The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has secured the conviction of one Mr. Ojoko Robinson, a Director with Rojoke CNE Services Limited, and the company for contract fraud to the tune of N13, 710,252.44. The Commission had filed a 7-count charge against Mr. Robinson and the company before Hon. Justice N. O. Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Asaba Judicial Division, on allegations bordering on forgery. ICPC, in a Charge No. FHC/ASB/3C/2022, informed the Court of how the defendants used forged documents in bidding and securing two World Bank contracts, contravening Sections 1(2) (c) of the…
Author: Olamide Obayemi
A mammoth crowd of residents, party supporters and other admirers welcomed the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to Ado- Ekiti, Ekiti State capital on Friday, 3 February, 2023, where he canvassed their votes ahead of the February 25 presidential election. The APC flag-bearer arrived to a tumultuous welcome from a massive crowd who defied the scorching sun to fill up the Ekiti Parapo Pavilion, venue of the rally. Tinubu, who was accompanied by the state Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji; two former governors of the state: Dr Kayode Fayemi and Otunba Niyi Adebayo; and other notable…
President Muhammadu Buhari, Friday, 3 February, 2023, urged Nigerians to give him seven days to resolve the cash crunch that has become a problem across the country from the policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria to change high value Naira notes with new ones. Speaking to the Progressive Governors Forum who came to the Presidential Villa to seek solutions to the cash crunch which they said was threatening the good records of the administration in transforming the economy, President Buhari said the currency re-design will give a boost to the economy and provide long-term benefits while expressing doubts about…
A 46-year-old man identified as Hassan Azeez has been arrested by men of the Ogun state Police Command, for allegedly pouring petrol on his wife and setting her ablaze. In his confessional statement to the police, the suspect said hunger, anger and the Devil pushed him to commit the heinous crime because his late wife refused to give him food when he asked for it but was busy washing cloth. A statement released by SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, spokesperson of the state police command, said the suspect was arrested following a report lodged at Ibogun Divisional Headquarters by the victim’s father,…
A 27-year-old man, Savior Joseph, has been killed by his apprentice, Josiah Godwin, 20, in Ondo State. Godwin is accused of dumping his master’s corpse inside a well after allegedly killing him. The incident happened at Imafon Community, in Akure South Local Government Area of the State. Problem started when the deceased, who specialised in fixing POP ceilings, smashed the phone of the suspect on the floor over a dispute and the suspect attacked the deceased in retaliation. According to the elder brother of the deceased, Odey Julius Ogbaji, Joseph’s body was found four days ago in a well at…
In furtherance of the Federal Government’s policy and drives to uphold the provisions of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act, 2007, and dignify Nigeria’s currency, the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Force Criminal Investigations Department and the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Force Intelligence Bureau to place officers and men of the Department and the Bureau across the nation on high alert and to carry out the arrest and subsequent prosecution of all individuals engaged in the sale or abuse of the Naira notes issued…
The current sabotage of the Naira notes swap and fuel scarcity that have caused untold hardship to millions of Nigerians across the country revealed the true character of Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as public enemy number one. Nigerians will recall that since the Central Bank introduced its current cash-limit and new Naira notes swap policies, Atiku Abubakar and PDP maintained opportunistic silence with the hope they will benefit from the discomfort the policies will create for Nigerians and the resentment they will generate for the ruling APC. While Atiku and PDP were in bed with the…
Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Alia has won the gubernatorial primary rerun election conducted of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State, reports thegazellenews.com. The rerun primary election came as a result of the nullification of the earlier gubernatorial primary election by a Court of Appeal in Makurdi which was also won by the Catholic Reverend Father. In the new Primary Election conducted by the APC Electoral Committee for the state led by Senator Bashir Lado, Rev Father Alia polled a total of 219,002 votes to defeat 12 other governorship aspirants who contested the rerun primary election. Heavyweight politicians who…
Kwara State has secured a World Bank funding to support infrastructure upgrade in at least one primary healthcare facility in each of the 193 wards of the state — another fruit of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s constant payment of counterpart funds for different healthcare services. The Governor will formally launch the programme on Monday, 23 January, 2023, where cheques will be presented to the benefitting PHCs across the state. Dr. Nusirat Elelu, Executive Secretary of the Kwara State Health Care Development Agency, said in a statement that the N887.8 million support comes under the Immunisation Plus and Malaria Progress by Accelerating…
The Emir of Dutse in Jigawa State, HRH Alhaji Nuhu Mohammed Sanusi, has said the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asíwájú Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has the capacity to rule the country and has demonstrated this in his past record of service as Lagos governor and other political activities. Speaking at the weekend when Asíwájú Tinubu visited him in Dutse on the sidelines of the party’s campaign rally in Jigawa State, Emir Sanusi said the APC Candidate helped to bring the North and South together to form a strong political party. He said: “I’m a keen follower of you…