by Admin | Sep 9, 2016 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI The Benue State Attorney general and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Mike Gusa, on Thursday said that an Abuja Chief Magistrate Court had ordered immediate freezing of the bank accounts of 12 former Benue officials recently arrested by EFCC in conjunction with Nigeria police. Gusa, who spoke with our correspondent, said those whose accounts were frozen include the former Benue State Commissioner of Finance, Omadachi Oklobia; former Adviser on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Prince Solomon Wombo; former Permanent Secretary in the Bureau, Asen Sambe; the accountant of the bureau, Isaiah Ipevnor; and 12 others indicted by the Kpojime Commission of Inquiry for allegedly looting over N107bn belonging to state government. Gusa said the court gave the order while ruling on an exparte motion brought before it by Police detectives who are investigating the matter. According to Gusa, ”Since these people were arrested and investigation is still going on, the Police decided to obtain order from court to put every transaction around their accounts on hold, pending when investigation would be completed”. The commissioner said the order has been served on all affected banks and was optimistic that Benue State Government would follow due process in the recovery of the alleged looted funds. The Attorney General disclosed that, so far, over N250m have been recovered from the suspects, saying the state government in collaboration with anti graft agencies is making efforts to recover the...
by Admin | Sep 9, 2016 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI Four undergraduate UNILAG students, identified as Raheem Yusuf , 21 , Adedoyin Adeyemi Abraham , 24, Olanrewaju Idowu, 36 , and Safraini Oluyemi Peters, 24 , we’re sent to jail by a magistrate court on the accusation of there alleged involvement in cult activities within the school premises . The students were arrested by the state police command for allegedly being members of a secret cult known as Aloral Bucania.The police during the arraignment of the students yesterday the police informed the court that on the 4th of August at about 9am in Room 318 , Biobaku Hall of residence in the institution , the suspects had hacked out plans to carry out some cult activities that would have caused the breach of public peace . Acting on a tipoff, the students were arrested by the police and arraigned on a two count charge bordering on conspiracy to cause a breach of public peace and belonging to an unlawful and secret society . They were docked before Chief Magistrate Oluwayemisi Adelaja on Charge No : D/ 45 / 2016. When the charges were read , they all pleaded not guilty . The Chief Magistrate , Oluwayemisi Adelaja granted the defendants N 200 , 000 bail with two sureties each in the like sum. She ruled that the sureties must possess evidence of three years ’ tax payment to the Lagos State government, affidavit of livelihood and be residents of the state . She ruled that the students be remanded in prison custody until their bail conditions have been met . The case was adjourned till September 26th...
by Admin | Sep 9, 2016 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI The police in Ogun said they have rescued two Chinese nationals kidnapped on Sept. 1 at Odeda in Odeda Local Government Area of the state. The Acting Police Public Relations Officer of the command, ASP Abimbola Oyeyemi, made this known when he addressed newsmen in Abeokuta on Thursday. Oyeyemi told newsmen that the expatriates, Shen Ximing and Wei Futang, were rescued on Wednesday. He explained that Ximing and Futang were abducted by some gunmen while working at a quarry. Oyeyemi said a police team comprising men of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit and the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad had been on the trail of the abductors since the incident happened. He said the police caught up with the criminals who abandoned their victims and ran away when they were engaged in a heated gun battle at their hideout. Oyeyemi said the two foreigners, who were rescued unhurt, have been handed over to the managers of the quarry, adding that they were recuperating at an undisclosed hospital. The spokesman reminded Ogun residents of the appeal of the Commissioner of Police, Malam Ahmed Illiyasu, for them to stop encouraging the kidnappers by paying ransom. “The message of the commissioner is very clear: Do not encourage the kidnappers by paying ransom. “When you pay ransom, you are invariably encouraging them that the business is viable. “Allow the police to do their job and you will discover that the kidnappers will eventually be caught,” he...
by Admin | Sep 9, 2016 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI The Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr Ahmed Idris, has warned Nigerians to be wary of unscrupulous persons that have created social media accounts and are parading themselves as the AGF. This is contained in a statement by the Deputy Director, Press, Mrs Kenechukwu Offie, in Abuja on Thursday. Offie said that the OAGF had reported the nefarious activities of the scammers to the Department of State Services. According to him, the action has started yielding results, as one of the scammers was arrested by security operatives in Benin for impersonating the AGF. He said, “It was further revealed that Mohammed, using a bogus Facebook account where he poses as the AGF, had already defrauded some unwary members of the public. He said, “It was further revealed that Mohammed, using a bogus Facebook account where he poses as the AGF, had already defrauded some unwary members of the public. “This he did by promising to help them facilitate access to the Central Bank Empowerment Loans among other dubious claims. “The general public is hereby notified that the AGF as a thorough-bred professional does not transact businesses on Facebook or any other social media platform nor facilitates access to loans for anyone. “The office hereby advises the general public to be wary of the activities of fraudsters, as they go about their businesses, especially, while using the social...
by Admin | Sep 8, 2016 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI The inkling of the crash was given last week by blogger Stella Dimokokorkus, in her popular “Rumor has it” post, but no name was mentioned. Hprtv is now giving more details and the two narrative are shockingly the same. In a post, the outlet said: The inkling of the crash was given last week by blogger Stella Dimokokorkus, in her popular “Rumor has it” post, but no name was mentioned. Hprtv is now giving more details and the two narrative are shockingly the same. In a post, the outlet said: “Genevieve Nnaji has lost her only chance of marrying this year because her secret lover has called off their wedding. Unknown to many, the pretty Nollywood single mother sparked off a secret romance with Ugochukwu Udezue, a wealthy NBA basketball agent based in Denver Colorado last year. He reportedly proposed to her around the time she was seen flaunting a huge engagement ring on her IG page. They’re supposed to get married in Milan, Italy about two weeks ago but the groom cancelled the wedding at the last minute and returned to Amsterdam, dumping the actress and her guests. Udezue reportedly told his friends that he doesn’t trust Nnaji after she chose to make the wedding private. Secondly, his father has refused to give his blessing nor attend the event because of Nnaji’s suspicious demand of not wanting close family members at the wedding. Months before the wedding, Nnaji reportedly begged Udezue to keep the wedding ceremony a low-key one. She even went as far as not telling any member of her family nor her colleagues. She...
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