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          An Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has set aside its order made on May 30, freezing 16 accounts belonging to wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan. Justice Binta Nyako withdrew the order on Tuesday on the grounds that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission which secured the freezing order failed to conduct its investigation into the alleged infractions involving the 16 accounts. The court’s decision followed an application by the counsel to Mrs. Jonathan asking the court to set aside an ex-parte motion filed by the EFCC for continued control of the accounts.The lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, described EFCC’s motion as an abuse of court process.Mr. Ozekhome told pressmen that the court had ordered the EFCC to conduct its investigation within 90 days of freezing the accounts in May, but that the commission failed to carry out the said investigation.“The judge, Justice Binta, had given the EFCC 90 days within which to investigate and p...

          Justice Rilwan Aikawa of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 admitted in evidence some documents tendered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, against a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode. Fani-Kayode is standing trial alongside a former Minister of State for Finance, Senator Nenadi Usman, Danjuma Yusuf and a company, Joint Trust Dimensions Limited, on a 17-count charge bordering on money laundering to the tune of N4.9billion. At the last adjourned sitting on November 21, 2017, the prosecution counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo, through a prosecution witness, Teslim Ajuwon, an employee of Zenith Bank Plc, had sought to tender the account opening documentation, certificate of identification and statement of account of the second defendant, Fani-Kayode, who is one of the bank’s customers. The documents, which Oyedepo had described as “extremely relevant to the issues before the court”, contain ...

       My black and white experience this sunday was great.Some times when you try to match up black and white outfits you might look ridiculous.Black and white might look very simple but if you don't style it well it might not look nice on you.On sunday i decided to embark on a white and black journey with my jacket/coat and shoe.Funny enough I did not buy the jacket and shoes the same place,I bought it in two different boutiques and how to shop for items to match up what you already have will be discussed in another fashion post.On sunday I wore a black and white jacket I bought 3 months ago and the shoe is about 2-3 years old.I wore a black gown,carried a fur black purse and black necklace because it might look to much or busy if I wear a white necklace.More photos below.

        A fraudster who impersonated the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, and attempted to fleece a Bayero University don of N300, 000 for a nonexistent appointment in the Presidency has been convicted. Christian Efe Oyovweyho was today December 5 convicted and sentenced to 8years imprisonment by Justice Z.B. Abubakar of the Federal High Court Kano. The convict was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Cri mes Commission, EFCC, on a 2-count charge that borders on conspiracy and attempt to obtain, in contravention of sections 8(a) and (b) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006.  The convict's journey to prison started when the Commission received a petition that he had impersonated Adesina. The petitioner, Professor Dalhatu Mohammed Galadanci of the Bayero University Kano further stated that the convict had attempted to obtain the sum of N300,000 (Three Hundred Thousand Naira Only) from him.A...

           Nigeria will receive the sum of $321m stolen by the family of late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, following the signing of a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) by Attorney General Abubakar Malami SAN with Switzerland and the World Bank at the Global Forum on Asset Recovery (GFAR) The modalities for the return of the stolen funds are set out in the MOU that was signed by the three parties at  # GFAR2017  on December 4, 2017. The return of the looted funds is in line with Switzerland’s policy of returning illegally-acquired assets.  # NigeriaGFAR

         Ten months after the dissolution of the Imo State Executive Council, Governor Rochas Okorocha on Monday swore-in 28 new commissioners and eighty-one transition committee members of the 27 local government councils in the state. Prominent among the appointments is that of the younger sister, Ogechi Ololo who was given the Commissioner for Happiness and Couples’ Fulfilment.He told them that they were appointed to come and prove their worth in the service of the state and her people.The swearing-in ceremony of the new commissioners and the transition committee chairmen and members started at about 3p.m. and ended by 6p.m. at the Imo International Convention Centre (IICC), with the governor informing his audience that his administration has completed more than 1,000 Projects and would do everything possible to complete the remaining ones before May 29, 2019.He charged the new appointees to work as if they have only few weeks to deliver and leave their m...

