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Justice Mahmoud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Monday, November 8, 2021 convicted a 20-year-old Samuel Anthony, who posed as a military officer serving in Afghanistan, for personation and cybercrime. The judge also convicted one Yinus Mustapha Olamilekan from Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Area of Lagos State for impersonating an official of Facebook and one Godwin Adejare Ibukunoluwa, who claimed to be a ‘Data Entry Officer’ with a Non-Governmental Organisation, NGO. The trio were prosecuted on separate charges by the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Aliyu Adebayo prosecuted for the…

The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, November 8, 2021 re-arraigned a former Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Abdu Bulama before Justice Fadima Murtala Aminu of the Federal High Court sitting in Damaturu, Yobe State, on a seven count charge of criminal conspiracy and money laundering to the tune of N450 Million (Four Hundred and Fifty Million Naira). Bulama was re-arraigned alongside a former Commissioner for Integrated and Rural Development in Yobe State, Hon. Mohammed Kadai, Abba Gana Tata, Muhammad Mamu and Hassan Ibn Jaks. The ex-minister allegedly received the said sum…

Pastor Taiwo Odukoye’s second wife, Nomthi Odukoya has died after a two-year battle with cancer. Odukoya’s first wife – Bimbo Odukoya died sixteen years ago in the infamous Sosoliso plane crash that claimed the lives of 108 persons. According to a statement from the church, Nomthi, Odukoya’s second wife, died in the early hours of Tuesday. “With deep regret and gratitude to God, we have to announce the passing of our Senior Pastor’s wife, Pastor Nomthi Odukoya. She battled cancer for the better part of 2 years, she stood on the Word of God, and she fought. “We loved her…

The Nigerian troops have killed four ISWAP terrorists at Ngwom community in Mafa Local Government Area, of Borno state on Tuesday evening. It was gathered that the terrorists snuck into the town on six gun trucks through a cattle crossing point within Mafa axis at about 6:50 pm. While the mission of the insurgents was not clear, there is a military formation on the axis. A military intelligence told PRNigeria that the troops from the 195 Battalion Operation Hadin Kai in Jere were mobilised after receiving an alert on the movement of terrorists in the town. Troops neutralise IPOB/ESN gunmen…

An Executive bill seeking to establish the National Centre for the Coordination and Control of the Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons on Tuesday scaled Second Reading in the Senate. The bill was sponsored by the Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi (APC, Kebbi North). Leading debate on the bill, Senator Abdullahi said the centre when established would, among others, coordinate and control the proliferation of small arms and light weapons in Nigeria. According to the lawmaker, its presence would tremendously tackle the menace of the proliferation of illicit trade in illegal Arms and weapons of terror that has become a…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , EFCC, has discredited reports that its newly launched whistle-blower app, ‘Eagle Eye’ stalled at 15,000 downloads. The anti-graft agency stated that the misinformation was perpetrated by those who are feeling the heat of the law, adding that it is natural for law-breakers to sabotage the efforts of law enforcement agencies. The EFCC made this known in a statement by its Media Head, Wilson Uwujaren. “The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , EFCC, has been drawn to a report captioned, EFCC whistle-blower app stalls at 15,000 downloads, critics allege data theft,…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday settled for direct primaries ahead of the 2023 general elections, according to the political aide to the President. The decision was reached at the Tripartite Consultative Committee of the Executive, Legislative and APC leadership at the Statehouse Conference Center. The meeting chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo also had governors and National Assembly APC Caucus members in attendance. Responding to questions from reporters at the end of the tripartite meeting, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, the Special Adviser to the President on Politics, lauded the party leaders for reaching an agreement in a democratic manner.…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says that inn the face of inequalities in wealth and opportunity worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic, impact investing – an approach that integrates society’s social and environmental goals, can no longer be ignored. Prof. Osinbajo made the observation today in a keynote speech delivered virtually at the 4th Impact Investors’ Foundation Annual Convening on Impact Investing. According to the Vice President, “glaring inequalities of wealth and opportunity in the face of poverty, misery and social alienation in any society is asking for trouble. Such a situation is neither sustainable nor wise. “The sharp drop in standards…

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday urged the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures in Nigeria to stop recognising any lawmaker who emerges Speaker from such illegalities like it happened in Plateau where only six members supposedly impeached the Speaker, Nuhu Ayuba Abok. Lagos Assembly also condemned the crises in Imo House of Assembly calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to rise up in defence of the country’s democracy. The lawmakers, who spoke during plenary, condemned the alleged interference of the executive arm of the Plateau state government in the legislature. They also called on the Senate President, Ahmad…

The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday mandated the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba to, as a matter of urgency, direct a special investigation into the circumstances surrounding the whereabout of the missing journalist, Mr. Tordue Salem. The chamber made the call amid a resolution after a point of order raised by Senator Orker-Jev Emmanuel Yisa (Benue North-West) to draw the attention of the Senate to the disappearance of the reporter who covered the National Assembly. Coming under order 42 and 52 of the Senate Rules, Senator Yisa noted that Tordue Salem, before going missing, was a journalist with the Vanguard…