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The Nigeria Police Force on Tuesday has confirmed that the former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrashid Abdullahi Maina, was arrested in the Niger Republic on Monday and will soon be extradited to Nigeria. Maina was arrested in the Niger Republic on Monday after jumping bail and declared wanted by an Abuja…
Having taken charge of the UEFA Super Cup in 2019, Stephanie Frappart will become the first woman to officiate a Champions League match. Stephanie Frappart has been appointed as the referee for Juventus’ clash with Dynamo Kiev, making the French official the first woman to oversee a Champions League match. Frappart refereed the 2019 Women’s World Cup final between…
Formula One’s World champion Lewis Hamilton has tested positive for coronavirus and he is going to miss this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix, Formula One’s governing body FIA confirmed Tuesday. “In accordance with COVID-19 protocols and public health authority guidelines in Bahrain he (Hamilton) is now isolating,” said an FIA statement. “The procedures set out by…
The incoming US President, Joe Biden, is set to name a Nigerian-born attorney, Adewale ‘Wally’ Adeyemo, as deputy Treasury secretary, US-based media Politico reported on Sunday. Adeyemo, who is a former senior international economic adviser during the Obama administration, will serve under former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, who Biden plans to appoint to lead the US…
The former international, who represented his country at their first ever World Cup in 2002, has passed away following a long illness Former Senegal international Papa Bouba Diop has passed away following a long illness at the age of 42. Diop was part of the Teranga Lions side that stunned reigning world champions France 1-0 in the opening match…
The Ivorian forward was one of the standout performers as the Gunners advanced to the last 32 of the Europa League Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has heaped praise on Nicolas Pepe after he scored a goal in their 3-0 win over Molde in a Uefa Europa League game. Four days ago, the 25-year-old who was sent off in…
Unknown gunmen have shot a prominent traditional ruler in Ondo State, Oba Israel Adewusi who was the Olufon of Ifon. Ifon is located in Ose Local Government Area (LGA) of the state in south-west Nigeria. The Oba was said to be returning to his town from Akure, the Ondo State capital where he went for…
Liverpool, Chelsea, Brighton and West Ham will be able to have fans in their stadiums from next month under a new tier system to tackle the wide spread of coronavirus in England. The Premier League clubs are within tier-two areas, meaning clubs can welcome up to 2,000 fans. The Premier League is yet to confirm…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has given a House of Representatives member, Umar Sani Dan Galadima up till December 4 to produce Faisal, the son of former Pension Reform Task Team Abdulrasheed Maina, who is believed to have jumped The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting Faisal before the court for money…
US rapper Lil Wayne was charged on Tuesday in Florida with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon over an incident that happened last year — a federal offense that could see him sentenced to up to 10 years in prison. The rapper, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr, was found to…
