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      The EFCC, Lagos office, today, November 4, 2019, arraigned one Rotimi Omowo and his company, Robim Energy Limited before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on a four-count charge of issuance of dud cheque and stealing to the tune of N20, 657, 000.00 (Twenty Million, Six Hundred and Fifty Seven Thousand Naira) allegedly belonging to one Ayo Sonekan.

       A former Federal lawmaker and immediate past Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Financial Crimes, Hon. Kayode Oladele will deliver the keynote address at this year’s National Crimewatch Award coming up on December 1, 2019 at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry,  LCCI Building, 10 Nurudeen Olowopopo Drive Behind MKO Garden, Alausa Secretariat. Ikeja. The theme of the event is :  “Celebrating The Military  in Sustaining Peace and Stability in Nigeria”. Those to be honored at the occasion include the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen.Tukur Buratai , Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Sadiq Abubakar and Chief of Naval Staff, Vice-Admiral Ibot -Ete Ibas. Hon. Oladele will also be honored with a Special Recognition  for  his  Immense contributions  to the fight against terrorism financing and financial crimes in Nigeria.

      Governor Samuel Ortom charges the Benue State Police Command and other security agencies to ensure that killers of Mr Patrick Kumbul, the Head of ICT Unit at Harvest FM Makurdi are arrested and brought to justice. The Governor describes as unacceptable, the murder of Mr Kumbul yesterday by yet-to-be-identified gunmen in front of his house on Daniel Amokachi Lane, Makurdi. He urges residents of the Benue State capital and neighbouring towns to volunteer information that would lead to the arrest of the killers. The Governor sympathizes with the entire Kumbul family, Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria and Harvest FM staff in particular over the painful loss. He prays God to grant the deceased eternal rest. Terver Akase Chief Press Secretary November 03, 2019.

                Cape Town – Solange Knowles revealed on Friday that after five years of marriage she'd split from husband and director, Alan Ferguson. Taking to Instagram, the  Cranes In The Sky  singer wrote, "11 years ago I met a phenomenal man who changed every existence of my life. Early this year we separated and parted ways, (and tho it ain't nan nobody business) I find it necessary to protect the sacredness of my personal truth and to live in it fully just as I have before and will continue to do.". '' the past 2 years have brought me more physical and spiritual transition and evolution than ever before my body left me with no choice but to listen and be still within that stillness i begin my journey in confronting my worst enemy, fear. ive lived my best and worst moments in front of the lens and gaze of the world since i was a teenager. ive always tried to live in my truth no matter how ugly or full of love it is. ive also tried to carve out the

     President Buhari assents to Bill amending the Deep Offshore (and Inland Basin Production Sharing Contract) Act on 4th Nov 2019 Deep Offshore Bill 1: President Buhari this afternoon assented to the Bill amending the Deep Offshore (and Inland Basin Production Sharing Contract) Act, recently passed into law by the National Assembly. The amended Bill will generate at least 500 million US dollars additional revenue for the Federal Government in 2020, and over one billion dollars from 2021. With him is Chief of Staff Abba Kyari.

      L-R: Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor on Commerce, Industry & Cooperatives, Hon. Oladele Ajayi; Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Commercial Consul, Consulate General, People’s Republic of China in Lagos, Mr. Liu Junsheng; President, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Mr. Babatunde Ruwase and Vice President, LCCI, Dr. Olawale Cole during the cutting of tape to open the United Asia International Exhibition at the Lagos International Trade Fair, Tafawa Balewa Square, Onikan, on Monday, November 4, 2019.More photos below.

       Lagos State Governor Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has reiterated the government’s commitment to the safety of residents and visitors to the State, following the arrest of some Boko Haram suspects. The Governor, in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, praised the gallantry of officers of the 81 Division of the Nigerian Army who foiled an attempted attack on one of the universities in Lagos. Referring to the operation that led to the arrest of the Boko Haram suspects by the military operatives, the Commissioner maintained that the security apparatus of the State has strategies in place to forestall any threat to the peace that exists in Lagos. Omotoso assured citizens that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu will continue to provide the equipment and resources that are necessary to fortify the security machinery of the State, saying “Lagos remains safe and residents should maintain peaceful co-existence with one another”. He ap

      Hamza Koudeih is a Lebanese, resident in Lagos and steeped in money. From his $1.3million residence in Eko Atlantic Pearl Tower to his high-end automobiles, Hamza Koudeih oozes money, all of which he made doing nothing in the country but money laundering. . . According to investigation, he has done this to the tune of a whooping $19million. The acting Chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, described the recent arrests of a social media celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha for his alleged involvement in internet-related fraud and money laundering and Koudeih, his international collaborator, as a landmark achievement of the Commission in the recent time.More photos below.

