Nigerian couple jailed for N4.9bn UK fraud

 

Two members of a Nigerian gang, that executed an almost £19m (N4.9bn) global Internet banking scam, in which they hacked the accounts of nearly 2,500 people.

DailyMail reports that, Aderoju Bammeke, 22, and his girlfriend Jessica Ogunyemi, 20, both of Manchester, were the UK ‘platform’ for a Nigerian ‘phishing’ scam that made £41,000 (N10.6m) in just two months.

The gang reportedly sent fake emails to customers of banks in UK, including Barclays and Halifax.

The emails told recipients that their accounts had been hacked and asked them to complete a form with their log-in details.

Monday ultimatum: ASUU to dare FG again

 

Nasir Fagge and Goodluck Jonathan

It was uncertain on Saturday whether the Academic Staff Union of Nigeria Universities would call off its five-month-old strike, despite the Federal Government’s Monday ultimatum.

Osvaldo strikes to frustrate Man City

Football | Barclays Premier League

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Southampton striker Dani Osvaldo's stunning equaliser ensured Manchester City's stuttering away form continued in a 1-1 draw at St Mary's on Saturday.
Manuel Pellegrini's side were seeking only their third away win of the Premier League season following a victory at West Bromwich Albion in midweek.

Dortmund pair set to miss Marseille clash

Football | Champions League

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Borussia Dortmund midfielders Nuri Sahin and Sven Bender are set to miss Wednesday's must-win Uefa Champions League game at Marseille after picking up ankle injuries in Saturday's defeat to Bayer Leverkusen.

Real red-faced after Cup draw

Football | Spain

 Real Madrid were held to an embarrassing 0-0 draw at third-tier Olimpic de Xativa in Saturday's King's Cup last 32, first leg as they came down to earth with a bump after a series of big wins.
The world's richest club by income were missing the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Xabi Alonso but a team packed with internationals still failed to see off lowly opponents at their tiny stadium near Valencia.

PSG to rest Ibra for Benfica trip

Football | Champions League

Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be rested for Paris St Germain's Champions League Group C trip to Benfica on Tuesday, said coach Laurent Blanc.

United, Chelsea lose as Reds go second

Football | Barclays Premier League

Manchester United's dismal season lurched into crisis on Saturday after a 1-0 loss at home to Newcastle United condemned the champions to their fifth defeat of the campaign.
Yohan Cabaye's goal just after the hour gave Newcastle their first victory at Old Trafford since 1972 and consigned United to back-to-back home defeats in the league for the first time since May 2002.
Having lost 1-0 to Everton on Wednesday, United have now lost as many games as they did in the whole of last season's title-winning campaign and David Moyes's side could fall 15 points behind leaders Arsenal before the weekend is out.

Senegal to recall Demba Ba

Football | Africa

 After passing over Chelsea forward Demba Ba for much of the 2014 World Cup qualifying, Senegal coach Alain Giresse has indicated he would now invite the striker following his recent strong showing at Stamford Bridge.
Senegal were beaten by Ivory Coast on a 4-2 aggregate in the playoff, with many locals and some officials blaming the French coach for fielding young and inexperienced players against the star-studded Elephants.
However, Giresse said he was forced to drop Ba after he badly performed in the early stages of the campaign.

Brazilian activists demand better services

Football | World Cup 2014

As Fifa held the eagerly-waited World Cup draw, activists staged a colorful protest in Brasilia to draw attention to the country's social priorities: education and health.
Earlier this week, Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo played down delays in construction work for four host venues for the next year's Cup, saying the fact that a bride arrives late at her wedding does not mean the marriage will fail.

Argentina looms for Nigeria again

Football | Super Eagles

African champions, Nigeria have been drawn in Group F to face two time World champions, Argentina in the group stages of the 2014 Fifa World Cup finals in Brazil.
Nigeria was in pot two alongside Algeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana,Chile and Ecuador ands fans of the Super Eagles were all hoping for the best possible draw .
Joining Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke to assist with the draw were a host of legends: Uruguay's 1950 World Cup winner Alcides Ghiggia, England's 1966 hero Geoff Hurst, former Brazil captain Cafu, Italy’s Fabio Cannavaro, Argentina’s Mario Kempes, Spain’s Fernando Hierro, France's Zinedine Zidane and German great Lothar Matthaus.
It will be the fourth time Nigeria and Argentina will be clashing in the group stages of the World Cup finals.
The two nations both clashed in 1994 when Claudio Canniggia scored a brace to condemn the Super Eagles to a 2-1 defeat.

In 2002, Gabriel Batistuta scored to help sink the Africans while Gabriel Heinze netted a solitary effort as Argentina won again at the expense of Nigeria in 2010.

Nigeria will also face Bosnia and Iran in the group.