Segun Adewole
Published 14 March 2021
The Lagos State Police Command has urged citizens of the state to disregard the trending news on social media that the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge has become a kidnappers’ den.
Describing the news as fake, the Command said it has not recorded any kidnapping or information about kidnapping incident in the area.
The Command warned mischief makers and those peddling fake news to desist or be made to face the full wrath of the law.
This is contained in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi.
The statement read, “The Lagos Police Command has deemed it necessary to allay the fears of the general public, particularly Lagosians on the trending fake news that Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge has become a kidnappers’ den and security threat to people who live around the axis and those plying the route.
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’Tosin Oluwalowo
Published 14 March 2021
The Nigeria Football Federation has described as untrue reports that President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, was selected as 5th Vice President of the Confederation of African Football at Friday’s 43rd Ordinary and Elective Assembly in Rabat, Morocco.
In a statement on Saturday, NFF General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, said the report was sheer falsehood, adding that such was never discussed either on the floor of the Congress or at any meeting of the CAF leadership.
“The president of NFF, Mr Amaju Melvin Pinnick, was elected as Member of the FIFA Council at the Congress, and that is what we are celebrating. Nobody approached him or put it up for discussion at any forum that he would be 5th Vice President.
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File: Yobe State Governor and Chairman Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee of the APC, Mai Mala Buni
Published 14 March 2021
The Constitution Review Committee, which was set up by the Caretaker/ Extra-Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress to review the party’s constitution, will first consider recommendations made by the Muiz Banire committee,
Sunday PUNCH has learnt.
Our correspondent gathered in Abuja on Saturday that the Prof. Tahir Mamman -led committee is to review the over 80 recommendations made by Banire and his team during a similar exercise under the leadership of Chief John Odigie-Oyegun.
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Published 14 March 2021
Enoch Adegoke and Grace Nwokocha claimed the men and women’s 100m titles respectively at the Athletics Federation of Nigeria Evaluation Competition held at the Federal University of Technology, Akure on Saturday.
The event, which had the Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Sunday Dare, in attendance, was organised by the Olamide George-led faction of the AFN.
Adegoke, who also won the AFN All Comers event at the same venue with a World Lead time in January, claimed a second victory with a time of 10.36s ahead of Fakorede Adekalu and Jerry Jakpa in second and third places respectively, with a time of 10.51s and 10.57s.