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Lack of Integrity by Professionals fuels Corruption- ICPC Boss  The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Professor Bolaji Owasanoye (SAN) has stated that lack of integrity by professional bodies was responsible for the spate of corruption in Nigeria. Professor Owasanoye, who was the Special Guest of Honour at the 11th Summit of Professionals organised by the Association of Professional Bodies of Nigeria (APBN), noted that the country's ailing economy was currently suffering from maladies bordering on lack of integrity and good ethical conducts. He said, "If we must achieve our dream of sustainable economic growth as a nation, integrity should be the cornerstone of every professional practice, and professional bodies must be seen to enforce their code of ethics to the letter." He noted that hardly can financial fraud be committed without the complicity of a ‘professional’, hence the decision of ICPC to introduce a Foru...

I’m Now Obi-centric, Says Kenneth Okonkwo  The actor-turned-lawyer spoke in an Arise TV interview where he responded to allegations by APC supporters that fans of Peter Obi are leveraging empty internet sensationalism that can’t translate to actual votes at the polls. Obi is contesting for president in the 2023 election under the Labour Party (LP). Many people have criticised the social media behaviour of some of his supporters whom rivals have described as “toxic”.   Obi has had to issue an apology on a number of occasions and dissociated his campaign from certain narratives. In the interview, Okonkwo argued that internet sensationalism started with the APC in 2015 prior to President Muhammadu Buhari’s assumption of office. “When APC was campaigning in 2015, they were the originators of internet sensationalism. So why are they crying if it (Peter Obi’s internet fandom) is not making any impact?” the actor asked. “I’m not contemplating [on joining] any party yet. A northern fr...

FLOOD SACKS THOUSANDS OF IDPs IN BENUE Thousands of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Makurdi Local Government Areas taking refuge along North Bank Camp situated in Makurdi Metropolis have been displaced following a heavy downpour in the last three days. Our Correspondent who visited the IDP camp yesterday (Thursday) discovered that the entire tents erected by UNICEF, UNDPA and other Humanitarian Organizations with thousands of occupants have been taken over by the flood. One of the IDPs whose entire tent and family have been displaced appealed to Government and other well meaning organizations to assist in providing a befitting place of abode to IDPs in the state, and as well act appropriately on managing all the IDP camps in the state. By Zendesha Aondoaseer  

Anambra House Of Assembly Passes 2022 Revised Budget Of Anambra State.  Anambra State House of Assembly has passed the 2022 revised budget of Anambra State for the services of Anambra State Government for the year ending 31 December 2022. The House passed the budget during plenary after the majority leader of the House, Dr. Nnamdi Okafor moved a motion to that effect which was seconded by the minority leader, Honourable Onyebuchi Ofor after the consideration of the report of the House Committee on Finance and Appropriation on the budget, which was presented to the House by chairman of the committee, Honourable Obinna Emeneka.  On his part, Speaker of the House, Right Honourable Uche Okafor applauded Anambra State House Assembly committee on Finance and Appropriation for doing a thorough job on the revised budget as well as members of the House for painstakingly passing the budget and read out the budget to the House, while the legislators supported it through a voice vote....

Anambra State Chapter Of Tricycle Operators Association Of Nigeria, Pledges Support To Governor Soludo's New Tax Regime Members of the Tricycle Operators Association of Nigeria, Anambra state chapter says that they are solidly behind Governor Chukwuma Soludo in his new tax regime in the state. The Union made this known today during a peaceful and solidarity visit to the Government House, Awka. Addressing members of the union, the Chief of Staff to the governor, Mr. Ernest Ezeajughi thanked them for the visit and commended them for the peaceful manner that they comported themselves. Mr. Ezeajughi who praised them for heeding to the government's decision that they will be paying fifteen thousand naira monthly, which is five hundred naira daily, urged them to enroll in enumeration exercise at the Anambra Internal Revenue Service for them to be captured. The Chief of Staff pointed out that the Soludo administration has come to reposition the socioeconomic wellbeing of Ndi Anambra ...

DISCLAIMER: ARCHBISHOP KAIGAMA HAS NOT ENDORSED SHETTIMA It has come to the notice of the Department of the Social Communications of the Archdiocese of Abuja a false news which has gone viral on the endorsement of Kashim Shettima as the APC Vice Presidential candidate.  This fake news is coming after the nationwide outcry that graced the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) since Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s announced the former Governor of Borno, Senator Kashim Shettima as his running mate in the 2023 presidential election, the loyalists of the ruling party have been at their wits end explaining to Nigerians the soundness of their choice. One of their antics to give credit to the much criticized choice, has been to use the good names of reputable Nigerians to *launder* the image of Shettima. One of such futile attempts is dragging the name of Most Rev Ignatius Kaigama, the Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, into the fan base of APC. Recently, the social media was a...

ARMED FORCES OF LIBERIA TO IMMORTALISE NIGERIAN ARMY OFFICERS, SOLDIERS WHO SACRIFICED FOR PEACE IN LIBERIA The Armed Forces of Liberia(AFL) is set to immortalize officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army(NA), who paid the supreme sacrifice during peacekeeping operations in Liberia.  The Chief of Staff(COS), Armed Forces of Liberia, Major General Prince Charles Johnson III disclosed this today Friday 15 July 2022, during a courtesy call on the Chief of Army Staff(COAS), Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya at the Army Headquarters, Abuja.  Speaking during the visit, the COS, conveyed the appreciation of the Armed Forces of Liberia for the sacrifices rendered by Nigerian troops to the people of Liberia, in restoring peace during the internal strive experienced in the country. He eulogized the NA for the technical assistance rendered through Economic Community of West Africa States(ECOWAS), support team, which he said has ushered in a new Armed Forces of Liberia. The Liberian A...

