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Detectives in Lagos are on the trail of killers of a businesswoman and mother of four who returned home from the United Kingdom to open a hotel in the state.

Mrs Olusola Olusoga Abimbola was murdered on Thursday, January 24, along with her manager, Tunji Omikunle who recently had a set of twins.

The late Mrs Abimbola who studied Business Law and Human Resources at the University of North London was allegedly strangled by estranged workers inside her room at Etashol Hotel and Suites that she opened on Budland Street at Ojodu area of Lagos in January last year after a 34-year-sojourn in the United Kingdom.
“She opened the hotel early January 2018; that was the last time I saw her beautiful face in Lagos. She worked so hard and provided the...
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I Stopped Mbadinuju’s Return as Anambra Governor because He Cared Less For Education – Atiku

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Facts emerged tonight why Anambra State governor from May 29, 1999, to May 29, 2003, Dr Chinwoke Mbadinuju, was stopped from having a second term in office.

Fielding questions on a programme, The Candidates, on Nigeria Television Authority (NTA), the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar illustrated his passion and determination to give education to Nigerian children with an incident that happened when he was vice president in the country.

He said, “When I was vice president, I took a tour to Anambra State during the administration of Governor Mbadinuju. I found that the public schools were closed for two years. I came back and met the President. I said Mr President, this governor will never be allowed to go back. He said why. I said I found all the public schools in Anambra State overtaken by weeds. For two years they were...http://www.newsmakersng.com/i-stopped-mbadinujus-return-as-anambra-governor-because-he-cared-less-for-education-atiku/

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“Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve before kings and not before officials of low rank.”

This Bible passage must have been talking about the likes of Nigeria’s celebrated crime fighter, AIG Frederick Taiwo Lakanu, whose name has been sent to the Police Service Commission (PSC) for elevation as a Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) to serve in the management team of the acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu.

Lakanu, who was Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of operations and now the Force Secretary, has received recognitions from government circles and accolades from Nigerians for his skills in policing and contributions to building a safe and secure society.

While leaving Imo, where he served as Commissioner of Police, the state governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha described Lakanu as the long-awaited divine messenger sent by providence to rid the state of criminals.

For his accomplishments, including the killing of a dreaded armed robber and kidnapper known as Vampire in a joint operation with the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Okorocha also described Lakanu as an exemplary officer who came to the state and worked in collaboration with the people to achieve huge success in the area of security.

Then, the governor did something unprecedented in appreciation of the feat achieved by this celebrated crime fighter in Imo State. He named a road behind the police headquarters in Owerri after Lakanu. He also added a gift of choice land at Shell-camp worth N25 million.

Lakanu, who has been honoured as a warrior in his home state with the title of Akogun of Lagos State, received additional honour from the people of Imo State as the Onwa Na Etiri Oha (the moon that shines).

NewsmakersNG learnt that everywhere he goes, Lakanu would...
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After travelling over 6824 miles from New York across oceans and mountains in pursuit of an adolescent dream in China, Nigerian-born Jazzy Jess had to withstand danger, fear and great difficulties to get to the top of the Great Wall of China and slay the Earth Dragon as the locals once called it. She knows just what to do when you have your back against the wall. Stick-to-it. Her experience, a lesson in perseverance, shows that victory becomes the story when difficult moments are met with courage and determination. She shares her success story with NewsmakersNG:

As far back as I could remember, one of my greatest goals in life was to travel the entire world. But as an elementary school student from an average family in Lagos, I never thought it could happen.

It all started when my uncle returned from studying in London and I sneaked into his books. I saw a big colorful book on world history that sparked my interest and curiosity. I saw Rome, Egypt, Greece, Istanbul, Persia, Paris, Prague, Pisa, Venice, China, New York, London, and their major National Monuments and I wanted to see all of those places in that book. I am a bookworm who loves history and geography.

