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Nigerian security agencies have surrounded the premises of African Independent Television (AIT) after the station reopened Friday, an official said. The private broadcaster returned on air late Friday after enduring over 24 hours of shutdown by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). The Federal High Court in Abuja voided the government’s suspension of the station’s broadcast licence and asked it to return on air immediately. But shortly after it commenced operation, security forces gathered around the station’s premises, according to its group managing director, Tony Akiotu. As of 12.30 a.m. this morning, the premises of DAAR Communications Plc was surrounded by security operatives of the Nigeria Police Force and the State Security Service, Mr Akiotu said in a message to US early Saturday. They came “heavily fortified and carrying out surveillance on the premises,” he added. Mr Akiotu described the surveillance as “unusual” and its motive “unclear” but said the s...

The former president of the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF), has been banned for life from all soccer-related activities for abusing his position and sexually abusing female players, FIFA announced on Saturday. Keramuddin Keram, also a former FIFA Standing Committee member, was accused by at least five Afghan female football players of repeated sexual abuse between 2013 and 2018. FIFA’s independent Ethics Committee found Keram breached article 23 (protection of physical and mental integrity) and article 25 (abuse of position) of its Code of Ethics. He was subsequently, sanctioned with a life ban at all levels of the game, with a fine of 1,000,000 Swiss francs ($1.01 million). The National Women’s team was formed in 2010, and FIFA, global soccer’s governing body, suspended Keram and five other officials in December as the investigation took place.

Manchester United striker, Alexis Sanchez, has been offered a three-year contract by Atletico Madrid as reported by Tribal Football. The report claimed that the La Liga champions want to sign the former Barcelona star in a bid to strengthen their squad ahead of next season. It was reported that the Chilean international was among 14 players which Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, gave the club’s board to sell this summer’s transfer window. The 30 year old’s contract with Manchester United will expire in June 2022. Sanchez left Arsenal in January 2018 to move to Manchester United with Henrikh Mkhitaryan going in the opposite direction. But things did not work out as much as the Chilean would have hoped at United. Those connected to the Red Devils are expecting the former Barcelona man to leave Old Trafford this summer.

Arsenal have been urged to bring the “tremendously sad story” of Mesut Ozil to an end, with Charlie Nicholas saying it is “time to say farewell” to the German and a number of defenders. A World Cup-winning playmaker has just completed a sixth season in north London. There have been plenty of highs during that time, but just as many lows for a man who has divided opinion and faced questions of his contribution throughout a spell in English football. A move elsewhere has been mooted for a while, dispute being tied to a lucrative contract, and Nicholas believes the time has come for the Gunners to move in a different direction. The ex-Arsenal forward told Sky Sports of Ozil: “It’s a tremendously sad story because he’s a seriously talented footballer. “But talented footballers, like everything else in the modern game, there is no passenger allowed in a team. “He sometimes sacrifices a bit of his game to assist other people and help other people, but it’s not working because ...

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) have described the suspension of the operating licence of DAAR Communications PLC by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) as blatant illegality. The group also said they are considering all the legal options to challenge NBC over the suspension of DAAR Communications licence. This was disclosed in a statement signed on Friday by SERAP’s Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare. We are considering all the legal options to challenge this blatant illegality. These grounds are so subjective that if allowed to stand would seriously undermine freedom of expression, media freedom and access to information in the country. The mere fact that forms of expression on AIT/Raypower are considered by NBC to be insulting is not sufficient to justify the indefinite suspension. These grounds do not meet the requirements of legality, reasonableness, due process, necessity, and proportionality. The suspension amounts to an ...

Popular Nigerian comedian, I Go Dye has gifted his son a new house as the young boy turns a year older.     I Go Dye has stunned his many followers with the gift he gave his son on the boy's birthday.   The comedian revealed that he gave his boy a mansion to celebrate him turning a year older.   Taking to his Instagram page, he shared photos of the house and followed it up with a beautiful caption.   He wrote: " MY GIFT TO YOU ON YOUR 9TH YEARS BIRTHDAY SON. "I celebrate your 9 years birthday my son, expressing  the essence of shelter, reminiscent of how some of us grow up,with some things we never had.   "This GOLDEN SEAL CASTLE Birthday gift is just a step for you to achieve greater things in the future and praying that God should grant this privilege to many others.    "May this little gift bring forth hope to many children,who may not be privileged to have good shelter,nurturing in them that every thin...

The judge videoing members of the RCCG.  Controversial on-air personality, Daddy Freeze on Friday said Justice Folayemi Omoleye of the Appeal Court was right to have slapped a pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG and assaulted other members over noise pollution. Justice Omoyele was alleged to have gone to the branch of the RCCG on the Ijapo Estate, Akure, Ondo State on Wednesday and disrupted the service by recording the church’s ongoing service with her mobile phone. Her action was said to have alarmed the church members, who challenged her for recording them, but the judge was alleged to have assaulted her challengers, including the pastors of the church. She was said to have slapped a female worshipper and some pastors, who tried to stop her from further recording the church’s activities The tough Appeal Court Judge Before the incident, it was gathered that the judge had complained of disturbance caused by the noise coming from the ch...