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  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Thursday, October 15, 2020, presented the fifth prosecution witness against Rabbi Okpara and Jude Ugeaja (at large), who are facing criminal prosecution for international passport racketeering before Justice D.Z. Senchi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja. Both defendants were re-arraigned on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 on amended four-count charge, bordering on breach of trust and obtaining by trick to the tune of $105, 000 USD (One Hundred and five Thousand Dollars.) One of the charges read, “That you, Rabbi Okpara and Jude Ugeaja (now at large), sometime in August, 2019, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, conspired between yourselves to do an illegal act, to wit: fraudulently and dishonestly inducing Nasiru Haladu Danu, Tommey Scott Ikott and Isaac Akarolo Ovundah to deliver the sum of $35, 000 each to you on the pretence of procuring a Republic of Malta 2nd citizen passport to them, thereby co...

  The Kano Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission today October 16, 2020 arraigned one Abubakar Ibrahim before Justice Lewis A. Allagoa of the Federal High Court, sitting in Kano, Kano State on a five count charge of money laundering. One of the counts read '' That you Abubakar Ibrahim (being the Managing Director of Flexus Global Investment Ltd) while acting in such capacity, sometimes in 2019 in Kano, Kano State within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court did fail to declare the existence of your company with Special Control Unit Against Money Laundry (SCUML) before commencing business under the name Flexus Global Investment Limited and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 5(1) (a) (i) and punishable under Section 5(6) (a) & (b) of Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (As Amended). The Defendant pleaded ’’not guilty'' to the charges preferred against him. In view of his plea, prosecution counsel, Michael Ojo asked the ...

  The Anambra State NYSC on Wednesday, celebrated twelve 2019 Batch C members who got married to each other during their service year. The couples, Eze Obinwa, Oluchi peace, Henry Nwachoko Charles Ruth, Oluchukwu Davis, Ohale Nkemakolam, Nsofor Obianuju, Ogberie Collins, Nwokearu Chinyeremaka, Bernard Faith Amarachi and Okafor Chukwudi met while they were still serving in the state. In his brief remark at the ceremony held at Cihcotel Hotel Awka as part of their Passing programme scheduled tomorrow 15th October, the state NYSC coordinator, Mr Kehinde Aremu urged parents to always pray for such privilege for their children at any given time, adding the scheme has not had such laudable event since its creation in Nigeria. “"We have been having Corps members getting married to each other in ones, and twos , but this is epoch making. We never had an assemblage of this magnitude in the history of NYSC. I prayed for you all to have a joyful and loving married lives,” he said. On her ...

  Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has identified hunger and malnutrition as the greatest challenges confronting the world today. He also canvassed for joint efforts towards addressing the issues. The Governor spoke at an event to mark this year's World Food Day, held at the Arcade Ground, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. He observed that it was imperative to increase food production to achieve global food security and reduce incidences of hunger and malnutrition around the world. "It is important to note that eradicating hunger and malnutrition is one of the greatest challenges of our time. Little wonder that even the United Nations recognizes the need to fight hunger and unhealthy diets as part of the global Plan 2030 as indicated in Goal 1 (poverty) and goal 2 (Zero Hunger) of the Sustainable development Goals. "This shows the importance of fighting hunger as the stimulus for socio-economic development. It goes without saying that 'one cannot think well, love well an...

  A member of the All Progressives Congress representing Dawakin Tofa/Tofa and Rimin Gado Federal Constituency in Kano State, Tijjani Abdulkadir Jobe, has been attacked by angry youth in his constituency, who alleged that he did not deliver the dividends of democracy to them. SaharaReporters gathered that the incident happened on Sunday when Jobe went to inagurate a project at Gulu, a village under Rimin Gado Local Government Area. A source said the lawmaker was beaten to a pulp by the youth, who accused him of making false promises for many years. “He was given severe beating by the angry youth on Sunday. "They said they attacked him because of his fake promises for many years,” the source said ©Sahara Reporters