       President Muhammadu Buhari decorates the Brigade Commander, Brig-Gen. Musa Yusuf, who was recently promoted to the rank of Major-General. # AsoVillaToday .

       The Lagos State Acting Commissioner of Police, Mr. Imohimi Edgal on Tuesday assured residents and visitors of maximum security across the length and breadth of the State during the Yuletide season. A statement by the Public Relations Officer of the State Police Command, Mr. Chike Godwin Oti urged residents to be vigilant and celebrate moderately during the festive period, just as it restated that additional batches of armed police officers would be deployed to volatile areas in the State to ensure adequate safety for all residents in Lagos. It, however, warned that the command would not tolerate any form of lawlessness or act that may undermine the peaceful atmosphere prevailing in the State. The statement also commended the support and cooperation the Police have received from the State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode as well as other security agencies including the Neighbourhood Safety Corps. "The CP also expressed satisfaction with the cooper...

     Today at the   Nigerian Senate , we passed the budget benchmarks for the 2018-2020 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) in accordance with the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2007. We also approved the following benchmarks: - N2.3 million barrels per day;  - $47 barrel per day as benchmark price of 2018;  - Exchange rate of N305 to $1;  - N5.279 trillion for non-revenue oil in 2018;  - N1.6999 trillion for new borrowing for 2018; and  - An estimated 3.5% growth rate. It is our hope that all the relevant revenue generating agencies will meet their targets. In the areas of the oil and gas sector, the Ministry of Petroleum and the NNPC must work to ensure that the benchmark for production that we passed must be met.

       Alumni members of the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies on a courtesy visit to His Excellency, Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun at his Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta office during a conference of the body in the State.More photos below.

      · Inspector General Of Police Orders Commissioners Of Police and their Supervising Assistant Inspectors General Of Police in Charge Of Zonal and State Commands Across The Country to be On Red-Alert and Beef Up Security Throughout The Concerned States And Other Parts Of The Country · Nigeria Police Force Reassures All Nigerians and Foreign Nationals in the Mentioned States and other Part of the Country of Adequate Security and Enjoin Them Not To Panic Consequent on the recent Boko Haram attacks on soft targets in Adamawa and Borno States, it could be recalled that the Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris NPM, mni, ordered all Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands and their Supervising Assistant Inspectors General of Police and their personnel nationwide to be on red-alert with effect from 21st November, 2017 to nip in the bud and prevent the spread of further attacks in the affected States and other States of the Federation. 2. N...

       # FayoseXmasGiftDay2 : Governor Ayodele Fayose presenting Xmas Gift to kids in Ikere Ekiti on Monday, 4th December, 2017. Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has advocated for an inclusion of children's welfare into the management of government at all levels. The governor said that every tier of government must endeavour to concretely cater for the needs of children, especially children of the less privileged. According to a press statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Idowu Adelusi, Fayose gave the advocacy while personally dressing up some kids in Ekiti who benefitted from his provision of Christmas clothing for over 20,000 children in the state. The governor had, overwhelmed by the joyous way the kids in the state welcomed the idea, raised the number of beneficiaries from 10,000 to 20,000. Yesterday was the official inauguration of the distribution of the clothing to the kid beneficiaries. Hundreds of parents with t...

        The attention of the Nigerian Army is drawn to activities of a fraudulent syndicate that has placed fake adverts to deceive unsuspecting members of the public on alleged commissioning into the Nigerian Army. The group specifically used Facebook and other Social Media platforms to entice interested persons and thereafter solicited for token payments into a certain bank account. The public is please requested to disregard such advertisements on the Social Media as the Nigerian Army is not recruiting at this moment. Members of the public are please enjoined to report such fraudulent groups to the nearest security agency or better still, contact the information Nigerian Army Call Centre on 193 using any of the networks. Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman     Director Army Public Relations