Former Delta State governor, James Ibori has reacted to reports of him risking a fresh 10-year jail term. This is as a United Kingdom, UK, court is set to order the seizure of more than £100 million ($129 million) from Ibori. The development comes about six years after Ibori returned to Nigeria after serving a prison sentence for money laundering and fraud charges. The British authorities had indicted Ibori for stealing public funds and money laundering through UK banks and properties. But, the trial on confiscation proceedings against Ibori began in February 2017. However, the former Delta state governor expressed…
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Osun State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi has cleared the air on the arrangement for the payment of arrears of half salaries owed by the immediate past administration. Alimi said Governor Ademola Adeleke did not say he will pay up all the salary arrears within six months of taking over the affairs of government as claimed by the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC. The Osun APC had challenged Governor Adeleke to keep to his campaign promise of paying all the salary arrears within the first six months of assumption of office. The Information Commissioner…
Klopp has been consistently linked with managing his country and rumours have only increased in recent times due to Germany’s poor displays. Die Mannschaft was knocked out of the last two World Cups at the group stage in humiliating fashion. Germany are set to host Euro 2024 but current head coach, Hansi Flick is under intense pressure and scrutiny having won just four of his last 16 matches. But Klopp has now insisted that he will not be replacing Flick, insisting that he intends to see out his contract at Liverpool that runs until 2026. “The job of [the Germany]…
Brazilian legend, Cafu, has told Arsenal defender, Gabriel Magalhaes not to lose heart over his lack of call-ups to the Brazil national team. Gabriel has been impressive since joining Arsenal from Lille in 2020. But despite his great performances for the Gunners, the 25-year-old is yet to be capped by Brazil at senior level. Gabriel was controversially left out of Tite’s squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar last year. However, Cafu has now told the defender to keep his impressive performance up, adding that his time will come. “Gabriel Magalhaes, keep it up. One day your chance…
Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta has reacted to rumours of his interest in Paris Saint-Germain forward, Kylian Mbappe. Mbappe has been put up for sale by the Ligue 1 champions. The 24-year-old will not travel with the rest of his PSG team-mates for their pre-season tour of Asia. PSG believe that Mbappe has already agreed a deal to join Real Madrid as a free agent next summer. However, other clubs like Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool have been linked with the France superstar. When asked about Mbappé’s opportunity on the market, Arteta told reporters: “You know I never talk about players…
Zamfara State Police Commissioner, Mohammed Bunu, on behalf of the Acting Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun has presented cheques of N7.1m (seven million, one hundred thousand Naira) to 14 next of kins of officers who died in active service. The cheques were part of the Inspector General of Police, IGP, family welfare insurance schemes of the Force. Bunu, while presenting the cheques, appreciated the Ag IGP for his kind gesture and also appealed to the families of the deceased officers to make good use of the money. Two of the beneficiaries, Miss Mosunmola Apata and Mr Ayuba…
A committee saddled with the responsibility of assessing and recovering all Taraba State stolen assets has been put in place by Governor Agbu Kefas. The announcement was contained in a press statement made available to The media in Jalingo, the state capital, by the Secretary to the State Government, Barrister Gebon Kataps. The committee is to ascertain the number of movable and immovable assets in Kaduna, including the liaison office in Lagos, Abuja and any other part of the Federal Capital Territory. The governor, who is bent on recovering all the state’s stolen assets, directed the committee to make an…
The immediate past Commissioner for Information in Zamfara State, Hon. Ibrahim Magaji Dosara has warned that bandits have designed a new strategy. He revealed that bandits are now wearing hijabs, pretending to be women. Dosara stated this in a post on the NUJ WhatsApp platform. “The Public should be aware of these tactics and understand the tricks of the terrorists so as to avoid receiving unknown persons. “They should be very careful about the kind of people who come to them in the form of women. “People should be as wise as serpents so that they should not fall into…
Soil scientists, agronomists and other researchers from the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training, Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR) and OCP Africa, have introduced a special blended fertiliser for oil palm farmers. Dr Vincent Aduramigba-Modupe, a soil scientist, who disclosed this on Monday during the farmers’ field day on oil palm specialty fertiliser validation project, held at Offitel Oil Palm farm in Mbak Atai, Itu, Akwa Ibom State, said the blend was developed under the soil survey and soil fertility mapping for oil palm special fertiliser development project. While reiterating the need for application of specialty fertiliser on…
A Coalition of South-East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, has said the only solution to the security crisis rocking the region is the freedom of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. In a statement issued on Monday, the President General of the coalition, Goodluck Ibem called on President Bola Tinubu to obey the Court of Appeal judgement which earlier ordered the release of Kanu from the Department of State Services, DSS, custody. Ibem argued that the continuous incarceration of the IPOB leader despite court ruling was unlawful and illegal. Affirming an assertion recently made by the Vice…