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FIFA bans Moshood Abiola Stadium From Hosting International Matches 31, March 2022. World football governing body, FIFA have slammed indefinite ban on Moshood Abiola National Stadium Abuja from hosting international matches The ban on Wednesday came after irate Nigerian fans invaded the stadium on Tuesday following their nation’s failure to qualify for the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar On Tuesday, the newly renovated turf hosted the final leg of Nigeria vs Ghana World Cup play-off but the Ghanaians snatched the ticket from their host in a dramatic fashion through away goal rule. Angry Nigerian fans invaded the pitch after a 1:1 draw against Ghana forcing players and officials to run for their life into the changing room. FIFA medical officer Dr. Joseph Kabungo who had cardiac arrest on his way to the dressing room was rushed to hospital but he passed on Joseph suffered a cardiac arrest during the commotion and was pronounced dead soon after. Dr. Joseph Kabungo is CAF medic...

10 feared killed in Warri, Ogbomoso auto crashes March 31, 2022 NO fewer than eight persons were   feared dead in a motor accident involving a Picnic commercial vehicle and a Lexus, yesterday, on the Warri-Eku express road, Delta State. An eyewitness, who simply identified himself as Mr Eguono, said the driver of the Picnic bus and some of his passengers died on the spot. He said: “I cannot say who was at fault now. But it was a close to Oha part of the road. I don’t think anybody survived in the Picnic vehicle. “The driver of the Picnic shuttles between Warri and Abraka. He wears eyeglasses. He is a regular face on the road.“

2023: Delta Governor, Okowa Asked PDP Not To Sell Forms To Aspirants Without His Clearance  Ahead of the 2023 general elections, PDP had last week announced the sales of forms for aspirants vying for elective positions. MARCH 23, 2022 As the 2023 general elections continue to gather momentum, the Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has reportedly instructed the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), National Working Committee, not to sell expression of Interest and nomination forms to any aspirants from the state without his clearance, SaharaReporters has learnt. Ahead of the 2023 general elections, PDP had last week announced the sales of forms for aspirants vying for elective positions. The amounts for the forms were approved by the party's National Executive Committee, (NEC), and pegged as follows: “State House of Assembly -Expression of Interest at N100,000 and Nomination Form at N500,000. House of Representatives- Expression of Interest -N500,000; Nomination Form-N2,000...

 Bode George :  I will leave Nigeria if Tinubu becomes president in 2023 Bode George, former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Saturday, said he would leave the country if former Lagos state governor Bola Tinubu become Nigeria’s president in 2023. The PDP chieftain was speaking at a press briefing in Lagos on the signing of the new electoral amended bill by president Muhammadu Buhari, which he said would bring about improvements in the electoral system. “If by whatever chance Tinubu gets to the villa, I won’t be part of this country and I am not joking. I can go to Ghana and be watching with binoculars from afar. You will see what will happen. “This is Alpha-Beta in Lagos. He will create some Alter-Beta somewhere to carry your money. His wife will now be Senate President. His son will be Governor of Lagos. His daughter will be Iyaloja of Nigeria. “What has he done to prove that he deserves to be honoured by anybody in this coun...

Zelensky warns of third world war if negotiations with Russia fail Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday warned of a third world war if negotiations with Russia fail. Zelensky told CNN's Fareed Zakaria that talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin are vital, saying Ukraine has been reeling since Moscow launched its invasion.  "We were losing people on a daily basis, innocent people on the ground. ... Russian forces have come to exterminate us, to kill us," Zelensky told Zakaria.  "Unfortunately, our dignity is not going to preserve the lives, so I think that we have to do any format, any chance, so in order to have ... the possibility of talking to Putin. But if these attempts fail, that would mean ... a third world war," Zelensky added.  Zakaria also asked Zelensky if Ukraine is willing to make compromises to end the Russian invasion, including not joining NATO, as Putin has demanded.  "You cannot re...

Final year medical student dies two weeks after returning to Nigeria from Ukraine  March 22, 2022 Mallam Uzaifa Halilu Modachi, a final-year medical student in Ukraine and indigene of Sokoto State who was among the rescued students from Ukraine is dead. Modachi died two weeks after returning to Sokoto from Ukraine. He was one of many Nigerians that were evacuated from the country when the war between Russia and Ukraine started. The deceased had stayed in Ukraine for some years and was a final year student of Zaporozhye State Medical University, Ukraine. He was said to be preparing for his final year examination before the Russia Ukraine conflict broke out. His father, Hon. Habibu Haliru Modachi, a member of the Sokoto State House of Assembly, said: “God gives and God takes away life and that’s how He wanted it to happen, there is no doubt about it.” According to his father, had he died in Ukraine, so many things would be said about him, that he was either killed by the Rus...

