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Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari has denied allegations by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), that he collected $1.1 million bribe to arrest a colleague of the embattled international cyber criminal, Ramon Olorunwa Abbas aka Hushpuppi. According to the FBI, the funds used for the bribe were proceeds which Hushpuppi had stolen from a Qatari school-owner among many other victims across the world. The anti-graft agency also alleged that the super cop was on Hushpuppi’s payroll. Allegedly, Hushpuppi had a rift with his colleague (who was a co-conspirator in most of his scams) which prompted him to bribe the…

Porto Striker Mehdi Taremi has won the UEFA goal of the season award for 2020/2021. The Iranian international scored an overhead bicycle kick against Chelsea in the Champions League quarter-finals. The sensational striker recieved almost 30% of the votes, allowing him to win the award for his acrobatic effort in the match. The Portuguese club exited the tournament on a 2-1 aggregate but the striker’s sensational effort was rewarded by etching his name in the annals of history. UEFA.com Goal of the Season top three 1st Mehdi Taremi (Chelsea 0-1 PORTO) UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg, 13/04/2021 2nd Lorenzo…

DStv and GOtv can look forward to the world’s biggest and most diverse celebration of sport, the Summer Olympic Games, which will run till 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. With Tokyo 2020 now fully underway, we take a look at both the Men’s and Women’s Basketball events, both of which feature Nigeria as African representatives. The Basketball tournaments will run from till Sunday, 8 August, with all games held at the Saitama Super Arena in greater Tokyo. The Men’s tournament is already well underway, with Nigeria opening their Group B campaign on a losing note as they went down…

Blessing Okagbare has blamed the Athletics Federation of Nigeria for the unfortunate disqualification of some members of the Nigerian Olympics team. Less than 24 hours ago, ten Nigerian athletes were disqualified by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), a regulatory body that handles doping issues in sports. The body claimed that the affected athletes had failed to meet the minimum testing requirements for the competition. As a result, Okagbare blamed the Athletic Federation of Nigeria for allowing suh an avoidable incident to occur. She claimed that the Federation had been busy fighting for power, focusing on endorsement deals and sponsorships instead…

The Department of Justice, US Attorney’s Office, Central District of California has detailed how Nigeria’s ‘super cop’ Abba Kyari was paid by notorious internet fraudster, Hushpuppi to arrest his partner. A federal grand jury indictment also alleged an elaborate scheme to steal more than $1.1 million from a businessperson attempting to finance the construction of a school for children in Qatar – and the subsequent laundering of illicit proceeds through bank accounts around the world. The three-count indictment returned on April 29 and unsealed Monday charges three U.S.-based defendants who were arrested last week – as well as three defendants…

The leader of Niger Delta Peoples Salvation Force (NDPSF), Mujahid Asari-Dokubo has asked Biafra agitators to stop claiming the name as it originated from the Ijaw entity. The Ijaw are a tribe of people in Bayelsa, Delta, and other states in the South-South. Asari-Dokubo stated that the embattled leader of the Indigenous people of Biafra, IPOB – Mazi Nnamdi Kanu was using a name he was not entitled to. Dokubo reveled this in an interview in Yenagoa. He said Biafra could be traced to when where an Ijaw man known as Frank Opigo, adding that the Republic of Biafra adopted…

The Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has stated that Supreme Court judgment on Ondo state have got no bearing on its status. The caretaker committee also said it will not join issues those commenting on the possible impact a similar judgment might have on the party. Some senior members of the ruling party and President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration have commented on how the ruling party narrowly escaped losing out on the Ondo state governorship after the apex court voted 4-3 in favour of Rotimi Akeredolu, the APC candidate. Honourable Minister of State, Labour and…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Ward Congresses to elect party executives will hold on Saturday, 31 July as scheduled, the caretaker committee has said. Senator John James Akpanudoedehe, APC national secretary, Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) said in a statement on Thursday. “To this end, ward congress committees of the party have already been inaugurated and delegated with the responsibility of conducting, supervising, monitoring the scheduled Ward Congresses,” CECPC said. “The clarification is against the backdrop of personal opinions being expressed by some individuals on the status of the APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC ) and its capacity to…

Football lovers on DStv and GOtv can look forward to the return of the UEFA Europa League, the second most important trophy in Europe after the UEFA Champions League, on SuperSport. The Europa League and FA Cup will be exclusive to SuperSport adding to the best football viewing experience across the continent. They will also be able to follow comprehensive coverage of the most loved football leagues with hundreds of games from the Premier League on DStv and select games on GOtv, as well as La Liga and Serie A matches on DStv and GOtv. Speaking on the upcoming season,…

Not too long ago, Nigeria’s Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, pushed for rejuvenated collaboration among arms of government and communities towards the actualisation of potential in Nigeria’s mining sector for national development. Taiwo Hassan reports. It is common knowledge that the Nigeria’s mining activities contributed an average 0.13 per cent (less than 1%) to the national gross domestic product (GDP) in the last ten years which has strained the nation’s economy, despite Nigeria being a mineral-rich country with over 40 known types of minerals. In fact, there is no doubt the various policy efforts of government under President Muhammadu Buhari aimed…