September 12, 2022

$1.7bn Tax Fraud: UAE Rejects Extradition Of Briton

$1.7bn Tax Fraud: UAE Rejects Extradition Of Briton

September 12, 2022 8:39 pm

In a very controversial ruling, a Dubai court has on Monday rejected Denmark’s extradition request for a Briton who had been accused of robbing the Danish state of 1.7 billion euros through co-ordinated tax fraud, one of his lawyers told AFP.

Sanjay Shah who is a Hedge fund trader had been arrested in June by Dubai police by Denmark’s request and he had been accused of running a scheme for three years from 2012 in which foreign firms pretended to own some of the shares in Danish companies and claimed tax refunds.

Read Also: ₦6.3bn Fraud: EFCC Expresses Displeasure, Appeals

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Queen Elizabeth: London To Face ‘ High Spate Of Travel Demands’

Queen Elizabeth: London To Face ‘ High Spate Of Travel Demands’

September 12, 2022 8:39 pm

London has announced that they will be experiencing an “unprecedented travel demand” in the coming days as people have decided to visit the capital to finally pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II.

In another announcement, Public transport users have also been advised that the city will be “exceptionally busy” at that point in time and they should expect Tube stations to temporarily close for some time to avoid overcrowding.

Read Also; Queen Elizabeth: UK Police Announces Plans To Step Up Security

Planning journeys in advance using the latest information “will be essential,” according to a joint statement by Network …

N96bn Fraud Rivers Govt Files Charges Against Amaechi

‘You’re A Total Failure’ – Gov Wike Hits Back At Amaechi

September 12, 2022 8:36 pm

Nyesom Wike who is the Rivers State governor, on Monday blasted the former Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, while he described him as a total failure in government.

Governor Wike had also noted that as far as Rivers State is concerned, Amaechi has been unable to attract any meaningful project to the State in seven years while he had been serving as a minister as well.

Read Also: Vote Of Confidence Can’t Save Ayu, Wike Tackles On Secondus

Wike had been making this statement in reaction to comments by the former minister that the Rivers State government had refused to …

Real Reason Why vote-Buying Will Continue – INEC, Others

We’re Deleting Double Registrants, PVCs Ready November – INEC

September 12, 2022 6:04 pm

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has on Monday revealed that it has detected some of the several double, multiple and ineligible registrants in the just concluded Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise which had taken place earlier in the year.

The commission had however, noted that most of the detected double registrants have also been invalidated.

Read Also: ‘Withdraw APC Members From INEC’ – SERAP To President Buhari

Festus Okoye who is the National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, while giving an update on the exercise in a statement had also disclosed that the cleaning …

2023 We’ll Retire Political Tourist Atiku To Dubai -Shettima

2023: We’ll Retire Political Tourist Atiku To Dubai -Shettima

September 12, 2022 7:20 am

The Vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Kashim Shettima has explained why he believes that Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar will not win next year’s election.

He pointed out that if an excellent track record of service delivery, qualitative leadership, and capacity for grooming competent administrators are criteria, Atiku cannot match the APC candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.

Exuding confidence, Shettima said the Tinubu/Shettima ticket will retire the former vice president in 2023 poll.

The former governor of Borno State spoke in Abuja when a support group, ‘APC National Integrity Movement’, visited him.

But, …

How Nigeria Loses $700 Million Monthly To Oil Theft - NNPCL

How Nigeria Loses $700 Million Monthly To Oil Theft – NNPCL

September 12, 2022 7:05 am

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has asserted that it lost 470,000 bpd amounting to $700 million monthly due to oil theft couple with security challenges that hindered oil production in some terminals.

This is even as it has disclosed that it has assembled an array of security measures, all coordinated by the digital control system to curb the ugly trend.

The Group General Manager, National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPMS), Bala Wunti, made the disclosure during a tour of the facilities of the NNPCL at the weekend, explaining that the pipelines particularly those around Bonny terminal cannot be …

Blackout Hits Eastern Ukraine As Zelenskyy Blames Russia

Blackout Hits Eastern Ukraine As Zelenskyy Blames Russia

September 12, 2022 6:12 am

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Moscow of deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure in the country’s eastern region which is suffering a ‘total blackout’.

Zelenskyy made this known in a statement on social media.

‘A total blackout in the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions, a partial one in the Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk and Sumy regions.

‘No military facilities. ‘The goal is to deprive people of light and heat,‘ he said.

Read Also: There Could Be Nuclear Disaster In Ongoing War – Zelenskyy

Africa Daily News, New York reports that this is coming a day after a counter-attack by Kiev’s troops …

Nigeria Going Through Darkest History — Catholic Bishops

Nigeria Going Through Darkest History — Catholic Bishops

September 12, 2022 5:37 am

The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), has asserted that Nigeria is currently passing through the darkest chapter of its history.

The President of the body, Most Rev Lucius Ugorji made this assertion over the weekend, at the opening session of the 2022 Second Plenary of the CBCN at the Sacred Heart Pastoral Centre, Orlu, Imo State.

He lamented that Nigerians had been subjected to high-level insecurity, high rate of unemployment and soaring prices of good and services, now priced beyond the reach of a larger portion of the population.

Ugorji said: ‘The level of insecurity in the country …

Floods Homes ‘Swept Away’ After South Africa Mine Dam Burst

Floods: Homes ‘Swept Away’ After South Africa Mine Dam Burst

September 12, 2022 4:12 am

A mine dam on Sunday burst and sparked flooding that has now swept away houses and cars in central South Africa, officials have confirmed forcing residents to be evacuated from the areas. 

Television footage which was obtained by Africa Daily News, New York clearly showed a river of mud and water flowing away from the mine after the burst and into a nearby residential area, which went on to cover roads and sweep houses away, in Jagersfontein, a town about 100 kilometres (62 miles) southwest of the Free State province capital, Bloemfontein.

‘The mine dam in the area burst this …

Chelsea Sack Tuchel Finally Reacts In Emotional Statement

Chelsea Sack: Tuchel Finally Reacts In Emotional Statement

September 12, 2022 4:07 am

German tactician, Thomas Tuchel has finally broken silence following his sacking as Chelsea Football Club manager, asserting that ‘it is the most difficult statements I have ever had to write’.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that Tuchel was last week relieved of his duty at Chelsea following their 1-0 defeat away to Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League which happened to be their third loss in seven games this season.

According to reports, his relationship with the club’s co-owner Todd Boehly had become strained in the build-up to his sack fastening the decision by the new owners to cut …

2023 I'm Not Going To Step Down For Anyone - Kwankwaso

2023: I’m Not Stepping Down For Anyone – Kwankwaso

September 12, 2022 4:02 am

Amidst the ongoing speculations about the possibility that the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, will step down ahead of the next elections, he has now come out to debunk the speculations.

He asserted that on no account will he be stepping down for the candidate of another party before the 2023 elections.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that, over the last few weeks, there have been several speculations that the former Kano State Governor would step down for either the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, or the …

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