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Turkish club, Fatih Karagumruk have announced the signing of Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa. The former Leicester City forward join the Turkish team on fa free transfer after a short spell with his boyhood club, Kano Pillars. The fiancial details of the transfer were not revealed, however, he has been welcomed with open arms by the cluba and its fans who look forward to seeing their favorite side in the Turkish elite league. The club confirmed Musa’s signing via Instagram: View this post on Instagram A post shared by VavaCars Fatih Karagümrük SK (@karagumruk_sk) //www.instagram.com/embed.js Ahmed Musa throws…

Olamilekan Adegbite, minister of mines and steel development, says Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited will function to capacity before the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Adegbite stated this at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) forum in Abuja on Tuesday. Last year, the federal government budgeted N4 billion for Ajaokuta Steel Company. The plant, which Buhari promised to revitalize, had gulped about $5.1 billion from previous governments. The minister said the federal government had made efforts to ensure that the Russian company that built the steel industry comes to Nigeria to conduct a technical audit but COVID-19 pandemic distorted the…

A former bank cashier, Ebenezer Adeolu Alonge alongside his wife, Isakunle Olamide Oyinlola and his mother-in- law, Isakunle Eunice Moradeke were on Friday, July 23, 2021 convicted and sentenced to Sixty (60) years imprisonment by Justice Adekanye Ogunmoye of Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti on a 12-count charge of conspiracy and stealing contrary to section 390(9) of the Criminal Code Laws Cap 16 Laws of Ekiti State,2012 brought against them by the Ibadan Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Justice Ogunmoye, in his judgement, ruled that the prosecution team led by Abdulrasheed Lanre suleiman proved…

The United Kingdom will give asylum priority to women and LGBTI persons in Nigeria who work or study because of risks they face from extremists in the region. The UK was however silent on the fate of asylum seekers who claim to be members of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) and Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB). The UK had earlier said it would grant asylum requests to persecuted IPOB members but faced a backlash from the Nigerian government that accused the UK of aiding terrorism. The reaction of the Nigerian government led…

Manchester United have officially unveiled England winger Jadon Sancho as its new signing after he completed a £73m move from Borussia Dortmund. Sancho is the second most expensive English player of all time behind his new United team-mate Harry Maguire. United agreed the fee for the 21-year-old on 1 July. “I’ll always be grateful to Dortmund for giving me the opportunity to play first-team football, although I always knew that I would return to England one day,” Sancho said. “The chance to join Manchester United is a dream come true and I just cannot wait to perform in the Premier…

Justice F. A. Olubanjo of the Federal High Court sitting in Asaba, Delta State on Thursday July 22, convicted and sentenced Gift Kenneth, Dora Animam and Spice Chimzi Dandy Igwe to prison for internet-related fraud. Kenneth, his biological mother, Animam and girlfriend, Igwe were arraigned on one count charge each by the Benin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for offences bordering on impersonation and obtaining by false pretences. They were said to have conspired to defraud an American lady, Lucinda Ann Garnes Henrichson of an aggregate sum of $902,935. The charge against Gift Kenneth reads:…

Following the conclusion of the open call auditions in May 2021, all is now set for the premiere of the sixth season of Africa’s biggest reality TV show, Big Brother Naija, this July. For its sixth season, BBNaija Season 6 will feature a special double launch show on Saturday, 24 July and Sunday, 25 July 2021. Both shows will air from 7pm on DStv channel 198 and GOtv channel 29 with a simulcast on Africa Magic Showcase, Africa Magic Urban and Africa Magic Family. And for the first time ever, BBNaija fans in the United Kingdom will have access to…

The Benin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday July 22, 2021 secured the conviction of two fraudsters before Justice (Prof) C. A. Obiozor of the Federal High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State. The defendants Ovuakporie Lucky Ejiro and Oshorun Joseph were arraigned on one count charge each for offences bordering on impersonation and obtaining by false pretence, contrary to Section 22(2)b(II) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition Prevention, etc) Act 2015 and punishable under Section (22)(2)(b)(iv) of the same Act. The charge against Joseph reads: “That you Oshorun Joseph (m) between January and April…

Armed bandits have killed at least five people in Gidan Sule village in Nasarawa state. The police command of the state confirmed the incident, noting that four corpses were recovered while three injured victims were receiving treatment at the hospital. However, one person died while receiving treatment, thereby bringing the total number of deceased to five. Ortom’s media aide escapes death as herdsmen kill four others in Benue The Nasarawa police spokesman stated that more police officers have been deployed to the area to forestall a reoccurrence and fish out the perpetrators.

Justice Mahmood Abdulgafar of Kwara State High Court in Ilorin on Thursday sentenced Yakubu Azeez Afolayan, to 20 years imprisonment having found him guilty of offences bordering on impersonation and job scam. The convict, posing as a Customs Officer, allegedly swindled a number of unsuspecting job seekers under the guise of helping them secure employment into the Nigeria Custom service, NCS, before the long arm of law caught up with him. The 34 year-old Yakubu from Share in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State was arraigned on March 14, 2019 on a four-count charge by the Ilorin Zonal Office…