Month: September 2017

Plateau United crowned Nigerian league champions

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Plateau United have won the 2017 Nigerian Professional League championship, beating defending champions Rangers International 2-0 on the last day, to clinch the coveted  trophy and cash of N50million. The 2017 championship in the last few weeks was  a cheek and jowl affair between United and Lagos based MFM FC, with just one point separating them going to Day 38. Champions Plateau United But while United earned the maximum three points to hit 66 points, MFM faded out, losing to El-Kanemi Warriors in Maiduguri 1-2  and ending the race with…

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Russian MP’s son pleads guilty to cybercrimes

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The son of a Russian MP has pleaded guilty in the US to being part of a $50m cybercrime racket. Roman Seleznev, 33, admitted to being part of an online criminal marketplace called Carder.su, which specialised in selling stolen credit card details and identity theft. Seleznev has already been sentenced to 27 years in prison by a federal court in Washington for breaking into US businesses to steal credit card information, which he subsequently sold on to others to commit frauds. He was also ordered to pay $170m in damages.…

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Osinbajo denies 2019 presidential ambition

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The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has denied any presidential ambition in 2019 describing those behind “Osinbajo Volunteers” as mischievous. The “Osinbajo Volunteers” has started campaigning for Osinbajo’s election as President in 2019. The group which has started recruiting volunteers for the project, however exonerated the vice president, saying he was not in the know about their activities. While its website featured the activities of the Vice President, it states clearly that: “Note that Osinbajo did not endorse this volunteer group. We have never met him. We are strong believers…

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America will confront Hurricane Irma, others – Trump

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U.S. President Donald Trump has assured that America would confront the Hurricane disasters and other challenges currently facing the country. Trump, who gave the assurance in a tweet and his weekly address to the country on Saturday, pointed out that Hurricane Irma was of epic proportion. The States of Alabama, Georgia, Florida and South Carolina have declared states of emergency while about seven million people are being evacuated. “We will confront any challenge, no matter how strong the winds or high the water. I’m proud to stand with Presidents for…

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Yoruba elders want true federalism

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The Yoruba elders rose from a summit recently in Ibadan and resolved to settle for true federalism as it was in the first republic. The South West regional leaders met in Ibadan where they called for the Nigeria’s adopt a constitution guided the governance from 1960 to 1963 before the national crisis that led to military intervention. A communiqué issued at the end of the meeting was by erudite lawyer Afe Babalola and Dr Kunle Olajide. According to them, the country as a multi-ethnic country could only know real peace…

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Group crowns Magu ‘Man of Valor’

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The Global Peace Movement Initiative International, GPMII, has bestowed on Ibrahim Magu, acting EFCC Chairman, the award of “Man of Valor” in recognition of his dedication, commitment and doggedness in the fight against corruption. President of the GPMII, Dr. Mike Uyi, who presented the award to Magu at the EFCC Headquarters, noted that the purpose of the award was to honour the EFCC boss for successfully leading the anti-corruption fight. “Magu has done excellently well, so far and he has changed the world’s perception about Nigeria as a very corrupt…

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South African Kevin Anderson in record US Open final

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Kevin Anderson, South Africa’s top ranked player and world number 32 played the best tennis of his life, Friday night  knocking out NextGeneration tennis star Pablo Carreno Busta, to make his first U S Open final. The 31 year old right handed South African player  fought back from a set down to sweep out Busta in four sets 4-6 7-5 6-3 6-4. His strong serve was the key as he played aces after aces, winners after winners overwhelming his teenage opponent. He now awaits the winner of the second semi-final…

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2019 Election: Governors, Ministers want Buhari to contest —El-Rufai

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Gov. Nasiru El-Rufa’i of Kaduna state has said that governors and ministers under the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) have resolved to call on President Muhammadu Buhari to contest the 2019 presidential election. El-Rufa’i, who made this known to State House correspondents after a closed door meeting with President Buhari in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday, said the governors and the ministers made the call as members of the “Buharist Group”. The “Buharist Group” is an association of APC governors and ministers, whose primary aim is to promote and…

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Venezuela seeks debt negotiations after U.S. sanctions

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President Nicolas Maduro has invited bondholders to unspecified “negotiations” over Venezuela’s foreign debt in coming days in response to recent U.S. financial sanctions. With Venezuela deep in recession and its currency reserves at their lowest in more than two decades, the Maduro government and state oil company PDVSA have to pay about 4 billion dollars in debt and interest during the rest of 2017. “All bondholders are invited to various rounds of negotiations over the next few weeks,” the president said in a speech to the new Constituent Assembly. Maduro…

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Delta seals 12 companies over tax liabilities

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The Delta Board of Internal Revenue (DBIR) on Friday sealed 12 companies, hotels and schools in Warri, over tax liabilities. According to Mr Joel Ogege, DBIR’s Director (Enforcement and Compliance), the companies were shut over accumulated Personal Income Tax liabilities totaling more than N10 million. Ogege, who led the team, said that the tax liabilities ranged from between N500,000 to N3 million. “We were left with no option after the defaulters ignored several notices, including Court orders,” he said. He said that the exercise was smooth except in one company…

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