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Buhari Signs Money Laundering, Terrorism Bills Into Law

Buhari Signs Money Laundering, Terrorism Bills Into Law

May 13, 2022 3:56 am

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law, three bills which are designed to boost Nigeria’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing/proliferation financing framework.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the bills are: the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Bill, 2022, the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Bill, 2022, and the Proceeds of Crime (Recovery and Management) Bill, 2022.

Speaking at a signing ceremony at the Council Chamber, State House, the President described the bills as being in tandem with this administration’s commitment to fight corruption and illicit financing activities, as well as critical to the governance agenda and the development …

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2 Ex Staffs Of First Marina Trust Re-Arraigned Over Cyber Crime

May 12, 2022 1:47 pm

Two former staff of First Marina Trust Ltd met their waterloo on Thursday when they were re-arraigned before a Federal High court in Lagos by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged Identity theft and Cyber Crime.

The defendants, Adeyemi Oluwaseun and Suleiman Yusuf, are standing trial on a four-count charge bordering on conspiracy to commit identity theft, impersonation and Cybercrime.

They were first arraigned in June 2018, before Prof. Chuka Obiozor and were granted bail.

The trial had since commenced in the suit.

However, following a transfer of Justice Obiozor from the Lagos division, the defendants were …

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Woman Sentenced For 10 Months For Purse Theft

May 11, 2022 12:20 pm

A purse thief met her waterloo when a Karu Upper Area Court, sitting in Abuja on Wednesday sentenced her to ten months in prison for stealing two friends’ purses containing valuables during a birthday party.

The convict whose name is Mrs Farida Ladipo-Ajayi, a resident of Aso B, Mararba, Nasarawa State had pleaded guilty to a three-count charge of criminal breach of trust, cheating, and theft.

However, the judge, Hassan Ishaq granted the convict an option of an N25,000 fine, ordered her to pay a sum of ₦37,000 as compensation, and warned her to desist from committing the crime.…

Gunmen Abduct Catholic Priest In Akwa Ibom, Residents Lament

Gunmen Abduct Catholic Priest In Akwa Ibom, Residents Lament

May 10, 2022 3:50 am

There is serious tension in the communities of Mkpat Enin Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State following the persistent kidnapping and killing of innocent individuals in the area which has made the area very unsafe.

The latest ugly incident was the kidnap of a catholic priest, identified as Rev.Fr Alphonsus Uboh, at the premises of his parish located at Ikot Abasi Akpan along Ekparakwa Etinan road in Mkpat Enin LGA.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered from the community that about 18 persons have so far been kidnapped between November 2021 and May of this year.

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74 Year Old Nabbed For Alleged Sexual Abuse Of Minor

74 Year Old Nabbed For Alleged Sexual Abuse Of Minor

May 9, 2022 11:41 am

In his waterloo, a 74-year-old man, Bassey Inyang, was nabbed and handed over to the police by his community for alleged sexual abuse of a 12-year-old girl in Calabar.

The suspect, who lives at 14 Waddell Street, Mbukpa in Calabar, was arrested by men of the Anti-Cult and Kidnapping Squad of the Cross River Police Command following an alarm raised by members of the community.

A witness who didn’t want his name on print had alleged that this was not Inyang’s first sexual abuse case while other parents, who had similar experiences, also opened up to tell their stories.

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Insecurity Bandits Murder 56 In Zamfara Communities

Insecurity: Bandits Murder 56 In Zamfara Communities

May 9, 2022 1:15 am

Bandits attacked two villages in the Bakura Local Government Area of Zamfara State, yesterday where left at least 56 people dead with several others sustaining various degrees of injuries.

A resident of the area, Samaila Mohammed, who confirmed the development to newsmen on Sunday stated that the bandits, who were on motorcycles and carrying sophisticated weapons, invaded Sabon-garin Damri and Kalahe villages on Friday, opening fire on everyone on sight.

