GOV. SANWO-OLU IN LONDON SEEKS FOREIGN INVESTMENTS, PARTNERSHIPS.(PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.

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SANWO-OLU IN LONDON SEEKS FOREIGN INVESTMENTS, PARTNERSHIPS   •Governor charges Commonwealth states to bring capital, technology, expertise to Lagos The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday charged the Commonwealth’s 56 member states to invest in Africa, particularly Lagos, by bringing their capital, technology and other expertise, promising that they will find not just market and opportunity but partner and relationship.   He said the Commonwealth's greatest advantage is not simply its shared language, shared laws or shared history but its people, noting that nowhere is that advantage more vivid, dynamic or consequential than in Africa.   Speaking as a Keynote Speaker at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Trade and Investment Summit held at Mansion House, London, on Monday, Governor Sanwo-Olu said Lagos is ready for partnerships and relationships with global investors.   The theme of the opening session is “The Commonwealth's Advantage". ...

N3.2BN FRAUD: WITNESS REVEALS FORGED BANK DRAFTS UNDER EX-ABIA GOV,KALU,YESTERDAY.

Image result for orji uzor kalu               The ongoing trial of a former governor of Abia State,Orji Uzor Kalu.continued on Monday June 5,2017 before Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court Lagos,sitting in Ikoyi,Lagos with a prosecution witness,Romanus Madu,Permanent Secretary,Government House,Umuahia,Denying knowledge of some bank drafts that emanated from Fidelity Bank Plc during the administration of Kalu.Kalu is being prosecuted alongside his company,Slok Nigeria Limited and his former Commissioner for Finance,Jones James Udeogu,for money laundering to the tune of N3.2 billion.In his testimony,Madu,a former cashier at the Government House,Umuahia,during the administration of Kalu,told the court that he was invited by the Commission some years ago and was showed some documents,including bank drafts and cheques amounting to several millions of Naira that emanated from Fidelity Bank bearing his signature and handwriting as the marker.led in evidence by the prosecution counsel,Rotimi Jacobs,Madu,however,told the court that he was not a signatory to the bank drafts.Madu,who is the fourth prosecution witness,PW4,also denied know;ledge of the handwritten applications for some of the bank drafts bearing his signature and handwritting.He further told the court that there were other fictitious names that appeared on some of the bank drafts.The evidence against the defendants was tendered and admitted in evidence as exhibits E10 to E 69 by the court.However,counsel to the defendants urged the court to reject the evidence on the grounds that his signature and handwriting were forged in respect of the bank drafts before the court.Jacobs,therefore,prayed the court to overrule the objections of the defence counsel.Justice Idris,after carefully reviewing the submissions of both counsels,adjourned the matter to June 6,2017 to determine the authenticity of the signatories and handwriting applications.
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