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The Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, October 14, 2022 arrested twelve (12) bankers for suspected insider fraud. The suspects are: Odeniyi Anthony, Deki Kingsley Onyekachi, Oguchukwu Ene, Elendu Chizaram, Anyakora Uchenna, Onah Kingsley, Akwe Elizabeth and Chinenye Grace Acibe. Others are: Victoria Ezedie, Chidi-Ukah Obinna, Etoh Lawrence Uzochukwu and Udeze Harrison. Preliminary investigations showed that the suspects allegedly stole funds from some dormant accounts in a branch of an old generation bank in Enugu. The stolen funds were transferred from the dormant accounts to various beneficiaries, with the principal beneficiary already identified by the EFCC. The…
Cross River state governor, Prof. Ben Ayade on Sunday flagged off the first dry run for the 2022 Carnival Calabar, marking the return of the Carnival since the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020. This year’s Carnival has “Agro-Industrialization” as the theme. Flagging of the event, Ayade said that the theme of the carnival was carefully chosen with a view to sending a message to the global community that Africans can depend on themselves for food. He decried the high dependence for food by African countries on western nations in-spite of the vast arable land God has blessed the continent with,…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved an increment by 100 per cent of the annual bursary allowance payable to indigenes of the state who are studying in any higher institution nationwide. The Executive Secretary, Lagos State Scholarship Board, Mr AbdulRahaman Lekki, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen by the Head of Public Affairs unit of the Office of Special Adviser to the State Governor on Education, Mr Adesoye Oyelami. He said the announcement was communicated to students during a meeting of the board with the leadership of the Lagos State chapter of the National Association…
The end may not have come to the controversy trailing the death of reality TV star, Patrick Fakoya, aka Rico Swavey, at a Lagos hospital as the state government on Friday initiated a probe into allegation of negligence on the part of health workers on duty when Swavey was rushed to the facility. SPY REPORTERS gathered that a trending video of Rico Swavey in the hospital showed the health workers, including nurses were nonchalant and were seen laughing at a time when all hands should be on deck to save Swavey. In the clip recorded by one of…
(AP) — Two men fired at soldiers on a Russian military firing range near Ukraine on Saturday, killing 11 and wounding 15 before being slain themselves, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The ministry said in a statement that the shooting took place in the Belgorod region in southwestern Russia that borders Ukraine. It said two men from an unnamed former Soviet republic fired on volunteer soldiers during target practice and were killed by return fire. The ministry called the incident a terrorist attack. The shooting comes amid a hasty mobilization ordered by President Vladimir Putin to beef up Russian forces…
West and Central African Organisations have begun moves to cushion effects of Covid-19. Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), who is also the Vice President WCA, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd) said 60% of the NCS workforce paused work during the pandemic. He spoke at the 11th Meeting of Training and Human Resources Managers of West and Central African Region that is holding in Abuja. The three-day training, according to him, is to equip the regional Customs with the requisite innovative strategy that would enhance the well-being of the staff. 15 countries in the region…
Wife of Delta State Governor, Edith Okowa, has paid an emergency visit to internally displaced persons (IDPs) camp in Asaba. The victims are sheltering in the camp as a result of flood which have ravaged parts of the state. Mrs Okowa said the flood is devastating, noting that the magnitude surpassed that of 2012. She admonished the about 1,437 victims at the camp on the premises of the Institute of Continuing Education (ICE), to see the disaster as natural, saying that God was all-knowing and would always do things as they suited Him. The first lady said: “I am here…
Osun state records low turnout of voters in some parts of Osogbo on Saturday as the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission OSIEC) organised local government election. This is despite objections of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and who had instituted legal proceedings to put a stop to the exercise. The Osun State chapter of the All progressive congress (APC) is the only political party that participated in the election. The ballot paper is marked with no party symbols or identification but a space to thumbprint either ‘YES’ or ‘NO’. The voting exercise commenced around 9am and the streets were filled…
The National Security Council (NSC) has mandated the National Security Adviser and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation to set up a strong team to investigate crude oil theft in the Niger Delta and report back to it. The mandate was disclosed by Interior Minister, Rauf Aregbesola at the end of Council meeting on Thursday. “Now, on the issue of crude oil theft, the Council has decided that the National Security Adviser should put in place a strong team to investigate all issues relating to the discoveries of either abandoned oil pipelines, or illegal crude oil pipelines, so…
The National Security Council (NSC) presided by President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered immediate reopening of Dangote Cement factory at Obajana in Kogi State. The Council directed that the should be re-opened for business. Council also advised parties involved to seek judicial determination of the ownership of the cement factory. Interior Minister, Rauf Aregbesola, who briefed newsmen, said the commitment of government towards resolving the issue legally, made the Council to order its re-opening. Aregbesola said: “The council noted the development in Kogi and has ordered the reopening of the cement factory; it has also advised that all issues relating to…