Mohammed narrated, ‘The bandits, who were riding over 100 motorcycles with each motorcycle carrying three persons, attacked our village Sabon-garin Damri immediately after the Friday prayers and started shooting sporadically, …

Bandits Tormenting My Emirate, Emir Of Kagara Weeps

Bandits Are Tormenting My Emirate, Emir Of Kagara Weeps

May 6, 2022 12:29 am

The Emir of Kagara, Ahmed Garba Attahiru II, in Niger State has called on his subjects and well-meaning citizens of the State to continue to pray for the total return of normalcy to the emirate, following incessant attacks by bandits in the past few years.

Making the call in Kagara, headquarters of Rafi local government area, the royal father said the emirate has suffered a series of torments from bandits for some couple of years.

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He explained that his people are desirous of peace as, without it, there can …

UK Recovers $23 Million Fresh Abacha Loot

UK Recovers $23 Million Fresh Abacha Loot

May 6, 2022 12:25 am

Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) on Thursday revealed that it has recovered more than $23 million stolen from Nigeria by the country’s late military dictator Sani Abacha, becoming the latest in a series of similar recoveries around the world.

Abacha ruled Africa’s most populous nation and top oil exporter from 1993 until his death in 1998, a period during which he stole up to $5 billion of public money, according to Transparency International. He was never charged.

The money recovered in Britain forms part of a larger pool of funds identified by the U.S.
Department of Justice (DOJ) as …

Police Arrest Lebanese For Reckless Driving In Lagos

Police Arrest Lebanese For Reckless Driving In Lagos

May 5, 2022 1:54 pm

The Lagos State Police Command has disclosed that it had arrested a middle-aged Lebanese, John Greg, who allegedly knocked down a pedestrian, and escaped after driving against traffic recklessly.

The command spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest of the Lebanese on his verified Twitter handles on Thursday.

According to Hundeyin, on May 4 at about 7.45 a.m., a middle-aged Lebanese by the name of John Greg drove a Toyota 4Runner recklessly and against traffic on Sanusi Fafunwa Road, Victoria Island.

He went on to further reveal that the suspect knocked down one female, Omotomi Akinsanya, which resulted in serious …

Man Docked For Allegedly Assaulting Wife For Wearing Make-up

Man Docked For Allegedly Assaulting Wife For Wearing Make-up

May 4, 2022 11:50 am

A 48-year-old man, Emmanuel Amamchukwu who allegedly threatened to kill his wife and also assaulted her for using make up, was on Wednesday docked in an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.

The police charged Amamchukwu with four counts of assault, intimidation, failure to carry out responsibility and threat to life.

He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.

The Prosecution Counsel, ASP Cousin Adams, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on May 1, at No 1, Ondo St., Ebute Meta.

She told the court that the defendant threatened to kill his wife, Chinelo, after beating …

Nigerian Army Fumes Over Gruesome Murder Of Two Soldiers

Nigerian Army Fumes Over Gruesome Murder Of Two Soldiers

May 4, 2022 2:09 am

The Nigerian Army on Tuesday blew hot over the murder and beheading of two soldiers in Imo State by gunmen members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

In a statement on Tuesday, its spokesman, Brigadier-General Onyema Nwachukwu said, the Nigerian Army, on Saturday, 30 April, 2022 received information on the gruesome, barbaric and most despicable manner in which IPOB and its armed affiliate, Eastern Security Network(ESN) murdered in cold blood, two soldiers ,Master Warrant Officer (MWO) Audu M Linus (retired) and Private(Pte) Gloria Matthew, who were on transit to Imo state for their traditional wedding.

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Residents Block Road, Protest Rising Kidnapping In Ekiti

Residents Block Road, Protest Rising Kidnapping In Ekiti

May 3, 2022 1:25 am

Commuters travelling along Ado-Ikere- Akure road in Ekiti State, had a difficult day yesterday, as residents blocked the road to protest incessant kidnapping and robbery which was become unbearable in that section of the capital city.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the protesters, who were from Irede community, Ajebandele area of the capital city, were protesting the alleged kidnapping of a Pastor, Julius Osunluyi, in the area, on Sunday evening, by suspected abductors.

The placard-carrying protesters blocked the major highway, thereby causing chaotic traffic jams in the axis for over four hours.

Commuters coming into Ado Ekiti …

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