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Idris Adesina  Former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Ike Shorunmu, and  ex-Julius Berger defender, Shakiru Giwa, have joined Premier League side, Ikorodu United. Shorunmu was engaged as the Lagos  side’s  goalkeeping coach  while Giwa joined as an  assistant coach for the rest of the season.I korodu, who are struggling in the league, had recently appointed Theodorus Jacob de Jong as their head coach in place of former Warri Wolves coach, Sam Okpodu. The  club said in a statement on Wednesday  that the three new officials  would be on duty during Sunday’s Lagos derby between MFM and Ikorodu at  Agege Stadium. An official of  the club, Tunde Ayoola, said, “Shorunmu and Giwa were presented to the team on Tuesday as goalkeeper trainer and assistant coach respectively. Shorunmu actually met with the players on the same day during training to familiarise himself with the bench and players. “Their jobs are well spelt out to work ass...

Idris Adesina Enyimba have lost their second match of the group stages of the CAF Champions League after they were beaten 2-1 by Mamelodi Sundowns on Wednesday. The match, which was played at the Lucas Moripe Stadium, Pretoria, was the second consecutive loss for Enyimba in Group B after their 1-0 loss to Zamalek on the opening day of the group matches. The Nigeria champions are now walking the tightrope to qualification from the three-team group as they sit third with no point from two matches. Sundowns are topping the group with three points same as second-placed Zamalek. Group B now has three teams following CAF’s ban of Algerian side, ES Setif, for violence from their fans in their 2-0 loss to Sundowns. Goals from Leonardo Castro and Wayne Arendse gave Sundowns the win despite a consolatory goal from Dare Ojo. Coach Paul Aigbogun named a strong side for the match making three changes to the team which lost 1-0 to Zamalek in Port Harcourt. Christian Pyagbara started in ...

Benue State Governor, Samuel Otorm Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja Benue State Governor, Mr. Samuel Ortom, on Thursday lauded the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for arresting and investigating the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Mr. Terkimbir Ikyange, and three principal officers of the assembly. Ortom spoke with State House correspondents shortly after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The principal officers of the assembly were invited to Abuja on Tuesday over alleged misappropriation of N750m meant for the purchase of cars for members. Others invited by the commission included the Deputy Speaker, James Okefe; and the Majority Leader, Benjamin Adanyi. While lauding the EFCC over the development, the governor said his government would never shield anybody who is found to be corrupt or wanting. He said, “Yes, it (the arrest of the lawmakers) is a good thing, it is part of the process. They are under investigation by the E...

Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday commiserated with the families, government and people of Abia, Delta and Rivers States on the deaths of a former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief Ojo Maduekwe; retired Supreme Court judge, Justice Nikki Tobi; and a literary icon, Elechi Amadi. In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President said he received with profound sadness, the death of Maduekwe, who also served as Nigeria’s High Commissioner to Canada. “In all his years of service to Nigeria as a diplomat, minister, politician and ambassador, President Buhari says that Maduekwe was an ardent believer in the unity of Nigeria and gave all to that pursuit,” the statement said. The President also noted that as Nigeria’s Foreign Minister, Maduekwe’s relentless call to citizen diplomacy and for Nigerians to be treated with dignity across the globe would continue to inspire other patriotic people to promote a po...

Former National Publicity Secretary, PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja A former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh, has said he’s in support of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption war. He said he’s already searching for money to refund to the national treasury, the N400m he was paid by the regime of former President Goodluck Jonathan for image laundering. Metuh is currently undergoing trial for allegedly collecting the money from the office of the former National Security Adviser, Col. Sabo Dasuki(retd.). His prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, has reached advanced stage. The N400m was said to be part of money meant for the purchase of arms to wage the war against insecurity in the North-East. Metuh, in a statement issued by his lawyer, Mr. Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN) in Abuja on Thursday, said he was ready to refund the entire money. The statement was titled, “Why our client (Chief ...

Ade Adesomoju, Abuja A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday ordered that a former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, and his co-accused would on September 27, be arraigned on the charges of money laundering involving alleged diversion of about N3.2bn belonging to the state preferred against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Justice Anwuri Chikere fixed the date for arraignment after rejecting a defence counsel’s application to defer it till when the Supreme Court would deliver its judgment on a pending appeal challenging the validity of the charges. The EFCC had, in 2007, preferred the charges against Kalu alongside Jones Udeogo, and the former governor’s company, Slok Nigeria Limited. In the amended charges of 34 counts, the accused were said to have diverted a cumulative sum of N3.2bn from the Abia State Government’s treasury while Kalu was the governor of the state. The case had however failed to make progress as all the three defendants had ...

