Ogun State based Nigeria National League side Ijebu United have raised the alarm over the ownership of youngster, AbdulGaniyu Damilare Ibrahim, who is currently playing for the Golden Eaglets in the ongoing WAFU B championship in Ghana. In a letter of concern and protest signed by its General Manager, Fatai Olayinka, which was sent to the Nigerian football authorities and also made available to the media, the club categorically stated that the said player is a legally acquired player of Ijebu United. It noted further that it was wrong to say that the player belongs to Hero Power Academy, saying…
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By Abimbola Ogunnaike A housewife, Muinat Ibrahim on Thursday, 16 May, 2024 filed for divorce in an Area Court in Ilorin on grounds that her husband, Jamiu Abdulmumini has a gambling problem. The petitioner told the court that she discovered her husband’s addiction to gambling immediately after their wedding and had tried all her best to make him stop. “My husband sold our television set, fridge and my two Android phones to gamble. He also lost two commercial motorcycles and spent my school fees on gambling. “I moved out of his house but returned after he promised to stop. He never…
The Acting Zonal Director of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Harry Erin, has described the Nigeria Army as a veritable ally in the fight against economic and financial crimes. Erin, who spoke Tuesday, on May 14, 2024, during a courtesy visit to the Brigade Commander, 22 Armoured Brigade, Sobi, Ilorin, Brigadier General Oluwafemi D. Williams, lauded the synergy between the two agencies. He however said there was need for improved inter -agency collaboration among government agencies if corruption must be kicked out of Nigeria. He specifically requested the collaboration of the army in tackling…
Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin on Wednesday, May 15, 2024 convicted and sentenced two Chinese: Duan Ya Hong and Xiao Yi to one year imprisonment for offences bordering on illegal mining and possession of solid minerals without requisite licences. The duo were arraigned on Monday, April 22, 2024 alongside their company, Ebuy Concept Limited on one-count charge bordering on illegal mining The lone-count charge reads: “That you, Ebuy Trading Worldwide Nig. LTD, Duan Ya Hong, Xiao Yi sometime in the Month of February 2024 at Banni, in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, within the…
By Emmanuel Udom Last year, a medical doctor based in Calabar, Cross River State contacted a poultry feed trader based in Lagos to buy some waste indomie feed products for the poultry business she was running at Calabar. The deal valued at about N2.5 million was sealed and delivered. It was gathered that five tons of the product was agreed by both parties. But, the trader, whose shop is located around Abattoir area of Agege in Lagos, was able to deliver only two, out of the five tons agreed. Sources at Abattoir area of Agege in Lagos, where the shop…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The wife of the late Nigerian singer, Ileriowa Aloba, aka Mohbad, Wunmi, has urged her deceased husband not to sleep in death. She made the call amid speculations of an attempt to cover up Mohbad’s autopsy report. A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Wahab Shittu, had disclosed that the toxicology test carried out on the late music star revealed that his cause of death could not be ascertained. Addressing newsmen after the coroner’s inquest on Wednesday, 15 May, 2024 Wahab said the pathologist, in his submission in court, said that at the time the test was carried…
Appoints Eight Others Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has appointed Chief Adewale Atanda into the Oyo State Advisory Council. This is just as a former Chairman of Ibadan South-East Local Government and former member of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Akeem Ademola Ige, has been appointed Chairman of the Oyo State Local Government Staff Pension Board. A letter signed by the Chief of Staff to the governor, Hon. Segun Ogunwuyi, indicated that the governor has also appointed eight other people into various positions. The other newly-appointed persons are as follows: Akeem Oladeji- Full-time member, SUBEB Dr Monsura Mustapha,…
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved a $15 million trade finance package for First Capital Bank (FCB) in Zimbabwe to help bolster intra-African commerce in line with the goals of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area. The package, comprising a $7.5 million trade finance line of credit and a $7.5 million transaction guarantee, is expected to catalyse about $146 million in trade over the next three years. The line of credit will provide the much-needed hard currency financing to support FCB to close its trade finance gap and expand its trade finance support…
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has charged the 1,007 intending pilgrims performing 2024 Hajj from the state to be good ambassadors by exhibiting good behaviours, following laid down rules and avoiding any act capable of tarnishing the image of the state and the country. He charged them to focus on the main purpose of their travel to the Holy Land, spend their money wisely and look out for one another. The Governor, who stated this on Wednesday, during the farewell ceremony for the Oyo State Hajj 2024 intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia, held at the Exhibition Ground of the Broadcasting…
Leading telecommunications and technology enabler, MTN Nigeria is excited to announce a strategic partnership with Microsoft, providing advanced data hosting solutions and Microsoft Business Licenses to small and medium enterprises. This development is in line with the company’s commitment to accelerate the digitalisation of businesses, leveraging robust and reliable connectivity, in Nigeria. This collaboration leverages Microsoft’s Azure Cloud platform to offer customers a comprehensive suite of services, blending flexibility, scalability, and security. This includes Virtual Machine (VM) Hosting, which enables the instant generation of virtual machines to address specific workload requirements, and Azure Virtual Desktop, (formerly known as Windows Virtual…