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ICPC Prototype Office complex in Enugu commissioned His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, the Executive Governor of Enugu State, on Thursday commissioned the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) prototype office complex located at Plot JQ/4 Bisala Road, Independence Layout, Enugu. Speaking at the event, the Governor praised ICPC, the Nigerian first Anti-Corruption agency, for the professionalism and diligence it had brought to bear in the conduct of its affairs. Ugwuanyi lauded the track record of ICPC stating that he was happy to identify with the foremost national institution on this auspicious occasion. He further noted that in the past years, his administration had leveraged the due diligence and competence of ICPC in the conduct of government business through advisory service and anti-corruption training for public officers and top civil servants in the state. This, he recognized, had positively impacted the state compliance with due proc...

 ICPC Takes over the New Prototype Building in Ondo The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has taken over the newly built prototype office complex in Ondo State from the contractor. In a brief hand-over ceremony, the Secretary to the Commission, Prof. Musa Usman Abubakar, expressed appreciation to the contractor for a job well done and for the timely completion of the project. Prof. Abubakar added that the new office building would create a conducive working environment for staff and also drive their vigour for optimum performance in the fight against corruption.

May 29, 2023 PDP Congratulates Governors on Inauguration …Charges Them to Remain Steadfast to PDP Commitment to Good Governance The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) congratulates the re-elected and newly elected State Governors on the platform of the Party on their inauguration today, May 29, 2023. The PDP applauds re-elected Governors Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State, Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, noting that their re-election is a testament of the approval by the people of their commitment to duty as demonstrated in their outstanding performances particularly in transforming their States in the last four years in line with manifesto of the PDP. The Party, in the same vein, congratulates newly elected Governors Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State, Kefas Agbu of Taraba State, Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State, Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, Peter Mbah of Enugu State and Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State for their successful inauguratio...

Internet Fraud: Court Sends Siblings, 14 Others to Prison in Benin City Two brothers, Clement Osariemen and Vincent Osariemen, were among sixteen internet fraudsters convicted and sentenced to prison by Justices Efe Ikponmwonba and M. Itsueli of Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City. The other convicts are Clinton Oyaden, Davidson Aghatise Enabulele,  Adeniyi Temitope, Oshiobugie Pascal Enakhena, Akparoboke Oghenero, Sunday Christian, Godstime Okolie, Osagie Clinton,  Adelike Precious , Nwankwo Ebere, Olawale David Oluwagbemiga, Fajemilusi Tosin, Godspower Uwaifo Osamudiamen and Uvbierimi Raphael. They were arraigned by the Benin Zonal Command of the Commission on separate one count charges bordering on possession of fraudulent documents and intent to defraud. Upon arraignment, the defendants pleaded guilty to their respective counts prompting prosecution counsel, F.A. Jirbo, Al-Amun Ibrahim Abdul and Saliu Ahmed to pray the court to convict and sentence the defendants ac...

GOV SANWO-OLU, DEPUTY GOV HAMZAT FIRST DAY OF WORK AT THE SECRETARIAT, ALAUSA, IKEJA, ON TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2023  •Governor, Deputy tour Govt ministries, interact with staff on policy direction   Day after their inauguration, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, resumed work on Tuesday, rededicating themselves to serving Lagosians as they launched into their second term.   Their first duty call was a joint visit to the State secretariat in Alausa, where they were received by an ecstatic crowd of government workers. The Governor and his deputy had unrestricted interactions with staff across cadres in the State’s workforce with the aim to elevate their morale and incorporate them into the new policy implementation framework. Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola, and Body of Permanent Secretaries led the way, as the Governor and his deputy toured key ministries relevant to implementation of the administration’s development agenda. ...

UTME RESULT: EDUCATION DISTRICT II CELEBRATES BEST JAMB CANDIDATE IN LAGOS The Lagos State Education District II, Maryland recently celebrated Master Dejo Osejoro Segbenu a science student of Lanre Awolokun High School, Gbagada for his performance at the just concluded 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Master Dejo Osejoro Segbenu, an Assistant Headboy of the School, scored 352 ahead of other students who sat for the examination in the State. The breakdown of the result showed that he scored 94 in Mathematics 98 in Chemistry, Physics 96 and 64 in English making him the best in Lagos State. The Tutor General/Permanent Secretary (TG/PS), Education District II, Mrs. Anike Adekanye, speaking during her congratulatory visit to Lanre Awolokun High School, Gbagada, stated that the reason for the celebration of Dejo’s performance is to underscore the positive impact of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu efforts and investment in the education sector. “The UTME Best Result candida...

