Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie, on Monday, December 2, 2024 gave a ruling on a final forfeiture of an estate in Abuja measuring 150,500 square metres and containing 753 Units of duplexes and other apartments. This is the single largest asset recovery by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, since its inception in 2003. The Estate rests on on Plot 109 Cadastral Zone C09, Lokogoma District, Abuja. The forfeiture of the property to the Federal Government by a former top brass of the government was pursuant to EFCC’s mandate and policy directive of ensuring that the corrupt and fraudulent do not…
Author: Soffiyyah Olamide
In line with the Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration’s commitment to education and technology, over 2,000 students from the five Government Technical Colleges in Lagos State on Monday graduated as skilled professionals at the Year 2024 Graduation of Technical College students. Speaking during a graduation ceremony coordinated by the Lagos State Technical and Vocational Education Board (LASTVEB), held at De-Blue Roof, Agidingbi, Ikeja, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, reiterated his administration’s commitment to more collaboration with captains of industries, private sectors and artisans to create employment opportunities for students who acquired skills from LASTVEB. Governor Sanwo-Olu urged the graduates to look…
The Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has called for broader consultation on the proposed tax reform bill currently under consideration by the National Assembly, saying he is not against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Governor Zulum underscored the importance of stakeholder engagement to address concerns and misconceptions surrounding the bills. In a statement on Monday, 2 December, 2024 by his Special Adviser on Media, Dauda Iliya, Governor Zulum said “Consultation is a cardinal principle in any democratic society.” “We need to take the time to understand the nuances of the bill and ensure all…
The Group Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) and Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Tony Elumelu, has passionately called for a change of long-standing workplace stereotypes that continue to hinder women’s professional growth and potential. He said this while delivering a compelling address during a meeting with the Association of Professional Women Bankers (APWB), at the UBA Head office in, Marina, Lagos on Monday, 25 November, 2024. Elumelu, who highlighted the exceptional abilities of women in business, addressed the additional obstacles women encounter, such as imposter syndrome and unfair stereotypes that portray them as “too emotional” or “sentimental” in professional…
By Tunde Rahman It is received wisdom that supportive, high-quality friends in good places are important in human relationships and in advancing personal and group progress. It is also the case in strengthening relationships among nations. Since his assumption of office, President Bola Tinubu has activated the friendship he has built over time in his quest for Nigeria’s development. The President has embarked on reforms to reposition the economy and put the country on the right track for optimal development based on his Renewed Hope Agenda. To realise this lofty objective, he is leaving no stone unturned, including leveraging his…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has lauded the federal government for approving the construction of the Nigeria Customs facilities in the State, adding that with the provision of infrastructure by his administration, the State would continue to be the industrial hub of the country. The Governor also disclosed that the Special Agro-Processing Zone at the Gateway International Agro-cargo Airport would be ready by the third quarter of next year. According to him, the airport which would be equipped with the latest equipment in the aviation industry, would turn out to be the best in the world. Speaking at the…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured the conviction of Mr. Martins Ugwu who impersonated and used the certificate of his ‘best friend’ to secure a job at the Federal Ministry of Health. ICPC, had in February 2016, filed a 7-count charge before Justice Abubakar Idris Kutigi, against Ugwu, for making false statement to the Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission, through which he secured employment into the Federal Ministry of Health, in 2006. The Commission said the offence contravened Section 25 (1) (a) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Act, 2000 and…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has re-arraigned Professor David Iornem and two others before Hon. Justice P.O. Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja on an amended charge bordering on several offences including certificate racketeering and money laundering. The eleven-year-old case which began in 2013, commenced de novo due to the elevation of Hon. Justice A.R. Mohammed (JCA) to the Court of Appeal. At the hearing of the case recently, the prosecution Counsel, David Nwaze informed the court that the Commission was ready to proceed with the re-arraignment of the Defendants and also commence trial…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned in court, the former Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), Mr. Gimba Kumo Ya’u and two others over an alleged diversion of $65 million meant for the development of 962 units of residential housing units in Kubwa District in Abuja. Ya’u was arraigned on Tuesday, 26 November, 2024 before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja alongside the former Executive Director of FMBN, Mr. Bola Ogunsola, and the Managing Director of T-Brend Fortunes Nigeria Limited, Mr. Tarry Rufus. According to…
The forgery case instituted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) against Mr. Saturday Igwe, the Coordinator of an illegal Akwa-Ibom State Polytechnic Osurua, Nyanya Abuja Satellite Campus, has resumed in earnest after several false starts, as the defendant was re-arraigned on an 8-Count charge of Forgery before Justice Fatima Aliyu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Apo, Abuja on Wednesday. The case against Mr Igwe had stalled due to the elevation of the presiding judge, who had previously heard the matter to a higher court. ICPC is prosecuting the defendant for the alleged forgery…