Many years later, I made a commitment to conquer my fears and grab my dreams while I was young. I did not want to wait until I won the lotto or I retired with a pension, to see the world. I wanted to climb to the top of mountains, scuba dive oceans in Australia, visit the Taj Mahal, see the great pyramid, and bungee-jump now.
I had read a book about ancient China and was intrigued about its culture and customs. I read about the dynasties, emperors, great wall, the forbidden city, food, people, trade, marital and social orders in ancient China and hungered to see some of it one day. No one wanted to go so I travelled alone. I called this first grand trip “a little taste of Asia” and it involved travelling solo through three countries (China, Japan and South Korea) and nine cities but I did not know anyone or the languages, so I was very nervous. The highlight of this trip was to get to the top of the wall of China.

The Great Wall of China is a system of many walls built over 2,000 years ago (since the 8th century BC). There are over 10 popular sections of the great wall and I wondered which one to choose. The Badaling section is beautiful, half restored and very popular amongst Chinese visitors but I chose the Mutianyu section which is said to be the most magnificent, fully restored section. It is more difficult to climb but has wonderful views. What is a little pain when you have waited half your life for this climb right?

So, on a warm Spring day in April, I joined a group tour to climb the Mutianyu section of the great wall which is about 1.5 hours from Beijing. We were (See Photos and more)...http://www.newsmakersng.com/a-taste-of-asia-nigerian-woman-finally-slays-the-earth-dragon/

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Suspected hackers have reportedly breached the system of Polaris Bank Limited stealing N460 million.

The hackers had successfully jacked up the balance in a customer’s account from N781,000 to N466 million before the alarm blew.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) today arraigned five suspects in a Kaduna High Court over the crime.

The suspects were identified as Bashir Abdullahi Mohammed, Ucue Ogenyi, Adefila Taofile Kayode, Rabiu Aliko Lawal and Mmadu Mathew.

They were arraigned before Justice Mohammed Tukur on a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing.

They were reportedly arrested following...http://www.newsmakersng.com/the-great-bank-robbery-hackers-sweep-n460m-from-polaris-bank/

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Amid rising security challenges in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial honeypot, police authorities have handed the state over to an officer who knows its every nook and cranny like the back of his hand.

Acting Commissioner of Police (CP), Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, is however not your everyday police officer.

Besides being an accomplished crime fighter, Egbetokun is an academic – a Mathematician, Scientist, and Engineer all rolled into one.

He had passed through the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Delta State University (DELSU) and the Lagos State University (LASU).

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ibrahim Idris believes that the crime-fighting mathematician will figure out a solution to the rising crime rate in Lagos.

Tough as old boots, Egbetokun was the second officer to head the elite crime-fighting apparatus known as Rapid Response Squad (RRS) in Lagos, from 2005 to 2007, after the pioneer commander, the late Tunde Sobulo.

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The Political Editor of The Nation newspaper, Dr Emmanuel Oladesu and two other journalists escaped death by the whiskers today when they were hit by stray bullets from gangsters at the campaign flag-off of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Lagos.

The two other victims were identified as New Telegraph’s correspondent, Temitope Ogunbanke, and Ibile Television cameraman, Abiodun Yusuf.

NewsmakersNG learnt that they were rushed to a hospital where doctors battled for hours to save their lives.

NewsmakersNG had earlier reported that the strongman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and leader of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musiliu Ayinde Akinsanya aka MC Oluomo was also stabbed at the event and rushed to a hospital.

The thugs wielding guns, machete and other dangerous weapons had a field day before the police could step in and restore calm at the Skypower Ground venue of the rally in Ikeja.

Lagos State governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode and the APC governorship candidate, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu and other party stalwarts were quickly guarded out of the venue as policemen battle to restore peace and order.

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With bouquets of white roses on his casket and multiple wives by the side, the father of Nigerian comedy, Chief Moses Olaiya Adejumo MON, popularly known as Baba Sala, was buried on a symbolic note in Ilesha at the weekend.

White roses are traditionally associated with marriages and new beginnings, but they spoke volumes at the burial of Baba Sala who married not less than 20 wives in his lifetime and left behind 70 children.

Eight of the surviving wives filed out beside Baba Sala’s casket as the world bade him a final farewell. They were identified as Rachel, Tayo, Caroline, Segun, Remi, Funke, Bose, and his eldest wife, Bolanle, who acted the role of the comedian’s famous daughter, Sala, in his plays.

