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The Kano Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday secured the conviction of one Rabiu Alhasan Dawaki before Justice Dije Abdu Aboki of the Kano State High Court on charges of conspiracy and criminal breach of trust. Dawaki was arraigned alongside two others Abdullahi Umar Rano and Samuel Obende who are now deceased on a 28 count charge bordering on conspiracy and criminal breach of Trust. The three defendants, all former employees of an old generation bank, were responsible for receiving, processing and distributing of money to all their bank’s cash centres across Kano, Katsina…

Says this will reduce impact of inflation on ordinary Nigerians N15Trn Infrastructure company in the offing VP explains reduction of import duties on cars, says govt will buy locally assembled vehicles In order to reduce the impact of inflation on Nigerians, the Buhari administration through the 2020 Finance Bill is proposing the exemption of minimum wage earners from the Personal Income Tax. And when coupled with other items in the proposed Bill, and various economic policies of the Federal Government, these incentives would ensure the resilience of the Nigerian economy to exogenous shocks, according to President Muhammadu Buhari. The President…

Justice A.B. Aliyu of the Federal High Court, Minna, Niger State on Monday, November 23, 2020 adjourned till January 18 and 19, 2021 for continued trial of former Niger State governor, Muazu Babangida Aliyu and his then chief of staff, Umar Gado Nasko. Their trial could not hold today as it was noted that the representative of Nasko’s counsel, Mamman Mike Osman had on Thursday, November 19, 2020 filed an application for adjournment based on Osman’s ill health, which he served on the prosecution and first defence counsel. Though the counsel disclosed that he was in possession of Osman’s medical…

CAF president Ahmad Ahmad has been suspended by FIFA for five years for corruption, the global governing body announced on Monday. Ahmad, from Madagascar, has been president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) since March 2017 and was standing for re-election in 2021 when FIFA banned him for “governance issues”. In their statement, FIFA said Ahmad had “breached his duty of loyalty, offered gifts and other benefits, mismanaged funds and abused his position as the CAF President”. Mike Tyson Eager To Fight Anthony Joshua, Wilder, Fury Ahmad has also been fined 200,000 Swiss francs ($220,000) by FIFA for the…

Seven people in Russia’s Far East republic of Yakutia have died and two were in a coma on Monday after consuming diluted hand sanitizer widely available during the pandemic. A statement published by Russian investigators on Saturday said a group of nine locals fell violently ill in the village of Tomtor after consuming diluted hand sanitizer that they had purchased at a local shop. Investigators said they found an unlabelled five-litre cannister at the scene. Tests of its contents revealed that it contained 69% methanol, an industrial non-drinking type of alcohol. Thrills Of DSTv Premium Golf Day The first three…

Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Monday, November 23, 2020 ordered that Senator Ali Ndume be remanded in Kuje Custodial Centre of the Nigerian Correctional Service, NcoS, for failure to produce Abdulrasheed Maina in court. Ndume who stood surety for Maina, former chairman, Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT) was given the options of being remanded in prison custody, forfeiture of the N500 million bail bond to the federal government by paying the sum into the Federation Account; the disposing of his Asokoro, Abuja property by the federal government in order to realize the bail bond or…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday deplored the killing of Chief Philip Shekwo, the Nasarawa State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, saying the nation’s security system must do more to end the incidents of violence in the country. The President welcomed the decision of the Inspector General of Police to send reinforcement of men and materials to the state. The late APC Chairman was shot twice leading to his death. Police investigation is expected to determine if this was an assassination or kidnapping-related murder. Abducted Nasarawa APC chairman assassinated In his reaction to the tragic incident, President Buhari, while…

Multi-talented gospel music producer Florocka has been unveiled as the anchor for the November 29 annual Music and Entertainment Gospel Awards, holding virtually. According to the organisers’ statement, “Nathan Akinwunmi Akiremi (aka Florocka) has been named the anchor for the 2020 edition of MEGAwards”. “Florocka is excited about this and ready, once again, to display for audience delight his artistic excellence and the fruity voice he is renowned for. Added to this, he is an unrepentant worshipper of God and arresting hymnal singer,” the statement added. For over two decades, Florocka has stamped his art on the Nigerian creative industry…

As early as 6am last Saturday, the prestigious Ikeja Golf Club in Lagos had started receiving golfers, with kits in tow, arriving in trickles. After about half an hour, the trickles grew into thick streams of golfers and their caddies. The occasion was the inaugural edition of the DStv Premium Golf Day, sponsored by premier pay television service provider, DStv. Golf enthusiasts trooped in to see who among the 99 golfers would win the prizes on offer. The 99 had been picked from a total of 500 registrants in line with the physical distancing requirements of COVID-19 safety measures. The…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has signified its intention to tender additional documents used by Mr. Francis Atuche and Charles Ojo, the former Managing Directors of of the defunct Bank PHB and Spring Bank Plc, in alleged N125 billion fraud. EFCC through its prosecutor, Mr. Kemi Pinheiro (SAN) leading Chukwudi Enebeli, told Justice Ayokunle Faji on Friday. At the resumed trial of Atuche and Ojo, on Friday, Pinheiro (SAN), while informing the court of outcome of subpoena issued to the prosecution, to produce witnesses from the apex bank and Keystone Bank Plc, introduced one Eze Ajeigbu, from Keystone…