Nigerian Prince Arrested For Employment Scam

A Nigerian prince and his accomplice are accused of bamboozling hundreds of job seekers out of thousands of dollars by promising them high-paying gigs in New York. The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said Osmond Eweka, 31, a prince from the Benin royal family in Nigeria, according to reports, and a United States citizen living in New Jersey and his friend Kamel McKay, 27, pretended to run two consulting firms in Manhattan telling clients that if they paid a fee they would be placed at various jobs across New York City.…

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Kogi East endorses banker, Victor Adoji for senate 2019

  Astute Banker, Victor Adoji has been okayed by the Kogi East Senatorial electorates for Senate come 2019 general election. Victor Adoji is now gearing to run for the 2019 senatorial elections to represent Kogi East Senatorial District at the National Assembly. Already, there have been wild excitements everywhere in Kogi State as the electorates believe Adoji’s representation will be a sign of good things coming to the senatorial district. The people are already expressing sighs of relief even though he has not yet won the seat because they believe…

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I Never Said Oshiomhole Was Bad Luck For APC – Amaechi

Minister of Transport and Campaign DG for the President Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organization, Rotimi Amaechi has denied reports that he accused the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomole of bringing bad luck to the party. Amaechi debunked the report in a statement through the office’s Director, Strategic Communications, Festus Keyamo, yesterday, describing the story as ‘fake news.’ “For the avoidance of doubt, we wish to state without equivocation that Rt. Honourable Rotimi Amaechi did not at any forum, whether in private or public, utter such words…

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APC surprised as Ortom finally defects to PDP

Samuel Ortom, Benue State Governor has officially announced on Wednesday his defection from the All Progessives Congress  to the Peoples Democratic Party. This is coming a day after the APC lost 13 of its senators and 37 of its House of Representatives members to the PDP, thus giving the majority status to the former ruling party in the Senate. Ortom made the declaration during the meeting with local government chairmen and their councillors at the new banquet hall of the Government House, Makurdi. Thirteen local government chairmen and 276 councillors…

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Ekweremadu fears for Nigeria’s democracy as EFCC lays siege on his residence

Senator Ike Ekweremadu, the Deputy Senate President, yesterday opened up on the siege to his Abuja residence by men of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and security agencies,  Tuesday, saying  he was seriously afraid of the nation’s democracy. Ekweremadu described the action of the security personnel as sad, a dangerous development, unfortunate and uncalled for and warned that Nigeria’s democracy was seriously on the decline, just as he said that the whole world expects Nigeria to lead in democracy in Africa, adding that as a country, there was…

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I will not join issues with Remi Tinubu, others -Muiz Banire

Dr. Muiz Banire (SAN), former National Legal Adviser of the All Progressives Congress, on Wednesday dismissed the objection of his nomination as chairman, Assets Management Company of Nigeria by three Lagos Senators saying he “will not join issues with them.” President Muhamadu Buhari had recently nominated Banire as AMCON chairman, with Oluremi Tinubu, Olamilekan Solomon and Gbenga Ashafa, representing Lagos State in the Senate, kicking against his confirmation. But Banire, Convener, United Action for Change, in a statement said he does “not desperately need a political job to survive.” “I am blessed with so many alternative contact…

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Melaye arraigned over attempted suicide, gets N5m bail

Senator Dino Melaye was yesterday arraigned before an Abuja High Court sitting in Apo over allegation that he attempted to kill himself by jumping out of a vehicle conveying him to Lokoja to face criminal trial. Melaye was, in the charge endorsed by the Inspector General of Police, alleged to have escaped from custody, after he broke the glass on the second window of a Police bus, using his left elbow and jumped into a white Toyota Hilux with number plates Kaduna MKA 603GY. According to the Police, his action…

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Native doctor with Indian hemp farm arrested

A 55-year-old native doctor, Arage Rikici, with Cannabis Sativa farm at Kukin village in Fakai Local Government Area of Kebbi state has been arrested by the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The state commander of the agency, Mr Suleiman Jadi, said in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday that cannabis farming was unprecedented in the history of the state. “Sequel to intelligence report, a team of NDL4, 2018 discovered and destroyed Cannabis Sativa farm at Kukun village in Fakai local government area. “The alleged owner of the illicit farm, Mr Arage…

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Welder kidnaps customer

A notorious kidnap gang member, Sunday Clark, who plotted the abduction of his customer, a businessman, Mr. Adewale Kazeem has been arrested by operatives of Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad attached to the Rivers State Police Command. Clark told newsmen he acted as an informant to the gang to kidnap a businessman, Kazeem, a resident of Rukpokwu in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. The suspect, who is a professional welder, had earlier in December 2017, gone to Adewale’s house on invitation to carry out a welding job for him.…

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CBN Leaves Interest Rate Unchanged At 14%

The Central Bank of Nigeria led Monetary Policy Committee on Tuesday left interest rates unchanged as widely anticipated. The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, who announced the decision of the committee at the apex bank’s headquarters in Abuja said the committee left Monetary Policy Rate unchanged at 14 per cent, while the Cash Reserves Ratio was left at 22.5 per cent. Also, Liquidity Ratio was retained at 30 per cent; Asymmetric corridor at +200 and -500 basis points around the MPR. The governor said the committee strongly considered tightening monetary…

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