(FILES) This file photo taken on May 10, 2016 shows former Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic posing in Paris. Zlatan Ibrahimovic said on June 30, 2016 that he is joining Manchester United, ending intense speculation about where the 34-year-old Swedish superstar will be playing next season. "Time to let the world know. My next destination is Manchester United," he wrote on Instagram, complete with a picture of the United badge. / AFP PHOTO / MARTIN BUREAU Zlatan   Ibrahimovic said on Thursday that he is joining Manchester United, ending intense speculation about where the 34-year-old Swedish superstar forward will be playing next season. Ibrahimovic, who was a free agent after ending a hugely successful stay at Paris Saint-Germain, becomes the second signing of new United boss Jose Mourinho after that of highly rated Ivory Coast centre-back Eric Bailly from the Spanish outfit Villarreal. “Time to let the world know. My next destination is Manc...

Akinpelu Dada The Federal Inland Revenue Service on Wednesday shut the operational headquarters of HFP Engineering Nigeria Limited in Ajah area of Lagos State over unsettled tax liabilities of N536m. Members of staff of the company were ordered out of the office located at Globe House, Plot 0-17B, Road 8, Victoria Garden City, Lagos. The FIRS enforcement unit, led by Anita Erinne, also sealed Meditarian Nigeria Limited at 243, Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, which has a tax debt of over N4bn from 2008 to 2013, according to a statement by the agency . An official of the company, one Mr. Raja, said he was not aware of the debt and called on one Mr. Kola to attend to the FIRS team. Kola admitted that the firm owed the amount and pleaded for time to pay it. “We have been in discussions with your office in Abuja over the matter,” he said. However, the FIRS officials were not persuaded by the plea and sealed the company at 2:30pm. Also affected was Dimension Data of Block...

A High Court sitting in Abia State has asked all judiciary officers, including the Chief Judge and the President of the Customary Court of Appeal in the state not to swear in Uche Oga as governor of Abia State. The order was given by Justice Chibuzo Ahuchaogu on Thursday. The order read, “Upon this motion ex-parte pursuant to section 143 (1) & (2) of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) and pending the determination of the motion on notice, after hearing O.O Nkume, counsel to the applicant. “It is ordered that an order of injunction is hereby made restraining the 2nd defendant (INEC) from issuing a certificate of return to the 1st defendant (Ogah) while the claimant (Ikpeazu) remains in office in accordance with section 143 (1) & (2) of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) and pending the determination of the motion on notice. “It is further ordered that the 3rd defendant (chief judge of Abia State) or any other judge of the court or any judiciary officer are hereby re...

A High Court sitting in Abia State has asked all judiciary officers, including the Chief Judge and the President of the Customary Court of Appeal in the state not to swear in Uche Oga as governor of Abia State. The order was given by Justice Chibuzo Ahuchaogu on Thursday. The order read, “Upon this motion ex-parte pursuant to section 143 (1) & (2) of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) and pending the determination of the motion on notice, after hearing O.O Nkume, counsel to the applicant. “It is ordered that an order of injunction is hereby made restraining the 2nd defendant (INEC) from issuing a certificate of return to the 1st defendant (Ogah) while the claimant (Ikpeazu) remains in office in accordance with section 143 (1) & (2) of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) and pending the determination of the motion on notice. “It is further ordered that the 3rd defendant (chief judge of Abia State) or any other judge of the court or any judiciary officer are hereby rest...

Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday commiserated with the families, government and people of Abia, Delta and Rivers States on the deaths of a former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief Ojo Maduekwe; retired Supreme Court judge, Justice Nikki Tobi; and a literary icon, Elechi Amadi. In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President said he received with profound sadness, the death of Maduekwe, who also served as Nigeria’s High Commissioner to Canada. “In all his years of service to Nigeria as a diplomat, minister, politician and ambassador, President Buhari says that Maduekwe was an ardent believer in the unity of Nigeria and gave all to that pursuit,” the statement said. The President also noted that as Nigeria’s Foreign Minister, Maduekwe’s relentless call to citizen diplomacy and for Nigerians to be treated with dignity across the globe would continue to inspire other patriotic people to promote a posi...

Akinpelu Dada The Federal Inland Revenue Service on Wednesday shut the operational headquarters of HFP Engineering Nigeria Limited in Ajah area of Lagos State over unsettled tax liabilities of N536m. Members of staff of the company were ordered out of the office located at Globe House, Plot 0-17B, Road 8, Victoria Garden City, Lagos. The FIRS enforcement unit, led by Anita Erinne, also sealed Meditarian Nigeria Limited at 243, Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, which has a tax debt of over N4bn from 2008 to 2013, according to a statement by the agency . An official of the company, one Mr. Raja, said he was not aware of the debt and called on one Mr. Kola to attend to the FIRS team. Kola admitted that the firm owed the amount and pleaded for time to pay it. “We have been in discussions with your office in Abuja over the matter,” he said. However, the FIRS officials were not persuaded by the plea and sealed the company at 2:30pm. Also affected was Dimension Data of Bl...

