After a very exhaustive campaign and election season, President-elect, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, has travelled abroad to rest and plan his transition programme ahead of May 29, 2023 inauguration. The President-elect left the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja for Europe on Tuesday night, 21 March, 2023. The President-elect decided to take a break after the hectic campaign and election season to rest in Paris and London, preparatory to going to Saudi Arabia for Umrah (Lesser Hajj) and the Ramadan Fasting that begins Thursday. While away, the President-elect will also use the opportunity to plan his transition programme. He has directed all…
Author: Olamide Obayemi
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has alerted that two-third of the world’s population could face water shortages by 2050. This is even as the federal government warned that the demand for water will exceed 40 percent in the country by end of the decade. FAO lamented that global water availability and quality are deteriorating, calling for immediate action to halt the development. FAO representative at a press briefing to mark the World Water Day 2023 organised by United Nations in Abuja. Fred Kafeero, raised the alarm in his message at the event. He said: “Over 700 million…
Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the EFCC, on Tuesday, March 21,2023 arrested 21suspected internet fraudsters in Benin City, Edo State.The suspects were arrested in an early morning operation following actionable intelligence.They include: Alakpa Marvelous, Hoghomhen Jude Moses, Christopher Odion, Azanuwna Joseph, Godfirst Christopher, Eghosa Osaretin, Onus Honda, Barnabas Alakpa, Junior Azanuwna, Ehis Inegbinebor Francis, Godbless Eriugo, Imokhai Dickson, Epama Francis, Ekuma Austin and Sunday Stanley.Others are: Kelly Alakpa, Amiole Paul, Iweriebor Raphael, Sunday Christian, Imozemhe Raymond and Agbonghae Anthony. Items recovered from them include two Mercedes Benz, two Lexus ES 350, one Lexus RX 330 and one Toyota Camry,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned one Nwachi Chidozie Kingsley before Justice U.P Kekemeke of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja for an alleged $370,000 internet fraud. He was arraigned on Monday, 20 March, 2023 on a two-count charge bordering on stealing, obtaining by false pretence and criminal possession of fake documents. One of the counts reads; “That you, Nwachi Chidozie Kingsley sometime in 2021 in Abuja, within the jurisdiction of the High Court of Federal Capital Territory, Abuja with intent to defraud obtained the total sum of Three Hundred and Seventy Thousand United States Dollars($370,000)…
Justice Chukujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, March 21, 2023, adjourned further hearing in the trial of a former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, and his company, Spotless Investment Limited, over an alleged N6.9bn fraud, till May 8, 2023. The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, had, on Tuesday, July 2, 2019, re-arraigned Fayose and Spotless Investment Limited on an 11-count charge bordering on money laundering and stealing to the tune of N6.9bn ( Six Billion Nine Hundred Naira). The defendants had first been arraigned on October…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abuja Zonal Command, has arraigned one Aiosa Kelvin Orhue before Justice C.E. Nwecheonwu of the FCT High Court, Kuje, Abuja on a three count charge bordering on love scam. One of the counts reads, “that you, Aiosa Kelvin Orhue (aka Fredrick Leonard) sometime in 2021, at Abuja within the jurisdiction of the Honourable Court, by false pretense and with intent to defraud obtained the sum of N104,000,000 (One Hundred and Four Million Naira) only from one Cheryldene Cook, that you are one Frederick Leonard who is in love with her and you made her…
My dear members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, our loyal supporters and the Lagosians in general, I am sincerely grateful to you all for trooping out en-mass on March 18, 2023 to re- elect Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for a second tenure as the Governor of Lagos State. I thank you all for believing in our party, the APC , as the only reliable and genuine party that has been bringing and will continue to bring the dividends of democracy to you all. I also appreciate you all for demonstrating that belief by voting again for our…
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos and Ogun states judging on cases filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has sentenced six drug traffickers to a total of 156 years imprisonment for offences bordering on drug dealing, transportation, and conspiracy to transport illicit substances. According to a statement on Tuesday by the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi, the worse hit is a 27-year-old drug dealer, Ahmed Abdulsabur who was arrested in 2022 by NDLEA operatives and prosecuted in charge number FHC/AB/20C/2022 at the Federal High Court, Abeokuta, presided over by Hon. Justice Joyce Obehi Abdulmalik. …
Former Auditor General for Local Government in Lagos, Alhaji Muhammad Mubashiru Hassan has described the overwhelming victory of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in the Guber Election as a confirmation of Lagosians’ approval of his administration. Hassan, who is also ex-Managing Director of the Lekki Concession Company, also stated that the comprehensive victory will serve as an encouragement for the Sanwo-olu administration to do more in providing infrastructure development and growth of the state. Hassan stated this in a statement he signed to congratulate Sanwo-Olu and other APC candidates on their victory at the Governorship and State Assembly Elections which took place…