Others are Mr Rabiu Dangari (Venezuela and concurrent accreditation to Ecuador and Columbia) and Mr Bassey Archibong (Gabon), who received their Letter of Credence in absentia.
Responding on behalf of his colleagues, Ayoko thanked Jonathan for the appointment and promised that they would not disappoint Nigerians.
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N1.5 m bribery: NFA slams 10-year ban on board member, former commissioner (updates)
By SundiataPOST, Abuja The Nigeria Football Association (NFA) on Monday, imposed a 10-year ban on a member of the board, Mr Olaleye Adepoju, for allegedly receiving bribe from a football club. The Chief Media Officer of the NFA, Mr Ademola Olajire, said this in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday. Also affected by the ban, according to Olajire, is a former Commissioner for Sports in Oyo State, Mr Dapo Lam-Adesina. Olajire said the decision to ban the two sports administrators was taken by the Emergency Committee of the NFA. He said the committee’s action followed a recommendation of the investigative committee headed by Mr Chris Green, also a board member of the NFA. By the ban, the duo had been prohibited from engaging in football activities for the entire duration of the ban. Olajire said that the committee unanimously agreed that the case against Adepoju was proved beyond reasonable doubt. Adepoju was alleged to have collected N1.5 million from Shooting Stars Sports Club of Ibadan, a Glo Premier League side. The money was to help influence a decision in their favour in an abandoned league game against Sunshine Stars in Akure. Adepoju, who is also the Oyo FA Chairman, had in his defense admitted he collected the money from the club. However, he insisted that the money was for professional services he rendered to the club as its lawyer. Meanwhile, the Emergency Committee has invited the Inspector-General of Police to investigate the allegation of impersonation preferred against Mr Chidi Ofo Okenwa, the Chairman of Enugu State Football Association. The committee also ordered Okenwa to step aside pending the determination of the case against him. The committee said that the decision also followed the recommendation of the investigative committee into the allegation. The Chairman of the NFA, Alhaji Aminu Maigari, as well as his deputy, Chief Mike Umeh, were present at the meeting. Other NFA board members who also attended the meeting were Chief Emeka Inyama, Alhaji Muazu Suleyman, Alhaji Yusuf Ahmed and Alhaji Ahmad Kawu. —————————————————————————–
Female police inspector misled investigators – Prosecutor (more headlines) By NAN
A prosecutor, Sgt. Samuel Bulus, on Monday told an FCT Senior Magistrates’ Court how a female police officer allegedly misled investigators in a criminal case involving her two younger siblings.
He identified the female officer as Hauwa Suleiman, an inspector, attached to the National Assembly Police Station, Abuja.
Bulus made the allegation while arraigning Nafisatu Suleiman, the second accused and one of the female inspector’s siblings, charged with criminal trespass and causing grievous hurt.
The prosecutor said that Suleiman had earlier lodged a complaint against Abebi Giwa and Evelyn Adegbe, who are her neighbours, at the Garki Police Station, Abuja.
He alleged that the female officer, in her report, accused Abebi and Evelyn of conspiring with an unknown gunman to invade her house, rape and rob her of her valuables.
“The police immediately went into action and discovered that the female officer misled investigators with false information on what actually transpired.
“Investigation revealed that Nafisatu and her sister, Zainab Suleiman (first accused), attacked Abebi and Evelyn with iron rods in their apartment.
“The second accused and her sister succeeded in inflicting injuries on Abebi and Evelyn and also destroyed their household effects worth N400,000.’’
He said the offences are contrary to sections 97, 342, 288, 397b and 327 of the Penal Code, but the accused denied the charges and prayed the court to grant her bail.
But the prosecutor objected to the bail application, saying that Zainab, the first accused, was supposed to be in court but abused the privilege given to her by the police.
“Each of the charges carries three years imprisonment, and I pray this honourable court to deny the accused bail in the interest of justice,” Bulus said.
