September 2020

Ogun woman docked for N2.4m American visa fraud

Ogun Woman Docked For ₦2.4m American Visa Fraud

September 15, 2020 7:28 am
A 50-year-old woman, Folashade Odujole on Monday appeared before an Ota Magistrates’Court in Ogun, western Nigeria, charged with American visa fraud.

Odujole, whose address was not stated in court, is facing a two-count charge of obtaining money under false pretence and fraud.

Insp. E.O. Adaraloye, prosecuting, told the court that Odujole committed the offences sometime in July 2018 at Adalemo area, Sango-Ota.

Adaraloye said that defendant collected ₦2.4 million from the complainant, Micheal Opaleye, to assist him to procure America visa, which she did not carry out.

Read Also: Google, Amazon, Twitter, Facebook Condemn Trump Over Visa Ban

“The defendant …

Fake news, no explosion at Kainji Dam – Official

Fake News, No Explosion At Kainji Dam – Official

September 15, 2020 7:11 am

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), on Monday urged Nigerians to disregard ongoing reports of an explosion in Kainji Dam, describing it as ‘fake news’.

NIHSA Director-General, Mr Clement Nze in a statement,  noted that the dam is safe and no explosion whatsoever occurred in the dam.

The dam is located in New Bussa town, Borgu Local Government Area of Niger.

Read Also: Blackout Looms In Nigeria As Kainji Dam Bursts

According to him, the Nigeria hydrological services agency works in synergy with operators of all major dams across the country, and have not reported any occurrence.

“Nothing happened to …

FG speaks on Dangote, Gates partnership with state governments

FG Speaks On Dangote, Bill Gates Partnership With State Govts

September 15, 2020 6:56 am
The Federal Government has expressed delight over the mid-year program review of a Memorandum of Understanding on Health Systems Strengthening, Routine immunisation and Primary Health Care.

The MoU was entered into by Kaduna, Bauchi Yobe, Borno, Kano, and Sokoto states with Aliko Dangote Foundation and the Bill and Melina Gates Foundation.

The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, said this in Abuja at the 65th joint national briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19.

Ehanire said that the achievements of the states in implementing the terms to …

NDLEA intercepts, seizes cannabis worth N10 million in Yobe

NDLEA Intercepts, Seizes Cannabis Worth ₦10 Million In Yobe

September 15, 2020 5:35 am

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Yobe Command, said it has seized 843 compressed block of cannabis sativa worth over 10 million Naira.

Mr Apeh Reuben, the State Commander disclosed this on Monday while addressing newsmen in Damaturu.

He said the officers and men of the Command on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, around 2030hrs, seized the substance on a truck with registration number KWL 523 ZA ABJ from Edo State (Uzebba).

Read Also: NDLEA, Customs Intercept 11.8 Million Tramadol Tablets

Reuben added that the two suspects Femi Gbenba, a 46-year-old and Isah Mohammed, a 32-year-old were also arrested in connection …

Police react as gunmen reportedly attack Kaduna-bound train

Police React As Gunmen Attack Kaduna-Bound Train

September 15, 2020 3:58 am

The Kaduna State Police Command has debunked reports that a Kaduna bound train was attacked by gunmen on Monday evening.

Reports had emerged on Monday evening that the train en route Kaduna was attacked by gunmen and the screen shattered.

But, the Command Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed Jalige, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that some miscreants threw stones at the moving train around Rijana village, close to Kaduna.

Read Also: Gunmen Kill 2 FRSC Officers, Kidnap 10 In Nasarawa

Jalige noted that the train which left Abuja for Kaduna arrived safely.

‘It was not a bullet or …

Emir of Biu, Mai Umar Mustapha Aliyu, is dead

Emir Of Biu, Mai Umar Mustapha Aliyu, Is Dead

September 15, 2020 3:57 am
Alhaji Mai Umar Mustapha Aliyu, The traditional ruler of Biu in Borno State, has passed away at the age of 79.

He died on Monday night at the Federal Medical Center (Federal Teaching Hospital), Gombe after a brief illness.

The family of the traditional ruler said ‘We lost our father a pillar to Biu Emirate and Borno entirely, the Emir of Biu.’

