July 2020

INEC confirms start of campaigns in Edo

INEC Confirms Start Of Campaigns In Edo

July 7, 2020 4:20 am
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that it has lifted the ban on campaigns by political parties ahead of the governorship election in Edo state.

Mr Timidi Wariowei, the INEC Head of Voter Education in Edo, said that the campaigns officially commenced on June 21.

“Campaigns have officially started in the state. Campaigns starts 90 days to the election and it started on June 21”, he said.

Wariowei also disclosed that the office had taken delivery of some non-sensitive materials and distributed the same to the 18 local government areas of the state.

Read Also: Edo Election: INEC

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Kidnappers Storm Kaduna School, Abduct Only Female Students

Gunmen Raid Anambra Hotel, Rape Two Ladies

July 7, 2020 4:20 am

Gunmen, on Sunday, reportedly attacked a hotel in Isuaniocha, Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State, and allegedly raped two female lodgers.

The hoodlums were also said to have stolen money and other valuables from the hotel before they zoomed off. They were said to have threatened to kill anyone, who put up any resistance, while they were operating.

Read Also: Teenager Tests Positive For COVID-19 After 4 Men Gangraped Her

A resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told our correspondent that the hoodlums ransacked every part of the hotel for valuables.

The resident stated, “The hoodlums struck

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Ex-Mongolian PM Bags Jail-Term For Abuse Of Power

Ex-Mongolian PM Bags Jail-Term For Abuse Of Power

July 6, 2020 4:51 pm
A Court in Mongolia’s capital Ulan Bator, has sentenced former Prime Minister Jargaltulga Erdenebat to six years imprisonment for abuse of power.

The court found him guilty of illegally owning protected areas with special licenses.

It also said that Erdenebat gave privileges to a mining company by abusing power in his capacity as prime minister.

Read Also: Prime Minister Decries Australian Sentenced To Death In China

From 2016 to 2017, the 45-year-old served as prime minister of the resource-rich country.

He won a seat in the recent parliamentary elections while he was in custody.

 

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German Army To Use Dogs To Sniff Out COVID-19

German Army To Use Dogs To Sniff Out COVID-19

July 6, 2020 3:24 pm
German army on Monday said its dogs were receiving training to sniff out COVID-19 infections, as the country’s official caseload rose to 196,554.

The military said it is working together with the University of Veterinary Medicine in Hanover with the hopes of training 10 dogs, Alsations, spaniels and retrievers to smell the virus.

Read Also: Global Coronavirus Cases Exceed 11 Million

The animals belong to the Bundeswehr’s only dog training site, based in the rural Western region of Vulkaneifel.

According to the dog training school, with a current success rate of around 80 per cent, the researchers are well …

Gov. Ganduje Blows Hot, Vows To End Obaseki’s Ambition

Gov. Ganduje Blows Hot, Vows To End Obaseki’s Ambition

July 6, 2020 3:24 pm

Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abdullahi Umar Gabduje, said Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, will be humiliated in the coming governorship election slated for September 19.

Ganduje, who is the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Campaign Council for Edo State Governorship Election, also sent a message to Governor Wike, who holds the same position for PDP.

Ganduje said Governor Wike of Rivers State will be isolated after the election as he vowed to secure victory for APC.

He said, “Governor Obaseki will be humiliated and Governor Wike isolated”.

Read Also: Why Obaseki Is Bad Omen For

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Internet Crimes: Nigeria Is 16th Worst Country – FBI

$15.3m Stolen By Woodberry May Not Be Recovered- FBI

July 6, 2020 12:06 pm

The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has said that $15.3million, which is part of the money Olalekan Jacob Ponle aka Woodberry stole, was stashed away in a Bitcoin (BTC) wallet.

Woodberry was arrested alongside Ramon Olorunwa Abbas aka Hushpuppi and 10 others in Dubai, UAE over cyber-fraud involving 1.9 million victims to the tune of ₦168 billion.

They have all been extradited to the US, where they will face charges of conspiracy to commit fraud.

In an affidavit, the FBI noted that Woodberry received the said amount between January and September 2019.

