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EFCC Arraigns Managing Director, Company for Alleged N21m Oil Fraud in Kano   The Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, has arraigned  Salisu Suleiman, managing director of  Faris Construction Company Limited and his company on one-count charge of misappropriation of funds to the tune of N21,000,000 (Twenty One Million Naira) only.   He was arraigned on Tuesday, December 12, 2023 before Justice Hadiza Suleiman of  the Kano State High Court sitting in Kano. The  lone count charge reads: “That you, Salisu Suleiman being the Managing Director of Faris Construction Company Limited and Faris Construction Company Limited on or about 15th June 2021 in Kano, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court dishonestly misappropriated the sum of N21,000,000 being payment for the supply of 125,000 litres of Automotive Gas Oil , AGO,  to your construction site in Nguru Local Government, Yobe State by SID Oil and Gas Limited and you thereby committed an o...

BRITISH BOY ,MISSING FOR 6 YEARS ,FOUND IN FRANCE  A British boy who disappeared at age 11 while on vacation six years ago in Spain has turned up in France.  A delivery driver found the boy, who is now a teenager, walking in the rain early Wednesday carrying a skateboard and a flashlight. The boy, Alex Batty, from Oldham, England, disappeared in 2017 while visiting Málaga with his mother and grandfather. Alex’s mother and grandfather, whose whereabouts remain unknown, are wanted by the British authorities for playing a role in his disappearance. Alex’s legal guardian, his grandmother Susan Caruana, has said that she believed his mother, Melanie Batty, and his grandfather, David Batty, had sought out an alternative lifestyle with Alex on the continent.. Alex Batty as he looked in the picture disappeared at age 11 while on vacation in Málaga, Spain, with his mother and grandfather. He is now 17years of age.  

 Federal Fire Service Promotes Over 1,600 Officers  The Federal Fire Service has promoted one thousand six hundred and eighty 1,680 officers and men of the service to various ranks. Controller General of the Federal Fire Service, Jaji Abdulganiyu while decorating some of the promoted officers in Abuja charged them to consider their promotion as a call to do more in the discharge of their responsibilities as fire fighters. According him, to whom much is given much is expected and therefore, their promotion to the next rank deserved more hardwork and dedication to duty. The Controller General who said the era of someone bribing his or her way to promotion is over maintaining that all those who were promoted got it based on merit. He urged all officers of the Federal Fire Service to henceforth note that no one would be promoted in the service until they undergo training and must also be ICT compliance. Jaji Abdulganiyu said most of the promoted officers especially those within th...

 Kulture-X Shines on the Runway at New York Fashion Week, Pioneering Nigerian Artistry in Menswear  In a groundbreaking debut at the highly coveted New York Fashion Week, Kulture-X, a rising star in the fashion industry, has not only made its mark but has also brought the spotlight to the thriving world of African fashion.  Owner and designer, Kelechi, displayed his meticulously crafted collection, unveiling the untapped potential of menswear while championing the "Made in Nigeria" movement. For a brand to secure a spot at the New York Fashion Week is a remarkable achievement, but for Kulture-X, this event marked a momentous milestone.  Their premiere showcase at the SFWRUNWAY: New York Fashion Week exhibit was met with critical acclaim and enthusiastic applause, signifying the emergence of a new force in the fashion world. The decision to manufacture all of Kulture-X's products in Nigeria is a testament to the brand's commitment to embracing its roots and contribut...

Woman marries her physically challenged lover in Akwa Ibom Emem Effiong and her physically challenged lover, Innocent Ntia, have  married in Uyo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The bride who goes by the name Uyai Innocent on Facebook shared pictures of the wedding late Wednesday with the caption, “Thank God it ended in praise🙏💃. “Our deepest appreciation to Her Excellency, the wife of the Governor, Pastor Mrs Patience Umo Eno, that was ably represented by wives of five LGA transition committee chairmen. Mummy, Thank you for honouring us, God bless you.🙏” According to the invite posted on her Facebook page, the wedding was held on Saturday, December 9, at Christ The King Cathedral in Uyo. Reposting the pictures of the couple, one Cynthia Adinnu wrote, “Oh wow! Congratulations my dear brother Innocent Ntia. “Happiness is understatement for me to describe how excited I’m celebrating these two love birds. My prayers are for unusual enlargement as you start this beautiful j...

Akpabio did not collapse at his birthday event, says Senate The spokesperson of the Senate, Yemi Adaramodu, on Thursday, said there was no truth in the reports that the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, collapsed at an event held in Abuja earlier in the day to mark his 61st birthday. There were reports earlier in the day that Akpabio collapsed after seeing President Bola Tinubu who graced the colloquium organised as part of activities marking the Senate President’s birthday. But when our correspondent contacted Adaramodu, he said, “Nothing of such happened.  Everybody saw him today, he was hale and hearty. I sat behind them today and was even part of the team that saw the President off. “The Senate President didn’t collapse. How can people make that kind of claim without video clips? Is it possible to witness such a thing and not make a video?” Similarly, one of the Senate President’s media aides, Jackson Udom, said nothing of such happened, and at no time was his principa...

Edo Guber: I’ll support whoever PDP picks — Gov Obaseki   Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has said he will support whoever the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, picks as the governorship candidate in the state. Also, the National Chairman of the party, Umar Damagun, expressed confidence that the Edo State chapter of the party will go into next year’s elections as one united family. Damagun’s confidence was anchored on assurances he received from party stakeholders at a closed-door meeting. He held the meeting with Governor Godwin Obaseki; his deputy, Philip Shuaibu; one of the state governorship aspirants, Asue Ighodalo among others, in Abuja, yesterday.  Speaking to journalists after the meeting, Damagun said: “We have agreed to work together as one family. And we will go further to break the meeting into smaller committees so that at the end of the day, we will come out with a better solution. But in conclusion, Edo PDP is one family.” In response to a question as to ...