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EFCC arrests Permanent Secretary of Niger Delta Ministry over N5bn misappropriation
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, Babayo Ardo has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC for allegedly misappropriating N5billion.
According to reports, he was picked up late on Friday in Abuja and is facing interrogation.
Ardo was recently accused of contravening the civil service rules which prohibit serving civil servants from participating in political activities, after he declared his intention to run for the governorship election in Gombe State under the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
He had participated in the screening process without resigning his position in the ministry and could not secure the gubernatorial ticket after the primary.
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A group, the Concerned PDP Vanguard had condemned this action in a petition signed by its leader, Sani Kabiru, to both the party and his employers, the Federal Government.
Kabiru reiterated that as a party, it would be counterproductive to allow people who would not respect the rules of political engagements to participate in its processes.
“It is in lieu of the above that we wish to bring Ardo’s conduct to the attention of the leadership of the PDP as well as the federal government where he is still employed.
“It is our informed opinion that the screening team ought not to have attended to him knowing fully well that he’s a serving permanent secretary who neither presented a letter of resignation nor termination of appointment,” the group had said.
Another group, Ethics and Corporate Compliance Institute of Nigeria, shortly before his participation in the screening exercise, petitioned the National Chairman of the PDP, Iyorcha Ayu, over his disobedience of the civil service rule.
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BREAKING: Explosion rocks Rivers APC secretariat hours to LG election
BREAKING: Explosion rocks Rivers APC secretariat hours to LG election
There is currently tension in Rivers State as individuals suspected of arson reportedly detonated explosives at the state secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday morning.
Newstrends reports that the APC is the principal opposition political party in Rivers State.
The state is preparing to hold its local government elections today, Saturday, October 5.
However, just a few hours before the exercise, the secretariat of the APC located in Port Harcourt was reportedly attacked.
According to Leadership, video clips obtained online indicate that the incident, believed to involve dynamite, caused damage to the main gate and the security post of the APC secretariat, as well as to portions of a nearby building.
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In a brief message sent to journalists in the state, Chief Tony Okocha, the chairman of the party’s caretaker committee, attributed the attack on the secretariat to supporters of Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
Okocha wrote: “At the wee hours of Saturday, pro-Fubara civilian soldiers detonated dynamites at our office.
“The second attempt to set it ablaze was foiled as the security at the gate quickly put out the fire.”
The APC had previously declared its intention to abstain from the local government elections scheduled for this Saturday throughout the state.
In a surprising turn of events, the ruling party in the state, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), under the leadership of Hon. Chukwuemeka Aaron, also announced its decision to refrain from participating in the election.
BREAKING: Explosion rocks Rivers APC secretariat hours to LG election
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Internet fraudster, girlfriend burnt to death for refusing to share fraud proceeds with gang members
Internet fraudster, girlfriend burnt to death for refusing to share fraud proceeds with gang members
In a shocking incident in Kasoa, Ghana, a 22-year-old man named Kwabena Osei and his 19-year-old girlfriend have tragically lost their lives after being set ablaze by friends over GHS 190,000 allegedly made from internet fraud.
According to a report by GhPage, Osei, an alleged member of a gang of internet fraudsters, was targeted after he refused to share the substantial spoils with his associates. Friends of Osei had repeatedly confronted him, urging him to reconsider his decision to keep the money for himself. However, their appeals went unheeded, escalating tensions within the group.
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In a desperate act, Osei’s friends allegedly doused his residence with petrol and ignited the flames, resulting in the complete destruction of the property. Sadly, his girlfriend, identified as Princess, was present at the time and also succumbed to the fire.
Sources told GhPage that Princess was also involved in the fraudulent activities, allegedly serving as the voice of a supposed white lady to facilitate calls on behalf of Osei and his gang.
Internet fraudster, girlfriend burnt to death for refusing to share fraud proceeds with gang members
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Students count losses as flood wreaks havoc in UI hostels
Students count losses as flood wreaks havoc in UI hostels
Flood has reportedly wrecked havoc in some of the hostels at the University of Ibadan (UI).
Newstrends gathered that the affected hall of residence is Awo Hostel where about 16 rooms in the underground floor were completely submerged with students’ properties floating on water.
Documents, books, foodstuff and other valuable properties of the students were said to have been destroyed.
One of the affected students, who pleaded anonymity said: “This is the third time everywhere is getting flooded but the first time our rooms are getting flooded like this.
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“Peoples’ foodstuff,, documents and properties, especially those that went to exam and are not around were destroyed. Someone even left her laptop on the floor charging and she went out.”
Videos showed some of the students who are around in the hostel struggled to save some of their properties, many of which could be seen floating on the water inside their rooms.
The videos showed that the floods took over students’ rooms, toilets, kitchens and all the entrances to their hostel.
A female student could be heard lamenting that the flood took over her room, destroying everything she has including the ones in her cupboard, her bed, and that she has been unable to go out and buy what she wants to eat.
Effort to reach spokesperson of the institution for reaction proved abortive as call put to her phone was not going.
Students count losses as flood wrecks havoc in UI hostel
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