by Admin | Sep 16, 2016 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI A salesgirl, Ifunanya Eme, has been arrested by the police in the Ajangbadi area of Lagos State, for allegedly dumping her day-old baby girl by the roadside. Our correspondents learnt that Eme, who hails from Enugu State, was arrested on Tuesday by policemen at the Ilemba Hausa division, after residents of Solimo Street raised the alarm. Eme, who was brought to the Lagos State Police Command headquarters, Ikeja, on Thursday, told PUNCH Metro that she dumped her day-old baby because her lover abandoned her, adding that she had no means of taking care of the child. Our correspondents gathered that 31-year-old Eme met her lover, identified only as John, who worked as a contract worker with a company in the area, in March 2015. It was learnt that Eme, who lived with her elder sister in Ajangbadi, informed John early 2016 that she was pregnant. PUNCH Metro learnt that John ended the relationship, fled the area and allegedly switched off his mobile phone. It was gathered that Eme was delivered of the baby girl on Monday in her house and wrapped her in a polythene bag. The suspect allegedly sneaked out of the house and went out to dump the polythene bag by the roadside around 1am on Tuesday. Residents were said to have woken up to the sight of the baby, after which the police were alerted and the baby was traced to Eme. She was subsequently arrested. The baby was said to have been rescued and is currently receiving medical attention. Speaking with PUNCH Metro, Eme said she had not been able to reach John...
by Admin | Sep 16, 2016 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested 50 suspected militants in Rivers State and destroyed 15 illegal refineries in different locations in the Niger Delta region. The NSCDC Commandant-General, Abdullahi Muhammadu, said that the suspects were arrested on Wednesday night, during a special operation by the NSCDC operatives in the state. The CG told journalists at a press briefing on Thursday in Abuja that the suspects were being screened and profiled as part of investigations to know their level of culpability in pipeline bombings and vandalism in the Niger Delta region. He stated that those indicted by investigators would be arraigned in court for prosecution as economic saboteurs. “As at yesterday (Wednesday), 15 illegal refineries were destroyed and 50 militants were arrested. However, we need to screen them to know those who would be charged to court, because they are many; 50 of them, just in a night,!” he said. Muhammadu said the mandate of the corps had been extended beyond pipeline and critical infrastructure protection to the provision of security for dams, agro-allied business, farms and proposed ranches across the country. He stated that 2,000 NSCDC operatives were participating in counter-insurgency operations in the North-East, noting that additional 2,700 others were undergoing training for deployment in the region. “Before the end of October, I will send them down (to the North-East),” he added. The CG noted that he had received requests for deployment of NSCDC personnel from various parastatals, including the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, the Nigerian Railway Corporation, the Ministry of Agriculture, the National Agricultural Seed Council and the Ministry of Water Resources,...
by Admin | Sep 16, 2016 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is set to file an application in court seeking the total forfeiture of $15,591,700, belonging to Dame Patience Jonathan, the wife of the immediate past President, Goodluck Jonathan. The money is currently lodged in the Skye Bank account of four companies: Pluto Property and Investment Company Limited; Seagate Property Development & Investment Company Limited; Trans Ocean Property and Investment Company Limited and Avalon Global Property Development Company Limited. The EFCC had frozen the four accounts, which were linked to a former Special Adviser to the President on Domestic Affairs, Waripamowei Dudafa. However, Jonathan’s wife had claimed in a sworn affidavit that the money in the four accounts belonged to her even though there is no paper evidence to establish a link between her and the companies. She also urged the court to compel the EFCC to lift the restriction on the accounts. In a sudden twist, however, the anti-graft agency arraigned the four companies on Thursday and the companies pleaded guilty to money laundering charges. A senior EFCC official told one of our correspondents that the anti-graft agency would subsequently apply for the total forfeiture of the funds. He said, “The four companies, in whose accounts the monies were lodged, have pleaded guilty to money laundering. We are therefore filing an application, seeking the complete and total forfeiture of the money to the Federal Government. “The $15,591,700 should go (be deposited in) into the Treasury Single Account of the Federal Government of Nigeria.” On Thursday, the four accused companies pleaded guilty to conspiring with Dudafa; a lawyer, Amajuoyi Briggs; and a...
by Admin | Sep 16, 2016 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI Minister of Finance, KemiAdeosun, today disclosed plans by the Federal government to inject N350 billion into the economy. Speaking with reporters in Abuja today, Adeosun also disclosed that there are plans to also raise $1 billion from Euro-bonds by mid-December to ease the recession. According to Adeosun, the N350 billion being injected will be directed towards capital expenditure projects. “We are raising money. As you know the Euro-bond capital raise is on. We are about to appoint advisers so we we will be raising additional $1 billion. Two weeks ago we approved the external borrowing plan and that was very important,”she said The Minister said the Federal government plans to borrow N1.8 trillion from the African Development Bank, China, Japan and World Bank with rates of 1.25 per cent and a 20-year maturity. She added that the borrowed money will be used to fund an expected budget deficit of N2.2 trillion. “When we said we will borrow, we said we will borrow the cheapest money first. We have approvals in that plan from the World Bank, ADB, with interest rates as low as 1.5% and tenures as low as forty years to intervene in some specific areas which include agriculture, education, health, rebuilding of the northeast and of course the rail way project that are very key to what we are doing”she...
by Admin | Sep 16, 2016 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI A former aide to ex president Goodluck Jonathan, Warpamo Dudafa, on Thursday appeared before a Federal High Court, Lagos over charges bordering on $15 million fraud. Dudafa, a former Special Assistant on domestic affairs to the ex president, is charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission with six others. The accused persons are charged on 15 counts bordering on conspiracy and fraud. Others charged with Dudafa are Amajuoyi Briggs and Adedamola Bolodeoku. Also on the charge sheet are four companies: Pluto Properties and Investment Company, Seagate Property Development Company, Trans Ocean Property and Investment Company Ltd, and Avalon Global Property Ltd. When the case was called on Thursday, the four companies announced their representation as follows: Friday David (Pluto Properties and Investment Company) and Agbor Obaro (Sea Gate Property Development Company). Also, Fredrick Dioghowori announced his representation for Trans Ocean Property Ltd, while Taiwo Ebenezer represented Avalon Global properties Ltd. After the charges were read to the accused, the first, second and third accused pleaded not guilty to the charges. Meanwhile, the four individuals representing the companies listed in the charge, each pleaded guilty to the offences. Following the guilty plea of the companies, the EFCC prosecution led by Mr Rotimi Oyedepo, prayed the court to allow a short time for review of the facts, adding that he would not waste the time of the court. The trial judge, Justice Babs Kuewumi, however, declined prosecution’s request and said he would adjourn the matter to a future date. Meanwhile, counsel representing the second and third accused, Messrs Tochukwu Onyiuke, and Joseph Okebiemen, informed the court of a...
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