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Shehu Sani Predicts possibly occurrence If Presidential Tribunal Sacks Tinubu

This Is the Result of Choked Democracy – Shehu Sani Reacts To Gabon Coup

August 30, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

Shehu Sani, a former lawmaker from Kaduna Central, has provided his opinions on the coup in Gabon. According to Gistlover, the military chiefs of Gabon had made the announcement of the coup. The officers asserted

Coup: 5 things to know about Gabon

August 30, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

Military officers announced on Wednesday that they had seized control of Gabon, a nation in Central Africa. They claimed to be nullifying the election results from the previous day, in which President Ali Bongo was

JUST IN: Gabon President Bongo Under House Arrest – Coup Leaders

August 30, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

Gabon coup leaders on Wednesday has stated that Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba is under house arrest and one of his sons has been arrested for “treason” hours after announcing they had overthrown the government.

Gabon Coup: Chinese Minister Speaks on President Bongo’s Safety

August 30, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

China called for dialogue in Gabon on Wednesday after military officers there ousted the country’s president, Ali Bongo, in the early morning hours. Days after being chosen for a third term in office, Gistlover had

Passport Queues Must Stop- Interior Minister warns Embassy

August 30, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the interior minister, has ordered the agency heads to expedite the passport application and collection process. “Nigerians shouldn’t have to wait in long lines to get passports. Tunji-Ojo was quoted as saying, “No,

Insecurity: Gov Sani Holds Emergency Meeting With Northern Traditional Rulers, Security Agencies

August 30, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

On August 29, 2023, Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State convenes an emergency security meeting at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim Government House in Kaduna with some traditional chiefs and the heads of security agencies to

Gov Abiodun laud Tinubu’s victory at Tribunal

Ogun Gov, Abiodun Refutes Allegation of Diverting N10.8 Billion LGA Funds

August 30, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

The governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, has refuted claims that he diverted more than N10:8 billion in statutory federal funding owed to the state’s local governments over the past two years. Instead, he claimed,

FCT Minister Wike, others Announce N825.8m Compensation for Land in a meeting with indigenes

August 30, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and Festus Keyamo, his counterpart in the ministry responsible for the development of aviation and aerospace, have spoken with residents of the Jiwa neighborhood in

Two white garment church members drown in Ogun river

August 30, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

The two individuals who traveled from Lagos to the Cherubim and Seraphim Church in Onikoko via the Itori neighborhood of the state were confirmed dead at the Ifo General Hospital after drowning in the river

Coup: Why we dismissed President Ali Bongo – Gabonese army

August 30, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

On Wednesday morning, national television broadcast the reasons why Gabonese army officers working under the auspices of the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions will replace President Ali Bongo as the nation’s leader.

Gabon Coup: Soldiers take power on live TV after president Ali Bongo is announced as election winner

August 30, 2023 Gist Lovers 0

Following President Ali Bongo’s re-election, a group of prominent Gabonese military commanders emerged on television early Wednesday morning, August 30 to announce that they had taken power. The officers stated on official television channel Gabon

Isese Uproar: Sowore Demands Kwara CP’s Dismissal

August 29, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

Omoyole Sowore, a human rights advocate and former African Action Congress presidential candidate, has demanded the dismissal of Ebunoluwa Adelesi as commissioner of the Kwara State Police. Sowore made this statement in response to a

