Frank de Boer has left his position as Netherlands coach after he failed to fulfill the criteria for his contract to be renewed, which was a place in the quarter-finals at Euro 2020. The 51-year-old was appointed last year after Ronald Koeman left for Barcelona. During the EURO tournament, Holland won all three group games, but fell to a 2-0 defeat to the Czech Republic at the last-16 stage. After discussions with the Dutch Football Association on Tuesday June 29, …
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Former Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose has lashed out at President Buhari over the crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress. Fayose in his tweets shared on Saturday night, said Nigeria is currently being managed by “strange bird fellows” who took it by conspiracy and deception. He stated that what is happening to the APC in Edo State is a pointer to the “helpless situation the country is currently in.” The former Governor added that President Buhari who should be …
The Inspector-General of Police, Adamu Mohammed, has ordered the immediate transfer of the rape and murder case involving UNIBEN undergraduate, Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, from the Edo state police command to the Force Headquarters, Abuja. This was disclosed in a statement released by the force spokesperson, Frank Mba, today June 2nd. The statement reads The Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, NPM, mni has ordered the immediate transfer of the ongoing investigations into the inhuman sexual assault and death of …
Justice Mohammed Liman of the Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the release of former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, from prison. In December 2019, Kalu was sentenced to 12 years in prison after he was convicted of N7.1bn fraud alongside his firm, Slok Nigeria Limited, and a former Director of Finance at the Abia State Government House, Jones Udeogu. The Supreme court on May 8, 2020, nullified Kalu and Udeogo’s conviction on grounds that the presiding …
President Buhari celebrated the Eid-el-Fitr with his immediate family in the statehouse, Abuja today May 24. The celebration is being observed on a low-key due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The President, who has traditionally shared the joyous moment with top government officials, political leaders, community heads, Muslim and Christian religious leaders and children, will not be receiving these homages in a bid to curb the Coronavirus from further spreading.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to immediately restore police security attached to the Rivers State Task Force on COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement released by its spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan, the party argued that the withdrawal of the police from the Rivers Task Force amounted to politicizing the efforts to check the spread of COVID-19 in our country. According to the party, the withdrawal of the police personnel from the state task …