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Month: July 2021

  • Barcelona relieves two gamers of their jobs

    Barcelona has provided to launch Miralem Pjanic and Samuel Umtiti from their contracts, Goal reviews.

    Manager Ronald Koeman has deemed the 2 as surplus to requirement forward of the brand new season.

    Pjanic, 31, solely arrived from Juventus final summer time in a deal value €60 million. However, he began solely six of the 13 LaLiga matches by which he featured final season.

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    Umtiti has failed to carry down a beginning place since arriving from Lyon 5 years in the past. The Frenchman additionally restricted to only 13 league matches in 2020-21.

    The Spanish giants must pay each gamers off, given Pjanic has three years left on his contract and Umtiti’s runs for an additional two seasons.

    Barca will negotiate with them with the hope of convincing them to simply accept a compensation package deal. If they refuse the supply, the membership must pay them the complete wage for the remainder of their contracts.

    The Catalan membership is making an attempt to liberate area within the squad and their price range.

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    Barcelona relieves two players of their jobs

  • Nnamdi Kanu: IPOB Reveals Country Kanu Was Rearrested

    By John Udor Published June 30, 2021 Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has disclosed that its leader, Nnamdi Kanu was arrested in Kenya. Since Kanu’s arrest, there have been many theories concerning the location he was arrested. However, in a statement by IPOB’S media and Publicity Secretary, Comrade Emma Powerful, he confirmed that their leader […]

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  • Super TV CEO Murder: UNILAG VC Speaks

    By Sukomi Lawal Published June 30, 2021 Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, has admitted that homicide suspect Chidinma Ojukwu is a scholar of the college. He said this right now whereas addressing a press convention on the actions lined up for the 51st (2019) Convocation Ceremony of the establishment. Prof. Ogundipe […]

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  • No UTME In July 3 — JAMB

    By Northern Correspondent Published June 30, 2021 Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has not fixed another examination for any category of candidates on July 3 as being peddled in some quarters. A Twitter post credited to Nirt said it had fixed another examination for candidates who scored lower than 170. The board’s Head […]

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  • Delta Assembly Approves N4bn Loan Request

    By Susan Odita Published June 30, 2021 Delta State House of Assembly, yesterday, in Asaba, at plenary, approved the Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa’s request of N4 billion naira ‘Bridging Finance Facility’ from Zenith Bank PLC. In a letter sent to the house, the governor drew the attention of the house to the expected tranche […]

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  • 3 Persons Die In Communal Clash Over Farmland

    By Northern Correspondent Published June 30, 2021 A communal clash in the Lavun local government area of Niger state over disputed farmland, has left three persons died. The affected villages are Boku and Doko. Correspondent reliably gathered that dangerous weapons like Dane guns, machetes and cutlasses were freely used by both sides. A source from […]

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  • Police arrest 144 suspects in Lagos raid

    A combined team of operatives from the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Command’s Special Squad and Taskforce, raided some blackspots at the Ebutte Meta area of Lagos on Wednesday.

    No fewer than 144 male suspects was arrested in the midnight raid, according to Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi.

    Adejobi disclosed that the operation followed intelligence and request for assistance from the neighborhood to dislodge criminals hibernating in shanties in the area.

    Weapons and substances suspected to be indian hemp, drugs, suspected stolen items, among others were recovered.

    The suspects will be arraigned in court soon, the spokesman said.

    The Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu has vowed to flush hoodlums out of Lagos and secure public space in the state.

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    Police arrest 144 suspects in Lagos raid

  • Man detained, tortured for ‘mistakenly’ hitting police officer in Edo

    A police officer named Beatrice Amowie has allegedly tortured and inflicted serious injuries on a suspect, Mr. Vincent Omosigho Erawuyi, a 37-year-old cab driver who was detained in the cell in Benin City.

    Omosigho said he had encountered Amowie, a Police Inspector attached to Etete Police station, Benin, at Limit Junction where he went to apologise to an officer he had offended for not stopping when he was asked to pullover.

    He added that unknown to him, the officer was not on duty but unknowningly apologed to the wrong officer (Amowie) who he said was on duty at the junction and reportedly punched him.

    Omosigho who was groaning in pain while speaking to newsmen, said in his bid to escape from officer Amowie, his right hand mistakenly hit her on her chick which led to his arrest and detention.

    “I was stopped by a police officer on the 9th of June at Limit Junction. The officer stopped me and was about damaging my sidemirror so I zoomed off. But because it is my regular route, and knowing well that I had wronged the officer, I went there to beg, honestly speaking, I never knew it was the wrong person I was apologising to. As I was apologising for my wrongdoing the previous day, she held me tight on my neck with my shirt and started punching me. And on my bid to escape, my hand mistakenly hits her on the chick and she arrested me and took me to Etete Police station.”

