In Keyamo, Nigerians Find Reason to Support Buhari
Last week at the National Assembly, Festus Keyamo, a fiery human rights lawyer and Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, drew positive attention to himself.
The minister took a position on the side of the masses and gave a good account of himself on the raging issues around the pending 774,000 jobs at the grassroots.
Keyamo spoke eloquently and in defence of the downtrodden, challenged the lawmakers who as usual, wanted to determine those who will be employed by this federal government’s job intervention exercise.
Champions League quarter & semi-final draw: Ronaldo could face Real Madrid with Barcelona vs Bayern tie on the cards
Cristiano Ronaldo and Juventus could face Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals as the draw for the rest of the tournament was made on Friday.
Ghana: 9 students of Mpraeso SHS in isolation amid growing COVID-19 fears
The management of the Mpraeso Senior High School has been put on edge following nine suspected cases of COVID-19.
The school, which is located in the Kwahu South District of the Eastern Region, is currently awaiting the results of the suspected cases.
Voter Registration: EC to deploy officials to secondary schools to register final year students
The Electoral Commission (EC) has revealed plans to deploy registration officials at the various secondary schools.
The Commission said, effective Friday, July 10, 2020, it will station its officials at schools to register final year students.
This was revealed during an Interparty Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting held earlier today.
The EC last Tuesday started with the voter registration exercise for the 2020 general elections.
Jean Mensa has not contracted COVID-19 – EC
Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa has not contracted COVID-19, the election management body has said.
Reports had alleged that the EC boss had tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
A statement from the Commission, however, dismissed the claim, and said the EC Jean Mensa is "well and at post."
Meet the never-seen-before children of Prof. Jane Naana Opoku- Agyeman
After she was appointed as the running mate to the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the December 7 presidential election, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has embraced a more relaxed lifestyle, sharing more of her personal life with Ghanaians through social media.
Well, one thing that has eluded Ghanaians are the children of the NDC running mate.
Pulse.com.gh has sighted photos of Prof. Jane Naana Opoku- Agyeman and her three children who hold a Ph.D. in Economics, Ph.D. in English literature, and Ph.D. in comparative literature.
GHANA - Elections 2020: NDC inaugurates campaign team
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has inaugurated its campaign team for the 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections.
The campaign team was inaugurated by the flagbearer of the party, John Mahama at the NDC Head office in Accra.
He was hopeful that the team would grant the NDC a resounding victory in the December 7 elections.
24 Nigerians Arrested For Entering Ghana Through Unapproved Routes
The immigrants, that included five females, admitted entering the jurisdiction but refused to give reasons for their entry.
Customs Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS), Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority, in the early hours of Tuesday, arrested 24 Nigerians for allegedly entering the country through unapproved routes.
The immigrants, that included five females, admitted entering the jurisdiction but refused to give reasons for their entry.
Chief Superintendent, Mr Shradrach Azangweo, South Tongu District Commander of the Ghana Immigration Service, told the Ghana News Agency that the Nigerians would be moved to Aflao to assist in further investigations.
"None of them has been able to give a good reason for crossing into the country having breached our immigration laws and we intend to send them to Aflao for further investigations," he said.
He said the immigrants had their temperatures taken during initial investigations, adding that they would likely be quarantined at Aflao.
How we tracked ‘Woodberry’ via iPhone, WhatsApp, Bitcoin transactions – FBI
Olalekan Jacob Ponle, popularly known as Woodberry, was nabbed through details accessed from his WhatsApp, iPhone and Bitcoin transactions, court documents obtained by PREMIUM TIMES reveal.
Mr Ponle, alongside Ramoni Igbalode, also known as Hushpuppi, was arrested in the United Arab Emirate on June 10 for multiple fraud charges after a raid by operatives of the Dubai crime unit.
The duo were then extradited to the United States on July 2.
Another APC chieftain stokes crisis, faults NEC meeting chaired by Buhari, asks court to dissolve Caretaker Committee
A Federal High Court in Lagos has been asked to dissolve the newly constituted Caretaker Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
A chieftain of the ruling APC from Lagos State, Lateef Arigbaruwo, filed the suit, faulting the party’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Court refuses DSS’ plea to stop payment for damages in judgment over Hanan Buhari’s SIM card case
An attempt by the Department of State Services (DSS) to secure a stay of execution of the award of N10 million damages against it has been refused by the Federal High Court, Asaba.