Close relations told NewsmakersNG that Baba Sala had admonished his daughters never to protest if their husbands chose to marry other wives.

NewsmakersNG also learnt that in his heydays, the late Baba Sala allotted apartments to...http://www.newsmakersng.com/70-children-several-wives-bade-baba-sala-farewell/

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Policemen who have been waiting for a new salary upgrade with bated breath can now start planning for Christmas.

NewsmakersNG has just confirmed the approval of the payment from President Muhammadu Buhari and a statement is coming to that effect from...http://www.newsmakersng.com/its-official-president-buhari-approves-payment-of-new-police-salaries/

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Sixty-six participants in this year’s Senior Executive Course 40 at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, in Plateau State, have joined the league of the elite class of Nigerian policymakers as they received the prestigious award of mni on their graduation at the institute today.

Among the participants drawn from the upper echelons of Nigerian security forces, the Private and Public sectors are six commissioners of police (CP) recommended for the course by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Ibrahim Idris who is also an alumnus of NIPSS.

The new mni holders are CP Leye Oyebade, CP David Folawiyo, CP Zanna Mohammed, CP Moses Jitoboh, CP Yunana Babas and CP Zubairu Muazu.
For nine months, the 66 academics of excellence, seasoned policy initiators and other citizens of mature experience and wisdom, drawn from all walks of life, exchanged ideas on the great issues of society, particularly as they relate to Nigeria and Africa.

They received lectures from...http://www.newsmakersng.com/cp-oyebade-muazu-folawiyo-others-bag-mni-as-nipss-turn-out-66-graduates/

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A civilian who appeared to get in the way of a fuel smuggling operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) has been shot to death in a most brutal manner in Lagos.

The victim, 31-year-old Abdulquadri Taofeek Omotolani was allegedly shot twice in the head at the Pipeline-Ile Epo area of Lagos on Sunday.

A sister to the victim, who identified herself as Mrs Opeyemi, told NewsmakersNG: “My brother, Taofeek Omotolani, who is a driver with BRT went to buy recharge card close to our house at Pipeline area of Ile-Epo in Lagos. Some Civil Defense personnel smuggling petrol from pipeline were attempting to escape through the street but some youths stopped them and said they would not pass with the smuggled fuel. One of the Civil Defense personnel got down from their vehicle and opened fire. The bullet hit my brother on the head and he shot him a second time on the head. He took his colleague’s gun and pointed it at civilians while his own gun was pointing at my brother’s corpse. He dared anyone to come close. It was policemen that later came and disarmed him, and he was arrested. The case is in Panti. My brother is an easy going person. We want justice.”

NewsmakersNG confirmed that policemen attached to the...http://www.newsmakersng.com/brt-driver-shot-dead-by-fuel-smuggling-civil-defense-corps-in-lagos/

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The game of Archery in Nigeria has received another string to its bow with the appointment of new arrowheads to direct its course.

Determined to advance the game, the Lagos State governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, has set up a team of men with a passion for the sport in the Lagos State Archery Association.

Among the members of the Board are a leading light in the World of Archery and Gold Medalist in Festive Senior Windsor, Mr Oladipupo Alapini, who has trained about 100 Archers in Lagos and has done much to bring the game into the limelight in Nigeria, and Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Bode Ojajuni, who had received commendations for his passionate interest in sports development in Lagos.

NewsmakersNG learnt from the appointment letters signed by the Executive Chairman, Lagos State Archery Association, Mr Kweku Adedayo Tandoh, that Ojajuni would lead the government team as Chairman and Alapini would serve as a member.
Centuries after changing its association with hunting and combat to a competitive sport and recreational activity, Archery is...http://www.newsmakersng.com/ambode-appoints-arrowheads-for-archery-association-acp-ojajuni-alapini-on-board/

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A new salary structure with rent subsidy has been approved for the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) by the Federal Government, NewsmakersNG exclusively reports.

