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12/09/2023

...launches Edo Command, Control Centre, Special Force Building, others TheEdo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Thursday, called for the decentralization of the country’s security architecture to check crime and criminality. The governor said this during the Edo State Security Summit, held at the Government House, Benin City, with the theme, “Edo State Security Framework: Repositioning for the Future.” The governor also officially launched the State’s Command and Control Center, named after former Inspector General of Police and Chairman of Police Service Commission, Dr....

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12/07/2023

ACUTELY, Nigerians can only commend efforts that are not traded subconsciously. In the regards, presentation of budget with few reasonable heaves is not enough to justify strategic scores as all literate can put something down. What matters is keying into making it manifested. Most of Nigeria elites have grown above verbal enterprises of the politicians. Note; what they have planned to do personally on the budgets; and dividends that may emanate from the budget’s proceedings remain dark to the citizens and so it would be until there would be no government of incumbent....

ACUTELY, Nigerians can only commend efforts that are not traded subconsciously. In the regards, presentation of budget with few reasonable heaves is not enough to justify strategic scores as all literate can put something down. What matters is keying into making it manifested. Most of Nigeria elites...

12/07/2023

THE Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, arraigned one Abdulhamid Isah before Justice I.O. Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on three-count charges bordering on obtaining money by false pretence, stealing and retention of proceeds of a criminal conduct. One of the counts reads: "Abdulhamid Isah, sometime in October 2022, at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, obtained a total sum of $63,590 (Sixty-three Thousand Five Hundred and Ninety United States Dollars) from Chinedu Ugokwe by falsely representing Chinedu Ugokwe that the money was for the supply of the Dollar equivalent, which pretence you knew to be false."...

THE Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, arraigned one Abdulhamid Isah before Justice I.O. Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on three-count charges bordering on obtaining money by false pretence, stealing and re...

12/06/2023

Alleges Gov. Adeleke of planing to precipitate communal crisis in Awo A deposed new Alawo, Mr. Adegboye Taiwo Abdulrasaq and seven (7) others including Osogbo based legal practitioner,Mr. Olamiposi Egbedinni (+2348038676491& +2348130613550), have been dragged before the Police authorities for alleged submission of no fewer than nine (9) forged documents for screening exercise during the process of selecting and appointing new Alawo of Awoland after the reign and death of immediate past Alawo of Awo, Oba Musa Olatunbosun Adebayo,the Akinsilo II....

Alleges Gov. Adeleke of planing to precipitate communal crisis in Awo A deposed new Alawo, Mr. Adegboye Taiwo Abdulrasaq and seven (7) others including Osogbo based legal practitioner,Mr. Olamiposi Egbedinni (+2348038676491& +2348130613550), have been dragged before the Police authorities for allege...

12/06/2023

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, arraigned the operator of McHarvey Capital Limited, Benjamin Okenna Ikaa and two others: Chidera Jonas and Ikaa Ejike Benjamin before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja. The trio are facing four-count charges bordering on obtaining by false pretence and money laundering in a crypto-currency investment fraud to the tune of $1,621,352, (One Million, Six Hundred and Twenty-0ne Thousand, Three Hundred and Fifty-Two United States Dollars)....

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, arraigned the operator of McHarvey Capital Limited, Benjamin Okenna Ikaa and two others: Chidera Jonas and Ikaa Ejike Benjamin before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja. The trio are facing...

12/06/2023

By Raphael Ihonde DILIGENCE and duty are two character traits that brings promotion and prosperity. At the core of these virtues is a sense of responsibility which propels individuals to fulfill their obligations through hard work to attain set goals. With hard work and diligence in his duty, Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe (PhD), has traversed the Federal Public Service and in the process, he has steadily-safely arrived at the pinnacle of national public service....

By Raphael Ihonde DILIGENCE and duty are two character traits that brings promotion and prosperity. At the core of these virtues is a sense of responsibility which propels individuals to fulfill their obligations through hard work to attain set goals. With hard work and diligence in his duty, Ernest...

12/06/2023

SOME gubernatorial aspirants are already embattled by mere provocatory tickles. One received what he called an insult when he went to talk to his Ewohinmi people. I saw him talking tough and describing their idle chit-chat as the burdensome musings of peppersoup and beer parlour joint. He spoke with bulging eyeballs and a condescending palate. He quarreled about the talk in town concerning his originality, and about being called a diaspora; not being a homeboy who understands the peculiarities of his people....

SOME gubernatorial aspirants are already embattled by mere provocatory tickles. One received what he called an insult when he went to talk to his Ewohinmi people. I saw him talking tough and describing their idle chit-chat as the burdensome musings of peppersoup and beer parlour joint. He spoke with...

