Author: David Great

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, November 4, 2022, arraigned Olasupo Shasore, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, and former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Lagos State, on fourteen -count charges bordering on money laundering to the tune of N159,700,000.00( One Hundred and Fifty Nine Million, Seven Hundred Thousand Naira) and $60,000 (Sixty Thousand United States Dollars). Shasore was arraigned alongside his company, Middlesex Investment Ltd, before Justice I.E. Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja, for failing to develop a programme to combat money laundering and other illegal acts, including failing to designate a compliance officer as…

Emirates Airlines has suspended flights to Nigeria for the second time since September citing an inability to repatriate funds from Africa’s biggest economy, the airline said on Thursday. Nigeria is facing severe dollar shortages, forcing many citizens and business to seek forex on the black market, where the naira currency has progressively weakened. An Emirates spokesperson said the airline had attended several meetings with the Nigerian government and proposed ways to clear a backlog of blocked funds. “This included the repatriation and receipt of at least 80% of our remaining blocked funds by the end of October 2022, in addition…

The Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation (GIFSEP) and other relevant stakeholders have called on Nigerians to vote for candidates who have strong climate action plan to effectively address environmental challenges. The executive director of GIFSEP, David Terungwa, said this at a workshop in support of 350 Africa, in partnership with Activist for Climate Justice Coalition, on Thursday in Abuja. Terungwa said that the stakeholders and other reasonable Nigerians are worried that climate action plan is under-represented in the campaigns for 2023 elections. According to him, a call for Nigerian citizens to collect their Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs)…

The United Nations (UN) on Thursday called on the international community to support Nigeria as it faces unprecedented floods, which have impacted more than three million people. UN Spokesperson Mr. Stéphane Dujarric, told correspondents at the UN headquarters in New York that the Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr. Matthias Schmale had made an appeal for assistance. “More than 100,000 hectares of farms have been flooded, damaging staple food crops such as cassava, rice, and plantain. This will aggravate the already alarming food and nutrition crisis across Nigeria. “As floodwaters slowly recede, the priority is to help people to get back…

BetKing, a betting and digital entertainment company, has started its 2022 World Cup campaign tagged, “FeelitBetOnIt” to engage and reward its customers during the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The Managing Director of BetKing, Gossy Ukanwoke, said at a news conference in Lagos said that 12 selected agents and customers would watch the match between Brazil and Cameroon as a reward for their consistency on an all-expense paid trip. “At BetKing, we’re committed to celebrating the spirit of football and rewarding our customers. The World Cup gives us the opportunity to do just that. “We’ve leveraged all touch points to ensure…

Twitter will tell employees by email on Friday about whether they have been laid off, temporarily closing its offices and preventing staff access, following a week of uncertainty about the company’s future under new owner Elon Musk. The social media company said in an email to staff that it will alert employees by 9 a.m. Pacific time on Friday (12 p.m. EDT/1600 GMT) about staff cuts. “In an effort to place Twitter on a healthy path, we will go through the difficult process of reducing our global workforce on Friday,” said the email sent on Thursday, seen by Reuters. Twitter…

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has ordered all hospitality and tourism establishments such as hotels, guest inns, and houses to begin profiling guests and to get licensed with the Social Development Secretariat (SDS). The Coordinator of the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), Umar Shuaibu, gave the order at a news conference on Thursday in Abuja. The news conference was on the enforcement of the FCT Contravention on Violation of Land Uses by the operators of the hospitality industry. Shuaibu said that the council discovered that many of the owners of the hospitality industry operating in the territory are not…

Mikel Arteta wants to bring players of “another level” to Arsenal in January, with Orlando City’s Uruguay winger Facundo Torres, 22, and Shakhtar Donetsk’s Ukraine winger Mykhaylo Mudryk, 21, topping their list of targets. (Mail) The Arsenal manager says he “will look at everything” regarding January reinforcements as the Gunners aim to maintain a title challenge. (Express)  Manchester United are confident England forward Marcus Rashford, 25, and Portugal right-back Diogo Dalot, 23, will extend their contracts with the club. They are among several players whose deals expire in the summer, including Spain goalkeeper David de Gea, 31, England left-back Luke Shaw, 27, and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo,…

The Federal Government paid members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) half salary in the month of October, being salary for 18 working days. ASUU members have been at loggerhead with the federal government over their salaries. The union called off its eight-month old strike on October 14, 2022 with assurance that they will be paid the salary backlog that they were owed. Lecturers and senior members of the union said that the federal government paid half salaries for October without explaining the reason for this. ASUU suspends eight-month strike “We were only paid for the days after the…

Teenager Alejandro Garnacho scored an outstanding goal as Manchester United ended Real Sociedad’s flawless Europa League record, but had to settle for second place in Group E. Erik ten Hag’s side needed to win by two goals or more in Spain to win the group, and their spirits were lifted when Garnacho showed terrific pace before firing Cristiano Ronaldo’s pass into the corner of the net. It was a wonderful moment for the 18-year-old Madrid-born winger, who was making his second start for the Red Devils. Ronaldo missed a great chance to double the lead with a lob on to…