According to the Presidency, the approval took effect from November 1, 2018, and will be funded from the treasury, indicating that policemen will have a merry Christmas.

News of the new package, coming 10 years after the late President Umaru Yar’Adua swelled the pockets of policemen, was conveyed to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ibrahim Idris through a letter from the Office of the Executive Chairman, National Salaries, Incomes & Wages Commission, High Chief Richard Onwuka Egbule.

A copy of the letter sighted by NewsmakersNG entitled: Re ADDRESSING REMUNERATION CHALLENGES OF THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE, shows that it is an answer to a request made by the IGP on October 19, 2018.

In January 2008, an increment was ordered by Yar’Adua which moved the minimum wage of policemen from N6000 to N26, 000.

Yar’Adua also ordered another review of the pay expected to take effect from January, 2009, but he didn’t live to see it done.

Presently, a police constable earns...http://www.newsmakersng.com/exclusive-buhari-shoots-up-police-salary-rent-subsidy-officers-to-have-merry-christmas/

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A housewife in Makurdi, Benue State, allegedly committed suicide last night after killing her husband and three children.

According to the police, a preliminary investigation showed that the woman had a fight with her husband, Mr Nicholas Adetsav, a staff of Makurdi Local Government Council before the incident occurred.

Benue police spokesman, Mr Moses Yamu told reporters today: “From the information available to us, the woman has been having issues with her husband which might have culminated into this.”
Yamu said that the couple, who lived at Vandeikya Street, were both employed by Makurdi Local Government Council.

“They have been having issues; just yesterday (Friday), the woman was seen with a pestle trying to ...http://www.newsmakersng.com/wife-kills-hubby-3-children-in-benue/

@Ishilove: You simply don't have an understanding of prose and what we call Oxymoron.

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A Federal High Court in Lagos is set to hear applications in the $8,134,312,397.63 fine slammed on MTN by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over alleged scam.
Justice Saliu Saidu has adjourned the hearing of preliminary objection filed by CBN and other pending applications in the suit filed by MTN Nigeria Communications Limited against the CBN fine till December 4.
Joined as a co-defendant is the Attorney General of the Federation AGF.
When the case was mentioned, Chief Wole Olanipekun SAN leading four other Senior Advocates of Nigeria and 15 other lawyers informed the court that CBN had filed defence and counterclaim to the suit filed by MTN and his client had also filed response to the said defence and counterclaim.
However, the counsel representing the CBN, Mr Seyi Sowemimo SAN, leading Mr Demola Akinrele SAN and nine other lawyers told the court that the CBN had filed a preliminary objection in addition to the already filed statement of defence and counterclaim, though the Attorney General of the Federation has not filed any defence.
Justice Saidu also observed that there was no proof of service before the court to show that the AGF had filed any response, though there is proof of services of other process filed by other parties.
Thereafter, by the agreement of the counsels of the two parties, Justice Saidu adjourned for hearing.
In a statement of claim jointly filed before the court by Chief Wole Olanipekun and four other Senior Advocates of Nigeria, MTN states that...http://www.newsmakersng.com/cbn-vs-mtn-court-hears-applications-on-8b-fine-for-scam-in-december/

Extortion: Policemen, LASTMA Officials Caught Asking Motorist to Pay N75k into Bank Account
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Police authorities in Lagos have held four policemen and three state traffic officials who allegedly opened a shop on the road asking motorists to pay into a specified bank account.

According to the police, the suspects were caught when they gave one Mr Waheed Lamidi a Diamond Bank account number 0020558133, titled Femi Adebanji, to transfer N75,000 when he complained that he had no cash.

The Lagos State police spokesman, CSP Chike Oti, told NewsmakersNG in a statement how the Commissioner of Police (CP) Edgal Imohimi caught the suspects.

The statement reads: “The attention of the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, was this morning, 30/10/2018, drawn to a publication on page 19 of The Nation Newspaper, of the same date, captioned “Police as a cesspit of corruption”.

The reporter drew attention to the underhand dealings of some policemen he ran into on his way to Festac town Lagos. He alleged that the men took him to First Gate of Festac Town which they have turned to an extortion point.

