Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday presented first class staff of office to the new Olupo of Ajase-Ipo, Oba Ismail Yahaya three days after his appointment. Oba Yahaya, a law graduate of the University of Ilorin is from the Alebiosu ruling house and was born on February 11, 1980. He succeeds Sikiru Atanda, who…
Day: June 24, 2021
UEFA Abolishes Away Goals Rule in All Club Competitions
UEFA has confirmed that the away goals rule will be scrapped from all club competitions from the start of the 2021/22 season. This followed a recommendation of the UEFA Club Competitions Committee and the UEFA Women’s Football Committee on Thursday. The away goals rule which has been in place since 1965 was applied to determine…
EFCC Re-arraigns Three FIRS Directors, Six Other Officers for N4.5bn Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Wednesday, June 23, 2021 re-arraigned Peter Hena, former Coordinating Director of Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS and eight other officers of the agency before Justice Toyin Bolaji Adegoke of the Federal High Court, Abuja. The others are Mohammed Bello Auta (Director of Finance), Amina Sidi (Finance and…
Ogun Pilgrims Board Refunds 2021 Hajj Fare
The Ogun State Muslim Pilgrims’ Welfare Board has commenced the refund of payment for the year 2020/2021 hajj fare deposit by intending pilgrims who could not perform the holy pilgrimage to Mecca and Medinah in line with the directives of National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). This follows the cancellation of the 2021 Islamic pilgrimage…