April 16, 2019

Architect loses ₦3.5m contract for supporting ‘Buhari’

April 16, 2019 6:53 pm

A young Architect in Lagos, known as Architect Bolu has just lost a ₦3.5 million architectural project due to his fanatical support to Jubril Al-Sudani, Late President Muhammadu Buhari’s impostor from Sudan.

The young expert made this known on Tuesday via his Facebook account:

The APC administration led by Jubril Al-Sudani, being paraded as Buhari has been very notorious to the Nigerian masses as a result of the impersonation saga, untold hardship, and violation of the rule of law, the government is charasterised with. Because of that, many Nigerians at every given opportunity vent their anger and dismay on the …

Nigeria Customs begins recruitment of 3,200 officers

April 16, 2019 3:41 pm

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Tuesday officially announced plans to recruit 3,200 officers into the service.

The Acting Deputy Comptroller-General of Customs in charge of Human Resources Department, Umar Sanusi made this known at a news conference in Abuja.

Sanusi explained that 800 would be recruited to fill vacancies in the Support Staff for Superintendent Cadre Category, and 2,400 would fill that of Customs Inspector and Customs Assistant Cadre in the General Duty Categories.

He said that the service’s portal for the recruitment would be opened 12 midnight of Tuesday and would be closed after three weeks.

$904,000 worth of drugs uncovered in kids’ toy boxes

April 16, 2019 3:29 pm

German Federal Police discovered drugs worth 904,000 dollars hidden in 52 Lego boxes in a car they checked on the A3 motorway near the Dutch border.

According to the police, the drugs weighed 83 kilogrammes.

The two people in the car were arrested, investigators said on Tuesday.

The women, aged 22 and 24, were caught on April 10.

They had 51 kilos of ecstasy and about 32 kilos of amphetamines stashed between the 52 identical Lego boxes.

The two Dutch women are being investigated for violations of the narcotics act.…

Corruption breeds terrorism, says INTERPOL scribe

April 16, 2019 3:12 pm

The Secretary-General of INTERPOL, Jurgen Stock on Monday met with the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu to explore partnership on how to fight corruption.

Stock said since corruption breeds terrorism, the anti-graft war must be sustained.

He commended the zeal and concerted efforts of the EFCC in ridding Nigeria of all forms of economic crime, and stressed that partnership between INTERPOL.

He said: “Working with the EFCC will help in building a strong network in the fight against corruption across the globe.

“The fight against corruption will help in the fight against

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Trump to honour Woods with the Presidential Medal of Honour

April 16, 2019 7:20 am

A day after Tiger Woods won his fifth Masters title and 15th major tournament in a rousing resurrection of his career, President Trump said Monday he would give him an honor almost as exclusive as a green jacket from Augusta National Golf Club: the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Mr. Trump said on Twitter that he would bestow the award, without saying when. “Because of his incredible Success & Comeback in Sports (Golf) and, more important, LIFE, I will be presenting him with the PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM!,” Mr. Trump wrote.

Donald J. Trump

✔@realDonaldTrump

Spoke to @TigerWoods to congratulate

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Breaking: EFCC lays siege in Court to arrest Ajumogobia

April 16, 2019 6:41 am

A mild drama is brewing within the premises of Ikeja High Court, as operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have laid seige in a bid to arrest a former Federal High Court Judge, Justice Rita Ofili Ajumogobia .

This followed the striking out of the 30 count charge suit against Justice Ajumogibia by Justice Hakeem Oshodi.

Ajumogibia is facing charges bordering on corruption and abuse of office by a public officer.

The court had what EFCC did as a waste of judicial time.

The Judge had berated the EFCC for asking that the case be struck out …

UTME: 50 exam contractors arrested

April 16, 2019 1:35 am

FIFTY professional examination writers have been arrested in the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said yesterday.

The board said the impostors were arrested nationwide following its intelligence gathering mechanism.

JAMB’s spokesperson Fabian Benjamin made the revelation in the agency’s weekly bulletin.

Fabian identified some of the professional examination writers as Masters’ degree holders, postgraduate and undergraduate students of various tertiary institutions in the country.

He said the professional writers connived with owners and operators of Computer Based Test Centres (CBTs) to carry out the crime by engaging in multiple registrations where the

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BREAKING Appeal Court faults order used to dismiss Onnoghen

Onnoghen: I didn’t confess to hiding my bank accounts

April 16, 2019 1:28 am

The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has scheduled judgment for Thursday in the trial of the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Walter Onnoghen.

Onnoghen is being tried on a six-count charge in which he is accused of breaching the Code of Conduct for public officers by allegedly making false declaration of assets and also failing to declare some.

He denied confessing to hiding his bank accounts. The prosecution insisted that his guilt had been proven.

CCT’s Chairman Danladi Umar announced the judgment date yesterday after lawyers to the prosecution and defence adopted their final written addresses.

Umar said the

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Cook jailed 14 years for killing brother over meat theft

April 16, 2019 12:46 am

For pleading guilty to beating her eight-year-old brother to death over theft of meat from a pot of soup, Justice Adedayo Akintoye of a Lagos High Court, Igbosere yesterday sentenced a cook, James Janet, to 14 years imprisonment.Janet beat her brother, Saviour Effiong James, to death for stealing meat at their residence in Ilupeju area at about 8:00p.m. on August 10, 2009.

Following Janet’s plea of guilty to an amended charge of manslaughter brought against her by the Lagos State government, the trial judge, Justice Akintoye, convicted and sentenced her to 14 years imprisonment. The judge said the 14 years …