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By Omolade Durojaye The Nigerian Super Eagles have sent the South African Bafana Bafana out of the ongoing African Cup of Nations. The Super Eagles defeated the South African after penalty shootout. At the end of the full time time which had produced one goal each side, the teams slugged it out on penalty. While Nigeria scored four of its kicks, South Africa succeeded in netting only two. Nigeria’s captain, William Troost- Ekong, scored from the spot to give the Super Eagles the lead in the 67th minute. Victor Osimhen scored next but the celebrations was cut short in the…
The trial of a former Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Patrick Akpobolokemi, charged with alleged N754.8 million fraud on Wednesday suffered a setback due to the absence of the defence witness. Akpobolokemi is standing trial alongside Ezekiel Agaba, a former Executive Director of NIMASA, on an amended 12-year-old charge bordering on alleged stealing, forgery and conspiracy. When the case was called, counsel for the first defendant, Mr Charles Okechukwu, told the court that the defence would not be able to open its case. Okechukwu said one of the witnesses was bereaved and had travelled for the obsequies. He said…
The Ogun State Government said it has concluded arrangements to mobilise contractors to the site for the reconstruction of the Abeokuta-Ota-Lagos Expressway. The government said it has selected a reputable contractor for the reconstruction of the road, out of the three that bidded for the job, while waiting for a formal Extract, communicating the approval of the Federal Executive Council (FEC). The reconstruction of the 70km road will cover the stretch from Abeokuta to Abule Egba in Lagos State. Commissioner for Works, Engr. Ade Akinsanya, speaking while providing more details on the readiness of the Ogun State Government to kick-start…
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last gubernatorial election in Ogun State, held on March 18, 2023, Mr. Oladipupo Adebutu was on Wednesday docked at the High Court sitting in Abeokuta, the state capital, over allegation of money laundering and voting buying. The Prosecuting counsel, Mr Rotimi Jacobs, in his submission, called a witness, Mr Seyi Binuyo, a Scheme Executive at the Interswitch Limited, who testified on the alleged issuance of 200,000 preloaded verve cards for voting buying preferred against Adebutu by the Federal Government. Binuyo explained that the specimen of the cards sent to Interswitch…
By Halimah Olamide There are indications that some of the women who organised the protests in Minna, the Niger state capital on Tuesday have been arrested. The women carried a placard with the inscription “No food, we are dying of hunger”, demanded a better condition of living and reduction in cost of living for the citizenry. They accused political office-holders of insensitivity to their plight as they lamented inability to feed even once in a day. Convener of the Revolution Now movement Omoyele Sowore, while condemning the alleged arrest, said. “I have just received information that the woman who initiated…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Nigeria Police on Wednesday said its operatives have killed a notorious kidnaper, Isa Dei-Dei who is believed to have led many kidnap cases in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. According to the police, Dei-Dei met his death after leading a shoot out with the police operatives who discovered the hideouts in a suburb of the FCT. “At about 1015HRS on the 5th of February 2024, operatives of the DFI-IRT, acting on intelligence, got information on the hideout of a notorious bandit group in the surbub of the FCT, led by one Isa Dei-Dei and immediately proceeded…
By Halimah Olamide President of World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has urged Nigeria’s Super Eagles to be energised enough to defeat South Africa in the ongoing African Cup of Nations competition. The WTO President, in a tweet on her X handle, wrote “Wishing our very own Super Eagles the best of luck tomorrow!! Let’s get it done.” The Nigerian national team today faces the Bafana Bafana of South Africa in the Semi-Final stage of the competition holding in Cote d’ Ivoire. The Super Eagles had crushed Angola in a one goal win to qualify for the semi-final stage of the competition.…
The Nigeria High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa, has called on Nigerians in the host country, to avoid unguarded utterances, ahead of Wednesday’s AFCON Semi-final match between the Super Eagles and Bafana Bafana. According to a statement by the High Commission, the aim is to encourage safe conduct by Nigerians in South Africa before, during and after the match. “The attention of the Nigeria High Commission Pretoria has been drawn to online comments made by a section of South African citizens against Nigerians living in the country. “This is largely influenced by the 2024 AFCON Semi-final match between the Super…
The Police Command in Ogun says a 400-level female student of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) in Ago-Iwoye, Adaeze Jaja, has allegedly committed suicide in a hotel room. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Tuesday in Abeokuta. She said the 31-year-old was reported to have been found lying unconscious in the room and foaming in the mouth with an empty bottle of Sniper beside her. Odutola explained that the incident was reported to the Divisional Police Officer, Ago-Iwoye Division, on Jan. 27 at 7:30 a.m. “The Director of Be-Happy Hotel in Ago-Iwoye,…
TKJ (not real name), the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC)’s star witness, on Tuesday, stated that Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), pressurised her to trade her virginity in exchange for an admission into the institution. TKJ, who is the ICPC’s 2nd prosecution witness (PW2), told Justice James Omotosho of a Federal High Court, Abuja while being led in evidence by the commission’s lawyer, Osuobeni Akponimisingha. She narrated that she came in contact with Ndifon during her Diploma 1 Programme through some seniir students who were posting condolence…