Sequel to the information gained from the publication, the CP directed the Area Commander in-charge of Area E, Festac, ACP Yusuf Ajape and the officer in charge of the Command’s X-Squad Section, SP Aliu Abubakar, to carry out a covert operation around the aforementioned location leading to the arrest of the following policemen and Lagos State Traffic Management Agency officials (LASTMA):

Inspector Charles Omokaro
Inspector Idara Akai
Sergeant Chidi Mordi
Sergeant Joseph Bernard
LASTMA OFFICIALS

Mr. Sam Adekunle
Mr. Omolaja Ige
Mrs. Modinat Folashade


“They were caught trying to extort one Mr. Waheed Lamidi, whom they gave a Diamond Bank account number 0020558133, titled Femi Adebanji to transfer the sum of seventy-five thousand Naira only (N75,000.00) when he complained that he had no cash.

“The CP Lagos has directed that...http://www.newsmakersng.com/extortion-policemen-lastma-officials-caught-asking-motorist-to-pay-n75k-into-bank-account/

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A woman in her early 60s has been found missing in Ogun State.

NewsmakersNG was informed that Mrs Benedicta Igweachunam, who is between 60 and 61 years, speaks the Igbo language fluently.

Members of the public were asked to contact the nearest police station to inform Obasanjo Police Station in Ota, Ogun State or call/text Mr Olamide Dawodu on 07062884387...http://www.newsmakersng.com/help-igbo-woman-gone-missing-in-ogun/

#Ebola: Nigerian Angel, Dr Ameyo Stella Adadevoh honored with Google Doodle on 62nd Posthumous Birthday

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Dr Ameyo Stella Adadevoh is not around to mark her 62nd birthday today, but Google has seized the initiative to celebrate the woman who saved the lives of millions of Nigerians by sacrificing her own.

Google Doodle today reminds the world of the heroic deed of the Nigerian physician who saved the nation from a major Ebola catastrophe on a day Nigerian Doctors were on strike.
NewsmakersNG is the first Newspaper to join Google today in the celebration of Dr Ameyo Stella Adadevoh, who curbed a wider spread of the Ebola virus in Nigeria by placing the patient zero, Patrick Sawyer who flew into the country, in quarantine despite pressures from the Liberian government.

She died on August 19, 2014, after Sawyer infected her with the virus.

She is known for preventing the Nigerian index case from leaving the hospital at the time of diagnosis, thereby playing a key role in curbing the spread of the virus in Nigeria.

On August 4, 2014, it was confirmed that she had tested positive for Ebola virus disease and was being treated.
Adadevoh died in the afternoon of August 19, 2014. She was http://www.newsmakersng.com/nigerian-angel-dr-ameyo-stella-adadevoh-honored-with-google-doodle-on-62nd-posthumous-birthday/

Police Uncover Billionaire Fraudsters Cloning Websites of Major World Banks from Lagos …Scammers Target Wells Fargo, CBN, IMF, UBA others

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A cell of international fraudsters fleecing depositors of millions of dollars at banks across the world have been uncovered at a hideout in Ajah area of Lagos.

Targeting accounts with big limits of between $1million and $5million, the fraudsters, allegedly led by one Remijus Ekpe, were found to have swept huge sums from depositors’ funds using cloned websites of the Central Bank of Nigeria, United Bank for Africa (UBA), Union Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and those of American financial institutions including Chase Bank, USAA, and Wells Fargo & Company (WFC).

The cyber-crime syndicate, with foreign partners, was located and infiltrated by detectives at the Anti-fraud Unit of the Force Criminal Investigations and Intelligence Department (FCIID) Alagbon Close, Lagos, led by CP Dan Okoro, an officer with a reputation for cracking hard cases including murder and financial fraud.

According to Okoro, the fraudsters were working with insiders at the banks to obtain account and credit card details to defraud their victims.

Through what they called a coded advanced undercover investigation and high-tech forensic, the police found that the fraudsters targeted $130million in a particular bank account after receiving information from insiders at the bank.

“These frauds are going on and the banks are not informing members of the public, the customers, and innocent depositors,” Okoro said.