The DSS had approached the court to stay execution of the judgment debt it was ordered to pay Anthony Okolie, who was detained by by the agency for using an MTN SIM once used by President Muhammadu Buhari’s daughter, Hanan.
Hushpuppi does not represent who we are as Nigerians –Abike Dabiri-Erewa
The Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NiDCOM, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has declared that fraud does not represent who we are as Nigerians.
Dabiri-Erewa who made the declaration in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, also lamented the effect of cyber crime on the image of Nigeria.
Nigerian govt evacuates another 408 citizens stranded in India, UAE due to COVID-19
More Nigerians, 408 of them, who were stranded in India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been evacuated by the Federal Government.
The evacuees, according to the Nigerian Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), arrived in the country on Wednesday.
$25,000 FRAUD: Witness tells court how Shehu Sani’s conversation was recorded
Two additional witnesses on Wednesday testified against Senator Shehu Sani before Justice I.E. Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja.
One of them, Mohammed Sani, son of Kaduna-based Alhaji Sani Dauda (ASD), who is the plaintiff in the matter disclosed how he followed the advice of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and recorded the conversations between his father and Senator Sani.
Osinbajo reacts to report Magu confessed giving him N4bn
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday described as fake news, reports that the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, gave him N4 billion.
The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the Vice President, Laolu Akande, said in a statement that the vice president had never been involved in such shady activities.
RCCG excommunicates pastor ‘for attempting adultery’
The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) says it excommunicated Gideon Bakare, one of its pastors, for attempting adultery.
In a viral video, Bakare was caught sitting half naked in a compromising position with a woman who is described as a wife of a member of the church’s branch in Akure, Ondo state capital.
$25,000 FRAUD: Shehu Sani knelt, begged me to change my statement, witness tells court
The trial of Senator Shehu Sani’s alleged $25,000 fraud resumed in court on Tuesday with a prosecution witness, Alhaji Sani Dauda continuing his testimony.
Dauda, who is a prosecution witness six (PW6) and the victim in the alleged $25,000 fraud told Justice I.E. Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, how Senator Sani knelt and begged him to alter his statement with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on how he allegedly duped him.
I wrote Osinbajo in 2017 that Magu was re-looting recovered looted funds —Ozekhome
Mike Ozekhome, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) has revealed that he once wrote Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo in 2017, warning him that the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, was re-looting recovered looted funds.
SERAP Urges Authorities To Treat Magu Fairly
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has expressed “concerns about reports that the apparently arbitrary arrest of the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, may be ‘the outcome of power-play’ at the highest levels of government.”
Coronavirus in Ghana: Senior Minister Yaw Osafo-Maafo test positive as total Covid-19 case count cross 20,000
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| Ghana Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo-Maafo be de latest govment functionary to test positive for Covid-19.
Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah make dis public during dema weekly update after de Senior Minister give am permission to disclose en status in de spirit of transparency.
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Presidency Says Nobody Is Above Scrutiny - Magu Probe
The Presidency on Tuesday declared that the ongoing probe of the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, is an affirmation that nobody under the present administration is above scrutiny.
WAEC Examinations To Commence On August 4 – Education Minister
The West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) has been scheduled to commence in August.
The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, announced this on Monday at the briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja.
We Did Not Arrest EFCC Boss, Magu – DSS
The Department of State Services (DSS) has said that it did not arrest Mr Ibrahim Magu, the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The Service’s Public Relations Officer, Peter Afunanya, said this in a statement on Monday.
FG To Shut Third Mainland Bridge For Six Months
The Federal Government is set to shut the Third Mainland Bridge for six months starting from Friday, July 24.
This was confirmed by the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Olukayode Popoola.
According to him, consultations are ongoing for another phase of repair works to begin on the 11.8km bridge.
Shallow 4.6 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Kabul
A shallow 4.6-magnitude earthquake rocked Kabul on Monday, the US Geological Survey said, sending crowds into the streets of the Afghan capital.
There were no immediate reports of any casualties after the quake shook Kabul at 8:36 pm (1606 GMT) with such violence that some residents at first thought it was a new explosion in the war-torn city.
Arewa Youths Demand Reversal Of Petrol Pump Price, Threaten Mass Protest
A coalition of Northern Youth Organizations has condemned the increase of the pump price of petrol to N143 per litre.
The group is demanding for the immediate reversal of the new pump price.
