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        The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Port Harcourt's Zonal Office on Tuesday, 23 October, 2018, arraigned the duo of Eric Igbe Aruku and Aggrey Godwin Ikani before Justice S. M Shu’aibu of the Federal High Court, sitting in Calabar, Cross River State on a 3-count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of N4, 600, 000.00 (Four Million, Six Hundred Thousand Naira only). Aruku  and Ikani ran into troubles when they allegedly deceived a petitioner that they had a Local Purchase Order (LPO) for the supply of over five trucks of Low Pour Fuel Oil (LPFO) on a weekly basis, awarded to them by Frank Donelitiesa company in Lagos, and that they had some cash deposits in an Escrow account in Zenith bank dedicated for the business. According to the petitioner, the 1st defendant (Aruku) allegedly convinced him to part with N5,000,000.00k (Five Million Naira) only which was later diverted by both defendants. The petitio

          The Presidency wishes to restate that Nigeria under President Muhammadu Buhari is strong enough to defend its territory against any threat, assuring all Nigerians that there is no reason to worry about the hollow outburst by Nnamdi Kanu, the disputed leader of IPOB on returning to the country “with hell’’. Instead, we see the re-enactment of his bizarre, episodic threat as a mere distraction which will not be allowed  to detract from the existing cordial relations between Nigeria and other countries. The Buhari administration is in constant touch with other friendly nations and has the best assurances that they would continue to reciprocate the respect Nigeria has for the sovereignty of their nations. Nigerians have nothing to fear from this. Garba Shehu Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity)    October 23, 2018

     Yesterday, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex visited beautiful K'gari - or Fraser Island - as part of the dedication of the site to The Queen's Commonwealth Canopy. The Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy project was launched in 2015 with the aim of creating a unique network of forest conservation initiat ives across the 53 countries of the Commonwealth.More photos below.

       President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Seme pledged that Nigeria will work closely with the Republic of Benin to ensure the success of the newly inaugurated Seme-Krake joint border post between both countries. Speaking at the official handing over ceremony of the joint border post, President Buhari described the project, aimed at enhancing the free movement of persons and goods in the region, as ''a symbol of integration that brings together the peoples of Nigeria and Benin.'' ''Indeed, the Seme-Krake joint border is one of the busiest boundary lines not only in West Africa but the whole continent, daily recording huge movement of persons, goods and services. ''Permit me therefore to congratulate my brother, President Patrice Talon of the Republic of Benin on the successful completion of this magnificent project. ''As we all know, Nigeria and Benin share many things in common. Hence, the establishment of the Joint Border Pos

      Press Release Plateau state Governor  Simon Lalong  on  Monday approved the payment of the outstanding withheld salaries under the "No work, no pay" inflicted by the former administration. A statement from Yakubu Dati ,the Commissioner of Information and Communication of the state reads that  "Already, the government has commenced with the payment of two months out of the balance of three months through the Local Government Service Commission." "Governor Lalong had, on assumption of office, promised to defray the backlog of withheld salaries of Local Government staff and primary school Teachers affected." "The Rescue administration remains committed to the it's Five-point policy thrust of prioritising the welfare of the citizenry. "Meanwhile, the committee on "No work, No pay" will entertain all genuine complaints arising from the exercise on  Wednesday, 24th October, 2018 at Conference hall of the Office of the Head of

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      President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived to inaugurate a new ECOWAS Border Post at Seme-Krake in Lagos State. He will open the new post together with President Patrice Talon of the Republic of Benin. Today, President Muhammadu Buhari and President Patrice Talon of the Republic of Benin opened a new ECOWAS Border Post, in Lagos State.  

         Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom will today proceed on a 10-day working leave. The working leave which will form part of the Governor's annual leave, will terminate on October 31, 2018. In a letter of notification to the Benue State House of Assembly, Governor Ortom stated that his Deputy, Engineer Benson Abounu will act as Governor of the State, in line with Section 190 of the Country's Constitution. He urged the State House of Assembly to accord the Deputy Governor every support and cooperation within the period. Terver Akase Chief Press Secretary

       Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has called on newly sworn-in commissioners to work towards making a difference in the development of the state. The governor spoke on Monday at the Government House Port Harcourt when he swore-in five commissioners and one special adviser. Governor Wike said: "We are coming to the end of our first term, but you can still make a difference. "Once you have the passion, you can still make a difference. It is a privilege to serve the state and you have to make it count. Don't waste the opportunity ". While charging the newly sworn-in commissioners to take their jobs seriously, Governor Wike asked them to conduct themselves in acceptable social manner. He said: "Take your job seriously and don't involve yourselves in illegality. As a commissioner, don't place yourself in a compromising position ". The governor charged them to always ensure that they place the interest of the state ab

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             The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has redeployed 2 Air Officers Commanding (AOCs) and 27 other senior officers as part of routine exercise aimed at ensuring operational efficiency and effectiveness. The newly appointed AOCs are Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Mohammed Suleiman, who is now the AOC Air Training Command (ATC), Kaduna, and AVM Idi Amin, who has been moved to Ground Training Command (GT C), Enugu as AOC. Also redeployed are AVM Dayo Adeluoye as Director of Strategy, Defence Headquarters (DHQ), AVM Olusoji Awomodu, who is now the Director of Evaluation, DHQ and AVM Tunde Awoyoola as Director of Operations DHQ. In the same vein, AVM Ismaila Kaita, the erstwhile AOC GTC, has now been appointed as the Deputy Commandant Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), AVM Mohammed Idris, who was the immediate past AOC ATC, is now the Deputy Chief of Defence Space Agency while AVM Charles Ohwo is now the Director of Operations, Headquarters NAF (HQ NAF). Also redeployed are Air Commodore Chri

     The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, on Monday, October 22, 2018, arraigned a former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, alongside his company, Spotless Limited, before Justice Mojisola Olatoregun of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on an 11-count charge bordering on fraud and money laundering to the tune of N2.2bn. The former governor is facing trial in connection with  N1.299 billion and $5.3 million allegedly allocated to him out of the N4.65 billion slush fund shared by the Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA, through a former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro.Fayose allegedly have acquired properties in some parts of Lagos and Abuja from the money, which was released for his 2014 governorship campaign. Count one reads: “That you, Mr. Ayodele Fayose and Mr. Abiodun Agbele (now facing another charge) on or about 17th June, 2014 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, took posse

       The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC today Monday 22nd October, 2018 arraigned One Ishak Abubakar popularly known as Mai Rakumi, before honorable Justice Lewis Allagoa of the Federal High Court Kano on four count charge bordering on possession fake USA Dollars. He was arrested by a team of NDLEA operatives during a raid conducted at his residence located at number 2230 Goron Dutse area of kano state. Du ring the raid, 176 pieces of of one hundred denomination of fake American Dollars was found. Another sum of N75, 000.00 (Seventy Five Thousand Naira) only, 2 international passports, five GSM phones and one digital radio were recovered. After interim investigation, the NDLEA officers handed the defendant over to the EFCC in view of the fact that his offence was financial crime in nature. In the course of investigation into the activities of the defendant, the EFCC operatives discovered that he is a popular native doctor who engages in Babalawo activiti

       Text of State Broadcast by Malam Nasir El-Rufai, Governor of Kaduna State, on Monday, 22nd October 2018 Dear People of Kaduna State, 1. I address you today with a heavy heart, saddened by the violence and loss of lives in parts of our state since Thursday, 18th October 2018, when unrest broke out in Kasuwan Magani. The state government promptly imposed a curfew in the area. 2. We visited Kasuwan Magani on Friday, 19th October 2018 to see things for ourselves, to commiserate with the people and to assess the security situation, which had by then become calm. We condemn the violence, and extend our sympathy to the victims, survivors and their families. I assure everyone affected that we will seek justice for them, and clearly underline that criminals will be punished according to law. 3. We were appalled by the sense of panic that was triggered by rumours across several of our communities on Sunday, 21st October 2018, a situation that hoodlums exploited to engage i