In one instance, a victim was fleeced of $1million which members of the syndicate shared using what they called 40-20-20-20 formula.

More than 50 audio recordings and videos have...http://www.newsmakersng.com/police-uncover-billionaire-fraudsters-cloning-websites-of-major-world-banks-from-lagos-scammers-target-wells-fargo-cbn-imf-uba-others/

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Eight months after the Inspector General of Police ordered a mop-up of illegal arms nationwide, here is the video of a gangland war at Onala Street, on Lagos Island, in which guns were freely used today: http://www.newsmakersng.com/video-gun-wielding-gangsters-sack-lagos-island-community/

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Two judges have been recommended for dismissal by the National Judicial Council (NJC), under the Chairmanship of Mr Justice Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen, over alleged misconduct.

Rising from its 87th meeting held yesterday, the NJC recommended the removal by dismissal from office of Justice Rita N. Ofili-Ajumogobia of the Federal High Court and Justice James T. Agbadu-Fishim of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria.

According to a statement from NJC today, Ofili-Ajumogobia was recommended to President Muhammadu Buhari for removal by dismissal from office pursuant to the findings by the Council on the allegations of misconduct contained in a petition to the Council by the Acting Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, alleging that:

Justice R. N. Ofili-Ajumogobia is a Director/Chief Executive Officer and sole signatory to Nigel and Colive Company contrary to the Code of Conduct for Judicial Officers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria;
Several personalities, individuals, government officials and business partners lodged funds into various accounts belonging to the Hon. Judge; and
There was an ex-parte communication between the Hon. Judge and Mr Godwin Oblah, SAN, during the pendency of his matter before the His Lordship.
The statement signed by NJC’s Director of Information, Mr Soji Oye, reads in part: “The Council, however, could not consider other allegations in the petition because they are already before a court where the judge is standing trial. Council left those matters for the trial to take its legal course.

“Hon. Mr. Justice James T. Agbadu-Fishim of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria was also recommended for removal by dismissal from office sequel to the findings of the Council on the allegations contained in another petition by the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alleging that the Hon. Judge received various sums of money from litigants and lawyers that had cases before him, and some influential Nigerians, under the false pretence that he was bereaved or that there was delay in the payment of his salary. This is contrary to the Code of Conduct for Judicial Officers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.



“In the interim, the Council, in exercise of its disciplinary powers under paragraph 21 (d) of the Third Schedule of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, as amended, has suspended Hon. Mr Justices R. N. Ofili-Ajumogobia and James T. Agbadu-Fishim with immediate effect pending their removal from office by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“Council rejected the letter of voluntary retirement, purported to be with...http://www.newsmakersng.com/njc-recommends-ofili-ajumogobia-agbadu-fishim-for-dismissal/

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Segun Atanda/

The battleground for the Oyo State governorship seat in 2019 is set with the emergence of candidates from two leading parties.
Today the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) picked former CBN deputy governor, Mr Ademola Adelabu as its candidate, while the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) settled for Mr Seyi Makinde, a businessman.
Both parties held governorship primaries today.
The governorship battle may, however, be a three horse race between the top parties in the state, with the African Democratic Congress getting set to present its candidate on Thursday. The status of other parties including Labour Party, Accord, Kowa, Alliance for Democracy (AD) and Action Democratic Party (ADP) is not yet clear.
Five APC aspirants stepped down for Adelabu to emerge almost unopposed. The aspirants who stepped down during the primaries were Dr. Babalola Owolabi, Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe and Olusola Ayandele.
Niyi Akintola (SAN) was the last to step down, a decision he took reluctantly.
Announcing his withdrawal from the race at the venue, Akintola said: “I feel cheated.”
He added, “I have not really benefitted anything from my struggle. I am taking...http://www.newsmakersng.com/governorship-battle-apc-pdp-flag-bearers-emerge-in-oyo/

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The Anti-Fraud Unit of the Force Criminal Investigations and Intelligence Department (FCIID), Alagbon Close, Lagos, bared its fangs today as it unmasked two men held over N118million fraud.