OYO ASSEMBLY PASSES OYSCATECH BILL 2021 INTO LAW  Oyo State House of Assembly, Tuesday passed the Oyo State College of Agriculture And Technology, OYSCATECH, Bill 2021 into law after scaling through the third reading at the floor of the house. The passage of the Bill was sequel to the presentation and consideration of the report of the House Joint Committee on Education and Agriculture and Rural Development. The Chairman of the committee, Hon. Peter Ojedokun said the bill will strengthen the institution and promote agriculture in Oyo State. The Bill is to provide for the establishment, incorporation, constitution and functions of the Oyo State College of Agriculture And Technology, Igboora following its upgrade to a Polytechnic. The College was upgraded to a Polytechnic in 2016, and can award National Diploma Certificate and Higher National Certificate.  

Actress Bukola Arugba Confirms Separation From Lover, Damola Olatunji Nollywood actress, Bukola Awoyemi, has announced her separation from the father of her children and industry colleague, Damola Olatunji. The actress shared a screenshot of a letter written by her lawyers on her Instagram account on Tuesday. According to the letter, they have never been married to each other but are blessed with twins; a girl and a boy. The letter read, “We are solicitors to Ms. Bukola Awoyemi, also known as Arugba, hereinafter referred to as our client and on whose instruction we give this notice. “Please take NOTE that our client, Bukola Awoyemi and Mr. Damola Olatunji are no longer an item. They have gone their separate ways and this is without any hard feelings or ill will. They have never been married to each other but are blessed with two lovely children (twins). “They have both agreed to jointly ensure that the wellbeing and welfare of their two children is guaranteed. “Our client wishes Mr. Da...

Tinubu orders DSS to immediately vacate EFCC's office.  President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Department of State Security Service (DSS) to immediately vacate the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Ikoyi, Lagos. The President gave the directive when reports that DSS officials stormed the EFCC office located on Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos on Tuesday, preventing officials of the anti-graft agency from accessing their work place, was brought to his attention.  The President, in a statement from the State House Presidential Villa, issued by Tunde Rahman, said if there were issues between the two important agencies of government, they would be resolved amicably. Operatives of the DSS had laid siege on the property of the EFCC located at No. 15 Awolowo Road, Ikoyi on Tuesday. They stationed an Armoured Personnel Carrier at the entrance of the building and prevented EFCC officials from gaining entrance. The DSS, in a statement by its spokesman, Peter Afun...

Subsidy: Petrol hits N1,200 per litre 30 May 2023  The pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly called petrol, on Tuesday, increased to N1,200 per litre in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, following the declaration of the removal of subsidy on the product by President Bola Tinubu. Scores of residents, who decried the high cost of petrol in the country, said they have since been engaged in panic buying. Some residents were also seen with their cans as many filling stations were under lock. A resident, Darlington Okeke, said panic buying was occasioned by Tinubu’s statement during his inauguration on Monday. Okeke stated that petrol in filling stations was sold between N800 and N1,200, against N230 per litre. Another resident, Ibrahim Ali, said black marketers sold a litre of fuel for N1,500, adding that the development was causing panic buying and frustration among residents. He, however, appealed to Tinubu to address the situation to mitigate panic buying and arbitra...

PDP, Atiku open case at Presidential Election Petition Court, tender BVAS printouts, election results, others 30 May 2023  The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Mr Abubakar Atiku along with the party on Tuesday in Abuja, opened their case at the Presidential Election Petition Court, (PEPC) by tendering documents to support their petition. The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that one of the documents tendered by counsel to the petitioners, Mr Eyitayo Jegede, SAN was the Form EC 8E which is the final declaration of winners result. Jegede also tendered the Bimodal Voters Accreditation Systems Machines, (BVAS) report from all the 36 states including  the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. He also tendered Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) certified documents in respect of number of registered voters as well as number of Permanent Voter Cards, (PVC)s collected in all the 36 states including the FCT. Having tendered the documents, the ...