Akinpelu Dada The Federal Inland Revenue Service on Wednesday shut the operational headquarters of HFP Engineering Nigeria Limited in Ajah area of Lagos State over unsettled tax liabilities of N536m. Members of staff of the company were ordered out of the office located at Globe House, Plot 0-17B, Road 8, Victoria Garden City, Lagos. The FIRS enforcement unit, led by Anita Erinne, also sealed Meditarian Nigeria Limited at 243, Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, which has a tax debt of over N4bn from 2008 to 2013, according to a statement by the agency . An official of the company, one Mr. Raja, said he was not aware of the debt and called on one Mr. Kola to attend to the FIRS team. Kola admitted that the firm owed the amount and pleaded for time to pay it. “We have been in discussions with your office in Abuja over the matter,” he said. However, the FIRS officials were not persuaded by the plea and sealed the company at 2:30pm. Also affected was Dimension Data of Bl...

Akinpelu Dada The Federal Inland Revenue Service on Wednesday shut the operational headquarters of HFP Engineering Nigeria Limited in Ajah area of Lagos State over unsettled tax liabilities of N536m. Members of staff of the company were ordered out of the office located at Globe House, Plot 0-17B, Road 8, Victoria Garden City, Lagos. The FIRS enforcement unit, led by Anita Erinne, also sealed Meditarian Nigeria Limited at 243, Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, which has a tax debt of over N4bn from 2008 to 2013, according to a statement by the agency . An official of the company, one Mr. Raja, said he was not aware of the debt and called on one Mr. Kola to attend to the FIRS team. Kola admitted that the firm owed the amount and pleaded for time to pay it. “We have been in discussions with your office in Abuja over the matter,” he said. However, the FIRS officials were not persuaded by the plea and sealed the company at 2:30pm. Also affected was Dimension Data of Bl...

Akinpelu Dada The Federal Inland Revenue Service on Wednesday shut the operational headquarters of HFP Engineering Nigeria Limited in Ajah area of Lagos State over unsettled tax liabilities of N536m. Members of staff of the company were ordered out of the office located at Globe House, Plot 0-17B, Road 8, Victoria Garden City, Lagos. The FIRS enforcement unit, led by Anita Erinne, also sealed Meditarian Nigeria Limited at 243, Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, which has a tax debt of over N4bn from 2008 to 2013, according to a statement by the agency . An official of the company, one Mr. Raja, said he was not aware of the debt and called on one Mr. Kola to attend to the FIRS team. Kola admitted that the firm owed the amount and pleaded for time to pay it. “We have been in discussions with your office in Abuja over the matter,” he said. However, the FIRS officials were not persuaded by the plea and sealed the company at 2:30pm. Also affected was Dimension Data of Bl...

Akinpelu Dada The Federal Inland Revenue Service on Wednesday shut the operational headquarters of HFP Engineering Nigeria Limited in Ajah area of Lagos State over unsettled tax liabilities of N536m. Members of staff of the company were ordered out of the office located at Globe House, Plot 0-17B, Road 8, Victoria Garden City, Lagos. The FIRS enforcement unit, led by Anita Erinne, also sealed Meditarian Nigeria Limited at 243, Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, which has a tax debt of over N4bn from 2008 to 2013, according to a statement by the agency . An official of the company, one Mr. Raja, said he was not aware of the debt and called on one Mr. Kola to attend to the FIRS team. Kola admitted that the firm owed the amount and pleaded for time to pay it. “We have been in discussions with your office in Abuja over the matter,” he said. However, the FIRS officials were not persuaded by the plea and sealed the company at 2:30pm. Also affected was Dimension Data of Bl...

Akinpelu Dada The Federal Inland Revenue Service on Wednesday shut the operational headquarters of HFP Engineering Nigeria Limited in Ajah area of Lagos State over unsettled tax liabilities of N536m. Members of staff of the company were ordered out of the office located at Globe House, Plot 0-17B, Road 8, Victoria Garden City, Lagos. The FIRS enforcement unit, led by Anita Erinne, also sealed Meditarian Nigeria Limited at 243, Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, which has a tax debt of over N4bn from 2008 to 2013, according to a statement by the agency . An official of the company, one Mr. Raja, said he was not aware of the debt and called on one Mr. Kola to attend to the FIRS team. Kola admitted that the firm owed the amount and pleaded for time to pay it. “We have been in discussions with your office in Abuja over the matter,” he said. However, the FIRS officials were not persuaded by the plea and sealed the company at 2:30pm. Also affected was Dimension Data of Bl...