Sending a strong message to fraudsters, the new Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the Anti-Fraud Unit, Mr Damian Ikem Okoro, revealed that his men now have what it takes to track all manners of fraudsters operating in the country.

“Those who engage in fraud and fraud-related activities must watch out,” Okoro said. “Those who hack accounts, intercept letters, emails from personal and corporate domains, those who are changing account numbers and addresses should stop forthwith or be arrested. We have the wherewithal, now, to trace and track persons who are into these criminalities.”

He told reporters how a fake army officer was caught after allegedly defrauding a wine importer of N100million. He also revealed how a man who claimed to be a pastor allegedly duped a widow of N18million in a land scam at Ibeju-Lekki.

According to the CP, the wine dealer identified as Mr Obinna Francis was swindled of N100million while he was trying to recover N77million paid to a supplier who failed to deliver the goods.

After several failed attempts over a period, a man who identified himself as a Brigadier-General in the Nigerian Army offered to assist him with the recovery and also get him registered with big companies, but ended up making various monetary demands until the victim could bear it no more.

“It’s just so difficult to run to people for help in Nigeria. If a 58-year-old man who is old enough to be my father can defraud me, I don’t know if there’s...http://www.newsmakersng.com/ccc-pastor-fake-army-officer-in-police-net-over-n118million-fraud-cp-dan-okoro-cautions-nigerians/

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There was panic in some parts of Abuja following reports of a land tremor on Wednesday night.

Residents of the affected areas have been sharing their experiences on social media while calling on relevant authorities to clarify the situation.

NewsmakersNG reports that over 12 hours after the incident was reported, relevant agencies of government are yet to make any official statement.

A former presidential aide, Dr Joe Abah, wrote on Twitter that he felt the sensation at his home in Jabi area about 9 pm.

He Tweeted with his verified handle, @DrJoeAbah: “I felt my house in Jabi, Abuja, vibrate around 9 pm last night. It didn’t feel like an earth tremor. It was more like an explosion that pushed air, rattled the windows and shook chandeliers. Almost exactly like when the This Day Office in Utako was bombed some years ago.”

Another person tweeted: “What just happened in parts of Abuja? The building I am in just vibrated. Maitama, Katampe, Gwarimpa all felt it! Pls confirm locations…

Another Twitter user wrote: “Almost exactly. However, there wasn’t any loud explosions to suggest bombing or even quarrying.

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Two ex-Governors Jailed, N107.9Billion Recovered and You’ve Seen Nothing Yet – Magu
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Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, today bemoaned the level of support for the ongoing war against corruption, as he gave an account of his stewardship at an interactive session in Lagos.

Magu, who told media practitioners and representatives of the Movement against Corruption at the parley that EFCC had sent two governors to jail and recovered money in various currencies running into over N107.9Billion this year, said, “You have not seen anything yet. We have not touched 10 per cent of the corruption going on, and we don’t have the capacity to deal with it. EFCC does not have the capacity to do all the trial. Other law enforcement agencies must equally join to fight against corruption.”
He gave the breakdown of the figures as N106, 516, 222,383.7, $1, 635, 925. 81 (N592, 303, 356), £629,193. 65 (N763, 076, 428.4) and €25,575 (N10, 849, 110.4).

According to Magu, some individuals being investigated over alleged involvement in oil deals running into $6billion are now trying to sell their properties abroad.

He revealed that EFCC has signed memoranda of understanding with the United Arab Emirates and Mauritius in its efforts to recover looted assets.

He expressed the hope that EFCC would surpass the record of 189 convictions achieved in 2017, going by over 158 convictions secured between January and August this year.

He also mentioned that politicians defecting from one party to another would not be shielded from prosecution by the anti-graft agency.

He said, “The fact that a...http://www.newsmakersng.com/we-jailed-2-governors-recovered-over-n107-9billion-in-one-year-and-youve-seen-nothing-yet-magu/

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American civil rights activist and former presidential aspirant, Rev Jesse Jackson, and his wife, Jacqueline Jackson have been honoured with Yoruba chieftaincy titles at the African Festival of the Arts holding at Washington Park, in Chicago.

