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An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan on Tuesday ordered that two men be remanded in the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, SCIID custody over the alleged murder of a policeman. The prosecution counsel, Insp. Opeyemi Olagunju while presenting the case told the court that Salaudeen and Alimi, with others at large, on Aug. 26, caused the death of Sgt. Bukoye Oyewole while he was discharging his lawful duty. He alleged that Salaudeen and Alimi attacked the victim at a checkpoint with sticks and machete. FG Has No Business Managing Oil Refineries – Osinbajo Olagunju said that Salaudeen…

A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Gwagwalada, FCT, on Tuesday ordered a 25-year-old student, Akeem Yakubu, to cut grass in the Gwagwalada Divisional Police station for two days for stealing two cell phones worth N8,700. The police charged Yakubu with theft. He pleaded guilty to the charge and told the court that he sold the phones for N5,000 and used the money he realised to buy clothes. Jegede Disowns Thugs Arrested With Firearms Chief Magistrate Aliyu Shafa, ordered that he should report to the Gwagwalada Divisional Police station by 10 a.m. and close at 2 p.m each day. Shafa also ordered…

Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal has joined Inter Milan from Barcelona in a 1m euro (£900,000) deal. The signing reunites the 33-year-old with manager Antonio Conte after the pair won three successive Serie A titles together at Juventus. Edouard Mendy Undergoing Chelsea Medical Inter make a belated start to their league campaign on Saturday when they entertain Fiorentina. The vastly experienced midfielder had been at Barcelona since 2018, having previously played for Bayern Munich after four years at Juventus. BBC

Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Mele Kyari, says the absence of a stable fiscal environment is inhibiting the growth of the Nigerian petroleum industry. He stated that the worst hit is the upstream sector. Kyari spoke when he received the House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream). Fake Army Lieutenant In EFCC Net For Fraud He said international investors were losing confidence in the nation’s oil and gas industry and urged the lawmakers to act fast. “We need to act quickly to move from this unstable situation to a very stable one and the…

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state who was re-elected over the weekend on Tuesday extended a hand of fellowship to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its former chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. Obaseki said this after receiving his Certificate of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) with his deputy, Phillip Shaibu. Obaseki said; “on a special note, I want to use this occasion to call on the former chairman of the APC, Comrade Adams Aliu Oshiomhole, that, the fight is over.” He specifically asked Oshiomhole to “come and join in building the house, where he was part of…

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, presented Certificates of Returns to Governor Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Philip Shaibu. Obaseki emerged winner of the governorship election held in Edo State on Saturday, polling 307,955 votes to defeat his contestant, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the APC, who got 223,619 votes. FG Has No Business Managing Oil Refineries – Osinbajo He was declared winner of the election, having polled majority of the votes cast in 18 Local Government Area of Edo State. For winning the election, he and his deputy were presented with Certificates of Return at the INEC’s office in Benin…

Rennes goalkeeper Edouard Mendy is undergoing a medical with Chelsea as he prepares to join the club, Blues manager Frank Lampard says. The Senegal keeper, 28, will compete with the £71m Kepa Arrizabalaga, the club’s record signing. Kepa was at fault for Liverpool’s second goal in the 2-0 Premier League defeat on Sunday, which was described as “a clear mistake” by Lampard. “We have brought Mendy in for that competition,” Lampard said. “I don’t know what benefits in the long run, football is in your hands. Competition is a regular thing. It’s in everyone’s hands to get into the squad.”…

Acclaimed UK gospel singer, Yemi Alafifuni on November 6 released a new single titled “Chains Fall”. The Nigerian-born singer said his new song was inspired by the struggles of being tied down with constant shame and lack until he found a solution that works in the name of Jesus. Combining acoustic pop and urban contemporary gospel, Yemi Alafifuni went the full length with this story of breakthrough. Ever since becoming a Christian, Yemi has tried to live a godly life. Like most people he has struggled with a life of rejection, low self-esteem and constant need to belong. He thought…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that the Nigerian government should not be managing the country’s crude oil refineries. Speaking at a virtual meeting organised for the All Progressives Congress (APC) social media bloggers and influencers in Abuja on Monday, Osinbajo said the government will rather open up opportunities for private investors to establish refineries in the country. Osinbajo said: “If the refinery is left in the hands of the government, it will continue to experience the same problem it is experiencing now. “I do not think that it is the business of the government to run the refinery. It…

The MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) will this Thursday, September 24, host a global Webinar on “Pitching Ideas: The Art of Story-Selling”. The online session will be facilitated by the Academy Director (West Africa), Femi Odugbemi. The session offers emerging content creators in the film and television industry an insight into practical ways to pitch their story ideas and the structure of a strong pitch document. According to the MTF Academy Director, the webinar is part of MultiChoice’s mission to assist emerging creatives in the film and TV industry, master the art of story-selling. MultiChoice Talent Factory announces 2019 MTF Academy…