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         The alleged Lecturers that were caught in the Viral Video seeking sex for grades.. have been suspended by IMSU with immediate effect. EARLIER REPORT: IMSU probes lecturer arrested naked in sex-for-grade scandal Imo State University, Owerri (IMSU) has begun probing a sex-for-grade incident involving the head of department of Biochemistry, Prof. Emmanuel Agumuo. The HoD was arrested naked in a video which has since gone viral while attempting to have sex with one of his students. “The female student, who is about getting married, had issues with her result after her mates had graduated. She approached her head of the department, but he demanded N150,000 bribe, which she paid. The professor also demanded sex from her,” a source said. “The professor rejected the girl’s plea that she was getting married soon. The girl then played along with the aid of security men. The don was arrested naked in a room with the girl. Of course, the nude video is all over...

        Vice President Yemi Osinbajo delivered keynote remarks at the virtual 61st annual conference of the Nigerian Economic Society themed: African Continental Free Trade Area in the post COVID -19 era. OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT PRESS RELEASE AFRICA SHOULD USE AfCFTA AS TEMPLATE FOR TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH REST OF THE WORLD, SAYS OSINBAJO *Adds: Nigerian Economic Society should be more involved in public policy debates * VP understands economic development - NES As African countries brace up for the effective implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, one of the many ways by which the continent can maximize its benefits is to ensure that trade negotiations with the rest of the world be based on the free trade agreement rather than deals separately endorsed by regional economic blocs, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. The Vice President stated this in his keynote at the 61st annual conference of the Nigerian Economi...

         Bringing a definite stop to the global vices of child abuse and human trafficking is an essential role of government, to ensure security of lives for collective development. I was ably represented by my Deputy, Engr Noimot Salako-Oyedele at today's inauguration of the Ogun State Taskforce Team on Human Trafficking, which is part of our Government's efforts to corroborate those of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP at the national level. This follows what we had earlier done at the state level, including: domestication of our Violence against Persons Prohibition, VAPP Act; empowerment of relevant agencies; and synergy with Civil Society Groups and other stakeholders on continuous sensitisation, advocacy and intervention programmes. The just inaugurated Taskforce Team is charged to come up with and monitor effective initiatives and strategies towards curbing this notorious crime as well as reintegrating trafficked pe...

         Gov Abiodun Appoints Olaleye OGIRS Chairman Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has appointed Mr. Olugbenga Anthony Olaleye as the new chairman for the State Internal Revenue Service, OGIRS. A renowned accountant, auditor, mortgage banker and tax consultant, a statement by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Kunle Somorin, said the new OGIRS boss, comes to the job with practice experience spanning more than 34 years. Somorin said the new OGIRS chairman, “started his career with extensive exposure in Accounting, Audit, and Tax Management Consulting with international firms of Deloitte, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and Arthur Andersen (now KPMG in Nigeria). “A distinguished Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA), a Fellow of the Chartered Taxation Institute of Nigeria (FCTI) and a John Maxwell (JMT) certified coach. A well-trained Tax, Accounting and Management professional with highly rated qualifications and profess...

       Malam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai has attended the 2019/2020 graduation ceremony of the Women Literacy Programme of the Yasmin El-Rufai Foundation, established by Hajiya Hadiza Isma El-Rufai.More photos below.

        As part of the ongoing reconstruction of Ikorodu Road, (Mile 12 - Ketu), the Lagos State Government has announced that there will be partial closure of a section of the BRT Lane at Ketu for 14 working days, effective from Monday, September 14, 2020. In a statement issued today by the Honourable Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, the partial closure is to allow the contractor handling the project to commence construction of additional Relief Culverts across the road at Ketu Bus Stop from Monday 14th of September, 2020. He explained that the BRT buses that operate on the Ketu axis will be diverted to the service lane from Oluwalogbon Street Junction during the construction period, adding that the personnel of Lagos State Traffic Management Agency, LASTMA, would be available to direct traffic and ensure the free flow of vehicular movements. Oladeinde, therefore, solicited for the cooperation and support of the BRT buses that ply the corrido...