‘May Almighty Allah forgive his shortcomings and grant him the highest place in Jannatul Firdaus.’

Alhaji Mai Umar Mustapha Aliyu ascended the throne in 1989.

The Biu …

Malami Set To Lose SAN Title, As Lawyers Move Against AGF

Malami Set To Lose SAN Title, As Lawyers Move Against AGF

September 15, 2020 3:53 am

Lawyers in the country have begun a move to strip the Minister for Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami of his Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, title.

This is following Malami’s amendment to the rules of professional conduct for legal practitioners (RPC), 2007.

The AGF is said to have removed the requirement for the NBA stamp and seal on court processes.

The lawyers accused the Minister of taking the decision without proper consultation and creating room for non-lawyers to submit court processes.

The AGF took the decision barely a week after a splinter group known as the New …

Vietnam Court Sentences Brothers To Death

Land Dispute: Vietnam Court Sentences Brothers To Death

September 14, 2020 5:31 pm

A Vietnam court sentenced two brothers to death Monday after a long-running land dispute spiralled into rare violence which left three police officers and a villager dead.

Residents of Dong Tam commune in a Hanoi suburb have for years clashed with authorities, accusing the military of illegally seizing their farmland for an airport.

In January officials attempted to erect a perimeter fence, but were met with villagers armed with “grenades, petrol bombs and knives”, according to the Ministry of Public Security.

Read Also: Vietnam Bus Crash Kills 13 On High School Reunion Trip

The clash left three police officers and …

Pope Francis Reacts To Unrest In Nigeria

Pope Francis ‘Constantly Monitored’ For COVID-19 – Vatican

September 14, 2020 5:30 pm

Pope Francis is being “constantly monitored” for signs of the coronavirus, a top Vatican official said Monday, after the 83-year old pontiff met with a cardinal who later tested positive.

Philippine cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, 63, had a private audience with Francis on August 29. He went on to test positive for Covid-19 on his return to Manila on September 10.

“We are being prudent,” Secretary of State Pietro Parolin told ANSA news agency.

“There is no particular alarm (in the Vatican)”, but the health of the head of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics was being “constantly monitored,” he added.…

UAE, Israel Seal First Banking Deal

UAE, Israel Seal First Banking Deal

September 14, 2020 5:29 pm

The National Bank of Dubai, the largest banking group in the emirate, signed a memorandum of understanding Monday with Israel’s Bank Hapoalim, on the eve of the UAE-Israel normalisation accord signing.

“It is a great honour to be the first bank to sign such an agreement that will contribute to the establishment of the relationship between the two countries,” Bank Hapoalim’s CEO, Dov Kotler, said in a statement issued by NBD.

It said the MoU was “part of a broader engagement between the UAE and Israel to further peace, dialogue and stability and establish cooperation to promote sustainable development”.

An …

US Pulls Out Ambassador To China

United States Pulls Out Ambassador To China

September 14, 2020 4:52 pm

United States Ambassador to China, Terry Branstad, will leave Beijing soon.

Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, made the announcement on Monday.

Read Also: China Denies Cyberattacks On US Election Campaigns

He thanked Branstad for his more than three years of service to the American people as envoy to China.

‘Ambassador Branstad has contributed to rebalancing U.S.-China relations so that it is results-oriented, reciprocal, and fair,’ the senior official said.

Pompeo did not give a reason for Branstad’s exit.

CNN reported that Branstad would likely leave Beijing before the November 3 presidential election.

 

 

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We Are Worried Over Human Rights Violation – NHRC

September 14, 2020 4:51 pm

The National Human Rights Commission has condemned the persistent human rights infringements by security forces in the Northeast, despite efforts to improve the Military-Civilian relationship in the region.

Executive Secretary of the Commission, Tony Ojukwu said due to the asymmetric nature of the conflict it was important to prosecute the insurgency to win the hearts and minds of the civilian population in Nigeria.

Ojukwu was represented by the Commission’s Deputy Director Investigations, Barr. Ehemeh Richmond, during a 2-day training of troops of Sector 2 of the Operation Lafiya Dole on “Mainstreaming Human Rights and Civilian Protection into Counterinsurgency Operations in …

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