12/06/2023

What is the Dollar to Naira Exchange rate at the black market also known as the parallel market (Aboki fx)? See the black market Dollar to Naira exchange rate for 5th December, below. You can swap your dollar for Naira at these rates. How much is a dollar to naira today in the black market? Dollar to naira exchange rate today black market (Aboki dollar rate):...

What is the Dollar to Naira Exchange rate at the black market also known as the parallel market (Aboki fx)? See the black market Dollar to Naira exchange rate for 5th December, below. You can swap your dollar for Naira at these rates. How much is a dollar to naira today in the black market?

12/06/2023

THE federal government has launched the National Policy on Welding and Welding-Related Fields to conserve about ten billion dollars in capital flight from certified welder imports. While launching the policy, Uche Nnaji, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, said that it would address the long-standing issue of neglect and lack of regulation in the welding sector. He stated that the focus on foreign accreditation has marginalized local welding professionals, denying them opportunities to offer their skills....

THE federal government has launched the National Policy on Welding and Welding-Related Fields to conserve about ten billion dollars in capital flight from certified welder imports. While launching the policy, Uche Nnaji, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, said that it would address the...

12/06/2023

AFRO-pop sensation Chike Agada narrowly escaped an attack by unknown gunmen in Abuja. The musician made this known in a series of posts on his official X on Tuesday. Reflecting on the events of the past 24 hours as a testament to his life, Chike expressed gratitude to God and the DSS, who promptly came to his aid and ensured his safety....

AFRO-pop sensation Chike Agada narrowly escaped an attack by unknown gunmen in Abuja. The musician made this known in a series of posts on his official X on Tuesday. Reflecting on the events of the past 24 hours as a testament to his life, Chike expressed gratitude to God and the DSS, who promptly c...

12/06/2023

AFRICA Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the leading infrastructure solutions provider on the continent, announced that it has signed a US$350 million long-term line of credit with the African Development Bank (AfDB). The agreement, which was signed during the ongoing 28th Conference of the Parties (COP 28), supports urgently needed financing for infrastructure projects to underpin sustainable development and economic growth....

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AFRICA Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the leading infrastructure solutions provider on the continent, announced that it has signed a US$350 million long-term line of credit with the African Development Bank (AfDB). The agreement, which was signed during the ongoing 28th Conference of....

12/06/2023

WRITING never stops. This is the starting point. Take the lessons that you have learnt here and demonstrate to the world that not only can we produce our own data, but that we are capable of analysing it,” Afrobarometer surveys director Boniface Dulani told up-and-coming researchers at the closing ceremony of the Afrobarometer ( Pretoria summer school on Friday....

WRITING never stops. This is the starting point. Take the lessons that you have learnt here and demonstrate to the world that not only can we produce our own data, but that we are capable of analysing it,” Afrobarometer surveys director Boniface Dulani told up-and-coming researchers at the closing...

12/06/2023

THE Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, November 30, 2023, presented two more witnesses, comprising a Foreign Service National Investigator with the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI and one other witness while closing its case against the quartet of Mark Obisesan, Olumide Mcintouch, Bolaji Bakare, and Goodluck Bazunu, who are being prosecuted for an alleged purchase of forged United States dollar Travellers Cheque....

THE Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, November 30, 2023, presented two more witnesses, comprising a Foreign Service National Investigator with the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI and one other witness while closing its case aga...

12/06/2023

THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday in Abuja directed all intra-party litigants to withdraw their court cases. The party gave the directive in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba, after the party’s National Working Committee’s (NWC) 578th meeting. Ologunagba stated that the committee gave the directive after thoroughly reviewing the current state of the party....

THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday in Abuja directed all intra-party litigants to withdraw their court cases. The party gave the directive in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba, after the party’s National Working Committee’s (NWC) 578th meeting....

12/06/2023

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, presented a budget of N76.586billion (Seventy Six Billion, Five Hundred and Eighty Six Million Naira) as its budget proposal for 2024 to the House of Representatives’ Committee on Financial Crimes. The proposed budget represents a 53.48% increase over and above the Commission’s 2023 appropriation of N49.901billion (Forty Nine Billion, Nine Hundred and One Million Naira). ...

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, presented a budget of N76.586billion (Seventy Six Billion, Five Hundred and Eighty Six Million Naira) as its budget proposal for 2024 to the House of Representatives’ Committee on Financial Crimes. The proposed budge...

