Arsenal striker, Folarin Balogun has completed his £38m move to Monaco. The American international underwent medical tests in Monaco on Tuesday and now returns to the league where he shone last year. Balogun has not featured in any of Arsenal’s Premier League squads so far this season. Balogun came through the Arsenal acadamy and was prolific at junior level for both club and country, before switching allegiance to play senior football for the USA. He had …
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The remains of a former Inspector General of Police, Tafa Balogun, has been interred in his country home in Ila Oragun in Osun state today August 5. The Chief Imam of Ila Orangun, Sheikh Abdulhameed Salahudeen led the prayer. The funeral was attended By the Inspector general of Police represented by the Osun State Commissioner of Police, Olawale Olokode, Former IGP Solomon Arase and representatives of the Osun state government among the sympathizers. Mustapha Balogun died on Thursday, …
One-time Inspector General of Police, Tafa Balogun has died. He was 74 years old. Balogun, who became IGP in March 2002, died in a Lekki hospital in Lagos state on Thursday night, August 4. Born on August 8, 1947 at Ila-Orangun in Osun State, Tafa Balogun, was the 21st Inspector-General of Police. He was a member of cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Course 3. Having worked in various Police commands throughout the federation, and earning his promotions as …
Actress Zainab Balogun has mourned her cousin, Samuel Iwelu, who died in the collapsed 21-storey building in Ikoyi, The body of the UK returnee was retrieved from the rubble of the collapsed bulding and confirmed dead. Recall that Samuel’s sister, Ann Iwelu, had shared the last video he made while entering the structure on Monday, November 1. Read HERE Samuel, 35, was said to have come to Nigeria from the UK for a wedding in Abuja. There he met …
Nigerian defender, Leon Balogun, has completed a move to Wigan Athletic following his successful loan spell at the club. Balogun, 31, has impressed at Wigan since his loan move in January, helping the Latics achieve four clean sheets in six Championship matches and move away from the relegation zone. Balogun joined Albion in the summer …