Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against Nigeria’s governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Mr Nyesom Wike “over their failure to account for the alleged missing N40 trillion federal allocations meant for local governments in the states and the FCT.” The suit followed the damning revelations by former president Muhammadu Buhari who in December 2022 stated that, “If the money from the Federation Account to the State is about N100m, N50m will be sent to the chairman but he will sign that he received N100 million. The chairman will pocket the balance…
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Just yesterday, I posted that Binance should be boycotted by Nigerians. Some didn’t listen to me. Today, the government has blocked Binance P2P for allowing economic exploitation on its platform. I am a Crypto founder. I believe in Crypto. Despite being a believer in Crypto, I also know that centralised exchanges do not represent the core principles of the Crypto economy. Moreso, this is not the time to play Crypto politics but it’s a time to put National Interest above individual interests to save the Naira. Binance wouldn’t allow what’s happening on their Nigerian P2P platform elsewhere in the world.…
Former Barcelona defender, Dani Alves, has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a lady in a nightclub in 2022. Catalonia’s top court on Thursday sentenced him to four and a half years in prison. The court also ordered that Alves pay €150,000 to the victim. “The sentence considers that it has been proven that the victim did not consent and that there is evidence, in addition to the testimony of the plaintiff, to consider the rape proven,” the court said in a statement. Alves insisted the sex was consensual. After the verdict, his lawyers told reporters that he intends to…
Falconets striker, Chinaza Agoh has signed with Saudi Arabia Women’s League club, Al-Shabab, NEWSMEN reports. Agoh joined Al Shabab from Nigeria Women’s Football League side, Delta Queens. The player has resumed training with the club. She was unveiled by Al-Shabab on Wednesday. Agoh joined the likes of Ashleigh Plumptre and veteran midfielder Rita Chikwelu in the Saudi League. The talented forward won the NWFL title with Delta Queens last season. She scored five goals for the club in the last campaign.
Super Falcons forward Ifeoma Onumonu is optimistic the team will secure qualification to the 2024 Olympic Games. The nine-time African champions last played at the Olympics in 2008. Randy Waldrum’s side will face fierce rival Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon in the first leg of their third qualifying round tie at the Stade de la Reunification, Douala, on Friday. Onumonu believes the Super Falcons have the quality to earn a berth in Paris 2024. “I am really confident of our qualification because I think we have a good team, we are together and we are prepared, and I think we are…
The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested at least 10 suspected internet fraudsters, popularly known as Yahoo boys, in the Keffi Local Government Area of the state. A statement by the spokesman of the command, Ramhan Nansel, said the arrest was carried out on Wednesday after a credible information about the influx of the suspects into the area. According to the PPRO, two laptops, 10 sophisticated mobile phones of different brands, three WIFI routers, criminal charms, black soap, hard drugs (Loud weed and dried leaves suspected to be marijuana) were recovered from the suspects. “The suspects have confessed to being…
Former Arsenal forward Theo Walcott has reckoned the Gunners need to sign Ivan Toney from Brentford following their UEFA Champions League Round of 16 first leg 1-0 defeat against FC Porto on Wednesday. Arsenal lost against Porto at the Estadio do Dragao after a late goal from Galeno. Mikel Arteta’s side will face the Portuguese side in the return leg next month. Speaking on BBC, Walcott said: “I am a big fan of a certain Brentford striker [Toney ] who I won’t name. It’s really quite obvious to see there with all the set pieces, Arsenal are a really big…
The management of the University of Ilorin has expelled 14 students of the institution, including 500 level students, for different examination offenses. In a statement in Ilorin, the university’s spokesperson, Kunle Akogun, disclosed that the students were expelled for various established cases of examination malpractice. According to him, the management of the institution approved their expulsion following the recommendations of the Students’ Disciplinary Committee at its 219th meeting held between January 10 and 11, 2024. Akogun said the affected students include 400, 500, 300 level and 100 level students. “The affected students were from Faculties/Departments of Agriculture/Aquaculture and Fisheries; Agriculture/Agricultural…
The Senate has resolved to investigate the sudden hike in the price of cement by its producers in Nigeria. This followed the adoption of a point of order by the Deputy Senate Leader, Sen. Lola Ashiru on the “Need to Urgently Address the Increase in Cement Price and other Building Materials in Nigeria,” at plenary on Wednesday. Presenting the order, Ashiru urged the Senate to mandate its Committee on Industries to conduct an investigation into the activities of cement manufacturing industries operating in Nigeria. This, he said, was with a view to ascertain the reasons behind the price hike. He…
The Zonal Coordinator Zone B of the Nigeria Customs Service(NCS), ACG Ify Queen Ogbudu fsi, says the service is dedicated to the prevention of illegal exportation of grains amidst the current food crisis in the country. This is contained in a statement issued to journalists by SC Saidu Nuruddeen, the Public Relations Officer (PRO),Kano/Jigawa Area Command of the Service. Nuruddeen said ACG Ogbudu stated this on Tuesday when she led Comprollers from various Commands within Zone B of the Service on a visit to the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, at his place. He quoted ACG Ogbudu as…