Obafemi Martins Relocates to Seattle, USA

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After living and playing in Europe all his life, Super Eagles striker Obafemi Martins has moved to the US. Obafemi, who now plays for the American Soccer League, moved to Seattle on the 16th of March. He signed a contract with Seattle Sounders FC this month but the terms of contract were not disclosed, per Major League Soccer and the team policy. He actually left Nigeria last night after playing for the Super Eagles this last weekend

Martins was living with his pregnant girlfriend Abigail Barwuah in Spain but she had to move back to Italy when he moved to Seattle. I hear she will join him in the US after giving birth. Abigail is in her last trimester.

Court remands petroleum magnate, others in police custody

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A Lagos State Magistrate Court presided over by Martins Owumi on Thursday at the Tinubu Square Magistrate Court 5, Lagos Island, ordered the police to remand the Managing Director of Capital Oil and Gas Limited, Ifeanyi Ubah, and four of his staff for alleged fuel subsidy scam.
Ubah and other senior officers of the company – the Head of Trading, Nsikan Usoro; the Depot Manager, Godfrey Okorie; the General Manager, Operations, Chibuzo Ogbuokiri; and the Executive Director, Operations, Orji Joseph Anayo – are being held for alleged diversion of fuel subsidy payment by the Federal Government, Eagle Online reports.