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Court Rules on Emefiele’s Case

Court rules on Emefiele’s case today, Thursday, 13th July 2023. The fate of the basic human rights lawsuit Godwin Emefiele filed to contest his arrest and imprisonment by the Department of State Services will be decided today. He is the detained suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. Recall that the DSS detained the governor of the top bank on June 10 just after President Bola Tinubu had removed him from office and commissioned an investigation into the CBN.

Court Rules on Emefiele’s Case Today. Photo Credit: @godwiniemefiele Emefiele claims that his human rights have been violated in the lawsuit he filed before the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja through his attorney, Joseph Daudu (SAN). The action names the Attorney General of the Federation, the Director General of the DSS, and the DSS as respondents. You can also check out: Why Tinubu suspended CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele Why Emefiele should not be granted bail ― DSS tells court Godwin Emefiele Bio: Early Life, Career, Wife and Net Worth In preliminary objections, they have questioned the court’s authority to hear their case and requested that it be dismissed. The DSS informed Justice Hamza Muazu at the June 20 sitting in the case that Emefiele’s detention was legal because the DSS had obtained an order from an FCT Chief Magistrates’Court to hold him in custody pending completion of the investigation. AGF’s attorney, Tijjani Ghazali (SAN), urged the court not to get involved, saying that Emefiele’s arrest and incarceration by the DSS were administrative decisions made by the executive branch of government. Emefiele’s attorney, Daudu, dissented from them and insisted that the case had validity.

Toffolo charged with breaching FA betting rules 375 times

Nottingham Forest defender, Harry Toffolo, was on Wednesday, July 12, charged with breaching English FA betting rules 375 times. Harry Toffolo is alleged to have breached the FA betting rules 375 times between January 2014 and March 2017, the FA said. He was under contract at Norwich City at the time and subsequently had loan spells at Swindon, Rotherham, Peterborough, and Scunthorpe. Harry Toffolo thanking fans after a match. Source: Getty The footballer who made 19 Premier League appearances for Nottingham Forest last season after signing from Huddersfield, has until 19 July to respond to the charge. The FA said in a statement; “Nottingham Forest’s Harry Toffolo has been charged with misconduct in relation to our betting rules. Rule E8 prohibits players from betting on games, asking others to do so on their behalf or sharing privileged information for betting purposes.

Harry Toffolo at a warm up before a match against Chelsea last season. Source: Reuters Newcastle’s Kieran Trippier, then with Atlético Madrid, was found guilty in December 2020 of violating it and was banned from all football-related activity for 10 weeks, also being fined £70,000. Ivan Toney, the Brentford forward, was banned from football for eight months in May after he admitted 232 breaches of the FA’s Rule E1 (b) which prevents any footballer from making any type of bet on the game. Toney was charged with a total of 262 breaches but Toffolo’s misconduct appears to be far more serious. Brentford had been resigned to selling Toney this summer when he enters the last two years of his contract amidst interest from Manchester United and Newcastle after talks over a new deal broke down last autumn, but it is unlikely any club will meet their £50million valuation now given he will miss more than half the season.

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Everton charged by Premier League for allegedly breaching FFP rules

The Premier League has charged Everton FC with alleged breaches of its Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules, relating to last season. The club which has been referred to an independent commission is said to have recorded losses of £371.8m ($388.3m) over the past three years. According to Premier League rules, clubs are allowed to lose a maximum of £105m ($128.3m) over that time. The Premier League executives were made aware of Everton’s situation following a joint letter written by Leeds chief executive, Angus Kinnear, and Burnley chairman, Alan Pace. At the time of their joint letter, both clubs were threatened with relegation and both also indicated their right to make legal claims against the Premier League and Everton. Confirming the charges, the Premier League said in a statement; “In accordance with Premier League Rule W.82.1, the Premier League confirms that it has today referred an alleged breach of the League’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules by Everton Football Club to a Commission under Premier League Rule W.3.4. The assessment period for which it is alleged that the Club is in breach is the period ending Season 2021/22. “The proceedings before the Commission will, in accordance with Premier League Rule W.82, be confidential and heard in private. Under Premier League Rule W.82.2, the Commission’s final award will be published on the Premier League’s website. The League will be making no further comment until that time.” Reacting to the development, Everton said they are disappointed with the decision, adding that they are “prepared to robustly defend” their position to the commission. The club said in a statement; “Everton Football Club is disappointed to hear of the Premier League’s decision to refer an allegation of a breach of Profit & Sustainability regulations to an independent commission for review. “The club strongly contests the allegation of non-compliance and together with its independent team of experts is entirely confident that it remains compliant with all financial rules and regulations. Everton is prepared to robustly defend its position to the commission. The club has, over several years, provided information to the Premier League in an open and transparent manner and has consciously chosen to act with the utmost good faith at all times.”

