Operatives of the Lagos Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have re-arrested a suspected internet fraudster, Ismailia Mustapha for laundering funds obtained through unlawful activities and retention of alleged proceeds of crime. A statement by the spokesperson of the commission, Wilson Uwujaren said Mompha was arrested on Monday. “The suspect is currently standing trial alongside his company, Ismalob Global Investment Limited on an amended 22 count charge bordering on cyber fraud and money laundering to the tune of N32.9 billion brought against him by the EFCC.” Recall that following an EFCC watch list, Mompha was arrested by…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in continuation of the review of its operational activities for 2021 has disclosed that it recovered N152,088,698,751.64; $386,220,202.84; £1,182,519.75; €156,246.76; 1,723,310.00 Saudi Riyal; 1,900.00 South African Rand and 1,400.00 Canadian Dollar between January and December 2021. A statement by the spokesperson of the commission, Wilson Uwujaren on Monday said, the recovery also included a digital currency component with 5,36957319 Bitcoin and 0.09012 Ethereum. According to the statement, the operations by the headquarters dominated the recoveries with N67,249,744,994.89, $375,662,223.59 and £1,151,539.75. “It is closely followed by the Lagos Command which led the Naira recoveries…
A stalwart of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu said he met with President Muhammadu Buhari to inform him of his intention to contest the presidential election in 2023. Tinubu disclosed this to State House correspondents shortly after he met with the President at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Monday. According to him, contesting the presidency had been his life-long ambition, adding that he has the capacity to turn things around in the country.
By Babagana Wakil, Maiduguri One of the projects recently commissioned by President Muhammadu Buhari, Goni Kachallari Government Day Technical Secondary School in Maiduguri, was gutted by fire on Monday. The fire destroyed the multi million Naira school which was commissioned barely seven months. ASHENEWS reports that the third floor of the school located at Goni Kachallari community along Maiduguri-Gamboru Ngala Highway, was burnt to ashes in spite of efforts put by the state and federal fire services to quench the inferno. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alz-PfnNGDE Chemise Construction Company working on the nearby project also deployed their machineries to support the fire fighters. Though…
… As training commences January 10, 2022 The Nigeria Police Force have told candidates that participated in the medical screening exercise in the 2020 recruitment exercise of 10,000 Police Constables, to check their recruitment status on the recruitment portal, www.policerecruitment.gov.ng. A statement by the spokesperson of the Force Headquarters, CP Frank Mba on Monday asked successful candidates to print out their invitation slips and attend the training. “Successful candidates are advised to print out their Invitation Slip and proceed to the Police Training College/School indicated against their names. “The training exercise for successful candidates commences Monday, January 10, 2021. “The…
Malian military authorities on Monday condemned sanctions imposed on its country by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and responded by recalling its ambassadors to the organisation’s member states. On Sunday, ECOWAS countries had imposed tough sanctions against the military authorities of Mali. West African states reportedly decided to freeze Mali’s assets in the Central Bank of West African States, close borders with Mali and suspend trade transactions with the country, with the exception of medical and essential goods. ECOWAS also decided to withdraw member-states’ ambassadors from Mali and to impose sanctions on financial aid. In a statement…
By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday issued a warning over Lassa fever cases, which it said had risen to 4,632 and 102 deaths. The NCDC, in its latest advisory, announced the possibility of Lassa fever presenting malaria-like symptoms such as fever, headache, sore throat, general body weakness, cough among others. The centre said it has sent letters to states on the dangers of Lassa fever and the symptoms to look out for. Since, the last outbreak of the disease in 2016, the agency noted that there had been an increase in the number of…
African Development Bank (AfDB) on Monday announced a $14 million grant to boost food security, value addition and trade in South Sudan. Benedict Kanu, AfDB country manager for South Sudan, said the five-year project would be implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in conjunction with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security. Kanu said in a statement issued in the capital, Juba that “with South Sudan being land-locked and experiencing weak urban and peri-urban infrastructure, having good access to lucrative markets especially within the country is a necessary condition for farmers to be profitable,…
A Myanmar court on Monday sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four more years in prison, according to sources familiar with the court proceedings. She was accused of breaking coronavirus restrictions and possessing unlicensed walkie-talkies. She allegedly broke telecommunications and import-export laws in relation to walkie-talkies. Journalists and members of the public were excluded from the trial, so Suu Kyi’s reaction is unknown. Twelve legal cases have been brought against Suu Kyi, 76, and experts believe she could face jail time totaling more than 100 years. In a first verdict in December, she was given four years in…
By Kabiru Assada According to Leo Tolstoy, the two most powerful warriors are patience and time. This could be attributed to Sokoto state governor, Rt. Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, CFR, (Mutawallen Sokoto) as he clocks another milestone of age today. Luckily for Tambuwal, he already has the patience and time on his side at 56. Going down memory lane, on two occasions, Nigerians have called on him to contest for presidency and twice he exhibited the patience that Tolstoy ascribed. First, at the age of 49 while he was Speaker, Tambuwal’s colleagues and like-minded Nigerians purchased a presidential expression of…