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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Uyo Zonal Command on Wednesday August 25, 2021 arraigned a car dealer, Daniel Idowu Tomitope, before Justice Achibong Achibong of the Akwa Ibom State High Court, Uyo, for defrauding a victim of the sum of Two Million Naira (N2,000, 000.00). The charge reads, “That you Idowu Daniel Tomitope sometime in April 2020 at Uyo within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did convert the sum of Two Million Naira (N2, 000, 000.00) only being payment for two (2) Toyota Camry vehicles from one Mr. Effiom .O.Edet, for your personal use”. When the charge…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Wednesday, August 25, 2021 arraigned one Ibrahim Idris before Justice J. Oriji of the FCT High Court, Abuja on a two count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining N70m ( Seventy Million Naira) by false pretence. Idris allegedly obtained the sum from his victim by deceiving him into believing that the money was a requirement to establish his capacity to execute a contract of auctioning assets forfeited to the Federal Government. Count one of the charge reads, “That you Idris Ibrahim on or about 11th December, 2020, in Abuja, within the jurisdiction…

The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, August 25, 2021 secured the conviction of one Udoh Sunday Okon for offences bordering on Facebook lottery scam. Udoh, an undergraduate, allegedly defrauded an American, Kimberly, to the tune of $500USD via Facebook lottery. The 20-year-old Akwa Ibom indigene was prosecuted on one-count charge, to which he pleaded guilty. The charge reads: “That you, Udoh Sunday Okon (Christopher Wray) sometime in March 2021 at Ilorin, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did cheat by personation when you pretended to be one Christopher Wray a white…

Former Navy Commodore, Kunle Olawunmi, has confirmed that Major Datong who was abducted by unknown gunmen at the National Defence Academy (NDA) on Tuesday has been found dead. Chronicle NG had broken the news that the army major who was kidnapped after an invasion on the NDA has been found dead. Speaking on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television programme, Sunrise Daily, Commodore Olawunmi confirmed the report by Chronicle NG. Asked if the unknown gunmen were trying to pass a message across when they chose the National Defence Academy, he said, “They just want to send a message, this…

Top business management trainer, Professor Adeyinka Adewale of University of Reading’s Henley Business School (HBS), has stated that the second edition of the AdCademy Masterclass being organized by the Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria (AAAN) in partnership with HBS, will expose marketing communications professionals to every element of marketing education and business management. Adewale, who is doubles as the AdCademy’s Director of Academics, stated this in an interview. The masterclass, which holds virtually from 26 to 29 August, explained Adewale, is for mid-level management staff of advertising agencies and other communication professionals, and will feature top academic and industry…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has secured the conviction of one Harry Prince Okotie for pretending to be Thomas Toud, a Drilling Engineer from South Korea on Facebook. Okotie was on Monday, 23rd August, 2021 arraigned before Justice Sylvanus Oriji of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory. He was sentenced to 6 months in prison. The suspect was convicted based on his guilty plea to the one count charge brought against him by the EFCC. The convict used the false identity to obtain the sum of $I, 500 (One Thousand, Five Hundred Dollars) from one Richamar,…

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) of the Nigerian Armed Forces has reacted to a report by The Cable Online, that the soldiers manning the CCTV monitoring room were asleep during the attack on the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) by bandits. According to a statement by the Director, Defence Information, Major General Benjamin Olufemi Sawyer, the allegations were untrue and unverifiable. Maj Gen Olufemi cautioned The Cable Online to desist from publishing fake news, adding that it was an attempt by unscrupulous elements to tarnish the image of the armed forces of Nigeria. He assured that investigations are ongoing to determine the…

Officials from the Nigerian Army have made an on-site inspection of the attack on the living quarters of the Nigerian Defence Academy. Attack on NDA will spur military to end criminality – Buhari

England forward, Harry Kane has confirmed that he will remain at the Tottenham this summer. The England captain had been the target of Premier League champions Manchester City with their latest bid rejected by Spurs owner, Daniel Levy, who has constantly refused Kane has said that he is now committed to helping the team achieve success. The 28-year-old had a gentleman’s agreement with chairman Daniel Levy to leave Spurs this summer. Kane played his first game of the season on Sunday, coming on as a substitute in the 1-0 win over Wolves. “It was incredible to see the reception from…

President Muhammadu Buhari says the attack launched on the facility of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) on Tuesday will spur the military to end criminality. The President said rather than throw a dampener into the morale of our Armed Forces as it is intended to, it will buoy their determination to make a decisive end of criminality in the country. Femi Adesina, the spokesperson to President Buhari communicated this in a press statement on Wednesday. Noting that the attack, which led to loss of lives, came at a time that the military had put insurgents, bandits, kidnappers, and other types…