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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, October 18, 2021 arraigned one Alhaji Haruna Husseini before Justice A. S. Adepoju of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Wuse, Abuja, on a two count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretense and breach of trust to the tune of Thirty Million Naira (N30, 000,000). The defendant falsely presented himself as the owner of a property located at Plot No. 167 Katempe District, Abuja, and fraudulently sold the property to one Vincent Mshelia for Thirty Million Naira. One of the counts read: “That you, Alhaji Haruna Husseini, ‘M’ sometime in…

The cross-examination of the fourth prosecution witness, PW4, Isaac Gado in the ongoing money laundering trial of former Niger State Governor, Muazu Babangida Aliyu and two others, Tanko Beji and Umar Nasko before Justice Mikail Aliyu of the Niger State High Court, Minna, on Friday October 15, witnessed an interesting twist, as counsel to Aliyu vehemently objected to the line of questioning of the witness by counsel to Nasko. The PW4 had testified that the withdrawn cash was to be taken to the third defendant, Umar Nasko. But Mamman Mike Osman, counsel to the third defendant while cross examining the…

The Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday October 18, 2021, secured the conviction of Adeniyi Rufus Oluwafemi, Onoriode Precious and William Omorebokhae before Justice Efe Ikponwonba of the Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State. The trio were arraigned on one count charge each for offences bordering on impersonation, neglect to prevent felony and attempting to obtain by false pretence. The charge against Oluwafemi reads: “that you Adeniyi Rufus Oluwafemi (m) sometimes in February, 2021 at Benin City within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court knowing that one Mrs. Faith…

Justice O.A. Musa of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Apo today 18th October 2021 in two separate rulings, sentenced one Okoro Daniel (Alias Michael Kani) and James Nicholas to various jail terms for cybercrime offences. Okoro who claimed to be a US citizen working with the United Nations as a medical doctor induced Christiana Morgan, Auriel Correl and one Phillip, all Americans, to deliver to him the equivalent of N10m (Ten Million Naira only) with which he acquired a Lexus Jeep RX 350, while Nicholas tricked Leongorman Simone Everett to deliver the sum of N1.5m (One Million Five Hundred…

-VP adds: There are world class experts here, we must build local capacity -Health sector reforms committee an important vehicle of transformation Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN said that Nigeria must take its own destiny in its hands, build local capacities that will ensure health access to the people, and take advantage of the opportunity to become a leading nation in healthcare. The VP strongly believes that there are already clear indications that “we are well on the way,” to getting the job done. Osinbajo said this today in Abuja at the International Conference on Health Access beyond COVID-19. He…

The Witness, a credible Nigerian newspaper in digital and print formats, is set to launch a non-governmental organization, ‘The Witness Newspaper Foundation’, in commemoration of its fourth-year anniversary. The event is billed to hold on Sunday, October 24th, 2021, at the prestigious Lagos Continental Hotel (formerly Intercontinental Hotel), Victoria Island, Lagos. A statement on Monday by the managing director of the newspaper, Mr. Julius Akpovire-Enyeh, stated the foundation which is the corporate social responsibility (CSR) arm of newspaper will focus on enhancing the education, health and empowerment of the less-privileged and vulnerable children, youths, widows and the aged in the…

Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of gradually killing Nigeria’s democracy by failing to live up to their democratic responsibility to the nation. The CNPP, in a statement issued in Abuja by the Secretary General of the umbrella association of all registered political parties and political associations in the country, Chief Willy Ezugwu, noted that the two political parties have continued on the part of the impunity as a result of lack of internal party democracy and other cornerstones of democracy. According to the CNPP,…

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has debunked a report by Punch Newspaper which claimed that the agency had earmarked N2.8bn for uniforms and N550m for meals. The national tax agency stated that the report is not only false, but a misrepresentation of facts. The agency made this known in a statement by Johannes Oluwatobi Wojuola, the Special Assistant to the Executive Chairman of the FIRS on Media & Communication. The statement reads: “Again, the Management of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) wishes to draw the attention of the taxpaying public and the staff to yet another fatuous publication by…

The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria is seriously concerned about the sudden disappearance of Vanguard Newspaper’s House of Representatives reporter, Mr. Tordue Salem since last Wednesday. Mr. Salem was reportedly last sighted within the premises of a Total Filling Station, opposite the FCT, Abuja Police headquarters on Wednesday evening. The Editor of Vanguard newspaper, Mr. Eze Anaba confirmed that Mr. Salem was yet to be seen as at this morning, Monday October 18, 2021. IPC’s Executive Director, Mr. Lanre Arogundade, in a statement said that Salem’s disappearance is disconcerting and the search for him should be accorded high priority by…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today October 18, 2021, re-arraigned two British nationals, James Richard Nolan and Adam Quinn (at large), before Justice D.U. Okorowo of the Federal High Court, Abuja for their alleged complicity in the controversial Process and Industrial Development gas processing contract, leading to the $9.6bn arbitral award to P&ID Limited by a United Kingdom commercial court. The defendants, both directors of Goidel Resources Limited, a Designated Non-Financial Institution (DNFI) and ICIL Limited, were docked on a 32 count- charge bordering on money laundering. Count 21 of the charge read: “That you, ICIL LIMITED, JAMES…