by Admin | Nov 20, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI A petition to wind up Geo-Fluids Limited, located in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, over alleged debt of $265,492 has been filed before the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt division. In an application for winding up, filed pursuant to sections 408, 409, and 410 of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, Cap, C20 LFN, 2004, by Eunisell Limited, through their counsel, Samuel Agweh, the petitioner is asking the court to wind up the respondent company and use the proceeds to settle its debts. Joined in the petition as respondent is Geo-Fluids Limited Managing Director, Dr Alali Ibanibo. In a 15-paragraph statement in support of the petition, Eunisell Limited averred that it supplied some products including several drums of emulsifier, corrosion inhibitor, rheology modifier, wetting agents etc, worth $265,492 to Geo-Fluids Limited, with LPOs Nos. POI-424 and POI-425, dated November 22, 2010 with waybills Nos 000366 and 00366B dated 20 and 28 November, 2010. The petitioner stated that a request for payment were made to the company on November 29, 2010 but it failed to honour it. This according to the petitioner made it to request for the winding of the company through its managing director, which he refused. Eunisell submitted that the respondents are not willing to pay for the goods, praying the court to wind it up to enable payment for the liquidation of the...
by Admin | Nov 20, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI Tragedy struck the Umunakara -Imerienwe autonomous community in Ngor -Okpala council area of Imo State, at the weekend, after five persons were confirmed dead with several others still battling for their lives in the hospital after consuming the local gin popularly called “Ogogoro” allegedly from methanol poisoning. This was just as Mr. Uwadiegwu Eze, an indigene of the village, the shop owner from where the victims had bought the local gin, known as Ginback, has fled from village. Daily Sun reliably gathered from indigenes of the community, had earlier patronised Mr. Eze from last Tuesday, started experiencing strange stiffness of the body and partial blindness at the weekend which had culminated in the death of five of the victims. It was equally learnt that the shop owner, who is now on the run, usually procure his local white gin from neighbouring Rivers State, but had apparently added high quantity of methanol into the gin in order to make more profits. According to the village chairman, Mr. Livinus Igbo, he disclosed that the victims, especially the deceased, had complained of excessive headaches, abdominal discomforts, partial blindness before their eventual death. He also stated that it was not only indigenes of the village who were affected, but several of others from neighbouring villages as they also patronise Eze. But for the quick intervention of Dr. Toe Ekechi, who had sent in a medical team from state Ministry of Health to the community, to save those who were still battling for survival, the casualty figure would have been higher. Hhead of the medical team, Dr. Okeji A.C, Director of Public...
by Admin | Nov 20, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Thursday, asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to trash a suit seeking to compel him to produce the ‘missing’ leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu. A team of lawyers representing the embattled pro-Biafra agitator had in the suit, prayed the court to order Buratai to produce their client either dead or alive. The lawyers who were led by Mr Ifeanyi Ejiofor, told the court that they had not seen or heard from their client since September 14 when the Nigerian Army invaded his house “on a murderous raid, where life and mortar bullets were fired on unarmed and defenceless populace, leaving 28 persons dead and abducting many”. Pursuant to section 40 of the Federal High Court Act, F12, LFN 2005 and section 6(6) (1) (4) of the 1999 constitution, as amended, Kanu’s lawyers applied for “an order of Habeas Corpus ad subjiciendum, commanding the Respondent (Buratai), to produce the Applicant in Court”. However, in a counter-affidavit he filed in opposition to the suit, Buratai told the court that Kanu was never in custody of the Nigeria Army. He maintained that contrary to claims in the suit, soldiers who were deployed to the South-East for ‘Operation Python Dance II, did not have any contact whatsoever with Kanu on September 12 or 14, or anytime thereafter as alleged. The counter-affidavit read in part, “That the applicant (Kanu) is not and has never been in his custody or in the custody of any person, officer or institution receiving instruction directly or indirectly from him....
by Admin | Nov 20, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI The Federal Government says it is following police investigations on the death of two Nigerians in South Africa. A statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja on Wednesday, signed by the Spokesperson, Mr Tope Elias-Fatile, said their death occurred in two separate incidents. “The mission informs that the first incident involved Mr Ikechukwu Mmanwoke Edmond, an indigene of Anambra State, who was murdered in front of his home in Marvern, a suburb of Johannesburg. “The second incident involved Mr Eluka Agu, who was beaten to death during a robbery alongside some unidentified persons in Olievenhoutbosch, Centurion, near Pretoria. “The Federal Government wishes to assure that the Consulate-General of Nigeria in Johannesburg has been following Police investigations on the sad development. The government further commiserated with families of the deceased. “Meanwhile, our missions in South Africa would continue to engage their host authorities to ensure the safety of Nigerians residing in various parts of the country.”...
by Admin | Nov 20, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has claimed success in checking Internet fraudsters in the banking sector through various measures to prevent hacking into customers’ accounts. The deputy governor of the apex bank in charge of operations, Mr. Bayo Adelabu, who spoke at the 2017 retreat of the Nigeria Electronic Fraud Forum (NeFF) held in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, said the bank would continue to sanitise the financial sector. The event was attended by top officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), U.S Consulate, Lagos, Consumers Protection Council (CPC) and some commercial banks. Chairman, Nigeria Electronic Fraud Forum, Dipo Fatokun said with the bank verification number in place, biometrics would soon be used for transactions. “That means if you want to transact with your ATM, you will need to use your biometrics. There is no way you can give your finger to a third party. If that is enabled, it will make our system to be more secure and make all our transactions to be validated.” Adelabu, in his keynote address, said in the age of digitalization and increased adoption of alternate forms of payment for goods and services, stakeholders must ensure security of operators and the consumers they intend to serve. The CBN commended the feats recorded in the last six years by NeFF, noting that the organization in collaboration with other stakeholders has successfully implemented the Cybercrime Prohibition and Prevention Act 2015. According to him, the retreat has re-enforced greater synergy among the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), the forum and the entire payments industry. “At the CBN, we shall continue...
by Admin | Nov 16, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI Reports from Muna garage area in Borno State show that suicide bombers have attacked a mosque during magrib (sunset) prayer. Police in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital has confirmed that eighteen people, including four suicide bombers died in the ensuing explosion that rocked the state this evenin. It was gathered that twenty-nine others were injured. A statement from DSP Isuku Victor, PPRO Borno State Police Command on Wednesday evening said, “Today 15/11/2017, at about 1813hrs, four suicide bombers, two males and two females, infiltrated Muna Gari community in konduga LGA, and detonated IED strapped to their bodies at different locations. “The first explosion occurred at a prayer ground, while the other explosions occurred thereafter, all within the community. “A total of eighteen persons including the four suicide bombers, died in the multiple explosions. “While twenty nine others sustained various degrees of injuries and were rushed to university of Maiduguri teaching hospital/State Specialist Hospital for medical attention.” According to the statement, Police patrol /EOD teams promptly mobilized to the scene to sanitize and render the area safe. The statement also said that normalcy had been restored to the community. SOURCE: DAILY...
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