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Acting EFCC chairman, Ibrahim Magu A business woman, Mrs. Moji Yakubu has petitioned the Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Maku over an alleged miscarriage of justice by its officials. In the petition date July 19, 2016, Yakubu through her lawyer, Mr. Yemi Adeshina alleged that some officials of the commission carrying out the orders of some unknown persons framed up a charge of stealing of a 10 hectare land located at Sangotedo against his client. Adeshina noted that his client rightfully purchased the 10 hectares of land from its owners, Onibeju Royal Family for N100 million and that a deed of assignment was duly executed by both parties. According to him, some members of the Onibeju Royal Family had initially petitioned the EFCC over an alleged fraudulent activity of one Miss Folashade Ogundare whom the family had withdrawn the power of attorney over the piece of land from. He alleged that while investigation was still ongoing over the family’...

FADAMA’s irrigation project FADAMA has concluded plan to send 855 Lagos youths to South Africa for training to acquire skills in agro-business. The body is partnering with the National Image Company, the organiser of the on-going Agro-Business youth training and empowerment programme in which over 5700 youths had so far been trained in Lagos State. According to the Lagos State Project Coordinator for FADAMA, Mr. Ajijola Folusho, 15 trained youths who are interested in farming would be selected from each of the 20 Local Governments and 37 Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs of Lagos for further training in South Africa and be empowered upon return to Nigeria. Folusho said in a statement that the screening process began last Monday and would be concluded on Friday at the Lagos State FADAMA Coordination Office, Lagos State Agricultural Development Authority Complex, Agege, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria. He said the selected participants would be sponsored under the World Bank assisted...

Mike Okiro, Chairman, Police Service Commission The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 22 Commissioners of Police (CP), to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors-General of Police( AIG). The Commission also endorsed the promotion of 29 Deputy Commissioners of Police to the rank of Commissioners of Police. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Ikechukwu Ani, Head, Press and Public Relations of the Commission in Abuja on Wednesday. Ani said that the affected 29 commissioners were screened by a panel headed by the Chairman of the Commission, Mr Mike Okiro, and other members of the Commission. He said the promotions were based on the recommendation of availability of vacancies in the AIG and CP cadres of the Force occasioned by the recent Force reorganisation. He said it was also based on the need to put structures in place in the various Zonal Commands. The spokesman said the commission also considered the issue of seniority and diligence to duty ...

Yahaya-Bello of Kogi State Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has approved the appointment of an interim management board of Kogi Savings and Loans Limited. He charged the new board to compliment government efforts at developing Small and Medium Scale Enterprises to empower people at the grassroots. According to a press statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Kingsley Fanwo, the governor said his administration is poised to reposition the bank and make it a catalyst for middle-level economic empowerment, urging management to ensure the bank operates with a view to speed up economic development. He said his administration will continue to remain committed to repositioning the bank to carry out its mandate to the Kogi people. The Interim Management Board of the bank is made up of five technocrats. The new Chairman of the board is Mr. Adamu Faruna, a retired senior bank manager. Other members of the board are: Mrs Hassanat Oyiza Ohize, a retired bank manager; Adebisi J...

Steve Ayorinde, Commissioner for Information in Lagos State The Lagos State government has described Alhaji Asari Dokubo, leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, as a comedian who should not be taken seriously for faulting reports on discovery of oil in the state. Dokubo had in a statement posted on his facebook faulted reports on the discovery of oil in Lagos State, saying the reported oil wells were situated in the Niger Delta territory. Reacting to Dokubo’s claim, Steve Ayorinde, Commissioner for Information, Lagos State said: “We appreciate Asari Dokubo’s sense of humour. But oil and gas is no subject of comedy. The oil discovery in Lagos is a reality that won’t lend itself to jokes. Ayorinde added: “Lagos works with or without oil. And our plan for this Africa’s biggest 5th largest economy is to begin to run without depending on federal allocation in a couple of years.” The oil discovered in Badagry, according to him, will work for the citizens just like Lagos wil...

The International Monetary Fund slashed its growth forecast for the Nigerian economy this year on Tuesday, saying a combination of plunging oil revenues and weakened investor confidence will push it into recession. The IMF said it expects Africa’s largest economy to contract by 1.8 percent this year, after having forecast in April a 2.3 percent expansion. Nigeria’s stall, and sluggish activity in the number two economy, South Africa, is expected to pull down economic growth across sub-Saharan Africa, the IMF said, forecasting a “dramatic implication.” “In 2016, regional output growth will fall short of population growth, implying declining per capita incomes,” it said. Nigeria’s economy has been battered hard by the plunge in oil prices, the main source of the country’s income, as well as prices of other key commodities. In addition, rebels in the southern oil region have forced crude production cutbacks, and internal unrest, especially attacks by the Boko Haram group in the north...

Senators Oluremi Tinubu and Dino Melaye The dispute between Senators Remi Tinubu and Dino Melaye has taken a new turn after the outburst on the floor of the National Assembly during a closed-door session last Tuesday. The feud between the two lawmakers has spurred Melaye’s supporters to begin a fight back. A conference was staged on Tuesday by a group of Kogi State women where they called out Remi Tinubu while asking her to apologize to Melaye for allegedly calling him a ‘dog’. According to the women, who used unpublishable names to describe the female senator, it was unbecoming of Tinubu, who was supposed to be a role model to women across the country to insult somebody else’s man just because they are colleagues. The women, also printed banners with words like “Remi Tinubu must apologize to Dino Melaye” and “Lagos is not superior to Kogi” and “Kogi Women support Dino Melaye” among others. The group also said the female senator needed to be called to order because her action...