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Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi state has tested positive for coronavirus, the state government said on Saturday morning. Chronicle NG can also report that some aides of the governor of the Southeastern state have also tested positive for COVID-19. The governor has now gone into self-isolation since the result of his COVID-19 returned positive. The governor in a statement said he, however, noted that he is asymptotic and has since isolated himself in line with Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) protocols. He said he has handed over the running of the state to the deputy governor, Kelechi Igwe. Two…

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged anti-graft agencies to investigate the criminal conspiracy between recently arrested internet fraudster, Ramon Olorunwa Abbas popularly known as Ray Hushpuppi and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a statement by Yekini Nabena, deputy national publicity secretary, All Progressives Congress (APC), the party said he and PDP leaders have been seen romancing in Dubai, the base of Hushpuppi before his arrest and extradition to the US. “Reports of the criminal conspiracy linking the top echelon of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with Ramon Olorunwa Abbas also known as “Ray Hushpuppi” who was…

Lionel Messi is fed up. According to the Spanish radio station Cadena Ser, the Barcelona captain has broken off contract talks after finally running out of patience with the club because of the constant rumours and allegations that he is one of the prime reasons for unrest around the Nou Camp. Messi is disillusioned with a number of things emanating from his life at Barcelona at the moment. He is fed up of being accused of running the club, fed up of people saying he hires and fires the coaches, fed up of claims he chooses who should be signed…

The Department of Justice, US Attorney’s Office, Central District of California has listed the charges against Hushpuppi who was transferred to the US from Dubai. In a statement released on 3 July and titled, “Nigerian National Brought to US to Face Charges of Conspiring to Launder Hundreds of Millions of Dollars from Cybercrime Schemes” the US described Hushpuppi’s case as a “challenging case, one that spanned international boundaries, traditional financial systems and the digital sphere”. Hushpuppi, 37, could spend up to 20 years behind bars if found guilty of the charges against him. Read the charges against him below: A…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 454 confirmed new coronavirus cases in the country on Friday. The 454 cases announced by the Centre for Disease Control takes the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 27564. The NCDC also announced the discharge of 268 patients from isolation centers across the country with 12 new deaths reported. Lagos state, the epicentre of the virus in Nigeria topped the number of confirmed cases with 87 new cases taking the total number of confirmed cases in Lagos alone to 10910. Nigeria announces 626 new coronavirus cases Edo state recorded 63…

Ramon Olorunwa Abbas a.k.a. Hushpuppi has been charged for trying to defraud an English Premier League club of £100 million (approximately $124 million), according to US prosecutors. Abbas made his initial court appearance yesterday in Chicago, USA, and he is expected to be transferred to Los Angeles in the coming weeks. He was extradited to the USA from Dubai on Thursday to face charges of conspiracy to launder millions of dollars from business email compromise (BEC) frauds and other scams. The US Department of Justice did not name the EPL club targeted by the suspect and his gang. But it…

President Muhammadu Buhari has thanked Vice President Yemi Osinbajo for making Nigeria proud by providing leadership that led the country to become polio free. The President also commended other members of the Presidential Taskforce on Polio Eradication and world leaders who contributed to attaining the polio-free status. In a statement by Garba Shehu, Buhari lauded Prof. Osinbajo, chairman Presidential Taskforce on Polio Eradication, and his team, for making Nigeria proud and saving her children from the scourge of poliomyelitis. “This is to express our profound appreciation for your leadership of the Presidential Taskforce on Polio Eradication and Routine Immunization. “The…

President Muhammadu Buhari has written world leaders and partners to appreciate their support towards helping Nigeria attain a Wild Polio Virus (WPV) free status, pledging that his administration would sustain the momentum and strengthen the primary health care system. The President also commended Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Chairman Presidential Taskforce on Polio Eradication, and his team, for making Nigeria proud and saving her children from the scourge of poliomyelitis. “This is to express our profound appreciation for your leadership of the Presidential Taskforce on Polio Eradication and Routine Immunization. “The declaration of Nigeria as a Wild Polio free country is…

Operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested three suspected fraudsters who specialise in defrauding unsuspecting members of the public by pretending to help them operate ATM machines. The suspects, 36-year-old Michael Damhindi, (who is a security guard with an old generation bank), Chidi Emmanuel Aniekwe (32), and Terhemba Iorhen (35) would station themselves around ATM machines and ready to help bank customers who have difficulties actualising their transactions in ATM machines and in the process harvest their victim’s vital account details for their criminal purposes. Investigations also reveal that they fraudulently…

In line with the updated guidelines issued last Monday by the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on coronavirus (COVID-19) on the easing of lockdown, Lagos State Government has announced modified protocols for re-opening education institutions and essential services in the State. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, announced gradual re-opening of schools from August 3, directing students in transitional classes, who have mandatory public exams ahead of them, to resume for revision classes and their examination. The Governor said the schools’ re-opening must follow established public health guidelines and protocol in the State. The permission to re-open, he said, only applies to…