EFCC nabs Yahaya Bello’s nephew Aliyu over N10 billion fraud

Aliyu Bello, Governor Yahaya Bello’s nephew, and Dauda Sulaiman have been remanded in prison custody by Justice James Kolawole Omotosho of the Abuja Division o the Federal High Court for fraudulently withdrawing N10 billion from Kogi’s treasury.Economic and Financial Crimes Commission disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.Mr Bello was arraigned alongside Abdulsalami Hudu, the…

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EFCC busts Yahoo-Yahoo ‘school’, nabs linchpin, ‘students’

….Yahoo School Proprietor, 13 ‘Students’ in EFCC’s Net in Benin Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC today, December 15, 2022, arrested Ese Isaiah, proprietor of a ‘Yahoo School’, and 13 of his ‘students’.The suspects are Alex Aimuanosa, Jeremiah Umoru, Destiny Aghayere, Christian Oghenekevwe, Wisdom Christopher, Daniel Matthew…

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Henkel visits school of children living with disabilities to promote International Volunteering Day

By Ayomide Otitoju In recognition of both International Volunteer Day and International Day of Persons with Disabilities, observed on 5 and 3 December respectively, Henkel Nigeria visited the Ibadan Municipal Government School (IMG). IMG is a school that caters for the needs of children with disabilities. Henkel Nigeria used the occasion to celebrate diversity, cultivate…

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Oyetola Took N18bn Loan After Election Loss, Left N407.32bn Debt – Adeleke

The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke has disclosed that the state is indebted to the tune of 407.32 billion naira, including N76 billion debts on salaries and pension. Adeleke said his predecessor, Gboyega Oyetola took a N18.04 Billion FGN Bridge Finance Facility loan after the July 16th, 2022 election which Oyetola lost and that…

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Soludo Receives Atiku’s Campaign Train, Calls For Level-Playing Ground

Despite belonging to a different political party, the Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, received the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, at the Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia in Awka on Thursday. The former vice president is on a visit to the state to campaign ahead of the 2023 election. Atiku was in…

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Sanwo-Olu Inaugurates State Technical, Monitoring Committees On Engineering Regulations

By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday inaugurated the State Technical Committee (STC) and State Expatriate Monitoring Committee (SEMC) on Engineering Regulations Monitoring (ERM).Governor Sanwo-Olu while inaugurating the committees at Lagos House, Ikeja, urged them to ensure that all infrastructure in the State meet the global standards of engineering practice.The Governor…

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COVID-19 exposed unfair global health systems: Rwandan PM

Rwandan Prime Minister Édouard Ngirente says the COVID-19 pandemic exposed gaps in the global health systems, including inadequate preparedness, access to vaccines and technologies, and inefficient and poorly trained personnel.Mr Ngitrente said this at the second Annual International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2022) on Wednesday in Kigali, Rwanda. The CPHIA 2022 aims…

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