Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested four brothers; Egbo Chukwuebuka, Egbo Favour Chibuike, Egbo Ifeanyi Francis and Egbo Victor for their alleged involvement in internet fraud. The siblings were arrested alongside thirty others which include: Great Eze, Ani Callistus, Ekpe Chigbo, Eze Eric, Nnaemeka Gabriel, George Tochukwu, Uche Divine, Chiamelie Ede, Enenta Ebube, Treasure Ugwueze Osinachi, Ejiakor John Chidiebere, Kingsley Dugwu Olisa and Ugwuanyi Bright Ekpere. Others include: Uzor Obi Godson, Tochukwu Nwankwo Firminus, Ebuka Ike Comas, Okwudili Mmoyekwe John, Samuel Ogbonna Otti, Agada Daniel Olema, Odoh Collins Nnabuike, Okeke…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
The Federal Government, through the Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, has approved the appointment of Dr. Emmanuel Jude Abiodun Akinwale as the new Acting Registrar of Yaba College of Technology in the absence of the Governing Council. The appointment took effect from Friday, 26 January, 2024. Dr. Akinwale will be in acting capacity until the substantive Registrar is appointed by the Federal Government. Until this appointment, he was the Head of Department, Council Affairs in the Registry Unit of the College. A catalogue of his achievements during his 43 years of service in the 77-year history of the College…
In a bid to address the persistent electricity issues plaguing Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech), the Rector, Dr. Engr Ibraheem Adedotun Abdul, has established an Energy Research Group to revolutionize the institution’s energy infrastructure. The research group is also aimed at promoting sustainability and efficiency of evolved solutions which are to be propagated in solving electricity challenges in the country while also addressing power challenges on campus and beyond. The Rector, while speaking during the inauguration ceremony of the Group, emphasized the need for innovative approaches to tackle energy challenges at Yaba College of Technology. He highlighted the importance of…
President Bola Tinubu has saluted the Super Eagles of Nigeria for their tenacious performance in the final of the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Côte d’Ivoire. President Tinubu commended the team, the coach, the crew, and the entire management team for their hard work, assiduity, and sacrifice to come this far in the tournament, acknowledging the hurdles they consistently surpassed with steadily improving performance as they pulled through to the finals. The President urged Nigerians to be of good cheer, emphasizing that “we won a great victory in the hearts of Africa and the world by our grit,…
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has assured the people of Ibeno Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State that work on the second phase of Iko-Atabrikang-Opolom-Iwuoachang Road, an extension from the 600-metre Ibeno Bridge, will be accelerated to ensure its completion.Speaking during the inspection of the road and bridge project, the NDDC Managing Director, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, who was accompanied by the Executive Director, Projects, Sir Victor Antai, and other directors, said that it was necessary to assess the status of the project which had suffered some setbacks.The NDDC Chief Executive Officer said that the first phase, a 6-kilometre…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development has given approval to Air Peace to commence international flights to and from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, USA. This latest development comes after Air Peace submitted a request to the ministry on January 12, 2024, seeking approval for flights to New York. In a letter dated February 9, 2024, the ministry, represented by director H.T. Ejibunu, conveyed the approval to Air Peace. The letter, referencing number FMA/ATMD/0186/S.5/X/696, highlighted that the approval aligns with the existing ‘Open Skies’ agreement between Nigeria and the United States. “I am…
The Ogun State Government will be hosting the 18th edition of the National Council on Transportation from Tuesday, 13 February, to Friday, 16 February, 2024. The meeting, to be hosted by Governor Dapo Abiodun, will have in attendance Commissioners in charge of Transportation in the 36 states and the FCT, their permanent secretaries, Transport Secretaries, Director of Planning Research and Statistics and other stakeholders. The Guest of Honour is the Minister of Transportation, Senator Saidu Alkali, The theme for this year’s edition is ‘Embracing Innovations and Technologies For Sustainable Transportation: Tackling The Energy Challenges’ The Ogun State Commissioner for Transportation,…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has tendered its evidence from the forensic investigation conducted on the phones of Professor Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, who is currently facing trial over an alleged sexual misconduct. At the resumed hearing on Monday, 12 February, 2024, an exhibit keeper and a forensic analyst from the ICPC appeared as the 3rd and 4th prosecution witnesses for the Commission. In his testimony, the PW4 explained the various analysis done on the phones of the first defendant saying his team was able to extract…
Justice Umaru Fadawu of the Borno State High Court, sitting in Maiduguri, on Monday, February 12, 2024, convicted and sentenced the trio of Aisha Alkali Wakil ( a.k.a Mama Boko Haram) Tahiru Saidu Daura and Prince Lawal Soyade to ten years imprisonment. The defendants were jailed upon being arraigned by the Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, March 5, 2020 on a two count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N40 million. Count two of the charge reads: “That you Aisha Alkali Wakil, Tahiru Alhaji Saidu…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Labour Party is currently engulfed in a fresh crisis as the party’s National Treasurer, Mrs Oluchi Oparah, on Monday, 12 February, 2024, demanded that the National Chairman, Julius Abure, render an account of party funds over N3.5 billion being proceeds of sale of forms and sundry fundraisers for the 2023 general elections. Oparah, who made the demand on Monday, 12 February, 2024, at a press conference in Abuja, alleged that Abure prevented her from exercising her constitutionally assigned role of handling the party’s accounts. She also claimed that the Chairman has shunned all entreaties to open…