The Lagos High Court has convicted four Internet fraudsters, who were arrested in different parts of the state, recently. The Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, secured the conviction of Kunle Omoniyi; Bassey Odo, Paul Adebisi and Temitope Samson. A statement by the Spokesperson of the Commission, Dele Oyewale and made available to Ashenewsonline on Thursday said the convicted persons “were all charged with offences bordering on possession of documents containing false pretences and involvement in other forms of Advance Fee Fraud.” “While Omoniyi, Odo and Adebisi were convicted and sentenced by…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
A scientist with the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), Dr Sylvester Oikeh has described biotechnology as strong investment for African farmers. Speaking at a one-day interactive session with Editors in Lagos on 7 August, said global gains show that for each dollar invested in biotech crop seeds, more than an approximate $3.5 was gained. Dr Oikeh who manages TELA Maize project at AATF said in 2016, farmers in developing countries received $5.1 for each dollar invested in biotech crop seeds, “which is a five-fold return. Whereas farmers in developed countries received only $2.7 for each extra dollar invested in biotech…
The Kebbi Police Command, has arrested Aliyu Umar, father of the 12-year-old boy chained for two years in an animal stall in Badariya area of Birnin Kebbi local government. The Spokesperson of the command, DSP Nafi’u Abubakar told news men in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday that the father said the boy has Down syndrome. Abubakar added that the father had admitted to the police that he tied up the boy with a rope because he was unable to sustain his medication. “The father had claimed that he had taken the boy to native doctors for medication up to the extent…
The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), says the Boko Haram terrorist group, has introduced the use of child soldiers in order to resuscitate its declining influence in the Lake Chad Basin. The Chief of Military Public Information for MNJTF, Col. Timothy Antigha, disclosed this in a statement issued from N’Djamena – Chad on Thursday. Antigha said the recruitment of child soldiers by the sect was part of their new strategies following the recent mass surrender by their fighters to the military. He said information on this disturbing development was brought in by intelligence sources and corroborated by concerned individuals and…
Apple, Facebook and Microsoft and 52 other companies and organizations, have rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s restrictions on employment-based visas. The companies in a suit stated that the action “fundamentally disserves the interests of the United States by stifling the ability of U.S. businesses to attract the world’s best talent, drive innovation, and further American economic prosperity.” The White House in June, introduced a series of new restrictions on visas that allow immigrants to temporarily work in the United States, arguing that the rollback was a result of high unemployment from the COVID-19 pandemic. Amazon, Netflix and Twitter also signed…
More than 160 vaccine efforts are currently underway in the global push to stop the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the World Health Organization. Which are most likely to work? And how long will it take? We’ve compiled a list of the top 5 most promising candidate vaccine platforms, with a brief summary of relevant details. We’ll keep this page updated so come back regularly to learn the latest developments. Note: On 11 August the story broke that Russia is claiming to have a fully developed COVID vaccine. However it seems that this adenovirus vaccine has not been through Phase 3…
The Governing Council of the University of Lagos, has confirmed the removal of the VC Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe from office. A statement by the Registrar and Secretary to Council, Mr. Oladejo Azeez titled, “Notice to the General Public on the removal of the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos”, said the decision was based on alleged gross misconduct, financial recklessness, among others. “The general public is hereby notified that at an emergency meeting held on Wednesday 12 August 2020 and in accordance with the statutory power vested in it by law, the Governing Council of the University of Lagos removed…
A General Court Martial (GCM), sitting in Abuja on Wednesday, sentenced a soldier to 55 years imprisonment for culpable homicide, burglary and theft. Lance Corporal Ibrahim Babangida, was in 2014 alleged to have killed one Mr. Bello Abdullahi Aliyu, a staff of a world Health Organisation, WHO, and stole his car, at Anka local government area of Zamfara. Babangida was also accused of stealing a mobile phone and N600,000 from various persons, on separate occasions. President of the GMC, Maj. Gen. Priye Fakrogha, while delivering judgement after listening to the prosecuting and defence counsel, said the accused…
The Food Hygiene Initiative of Nigeria (FHIN), a non governmental organization, NGO, has commended lawmakers for passage at second reading, of “A bill for an act to establish the Nigerian Food Safety and Hygiene Surveillance Corps.” Dr. Nicholas Karimu, the Director General of the organisation, made the commendation with journalists shortly after an interactive meeting with State Directors in Abuja, on the development. Dr Karimu said that the overall goal of food hygiene initiative was for the achievement of safety practices to prevent food related diseases in the country. He expressed delight over the progress of the bill, noting that…
The British economy is in recession after contracting a record 20.4 per cent in the second quarter as the coronavirus crisis took hold, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Wednesday. The quarterly contraction in the April-to-June period was the largest since 1955 when the agency began to keep quarterly records. Gross domestic product (GDP) fell 2.2 per cent in the first quarter, the ONS said. The ONS said there were signs of improvement in June as government restrictions on movement began to ease. “The economy began to bounce back in June, with shops reopening, factories beginning to ramp up production…