Rev Jackson was conferred with the title of Grand Baba and his wife, fondly called Jackie, was crowned Grand Yeye.

NewsmakersNG learnt that they were celebrated for their advocacy together promoting educational excellence and economic enterprise for African-Americans.

The Jackson’s nearly 60-year relationship was described as an American success story writ large.

According to the organizers of the ...http://www.newsmakersng.com/jesse-jackson-wife-emerge-as-grand-baba-grand-yeye-as-african-festival-of-the-arts-ends-in-u-s/

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The Brazilian government has given Yoruba a pride of place among foreign languages spoken in the country.

NewsmakersNG was told in an exclusive interview with the Brazilian minister of culture, Dr Sérgio Sá leitão at the weekend in Brazil that the government has introduced the compulsory study of African History and Yoruba language into the primary and secondary schools curriculum.

The minister spoke at an event where the Institute of African Studies, University of Sao Paulo, in Brazil paraded important dignitaries including Nigerian artists and historians, as well as professors of arts and African studies at a lecture on the importance of Yoruba language in the Brazilian culture and tradition.

According to him, the inclusion of African History and Yoruba Language in the curriculum would help bring the closeness of the African Brazilian people to their roots and thus encourage the understandings of the language among other important languages in Brazil apart from Portuguese which is the official language.

The minister also mentioned the role played by Brazil during the festival of arts and culture, ‘FESTAC 77’, held in Lagos, Nigeria in 1977; the constant intercultural programmes between Nigeria and Brazil; the annual carnival of Arts, music and cultural displays featuring prominent African artist and Yoruba writers such as Yinka Shonibare, Adeyinka Olaiya, El Anatsui among many others, including the highly respected Yoruba writer, Professor Wande Abimbola.

Speaking at the event, Peruvian Nobel laureate, Prof. Mário Vargas Llosa also made mention of the African community in Peru where the African Peruvians are settled till date.

Vargas Llosa, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2010, is known as one of Latin America’s most significant novelists and essayists, and one of the leading writers of his generation.
According to Vargas Llosa, Yoruba people and their culture have helped the universe, IFA has proven his existence in the beings of mankind right from the inception and IFA is still very much alive and needs to be recognized even more than it is today.

According to Prof Mário Vargas, the Yoruba language should no longer be approached as an ethnic language but a universal language that is alive in culture and tradition of the Africans and her roots around the universe.

Speaking in Yoruba and Portuguese, Prof Katiuscia Ribeiro of the Institute of African Studies drew attention to the African philosophical practices introducing the constant representation of the Yoruba culture and religion in the Brazilian traditional beliefs.

NewsmakersNG learnt that the Yoruba traditional religion today comes after the Catholic practices as the most improving religious practices in the South American country. Several houses of worships called “ILE ASE” are having...http://www.newsmakersng.com/brazil-gives-yoruba-language-official-status-nobel-laureate-says-ifa-is-alive/

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A Brazil-based Nigerian man was suddenly stabbed to death last night in Sao Paulo, Brazil by another Nigerian, who at the time of this report is yet to be arrested by the police.

Eyewitnesses told NewsmakersNG that the victim, simply identified as 48-year-old Elochukwu, a native of Enugu State was involved in an argument with another Nigerian man named as Chike...http://www.newsmakersng.com/exclusive-nigerian-man-stabbed-to-death-by-another-nigerian-in-brazil/

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Segun Atanda/



Easy does it!

That word of caution was probably not applied when a young lover in Ogun State allegedly engaged a married woman about twice his age in a marathon sex.

NewsmakersNG learnt that the 40-year-old mother of five identified as Monsurat Idowu died while making love with 28-year-old boyfriend, Kelvin Michael, yesterday.

Michael allegedly told the police that the affair started last month when he met the woman inside a bus at Ketu area of Lagos.

Ogun State police spokesman, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the arrest of the young man.

He said, “The arrest of the suspect was as a result of a complaint by one Benjamin Okereke of the...http://www.newsmakersng.com/young-lover-held-after-death-of-old-partner-during-marathon-sex/