension funds assets to bridge Nigeria’s huge infrastructure deficit as another of his now routine inclination to raise unfounded alarms riddled with manipulative logic and lies. The group noted in a statement signed by its Chairman, Chief Niyi Akinsiju that by Atiku appending his signature to a document that is capricious in context, the former Vice President has shown that he is just out to be perceived as a government critic and opposition leader.…