Day: 17 August 2019

Siasia responds to FIFA allegations

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Embattled Ex-Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia,  has accused FIFA of bias and vowed to clear his name after world governing body FIFA handed the former U-23 coach a life ban from football over an allegation of match-fixing brought against him. Siasia who was in charge of Nigeria from 2010-11 and in 2016 was also in charge of the country’s U-20 and U-23 sides expressed shock and anger at his ban adding that he never received any letter from FIFA.  “I don’t know anything about this. I did nothing wrong and I…

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Banire’s mother dies, buried

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Alhaja Sarat Banire, mother of Chairman of Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON, Dr Muiz Banire, SAN, on Friday night passed on at the age of 92. The remains of Alhaja Banire were interred at the Ebony Vault, Alagbon close, Ikoyi, Lagos at 2pm, today according to Islamic rites. The late matriarch of the Banire family is survived by relations and children including the AMCON Chairman, Dr Muiz Banire who was also a former National Legal Adviser of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC; Alhaja Raimot Ajoke Banire, Mr Ajibola…

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How Siasia incurred FIFA’s anger

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Its double tragedy for Nigerian born former Super Eagles player and Coach as world football ruling body FIFA banned Samson Siasia for life after the ethics committee claimed it found him guilty of bribery allegation. The hammer is coming in the midst of emotional torture which the former Nantes striker is undergoing following the kidnap of his mother Madam Ogere Siasia. A release Friday by FIFA confirmed that the former international has also been asked to pay a fine of CHF 50,000 ($51,000) about N18.5million. The former U-23 coach is…

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GTBank nets ₦115.8bn as profit before tax in 2019 half-year report

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Guaranty Trust Bank plc has released its audited financial results for the half-year ended June 30, 2019 to the Nigerian and London Stock Exchanges. The half-year result shows positive growth across key financial metrics and reflects GTBank’s leading position as one of the best managed financial institutions in Africa. The Bank reported a Profit before Tax of ₦115.8billion, representing a growth of 5.6% over ₦109.6billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2018. The Bank’s loan book grew by 1.0% from ₦1.262trillion recorded as at December 2018 to ₦1.274trillion in June…

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Appeal Court declares Dapo Abiodun validly elected

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The Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan on Friday dismissed the appeal by the Labour Party in Ogun State against the election of the Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun. The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Kunle Somorin, stated this in a statement on Friday. Somorin said the Court described the Labour Party’s appeal against the victory of Abiodun as lacking in merit and outrightly frivolous. The statement read, ”Court upheld the submission of Abiodun and All Progressives Congress (APC) counsel, Barrister Wale Abeeb Ajayi, that the Governor was…

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