Court Sentence ten ‘yahoo boys’ for fraud,Theft On September 14, 2023, Justice O. A. Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, found ten individuals guilty of separate counts of internet fraud. Ikyegh Senenge Bobo, Anum Cyprian Sesugh, Boniface Udoo Aondofa, Utor Stanley Torkuma, Obande Emmanuel, James Ekere, Tony Ochekwu Moda, Ochaje James, Shadrach Ugbu Aondona, and Odumu Michael are the defendants who were brought to justice by the Makurdi Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The prisoners were taken into custody in Makurdi at various locations for allegedly participating in cybercrime. According to the investigation, they used various aliases to deceive people into entering into phony social relationships so they could steal money from them. Senenge was found guilty and given a one-year prison term with the possibility of a N500,000 fine by Justice Egwuatu. He was told to hand over two plots of land in Phase 1 of Makurdi's Gboko Road, an iPhone 13 Pro, a Pontiac Vibe 2009 model, and other items to the Nigerian federal government. Cyprian was given a one-year sentence with the possibility of a fine of N500,000. Additionally, he gives up an iPhone 11 Pro Max to the Federal Government of Nigeria. Aondofa was given a one-year prison term with the possibility of a fine of N200,000.00 and was ordered to give up an iPhone 7 to the Nigerian federal government. Stanley was given a one-year prison term and given the option of paying a fine of N200,000.00 or forfeiting an iPhone to the Nigerian federal government. In addition, he must give the victim N97,900 (Ninety Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Naira) in restitution. James received a one-year sentence with the option of a N100,000 fine and forfeited an iPhone 14 Pro Max to the Federal Government, while Emmanuel received the same punishment. Ochekwu and Ochaje received sentences of one year in prison with a possible fine of one million naira and 500,000 points, respectively. Ochaje was given orders to forfeit one iPhone 6 and one HP laptop to the Federal Government of Nigeria, while Ochekwu must forfeit an iPhone 3 and an iPhone 8. Michael and Shadrach were given the option of paying a fine of N200,000 and N300,000, respectively, in addition to their one-year sentences. Shadrach was told to give the federal government an iPhone XR. Some of the charges read: “That you, Ikyegh Senenge Bobo “M” sometime between December, 2022 to May, 2023 in Makurdi, Benue State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, sent an electronic message to one Daniella Alias Nagako, a female Japanese citizen based in the United States of America vide an Online App where you disguise yourself as a male citizen of Texas, United States of America with the name Nakamora by procuring Apple iTunes Cards valued at N5,662,200.00 from her and converted the proceeds into your Opay Limited wallet, Ikyegh Msendoo Mercy’s GT and Keystone Bank accounts respectively and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 22 (3) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) Act, 2015 and punishable under same Section of the Act. “That you, Obande Emmanuel “M” (22 years) sometime between March and April, 2022 in Makurdi, Benue State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, fraudulently obtained the sum of $1000 USD from unsuspecting foreign nationals by using Instagram account “taratwithdephina” through which you claimed to be a fortune teller offering consultancy and palm reading service to help them succeed in life and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 22 (2) (b) (i) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) Act, 2015 and punishable under Section 22 (1) (iv) of the Act. “That you, Abah James Ekere “M” (33 years) on or about 22 June, 2021, in Makurdi, Benue State, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud knowingly sent electronic messages to Access Bank Plc and GT Bank that materially misrepresented the fact that a transaction of N1,500,000.00 (One Million Five Hundred Thousand Naira) and N400,000.00 (Four Hundred Thousand Naira) failed from your Access Bank account No. 0025620094 and GT. Bank account No. 0642871829 (from PoS terminal) which the Banks relied upon by making a chargeback to Accelerex Network Nigeria Limited who suffered a loss and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 14 (2) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) Act, 2015 and punishable under same Section of the Act. “That you, Shadrach Ugbu Aondona on or about February, 2022 in Makurdi, Benue State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud, used the identity of one Caitlyn Anderson, an America social media model and created a Gmail account, caitlynaanderson2012@gmail.com linked with your Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat accounts and sent fictitious messages to unsuspecting foreign nationals and obtained the sum of $2,000 (Two Thousand Dollars) only, which was converted and transferred to your Opay Account number 8073746212 and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 22(2)(a) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition Prevention) Act, 2015 and punishable under Section 22(2) (b) (iv) of the same Act”.

Court stops ICPC, EFCC, others from investigating Kano anti-graft boss

August 29, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

A High Court hearing in Kano State on Tuesday issued an interim order Prohibiting the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, and others anti-graft agencies from questioning

Accountant General of Abia Opens Up About Office Lockout Over Salary Dispute

Abia Accountant General Opens Up About Office Lockout Over Salary Dispute

August 29, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

Njum Onyemenam, the Abia State Accountant-General, has denied rumors that she was chased out of her office by irate civil servants on Tuesday morning. Earlier today, social media was awash with news that the state’s

Results Will Be Transmitted from Polling Units in Kogi Governorship Election — INEC confirm

August 29, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reveal that the results of the Kogi State governorship election on November 11 will be sent electronically straight from polling places to its server. The Resident Electoral Commissioner