12/06/2023

FRENCH's Minister of the Interior and Overseas, Laurent Baile has expressed support for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in its relentless fight against economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption. He made this disclosure on Tuesday, December 5, 2023 in Abuja while on a courtesy visit to the Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Ola Olukoyede at the corporate headquarters of the Commission in Jabi, Abuja....

FRENCH's Minister of the Interior and Overseas, Laurent Baile has expressed support for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in its relentless fight against economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption. He made this disclosure on Tuesday, December 5, 2023 in Abuja while....

12/06/2023

AMID a bid to reduce immigration in the United Kingdom, the government has unveiled new measures. According to James Cleverly, UK’s Home Secretary, the immigration measures are expected to take effect next spring. The development comes as the government worries over the rising number of immigrants, which rose to 750,000 last year. The latest figures by the UK Office of National Statistics show that of the majority of people arriving in the UK, about 968,000 are from non-EU countries....

AMID a bid to reduce immigration in the United Kingdom, the government has unveiled new measures. According to James Cleverly, UK’s Home Secretary, the immigration measures are expected to take effect next spring. The development comes as the government worries over the rising number of immigrants...

12/06/2023

THE French Embassy and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have concluded plans on collaboration to tackle all forms of cyber, economic and financial crimes in Nigeria. In a statement by the EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, on Tuesday, the resolution was reached when the French Minister of Interior and Overseas, Laurent Baile, paid a courtesy visit on the EFCC Executive Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, at his office in Abuja....

THE French Embassy and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have concluded plans on collaboration to tackle all forms of cyber, economic and financial crimes in Nigeria. In a statement by the EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, on Tuesday, the resolution was reached when the French Mini...

12/06/2023

JUSTICE Mohammed Madugu of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Bwari, has dismissed all the forgery allegations levelled against the National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, (APGA) Chief Edozie Njoku by the Nigeria Police. The Police had on November 22, 2022, charged Chief Njoku and the Youth leader of APGA, Chukwuemeka Nwoga, to court over a purported allegation of conspiring with others at large to alter a judgment of the Supreme Court delivered by Justice Mary Peter Odili (rtd)....

JUSTICE Mohammed Madugu of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Bwari, has dismissed all the forgery allegations levelled against the National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, (APGA) Chief Edozie Njoku by the Nigeria Police. The Police had on November 22, 2022,....

12/06/2023

THE House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has issued a warrant of the arrest on the Central Bank Governor, Mr Olayemi Cardoso, the Accountant General of the Federation, Mrs Oluwatoyin Madein and 17 others for refusing to appear before it to answer questions on their operations. This followed the adoption of a motion by Rep Fred Agbedi (PDP-Bayelsa) at the committee’s hearing on Tuesday....

THE House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has issued a warrant of the arrest on the Central Bank Governor, Mr Olayemi Cardoso, the Accountant General of the Federation, Mrs Oluwatoyin Madein and 17 others for refusing to appear before it to answer questions on their operations. This...

12/06/2023

THE arraignment of a businessman, Chief Cletus Ibeto before Justice I.O. Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja for an alleged N4.8 billion fraud was, again, stalled on Tuesday, December 5, 3023 due to his absence in court. Ibeto alongside Ibeto Energy Development Company and Odoh Holdings Ltd were to be arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on 10-count charges bordering on allegations of obtaining by false pretences, fraudulent conversion of property, criminal breach of trust, forgery and deception to the tune of N4.8bn....

THE arraignment of a businessman, Chief Cletus Ibeto before Justice I.O. Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja for an alleged N4.8 billion fraud was, again, stalled on Tuesday, December 5, 3023 due to his absence in court. Ibeto alongside Ibeto Energy Development Company and Odoh Hold...

12/06/2023

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12/05/2023

EXECUTIVE Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has called for wider media enlightenment of youths across the country on the effects of indulgence in internet fraud. He made the call in Abuja on Monday, December 4, 2023 while receiving a delegation of Daar Communication plc that came on a courtesy visit to the corporate headquarters of the EFCC in Jabi, Abuja....

EXECUTIVE Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has called for wider media enlightenment of youths across the country on the effects of indulgence in internet fraud. He made the call in Abuja on Monday, December 4, 2023 while receiving a delegation of Daar Com...

12/05/2023

AS Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu joins the race for Edo State 2024 governorship race under the platform of the All Progressive Congress, Iyobosa Uwugiaren writes that the former Secretary to the State Government remains the subject of discourse in the state’s politics. In spite of the mounting concerns of dysfunctional governance being experienced in all areas of life in Nigeria today, coupled with a polluted political environment, where political supporters are only attracted by the quantity and quality of patronages, and where occupants of public offices believe that their positions entitle them to unbridle access to public resources for themselves and service their followers, political observers wonder why Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu still remains the main issue in Edo State’s current political narrative....

