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         Justice Mojisola Olatoregun of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has fixed June 3, 2019 to give sentence, following the conviction of a former acting Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Calistus Obi. Obi was on May 23, 2019 convicted along with Alu Dimas, an aide to Patrick Akpobolokemi, a former Director-General of NIMASA. They were arraigned along with two companies, Grand Pact Limited and Global Sea Investment, on April 12, 2016, on an eight-count charge bordering on conspiracy, conversion and money laundering to the tune of N136million (One Hundred and Thirty Six Million Naira). Justice Olatoregun had found the first defendant guilty of counts five, six, seven and eight. The second defendant was also found guilty of counts two and four. Consequently, Justice Olatoregun had adjourned the case till May 28, 2019 for counsel to address the court on sentencing. At the resumed sitting...

       The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Sokoto zonal office, on Tuesday, May 28, 2019 arrested one suspected politician with N60, 000, 000 (Sixty Million Naira) cash, following intelligent report of his suspicious money laundering activities. The suspect Murtala Muhammad who is alleged to be a brother to Secretary to the Zamfara State Government, Professor Abdullahi Shinkafi, was arrested at No.145 Igala Hausin g Estate, Off Byepass Road, Gusau, Zamfara State, by the operatives of the Commission. Items recovered from him at the point of arrest include: one Black Toyota Land Cruiser Prado Jeep with registration number DKA 67 PX Kaduna loaded with 4 bags of Ghana Must go containing One Thousand Naira Note of Fifteen Million Naira each, totalling to Sixty Million Naira; One single barrel gun; One locally made Revolve Pistol, 25 rounds of cartridges and 12 rounds of 12.9mm live ammunitions. He will be charged to court as soon as investigation...

      PDP Vice Presidential Candidate and Former Anambra State Governor, Mr Peter Obi has declared that the Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi lacks the competence to talk about which geo-political zone will produce the President in 2023 because he lacks political relevance in Rivers State. Addressing journalists after the lecture/book presentation in honour of Rivers State Gover nor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike in Port Harcourt on Monday, Peter Obi wondered why Amaechi who is not from South East would want to speak for the zone. Flanked by Senator Uche Ekwunife and Senator-Elect, Sandy Onoh, Obi said: "Amaechi is not from the South East, so he cannot speak for us. "He is not in any position to make such statements because even him that is in APC, he did not contribute anything to the success of that election. "He did not even achieve anything in his own state. Those of us from the South East who are from the PDP contributed to the success of our party...

      Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on Tuesday inaugurated the "Committee to investigate and audit the financial transactions of the 23 Local Government Councils from May 2018 to May 2019." Governor Wike said the committee is not aimed at removing any Council Chairman or official, but targeted at improving probity and accountability in the 23 Local Government Councils of  the state. He said: "We are not trying to remove any Local Government Chairman, but it cannot be business as usual in the 23 Local Government Areas. "We want to know how the Local Government Councils spend their Local Government Allocations. I have never interfered in the administration of Local Government funds. "I am not one of those governors that interfere with Local Government funds". Governor Wike regretted that despite the monthly allocations to the 23 Local Government Councils, there is no local Government Area that has executed projects. "I have fo...

      The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Office, has arrested the proprietor of a Yahoo Yahoo training school in Lagos, Frank Chinedu. Chinedu, 22, was arrested alongside eight students of the unnamed training centre located at 14, Animashaun Street, Progressive Estate, Ojodu Berger, Lagos, while receiving lectures in internet fraud activities. The students are: Ahmed Musa, 24; Desmond Eze, 29; Preye Kingsley, 23; Benjamin Irabor, 21; Benjamin Opah, 19; Akapo Prosper, 22; Innocent Paul, 20 and Olamide Edun, 20. The suspected internet fraudsters were arrested under cover on May 22, 2019, following intelligence reports received by the Commission about their involvement in alleged criminal activities. Items recovered from the suspects at the point of arrest include nine laptops, 16 mobile phones, an Airtel modem, Orange Wifi and one Toyota Camry with registration number EPE406FN. The suspects will soon be charged to court.More photo...

