The Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, arraigned a lawyer, Taiwo Oreagba, before Justice Sherifah Solebo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on a two-count charge bordering on alleged corrupt demand and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N4,000,000.00. The defendant, who is a counsel to one Kelechi Uka currently under investigation by the Commission, allegedly collected the sum of N4,000,000.00 from one Henry Umoh supposedly to influence officers of the Commission to secure the release of her client (Uka). Count one reads: “That you, Taiwo Oreagba, on…
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The Buhari Media Organisation, BMO, has observed that President Muhammadu Buhari is one leader that has done more to empower young Nigerians economically. The group made this observation in a statement signed by its Chairman Niyi Akinsiju and Secretary Cassidy Madueke, against the backdrop of the flag-off of the National Young Farmers Scheme designed by the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) to spur more youth interest in farming. “This is yet another Buhari-era initiative targeted at creating a new generation of farmers as well as ensuring more youth inclusion in agriculture. “From all indications, it is a programme that…
…Economic sector gets highest allocation By Tina George, Minna Niger state Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello on Thursday, presented the 2021 Appropriation Bill of N151,240,621,776.00 to the State Assembly. Tagged ‘Budget of Prioritized Realities’, the Bill was presented by the Deputy Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Ketso. Recall that Governor Sani-Bello is in isolation having tested positive for COVID-19. The proposed 2021 Budget, which is estimated at N151.2 billion is 2.71 per cent lower than the 2020 budget of N155.4 billion. The Deputy Governor disclosed that the economic sector has the highest allocation of N54.257 billion, which is 68.90 per…
The Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has donated a Renal Centre worth N381 million to the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH) to support the hospital’s response to COVID-19 pandemic. The NLNG said the gesture was also to boost healthcare delivery in Rivers State, a statement on Thursday by Mrs Eyono Fatayi-Williams, General Manager, External Relations and Sustainable Development, NLNG, said. It said that NLNG’s Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Tony Attah, affirmed that NLNG was committed to supporting healthcare delivery in Rivers State, in line with its vision of “helping to build a better Nigeria”. Attah, was represented by Fatayi-Williams, at the…
A team of the Federal Operations Unit, Zone B, of the Nigeria Customs Service, Kaduna, operating along Kamba/Bunza road, was attacked by some youths after intercepting a vehicle laden with bags of foreign parboiled rice suspected to have been smuggled into the country A statement today by the unit’s Public Relations officer, ASCI MA Magaji, said as the officers came under attack by some youths from adjoining communities, carrying dangerous weapons; and a melee ensued as they tried to disarm one of the officers. ‘’As a result, a shot was fired, which unfortunately hit one of the youth on his…
The WHO says 28.5 billion dollars is urgently needed to finance the access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator to ensure equitable and worldwide access to vaccines and other equipment to combat the pandemic, an official said. The Director-General of the WHO, Tedros Ghebreyesus, disclosed this on Thursday while addressing the opening ceremony of the Paris peace forum. “We have two urgent requests for the international community: first, the aid accelerator will be no more than a noble gesture unless it is fully funded. “The current financing gap for the aid accelerator is 28.5 billion dollars, and 4.5 billion dollars is…
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the government and people of Ghana over passing of the country’s former President, Jerry Rawlings, aged 73. In a condolence message by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Thursday, Buhari affirmed that the entire African continent would sorely miss the sterling qualities of the great leader. According to the Nigerian leader, the passion, discipline and moral strength that the former Ghanaian leader employed to reposition his country over many years continue to reverberate across the continent and beyond. The president noted, with commendation, the unique role…
President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday, announced the appointment of Ron Klain as White House Chief of Staff and Assistant to the President. This is contained in a press release posted on the Biden-Harris Transition website. A longtime aide to the president-elect, Klain will oversee the Executive Office of the President and serve as a senior advisor. In addition to supporting the president-elect, Klain will work to build a diverse, experienced and talented team to help President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris meet the urgent challenges facing the country. “Ron has been invaluable to me over the many years that we…
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto has described late Balarabe Musa as a model for all. This is contained in a statement by the governor’s Special Assistant on Public Affairs, Abubakar Shekara and made available to AsheNews on Thursday. “The Government and people of Sokoto State receive with shock, the news of the death of former Governor of Kaduna State and Leader of the People’s Redemption Party, Alhaji Balarabe Musa. “Alhaji Balarabe Musa was an upright Nigerian, whose entire life in service was a monument to integrity, while his political career was a symbol of patriotism and selfless service to the…
Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has compiled and submitted to President Muhammadu Buhari a comprehensive profile of Federal Government’s Ministries, Departments and Agencies with office accommodation challenge. Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN made this known yesterday when a delegation from the Management of the National Institute For Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) paid him a courtesy visit in his Office. This is contained in a statement issued by Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations Office of the Attorney-General and Minister…