Taribo West Is Praying For His Ancestor, Tinubu To Become President While His Friend George Weah Is President of Liberia - Eedris Abdulkareem Veteran rapper, Eedris Abdulkareem has taken a swipe at Taribo West after a video of some former Super Eagles players visiting Presidential aspirant, Bola Tinubu surfaced online. Reacting to a viral video of Taribo West praying for the All Progressives Congress national leader, Eedris wondered if Pastors are affected by charms. He also said that while Taribo is praying for Tinubu who is an ancestor to become President, his friend and former footballer George Weah is President of Liberia.

Lagos state announces diversion of traffic ahead of President Buhari’s visit March 22, 2022  Lagos state announces diversion of traffic ahead of President Buhari’s visit today Barring any last-minute changes, President Buhari is expected to be in Lagos state on  Tuesday, March 22, to commission some projects. On his arrival in Lagos, President Buhari is expected to commission the newly built International terminal of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos.   The terminal is one of five being built in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Kano, and Enugu in a bilateral arrangement between the Federal government and the Peoples Republic of China. The President is also expected to commission the Dangote Fertiliser plant.   Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde on Monday, announced the diversion of traffic with the provision of alternative routes for motorists for the visit of the President.   He explained that the e...

Students, Staff Flee School For Fear Of Herdsmen Attack In Delta  Staff and students of Ohoror Secondary School, Ohoror, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, have fled their school over the fear of being attacked by suspected Fulani herdsmen. It could be recalled that suspected herdsmen last Wednesday, attacked students and staff of the school for the unknown reason which left many injured and currently receiving treatment at various hospitals across the state. The Delta State Commissioner for Higher Education, Prof Patrick Muoboghare who visited the school yesterday, likened the situation in the community to Russia and Ukraine war. Muoboghare said, “the school is not in session because Fulani herdsmen have chased the teachers and students away after the horrible event that occurred sometimes last when they came and abducted three students. “The community rose and pursued them into the forest and were able to rescue the children while three of our boys wer...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the immediate-past governor of Anambra state, Willie Obiano. March 17, 2022. An EFCC source said the former governor was arrested on his way out of Nigeria. According to the source, “EFCC today, March 17, 2022 picked up ex-governor Obiano of Anambra State. “The former governor who has been on the Commission’s watchlist was arrested at the Murtala Mohammad International Airport Lagos at about 8.30pm as he prepared to board a flight to Houston, USA.” Recall that the EFCC had placed the ex-governor on its watchlist. In a letter to the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigrations Service (NIS) dated November 15, 2021, the commission requested the service to place the governor on a watch list and inform it anytime he is travelling out of the country from any of the international airports and other points of entry and exit. It was not clear why the anti-graft agency placed the governor on security watch but sources sa...

EFCC arraigns UBA account officer for stealing N452m March 17, 2022 The Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday arraigned one Judith Nneka Nwagwu, a staff of the United Bank for Africa, before Justice D.A. Onyefulu of the Anambra State High Court sitting in Onitsha on a seven count charge bordering on forgery and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N452,047,000. Ms Nwagwu is alleged to have fraudulently obtained N192,000,000 (One Hundred and Ninety Million Naira) from a complainant whom she was his account officer, on the pretext that the bank had $400,000 for sale at the rate of N480 per dollar. Her employers also petitioned the commission alleging that the defendant forged two fixed deposit certificates and fraudulently obtained the total sum of N260,047,000 (Two Hundred and Sixty Million, Forty-Seven Thousand naira) from a customer under the guise of fixing the money for him. Count 6 of the charge reads, “Th...

Tension in Delta community over murder of army officer March 16, 2022. There is palpable tension in Enerhen community, Uvwie council area of Delta State following the gruesome murder of the Operations Officer of 3 Battalion, Nigerian Army David Ejoor Barracks, Effurun. It was gathered the deceased officer simply identified as Lieutenant Musa, was killed last Friday evening along Enerhen Link Road beside Urhobo College, Effurun. He was said to be driving a private vehicle when gunmen shot him. Efforts to get comments from Army spokesman, Brigadier General Onyema Nwanchukwu and the Assistant Director, Army Public Relations of 63 Brigade Headquarters, Asaba, Captain George Okupe, were unsuccessful. Neither of them picked calls or replied texts. However, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Bright Edafe, confirmed the incident to  The Nation , Tuesday evening It was further learnt that military authorities have launched manhunt for the suspects. The dece...