      President Buhari receives in audience Group Chairman Ecobank Transnational Incorporated in State House on 28th May 2019 Ecobank 4: President Buhari with L-R: Mr Ade Adeyemi, Mr Tei Mante, Group Chairman Mr Emmanuel Ikazoboh, Minister of Information Lai Mohammed, CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele and Dr Aasim Qureshi as he receives in audience Group Chairman Ecobank Transnational Incorporated in State House on 28th May 2019 Ecobank 8: President Buhari with L-R: Mr Bashir Ifo, Mr Cisse Madibinet, Mr Ade Adeyemi, Mr Tei Mante and Group Chairman Mr Emmanuel Ikazoboh as he receives in audience Group Chairman Ecobank Transnational Incorporated in State House on 28th May 2019. PRESS RELEASE: HOW DECADES OF NEGLECT AND RESOURCE MISMANAGEMENT LED TO POVERTY AND INSECURITY, BY PRESIDENT BUHARI If assets and resources available to Nigeria were properly managed, she would be prosperous and peaceful. But the poverty and insecurity we are experiencing today are res...

      It would have been a black Sunday in Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), as a 200 Level Student of the institution identified as Valentine Rachael Oparacha from Department of Biochemistry slumped & passed out. According to eyewitness 'Chiamaka Obumma who is an indigene of Enugwu ukwu and also the Hostel Governor for hostel C, she wrote; "God performed a miracle in FUTO on Sunday evening as a student slumped and was gasping for breath until she stopped breathing, and then came back to life. Valentine Rachael Oparacha, a 200 level student in the Biochemistry Department, finished doing her laundry. All of a sudden, she slumped and began to lose her breath gradually until she stopped breathing. Girls in the hostel rushed out. There was so much pandemonium as Hostel C was overcrowded with girls. They tried carrying her but she was too big and heavy. They began looking for boys to come help in carrying her to FUTO Medicals. Finally, they got peopl...

      Protocol 1. It is with great joy that we are gathered here to witness yet another milestone in the history of the Nigerian Army. This event as you may have known is the presentation of appointment letter to the Vice Chancellor of the Nigerian Army premier educational institution, Nigerian Army University Biu. You will recall that the institution was approved by the Federal Executive Council on 3 April 2018 and was followed with an elaborate Ground Breaking Ceremony on 30 October 2018 at the University’s permanent site in Biu. Consequently, the university commenced academic activities with the admission and registration of pioneer students. The maiden university matriculation for the pioneer students was held on 21 February 2019. With the sequence of activities in the trend of the university’s evolution you would all agree with me that the university has come to life and to stay. 2. The focal point of the university as envisioned is to serve as solution centre f...

       Justice Aminu Aliyu of the Federal High Court, Minna, on Monday, May 27, 2019, ordered the Commissioner of Police, Niger State Command, to arrest former Niger State Governor Muazu Babagida Aliyu and compel his appearance in court on June 13, 2019. The Judge also directed the CP to arrest former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for Niger State, Umar Nasko. The development was sequel to the non-appearance of the duo in court for the second time. The EFCC is prosecuting Aliyu and Nasko over their alleged involvement in about N2billion money laundering. The judge, who was visibly angry over lack of respect for his court, gave three orders to the Commissioner of Police for failure to carry out his order. First, he ordered Commissioner of police to appear before the court for failure to execute his order. Secondly, he directed the Commissioner of Police to execute the Bench warrant earlier issued against the duo. The Judge furthe...

    According to the magazine '' It was 2011, and the   Kardashians   were on vacation in Bora Bora, where wooden bungalows crouch directly above sparkling ocean. Kris Jenner stood by the water, wearing a fluffy white bathrobe and concerned facial expression. A pre-makeover   Kim Kardashian , then married to Kanye West's direct opposite, sobbed inconsolably. Her $75,000 diamond earring was   gone . As Jenner made soothing noises, a cameraman tracked Kardashian's eldest sister emerging from her accommodation in the distance, cradling a toddler. When made aware of the jewelry emergency, she failed to emote anything resembling concern. "Kim," she instead called out in monotone. "There's people that are dying." That's Kourtney. A blank faced deliverer of sardonic one-liners, like Daria moved to Calabasas and became an Armenian reality television star post-Lawndale. A woman so blasé that she once called off her own wedding without changi...

      CCB 1: President Buhari receiving Asset declaration form from Chairman CCB Prof. Muhammad Isa as he receives Leadership of Code of Conduct Bureau in State House on 27th May 2019 CCB 3: President Buhari with L-R: Mr Emmanuel Attah, Chairman CCB Prof. Muhammad Isa, Mr Murtala Aliyu Kankiya and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami as he receives Leadership of Code of Conduct Bureau in State House on 27th May 2019.More photos below.