Police arrest 30 pro-Biafran agitators in Enugu 30 May 2023  Operatives of the Enugu Police Command have arrested no fewer than 30 Pro-Biafra agitators during a procession for the Biafran Day commemoration in Enugu. They are members of the Biafra Zionist Movement (BZM) agitating for a sovereign state of Biafra. They were arrested around 11 am and taken to the State Police Command. Tuesday was declared sit-at-home day by Pro-Biafra agitators in remembrance of the day the defunct Biafra Republic was declared, a development that forced businesses, schools, markets and offices to shut down in Enugu and other Southeast States. It was learnt the men had gathered at a location at Independence Layout, Enugu and were about to commence procession when the police swooped on them. A source told our correspondent the agitators were clutching Biafran flags and those of Israel and the United States of America when they were arrested. The source said: “The men numbering over 30 had arrived at the ...

The Rivers State Governor, His Excellency, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has approved the following appointments:- 1) Mr George Nweke as Head of the Rivers State Civil service.  2) Uche Ideozu as Accountant General of Rivers State . The appointments take immediate effect..  

Fentanyl: NDLEA busts lethal drug syndicate, arrests members in Anambra . Vows to hunt down others involved in the killer trade Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested members of a syndicate involved in the illicit importation and trafficking of lethal synthetic opioid, Fentanyl, a drug which is 100 times stronger than Tramadol and capable of causing mass casualty among the youth population being targeted by the cartels. The arrest of two members of the syndicate: Odoh Collins Oguejiofor and Oliver Chigozie Uzoma at Ogbogwu market, Onitsha Head Bridge, Onitsha South LGA, Anambra State, in well-coordinated and clinical operations, is coming on the heels of an alert issued by the anti-narcotics Agency on Tuesday 22nd November 2022 that some criminal elements were plotting to flood the Nigerian market with the drug, which is currently responsible for over 70% overdose deaths as well as a major contributor to fatal and nonfatal overdoses in the United S...

EFCC Arraigns Jonathan-Omo for N105m Amnesty Fraud The Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, May 25, 2023, arraigned one Ngozi Jonathan-Omo, managing director of Zeenel Concepts, before Justice B.O. Quadri of the Federal High Court sitting in Yenegoa, Bayelsa State on one count charge of conspiracy and diversion of public funds to the tune of N105, 000.000. The offence is contrary to Section 1 (1) (a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offence Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1 (13) of the same Act. The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read to her. In view of her plea, prosecuting counsel, Ogbule Agala prayed the court to fix a date for commencement of trial and remand the defendant at the Correctional Centre. Counsel to the defendant, Onengiofori .N. Ikiriko did not oppose the prayer by the prosecution but urged the court to grant his client bail to enable her to prepare for her trial....

Popular Tiktok Musician, 31 Others Arrested for Alleged Internet Fraud in Kaduna Operatives of the Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested a popular musician on Tiktok, one Crown Uzama (aka ShalliPopi) and his manager, Ajayi Abdul Hafeez(aka 21 Badda) for alleged internet-related fraud.  They were arrested alongside 29 other suspects, including four females: Glory Chinyere Kelvin Ogunwa l, Tina Ochonogor, Favour Baba Dawa and Joseph Judith Iya. The others are Adewale Adedokun, Yakubu Emmanuel Ojochememi, AbdulAzeez Temidayo Suleiman, Umoru Osioke AbdulAzeez l, Emmanuel Isaac Iwebo, Shuaibu Umaru Smart, Joel Kator, Gowon Titus, Emmanuel Daniel, Enough Etim Ekpo, Atano Timi Eben, Ijuo John Ochi, Paul Emmanuel Kaye, Uyit Victor and David Elijah Yachai Others include, Leche Precious Sokomba, Onoja Samuel Uroko, Cornelius Oyathekhua Agbodesi, Edigim Nosa Success, Azubuike Melchizedek Oniya, Usman Shereef, Victory Dennis Chiemela, Lambert ...

Two Yahoo Boys Jailed in Kaduna Justice A.A Bello of the Kaduna State High Court sitting in Kaduna, today, May 30, 2023 convicted and sentenced the duo of Tachio Abba and Wisdom Omofunhe Billy to two years imprisonment on separate one count charges bordering on possession of scam documents and impersonation. The convicts were arrested by the Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, around Trikania, Kaduna state, based on intelligence on their alleged internet fraud-related activities. Upon investigation, Tachio was found to have an Instagram account with the name Johnson Young where he claimed to be a United States military personnel and used the false identity to defraud unsuspecting white ladies with promises of romantic relationships. He operated Facebook accounts with the name Jane Smith, Rose Mark and Hannah Jooshua which he uses to defraud unsuspecting white men. In the case of Wisdom, he impersonated an American actor, Jason Momoa on Instagram ...