DCP Abba Kyari’s wife slumps in court March 15, 2022. A lady identified as the wife of Abba Kyari, suspended deputy commissioner of police (DCP), on Monday, fainted at the federal high court in Abuja. She slumped shortly after Emeka Nwite, the trial judge, adjourned the criminal matter for ruling on the bail application brought by Kyari and his co-defendants. The woman, who wore a black hijab, collapsed to the floor while armed operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) were leading Kyari and others out of the courtroom. She was immediately carried and rushed into one of the offices on the third floor of the court by some security operatives and lawyers. One of the persons that accompanied her to court said she is asthmatic. She was resuscitated after about 40 minutes. The NDLEA allowed Kyari stay with his wife for some time before taking him away. Kyari was on March 7, arraigned alongside Sunday J Ubia, Bawa James, Simon Agirigba and John Nuhu who are members of th...

UK Court Orders Apostle Suleman To Pay Over £19,000 To Blogger, Maureen Badejo In Defamation Suit MAR 15, 2022 The Queens Bench Division of the UK High Court of Justice has ordered the founder and General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide, Apostle Johnson Suleman, to pay £19,601 as part of sanctions in the suit he entered against a London-based blogger, Maureen Badejo, alleging defamation of character. Maureen had earlier been summoned to appear before the Queens Bench Division of UK High Court of Justice over alleged defamation of character of the Nigerian cleric. SaharaReporters had reported how Nigerians in diaspora raised legal fees for Badejo to defend herself against Apostle Suleman in court.  The host of GIOTV had requested for support from her teeming viewers, fans, and loved ones to assist her financially with the legal costs. In the ruling by UK Judge, His Honour Judge Lewis, and obtained by SaharaReporters, with claim NO: QB-2022-000504 and dated 10...

Malami say there was no sufficient evidence” that Abba Kyari,  was involved in money laundering.  Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), says there is no “sufficient evidence” that Abba Kyari, suspended deputy commissioner of police (DCP), was involved in money laundering.  In July 2021, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) revealed how Kyari allegedly collaborated with Hushpuppi, self-confessed international fraudster, to arrest another fraudster “after a dispute over a $1.1 million scam on Qatari business people”. On August 26, Usman Baba, inspector-general of police (IGP), received the report of the panel set up to probe the bribery allegations against Kyari, over his alleged relationship with Hushpuppi. The police thereafter sent the report to Malami for legal advice. In his advice, Malami had said there was a prima facie case of money laundering and that further investigations should be conducted into the matter. “That there exists prima faci...

Tragic: About 21 People Feared Dead after Trailer Brake Failed And Crushed Lots of People To Death  (Video)   It was weeping and wailing Wednesday morning in the northern Edo town of Auchi, Etsako West Local Government Area as about twenty-one persons were feared dead after a trailer conveying cement reportedly crashed into several shops in the city centre. The source who gave his name as Mr Sani Aliu alias Igbelela ill-fated vehicle which was coming from the popular upgarage area of the polytechnic town was descending the hill when it suddenly had brake failure and the driver lost control in the process. Speaking on his mobile phone from Auchi, Sani, a stalwart of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that he was in the company of friends at the nearby Inu Umoru street when he heard a thunderous bang. The politician said that he was speechless when he got to the scene of the accident which is popularly referred to as Igbo Shade, adding that the vehicle smashed into ...

Late Oluwabamise, Missing BRT female passenger found dead with private part removed ***She was thrown off the bus half-dead, beckoned for help —Brother ***As DSS arrests, hands over fleeing driver to Police March 9, 2022 The lifeless body of 22-year- old Oluwabamise Ayanola, who was declared missing on February 26, 2022, after boarding a Lagos Bus Rapid Transit, BRT, was found at the morgue of the Mainland Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, weekend. But her private part, according to her family, was chopped off, indicating that she could have been a victim of ritual killing. The deceased, a fashion designer, was said to have boarded the BRT bus with number plate 240257 from Chevron bus stop to Oshodi, at about 7 p.m, heading to her elder brother’s place at Idimu. But she never got to her destination and could not be reached on her phone until her remains were found. Fleeing driver of the BRT bus, Andrew Nice, 47, was arrested in his hideout at Ososa, Ogun State, by the Department of St...

