Former Technical Assistant to Gov. Umahi of Ebonyi State on Media, Lady Monica Chidinma Ada Eze, has urged the leadership of the Progressives Congress APC, to apply caution in her engagements with the newest entrant into the party, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode. Lady Monica the President and Founder of DUNAETA an NGO promoting democracy in the old Eastern Nigeria said the counsel became necessary after the former Aviation Minister credited the entrance of Govs. Umahi, Ayade and others, into the ruling All Progressives Congress, to himself. “After watching the interview granted by former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, at the State…
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…Says Borrowed Funds Are Being Looted By APC Leaders The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has stated that “the outcry by the Chairman of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Economic Advisory Council (EAC), Dr. Doyin Salami, over accumulation of debt and high spending by the Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration confirms our position that the Buhari Presidency and the APC have wrecked our nation”. A statement by its national publicity secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan said the “State of the Nation” revelation by Dr. Salami that “our nation’s debt profile under Buhari has become “unmaintainable”, at N35 trillion and growing; with an alarming…
The Director, Lagos State Public Advice Centre (PAC), Mr. Tunji Dawodu, has charged parents to take a lead role in the fight against domestic violence, sexual abuse and other forms of child molestation in the State. Dawodu, who gave the charge during his recent appearance on “Lagos Today”, an interview programme aired by Lagos Television, reminded parents of the need to live up to their responsibility by discouraging tendencies that could trigger any form of domestic assault or abuse at home. Discussing the significant roles of parents, especially mothers, in curbing social vices, the Director explained that it has…
The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned one Ejike Chinedu Euneoha before Justice Hannatu A.L Balogun on one count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence. Ejike’s trouble started when one Utazi Romanus Ejiofor petitioned the Command, alleging that sometime in 2014, he informed the defendant of his intention to start importing goods and requested if he could link him up with a contact in China. Ejike offered to link him with an in-law residing in China and even called the said in-law who spoke with the petitioner on phone. After…
An Ilorin based 24-year old Aluminum Fabricator, Adelokun Adedoyinsola Olamide and two others have been sentenced to various jail terms over offences bordering on love scam. The two others are Omotosho Kudus, 27 and one Arikewuyo Muhammed, 23. The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC prosecuted the three convicts on separate charge before Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin. They pleaded guilty to their charge. Upon their pleas, counsel to the EFCC, Sesan Ola, drew the attention of the court to the plea bargain agreements entered by the…
Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin has sentenced two final year students of two tertiary institutions in Ilorin to various jail terms for offences bordering on cybercrime. The convicts are Oyewale Wasiu Adetunji and Adebayo Ibrahim Abiodun, who are students of Kwara State University, KWASU, Molete and Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, respectively. Also convicted alongside Oyewale and Adebayo was one Saheed Sikirullahi, who claimed to be a former student of Kwara Polytechnic, Ilorin. The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC prosecuted the three convicts on separate charges. The…
The Maiduguri Zonal Commander of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Onwukwe C. Obiora, on Tuesday, charged the Point of Sale (POS) operators to carry out proper documentation of their clients before transactions are made as means of checking money laundering in the Northeast and Nigeria at large. Obiora gave the charge when he received members of Association of Mobile Money Operators of Nigeria (AMMON), Borno State Chapter who paid a courtesy visit. He stated that, ‘‘the number of reported cases regarding fraudsters using the POS medium to launder money and to swindle unsuspecting individuals of their monies…
Lagos State Government on Tuesday, alerted residents in areas contiguous to the Ogun River about the steady release of water from the Oyan Dam, urging everyone to standby in case there is a need to move from their locations. A statement signed by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tunji Bello, said officials of the State have been monitoring the release, which was earlier announced through an advisory. He listed areas where the release of water is being felt as Isheri North, Kara, Itowolo, Ajegunle, Majidun and Ogolonto, stressing that the intensity of rainfall recorded in…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has won an endorsement for the way he has positioned Lagos State on the path of growth, despite the State being hit by inadvertent crises in the past year. The validation came from the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, who extolled the competence and leadership style of the Governor. In an interview aired on Channels TV on Tuesday, Gbajabiamila said Sanwo-Olu has been doing “good job” in governing Lagos, stressing that the Governor must not be distracted on the assignment. The lawmaker representing Surulere 1 Federal Constituency in the green chamber…
Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has approved the appointment of the Deji of Akure, His Royal Majesty, Oba Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi as the Chairman, Ondo State Council of Obas. A statement by Richard Olatunde, Chief Press Secretary to Akeredolu said Oba Aladelusi’s appointment follows the expiration of the two-year single tenure of the immediate past Chairman of the council, Oba (Dr.) Fredrick Eniolorunda Obateru Akinruntan, Olugbo of Ugbo, who was appointed on the 13th September, 2019. “The tenure of the new Chairman starts today, 14th September, 2021. “Governor Akeredolu appreciates the council under the leadership of the erstwhile…
