Emefiele: Court Orders Another Final Forfeiture Of $1.4m Bribe The Federal High Court in Lagos State has ordered the final forfeiture of the sum of $1,426,175.14 kickback linked to Godwin Emefiele, the immediate past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. The ruling, issued on Tuesday by Justice Ayokunle Faji, ordered the final forfeiture of the funds to the Nigerian government. The final forfeiture order was issued following a Tuesday application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. EFCC, on May 29, 2014, had previously obtained an interim order for the temporary forfeiture of the money. The judge mandated that…
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Man Arrested For Supplying S3x Workers To Terrorists In Abuja The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command has paraded a Point of Sale (PoS) operator, Sunday Musa, also known as Dan Gwari, who allegedly specialises in supplying s3x workers to bandits in their camp, as well as distributing money to their families in Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Benneth Igweh, the commissioner of police in the FCT, who disclosed this while parading the suspect at the command in Abuja on Tuesday, said he was arrested during a coordinated clearance operation by operatives of the anti-kidnap unit of the…
Abuja Authorities Relocate Apo Mechanic Village, Others The AMMC Coordinator, Felix Obuah, disclosed this to journalists after a meeting with representatives of the affected traders and mechanics in Abuja on Tuesday. Mr Obuah explained that the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has approved the exercise designated for such businesses, adding that the evacuation would begin in a month’s time. He identified those to be relocated as all traders, artisans, mechanics, spare parts dealers, furniture makers, roadside cooking gas dealers and others operating on road corridors across the city. “We have decided to relocate all the traders on the road corridor, the…
PHOTO: Woman Kill Her Three Children Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Woman Kill Her Three Children A New Zealand judge on Wednesday sentenced a woman to 18 years imprisonment for murdering her three young daughters in 2021. Lauren Dickason will begin her sentence at a mental health hospital in the custody of the state, a court official at Christchurch High Court told AFP, for the triple killings. In a statement to local media after her sentencing, Dickason said she had “failed” her children and her husband, who has since moved back to South Africa. “I take responsibility for taking…
Wife Of Nigerian Soldier Shot In Barracks Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Wife Of Nigerian Soldier Shot In Barracks Doreen Augustin, wife of Lcpl. Ogunkayode Adegoke, a Soldier who was recently shot after he and his colleagues broke out of “overcrowded cells” to protest against poor feeding, others in Sokoto State, has raised the alarm, lamenting that her husband is dying in a cell. According to Doreen, her husband is in urgent need of medical attention after being shot in the leg. Twenty-four-year-old Doreen who spoke on Tuesday, narrated her ordeal and lamented that several efforts made by her…
CHIVIDO 2024: ‘I’d Have Been Among Groomsmen If Not….’ – Says Portable Controversial singer Habeeb Okikiola, AKA Portable, has revealed that he got invited to his colleague, Davido’s wedding. He claimed that he would have been among the groomsmen if rapper Zlatan Ibile hadn’t ruined his relationship with the DMW boss. Speaking during an Instagram live session with fans, Portable said, “I was invited for Davido’s wedding. If Zlatan Ibile hadn’t ruined my friendship with Davido, I’d have been among the groomsmen.” It was reported that Davido and Chioma’s wedding attracted dignitaries from all walks of life including Governors Ademola…
JUST IN: FG Bans Single-use Plastics The federal government has placed a ban on single-use plastics in all ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) to address the growing issue of plastic pollution in the country. Iziaq Salako, minister of state for environment, said the ban was approved on Tuesday during the federal executive council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu. The minister said the ban aligns with Tinubu’s administration’s broader plastic waste management strategy and demonstrates the government’s commitment to tackling the triple threat of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. He added that the ban is also in…
BREAKING: Bandits Terrorists Storm Top Nigerian Mosque, Kill Worshippers Armed bandits in the early hours of Tuesday attacked a mosque in a community in Zamfara State, killing two worshippers. Narrating the incident to newsmen, a resident of the area said that the bandits stormed the Tazame community in the Bungudu Local Government Area of the state, when they were preparing for early morning prayers. “The bandits entered the area, killed two people, Muazzin (the person that calls prayer) and his younger brother.” He added that “the bandits also shot the Imam who sustained a fracture injury in his leg and…
BREAKING: Kalu Reveals When Nnamdi Kanu Will Be Released Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu confirmed on Tuesday said that he has met with the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), Nnamdi Kanu, a couple of times at the Department of State Security (DSS) facility, expressing high hopes that he will soon regain his freedom. It will be recalled that the lawmakers, reportedly led by the member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia South and North Federal Constituency of Abia on Monday, wrote an open letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, appealing for the release of Kanu…
BREAKING: FG Steps Down Minimum Wage The federal executive council (FEC) has stepped down the memo on the new minimum wage for President Bola Tinubu to engage in consultations with state governors and the private sector. Mohammed Idris, minister of information, announced the decision on Tuesday while speaking with journalists at the end of the FEC meeting. More to follow…