EFCC Presents More Evidence Against Naira Marley, Trial Adjourned Till Sept 26 The trial of Azeez Fashola also known as Naira Marley continued today, July 15, 2022, before Justice I. Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos with a prosecuting witness, Dein Whyte, an operative of the EFCC continuing his evidence even as the court dismissed the defendant’s objection to the forensic evidence earlier presented by the witness. Fashola is standing trial on an 11-count charge bordering on credit card fraud brought against him by the EFCC. At the last sitting on June 9, 2022, the defence counsel, Olalekan Ojo SAN had objected to the witness's opinion on the forensic evidence linking the defendant to credit card fraud. He had argued that only the court could make pronouncements on the defendant’s culpability, not an investigator. At the resumed trial today, Justice Oweibo delivered a short ruling in which he dismissed the defence’s objection. “It is the duty of the ...

Soludo moves to demolish over 1000 shops for blocking drainages Anambra State Government marks Over a Thousand Shops for Demolition in Ochanja Market According to officials, most of such buildings were built without approval while others lack integrity test and structurally deficient and thus pose great treat to the lives of traders, customers alike and other property nearby. The Market demolition Team is being led by the Honourable Commissioner for Trade and Commerce, Dr. Obinna Ngonnadi. Friday, July 15, 2022. More photos below. 

Tiwa Savage bags honorary doctorate degree from University of Kent, UK. Nigeria singer, Tiwa Savage, has been conferred with an honorary degree at her alma mater, University of Kent in the United Kingdom. The school on Twitter shared a photo of the singer as she received the certificate at Canterbury cathedral this morning. The photo was captioned," Congratulations Dr @ Tiwa savage! We are super proud to have awarded the queen of afrobeats an honorary doctorate at Canterbury cathedral this morning. She also posted some photos and videos on her Instagram page.  More photos below.   

Khloé Kardashian is welcoming a second child with NBA player Tristan Thompson, a source familiar with the situation but not authorized to speak publicly. A representative for Kardashian confirmed in a statement that the child was conceived in November. The couple share four-year-old daughter True. “Khloe is incredibly grateful to the extraordinary surrogate for such a beautiful blessing," the representative added. "We’d like to ask for kindness and privacy so that Khloe can focus on her family." In January, Thompson confessed on Instagram to fathering a child with another woman, a revelation which Kardashian told USA TODAY in April was the most painful moment to film for the family's latest reality series "The Kardashians" on Hulu. "That was hard," she said, while seated beside sisters Kim Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner and mom Kris Jenner. "I think that was hard for me too," Kim added, explaining that s...

Elon Musk's father, Errol Musk welcomes secret second child with his stepdaughter  Elon Musk's father, Errol Musk, 76, has secretly welcomed a second child with his 35-year-old stepdaughter Jana Bezuidenhout.  Errol revealed to The Sun that he had a second unplanned child with his own step-daughter three years ago in 2019.   Errol was married to Jana's mother, Heidi, when Jana was just 4. Their marriage lasted 18 years and produced two biological children.  Errol went on to welcome two children with Jana, meaning he has children with both mother and daughter.  Errol said both children with his stepdaughter were unplanned and they live with their mother.  Errol first welcomed a secret child with Jana in 2018. The child called Elliot Rush is now five.  Jana lived with Errol for about 18 months after Elliot Rush was born and it seems it was during this period that she became pregnant again.   The revelation comes just days after it eme...

BENUE: NAPTIP RESCUES 12YR-OLD FROM FORCED MARRIAGE TO 50YR-OLD MAN The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons (NAPTIP) on Wednesday rescued a 12-year-old girl from a forced marriage to a 50-year-old man in Benue State. The State Commander, NAPTIP, Makurdi Zonal Command, Gloria Bai, who disclosed this to newsmen in Makurdi said the girl was lured into marriage to her purported husband by her family. She further explained that the 12-year-old (names withheld) was deceived into the marriage by her family that she was being taken to her farmer-husband that she would be enrolled in school. However, the Commander pointed out that on getting to the man’s house, it dawned on the girl that she has been lured into marrying the man as a third wife. Bai said that preliminary investigation revealed that the girl was forced into marriage three 3 months ago to her farmer-husband, who has been abusing her since then. She said, “We have rescued her. We got this report from a con...

Digital Economy: Abiodun commissions sub-Sahara Africa's first fibre optic cable factory in Ogun  ...says poineer factory will boost administration's ICT innovation The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun on Thursday inaugurated  the first fibre optic cable manufacturing factory in West Africa and the fifth in Africa, declaring the factory would be a further boost to his administration's innovation and development of its digital economy infrastructure. Speaking at the inauguration of the Coleman Wire and Cable fibre optic company located on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway,  expressed his delight that the pioneer factory would equally boost the advancement in teaching and learning processes in academic institutions across the state. "The manufacture of fibre optic cables locally will aid the deployment of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in the different sectors of the economy. It will boost tech innovation, advancement in teaching and learning processes in our academic...