True to its words of ensuring that Lagos is rid of all forms of environmental nuisance, the State Ministry of Youth and Social Development has begun ridding the street of beggars and destitute persons. In an exercise tagged “Rescue Operation” undertaken by a special team of the Rescue and Rehabilitation department of the Ministry, in collaboration with the Police, Man ‘O’ War and other volunteers, major streets and markets in Mushin, Fadeyi, Yaba, Lekki and Sabo areas of Lagos were visited to rescue beggars as well as destitute and vulnerable people from the streets, under bridges, uncompleted buildings and…
Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested twenty seven (27) individuals in connection with suspicious illegal oil bunkering. In a statement on Monday, the commission said they were arrested on Friday, September 10, 2012 at Ahoada Local Government Area, Rivers State. The suspects are: Mohammad Bello; Abubarkar Umar; Abdulkarim Ibrahim; Mohammad Bashimu; Bello Mohammad, Abdullahi Murtala; Paul Paparoman; Abdullahi Ibrahim; Usman Abdulahi; Illiyasu Ibrahim and Idris Dahiru. Others are Hussaini Yaiu; Bala Audu; Ibrahim Muhammad; Auwal Abdulsalam; Laminu Yusuf; Suleiman Abubarkar; Abdulahi Musa; Mamuda Abdulahi; Edima Samuel Gospel; Nural…
Nigerian cross dresser, Bobrisky has disclosed that he is an exclusive ‘ashewo’ who work for billionaires only. He made this revelation on his official Facebook page. In the post, the cross dresser, who shared a picture of himself, wrote: Fans: Bobrisky you are beautiful, pls what do you do ma? Bobrisky response: I’m an exclusive ashewo who work for billionaires only. I’m trained not to mention names or kiss and tell. Even at gunpoint, don’t mention any name. Just do your job and move on. Fans: Damn !!! But you are not a woman so how do you do it…
The Presidency said it has “observed that President Buhari’s concluding remarks at the meeting with South East Leaders during his one day visit to Imo State is being deliberately contorted and twisted out of context. In a statement by Femi Adesina, the Presidency said “the purveyors of disinformation want Nigerians to believe that the President bluntly” told Governor Uzodinma, ‘‘I’ll be careful with your future invitations.’’ The statement said “They have adduced different meanings to the phrase, contrary to the context wherein the President spoke during his successful dialogue with leaders of thought from Igbo land. “When he arrived…
The Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, has arrested thirty three (33) suspected internet fraudsters during a sting operation at different locations in Calabar, Cross River state. Seventeen of the arrested suspects were picked up at a location on Post Office Street, Royal Estate, off Ekot Onin, while ten (10) were apprehended at No.1 Marian Owan by Lemena junction. The other six suspects were arrested at Parliamentary Extension, Calabar. The suspects aged between 22 – 35 years who were nabbed on Thursday, are: Modey Terrence Akong, Detoo Bem Daniel, Godson Topbie, Moses Valentine Nkpung,…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has called on leaders across the world to rise to the challenge of fighting corruption to enhance global economic development and security. He made the appeal on Friday September, while presenting a paper entitled, “Combating of Crime, Corruption and implication for Development and Security”, at the 38th Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime, organized by the Center for International Documentation on Organized and Economic Crime (CIDOEC), Jesus College, University of Cambridge,, United Kingdom. According to the EFCC boss who was represented by his Deputy Chief of Staff,…
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja called on health workers to return to their duty posts, urging others contemplating strikes to opt for settlement of issues by negotiation, no matter how long it takes. “The lives of citizens that could be lost or damaged when doctors withdraw services, are precious enough to be worth opting for peaceful resolution of differences,’’ the President noted, while receiving members of Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) at the State House. President Buhari assured that all outstanding benefits owed medical doctors will be cleared, after verifications, noting that embarking on industrial action at a critical…
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Owerri said that he would want to be remembered as the President who stabilised Nigeria in the area of security, economic prosperity and triumph over corruption. The President, who spoke at a town hall meeting with South East leaders during his one-day official visit to Imo State, said with less than two years left in his eight-year tenure as President, security still remains a major priority for his administration. ‘‘If there is no security, there is nothing anyone can do no matter how much you try or the initiative you have. ‘‘Security is number…
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction of two undergraduates – Olamilekan Ezekiel Adebayo and Ibrahim Najeeb Omotosho, both students of Kwara State University, KWASU, Molete and Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, respectively over offences bordering on cybercrime. Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of the Kwara State High Court, sitting in Ilorin, found the two students guilty after they pleaded guilty to their separate charge. The charge against Ibrahim reads: “That you, Ibrahim Najeeb Omotosho (Alias Tony Carpenter) on or about the 30th day of April 2021, in Ilorin, within the jurisdiction of…
Justice Hannatu A.L Balogun of Kaduna State High Court sitting in Kaduna, on Thursday, convicted and sentenced one Nehemiah Joel to four months in prison on a one count charge of cybercrime. His journey to prison began when he decided to pose in the social media as a female prostitute based in Dubai, United Arab Emirate, to defraud unsuspecting victims, mostly middle aged men after assuming the identity of one Chloe Adler, a white hooker. Part of his gimmick was to request for payment for his services upfront before meeting with his clients. Count one of the charge reads…
