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...

S’WEST GOVERNORS MEET IN LAGOS, DISCUSS ISSUES OF INTEREST.{PHOTOS}.#PRESS RELEASE.

Members of Southwest Governors Forum, on Tuesday, met in Lagos State to discuss issues of interest to the region.


Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu hosted his colleagues at the State House.


Five Governors of member States were present at the meeting, which started at 4:30pm and held behind closed doors. Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, was represented by his deputy, Mr. Rauf Olaniyan.


After 90 minutes, the Governors rose from the meeting and offered no detailed information on matters discussed.


Addressing journalists, chairman of the Forum and Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu, gave a brief statement on their discussion, disclosing that part of their deliberations bordered on security situation in the region.


Akeredolu revealed there was also discussion on Oodua Group, a company owned by all six Southwest States, but declined to give further details. He pointed out that the Forum was not willing to share full information on the meeting.


He said: “We, the six Governors of the Southwest under the Southwest Governors’ Forum met today. We deliberated on a number of common and personal issues. We also deliberated on our common heritage, which is the Oodua Group of Companies.


“At the end, we agreed on a few things; a number of them, which have to do with security, are not what we can discuss in the open. This short address is just to let you (pressmen) know we met today but we don’t want our decisions discussed in the open.”


The Governors departed the Lagos House, Marina after the short briefing.


CAPTIONS: 


PIX 1 &2 L-R: South West Governors: Mr. Gboyega Oyetola (Osun State); Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos State); Chairman, Arakurin Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN (Ondo State); Dr. Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti State); Prince Dapo Abiodun (Ogun State) and Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Mr. Rauf Olaniyan  during the South West Governors’ forum at the Lagos House, Marina, on Tuesday, October 26, 2021 


PIX 3 L-R: South West Governors: Mr. Gboyega Oyetola (Osun State); Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos State); Chairman, Arakurin Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN (Ondo State); Dr. Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti State) and Prince Dapo Abiodun (Ogun State) during the South West Governors’ Forum at the Lagos House, Marina, on Tuesday, October 26, 2021


PIX 4: Chairman, South West Governors’ Forum and Ondo State Governor, Arakurin Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN); Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun and Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi during the South West Governors’ Forum at the Lagos House, Marina, on Tuesday, October 26, 2021.

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