FAKE NGOs DUPE INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS

Scammers, parading as non-governmental organizations(NGO) have been using fictitious names to defraud corporate bodies and individuals by claiming they are representing the interests of the Internally Displaced Persons in Borno State. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has said it has discovered no fewer than 40 fake NGOs involved. Mr Ibrahim Abdullahi, the Commandant of the NSCDC in the state, revealed. Abdullahi said the illegal NGOs were running nothing more than a certified scam by their actions. “We discovered that many of them were only interested in posing…

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FG TO DEVOTE MORE RESOURCES TO AGRICULTURE IN 2017 BUDGET

The Federal Government has promised to sustain concrete measures to diversify the economy by devoting more resources to agriculture in the 2017 budget. The president made this known in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by his Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu. According to the statement, Buhari, who was speaking to reporters in Nairobi, Kenya, on the margins of the sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI), said that African countries had a lot to learn from Japan on developing agriculture. He…

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PROJECT “KILL RATS AND MAKE MONEY” COMMENCES IN LAGOS

An NGO, Phosguard Fumigant Ltd, in partnership with the Lagos State government, has introduced a bounty, “Kill rats, make money.’’ Under the project, rodents multiplying ubiquitously across the mega-city state are to be exterminated from residential places and markets using hi-tech chemicals and equipment that will make their decomposing bodies non-infectious. Mr Oluwasegun Benson, the Chief Executive Officer of the company, on Sunday in Lagos said that the bounty would help to de-rat the state. Vector-borne diseases are infections transmitted by the bite of infected arthropod species, such as rats,…

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Maritime: 3,000 workers retrenched as shipping businesses dwindle

With the decline in economic activities across all sectors, the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN has revealed that no fewer than 20 shipping companies, had shut operations in Nigeria due to unfavourable government’s policies, leading to the retrenchment of over 3000 workers in the last one year. President-General of the union, Mr. Anthony Emmanuel Nted, among other things, lamented that the jobs of over 2000 workers were also on the line and called on President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene to save the sector from imminent collapse. Nted who declined…

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Economy: Sanusi says Buhari needs to get things right

Former governor of Central Bank, and now Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has warned President Muhammadu Buhari to avoid repeating the mistakes made by former President Goodluck Jonathan so his administration does not end up in infamy like that of his predecessor. The emir gave the warning on Wednesday while delivering a paper entitled, “Nigeria In Search Of New Growth model” at the 15th meeting of the Joint Planning Board and National Council on Development Planning. “If this government continues to behave the way the last government behaved, we…

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First Bank appoints Patrick Iyamabo as Chief Finance Officer

One of Nigeria’s biggest financial institutions, FirstBank of Nigeria has announced the appointment of Mr. Patrick Iyamabo as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The appointment came as a result of the elevation of the former CFO, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan to Managing Director/CEO of the Bank. Iyamabo’ s appointment, which is still subject to approval by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), is consistent with FirstBank’s focus on corporate governance and best practice, and ensuring a balance of knowledge, judgment and experience at the highest decision making level in the…

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Military claims Boko Haram’Shekau wounded in air strike

The Nigerian military in a statement said that, following a major air onslaught on major remaining camps of Boko Haram terrorists in Sambisa forest, some of the groups’ commanders have been killed. It claimed that leader of a faction of the terrorists group who recently claimed possession of the Chibok Girls, Abubakar Shekau, was seriously injured in the airforce bombardment. Over a hundred terrorists who were said to be regrouping and planning further attacks were killed in the air raid. The statement reads, “In what one could describe as the…

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How churches recruit suspects for fake miracles

Like the Holy book says “end time is near”, and that false prophets will continue come into the church. Indeed, the activities of some suspects arrested at the Holy Ghost Park, Ogui Enugu, while on an mission to defraud church goers, has again proved this point that fake prophets abound. The five suspects, gave their names as Obi Ejike from Ubaho Okija in Ihiala, Anambra State; Kuku Mary from Ijebu Ode, Ogun State; Oluwakemi Joy from Ojo, Lagos State; Nwosu Chizoba from Umunze, Anambra State; and Peter Uchechi from Ebonyi…

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S.A Pastor Acquires BMW i8

South African pastor Paseka motsoeneng a.k.a Mboro, who has been trailed with series of controversies -has acquired a brand new BMW i8. The multi-millionaire who once ordered his female members to bring their panties for anointing to protect them against evil spirit -is popularly known over his claims about miracles he can perform. The founder of the Incredible Happenings Church, Pastor Mboro, was recently in the news after he reportedly claimed to have gone to heaven and had taken selfies to prove it. Share on: WhatsApp

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Peter Obi In Tax Evasion Scandal

The Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) on Tuesday stepped up its tax enforcement duties, shutting companies in Kano, Lagos and Onitsha for outstanding tax liabilities. In Onitsha, the warehouse of Next International Company was sealed. The company is owned by former Anambra Governor, Peter Obi. The company has tax liabilities of N20.4million. The breakdown showed that the company has failed to pay Company Income Tax, Withholding Tax and Education Tax since 2006. In Kano, the FIRS enforcement team, led by Umar Garba, sealed Sani Brothers Transport Company Limited, Triumph Nigeria…

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