    According to him; “I was detained in the cell for more than a week before I was charged to court but during this period, the police denied my family access to me.

    Omosigho added that in the course of his trial in the court, he was granted bail but he was unable to meet the bail conditions which warranted his return to the cell.

    He noted that, on getting to the cell after few days, the Inspector handcuffed him, tortured him and hit him with the butt of her gun on his legs (below his knees) thereby inflicting serious injuries on his legs particularly his left leg.

    He noted that after the torture, he was still detained in the cell for over two weeks with no medical treatment, adding that the Inspector vowed that he was going to die in cell while they denied his family members to see him.

    When contacted on phone, police spokesperson in Edo State, SP Bello Kontongs, said he was aware of the incident, adding that he had received several calls from activists on the incident but the victim needs to be accompanied by those calling for justice in the incident to the command headquarters or zone 5 so the matter can be treated.

    “I’ve received several calls from journalists and activists on the matter but the advice I have been giving is that they should bring the victim to the command headquarters or zone 5 headquarters so they can properly lodge their complaint and we follow it up.

    “The station concerned is just a divisional police headquarters so it is not higher than the state command or zone 5. When we receive the complaint formally, we will handle it,” he said.

    Man detained, tortured for ‘mistakenly’ hitting police officer in Edo

  • Insecurity: INEC express worries over Anambra governorship election

    The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has expressed its worries about insecurity as it prepares for Anambra State governorship election slated for November 6, 2021.

    INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, expressed the concerns during a lecture at the 2021 annual Abubakar Momoh Memorial Lecture organised by The Election Institute (TEI).

    Yakubu said INEC was also worried about the on-going security challenges nationwide as there have been numerous attacks on the Commission’s offices and properties all over the country.

    “We are seriously concerned at the impact of this challenge when the physical registrations begin at the 2,673 Registration Centres soon.

    “We are also deeply concerned about the safety of electoral officers even more than we are about the security of our property and materials.

    “Also, we’ve expressed concerns about the Anambra governorship election that is scheduled for Nov. 6, especially following the attack on the head office in Anambra.

    “However, the Commission, in collaboration with all stakeholders is determined to tackle this challenge.

    “The Nigerian public must own the desire for democracy and peaceful conduct of elections,’’ he said.

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    Insecurity: INEC express worries over Anambra governorship election

  • Zamfara governor’s defection: Senator Marafa reads riot act

    Following the defection of Zamfara State Governor, Alhaji Bello Mohammed Matawalle from the Peoples Democratic Party to the ruling get All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator representing Zamfara Central Senatorial District, Kabir Marafa, has read his riot act to the governor.

    The former lawmaker insisted that there were issues to be discussed following the governor’s entry into the APC to avoid confusion.

    He revealed that the APC chapter of Zamfara State held a three-day meeting including all the 147 Wards and 14 local governments to persuade the governor’s defection.

    Marafa, who contested governorship of Zamfara State in 2019 on the platform of APC without success, beat his chest, saying Zamfara APC was proud of achievement of building a party that was irresistible to the highest office holder of the state.

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    In a statement which was signed by Dr. Mika’ilu Barau on behalf of the political leader and sent to Ejes Gist News read:

    “The leadership of the Party considers this as a great asset to protect at all cost in the interest of its teaming members. The Party wants to achieve this by ensuring that party members are participants in the development and ratification of the terms of the decamping.

    “As part of the intermediate outcomes of our engagements, we requested that the planned decamping ceremony happening today, 29th June, 2021 at Gusau, the capital of Zamfara State, should be delayed until a tripartite committee comprising the leadership of APC in Zamfara State, the decamping Governor and the national leadership of APC meet to agree on the terms of the decamping.

    “We were made to understand that the ceremony could not be postponed due to the level of preparations reached.

    Marafa in the statement said that the former governor, Abdulazeez Yari declined to attend the decamping ceremony, but special appeal by the National leadership was in attendance to brief the leadership on situation of things.

    He added: “One important condition of the engagement is to consider the event happening in Gusau as a mere ceremony that should be guided by the proposed tripartite meeting of the state leadership of APC, Governor Bello Muhammad Matawalle group with him in person and the national leadership of the party.

    Marafa said, the tripartite meeting should hold as soon as possible, adding that the agreement reached in the meeting should be closely monitored.

    According to him, the party leadership has assured the members of the commitment to work hard and reclaim the leadership position of the state.

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  • Nigerians should buy petrol at N256 per liter – NNPC boss, Kyari

    The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has said the cost of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, in the country should be N256 per litre.

    Mele Kyari, Group Managing Director, GMD, of NNPC disclosed this while appearing on Channels Television yesterday.

    Kyari noted that there is nowhere in the world where Diesel sells more than petrol.

    The NNPC boss stated that the petrol pump price is meant to reflect the current crude oil price which stands at $74.40 per barrel at the international market.