  The Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf has said that the State Government has concluded plans to join tourism stakeholders across the globe to celebrate the Year 2020 World Tourism Day (WTD) on Sunday, 27th September, 2020. Akinbile-Yusuf, who made the disclosure, when she hosted the Ambassador Ikechi Uko-led team from Akwaaba African Travel Market and Atqnews in Alausa, Ikeja, added that the State's focus is to fashion out strategies for post-COVID-19 recovery and the development of domestic tourism. The Commissioner told the visiting team that all the five divisions of the State would be involved in the celebrations of this year’s WTD as Lagos is targeting grassroots participation, assuring that tourism stakeholders would also be carried along in the planned activities for the celebration. Responding on behalf of the delegation, Ambassador Ikechi Uko thanked the Ministry for hosting the team and stated that the purpose of the vi...

          Anambra State Joint Task Force have commenced removal of illegal structures on government land in Igbariam, Anambra East Council Area. Members of the task force including the State Physical Planning Board and relevant security agencies took bulldozer to the area which is government land, originally acquired and designated as Igbariam Farm Settlement. Recall that on the 6th of August, 2020, the task force embarked on mass marking of the encroached lands, inspite of which unknown individuals continued to erect structures on portions of the land without government approval.More photos below.

         A first prosecution witness in the trial of Malabu Oil and Gas Limited, and seven others being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission( EFCC), on Thursday, September 10, 2020, told a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, that only Megatech Engineering Limited was registered with the Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering( SCUML). Megatch Engineering Limited is among the eight defendants standing trial before Justice I.E. Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja. Others are Malabu Oil & Gas Limited, Aliyu Abubakar, A Group Construction Company Limited; Rocky Top Resources Limited; Novel Properties and Development Company Limited, Imperial Union Limited and Carlin International Nigeria Limited. They were arraigned on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 arraigned on sixty –seven amended count charges, bordering on money laundering to the tune of $875,740,000( Eight Hundred and Seventy Five Million, Seven Hundred and Forty Thous...

          The Lagos zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has commenced investigations of a suspected fraudster for concealing 2,886 Automated Teller Machine(ATM) cards and four Subscriber Identification Module( SIM) cards in noodles. The suspect: Ishaq Abubakar was handed over to the EFCC by the Nigeria Customs Service on Thursday, September 10, 2020 for investigation and prosecution. Abubakar got into trouble when he was arrested by officers of the Customs Service at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on his way to Dubai with 2, 886 Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards and four Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards carefully concealed in parks of noodles. While handing over the suspect to the EFCC in Lagos on Thursday, Deputy Comptroller, Enforcement, Abudulmumuni Bako, said: “Officers of the Nigeria Customs Service at the Departure Hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, on August 22, ...

         Photos from the traditional wedding of Living in Bondage actor, Jidekene Achufusi... Award-winning actor, Jidekene Achufusi, best known for his portrayal of Nnamdi Okeke in Living in Bondage, is now a married man. Jidekene tied the knot traditionally with his wife, Chisom in Enugu state. Congratulations to them!.More photos below.

         As the Federal Government rolls out the Economic Sustainability Plan and sets goal for National Food Security, President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria ''not to issue a kobo'' of the country’s reserves for the importation of food items and fertilizer. At a meeting of the National Food Security Council at the State House, Abuja, President Buhari restated his earlier verbal directive to the apex bank, saying he will pass it down in writing that ''nobody importing food should be given money.'' Emphasizing the need to boost local agriculture, the President said: ''From only three operating in the country, we have 33 fertilizer blending plants now working. We will not pay a kobo of our foreign reserves to import fertilizer. We will empower local producers.'' Furthermore, President Buhari also directed that blenders of fertilizer should convey products directly to State governments so as to skip the ca...

       Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has inaugurated a Seven-man Committee to revitalise some dormant Health Institutions in the State. The Implementation Committee, chaired by the State Deputy Governor, Dr. Ipalibo Harry Banigo has the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor and the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Princewill Chike serving as members. Others are ,the Chairman of Rivers State University Teaching Hospital(RSUTH), Dr. J. N. Hart, Chief Medical Director of RSUTH, Dr. Friday Aaron, Chief Medical Director of Rivers State Hospitals Management Board, Dr. Kenneth Okagwa and the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Mrs. Ndidi Uchay who is to serve as Secretary. Governor Wike charged them to deploy every measure required to revamp the Prof. Kelsey Harrison Hospital that has been dormant for quite some time. He urged them to engage competent personnel that would deliver the best results so that th...