Court removes Umahi as governor over defection to APC 8th March, 2022 A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi to vacate office after his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, also ordered Dr. Eric Igwe to stop parading himself as deputy governor of the state. Justice Ekwo declared that having defection from the PDP, under which platform they came into power and defected to the APC, the duo had deemed to have resigned from the office and, hence, no longer entitled to be called the governor of deputy governor. The judge said it was constitutionally wrong for a candidate elected into an office on a platform of a political party to defect to another political while still holding the office. He held that the total number of 393, 042 votes governor Umahi secured during the March 9, 2019 governorship election in Ebonyi state, belonged to the PDP and s...

Sunday Igboho released from prison in Benin Republic_ Lawyer 8 March 2022 Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, a.k.a Igboho, has been released from prison in Benin Republic. Counsel for the Yoruba Nation activist, Chief Yomi Alliyu (SAN), confirmed this on Monday. Alliyu said Igboho’s release was under the agreement that he should not leave the medical centre or Cotonou for any reason. The incarceration of Igboho in the Republic of Benin had been extended by six months after spending the initial six months in prison. Igboho and his wife, Ropo, were arrested on Monday, July 19, 2021, by the International Criminal Police Organisation at the Cadjèhoun Airport in Cotonou, the Republic of Benin on their way to Germany

RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR BREAKING:Temporary cease-fire declared in two Ukrainian cities to let civilians evacuate March 5, 2022. Russia said Saturday it was observing a temporary cease-fire in the key Ukrainian port city Mariupol, which it has besieged for days, to allow the creation of humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians. The cease-fire went into effect at 2 a.m. E.T. and will cover both Mariupol and the smaller nearby city Volnovakha, Russia’s ministry of defense said. Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to the office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said on Twitter that the evacuation corridors were being prepared and that a cease-fire was in effect in those areas. Mariupol's city council said evacuations would begin at 4 a.m. ET and last until the end of the cease-fire at 9 a.m. ET. The move comes after a second round of talks between the two countries earlier this week produced an agreement on the issue, though no progress on a broader cease-fire or end to Mos...

FG To Give $100 Each To Nigerian Returnees From Ukraine As Nigerians are being evacuated from the war-troubled Ukraine, each returnee will get $100 from the Federal Government on arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. An estimated 2,000 Nigerians have fled Ukraine, amid a Russian invasion, to neigbouring countries, according to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama. Recall that the Federal Government on Wednesday said it has approved $8.5m for the evacuation of citizens. The money was released immediately for the urgent operation. According to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Amb. Zubairu Dada, the countries where the pickup flights would be headed include Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and Romania. LEADERSHIP earlier reported that the first batch of Nigerians numbering 450 arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Friday. The Nigerians Ukrainian-returnees arrived from Romania aboard Max Air flight. Majority of them ar...

VIO office in Delta sealed as woman battles for life over alleged extortion by  NewsNet Publishers     3 days ago Some of the affected tricycle and vehicle owners narrated their ordeals in the hands of the VIOs to the Chairman of Uvwie Local Government, Mr Ramson Onoyake at the VIO office in Effurun. The office of the Vehicle Inspection Officers, VIO, Effurun in Delta State has been sealed by the Chairman of Uvwie Local Government, Mr Ramson Onoyake, over alleged extortion of vehicle owners and maltreatment by the officers. The Uvwie Council Chairman carried out the operation on Monday, following public outcry that a woman being rushed to the hospital had her vehicle detained along with several vehicle owners and tricycle operators. Onoyake sealed the VIO office on Emore Street, off Airport Road, Effurun and released the keys to the owners of the seized tricycles and vehicles. Some of the affected tricycle and vehicle owners narrated their ordeals in t...

 FG approves US request for Abba Kyari’s extradition March 4, 2022 The Federal Government on Thursday approved the request by the United States of America, for suspended Commander of the Police Intelligence Response Team, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari, to be extradited over the $1.1million wire fraud perpetrated by Abass Ramon aka Hushpuppi and 4 others Government’s approval was made known by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) when he filed an application before the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court in Abuja for Kyari’s extradition. The application marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/249/2022 was filed under the Extradition Act. The AGF said the application followed a request by the Diplomatic Representative of the U.S. Embassy in Abuja. The request is “for the surrender of Abba Alhaji Kyari, who is a subject in a superseding three counts indictment” The AGF said he was satisfied that the offence in...

