ONLY LAZY NIGERIANS DEPEND ON MARKETS FOR FOOD — SENATOR ONYEKACHI NWAEBONYI. (PHOTO).
Only lazy Nigerians depend on markets for food — Senator Onyekachi Nwaebonyi The Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Onyekachi Nwaebonyi, has come under criticism after saying Nigerians who rely on markets for food are “lazy”, as he urged citizens to embrace farming to tackle rising food prices. Nwaebonyi, who represents Ebonyi North Senatorial District, made the statement during an interview on The Mic On Podcast hosted by Seun Okinbaloye which was published on August 1 with clips going viral on Friday, while defending the economic policies of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Responding to concerns over food inflation and the rising cost of living, the senator said the government alone could not be held responsible for the prices of commodities in the market, arguing that citizens also had a role to play. “Do you expect Tinubu to moderate the prices of garri in the market? Do you expect Tinubu to come and give you yam to feed your family?” he asked. Nwaebonyi said Nigerian...
The EFCC has arraigned the duo of James Edwin Ehiaghe and Aimienmwona Osahon before Justice O.O Tokode of the Federal High Court Benin,Edo State on four counts bordering on ATM fraud,forgery,Impersonation,conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretence; possession of scam documents contrary to section 1,2 and 6 of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Related Offences Act,2006.Ehiaghe and Osahon are alleged to belong to a syndicate of fraudsters who specialize in defrauding their victims through text messages.They were separately charged with two counts each by the Commission.According to the complainant,on 18th January 2016,she received an SMS on her MTN line purported to have emanated from Central Bank of Nigeria's Customer Care Department,claiming that her ATM card will be deactivated unless she called 'CBN Customer Care Phone Number 01342233' to update her bank details.Operatives of the commission found various incriminating items including a laptop containing some scam documents,various fake driver's license,internet moderms and ATM cards of different banks,in a search conducted on the suspects.
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