By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Federal High Court in Lagos presided over by Justice Ayokunle Faji, on Monday, 22 April, 2024 has discharged and acquitted the former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Patrick Akpobolokemi, from an alleged N8.5 billion fraud case. Justice Faji cleared Akpobolokemi and an employee of NIMASA, Josphine Otuaga, of the 22-count charge of conspiracy, conversion, and stealing (by fraudulent conversion) brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The judge, while delivering a ruling on a no-case submission filed by the defendants, held that the EFCC failed to establish…
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By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission, PCCAC, has claimed that it that it traced about N51.3 billion allegedly misappropriated by former governor Abdullahi Ganduje, current national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Chairman of the PCCAC, Muhuyi Magaji, disclosed this during an interview on Arise TV. The Kano State government, led by Governor Abba Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, has filed charges against Ganduje over alleged misappropriation, dollar bribery and other offenses. Magaji said the N51.3 billion traced to Ganduje were channelled to different local government accounts. “They then met with local…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun said that over 1,500 people have so far benefitted from the ongoing surgeries under the Free Surgery Intervention Programme of his administration. The governor, who disclosed this while monitoring the sale of discounted rice to civil servants at the State Secretariat, Oke-Mosan Abeokuta, on Monday, said that thousands of pregnant women, the aged and the vulnerable have also benefited from the free healthcare services rendered by the state government. He said that his government will continue to be proactive in addressing the welfare and wellbeing of the people of the state. He said: “To…
Special Adviser on Media to Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, Hon. Kayode Akinmade has said that the damage on the newly constructed road at Ojumele-Ajegunle in Makun-Sagamu, Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State is the result of human error and not project deficiency. Akinmade, in a press statement made available to newsmen in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital on Monday, explained that the collector drainage for the storm water in the area was silted up due to indiscriminate refuse disposal, causing the water to overflow during the downpour on Sunday. He added that in the same vein, a…
President Bola Tinubu will on Monday, 22 April, 2024, open the African Counter-Terrorism Summit in Abuja. Nigeria, with the support of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), is organizing a high-level African counter-terrorism summit under the theme, ‘Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Institution Building to Address the Evolving Threat of Terrorism’, in Abuja, from April 22 to April 23. The objective of the summit is to enhance multilateral counter-terrorism cooperation and reshape the international community’s collective response to terrorism in Africa, while emphasizing the importance of African-led and African-owned solutions. The summit will provide a platform to review the nature…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Former Nigerian Customs Sole Administrator, Omlago Ango, has found himself in the public domain for bad as he allegedly damaged the Abuja home of his estranged wife in an attempt to forcibly take over the property. It was gathered that the incident took place on the afternoon of Monday 15 April, 2024 when Ango arrived at the residence located in the upscale district of Abuja, accompanied by a group of individuals.Eyewitnesses recounted a scene of chaos and confrontation as Ango and his companions forcefully gained entry into the property, disregarding objections from the estranged wife and causing…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Lagos Commodities and Futures Exchange has projected that Nigeria will generate $4 billion annually from trading about 50 million barrels on Nigeria’s Commodities exchange. The Chief Executive of LCFE, Akinsola Akeredolu-Ale, disclosed this recently during a meeting with the Nigerian Security and Exchange Commission(NSEC) in Abuja. Akeredolu –Ale explained that the consideration is that 10 to 20 per cent of Nigeria’s crude oil production should be provisioned for trading on the floor of the Lagos Commodities and Futures Exchange. “This will allow Nigerians to take direct benefits and further aid the growth of the capital market by…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared the Ondo State governorship Primary Election inconclusive. Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State, who chaired the committee that organised the election, announced this in a statement. Ododo said polls will be conducted in all 13 wards of Okitipupa Local Government Area of the state by 12 noon on Sunday, 21 April, 2024. “Having received reports of the primary election from the 203 wards in the 18 local governments of Ondo State, the primary election committee has decided that election will be conducted in all the 13 Wards of Okitipupa local…
The National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, is billed to declare open a two-day workshop on ‘’21st Century Policing: Capacity Building Techniques and Brand Management for Security Image Makers,’’ which begins on Wednesday 24 April, 2024 in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, will give the keynote address while Chief Wale Olaoye, Chief Executive Officer of Halogen Security Services, is the Special Guest of Honour. The workshop is packaged by the Anti-Corruption Academy of Nigeria (ACAN), the training arm of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Offences Commission (ICPC), in collaboration with Fountain…