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      The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Suleiman Bala Mohammed, on Friday, 17th May, 2019 received Juwairiyya Musa, a graduate of Nasarawa State University, Keffi who was among this year's recipients of the President's Honours Award for distinguishing herself during her National Youth Service Corps programme in Bauchi State. Juwairiyya, an English Education graduate of the University, earned the award through her Community Development S ervice (CDS) project, where she initiated and completed a health clinic for the people of Mada Village, Ganjuwa Local Government Area of Bauchi State. Prof Suleiman, on behalf of the University thanked Ms. Juwairiyya for her accomplishment and for being a "good ambassador of Nasarawa State University, Keffi". He said: "NSUK is very happy and proud of you. In what you do in the future, the University will always be there for you. "You have established your talent. There is benefit in community service. Ensure that you make...

      Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Advance Fee Fraud Section, Abuja Headquarters in collaboration with men from the Benin Zonal Office in an operation on Friday 17, 2019 arrested 22 suspected internet fraudsters during an early morning raid at Sapele, Delta State. Working on intelligence reports, the suspects, who are between the ages of 18 to 30 years, were smoked out from their hideo ut in an early morning operation. A day earlier, the operatives from Abuja had arrested two suspected internet fraudster in Ughelli, Delta State. Items recovered from the suspects include lap top computers, iPhones, phones, ATM cards and three exotic vehicles. The cars are Benz C350, Benz ML 350 and Chrysler 300. The raid on the internet fraudsters is one in the series by operatives of the Commission in line with the directive of the acting Executive Chairman of the Commission, Ibrahim Magu to rid the entire country of internet fraud and cyber ...

     Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday received top African football legends at the Lagos House in Alausa, Ikeja, urging countries in the continent to look inward and explore the possibility of using sports to grow their economies, saying sports remain a veritable tool to foster growth and development. Some of the African soccer legends who paid the courtesy visit to the Governor include Kanu Nwankwo, Finidi George, Victor Ikpeba, El Hadji Diouf, Diomansy Kamara, Didier Zokora, Khalilou Fadiga Austin Eguavoen, Mutiu Adepoju, Waidi Akanni, Uche Okechuku and Seydou Keita. Governor Ambode, while receiving some of the soccer legends that would be participating in a testimonial match on Saturday put together in his honour as he prepares to exit office, said the sense of brotherhood in sports must be played up for the benefits of the continent in terms of scaling up the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of African countries. Recalling an initiative of his a...

     In a move to finally resolve the soot challenge facing the state, the Rivers State Government has set up a Technical Committee to implement the recommendations of the scientific committee established to investigate the prevalence of soot. Briefing journalists after the Rivers State Executive Council meeting that took place on Wednesday at the Government House, Port Harcourt , Commissioner of Environment , Prof Roseline Kornya said that the State Government arrived at the decision after a detailed consideration of the report of the Scientific Committee. She said: " The State Executive Council went ahead and appointed members of the Technical committee for purpose of the implementation of the report of the scientific committee. "The technical committee is to be chaired by the Honorable Commissioner for Environment and other members are as follows, Prof Precious Edeh, Dr. Golden Ohana,the Honorable Attorney General and commissioner for Justice, Commissioner of ...

        REMARKS BY THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, Ag. IGP M.A ADAMU,NPM,mni DURING A ONE-DAY INTERACTIVE SESSION WITH CSOs, NGOs, HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS AND OTHER CRITICAL STAKEHOLDERS ON POLICE REFORMS AND ACCOUNTABILITY ON 17th MAY, 2019 AT THE FORCE HEADQUARTERS, ABUJA It is my pleasure to welcome you all to this important meeting which is convened to interact with CSOs, NGOs, Human Right Groups and other critical stakeholders in recognition of your commendable contributions and  unalloyed quest for a Police Force that is reliable, accountable and people-oriented. 2. No Police Force anywhere in the world can survive or perform its core mandate effectively without the support, cooperation of the people most especially the CSOs, NGOs, Human Right Groups and other critical stakeholders whose main and sincere objectives lie on ensuring progressive Police reforms take place and steeped in accountability and transparency. 3. During my inaugural speech, I sta...

     The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu has urged Nigerian students to desist from cyber crimes, popularl referred to as Yahoo -yahoo and all other forms of internet-related offences that could derail their destinies.Magu stated this on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 while delivering a lecture at the University of Ilorin on the dangers of internet fraud. The EFCC boss who was represented  by Head, Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences, Ilorin Zonal Office, Olamide Sadiq said anyone caught for offences bordering on internet fraud would be detained, prosecuted and jailed.According to him, "if you use pictures that do not belong to you just with intent to defraud someone, it is impersonation. You have committed an offence that carries five years imprisonment. "I am emphasising to you on the need to desist from cyber crimes. If you are found to be in possession of fraudulent documents, you have committed ...

     The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Maiduguri Zonal Office, on Friday, May 17, 2019, secured the conviction of one Bunu Lawan Bukar (a.K.a Sani Ibrahim) before Justice Aisha B. Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, sitting in Maiduguri, the state capital. He was sentenced to six months prison term, respectively on a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N161, 000.00. Bukar  conspired with one Nass now at large and checked into a hotel and pretended to make a payment for the services rendered to them by way of mobile funds transfer to the victims account. However, during the process of making the payments to the hotel, Bukar edited a debit alert he received from his bank and showed the victim a fake alert message in order to deceive him. Count one of the charge reads: “That you, Bunu Lawan Bukar (a.k.a Sani Ibrahim) and Nass (now at large) sometime in 2019 at Maiduguri within the jurisdicti...

      The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Kano Zonal Office on May 16, 2019 arraigned four staff of Kano Road Traffic Agency and a staff Primary Education before Justice Farouq Lawal of the Kano State High Court on a four-count charge conspiracy, obtaining money under false pretence and forgery. The accused persons, Abduljalal Salisu Abduljalal, Nazifi Ali Chigari, Abbas Tijjani, Ado Aminu and Muhammed Imam who works in Primary school were arrested by the EFCC following intelligence the commission received, which indicated that the first and second accused were selling fake employment letters at Fine Time Park located along Race Course road Nasarawa GRA Kano. Operatives of the EFCC immediately swung into action and conducted a raid at Fine Time Park where the first accused was arrested while committing the crime, and was brought to the office along with his vehicle and the victim. The car was searched and the following incriminating items were recove...