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FRAUD ALLEGATION: EFCC QUIZZES LOCAL GOVT CHAIR IN EDO

EDO: LOCAL GOVT CHAIR IN EFCC NET By: Our Correspondent The Executive Chairman of Esan North East Local Government council, Mr. Augustine Okoibhole, has been arrested yesterday, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The Chairman, who has been under the searchlight of the EFCC, is currently under serious interrogation with the Commission officials in Benin city. Information reaching Everyangleineverywhere.blogspot.com, reveals that the council boss' accomplices, yet to be picked up by EFCC, are making plans to dole out large sums money for the transfer of the local government council's Head of Service, HOS, as well as the Director of Works and Housing out of Esan North East Local Government council; for aiding the EFCC officials in their investigation and for their refusal to sign some of the already doctored and back dated documents that implicated the Chairman in financial malfeasance running into millions of naira. However, under the present circums

FED. COURT OF APPEAL JUSTICE, KIDNAPPED

Federal Court of Appeal Justice, kidnapped in Benin. By: Festus Alenkhe  Hon. Justice Nwosu Iheme of the Federal Court Of Appeal, Benin City, Edo state was kidnapped yesterday, by dare devil and violent gunmen in Benin City. The vicious gunmen who killed her police orderly before the abduction was Said to have trailed and intercepted her Jeep along Benin-Agbor road near Christ Choosen Church. An eye witness told Crime News team that a Toyota Voltron car mÃ¥de up  of 4 unknown gunmen suddenly overtook the Judge's car where they immediately  opened fire , killing the police orderly on the spot. They then shot the tyre of the jeep forcing the driver to stop. The female judge was hurriedly whisked in to the hoodlums' car where she was tÃ¥ken to unknown destination. The police in Edo state are yet to make any statement just as the kidnappers are yet to make any ransom demand.

N52m FRAUD: POLICE ARRESTS FCT MINISTER'S IMPERSONATOR

Police Arrest FCT Minister’s Impersonator Over N52m Fraud By Chris Udochukwu  The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, police command has arrested 27-year-old Mohammed Bello Kolo for ‘impersonating’ the FCT Minister, Mallam Muhammed Musa Bello, and defrauding people of N52 million. Parading the suspect yesterday at the command headquarters on Wednesday, Police Commissioner, Bala Ciroma said, “Following a complaint received on 28th October, 2019 police operatives attached to State Intelligence Bureau of the FCT Command arrested one Mohammed Bello Kolo, ‘m’, 27 years, who has been parading himself as the “Honouroble Minister of FCT” Mallam Muhammed Musa Bello and defrauding unsuspecting members of the public. “In the course of impersonating the Honourable Minister, he has so far defrauded his victims of cash worth of fifty two million naira (52,000,000) which he allegedly received in installments under pretence of giving them contracts. The suspects said he had access to cla

I WILL NOT REPLY SAGAY THROUGH THE MEDIA -Oshiomhole

Revealed: Why Oshiomhole will not join issues with Prof. Sagay The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole is not about to banter words with the Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption PACAC, Prof. Itse Sagay over his recent tirades against him. The APC National Chairman who has been on the receiving end of media flacks from Prof. Sagay said, “I won’t join issues with Prof. Sagay, he’s my brother”. Sagay, the party chairman said he will not reply him through the media over series of allegations levelled against him (Oshiomhole) about the crisis in the party and in Edo State. Oshiomhole said he would rather call Prof. Sagay on phone or schedule a meeting with him and hear the issues he claimed he had with him, saying he decided not to reply him through the media because of the respect he has for him (Sagay). Sagay had over the weekend reportedly accused Oshiomhole of creating more problems for the party, add

COURT RULING ON PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION:PRESIDENT BUHARI'S STATEMENT

STATEMENT ON THE SUPREME COURT RULING ON THE FEBRUARY 23 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION President Muhammadu Buhari today welcomes the ruling of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, dismissing the case brought before them by former vice-president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and again thanks the people of Nigeria for the mandate they gave to him to run the affairs of the country for another four years. “The Government – and people of Nigeria – have been aware that the result of the February 23, 2019, presidential election has been settled now for some eight months. ‘‘President Buhari was re-elected by an absolute majority of 55.6 per cent of the national vote, with Nigerians casting nearly 4 million more votes for President Buhari than his nearest challenger – representing a margin close to 15 per cent of the total vote. “The former Vice President and his political party exercised their rights, under the Nigerian Constitution and electoral laws, to pe

EDO: OSHIOMHOLE, OBASEKI FUED WORSENS

Oshiomhole, Obaseki feud worsens as supporters tackle each other EDO State Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu spent over four hours at the Edo Police headquarters on Sunday night to secure the release of Special Adviser to Governor Godwin Obaseki on Security, Andrew Momodu. He was taken to Abuja on Monday. Momodu was arrested at about 9 pm on Sunday by policemen from Abuja following a petition that he was among those who stoned the Benin City residence of All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. Also invited for questioning by the Police are Special Adviser to Obaseki on Political Matters (Edo South) Osaigbovo Iyoha, head of Obaseki’s Public Works Volunteer (PUWOV) Murtari Osagie, and his associates Albert Obazee, Kelly Okungbowa and Augustine Edosomwan. The Abuja police team eventually released Momodu on the grounds that Shaibu would make him and others available for questioning in Abuja, tomorrow. Momodu said he was harassed and locked up

WIFE SOLD OUT ISIS LEADER, ABU BAKR AL-BAGHDADI TO US TROOPS

WIFE SOLD OUT ISIS Leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi to US troops Slain terrorist Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s whereabouts were revealed to the American forces by one of his numerous wives, it has since emerged. The New York Daily Report revealed on Tuesday that one of Al-Baghdadi’s wives released the whereabouts of the slain terrorist leader. The woman was arrested in Iraq last week along with a man who was a courier for the extremist Muslim organization. According to the US tabloid, the wife said that her husband was in the northern Syrian village of Barisha. The US newspaper did not mention either the name of the informant. Islam allows Muslims to have up to four marriages simultaneously and Al Baghdadi was no exception on the culture. He was killed in Syria by US troops. Meanwhile, Newsweek magazine reported that the leadership of the terrorist group was taken over by Iraqi Turk Abdullah Kardash, whose name is sometimes spelt Karshesh and is also known as Hadj