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Manchester City charged by Premier League for numerous breaches of financial rules

Manchester City has been referred to an independent commission by the Premier League over alleged breaches of its financial rules. The alleged breaches span a period from the 2009-10 season to the 2017-18 Premier League campaign. The charges relate to financial information regarding revenue, details of manager and player remuneration, UEFA regulations, profitability, and sustainability and cooperation on with Premier League investigations. The Premier League said in a statement; “In accordance with Premier League Rule W.82.1, the Premier League confirms that it has today [February 6 2023] referred a number of alleged breaches of the Premier League Rules by Manchester City Football Club (Club) to a commission under Premier League Rule W.3.4.

“Commissions are independent of the Premier League and member clubs. The members of the commission will be appointed by the independent chair of the Premier League judicial panel, in accordance with Premier League rules W.19, W.20 and W.26. “The proceedings before the commission will, in accordance with Premier League rule W.82, be confidential and heard in private. Under Premier League rule W.82.2, the commission’s final award will be published on the Premier League’s website. “This confirmation is made in accordance with Premier League rule W.82.1. The Premier League will be making no further comment in respect of this matter until further notice.” BREAKING: Man City charged by Premier Leaue with numerous breaches of financial rules following a four-year investigation.
This is unprecedented: pic.twitter.com/ZGzdX210qP — Martyn Ziegler (@martynziegler) February 6, 2023 Since being taken over by the Abu Dhabi group in 2008, Manchester City have become one of football’s powerhouses thanks to considerable financial investment. The arrival of the Gulf based owners heralded a new era of unprecedented success with the club winning six Premier League titles since the takeover. Under the guidance of former Barcelona and Bayern coach Pep Guardiola, City won the Premier League in the 2017-18 season, becoming the only team in the competition history to attain 100 points in a single season. In 2018–19, they won four trophies, completing an unprecedented sweep of all domestic titles in England and becoming the first English men’s team to win the domestic treble. The Champions League title remains ‘unfinished business’ for the Sky Blues after the 2021 final defeat to Chelsea in Porto.

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FIFA rules prevented Aubameyang from leaving Chelsea this January

Chelsea’s forward, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang reportedly attracted interest from Atletico Madrid and AC Milan in January but couldn’t leave due to FIFA rules. The former Arsenal and Barcelona player arrived Stamford Bridge in 2022 but has struggled to get a feature during matches. He was recently removed from Chelsea’s Champions League squad. In a recent report released by Standard Sport, it was gathered that Atletico and AC Milan were keen on signing him. However, the player who featured for Barcelona and Chelsea in the 2022-23 campaign couldn’t leave because of FIFA rules which prevent a player from representing more than two teams in the same season. A return to Camp Nou could have been put in place, with Aubameyang previously hitting 13 goals through 24 appearances for Barca, but the Liga outfit were unable to discuss a deal due to Financial Fair Play concerns.

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Biggie punishes Yemi and Nelisa for breaking house rules

Nelisa and Yemi, two housemates on the Big Brother Titans reality show, were penalized by Biggie for violating house rules.

The duo was named the “Tail of the House” for the week; a title recently introduced as one of the many twists and additions to the BBTitans edition. Yemi and Nelisa were required to wear tails and use a whiteboard to communicate, but they both failed to comply with the rules.

As a result, they were both punished by Biggie and were required to paint their canvases using only earbuds and must adhere to all painting rules to avoid further punishment.

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Penalty rules changed after Emiliano Martinez’s irksome performance at World Cup final

New penalty rules are set to be enforced in international football after Argentina goalkeeper, Emiliano Martinez’s antics during the World Cup final with France in December 2022.

Recall that Martinez had defended his mind games after the final which Argentina won. He said at the time; “It’s a moment that I always have to give to my teammates, they scored three goals against me and it hurt, but then I did everything right. It was a game of suffering, just two efforts against us and they drew level with us. “It is in this moment that I have to give my teammates peace of mind. I could have stopped it [Mbappe’s penalty] too, I dived badly. But then I did everything right. I have no words for it. “I was calm during the penalty shootout and everything went as we wanted. All that I have dreamed of has been achieved. To my family, I came from a very humble place, I left when I was very young to England and I want to dedicate it to them.”

Martinez’s antics also attracted criticism from Arsenal legend, Ian Wright. He alleged that the goalkeeper “crossed the line”. Speaking to Ringer’s FC podcast three days after the final, Wright said; “I look at Emi Martinez, remember the s***housery with Auba [Martinez tried to put off Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang when he stepped up to take a penalty against Aston Villa in October 2021] and all that stuff he was doing at Arsenal. “I was thinking this guy is going to go to another level of s***housery if this final goes to penalties. And he did. I like Emi but what he did in the penalty shootout crossed the line, in respect of sportsmanship. He crossed the line.” Football lawmakers are now set to ban goalkeepers from distracting penalty-takers. According to The Sun, the International Football Association Board (IFAB) is set to introduce new rules to ban keepers from acting in a way that puts off opponents from the spot.

IFAB’s new rules may also stop goalkeepers from dancing or making amusing gestures on the goal line as that is also seen as a distraction. The new penalty rules will be ratified at IFAB’s annual general meeting in March before they are officially introduced into the laws of the game.

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