EFCC Arraigns Ex-Anambra Gov. Obiano for Alleged N4bn Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Wednesday, January 24, 2024 arraigned a former governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano before Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. He was arraigned on nine-count charges bordering on money laundering, diversion of funds, stealing and corruption to the tune of N4billion. Count one of the charge reads: …

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Aviation Unions Commend Keyamo Over Relocation of FAAN Headquarters to Lagos

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development of Nigeria, Festus Keyamo, has continued to receive applause over the relocation of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) headquarters from Abuja to Lagos. The Nigeria Aviation Fire and Safety Association (NAFSA) said it is the best decision that will enhance productivity and also boost operational efficiency. “The decision to relocate FAAN …

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Top Lagos Monarch Receives Jesam Micheal, Urges Him on First AAS Solar Powered Estate Project

HRH Oba Liasim Olumuyiwa Ogunbekun, Onilekki of Lekki has commended the CEO of Afriq Arbitrage System, Jesam Micheal for being a visionary leader by embarking on the first Solar powered estate in Nigeria. The amiable monarch who received him and some top AAS investors described Jesam as a bundle of potential, humble, forthright person who is full of visions, a …

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Celebration As Desmond Elliot Gifts Lagride Cars, Empowers 700 Widows

Seven hundred widows resident in the Surulere area of Lagos were among the beneficiaries empowered on Sunday by a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Desmond Olusola Elliot. Elliot, who represents Surulere Constituency 1 at the House, also gave out ‘Lagride’ cars to two other beneficiaries while some indigent school children got scholarships from the lawmaker. Aside …

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Japa: You get jobs abroad, opportunities in Nigeria, Amaechi tells Nigerians

The former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has advised Nigerians relocating abroad to rethink, saying they can get jobs in the developed countries but Nigeria remains a land of opportunities. Amaechi said the country has several opportunities to the extent that an ordinary citizen can become a minister or governor out of nowhere. He disclosed this while giving reasons he …

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Lagos Bans Single-Use Plastics, Styrofoam Packs

The Lagos State Government has announced a ban on single-use plastics and Styrofoam packs, popularly called ‘takeaways’, with “immediate effect.” The state’s Commissioner, Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. According to the statement, which was posted on X by the ministry’s spokesperson, Kunle Adeshina, the use of these plastics has caused …

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How Vice Chancellors are molesting us, misappropriating TETFUND projects, students write Tinubu

A student group, the Concerned Public Tertiary Institutions’ Students Association (CoPTISA) has accused some rectors and vice chancellors of government-owned tertiary institutions of molesting students abusing the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) for personal gains. CoPTISA has appealed to President Tinubu in a letter to urgently act and get to the root of the malfeasance in the tertiary education subsector …

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Illegal Mining, Threat to Economic Growth – Olukoyede

Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has described illegal mining activities across the country as threats to economic growth and development. He made this disclosure in Ilorin on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at the 5th Annual Conference of the National Council on Mining and Mineral Resources Development NCMMRD, themed: “Minerals and Metal: A …

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