The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, 20 November, 2023 secured the conviction and sentencing of Jesse Joshua Kassah, (alias Devaun Smith Wayne) to two years imprisonment. He was jailed by Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna, after pleading guilty to one-count charge bordering on impersonation upon being arraigned by the Kaduna Zonal Command of the EFCC. The lone count charge reads: “That you, Jesse Joshua Kassah (a.k.a Devaun Smith Wayne), (M) between January to October, 2023 at Kaduna within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, committed an offence,…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, says that the new leadership in the Commission has resolved to buy into a common vision that will be in the best interest of the Niger Delta region. Speaking at a meeting with the new Executive Management and staff of the Commission at the NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt, Ogbuku assured that members of the Board would work in one accord to impact positively on the lives of the people of Nigeria’s oil-rich region. He stated: “I am glad that we now have a compatible team that is poised…
Polaris Bank, in collaboration with Evolve Charity, has made generous donation of educational materials to public secondary school students in Imo State to further underlined its commitment to the advancement of girl-child education in Nigeria. The gesture which is part of its ongoing ‘Girl-Child Education Project’ and in alignment with its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) framework, saw Polaris Bank present essential school supplies to over 500 students in Akokwa High School, Iheme; Memorial School, and National High School, Aro Ndi Uzoogu all in Imo State. The donation, comprising; school uniforms, school bags, sandals, and various writing materials, aims to empower…
The European Union (EU) has released €1,000,000 (about N847 million) in humanitarian funding to fight the spread of diphtheria disease and assist the most affected communities. According to a statement on Tuesday, 21 November, 2023, this latest funding is in addition to €150,000 which the EU allocated to the Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF) of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in March 2023 in an effort to help control the epidemic. The statement said this new EU funding will enable UNICEF and the medical NGO ALIMA to contribute to the response by providing technical…
Retail lender, Unity Bank Plc has extended N10 million business grant to 30 members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, who took part in the 10th edition of the Bank’s flagship Entrepreneurship Development Initiative, known as Corpreneurship Challenge. The winners, including upcoming entrepreneurs developing innovative solutions in several business value chains such as Honey production, Rice, and Snail farming, among others, claimed top positions after participating in a business pitch that took place across 10 state NYSC Orientation Camps – Katsina, Kano, Kwara, Imo, Rivers, Delta, Sokoto, Edo, Akwa-Ibom, and Osun recently. At the NYSC Orientation camp at Ikot Itie Udung, Nsit Atai, Akwa Ibom State, Azegba Chimuanya…
The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), has asked the general public and its existing and potential partners to disregard the claims by “a certain Total Promotions” laying claims to its (NPFL’s) broadcast rights. In a statement titled, “Re-Clarifications Regarding Claims made by Total Promotions”, the Nigeria Premier League Limited/Gte described the claims as totally unfounded with no legal validity. “We wish to reiterate that these claims made by ‘Total Promotions Limited’ are entirely unfounded, factually incorrect and devoid of any legal validity”, Secretary to the NPL Board, Danladi Ibrahim wrote. The Lawyer offered judicial backing of the expressed position of…
Some council elders were pleasantly surprised at the fake news being bandied by unscrupulous elements working for some desperate politicians that the Vice chairman of Itire-Ikate Local Council Development Area, Hon Yetunde Jimba, walked out on guests during the stakeholders meeting held recently at the council secretariat. Those at the meeting told this medium that it was an attempt to smear the image of Hon Jimba because of her rising political profile. According to those who were at the meeting, the chairman, Hon Ahmed Apatira, in a bid to ensnare his deputy, called upon her to read a prepared speech…
The Third Edition of the Zenith Tech Fair, tagged “Future Forward 3.0”, is set to be held on Wednesday, 22 November and Thursday, 23 November, 2023, at the Eko Convention Centre, Eko Hotels & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, from 8.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. daily. The 2-day fair will showcase leading technology innovations that cut across different aspects of life, such as Artificial Intelligence, Contactless Payments, Cybersecurity, Cloud Computing, FinTech, Data Analytics, Financial Intelligence, and communication technologies. The event will feature pitch sessions to identify innovative startups, panel discussions, masterclasses and exhibitions. Among the plethora of events lined up, the…
In a bid to share inter-state knowledge on emergency management, the Akwa Ibom State Emergency Management Agency Team is in Lagos on a three-day field visit. The three-day visit, which commenced on Monday, 20 November, 2023, to end on Wednesday, 22 November, 2023, is to enable the Akwa Ibom team, understudy the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA). During the welcome tour at the LASEMA Control Centre in Alausa, the Permanent Secretary, LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, said cases of casualty in Lagos emergencies has reduced drastically due to the investment of Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu’s administration in rescue operations. Dr…
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has addressed the controversy surrounding a letter written by an opposition politician, which raised concerns about the procurement process in the State. The Governor noted the controversy generated by the letter was unnecessary, stressing that the State had nothing to hide in its public expenditure. Sanwo-Olu spoke on Tuesday, 21 November, 2023, while commissioning the newly built operational headquarters of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) in Ikeja. He said his administration would continue to value objective criticism, but added that some critics hid their “malicious intentions” under the guise of playing political opposition…