       The EFCC, Lagos office, has arrested a couple, Rowly Isioro a former Assistant General Manager with one of the first generation banks (Name withheld) and his wife Ovuomarhoni Naomi Isioro, a business woman, for their alleged involvement in Business Email Compromise, BEC, and money laundering. The couple were alleged to have laundered the total sum of One Million and Forty-nine Thousand Dollars ($1.49m) which was all egedly transferred to Ovuomarhoni Naomi’s bank account in Nigeria. Their arrest followed a petition received by the Commission from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, through the office of their Legal Attache, United States Consulate Victoria Island Lagos, about their alleged involvement in computer related fraud, stealing and money laundering.More photos below.

      In its war against internet fraud across the country, the Abuja Zonal office of the EFCC, on Thursday, October 31, 2019, raided the residences of suspected yahoo-yahoo fraudsters at Block E, Flat 1, KAPLAN Estate, Katampe Abuja. Six suspects were arrested in the operation. Those arrested were: Chukwuebuka Temple Ohanse, Uriel Sunday Bassey, Stanley Wisdom, ADEJUYIGBE Andrew, Daniel Uduoroborie and Godfrey Bassey. Some of the items recovered include several mobile phones, laptop computers, and 2 cars. They will be charged to court soon.More photos below.

       Angela Okorie is currently in a hospital in Lagos nursing the serious injuries she sustained when she fell into an open drainage outside a club in Lagos state last night. The actress and mum of one posted a video of herself on her sick bed and recounted what happened. In her words: Coming out of @clubquilox this morning I fell into the drainage at the car park. It was a bad experience, please quickly do something about those opened gutters before it kills someone , Other people might not have the Grace To survive such incident But I thank God For his grace over my life Am doing this because it’s necessary Not to talk down on the club But for corrections to be made So it doesn’t happen to some one else Thank you. More photos below.

      Willie Obiano, on Saturday, admitted the presence of evil spirits in the Government House. The governor made the statement at the Province of the Niger, Anglican Prayer Rally of Anambra State (APRAS) 2019, with the theme “The Righteous shall Flourish like Palm Tree”, held at the Dr. Alex Ekwueme square, Awka Anambra state. Obiano, who spoke through the secretary to the State Government, Prof. Solo Chukwub elu said there are evil spirits in the state house. The governor, who was reacting to the ministration of Bishop of Ogbaru, RT. Rev. Prosper Amah, who said there were evil spirits in the society, said there were also evil spirits in the government house, that come and go. Obiano urged the church to pray for the evil spirits to leave the government house permanently, so that government can provide quality services to the people. “In the government House, the evil spirits come and go. We urged the church to pray hard to let them leave the government for good,” he said.

      Following the widespread apprehension on the purported Nigerian Army (NA) operation positive identification from 1 November to 23 December 2019, as mischievously peddled on the social media by a hitherto unknown and fictitious organization the so called Bricks company, which alleges that the NA will conduct the operation and went  ahead to state how the operation will be conducted by the Army. Specifically, Bricks alleges that - "residents shall witness large numbers of uniformed Nigerian Army personnel parading the roads in an exercise known as OPI". The NA wishes to inform members of the public that it has nothing to do with the so called Bricks company and its illusionary OPI, it is not an army operation and the NA does not create any operation with such name or abbreviation in all its operations across the nation in a manner maliciously presented by the so called Bricks company. Similarly, NA has never issued press release through private companies or third

       The attention of the Nigerian Army (NA) has been drawn to a video reportedly showing some NA personnel engaged in unprofessional torture and above all extra judicial killing of a suspected Boko Haram terrorist likely in the North East Theatre of Operation. The NA wishes to clearly and strongly condemn the action of those involved (whoever they may be) in the misconduct, and that the dastardly act is completely unacceptable, unethical and is against the cherished core values of the NA especially that of respect for others and their fundamental rights. NA training, Rules of Engagement and Standing Operating Procedures guiding the conduct of all her operations are unambiguous about human rights abuses and extra judicial actions including the rights of the arrested/captured terrorists/combatants. Troops in the various theaters of operations in Nigeria, have been consistently warned to desist from rights infractions of any form no matter the amount of desperation, anger or pr