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NFF announces Jose Peseiro as Super Eagles’ head coach

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The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), yesterday, announced Jose Peseiro as the senior national team head coach, six months after his initial appointment as Super Eagles’ manager in place of the sacked Gernot Rohr. Peseiro was first announced as Super Eagles head coach in December 2021, but the decision was reversed following the sports ministry intervention. The ministry reportedly did not agree with the NFF decision, as it did not follow standard recruitment procedures. The ministry directed the NFF to open the window for more coaches to be auditioned for the…

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Northern governors condemn killing of Deborah, call for calm

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The Northern Governors’ Forum (NGF) has condemned the killing of Deborah Samuel Yakubu, a student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto State, on allegations of blasphemy. While calling for calm, the chairman of the forum and governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, in a statement, yesterday, expressed the governor’s concern about the development, which was clearly an extrajudicial measure of addressing perceived infractions. Deborah, a second-year student of Home Economics, was killed on Thursday following an allegation that she had blasphemed the Prophet of Islam. The victim was stoned…

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Cossy Orjiakor demands justice over sex with dog scandal, 10 years after

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Nollywood busty actress, Cossy Orjiakor, has relived sad memories of the s3x-with-dog scandal that almost ruined her acting career about 10 years ago, demanding for justice against the peddler of the fake news. In a lengthy post on her Instagram page, Cossy recalled how she reported the matter then to the Nigeria Police Force, but nothing was done to bring the culprit to book. The actress also said that she saw it as an insult to her person, after the police recently came for the girl on TikTok that claimed…

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Buhari signs anti-money laundering, counter-terrorism, crime proceeds bills

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President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, signed into law, three bills; the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Bill, 2022, the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Bill, 2022, and the Proceeds of Crime (Recovery and Management) Bill, 2022. According to a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the pieces of legislation are meant to improve the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing/proliferation financing framework in the country. The statement was titled, ‘In the renewed fight against money laundering, terrorism and other financial crimes, President Buhari…

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2023: Buhari orders Emefiele, other appointees to resign before contesting for political offices

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President Muhammadu Buhari has clarified his earlier directive to all federal government appointees to resign their appointments by next Monday ahead of the forthcoming series of primary elections in the ruling All Progressives Congress APC. The move is in line with the relevant provisions of the Electoral Act 2022 (as amended). The president had at the Federal Executive Council FEC meeting of Wednesday directed his appointees who have indicated interest in vying for elective positions to resign by Monday. However, there was confusion in certain quarters regarding the fate of…

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Reno Omokri reacts to Jonathan’s ‘APC presidential form’

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Former aide of Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has said his former principal won’t join the 2023 presidential race secretly. Omokri said this while reacting to the purchase of the N100 million Nomination and Expression of Interest forms of the APC for his former principal by some groups. The former president had, however, said the forms were bought without his consent. Omokri posted, “Jonathan has nothing to do with the reported purchase of some forms. He has an official spokesman and his own staff. He is a man of honour…

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AMCON takes over Aeroland Travels’ assets over N1.8bn debt

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Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON, said it had taken over assets belonging to Aeroland Travels Limited, and its directors over indebtedness of N1.8bn. A statement from AMCON spokesperson, Jude Nwauzor, said this was sequel to the order of Honourable Justice D.E. Osiagor of the Federal High Court, Lagos Division. It stated that, “It would be recalled that Justice Osiagor gave the ruling on February 7, 2022, and in compliance to the enforcement order of the court, AMCON put logistics together, and on Friday, May 6, 2022, took effective possession…

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UK begins high-potential visa application, excludes Nigerian graduates

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The United Kingdom yesterday announced plans to begin issuance of new visa that allows holders of first degrees, masters, and doctorates to travel to the country and work in fields, such as science, technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship by May 30. The visa, known as high potential individual visa, allows applicants to relocate to the UK without a prior job offer or sponsorship.  Meanwhile, some of the requirements exempted those who graduated from Nigerian universities. Also, the applicants must have been awarded a degree, equivalent to or not less than a…

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Two pregnant women, barber arrested for drug trafficking at Lagos Airport

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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested two pregnant women and a barber at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos, for attempting to import and export illicit drugs. The NDLEA spokesperson, Mr Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement, yesterday, in Abuja. Babafemi said the first to enter the agency’s dragnet was a Brazilian returnee, Nworie Chikwendu, who was arrested on May 3. He said the suspect was arrested during an inward clearance of passengers on a Qatar Airways flight from Sao Paulo, Brazil, enroute…

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Ogun governor’s ex-special assistant jailed by US court over fraud

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   Abidemi Rufai, a former special assistant to ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has admitted stealing the identities of 20,000 Americans to claim $2million in disaster relief including $350,000 in COVID benefits. Rufai, 45, pleaded guilty in US District Court in Tacoma to stealing Social Security numbers and other personal data from residents of Washington State to pocket around $600,000. At the time, Rufai was working as a special assistant to the Ogun State governor in Nigeria before his May 2021 arrest at New York’s Kennedy airport when he was…

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