NIGERIAN MAKES U.S MOST WANTED LIST OVER $1M FRAUD. (PHOTO).

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 Nigerian makes US Most Wanted List over $1m fraud A Nigerian, Onoriode Ezewu, has been named on the United States Department of Labour’s first-ever Most Wanted List over allegations of money laundering involving fraudulent unemployment benefit claims worth more than $1m. The department’s Office of Inspector General unveiled the list on its website on Wednesday, naming 16 fugitives wanted in cases involving alleged fraud, identity theft, money laundering, labour trafficking and other offences. According to the agency, the cases collectively involve more than $55m allegedly stolen from American taxpayers. Ezewu’s profile on the department’s website identifies him as wanted for concealment money laundering and states that he is believed to be residing in Nigeria. “In January 2021, Ezewu was charged with 15 counts of concealment money laundering tied to fraudulent UI and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance claims filed using stolen identities, in a scheme exceeding $1 million that also t...

GOV. ORTOM MOVES TO ESTABLISH BSU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING.{PHOTOS}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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      By Jimin Geoffrey

A College of Engineering will soon be established at the Benue State University.

Governor Samuel Ortom disclosed this today at the Benue Peoples House Makurdi when he received a report of the State Steering Committee on the Establishment of Centre for Infectious and Tropical Diseases, College of Health Sciences, Benue State University.

He stated that a committee would be constituted to fast-track the establishment of the College of Engineering at the institution.

Governor Ortom stressed that Benue as Food Basket of the Nation should also be the hub of education, describing the engineering college as key to technology development.

Governor Ortom directed Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr. Emmanuel Ikwulono to present a memo to the State Executive Council on findings and recommendations of the report for immediate action.

He commended the committee for the timely completion and presentation of the report in spite of the global pandemic, COVID-19.

Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr. Ikwulono had during the presentation, stated that when established, the centre would be of immense value to the health sector of the state.More photos below.

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