The Ondo State Government has taken measures to protect residents in the state amid soaring costs and incessant increases in prices of goods and services by artisans including farm produce and food items. In this regard, the state government has barred all Trading Unions and Associations under the umbrella of Ondo State United Artisan Group, from fixing and enforcing uniform prices of goods and services being sold/rendered by their members and non-members. A statement by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Donald Ojogo said the decision was taken in the overall socio-economic interest of the people of the State.…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has enjoined corps members to make integrity and dedication to work their watchword, saying that the harsh economic situation in the country is not a license for anyone to engage in crime. Bawa stated this on Wednesday, in an Orientation message to members of the Batch “B” Stream 11 Corps members across the Federation. Bawa who spoke on the Role of Youth in Curbing Corruption at the NYSC Orientation Camp, Kubwa, Abuja, described youths as critical stakeholders in the fight against economic and financial crimes. “One critical…
The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned the duo of Michael Yusuf Michael and Martha Daniel Yusuf, both siblings, before Justice Hannnatu A.L Balogun on an eight count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence. The defendants allegedly floated an unregistered medical and empowerment Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) through which they solicited for donations from members of the public in the social media, ostensibly to assist persons suffering from cancer but diverted the proceeds to their personal use. Investigation reveals that Michael who poses as the founder/CEO of the NGO, opened a Facebook…
Self acclaimed Buhari Tormentor, Reno Omokri has again broken another table by averring that popular singer Ayo Balogun who is best known as Wizkid is more relevant to Nigeria than President Muhammadu Buhari. The Table Shaker in a post on Facebook, quipped that the President’s presence in Nigeria has no impact on the nation. He wrote: “Wizkid is more relevant to Nigeria than Buhari. Think about it: Buhari disappeared to London for over 3 months in 2017, and it had no impact on Nigeria. In fact, our economy performed better while he was away. While we wish Buhari well, his…
Assents To Bill Establishing Ondo State House of Assembly Service Commission Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, on Tuesday assented to the bills for the financial autonomy of the judiciary and the legislature in the state. Governor Akeredolu also signed into law the bill for the establishment of the Ondo State House of Assembly Service Commission. The Governor signed the bills into law in his office, Alagbaka, Akure, the state capital. Addressing reporters shortly after the event, the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Donald Ojogo, and the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Sir Charles Titiloye, explained…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Kaduna Zonal Command has arraigned one Alyassau Muhammad before Justice Hannatu A.L Balogun on a two count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence. Alayssau was arrested following intelligence on his alleged fraudulent activities on the internet. He allegedly posed as a female Malaysian to induce one Nor Rahem to send money in tranches of foreign currencies into his nominated account 154110205463 in Maybank with account name Hafizan Hamid, on the pretext that they were in a romantic relationship Investigation reveals that the defendant had three different active Malaysian WhatsApp numbers…
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday played host to the Saudi Arabian Minister of Foreign Affairs at State House, Abuja, declaring that the oil rich kingdom has been quite kind to Nigeria. A statement by Femi Adesina said receiving HRH Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Al-Saud, the President said with Nigeria’s large population and infrastructural deficit, the country needed all the revenue she could get from oil, a mainstay of the economy, “and Saudi Arabia has been very kind to us, making sacrifice by reducing production to accommodate us a number of times.” Buhari noted that the relationship between the two countries…
Justice Umaru Fadawu of the Borno State High Court, on Monday, dismissed the ‘no- case submission’ filed by Tahiru Saidu Daura, a co-defendant to Aisha Alkali Wakil, popularly known as ”Mama Boko Haram’’ who is being prosecuted for an alleged fraud to the tune of N25million. The first defendant, Wakil who is the Chief Executive Officer of Complete Care and Aid Foundation, is facing trial alongside Prince Lawal Shoyade and Tahiru Saidu Daura, Programme Manager and Country Director respectively. The defendants were arraigned on Thursday, March 5, 2020, by the Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes…
The Makurdi Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction of the duo of Damisa Gideon (aka Captain Kim Lee), and Deborah Okiemute for offences bordering on personation and internet fraud. According to the commission in a statement on Monday, Justice Obiora Atuegwu Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja on September 2, convicted and sentenced the defendants to various jail terms, having found them guilty of the separate charges brought against them by the Commission. The charge against Damisa reads. “That you, Damisa Gideon (aka Captain Kim Lee) sometime in…
Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin has sentenced one Adigun Oladapo Oludele, a final year student of the University of Ilorin, to one year imprisonment for offences bordering on internet fraud. The court also ordered that the sum of N158,000 (One Hundred and Fifty Eight Thousand Naira) domiciled in the convict’s GTB account that was found to be proceed of unlawful transactions as well as his Lexus IS250 with registration number KJA 141 GU Lagos be forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria. Also forfeited to the Federal Government were the convict’s iPhone 12,…
