By: Osilamha Michael Favour Ahead of the 2023 elections, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana has said it will be a personal fight to attain good governance. BulletinNG reports that Femi Falana who was represented by comrade Kehinde Adeoye, Lagos State Chairman Committee for Defense of Human Rights stated this while addressing Nigerians at a town hall symposium held at the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Ogba, Lagos. Highlighting factors contributing to the devastating condition of Nigeria today, Kehinde beckoned on eligible voters to consider the fuel scarcity, insecurity, and political intolerance going on in the country before electing a candidate.…
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Mr Ali Bello, a nephew of Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has been remanded in a correctional centre over charges bordering on criminal misappropriation and money laundering. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned Bello before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of a Federal High Court, Abuja. He was docked alongside Abba Adauda, Yakubu Siyaka Adabenege, Iyada Sadat, Rashida Bello (at large) on 18-count charge bordering on criminal misappropriation and money laundering to the tune of N3.081 billion. According to the EFCC, Bello, Adaudu, Adabenege, Sadat and Rashida (at large) sometime in June, 2020 in Abuja procured E-Traders International…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday, awarded a fine of N4 million against two civil servants that were found guilty of receiving exotic cars as gifts from an associate of the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke, Mr. Jide Omokore. Trial judge, Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, in his judgment, held that Mr Victor Briggs, who is the former Managing Director of the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, NPDC, and Mr Abiye Membere, a former Group Executive Director, Exploration and Production of the NNPC, by accepting the gifts, acted in breach of Section 98 of the Criminal Code. It noted…
The family of an undergraduate of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Samuel Omolaye, has accused the management of the Federal Medical Centre, Ebute Metta, Lagos, of negligence resulting in his death at the facility in Lagos State. According to The PUNCH Samuel complained that he was feeling unwell and his family members rushed him to the medical facility for urgent treatment on February 1, 2023. On getting to the premises, it was learnt that workers in the hospital refused to commence treatment on the 25-year-old due to a lack of bed space in the hospital. Samuel’s mother, Comfort, while chronicling…
Access Bank has shut down some of its branches in Lagos State due to scarcity of naira notes and fear of been attacked by angry customers. According to BrandSpur Nigeria, one of its branches located in the Akowonjo area of Lagos State has been on lockdown for the past two days and counting. A security guard (name withheld) said the bank was shut down due to lack of cash. Further enquiries revealed that there was no prior notice to this effect as customers were seen complaining at the entrance of the gate. Some video clips on social media showed how…
Stanbic IBTC Bank has restated its commitment to support business growth in 2023 through its array of tailor-made financial solutions. The end-to-end financial services provider emphasized that it will not relent in its efforts to provide accessible funding for individuals and small, medium, and large-scale enterprises to grow their businesses in the new year, thereby addressing inadequate access to capital through various financing solutions. Targeted at businesses that need adequate funding to meet the demands of their customers, the innovative solutions provide short, medium, and long-term benefits to players across different sectors of the economy. Speaking on the offerings, Wole Adeniyi, Chief…
Operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) have arrested officials of the Abuja head office of Sterling Bank over “N258 million” new notes “stashed” in the bank’s vault. BulletinNG reports that the discovery followed one of the Commission’s operations at ensuring that commercial banks and other interest groups do not flout the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) directive which is ton ensure adequate distribution of the redesigned naira note. ICPC Arrests Sterling Bank Official Over ‘N258m New Notes Stashed In Vault’ In a statement on Tuesday, the commission said the regional and service managers of the bank…
The Lagos State Chapter of All Progressives Congress has suspended its campaign towards the forth-coming elections. According to a release by the party, the state chairman, Hon. Cornelius Ojelabi, said the decision was reached as a result of the state of the nation due to the scarcity of fuel and pain occasioned by the Naira redesign. He empathizes with the general public, especially the downtrodden who are at the receiving end. He expressed the view that it will be insensitive to forge ahead with the various rallies with the situation of things. He emphasized that members of APC are not…
Angry youth have taken to the streets of Abeokuta, Ogun State capital set bonfires, and destroyed political billboards in protest against the new naira scarcity. BulletinNG understands that the protest followed the growing hardship created by the naira and fuel crisis in the country. The protest which is taking place at Asero-Moore Junction-Abiola way, Sapon and Ibara, paralyzed commercial activities in the areas, forcing some banks in Oke -Ilewo axis to “release their workers to avert impending attacks from angry customers.” “I am presently at Sapon. They blocked roads and set burn-fire. We had to hide somewhere because some of…
The Lagos State Police Command said it has uncovered plans by some groups of persons to take advantage of the new Naira notes scarcity to unleash violence in some parts of the State. The Command’s spokesperson, Ben Hundeyin, in a tweet on Monday evening, warned the groups to shelve their planned violence or have the full weight of the law to contend with. According to him, the Command enjoined residents and visitors not to panic as the Police, in conjunction with other security agencies, embark on confidence-building patrols across the Lagos metropolis. https://twitter.com/BenHundeyin/status/1622667264129474569?t=AwalfoiYPdoAClB7XFT8dA&s=19