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Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has disclosed that the 18 local government chairmen recently suspended from office failed to account for approximately N12 billion allegedly remitted to some leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over a 15-month period.   Governor Okpebholo made the revelation on Tuesday, January 7, while addressing the acting chairmen and councillors of the 18 …

  A female prison officer has been suspended after allegedly being filmed having s3x with an inmate.      The 19-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in a public office after a video of the supposed romp was taken at HMP Five Wells last week.   According to The Sun, footage captured at the Wellingborough prison allegedly showed the …

The constitutional crisis in Edo State escalated on Monday, December 23, as Governor Monday Okpebholo and the Edo State House of Assembly doubled down on their decision to suspend all 18 local government chairmen, despite a court ruling declaring the suspension null and void.   On Friday, December 20, Justice Efe Ikponmwonba of the Edo High Court issued a mandatory …

Two-time Grand Slam doubles champion Max Purcell has been provisionally suspended after admitting a breach of anti-doping rules. The 26-year-old Australian has taken a voluntary suspension after admitting breaking World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) rules relating to the “use of a prohibited method”. Purcell, whose major titles came at Wimbledon in 2022 and this year’s US Open, said he had “unknowingly …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has summoned all 18 suspended local government area (LGA) chairpersons in Edo state following allegations of financial misconduct.   According to sources within the EFCC, the probe was triggered by a petition from Monday Okpebholo, the governor of Edo state, accusing the chairpersons of failing to pay workers’ salaries for October and November. …

Chelsea winger, Mykhailo Mudryk has been provisionally suspended by the Football Association over an “adverse finding in a routine urine test”.     The Premier League club announced on Tuesday the Football Association had contacted Mudryk and said the 23-year-old insists he “has never knowingly used any banned substances”.     Mudryk said in a statement on social media that …

The Nigerian Police Force has detailed how a group of police officers corruptly obtained a total of N43,160,000 from a cargo worker at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja last year.   In a statement released on Wednesday, December 4, the spokesperson of the Police force, ACP Muyiwa Ogunjobi, said the incident which occurred on August 2023, found Inspector Ekende …

Rhe Football Association are investigating claims Premier League referee David Coote discussed booking a player before a match.  The allegations centre around a Championship game between Leeds and West Bromwich in October 2019.  According to The Sun newspaper, Coote had a text exchange with a ‘pal’ in which it was suggested Leeds player Ezgjan Alioski would be booked during the clash at Elland Road.  During the 18th minute of …

A video has emerged of a man alleged to be suspended Premier League referee David Coote snorting a white powder in a hotel room while he was officiating at last summer’s Euros. The eight-second clip, which leaked on Wednesday night, allegedly shows the official using a rolled-up bank note to inhale the powder. Coote is currently suspended by referees’ body PGMOL, who …

Former France international footballer Wissam Ben Yedder has been handed a suspended two-year jail sentence for s3xually assaulting a woman in September. The 34-year-old, who previously captained French Ligue 1 side AS Monaco and is the club’s second all-time leading goal scorer, was sentenced on Tuesday after being found guilty of the offense.   The incident occurred on the evening …