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I have no business with fraud – D’banj 

 Lagos, Dec, 10, 2022 – Music star, Oladapo Oyebanjo, also known as D’banj, has denied allegations of fraudulent practices made against him by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission.  He said that nothing incriminating was found on him by the commission. The singer was detained by ICPC on December 6, over allegations of fraud in connection with the N-Power programme, but released on self-recognition on Friday. D’banj took to his social media handles a few hours after he was released to tell his ordeal in ICPC and …

LASG to pick preferred handlers of Fourth Mainland Bridge before year end

Lagos, Dec. 9, 2022 – The Lagos State Government will announce the proffered handlers of maintenance of Third Mainland Bridge before the end of this year. Mrs Aramide Adeyoye, the Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Works and Infrastructure, announced this at a stakeholders meeting on Thursday. Adeyoye, who was represented by the Project Director for the Fourth Mainland Bridge, Tokunbo Ajanaku, said the essence of the meeting was to get a feedback from the communities. “At this point in time in the life of the fourth mainland bridge, …

Senate to seek clarification from CBN on new cash withdrawal policy

Abuja, Dec. 8, 2022 – The Senate is to seek clarifications from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on its new policy on limited cash withdrawals announced earlier this week. The new policy prescribes maximum cash withdrawal limits by individuals and corporate organisations at N100,000 and N500,000, respectively, per week. Some senators, who spoke at Wednesday’s plenary, agreed that the new policy would adversely affect many Nigerians The Senate Minority Leader, Phillip Aduda, (PDP, FCT), called the attention of his colleagues to the new policy while seconding a motion that …

Mozambique ex-president’s son jailed 12 years for corruption

Maputo, Dec. 7, 2022  (AFP/GBN) – A Mozambican court on Wednesday sentenced the son of Mozambique’s ex-president Armando Guebuza to 12 years in jail. This is following a vast corruption scandal in which the government unleashed financial havoc by trying to conceal huge debts. “The crimes committed have brought consequences whose effects will last for generations,” said Judge Efigenio Baptista who found Ndambi Guebuza guilty of embezzlement, money laundering and criminal association, in a scandal that arose after state-owned companies in the impoverished country illicitly borrowed $2 billion between 2013 …

“I am Tinubu and proper Tinubu”, APC Presidential Candidate claims in London

Lagos, Dec. 5, 2022 – Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), today claimed that he is a true born of Tinubu family in Lagos. He said this while fielding questions at Chatham House in London, saying that those who disputed claims that he was from the Tinubu family could request for a DNA test. The presidential candidate said he was born on March 29, 1952 in Lagos. Tinubu said that he just received his original certificate from Chicago State University and that his record …

Nigeria’s debts no longer sustainable -DMO

Lagos, Dec. 5, 2022 – Ms Patience Oniha, the Director-General of Debt Management Office, says Nigeria’s public debts stock is growing out of sustainability. Oniha, who spoke at the annual conference of the Capital Market Correspondents Association of Nigeria (CAMCAN) in Lagos at the weekend, said Nigeria was now facing the risk of being unable to sustain its rising public debt stock. Nigeria’s public debt stock, both external and internal, stood at N42. 84 trillion ($103. 31 billion) as at June 30, 2022.  She said it was important that the public debt …

INEC fixes Dec. 12 to Jan. 22 for collection of PVCs

Lagos, Dec. 3, 2022 – The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) has scheduled between Monday, December 12 and Sunday, January 22 as the collection dates of PVCs in all the 774 local government area offices of the commission across the country. The commission gave this directive in a statement at the weekend. It said that it had also resolved to devolve the PVC collection to the 8,809 Registration Areas/Wards from Friday, January 6th to Sunday, January 15th, 2023. “Those that are unable to collect their PVCs at all the local government offices …

NPA to partner security agencies in protecting ports

Lagos, Nov. 30, 2022 – Mr Mohammed Bello-Koko, the Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has promised to partner Nigerian security agencies in protecting lives and property at Nigerian ports. A statement by the NPA in Lagos on Wednesday quoted Bello-Koko as saying this when he received the General Officer Commanding 81 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen. Obinna Ajunwa, in his office in Lagos. Bello-Koko said that the authority would collaborate with stakeholders and the nation’s security apparatus, especially the military high command, to protect lives and property …

I will embark on $10bn empowerment scheme for youths – Atiku

Akure, Nov. 30, 2022 – Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has promised to embark on a $10 billion for youth empowerment scheme if voted into power. Atiku made the promise at a rally in Akure on Wednesday to kick-start his campaign in the South-West, saying that the scheme had already been captured in his policy document. “We would set aside enough money to take care of our youths. We would set aside $10 billion as a fund to empower our young women and men. …

Budget Padding: Ministry denies allegation

Abuja, Nov.28, 2022 – The Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning has denied allegation of budget padding by some ministries, departments and agencies. The ministry said that the funds in question were only wrongly captured in the budget estimates submitted to the National Assembly. It will be recalled that the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management has alleged that N206,242,395,000 found its way into its budget without its knowledge.  The Special Adviser to the Minister on Media and Communications, Yunusa Tanko Abdullahi, said in a statement that the …