    He said: “Today we are paying N162/litre (for petrol). I am sure many people buy AGO (Diesel) in the market and it is selling at N280/litre in the market Today.

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    “So (there is) nowhere in the world diesel sells more expensive than PMS. That means that the price of petrol anywhere in the world, assuming you are going to sell it at the market, you are going to sell it above that price you have seen.

    “Today, from what I can remember, I checked the number two days ago; what would we sell if we are at the filling station today and recover our cost fully is around N256/litre.”

    Kyari also disclosed that the government was negotiating with the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) over the cost of petrol.

    Meanwhile, Kyari had stated that the inability to find a suitable price for petrol is responsible for the continued subsidy scheme.

    The NNPC is presently the only official importer of petroleum products into Nigeria.

    Nigerians should buy petrol at N256 per liter – NNPC boss, Kyari

  • Youths attacking policemen to evade arrest of suspects – Oyo Police Commisioner raises alarm

    Oyo State Police Command has raised the alarm that some youths are attacking some of its officers in order to evade arrest.

    The state Commisioner of Police, Ngozi Onadeko, made this disclosure on Wednesday.

    Onadeko in a statement issued by Public Relations Officer of the command, Adewale Osifeso, observed with grave dismay, the needless aggression and hostility towards officers and men of the force of the command by hoodlums while performing their lawful duties.

    Osifeso in the statement made available to Ejes Gist News on Wednesday noted that some youths have been attacking policemen regarding arrest of criminal offenders in some areas in the state.

    The police alleged that some youths on Tuesday 28th June attacked some policemen in Ajaawa in Ogo Oluwa Local Government Area in the state.

    The police also claimed that a team of police investigators was attacked on 27th May by some angry youths.

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    The command, however, advised parents to warn their children against further attacks on policemen.

    “On Tuesday, 28th June 2021, operatives of the Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) unit attached to FCIID while on lawful investigation activities to Ajaawa, Ogo-oluwa LGA Oyo State, were attacked by a group of disgruntled youths in a bid to help evade arrest.

    “On Thursday, 27th May, 2021 a team of IRT/FIB on investigation activities were also attacked by disgruntled youths and hoodlums, who mobilized themselves enmasse to unleash mayhem on the officers and as well dispossess them off valuables.

    “The intervention of the Command’s reinforcement team played rescue to the officers and recovery of their lost possessions.

    “The Commissioner of Police wishes to use this medium to urge Parents, Guardians and all at the apex of societal influence to strongly warn their wards against being used by criminals in scuttling the relative tranquility enjoyed in the state.

    “While re-affirming the Command’s assurances to continually provide comprehensive security to the good people of the State, the Commissioner of Police wishes to state that the Command would not fold it’s hands in docile stupefaction while lives and properties are destroyed as heavy sanctions according to standard best practices would be meted out on any person or group(s) of persons who through their actions or inactions breaches public peace at any point and place in the state.

    “Meanwhile, crime fighting effort is intensified in birthing a crime free Oyo state of our collective dreams.

    “In cases of emergency, the Command can always be reached through these emergency control room numbers: 615 (toll free) (OYO STATE SECURITY TRUST FUND), and Oyo State Police Command emergency lines 07055495413 and 08081768614. The NPF rescue me app is also available for free download on both Android and Apple IOS, for Android and I phone users respectively.”

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  • Super Eagles suffer injury blow ahead of Mexico clash

    Super Eagles goalkeeper, Ikechukwu Ezenwa, has been ruled out of this weekend’s friendly with Mexico.

    NFF Technical Director, Austin Eguavoen, has confirmed the 32-year-old is injured.

    Ezenwa suffered an ankle injury during a training session in the Abuja camp.

    “It is a bit funny, he came with no problem at all and then we had a very tough training session, he complained about his ankle and the medical team managed him well,” Eguavoen told NFF media.

    “The next day, he came out and that evening, he said he could not even walk and it was swollen. Up until yesterday, we were trying to see how far we can go, we have taken him to the hospital for a scan.

    “And the good news is that the scan revealed there is no fracture, just ligament – swollen tissues. The swelling is still there and he has not trained for the past two days.

    “He is out and I will speak to him later, he should just take it in good fate, another opportunity will present itself. He is out of the trip, so we are having two goalkeepers.”

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    Super Eagles suffer injury blow ahead of Mexico clash

  • Nnamdi Kanu: Buhari asked to order arrest of terrorist, bandit leaders

    The Niger Delta Congress (NDC) says it received news of the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) with “mixed feelings”.

    The NDC charged President Muhammadu Buhari to extend his government’s action to leaders of terrorists and bandits.

    The organization made its reaction public via a statement by Ovunda Eni, the spokesperson.