17 Suspected Internet Fraudsters Nabbed in Enugu Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, arrested 17 suspected internet fraudsters in a sting operation in Enugu.      The Suspects are: Okechukwu Emmanuel Onah, Ezuma Emmanuel Nnaemezie, Onodugo Godfrey Oji, Ojioche Miracle Nzesinachi, Okii Nnaemezie Emmanuel, Ojioche Tochukwu Collins, Usulor Chukwudi Reuben, Thadeus Ebuka Jude, Okoloeze Chibuzor Emmanuel, Ani Francis Chinaza, Ani Arinze Daniel, and Amos Obasi Ozoemena Others include; Ani Moses Nnamdi, Thomas Joshua Ekene, Ani David Charles, Ezike Kingsley Chinecherem and Nwose Chinedu Peter. Items recovered from them include two exotic cars, 26 mobile phones and four personal computers. The suspects will be charged to court as soon as the investigation is concluded. More photos below. 

Subsidy: Hoard fuel, lose C of O, Kwara gov tells marketers The Kwara State governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has cautioned oil marketers to avoid imposing needless hardship on the citizens through the creation of artificial fuel scarcity in the state and beyond. AbdulRazaq, in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, on Tuesday, said the present situation of not selling fuel to motorists without the government increasing the price was totally uncalled for. He asked fuel marketers to immediately discharge fuel to the public under the normal pricing system since they had bought what they currently had at subsidised rates. “Creating artificial scarcity amounts to an intentional misrepresentation of the statement of President Bola Tinubu on the question of fuel subsidy. The people should not be made to undergo any hardship. “The Governor urges the marketers to desist from anything that qualifies as economic sabotage of th...

Abba Gida-Gida Fires Ganduje’s Appointees, Revokes Sale Of Assets Mon, 29 May 2023 20:04:53 WAT Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano state (popularly known as Abba Gida-Gida) has fired some government officials appointed by ex-Governor Abdullahi Ganduje. In an executive order he signed, the new governor ordered that “all political appointees heading government MDAs and companies are hereby relieved of their appointment with immediate effect.” He also dissolved all boards of MDAs, companies and institutions of higher learning with immediate effect. Abba Gida-Gida vows to reopen ‘murder case’ against Doguwa The governor directed security agencies in the state to immediately take over all public properties sold by the government of his predecessor. “I am announcing, today, that all these public places and assets that were immorally plundered and sold by the Ganduje administration should be taken over by law enforcement agencies, led by the Police, the DSS, Civil Defense, ...

Sit-at-home: Imo shut down for Biafra Day 30 May 2023  The sit-at-home order by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) witnessed a total compliance in Imo State as banks,schools,markets and other public institutions remain closed. Our correspondent who monitored the State capital,Owerri between 9 30 am and 11 am reported that even fuel stations were under lock and key. All the major roads were deserted except for few commercial vehicles which struggled to have two or three passengers in their vehicles. Eke Ukwu Owerri, Relief market and Alaba market had scanty traders around the markets while the main shops were closed. Some of the roads,such as Bank roads,Tetlow road,Mbaise road,Wetheral roads known for their traffic congestions had a free flow even Douglas road. Although while some of these roads known for their economic activities remained closed,few other the traders operated a partial business transactions.   

Bandits impose N10m levies on Birnin Gwari communities 30 May 2023  Armed bandits have imposed levies on farming Communities in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna. This was contained in a congratulatory letter issued by the chairman of Birnin Gwari Emirate Progressive Union (BEPU), Ishaq Usman Kasai to President Bola Tinubu and made available to newsmen in Kaduna on Sunday. The statement read, “Just this week, the bandits imposed N10 million levies on three farming communities, namely; Sabon-Layi, Tashar Keji and Ruwan Rana where they give these Communities grace of three days, which expires Tuesday 30/5/2023.” The chairman noted that, “to meet up this demand or be attacked. These have become the orders of the day. In fact, just three days ago, Birnin-Gwari capital was stormed by the bandits where people were abducted including teenage girls. “Some school children in the Eastern part of Birnin-Gwari who were abducted on their way to schools are still in captivity for over...