Nollywood actress Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin has been granted a bail condition of N5m by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos in case of naira abuse brought against her by the government. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned Ms. Omoseyin on a two-count charge of spraying and stepping on the newly designed naira notes.
The defendant, 31, was alleged to have tampered with N100,000 new notes, by spraying and stepping on same during an occasion in the Lekki area of Lagos She, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. In his ruling on Wednesday, Justice Aneke admitted the defendant to bail and one surety in like sum. The court held that the surety must be a public servant, and must have a landed property within the court’s jurisdiction. The surety is also to produce three years tax clearance.
In addition, the defendant was ordered to deposit her international passport with the court’s registrar. He adjourned the case until April 3 for trial. According to the charge, the defendant was alleged to have committed the offence on January 28 at the Monarch Event Centre in Lekki.
The prosecutor, S.I Sulaiman, alleged that the defendant engaged in spraying and trampling on the newly designed naira notes, while dancing at an occasion. The offence contravenes the provisions of section 21 (1) of the Central Bank Act, 2007. Ms. Omoseyin was arrested after a video of her spraying and stepping on the new notes at a party went viral. NAN AFCON 2023 Qualifiers: Super Eagles host Guinea Bissau March 24. The Super Eagles will host the Wild Dogs of Guinea Bissau in a Match Day 3 fixture of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualification series in Abuja.
The match will hold on March 24 at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium. The visiting team’s national federation, Federação de Futebol da Guiné-Bissau, is, however, yet to pick a date for the reverse fixture. The match could be on either March 27 or 28 in the Moroccan city of Marrakech. This is because Guinea Bissau does not have a Confederation of African Football (CAF)-approved playing turf in the country of slightly over two million people.
On Match Day 1 of the qualifying series, the Super Eagles fought back from an 11th-minute goal by Jonathan Morsay to defeat the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone 2-1 in Abuja, with Alex Iwobi and Victor Osimhen scoring. On Match Day 2, away in the Moroccan city of Agadir and only the second competitive match for coach José Santos Peseiro, the Eagles set a new international win record. They defeated Sao Tome and Principe 10-0, with four goals coming from Osimhen and two from Terem Moffi. Moses Simon, Oghenekaro Etebo, Ademola Lookman and Emmanuel Dennis completed the carnage. Victory in both matches against Guinea-Bissau in March will earn the Eagles the ticket to the 2023 AFCON billed for Cote d’Ivoire in January.
