EBOLA DEATH TOLL SURPASSES 200 IN DR CONGO AS VIRUS SPREADS ACROSS EASTERN PROVINCES. (PHOTO).

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 Ebola death toll surpasses 200 in DR Congo as virus spreads across eastern provinces The death toll from the Ebola virus surpassed the 200 mark Thursday as infections surged in the outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said in an update. Confirmed cases of the disease have climbed to 875, including 202 deaths, since the outbreak was declared on May 15, with a mortality rate of 23%, Africa CDC data showed. The virus is spreading across the eastern provinces of Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu, with Ituri accounting for nearly 95% of the cases. Donors and partners have pledged $910 million to support the Ebola response in the Congo and Uganda, according to Africa CDC, Anadolu Agency reported. The pledges were made during a recent meeting of African leaders and partners dedicated to the current disease outbreak. In a statement, the health body said the amount includes $80 million from African Union mem...
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EFCC RE-ARRAIGNS EX-AIR CHIEF,AMOSU,OTHERS TODAY FOR N21BN.#PRESS RELEASE.

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      The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, November 13, 2018, re-arraigned a former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Adesina Amosu(retd.) and two others before Justice C. J. Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on an amended 13-count charge bordering on money laundering to the tune of N21bn.
Amosu is facing trial alongside Air Vice Marshal Jacob Bola Adigun, a former Chief of Account and Budgeting, and Air Commodore Gbadebo Owodunni, a former Director of Finance and Budgeting for alleged conspiracy and conversion of the funds belonging to the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, to their personal use.

Counsel to the defendants had, at the last adjourned sitting on November 6, 2018, argued that parties that are no longer part of the amended charge should be withdrawn and acquitted before the amended charge could be read to the defendants.

However, Justice Aneke, earlier in his ruling at today's sitting, dismissed an application by the defendants seeking to dismiss and acquit the 4th to 11th defendants on the grounds that their names were notified included in the amended charge .

The Judge also ordered the defendants to take their pleas.
Based on the ruling of the Court, the prosecution counsel, Nnemeka Omewa ,told the court that the EFCC had 13- count amended charge dated October 15, 2018 and prayed the court for the charge to be read to the defendants.
One of the counts reads: "That you, Air Marshal Adesola Amosun Nunayon (RTD) Air Vice Marshal Jacob Bola Adigun and Air Commodore Gbadebo Owodunni Olugbenga, on or about the 5th day of March, 2014 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honorable court conspired amongst yourselves to convert the total sum of N21,467,634,707.43(Twenty One Billion, Four Hundred and sixty seven Million, Six Hundred and Thirty Four Thousand, seven Hundred and Seven Naira, forty three Kobo), property of the Nigerian Air Force which you sum you reasonably ought to have known forms part of proceeds of your unlawful activities to wit: criminal breach of trust,and hereby Committed an offence contrary to section 18(a) of the Money Laundering ( prohibition) Act, 2011( as amended) and punishable under section 15(3) of the same Act."
The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against them.
In view of their pleas, the prosecution counsel pleaded with the court to allow him to present his first witness.
However, in his response, the defence counsel, Rotimi Oguneso, prayed the court to allow his clients to continue to enjoy the existing bail conditions granted them and urged the court to adjourn the matter to Wednesday, November 14, 2018 for continuation of trial.
Justice Aneke, after listening to both counsels, granted the defendants bail on the ealier conditions granted them and adjourned the matter to November 14, 2018 for continuation of trial.
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