A series of documented allegations were made against the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Following a preliminary review of the allegations leveled against the Ag. Chairman and several other members of his staff, there were grounds for a detailed investigation to be conducted. Hence, an investigative panel was constituted in compliance with the extant laws governing the convening of such a body. As is the proper procedure, when allegations are made against the Chief Executive of an institution, and in this case an institution that ought to be seen as beyond reproach, the Chief Executive has…
Author: Funke Busari
Members of Jehovah witnesses in Nigeria and across the world are not deterred by the ongoing pandemic as they prepare for this year’s convention with the theme “Always Rejoice”, but this time around the program would be on streamline platform against the tradition of large gathering. The reason is not far-fetched, it is aim to protecting the lives of the would be attendees against the COVID-19 pandemic, for them ‘Life is too precious to be put at risk’. In a world where achieving a state of sustained joy may seem elusive—even impossible—for many, millions of Jehovah’s Witnesses and their invited…
The Chief Judge of Ondo State, Justice Oluwatoyin Akeredolu, has rejected a letter from the State House of Assembly requesting her to set up a probe panel against the state deputy governor, Agboola Ajayi, over allegations of gross misconduct. Speaker of the House of Assembly, Bamidele Oleyelogun, had on July 7 written to the Chief Judge to constitute a seven-man panel to probe the deputy governor. Justice Akeredolu in her response to the letter rejected the request on the grounds that two-thirds majority as required by the 1999 constitution for setting up of such a probe panel was not formed…
Spokespersons of the Lagos House of Assembly, Tunde Buraimoh is dead. Tunde Buraimoh was the lawmaker representing Kosofe constituency II. Tunde Buraimoh was also a former chairman of Kosofe local government. He would have been 60 years in two months.
Jimoh Fathia, Abeokuta A 44-year-old pastor of CAC Ogo Oluwa parish Oluwafemi Oyebola have been arrested by operatives of the Ogun State Police Command for raping his daughter (name withheld). His arrest followed a complaint by the victim who reported at Owode-Egbado divisional headquarters that her father has been forcefully having carnal knowledge of her since 2015 when she was 19 years old. She explained further that the continuous occurrence began shortly after the demise of her mother. A statement by the Command’s Spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi stressed that the victim lamented that she got pregnant for her father three times…
Jimoh Fathia, Abeokuta Public school teachers in Ogun on Tuesday demanded provision of Personal Protective Equipment, PPEs, infrared thermometers, hand sanitizers, among other conditions for reopening of schools in the state. The state chairman of the Nigerian Union of Teachers, NUT, Mr. Titilope Adebanjo gave the conditions while speaking with newsmen at the union’s secretariat in Abeokuta. Adebanjo insisted that the conditions must be met by the government before schools could reopen in the state. The chairman equally listed disinfection of school premises, provision of running water, alcohol based sanitisers, training of teachers on how to use the thermometers and…
The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu appears before a panel investigating activities of the Commission. Report has it that the panel is sitting at the Banquet Hall wing of the Presidential Villa. It was gaathered that Magu was stopped in traffic while moving out of the Wuse II Annex of the EFCC in Abuja and the invitation was extended to him. Although he was on his way to the Police Force Headquarters, he pleaded with an officer from FCID who met with him to honour the scheduled appointment. But he was told the…
Funke Busari, Lagos The Federal Government has announced a 60 percent debt forgiveness for broadcast stations in Nigeria on Monday. This move is on the heels of COVID-19 pandemic which has seen advert revenues for broadcast stations take a plunge leading to job cuts and furloughs. The Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed who communicated this information said the move is however contingent on them paying 40 percent of their existing debt within the next three months. Mr. Mohammed also said existing licence fees have also been discounted by 30 per cent for all Open Terrestrial Radio and Television…
Funke Busari The Ogun State Police Commissioner, Kenneth Ebrimson has warned cultists against any celebration tagged 7/7 come July 7, 2020. CP Ebrimson warned that any attempt to cause breach of peace tomorrow in any part of the state would be met with stiff penalty. A statement issued to the press by the state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi stated that “Intelligence report at the disposal of Ogun State Police Command revealed that members of notorious cult groups are planning to unleash terror and violence on Tuesday, 7th of July, 2020 across the state in order to…
Funke Busari, Lagos An official of Lagos State Traffic Management Agency, LASTMA has allegedly stabbed his lover and killed himself at Morogbo area of Lagos. Police officers at the Morogbo police station on Sunday July 5, 2020, around 1:00 p.m received a distress call from Zoo area, Araromi that one Emmanuel Mekuri, 47 years old, a LASTMA personnel stabbed his lover, Patricia Ogunshola, 37, on her right thigh, with a Jack knife. A statement by Lagos State Police Spokesman, SP Bala Elkana, a Superintendent of Police stated that “Alarm was raised by the 13 years old daughter of the woman…