January 30, 2021

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CAS Reinstates Ahmad Ahmad As CAF President

The International body vested with the responsibility of settling disputes related to Sports through Arbitration, The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS), has temporarily reinstated former CAF President, Ahmad Ahmad.

The Malagasy who has been President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) since March 17, 2017 was banned for five years by FIFA in November 2020 for financial misconduct.

The FIFA ethics committee found ‘Ahmad had breached his duty of loyalty, offered gifts and other benefits, mismanaged funds and abused his position as the CAF President.’

Ahmad, a former Government official in Madagascar, was also fined 200,000 Swiss francs …

Amotekun Commandant Dies In Motorcycle Accident In Oyo

Amotekun Commandant Dies In Motorcycle Accident In Oyo

A commandant of Oyo State Security Network Agency also known as Amotekun in one of the local government areas in the state is dead.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the deceased, Mr. Tajudeen Idowu Salaudeen, who until his death, commandant of Amotekun in Kajola local government area died on Thursday.

Our correspondent learnt that the deceased died in a motorcycle accident.

The deceased, who is also known as Arogunmasa (the one that does not run because of war) was on his way to Okeho town when the incident occurred.

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Court Vacates Order Releasing Zakzaky’s Wife For Treatment

The wife of Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, Malama Zeenah Ibrahim, was released following the Kaduna State High Court, vacating the order it earlier made directing the Nigeria Correctional Service for COVID-19 treatment.

The vacation of the order was informed by an application by Mrs Zakzaky’s Counsels which urged the Court to vacate the order.

The court revoked the order after an oral application was made by H.G. Magashi from the chambers of Falana who told the court that Zeenah has regained her health.

According to Justice Gideon Kurada, ‘upon an oral