Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, convicted an American businessman, Marco Antonio Ramirez, for $1.2 million EB-5 visa scam .The Judge also convicted him for a separate $368,698.24 fraud.The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, prosecuted Ramirez alongside his companies, USA NOW LLC, Eagle Ford Instalodge Group LP and USA Now Energy Capital Group LP, for an alleged $1,235,000 EB-5 visa scam.The defendant allegedly obtained the money from his victims as processing fees for their investments in his company, USA Now Energy Capital Group LP, in the Employment-Based Fifth…
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A group named the Coalition of Good Governance (CGG) has warned Nigerians to beware of plots against democracy and resist any attempt to subvert it. Leader of the group, Nelson Ekujumi handed down this warning on behalf of the group at a press conference on the state of the nation held in Lagos on Tuesday, 10 September, 2024. Ekujumi said that in recent times the group has observed troubling developments that threatens the fabric of Nigerian democracy and national security. “We stand united today, as coalition for Good Governance to raise alarm over these threats and call on well-meaning Nigerians…
The Edo State Governorship candidate on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) Asue Ighodalo, is presently in a joy mood as the Court of Appeal, Abuja division, on Friday, 6 september dismissed an appeal by the State PDP governorship aspirants, Arthur Esene and Anselm Ojezua, seeking to disqualify him from the forthcoming governorship election on 21September, 2024. The appellants, in appeal number CA/ABJ/CV/863/2024, had asked the court to overturn the April 17, 2024, judgment by Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which dismissed their suit for being statute-barred. In the lead judgment delivered by Justice Hamma Barka, the…
The Chief Magistrate Court 2 sitting in the Adamawa State capital, Yola, presided over by Magistrate Abbas Adamu, has sentenced 15 gangsters known in local parlance as Shila Boys to between one and five years imprisonment for various offences. Adamu passed his verdict after the youths were tried and found guilty of offences ranging from extortion, receiving of stolen property, thuggery, criminal conspiracy and causing grievous hurt. He handed down the judgment on the convicts after they were charged before him by a prosecuting police officer, ASP Iliya Akawu, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police. Magistrate Adamu sentenced Umar…
Gunmen have abducted 19 people in separate attacks in the Mani community near a factory in Rido Ward, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, and at Danhonu II, Millennium City, Kaduna. In the Mani community, the gazellenews.com gathered that the bandits kidnapped a woman and her three children on the morning of Thursday, 5 September, 2024. A source from the area, who preferred anonymity , said six of his relatives were among those taken into the forest. “Nineteen persons were abducted from three houses in Mani village, opposite the Indomie factory, Rido Ward, Chikun LGA, Kaduna State, in the early…
Gunmen on Thursday, 5 September, 2024 abducted a 66-years old Assistant Chief Nursing Officer with Babcock University Teaching Hospital identified as Elizabeth Uruakpa in iIlisan Remo area of Ogun State. Uruakpa, was said to be coming back from church service when the gunmen blocked her Honda CRV with their unregistered Red Toyota Camry and zoomed off with her. A resident in the area who spoke on Friday, said: “The woman was coming back from the church in the evening around 7:00 pm when the gunmen abducted her. I know her very well, she’s a senior nursing staff with Babcock University Teaching…
The Executive Chairman of Bade Local Government area of Yobe State , Babagana Ibrahim , has disclosed that no fewer than 20 persons have diedin the last two weeks in Gashua community in the local council as a result collapse of houses due to heavy rainfall. Ibrahim, who said many residents are now taking refuge in three designated camps, added that the government was providing the immediate needs of the displaced persons such as food items, medical care, hygiene kits, clean drinking water, and food to protect them from any disease outbreaks. The local government boss appealed for more support from the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has provided updates on its preparations for the Edo and Ondo State governorship elections. The National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), Mr Sam Olumekun, represented by the Director of Voter Education and Publicity, Mrs Mary Nkem, gave the update during a press briefing in Abuja on Friday, 6 September, 2024. He emphasised the media’s importance not only as a conveyor of information but also as a key player in the democratic process, particularly during elections. He, however, called for integrity in media reportage as the two off-cycle elections…
This is certainly news for political aspirants in Ogun State as the State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC), has amended the age qualification for candidates in the November 16 local government elections, reducing the minimum age from 30 to 25 years. This was contained in a statement signed by the Commission’s Chairman, Babatunde Osibodu, and made available to media houses on Friday, 6 September, 2024 . Osibodu stated that the amendment followed a review of the laws governing the conduct of Local Government elections, bringing the guidelines in line with Section 7(4) & 106 of the Nigerian Constitution, which stipulates that…