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  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Port Harcourt zonal office, on Thursday, January 21, 2021, arraigned Margret Ogolo before Justice M. L. Abubakar of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State for fraudulent land sale to the tune of N14,800,000( Fourteen Million, Eight Hundred Thousand Naira ). She was docked on one- count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence. The charge read: “That you Margret Ogolo sometimes in 2013 at Port Harcourt Rivers State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court with intent to defraud did obtain the sum of Fourteen Million, Eight Hundred Thousand Naira only (N14,800,000.00) from Mr. Adeya Jacob Adeya on the pretext of selling a land situated beside Ecobank Plc, opposite Community Secondary school Alode, Eleme, Rivers State, a pretext which you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1 (1) (a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act...

  Two students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Akwa, Genesis Arinze Daniel and Chinedu Ayogu Christopher have been arraigned on separate one count charge of cybercrime before Justice N.I Buba of the Federal High Court, sitting in Enugu, Enugu State.. The defendants who were docked on Thursday January 21, pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against them by the Enugu Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The duo were arrested based on intelligence on their alleged involvement in cybercrimes activities and obtaining money by false pretenses from the unsuspecting victims, mostly foreigners. Investigation by the EFCC revealed how Genesis created and operated Google and Instagram accounts using stolen identity of Thomas Bradley, a United Kingdom national based in Florida,USA, to defraud other foreigners. He also created Gmail account; tombradley689@gmail.com which he used to intercept emails messages and chats. Genesis and Ayogu also engage in fraud...

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, on Friday, January 22, 2021 arrested eleven suspected fraudsters. They were apprehended by operatives of the Commission who, acting on intelligence, swooped on their hideouts in Osogbo, the Osun State capital. The Commission recovered twelve cars which include three Toyota Highlander SUVs, one Mercedes Benz GLK 350 SUV, One Acura SUV, two Honda Crosstour, two Toyota Venza and three other Toyota brands. Also recovered are phones, laptops and other devices.. The suspects, who variously claimed to be students, artisans, farmers and businessmen, are currently undergoing interrogation to ascertain their level of involvement in the alleged crime. They will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.One more photo below.

  As the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) and sister Services of the Armed Forces continue to record several successes in the fight against insurgency, the Service is set to ramp up its partnership with Hungary in the areas of fighter pilot training, operation and maintenance of Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) cameras as well as other important areas of competence. This was disclosed today, 22 January 2021, by the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, while receiving the Hungarian Consul-General to Nigeria, Mr Endre Peter Deri, and the Chief Executive Officer, Hungarian Magnus Aircraft Manufacturing Factory, Mr Laszo Boros, at the Headquarters NAF in Abuja. Speaking during the visit, the CAS noted that developing bilateral and multilateral partnerships in the war against terror has become necessary because of the global nature of terrorism and its attendant negative impact in the form of population dislocation due to forced migration as well as soci...

PRESS RELEASE Leading manufacturer of home –products, Aspira Nigeria Limited, Thursday, unveiled a new product, Viva Plus Laundry Sanitizer Detergent Powder to the members of the public in the commercial city of Kano The grand -launch, which was held at Tahir Guest Palace in the state capital, attracted their customers, traders, key -market drivers and the media. In his address of welcome, the Head of Marketing, Aspira Nigeria Limited, Mr. Santhosh Kumar Nair disclosed that the latest product had undergone all the necessary checks and was carefully manufactured to bring about a more hygienic and healthier society. He further said that the product was a result of the endless desire of the company to serve the society in better ways adding that, “Our commitment to the society and to health care has expanded our product range to sanitizers, dish- washers and dental health care products” Mr. Nair recalled that Aspira Nigeria Limited has an unblemished reputation as the flagship of a num...

  According to Doyin Okube { Special Assistant to former President Obasanjo (Media & Publicity) and Senior Special Assistant to former President Jonathan (Public Affairs),  who shared series of tweets on his official hand wrote ''  My attention has been drawn to a publication of my 27yr old son, Bolu okupe, in which he declared publicly that he is Gay.  I gave him that name MOBA OLUWA RIN, ( I WALKED WITH GOD) because he was born at the time I gave my life to Christ''.'' I have been aware of this his new orientation for a while now. He knows that as a Christian and a witness for Christ ( an evangelist) I am vehemently opposed to homosexuality as it runs contrary to the avowed precepts of my Christian faith''.'' For me I look beyond the surface or the physical. Here I see a major spiritual challenge ahead but I know as my God liveth, this whole saga will end up in Praise to the Almighty Jehova who i serve day and night''.'' For...

  The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure today dismissed the Appeal filed by elected 18 Local Government Chairmen in Ondo State elected on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP). The appeal was heard by Three man panel of Justices of the Court of appeal sitting in Akure consisting of Hon. Justice M. A Danjuma, Justice R M. Abdullahi and Justice P. A. Mahmoud as members. Justice M. A. Danjuma in his lead Judgment upheld the part of the Preliminary objection to the Jurisdiction of Court of Appeal filed by Sir Charles Titiloye who is the Counsel appearing for the 6th to 8th Respondents that is the Attorney General of Ondo State and Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission, (ODIEC). Sir Charles Titiloye had argued that the former local Government boss and councillors lacks the locus standi to appeal to Court of appeal on the issue of Counsel representation before the trial Court in respect of another political party that is PRP which is different from the party that sponsor...