Woodberry allegedly staged business email compromise (BEC) schemes …

Breaking - DSS Arrests EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu

Breaking: DSS Arrests EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu

July 6, 2020 10:10 am

The Department of State Service (DSS) has reportedly arrested Ibrahim Magu, the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations of owning properties and transfer of funds through a third party abroad.

In a seven paragraph statement disclosed by DSS, the anti-graft agency chairman was said to have been found guilty of prejudicial to state security – withholding of EFCC files, sabotage, unauthorised removal of EFCC files and acts unbecoming of a police officer.

Read Also: EFCC’s Ibrahim Magu And Allegations Of ‘Mago Mago’

Read the full statement below:

“In December 2010, the Police Service Commission

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Shehu Sani Asked Me To Give Four Judges N1m Each – Witness

Shehu Sani Asked Me To Give Four Judges ₦1m Each – Witness

July 6, 2020 10:03 am

A prosecution witness, Alhaji Sani Dauda on Monday informed a Federal High Court Abuja, that a former lawmaker representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District at the Senate, Shehu Sani, asked him to give ₦1 million each to four judges to ”help” his case.

The former senator is standing trial on a two-count charge bordering on bribery and advanced fee fraud preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC).

When the matter was called, the judge ordered that it should be stood down for 15 minutes to allow the court to get an interpreter for two witnesses the prosecution …

Fidelity Bank Appoints Mustapha Chike-Obi As New Board Chairman

Fidelity Bank Appoints Mustapha Chike-Obi As New Board Chairman

July 6, 2020 10:02 am

Fidelity Bank Plc has announced that two of its Board members: Mr. Ernest Ebi (MFR) who has been serving as Chairman, Board of Directors and Mr. Seni Adetu who has been serving as an Independent Non-Executive Director, having successfully completed their tenure in accordance with the Bank’s internal governance policy, will be stepping down from the Board.

Under the Chairmanship of Mr. Ernest Ebi, the Bank recorded significant growth across key financial metrics with both Messrs. Ebi and Adetu playing significant roles, complementing management effort in the delivery of these milestones; in service of the long term vision of the …

Ize-Iyamu - I Was A Member Of Pyrates Cult, Didn't Pour Acid

Ize-Iyamu: I Was A Member Of Pyrates Cult, Didn’t Pour Acid

July 6, 2020 10:01 am

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the September 19 governorship election in Edo State, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has opened up on his expulsion from the University of Benin for cult-related activities and also said that contrary to reports, he never poured acid on a fellow student when he was an undergraduate at the University of Benin.

During the 2016 governorship electioneering, a former governor of the state, Adams Oshiomhole, had during campaign alleged that Ize-Iyamu, who was the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in that election, poured acid on a student.

But in an online television programme monitored …

Buhari Gets Reasons To Oust Onochie’s Name From Commissioners’ List

Onochie: Hushpuppi Was Contracted By PDP, Atiku To Rig 2019 Election

July 6, 2020 8:05 am

Personal Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Social Media Mrs. Lauretta Onochie has again reacted to the arrest of Hushpuppi and his subsequent extradition to the United States.

According to the statement she made on her verified Twitter handle, Mrs. Onochie said,

” The Dubai Strategy.#Hushpuppi was very prominent in the strategy to change the government of the federal Republic of Nigeria through the back door.@YakubDogara @DinoMelaye, Timi Frank and so on, were there.In spite of denials, we know them. There’s nothing hidden under the sun”
The Presidential Aide is of the opinion that Hushpuppi was part of the strategy

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APC Governors, Tinubu To Meet To Plot Ize-Iyamu’s Victory

APC Governors, Tinubu To Meet To Plot Ize-Iyamu’s Victory

July 6, 2020 7:21 am

Ahead of the September 19 governorship election in Edo State, governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), a national leader of the party, Senator Bola Tinubu, and other leaders are billed to meet soon to strategise on how to ensure victory for the party’s governorship candidate, Mr. Osagie Ize-Iyamu, a source close to the party’s hierarchy told THISDAY at the weekend.

One of the governors, who is also a member of the newly-constituted caretaker committee of the party, told THISDAY at the weekend that the expected meeting is in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive …

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