Addressing a joint news conference in Kaduna, National President of Northern Youth Council , Isah Abubakar and Chairman Nigeria Citizen Action Group, Mohammed Danlamin, said increasing pump price of petrol at a time when nations are doing more to aide her citizens out of the post COVID-19 pandemic is highly insensitive, callous and ridiculous.
COVID-19: 31 More Patients Recover In Lagos State
Thirty-one more COVID-19 patients were on Monday discharged in Lagos State after recovering from the disease.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu who is also the COVID-19 Incident Commander in Lagos State, said this in a statement.
Revenue Leakage: Reps Threaten To Issue Warrant Of Arrest On Erring Banks
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| Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, speaks during a meeting in Abuja on February 5, 2020. |
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has frowned at the refusal of some banks to honour the invitation of the Joint Committee on Finance, Banking and Currency.
According to the Speaker, the house will not fail to invoke the weight of the law against the banks, if needed.
Report Anyone Who Demands Payment For COVID-19 Test – Ehanire
The Federal Government has asked Nigerians to report anyone who demands payment for the conduct of COVID-19 test in the country.
Speaking on Monday during a briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja, the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, said COVID-19 test remains free.
Lawmakers Inspect Abuja Airport Ahead Of Domestic Flight Resumption
Some members of the House of Representatives have paid an inspection visit to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.
The lawmakers, who comprise members of the House Committee on Aviation, inspected the airport on Monday ahead of the resumption of domestic flights in the country.
Kanye West again says he will run for president
US rapper Kanye West has said he is running for president, potentially pitting him against a man he says he admires, Donald Trump.
"We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future," he tweeted. "I am running for president of the United States!"
His wife Kim Kardashian West and entrepreneur Elon Musk endorsed him.
But it's unclear whether West is really running.
Buhari Appoints Yakubu Pam As NCPC Executive Secretary
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Reverend Yakubu Pam as the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC).
Kano State Executive Council Approves N2bn Inland Dry Port Projects, Establishment Of Anti-Corruption Institute
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| Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje. |
The Kano State Executive Council has approved the sum of N2.36 billion for the provision of critical infrastructure at the proposed site for the development of Inland Dry Port at Zawachiki in Kumbotso local government area of the state.
According to a statement signed by the state Commissioner of Information, Muhammad Garba, on Saturday on the outcome of the weekly council meeting which held at the Government House, Kano, the council also revisited the issue of the light rail project and revalidated the N1billion aspect of design works earlier approved in 2017.
FCCPC Arraigns Cosmetic Surgeon Anuoluwapo Adepoju
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), has arraigned a Lagos-based cosmetic surgeon, Dr Anuoluwapo Adepoju, for allegedly shunning summons and for impeding and obstructing the commission’s investigation.
The FCCPC in a six-paragraph affidavit put before the court said it received complaints against Adepoju from one Marlene Oluwakemi, Taiwo Temilade and Vivian Onwuzuligbo that the surgeon’s services “are unsafe for consumers,” and that she made “false, misleading and deceptive representation in relation to the marketing of their services.”
Top Officials In Benue Test Positive For COVID-19
VIBEZ: Great Week For Burna Boy, Wizkid & Genevieve + More Woes For Hushpuppi!
The last is yet to be heard of the case involving alleged criminal mastermind popularly known as ‘Hushpuppi’.
A week after the Dubai police officially confirmed his arrest with the release of a video disclosing astounding details of his crimes, they have now announced that Hushpuppi has been extradited from the United Arab Emirates to the United States.
The Case Against Hushpuppi – FULL DETAILS
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| RAMON OLORUNWA ABBAS, aka “Ray Hushpuppi,” aka “Hush,” |
AFFIDAVIT
I, ANDREW JOHN INNOCENTI, being duly sworn, declare and state as follows:
I. INTRODUCTION
- I am a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and have been so employed since approximately March 2015. I am currently assigned to the Los Angeles Field Office, High-Tech Organized Crime Squad, where I primarily investigate cyber-enabled fraud and business email compromise (“BEC”) schemes. Between approximately August 2015 and December 2018, I was assigned to a cyber-crime squad in the Chicago Field Office, where I investigated cyber-related crimes, including BEC cases. During my career as an FBI Special Agent, I have participated in numerous computer- crime investigations. In addition, I have received both formal and informal training from the FBI and other institutions regarding computer-related investigations, computer technology, and white-collar fraud.
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