    The NDC said it took note of the time and resources expended to arrest and extradite Kanu.

    “Islamic terror groups are freely attacking military and civilian targets, having large open air meetings, and forming terror pacts.”

    Eni regretted this is happening within the boundaries of Nigeria “with even more freedom than so-called free citizens can boast of.”

    The NDC observed that the people of Southern Nigeria are always the target when important socio-political conversations are brought up, in a bid to muddy the waters of the discourse.

    Eni recalled the treatment meted out to Obafemi Awolowo immediately after independence, and to Ken Saro-Wiwa, which led to his execution by the government in 1995.

    The statement reiterated that human beings have basic rights, such as fair hearing, and self determination which the Niger Delta people are considering.

    Noting that the NDC may not totally agree with the methods or approach of IPOB, the Nigerian government should ensure Kanu’s trial is fair.

    “The Niger Delta Congress stands with all oppressed groups within and without the Nigerian federation and will be following the situation keenly”, Eni added.

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  • Insecurity: Oyetola launches Hunters Group of Nigeria

    The Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola has inaugurated the state chapter of Hunters Group of Nigeria (HGN) to further harness the security apparatuses.

    The security outfit will complement the efforts of other security agencies in a bid to deliver security in every nook and cranny of the State.

    The security outfit, according to the governor was put in place to further harness the security apparatuses by getting the locals who understand the terrain involved in securing and guaranteeing the security of lives and property of the citizens.

    Demanding all the security apparatus on integrity and diligence, Oyetola charged them to work with police to secure communities and forests.

    “Your loyalty should be to the people. Doing otherwise is against the code of your operation, the interest of the State and the nation,” he said.

    He cautioned the Hunters Group to avoid harassing harmless citizens declaring that they must deliver their duty with all sense of responsibility, integrity, honesty and patriotism.

    “The members of Osun Hunters Group must justify the rigorous selection that qualifies them as Members of this Association and you must carry with you the Omoluabi ethos as you discharge your responsibilities.

    “The people of Osun have implicit confidence in you and they believe that they are safe in the hands of their compatriots. Do all within your powers to justify this confidence,” Oyetola stressed.

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  • We don’t rig elections, Nigerians trust us – APC replies PDP

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected the allegation of planned rigging in 2023 made by National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus.

    The party said its track record in implementing projects and programmes that meet the needs of Nigerians is attracting their trust, more members and supporters.

    John Akpan Udoedehe, the National Secretary in a statement said the APC observes strong internal democracy, transparency and fairness in the conduct of its affairs which PDP lacks.

    The scribe noted that the APC was a better option for Nigerians, including serving Governors, National and State Assembly members who are abandoning the PDP.

    “We want to remind Nigerians that while many APC members were victims of rigging when the PDP was in power, the APC has no record of rigging elections.

    “The Muhammadu Buhari-led administation has introduced electoral reforms aimed at ensuring that all loopholes that open the electoral process to possible abuse in future elections are sealed and eliminated.”

    Udoedehe said with more than 40 million registered members, the APC can contest and win elections without tampering with the verdict of the citizens “as was the case when PDP misruled the country for 16 years”.

    He added that the PDP is doomed to fail in any future polls because it is rudderless, leaderless and devoid of anything coherent and organisational.

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  • EFCC arrests couple for alleged N935m ponzi scheme, son wanted

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a couple for allegedly defrauding unsuspecting victims in a N935million ponzi scheme.

    The suspects, Emmanuel and Victoria Jaiyeoba, were arrested at their residence in Ibadan, Oyo State.

    They are parents to Adewale Daniel, Marketing Director, Wales Kingdom Capital Limited.

    EFCC Head of Media, Wilson Uwujaren in a statement said the suspects, in complicity with their son (still at large), operate the scheme in the guise of forex trading.

    Emmanuel, a Director in Wales Kingdom Capital, operates five bank accounts and had received a sum of N18,397,913 before his arrest.

    The wife, Victoria, operates six bank accounts through which she received transactions to the tune of N916,607,715.

    Uwujaren added that the suspects will soon be charged to court.

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  • Jadon Sancho to undergo Man Utd medicals, new shirt number revealed

    Jadon Sancho will wear the iconic No. 7 shirt at Manchester United, after the club finally agreed a deal with Borussia Dortmund finally.

    The transfer fee is believed to be worth an initial £72.6million.

    Sancho will sign a five-year deal with United, according to The Athletic.

    The 21-year-old also becomes the second most expensive English player in history, only behind his future club team-mate Harry Maguire, who cost £80m.

    Sancho will wear the No. 7 jersey at Old Trafford, which was made famous by George Best and has also been worn by Bryan Robson, Eric Cantona, David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo.

    Sancho, who is currently part of England’s squad at Euro 2020, will now undergo a medical before his official unveiling as a Manchester United player.

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