Ukraine Embassy says Nigerian fighters must provide $1,000 for ticket, visa  4 March 2022 The Embassy of Ukraine in Nigeria says Nigerians who are willing to travel to Ukraine to fight Russian forces must be willing to provide $1,000 for ticket and visa. According to the Second Secretary at the Ukrainian Embassy to Nigeria, Bohdan Soltys, confirmed that $1,000 would be needed by Nigerian volunteers to join Ukraine The announcement did not go down well with the Nigerians who lamented that the price was too high. On why $1,000 was being demanded from Nigerian volunteers, the Ukrainian diplomat said, “Yes, $1,000. That is what I paid the last time I visited Ukraine.” While thanking Nigeria for siding with Ukraine at the United Nations General Assembly, he pleaded with Nigerian citizens who may have been victims of racism during the evacuation in Ukraine not to feel offended, adding that war situations sometimes force people to act out of character. He, however, advised Nigerians also ...

Nigeria received first batch of evacuees from Ukraine  4, March 2022. The Nigerian government had on Monday announced that it will begin evacuation of Nigerians fleeing Ukraine from Wednesday. Geoffrey Onyeama, Nigeria’s minister of foreign affairs, made this known at a meeting with Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the  House of Representative . There are over 5,000 Nigerian students in Ukraine, the Nigerian embassy in Ukraine has ascertained. Russia launched a military attack on Ukraine on Thursday and has sustained it despite sanctions by the U.S. and its allies. Five days into the crisis, the situation remains tense with major Ukrainian cities like Kyiv and Kharkiv already targeted. Russia, however, says it is only targeting military facilities. Russia and Ukraine have commenced unconditional talks at the Ukranian-Belarusian border. The UN human rights office says at least 136 civilians, including 13 children, have been killed since Russia invaded Ukraine last we...

SA To Governor On Political Matters Commends Gov. Okowa For Recognising Him And His Group (New force movement) 3, March 2022. The chairman of a known strong political group in Delta named New Force Movement who is also the Special Assistant to the Governor of Delta state on political matters  Comrade Kingsley Iweka Odiaka has appreciated his group for their courage and unwavering commitment In a meeting on thursday, Comrade Kingsley Iweka firstly appreciated GOD for what he has done in his life and that of the New Force Movement He specifically thanked  the Governor of Delta State His Excellency, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa for deeming it fit to recognize the New Force Movement and his appointment as Special Assistant On Political matters Recognising those who has been there for him politically, he appreciated Honorable Emma Chinye (chairman of delta state waste management board), Chief Festus Ochonogor (commissioner for housing), Honorable Sylvester Oromoni (chairman of delta state tas...

Rotary Club Of Effurun City Centre Inducts New Members  AreaTelevision: By Joy Alamu. It was all smiles on the faces of members of the Rotary Club of Effurun City Centre under district 9141 on Tuesday, 1st of March, 2022 as they inducted Five new members into the club. The newly inducted Rotarians are: Frank Inweh, Godwin Imonrunu Iruafemi, Kesiena Ese, Yemisi Ajayi, and Florence Adeniran  The Charter President, Rotarian Patrick Ighomrore .JP. PHF.  reading his address at the induction ceremony welcomed the inductees to the Rotary family, charged them  to give in their best while pledging to focus on the seven major areas of focus of the club by impacting more on communites He encouraged the newly inducted Rotarians to  be "Charitable Rotarians" and not  Transactional Rotarians The Club president explained that as a Charitable Rotarian We are committed to creating supportive environments, whatever you do should be done with  love and care, while the tr...

 Rotary Club Of Effurun City Centre Inducts New Members  AreaTelevision: By Joy Alamu. It was all smiles on the faces of members of the Rotary Club of Effurun City Centre under district 9141 on Tuesday, 1st of March, 2022 as they inducted Five new members into the club. The newly inducted Rotarians are: Frank Inweh, Godwin Imonrunu Iruafemi, Kesiena Ese, Yemisi Ajayi, and Florence Adeniran  The Charter President, Rotarian Patrick Ighomrore .JP. PHF.  reading his address at the induction ceremony welcomed the inductees to the Rotary family, charged them  to give in their best while pledging to focus on the seven major areas of focus of the club by impacting more on communites He encouraged the newly inducted Rotarians to  be "Charitable Rotarians" and not  Transactional Rotarians The Club president explained that as a Charitable Rotarian We are committed to creating supportive environments, whatever you do should be done with  love and care, while ...