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Magu was after me because I did not confirm his appointment as EFCC Chairman – Saraki
Former senate president Bukola Saraki said the embattled acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu was all out to prosecute him simply because the 8th Assembly under his leadership did not confirm his appointment as substantive EFCC Chairman. This comes after he emerged victorious in his case against the EFCC. The Federal High Court in Lagos dismissed the application of the EFCC seeking a forfeiture order on Saraki’s home in Ilorin, Kwara State. Speaking after the victory, he said, “I thank God for the outcome of this case which is the fifth victory in cases…
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NDDC: I was under pressure to approve N10B Christmas bonus – Joy Nunieh
Former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Joy Nunieh, has revealed how she was asked to approve N10billion as Christmas bonus. She said this during her testimnony before the House of Representatives committee on NDDC probe, adding that it was part of the reasons why she was sacked. “I did not give out Christmas palliatives. I was under pressure to bring N10billion – N1billion per state – but I refused. NDDC worked throughout December. There was no break except on public holidays,” she said. She alleged that Niger Delta Minister, Godswill Akpabio, hijacked NDDC forensic audit ordered…
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Hushpuppi: I am still representing him – Gal Pissetzky reacts to reports that he dumped alleged fraudster
Gal Pissetzky, lawyer to alleged internet fraudster, Hushpuppi has reacted to reports that he has dumped his client. He in fact stated that the case is getting even better. The lawyer told Punch he will still be standing for him in California where the case has been transferred to. He also told the publication that Hushpuppi still stands a good chance of being acquitted. “I am still representing him. I will be in California for the case. “Our legal system is quite different from yours. That he was denied bail does not mean his case is getting worse. Actually, I…
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Shehu Sani reacts to deportation of over 40 Nigerians from Niger Republic
Former Kaduna Lawmaker, Shehu Sani has reacted to reports that over 40 Nigerians have been deported from Niger republic over entering the country without valid documents. In a tweet he shared via his twitter handle, he said the development by Niger republic to deport these Nigerians will only trigger an action that will not be helpful in the brotherly relationship between both countries as there are over a thousand citizens of Niger republic that have been living in Nigeria for generations. His tweet: “With hundreds of thousands of Citizens of Niger Republic living in Nigeria for generations,in most parts of…
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Niger Republic deport over 40 Nigerians
Over 40 Nigerians have been repatriated from Niger republic for entering the country without valid documents. According to a statement by the Acting Controller, Nigerian Immigration Service, Katsina State, Abdullahi Dalhatu, he said the deportees were returned to Nigeria through the NIS control post in Kongolam and twelve of them were arraigned before a Federal High Court sitting in Katsina on Thursday under Justice Hadiza Shagari. “Twelve of the forty-two repatriated Nigerians have been arraigned before the Federal High Court in Katsina for evading Immigration clearance while crossing Nigerian border to another country through illegal routes. The rest will soon…
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Hushpuppi disengages Gal Pissetzky ahead of trial in California
Alleged Nigerian fraudster, Hushpuppi has disengaged his lawyer, Gal Pissetzky ahead of his trial in California. Hushpuppi had been arraigned in Chicago on money laundering charges following his arrest in Dubai and subsequent extradition to the US as he hired a top Chicago lawyer, Gal Pissetzky but was denied bail in a Chicago hearing. According to Premium Times, documents showed that Hushpuppi’s case has been transferred to the central district of California for prosecution and he has refused to retain Pissetzky as his attorney, requesting that a court-appointed counsel be assigned to him.
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Covid-19: FG, WAEC agree to postpone Examination date
The Federal Government and West African Examination Council have agreed to shift the date of West African Senior School Certificate Examination from August 4 to September 5, 2020, earlier announced by the Council. This was according to a statement by the Minister of State for Education, Hon. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba on Friday in Abuja, stating that the development was as a result of a meeting between the Federal Government and officials of WAEC in Nigeria on Monday as they have both agreed to further consult with four other countries on the new examination date. The government has also given school owners…
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Three groups are responsible for the Corruption in NDDC – former NDDC Acting MD, Joy Nunieh
Former acting Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission, Joy Nunieh who testified before the House of Representatives Committee on NDDC at the ongoing investigative hearing on the alleged illegal expenditure and mismanagement by the commission today July 17, narrated some incidents that occurred before her removal from the commission. Nunieh who denied embezzling money as NDDC’s acting MD, also denied collecting kickbacks from contractors. The former NDDC Acting MD stated that she only spent Eight (8) billion Naira during her tenure which ran from October 2019 to February 2020. She alleged that three groups are responsible for the corruption…
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Flying Officer Arotile to be laid to rest on Thursday, 23rd July.
The remains of late Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, the Nigerian Air Force’s (NAF’s) first female combat helicopter pilot, who died on 14 July 2020, will be laid to rest with full military honours at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja on Thursday, July 23. This was disclosed in a statement released by the Director of Public Relations and Information of the Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola.
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Murder: P.A to Gokada CEO, late Fahim Saleh arrested
Tyrese Devon Haspil, Former Personal assistant to Gokada CEO, Fahim Saleh has been arrested for allegedly murdering his boss who was found decapitated and dismembered in his Manhattan apartment this week. Reports have it that Fahim was killed by a professional who rode with him up in the elevator then got out when it opened directly onto Fahim’s apartment. The killer dressed in a mask, gloves and hat and wearing what police sources described as a ‘ninja outfit’, had a suitcase with him – presumably to remove his remains when he was finished with the job but escaped midway into…
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Ned Nwoko sues journalist for defamation of character
Billionaire businessman and philanthropist, Ned Nwoko has reportedly filed a lawsuit against controversial writer, Azuka Jebose Molokwu. This comes after Jebose reacted to a recent interview in which Ned Nwoko revealed that he married actress, Regina Daniels and his other wives as virgins. Jebose in a post tagged him as fetish and a cultist accusing the billionaire of evil doings and getting protection from the Ministry of Justice, Delta and Edo state police command. Reacting to the post, Nwoko is seeking N2billion in damages from the online publisher over defamation of character. This is contained in a writ of summons…
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Fraud: EFCC arrest Uniport Undergraduate, Mother and Girlfriend following Petition from FBI
The economic and financial crimes commission EFCC Benin Zonal Office on Thursday, July 16, 2020, arrested a 22-year old Computer Science undergraduate of the University of Port Harcourt, Kenneth Gift, his girlfriend, Dandy Spice and mother, Dorah Aninah for suspected internet fraud in Agbor, Delta State. According to a statement by the commission, their arrest was sequel to a petition from the US Federal Bureau of investigation, FBI, and intelligence by operatives of the Commission. Items recovered from them at the point of arrest include a 5-bedroom duplex, Mercedes-Benz CA250, Mercedes-Benz C250, Mercedes Benz GLK 350, laptop computers and mobile…
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