The Gombe Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentence of one Yusuf Aminu before Justice A.M Sambo of the Bauchi State High Court. Aminu bagged three years imprisonment for dishonesty and obtaining by false pretence. He was arraigned by the Gombe Zonal Command of the EFCC on one-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretences. The one-count charge reads: “That you Yusuf Aminu (trading under the name and style of Yusuf Aminu General Enterprises ) sometimes in January 2021 at Bauchi, Bauchi State, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court with intent to defraud, dishonestly obtained the sum of N1,600,000.00 from First City Monument Bank by falsely…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN has charged Nigerian students to step up and take their place as the agents of change that Nigeria desperately needs to stop corruption especially in our schools. He gave this charge today at the inauguration of 30 Students Anti-Corruption Clubs in 30 schools within the Federal Capital Territory. Dr. Aliyu, in his keynote address told the students that since they witness first-hand incidences of corruption in schools ranging from teachers demanding for bribes, sextortion, to absenteeism, it was important for them to…
Disturbed by growing kidnapping in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, the Commandant of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the area, Olusola Odumosu has charged officers and men of the FCT Command to engage in active intelligence gathering to tackle the current security challenges. He gave this charge during a briefing with personnel at the Command’s headquarters, Wuse, Zone 5, Abuja. Odumosu said “the criminals are not ghosts, they are members of the various communities we live in. “We must therefore intensify efforts by fully activating our intelligence architecture to identify them and ensure they are brought to…
AfricDeezayn application has been officially launched in West Africa to provide a virtual online space for designers in the subregion to showcase their creativity and talent and interact as a community. The project, which is a creation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), is supported by Japan and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). Speaking at the launch in Abuja on Tuesday, 23 January, 2024, the ECOWAS Commissioner for Economic Affairs and Agriculture, Mrs. Massandje Toure-Litse said AfricDeezayn (a digital tool) will enabled talented designers in West Africa to contribute to the region’s industrial development by stimulating…
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have arrested intercepted some unscrupulous and disgruntled elements who conspired and vandalized Rail tracks around Southern Kaduna at Kanfancha axis, in Jama’a local government area of Kaduna State, arresting two vandals. A statement on Tuesday by the spokesman of NSCDC, Afolabi Babawale said the arrest was in line with the NSCDC Commandant General’s directive on zero tolerance towards the nefarious activities of vandals destroying railway infrastructure and other government’s critical national assets. He disclosed that the CG’s Special Intelligence Squad (CG’s SIS) acting on credible intelligence intercepted some unscrupulous and…
The Oyo State House of Assembly on Tuesday, 23 January, 2024, confirmed the appointment of Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran as the Executive Chairman, Oyo State Basic Education Board (OYOSUBEB). The House also confirmed the appointment of a former Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Barr. Abdulrahman Abiodun AbdulRaheem as Chairman of the state Education Trust Fund. The confirmation of the duo followed the presentation of the reports of the House Committee on Education (Basic & Secondary) and that of Education, Tertiary Institutions, Science and Technology. Recall that Governor Seyi Makinde had last week forwarded the names of the two nominees…
Nigeria’s Minister of foreign Affairs Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar on Tuesday was on hand to received the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Tuggar received the high ranking diplomat at the Presidential wing of the afternoon airport after his plane touched down Tuesday afternoon in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital; the brief airport reception and the exchange of pleasantries was led by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume. Blinken, is expected to during his visit, hold bilateral talks with a focus on deepening democracy in the West African subregion, strengthening of…
India’s External Affairs Minister, Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, made the revelation on Monday, 22 January, 2024, in Abuja at the India-Nigeria Business Forum organised by the Indian High Commission through collaboration with the Confederation of India Industry (CII) business delegation to Nigeria. The minister, who made his maiden visit to Nigeria, said there is the need for the Business stakeholders to work closely together to improve India-Nigeria businesses and achieve meaningful growth. Jaishankar said: “We have to keep finding various ways of improving the business enabling climate, there are some banking charges, there could be payment issues, there could be…
The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, CON has received the leadership of the African Biblical Leadership Initiative, ABLI with a call on the organization and the Christian community in Africa and Nigeria in particular to go beyond religious sentiments and tolerate one another. The delegation which was led by Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon was in her office at the State House Abuja, to sensitise her on the forthcoming 2024 International Conference of ABLI scheduled for Nigeria in October. Senator Oluremi Tinubu noted that the church must harp more on biblical values…
Ogun State House of Assembly has impeached its Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo. Eighteen of the assembly’s 36 members voted for Oluomo’s impeachment at the plenary session on Tuesday, 23 January, 2024. Oluomo was impeached for alleged embezzlement of funds, high-handedness and related offences. The Ogun Assembly members immediately elected a member, Oludaisi Elemide, as the new Speaker. On September 6, 2022, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned Oluomo before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos over an alleged N2.475 billion money laundering. He was arraigned alongside three others namely Oladapo Samuel, Adeyemo Taiwo, and Adeyanju Amoke (now at…