Pension fraud: Court sentences Maina’s son to 24 years imprisonment
Faisal Maina, son of the Chairman, defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, has been sentenced to 24 years imprisonment. Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, in his judgement, held that Faisal, who was sentenced in absentia, was guilty of all the three-count charge. Justice Okon, who handed down a five-year-jail term for count one bordering on...
Messi: I’ve no regrets leaving Barcelona FC for PSG
Lionel Messi insisted he did not make a mistake leaving boyhood club, Barcelona FC for Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain. Messi joined PSG on a free transfer after Barca were unable to re-sign the six-time Ballon d’Or winner due to their financial crisis. It ended Messi’s long-standing association with Barca, having made his senior debut for the LaLiga powerhouse in 2004-05. Messi won...
Reps summon NNPC GMD over costal shipping contract
The House of Representatives has summoned the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, over alleged award of a coastal shipping contract to a foreign company. Rep. Legor Idagbor, the Chairman, House Committee on Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring, issued the summons on Wednesday, in Abuja, during an investigative hearing on the contract allegedly awarded in 2020. He said...
North’ll use votes, strength to produce President in 2023 – Shettima
What is your assessment of Nigeria on her 61st Independence anniversary? It is very sad and unfortunate that at 61 Nigeria is still crawling. It is very unfortunate that our problems rather than getting better have gotten worse to the point that today we are marred with issues of insecurity. The unity of the country is being threatened on a...
Why I’m on the streets protesting, by Adeyanju
You are always on the streets for protests? Why this choice of action? Because it is the right thing to do. As citizens, we do not need to be docile or look away from issues that affect us as a people. The classic theorists of representational government recognised that universal suffrage and majority voting threaten to impose the ‘tyranny of the...
Reflections on 61 years of U.S. – Nigerian Engagement
As Nigeria celebrates its national day, we celebrate our enduring bilateral partnership with the continent’s regional, political, and economic powerhouse. We appreciate Nigeria’s leadership in the region, standing up for the integrity of democratic nations in West Africa. Nigeria was among the first to condemn the recent coup in Guinea, regularly recognizes the need for presidential term limits, and supports...
Oshoala scores in Barcelona Women’s 4-1 rout of Arsenal
Title-holders FC Barcelona Women kicked off the 2021/2922 UEFA Women’s Champions League with a dominant 4-1 win over Arsenal Women on Tuesday. In the Group C match, Nigerian Asisat Oshoala haunted her old club with a goal and an assist in their opening group fixture. Arsenal lost for the first time since February as the formidable and prolific LaLiga champions made...
FIFA names Kebbi beach soccer player among top 100 global best
Emeke Hego-Ogbonna, a beach soccer player with the Kebbi state Beach Soccer Club, has been named amongst the top 100 top players in the world by FIFA, the world football governing body, an official has disclosed. Alhaji Mahmud-Hadejia, President, African Beach Soccer Union (ABSU) confirmed this on the side lines of the ongoing second season of the Kebbi State Beach Soccer...
Brazilian footballer charged with attempted murder for attacking referee
A Brazilian soccer player has been charged with attempted murder for brutally kicking a referee in the head during a lower league game in the south of the country. The player, William Ribeiro of Sport Club Sao Paulo, attacked the referee after he awarded a foul against him during a league game away to Guarani on Monday. The game was halted...
Ekiti United begin search for new coach, technical adviser
The Ekiti United Football Club Management says efforts to employ a new Head Coach and a Technical Adviser are ongoing. The Management Board Chaired by Funke Babalola, disclosed this while speaking on the outcome of its monthly meeting held in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. This is contained in a statement by the team’s Media Adviser, Quozeem Oladapo, on Sunday in Ado-Ekiti. Babalola...
