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  **Rivers spends N1.8 Billion to pay pensioners monthly Rivers state governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike says the next President of the country will spend his tenure fixing the ethnic, religious and socio-economic problems created by the All Progressives Congress (APC). The governor noted that since the APC administration assumed office in 2015, religious intolerance and ethnic division have deepened. And worst still, is the politicisation of security. He stated during the official presentation of letter of nomination to him for the “ 2020 Extra Ordinary Personality of the Year Award” by the management of Silverbird Group at the Government House, Port Harcourt, on Wednesday. Governor Wike said despite the glaring insecurity, religious and ethnic division in the country, the officials of the federal government have continue to live denial that Nigeria is now more united and secure than ever. The Rivers State governor maintained that whoever becomes President in 2023 will spend his entire...

  A Federal High Court, Abuja has given the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, the nod to arrest Mr. Richard Laing, Managing Director, ExxonMobil Nigeria. Justice Okon Abang on Friday January 29, 2021 granted the Commission’s application for a Bench Warrant to arrest the managing director of the international oil company. The EFCC approached the Court for a Warrant after three invitations to Mr. Liang were rebuffed. The Commission is investigating alleged procurement fraud in the Major Integrity Pipelines Project involving Mobile Producing Nigeria as the contracting company, Suffolk Petroleum Services Limited as the main contractor, Saipem Contracting Nigeria, Global Offshore Limited and Van Ord as sub-contractor to SPSL. At issue, is the fraudulent creation of Change Orders worth over $213million USD.

  Kaduna State Government and Zipline have signed a service level agreement for the distribution of medical commodities in the state. Malam Nasir El-Rufai said the agreement builds on the state’s investments in primary health care and supply chain transformation in the health sector starting from 2015, KDSG has upgraded 255 PHCs and is recruiting 3000 officers to strengthen the sector. The state has installed a Pharmagrade warehouse, run by its health supplies agencies to ease the provision of medicines, consumables and vaccines to its health facilities. Zipline will add value to these KDSG initiatives by building distribution hubs in the state and using drones to deliver medical supplies

  Mariah Carey's sister Alison Carey is suing the singer for $1.25 million, claiming she intentionally caused her "emotional distress" and "public humiliation," according to documents obtained by E! News. In the lawsuit, Alison alleges she suffered from "horrific abuse" when Mariah wrote about their purportedly strained relationship in her memoir, The Meaning of Mariah. The Feb. 1 suit claims Alison was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression as a result of the memoir, which was published in September 2020. She takes issue with a chapter called "Dandelion Tea," which details an alleged incident from decades ago, when Alison was 20 and Mariah was 12 years old. The "Always Be My Baby" singer wrote in the book, "My sister drugged me with Valium, offered me a pinky nail full of cocaine, inflicted me with third-degree burns, and tried to sell me out to a pimp." Mariah claimed, "Something in me...

  An 'upbeat and outgoing' 28-year-old took hanged himself after coronavirus lockdown loneliness sent him into depression while he was furloughed. Jamie Mathias, 28, who was a gas engineer, had secured one of his long-term goals and purchased his first home last February. The 'funny and charming' young man from Harlow, Essex, was set to have a good year and said he had everything he needs. But his mental health took a turn for the worse in March during the first lockdown which led to him taking his own life on December 8. His heartbroken sister Danielle, 32, is devastated and feels lost without her best friend. She said: 'We did everything together before lockdown.'We would go to the cinema, on holiday or out for meals. And if Jamie wasn't out with me, he was out with friends.'He was a social butterfly who loved being around people and making them laugh. 'It was hard for him to adjust to the ''new normal'' and he became really down....

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Office, on Tuesday, February 2, 2021, secured the conviction of one Oluwatobi Damilola Aina before Justice Ladiran Akintola of the Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State. The 26-year-old who claimed to be a fashion enthusiast, was arrested on September 29, 2020, when the Commission got wind of his fraudulent activities and consequently charged to court on one-count charge bordering on impersonation. The charge reads, “Oluwatobi Damilola Aina, sometimes between the month of January and October 2020 at Ibadan within the Ibadan Judicial Division of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud, falsely represented yourself as a female known as Namita Cooling”. He pleaded guilty to the charge. In view his plea, he was convicted and sentenced to four months in prison. The court also ordered him to restitute items recovered from him to the Federal Government of Nigeria through the EFCC.

  President Buhari presides over Federal Executive council meeting in State House on 3rd Feb 2021.More details later and more photos below. +2

  The Lagos State Sexual Offences Court, Ikeja, has sentenced one Nura Asumoge to 25 years imprisonment for the defilement of a 13-year old minor, after he had pleaded guilty to the one-count charge during his arraignment by the Lagos State Government. The Prosecuting Counsel, Mrs. Arinola Momoh-Ayonkanmbi, of the State Ministry Justice, stated that Nura Asumoge confessed to having sent the unsuspecting underaged victim on an errand on 3rd April 2018, and on her return the defendant forcefully had sexual intercourse with the victim, threatening her to refrain from informing anyone afterwards. Momoh-Ayokanmbi, therefore, urged the court to sentence the defendant accordingly having pleaded guilty to the charge, stressing that evidence presented before the Court by the prosecution also supported the allegation levelled against the defendant. While acknowledging the guilty plea of the accused, Justice Soladoye, in her sentencing, stated that the evidence provided by the prosecutors was...