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Chelsea have rejected an offer from Inter Milan for France World Cup-winning midfielder N’Golo Kante, 29, which included offering Croatia international Marcelo Brozovic, 27, in exchange. (Guardian) Arsenal’s Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 31, will sign a new three-year deal which will make him the highest paid player at the club. (Athletic – subscription required) Manchester United’s English defender Chris Smalling, 30, has not been at training this week as he moves closer to a permanent move to Serie A side Roma, where he was on loan last season. (Telegraph – subscription required) David Beckham’s MLS side Inter Miami are on the verge of completing a huge transfer coup with Argentine striker Gonzalo…

Movie producer and director, Cas Chidiebere Obidike, has asked the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos to perpetually restrain the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) from enforcing the sixth edition of the National Broadcasting Code. The amended code, which has continued to generate controversy, was unveiled last month in Lagos by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed. n a fundamental human rights suit (No. FHC/L/CS/1211/2020) filed before the court on his behalf by his counsel, Mr. Emeka Okpoko (SAN) of Straddle Partners, Obidike said paragraphs 6.2.11, 6.2.3, 6.2.4 and 6.2.17 of the code constitute gross violations of his…

The Buhari/Osinbajo administration is continually looking to find a lasting solution to the ongoing ASUU strike with respect to ensuring that students in tertiary institutions resume as soon as it is safe for them to do so, based on the recommendations of the Presidential Task Force on Covid19. This was revealed by Festus Keyamo, the Minister of State for Labour and Employment while participating of Radio Nigeria’s weekly enlightenment program, Have Your Say. Sexual Harassment Victims Are Not Responsible For Abuse – Osinbajo The Senior Advocate of Nigeria stated that ASUU must have something to hide else it would have…

Benin-City Zonal Commander of the  National Agency For Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, Ijeoma Uduak, has affirmed her support for the anti-corruption mandate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission( EFCC), stressing that human trafficking and money laundering are inter-related. She made the disclosure on Wednesday,  September 9, 2020 in Benin-City, Edo State,  while on a Courtesy Visit to the Benin zonal office of  EFCC. According to her,  NAPTIP has  critical roles to play in curbing corrupt practices,  because some human traffickers have been linked to money laundering.  . “NAPTIP is a critical stakeholder in this our corruption fight, …

The Lagos zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) has arraigned the trio of Oyetunde Oluwole Gabriel, Mokwunye Emmanuel, Sanusi Mohammed and two companies namely: Emgab Oil and Gas Limited and Petrofields Oil and Gas Limited before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on a three-count charge bordering on alleged stealing to the tune of N9, 240,000.00( Nine Million Two Hundred and Forty Thousand Naira) One of the counts read: “That you, Oyetunde Oluwole Gabriel, Mokwunye Emmanuel, Sanusu Mohammed, Emgab Oil and Gas and Petrofields Oils and Gas Limited, on or…

The notion that victims or potential victims of sexual harassment are architects of their fate especially by their attitude, dressing or willingness to be in a compromising place with their violators is wrong and should be resisted in every situation. The victim must always be seen as the victim and not to be blamed. This was the view of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, in his contributions on Wednesday at a webinar on Anti-Sexual Harassment themed “Finding Safe Spaces for Female Students in Nigerian Universities”, organized by the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife. The event was based on the book…

National Coordinator, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Dr. Sani Aliyu has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for its impressive compliance with the preventive protocols against the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic. He gave the commendation on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 while gracing a short ceremony on the donation of Personal Protective Equipment (PEP) and other equipment in  the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, by the National Health Insurance Scheme(NHIS)  to the EFCC. According to him, the level of compliance by the EFCC to the COVID-19 protocols is impressive. EFCC Arrests 22 Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Owerri Let me congratulate…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja inaugurated the National Steering Committee to oversee the development of the Nigeria Agenda 2050 and Medium-Term National Development Plan (MTNDP) to succeed Vision 20:2020 and the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) 2017 – 2020. The National Steering Committee for the development of Successor Plans to Vision 20:2020 and ERGP will be jointly chaired by Mr Atedo Peterside and Dr (Mrs) Zainab Ahmed, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning. Speaking at the inauguration, President Buhari said: ”The main objectives of these Successor Plans are to lift 100 million Nigerians out of…

Operatives of the the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, have arrested two pairs of brothers: Ayoola Timilehin, Olusola Timilehin, and Oladayo Fayemi, Tolulope Fayemi and three others suspected to be internet fraudsters. They were arrested at their hide out on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at Alaka, Elebu area of Ibadan, Oyo State. MURIC Wants Special Courts For Corruption Cases The other three suspects arrested with them are Temitope Kumuyi, Babatunde Oyelakin and Olanrewaju Ibrahim. They are all between 20 and 30 years age range. The suspects were arrested based on intelligence linking them with opulence without…

The Nigeria Army has confirmed the killing of Terwase Akwaza, alias “Gana,” tagged the ‘most wanted criminal’ in Benue state. The Commander, 4 Special Forces Command, Doma, Nasarawa state, Moundhey Ali, told journalists on Tuesday that Gana was killed at a roadblock mounted by the army along Gbese-Gboko-Makurdi road following exchange of gunfire. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Benue State Government had in 2015 granted amnesty to over 500 persons including Gana, who were terrorising parts of Benue and Taraba states, but most of them relapsed into criminality. FG Approves New Test Kits For HIV Gana…