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Nsa Ayi, a former relationship officer, Coronation Merchant Bank, has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment for diverting clients N700 million meant for Federal Government bonds, treasury bills and fixed deposits. He was sentenced today by Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja, Lagos. The convict, who was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on February 26, 2018, on an 11-count charge, was accused of altering instructions and falsifying signatures of customers to transfer money into various accounts outside the bank. The money was allegedly transferred in tranches into his Guaranty Trust Bank account No. 0001600855 as well as his Zenith Bank account No. 1002771899. Delivering her judgment today, the judge sentenced him to seven years imprisonment on each count of the charge. The sentences are to run concurrently from the day of arrest. The Judge further held that all properties traced to the defendant b...

The Nigerian police has declared wanted four of the robbers that participated in the bloody bank robbery incident that took place in Offa on April 4th. The state police command released the photos of the robbers from the CCTV footage of the bank. The Kwara State Government has also announced a N5 million reward for anyone that can help with information that would lead to the arrest of the suspects. The number to be contacted are 08062080913, 08126285268, 08032365122, 07056792065, 08088450152. Speaking on the recent development, the Assistant Commissioner of police, Moshood Jimoh, said “All the suspects are cooperating with the Police in the investigation into the incident. Currently, some of the other gang leaders and principal suspects at large are being identified and their pictures obtained for further investigation. Other sister security and safety agencies are equally implored to arrest them and hand over to the nearest Police Station or Formation across the co...

The Federal Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos, in two consolidated judgments today removed the legal roadblock, preventing the extradition to the United States of Ogun East Senator, Buruji Kashamu. The appeal court quashed the perpetual injunction granted by Justice Okon Abang of Federal High Court on 25th of May 2015, which restrained the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and other agencies of the Federal Government from arresting, restraining, detaining, attacking or otherwise effecting the abduction of Senator Buruji Kashamu. This was in connection with drug trafficking charges levelled against him by the United States Government. The Appellate Court also set aside the order of Justice Abang that nullified the warrant issued for the arrest of Senator Kashamu issued by another judge of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja Federal Capital of Nigeria to pave way for the commencement of extradition proceedings against the senator at the Federal High Court Abuja. ...

A Nigerian motivational speaker, Abiodun Atobatele shared this chat between himself and a job seeker who is used abbreviations to send him WhatsApp messages. He wrote; This one was told to contact me for a job. See the way she chatted me up! Yeye abbreviations. Interview already failed

Ahead of the International Day of Midwife, the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM-Midwives) has pleaded with the Federal Government to employ more professionally-trained midwives. Mrs Margret Akinsola, the Chairman NANNM-Midwives made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday. Akinsola said such step would check the rate of maternal, newborn and infant deaths in Nigeria. “We seek automatic absorption of new graduates of midwifery both basic and post basic,” she pleaded. The International Day of Midwife (IDM) is commemorated on May 5 annually and theme for the year is “Midwives leading the way with quality care”. Akinsola emphasised that the day was aimed at celebrating the worth and work of midwives in the society. She attributed the rate of maternal, newborn and infant deaths in Nigeria to pregnancy related complications and lack of access to qualified midwives as well as inadequacy in health facilities...

Kanye West: In the news for the wrong reason As reactions continue to trail the controversial comments made earlier this week by U.S. rapper Kanye West, that slavery “was a choice”, a Detroit radio station has said it will ban his music. Hosts Shay Shay and BiGG of 105.1 the Morning Bounce made the announcement on Facebook with the hashtag “Mute Kanye.” “Kanye has gone too far” with his latest comments, they said. They wrote that they are refusing to give him a platform,” according to New York Post. “We don’t want to hear Kanye’s music, we don’t want to play Kanye on our show, we don’t want to talk about Kanye anymore,” the post read. “So we are taking a stand and we aren’t playing his music anymore; we just are refusing to give him a platform.” The ban will be for the entire hip-hop station and will include tracks that West produced or is featured in as well, the Detroit Free Press reported. West faced swift backlash following an interview with TMZ on Tuesday, where he ...

Nyesom Wike, right, with AIPS African President Mitchell Obi. The Rivers Governor to be honoured in Brussels by AIPS Africa headed by Obi Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State will be on the spotlight in Brussels, Belgium next week as the world’s sports media converge in Europe’s capital. The continental section of the 94-year old International Sports Press Association (AIPS) (www.AIPSmedia.com) will switch on its recognition glare for Wike. He will receive the highly coveted AIPS AFRICA Power of Sports Award and will also present a paper on Peace and Progress Through Sports in The Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. Wike’s presentation comes up 9 May, a day after the opening of the 81st AIPS congress, the largest congregation of professional sports journalists. Honour for Wike will be the first of its kind by AIPS Africa since it took on a new coat from the Africa Sports Journalists Union(ASJU). The former ASJU in 1980 installed Bashorun M.K.O Abiola as the First Pillar of Sports ...

Acting Chairman APC Kaduna State Shuaibu Idris, APC NationalChairman Chief John Oyegun and Governor Nasir El-Rufai at the flag-off of the APC Kaduna’s local government election campaign. The local government election in Kaduna State on 12 May will be conducted using Electronic Voting Machines, the first time in Nigeria. Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai said his government has invested considerable sums in electronic voting because the APC believes that votes must count. El-Rufai was speaking at the flag-off of the APC’s campaign for the local government elections in the state. The ceremony, which held at the Kaduna Township Stadium, had in attendance Chief John Oyegun, national chairman of the APC, Hajiya Zainab Ahmed, Minister of State, Budget and National Planning, and senior officials of the Kaduna APC. L-R: Minister of State Budget Zainab Ahmed, Ummi El-Rufai, Governor Nasir El-Rufai, Chief John Oyegun; Kaduna State Deputy Governor Barnabas Bala and Finance Commissi...

Midfielder Luyanda Ntshangase from South African top-flight side Maritzburg United died today, two months after being struck by lightning during a friendly fixture. The promising 21-year-old had been in an induced coma since the March 1st incident and the club said he had succumbed to his injuries in a statement released today. “We are extremely sad about the loss of Luyanda, an exciting young player with enormous potential,” Maritzburg chairman Farook Kadodia said in a statement. Ntshangase, who made his debut against Kaizer Chiefs in October 2016, is the third Maritzburg player to perish in a little more than two years after midfielders Mondli Cele, 27, and Mlondi Dlamini, 20, died in separate car accidents.