AS Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu joins the race for Edo State 2024 governorship race under the platform of the All Progressive Congress, Iyobosa Uwugiaren writes that the former Secretary to the State Government remains the subject of discourse in the state’s politics. In spite of the mounting concerns ...

12/05/2023

NIGERIA's huge delegation of 1,411 to the United Nations COP 28 on Dubai is a continuation of the culture of waste which the All Progressives Congress APC administration has become infamous for. It is sad that a government which has been preaching to Nigerians to tighten their belts and sacrifice for the economy to pick up; is involved in this wasteful venture....

NIGERIA's huge delegation of 1,411 to the United Nations COP 28 on Dubai is a continuation of the culture of waste which the All Progressives Congress APC administration has become infamous for. It is sad that a government which has been preaching to Nigerians to tighten their belts and sacrifice fo...

12/05/2023

THE Federal Government has noted with interest the public conversation on the number of delegates from Nigeria attending the ongoing Climate Summit in Dubai, otherwise called COP-28, and the need to provide clarity in line with a standing pledge to conduct itself with transparency and accessibility regarding public information. The Convention of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is the world’s pre-eminent Climate Change Conference, attended this year (COP-28) by more than 70,000 participants and delegates from over 100 countries....

THE Federal Government has noted with interest the public conversation on the number of delegates from Nigeria attending the ongoing Climate Summit in Dubai, otherwise called COP-28, and the need to provide clarity in line with a standing pledge to conduct itself with transparency and accessibility....

12/05/2023

WE were after terrorists,’ Army apologises for bombing civilians in Kaduna village Authorities of the Nigerian Army have taken responsibility for the Sunday night bomb attack, which led to the death of dozens of civilians in Kaduna State. The Army said the villagers were inadvertently affected during its routine mission against terrorists in the axis. A local told Vanguard that Muslims were observing a Maulud event at Kurmin Biri village in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State when a plane hovered above the celebrants and dropped a bomb....

WE were after terrorists,’ Army apologises for bombing civilians in Kaduna village Authorities of the Nigerian Army have taken responsibility for the Sunday night bomb attack, which led to the death of dozens of civilians in Kaduna State. The Army said the villagers were inadvertently affected dur...

12/05/2023

TROJAN News Media gathered that Hon. Sergius Ogun, The member representing Esan North-East/Esan South- East of Edo State formally joins Labour Party, when he delivered his official speech "I am very glad today to formally join Labour party, This is the party that won the last presidential party in this ward (Ugboha). By the grace of God this party is will win the next in this state and country in the name of Jesus"....

TROJAN News Media gathered that Hon. Sergius Ogun, The member representing Esan North-East/Esan South- East of Edo State formally joins Labour Party, when he delivered his official speech "I am very glad today to formally join Labour party, This is the party that won the last presidential party in t...

12/05/2023

Prof Mike Ozekhome, SAN, CON, OFR, FCIArb, LL.M, Ph.D, LL.D, D.Litt, D.SC, today the 3rd of December, 2023, delivered the 12th "RIGHTS ABOVE CHARITY" lecture at the Jasmine Garden, Airport Road, Benin City, under the auspices of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PERSONS LIVING WITH DISABILITIES (JONAPWD ),Edo State Chapter. His lecture is titled, "RIGHTS ABOVE CHARITY:BUILDING INCLUSION, ACCESS AND EQUITY TO SAFEGUARD THE PLACE OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN NIGERIA'S PUBLIC AND POLITICAL SPACE".

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Prof Mike Ozekhome, SAN, CON, OFR, FCIArb, LL.M, Ph.D, LL.D, D.Litt, D.SC, today the 3rd of December, 2023, delivered the 12th "RIGHTS ABOVE CHARITY" lecture at the Jasmine Garden, Airport Road, Benin City, under the auspices of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PERSONS LIVING WITH DISABILITIES (JONAPWD )...

11/05/2023

IN the last few weeks, many markets across Lagos State have been locked and opened by the Ministry of Environment and the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA). There is no gainsaying that these markets are due for closure. However, what next after the re-opening of the markets? One of the places in town synonymous with huge refuse generation is the markets....

IN the last few weeks, many markets across Lagos State have been locked and opened by the Ministry of Environment and the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA). There is no gainsaying that these markets are due for closure. However, what next after the re-opening of the markets? One of the places...