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The Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU), has dragged Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) Plc and two others before a Federal High Court, Lagos over an alleged $667,000 USD that was fraudulently lodged in the bank. Joined with GTB Plc in the suit marked FHC/L/CS/586/2020 are Albert Austine Ugochukwu and a Limited Liability Company, Tasmara Integrated Services Limited. GTB Plc and others were brought before the court, presided over by Justice Ayokunle Faji, by PSFU in a motion exparte pursuant to Section 6 (6)(b), (2)(k) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended); Executive Order 6, 2018, Section 4 of Police Act, 2004, Section 13(1) Federal High Court Act, 2004. And Section 13(1) of money laundering an prohibition Act 2011 (as amended in 2012), Order 26 (6-10), 28(1)(1-3),(2)(1-6), 30(A) of the Federal High Court (Civil Procedure Rule) 2019: Section 16(1)(A)(B) of the Advance Fee Fraud And Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and under the inherent jurisdict...

Re: THE QUEST FOR PEACE IN IDUMUJE-UGBOKO, MY PERSPECTIVE By Dr. Gabriel Ifeanyi Ogbechie Our attention has been drawn to a publication, here-above referred, by Gabriel Ifeanyi Ogbechie published in Vanguard online of May 21, 2020. At best, his article may generously be termed his role in the Idumuje-Ugboko crisis otherwise it is a mere tale to ingratiate and celebrate himself and his perceived role in the fratricidal crisis. IS GABRIEL AN IMPARTIAL ARBITER? No question, when history opens the pages of this crisis for generations to come, they will surely squint with acute concern because Ogbechie’s role will loudly be tainted with cruel miscarriage of justice. Certainly not a stainless umpire or arbiter. On the surface, the flow of his thoughts and presentation may hold the uninformed and innocent readers captive and thus persuaded to believe that Ogbechie, who also hails from our dear Idumuje-Ugboko Kingdom did not stand aloof over the three to four years of our inten...

Governor (Prince) Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has been described as a reformer, a transformer and a builder as he celebrates his first anniversary as the 5th Executive Governor of the state on May 29th, 2020, which coincides with his 60th birthday. In his congratulatory message to the Governor for the double celebration, a two-term former commissioner for works in Ogun State under former governor Gbenga Daniel, Hon. Waliu Taiwo said that the two events are worthy of celebration. Taiwo, an apex leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State said in a statement, which he personally signed that the state is lucky to have Prince Dapo Abiodun as the Governor at this critical time. While congratulating the Governor for joining the sexagenarian group and for his first year in office, Waliu said that Abiodun has come to put things right in Ogun State and change the fortune of the South West State for the better with his people-oriented programmes in the last one yea...

DJ Cuppy, the celebrity daughter of Nigerian billionaire, Femi Otedola, has landed first-of-its-kind deal with Apple Music in a move that entertainment industry watchers have labelled “watershed”. Apple Music is launching its first radio show in Africa. The streaming platform announced today, Thursday, that “Africa Now Radio with Cuppy” will debut Sunday and will feature a mix of contemporary and traditional popular African sounds, including genres like Afrobeat, rap, house, kuduro and more. The weekly one-hour show will be hosted at 3 pm Nigerian time on Sundays. As face and voice behind Apple Music in Africa, Cuppy will be bringing the world to Africa. Besides DJing all genres of African music, the show will see Cuppy entertaining the listeners with interviews from artists across the continent and even beyond. “The show represents a journey from West to East and North to South, but importantly a narrative of Africa then to Africa now,” Cuppy said. A...

Some security experts in the country have continued to express worry over the activities of Amnesty International in Nigeria. According to multiple sources interviewed by this newspaper, they stated that if the relevant authorities do not take urgent steps, the country might go up in flames due to the desperation of Amnesty International and their international collaborators in seeing to the disintegration of Nigeria.    According to Prof. Stanly Onyia an expert in peace and conflict studies at the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) in Abuja, he stated that a cursory look at the recent posturing of Amnesty International is an indication that they are out for a mission that is not in the best interest of Nigeria.    “AI is not a credible organization; their mission, especially in Nigeria, is tied around the innate desire to perpetuate mischief and cause a conflict of immeasurable proportion. Their reports are often lacking in objectivi...

A report by the Institute for Peace and Counter-Terrorism Studies (IPCTS) has revealed how the Nigerian military killed and injured over 762 Boko Haram terrorists in the last one month.  According to the report signed by Executive Director, Dr. Samson Bello, the institute attributed the military's all-new operational strategy for this feat, which is the brainchild of Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. T.Y Buratai.  The Army Chief’s relocation to the northeast to lead the final clearance operation has rubbed off on the troops of Operation Lafiya Dole.  The atmosphere has drastically changed with the troops highly motivated ever than before in the quest to flush out the fleeing terrorists.  After its extensive research work in the northeast, the Institute for Peace and Counter-Terrorism Studies hailed the COAS for being the catalyst propelling his troops from the front in the last one month. It disclosed that no fewer  than 350 Boko terrorist...

The war against terrorism in Nigeria has been a front-burner issue for a while. Social commentators have made postulations with regards to the success recorded so far. At the same time, some have also faulted the modus operandi of the Nigerian Military in the prosecution of the war. These are indeed interesting times. Nigerians have not seen the worst of the war against terrorism. A critical contributor to the war has been neglected and with the whole emphasis placed on Boko Haram/ISWAP. Nigerians have also failed to understand that there are various components of warfare and that the physical manifestation is just as an aspect of the overarching strategy just as it is evident in the raging battle between the Nigerian Military and the Boko Haram insurgent group in North-East Nigeria. In Nigeria today, two things stand out with regard to the war against terrorism: the war and the war within. And this brings me to the activities of Amnesty International and Sahara Re...