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Yahoo Boy’s mother jailed five years for receiving N91m internet fraud largesse

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Mrs Debest Osarumwense has been sentenced to five years imprisonment in Benin, the Edo State capital.

She is the mother of Endurance Osarumwense, an alleged internet fraudster a.k.a. ‘Yahoo boy’.

Justice M. S. Shuaibu of the Federal High Court in Benin delivered judgment on Tuesday.

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The Economic and Financial Crimes prosecuted her on a one-count charge for aiding her son.

The woman was found guilty of receiving N91, 296,150 “being proceeds of his criminal activities.”

The judge convicted and sentenced Debest after she pleaded guilty upon arraignment by the anti-graft agency.

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Tinubu to Enugu Gov: You’re a good thinker

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Enugu State governor Mr Peter Mbah and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

Tinubu to Enugu Gov: You’re a good thinker

President Bola Tinubu has commended the Enugu State governor, Mr Peter Mbah over massive infrastructural projects in the state.

Tinubu arrived in Enugu State on Saturday on a working visit to unveil various projects by the state government.

The president, while commending the governor, said: “You’re a good thinker, Mbah. You’re my friend. We can go places together, building Nigeria, building the future, using technology to build and promote investment.

“We must encourage the private sector to come into politics.”

Special Assistant on Social Media to President Tinubu, Dada Olusegun, disclosed this in a series of posts on X, Saturday.

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Dada wrote, “President Bola Tinubu touched down at the Enugu airport on a working visit to commission various projects by the state government.

“He was received by Peter Mbah, the Executive Governor of Enugu State.

“President Bola Tinubu commissions the 135K road in Enugu Metropolis. PBAT says infrastructure is the backbone of development, congratulates Enugu Governor.”

Addressing Mbah during the event, Tinubu was quoted as saying, “Enugu is achieving great heights. Building our tomorrow, today. A leader like Governor Peter Mbah placing Enugu on the path of 21st-century development.

“You’re a good thinker, Mbah. You’re my friend. We can go places together. Building Nigeria. Building the future. Use technology to build. Promote investment. We must encourage the private sector to come into politics.”

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Sokoto offers 1,500 tricycles, motorcycles to riders at 80% discount

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Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu

Sokoto offers 1,500 tricycles, motorcycles to riders at 80% discount

The Sokoto State government has distributed 1,000 motorcycles and 500 tricycles to commercial riders at 80 per cent discount.

Governor Ahmed Aliyu, while flagging off the distribution on Saturday, said the gesture was to make transportation within the state metropolis and local government areas accessible and affordable for the masses.

He added that it was part of the several measures taken to create more jobs in the state and make the lives of the beneficiaries and their families better.

According to him, the tricycles were bought at the cost of N3.6 million and the motorcycles at N1.3 million but were given out to the beneficiaries at giveaway prices.

“We are giving out the tricycle at the rate of N1 million and the motorcycle at the cost of N300,000 after paying an initial deposits of N150,000 for tricycle and N50,000 for motorcycle with one guarantor by each of the beneficiaries.

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“The beneficiaries were expected to make a monthly payment of N15,000 (for tricycle) and N5000 (for motorcycle),” he said.

While urging the beneficiaries to extend same gesture to their passengers by reducing the fares, he warned them against violating the terms of the agreement.

“These machines are provided for the benefit of our people, don’t sell it. And try as much as possible to make your charges affordable to a common man. If others who are depositing N90,000 monthly charge N100, we are expecting you to charge between N20 to N40 defending on the distance.

“Because we want our people to feel the impact of our intervention and to know that we are working for them,” the governor who was represented by his deputy, Engineer Idris Gobir, stated.

The chairman of the distribution committee, Ambassador Sahabi Gada, also warned that defaulters would face the consequences of their action.

The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar who was represented by the Magajin Rafin Sokoto, Alhaji Rilwanu Bello, commended the gesture, urging the beneficiaries not to default in their payments.

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Gov Zulum subsidised petrol at N600/litre for farmers

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Borno State governor, Babagana Umara Zulum

Gov Zulum subsidised petrol at N600/litre for farmers

Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has announced that the state government will subsidise the cost of petrol to farmers in communities affected by Boko Haram insurgency.

Zulum announced the subsidy on Friday evening in Bama town when he flagged off the distribution of farm inputs to over 5,000 farmers hitherto displaced by Boko Haram insurgents.

According to the governor, a litre of petrol sold between N1,000 and N1,200 in Maiduguri will be subsidised to the farmers for N600.

This is aimed at alleviating the financial burdens faced by farmers in communities that have suffered economic and infrastructural destruction due to years of conflict.

Zulum emphasised that a similar initiative implemented in Damasak, Mobar Local Government Area, last year had significantly increased food production and improved livelihoods.

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“One of the major challenges that are facing the farming communities here as regards irrigation farming is the increasing cost of fuel. As a result, I want to announce to the general public that government will procure petroleum products and sell to the farmers at a subsidised rate. A litre of petrol is being sold in Maiduguri at the cost of about N1,200 but in’shAllah, henceforth for irrigation farmers, this season, a litre of petrol will be sold at the rate of N600.

“The Commissioner for Agriculture will work with the Brigade Commander to ensure the delivery of the petroleum products to farmers in Bama town as soon as possible,” he said.

In addition to the petrol subsidy, Zulum distributed farm inputs, including  2000 bags of blended NPK fertiliser, 1000 units of water pumps, and 620 units of gasoline pumps.

Other materials include 380 units of solar water pumps, 1000 units of sprayers, 800 rolls of 2-inch flexible hose, and 1000 litres of pesticides and seeds, among other items.

According to him, his administration has constructed over 100 tube wells for use by irrigation farmers while also announcing the approval for the construction of an additional 250.

The governor also visited Darajama and Goniri villages under Bama Local Government to assess the ongoing reconstruction work.

Zulum expressed satisfaction with the quality of the project but also reiterated that his administration would not allow anyone to sabotage its resettlement drive.

The governor expressed gratitude to the federal government for the tremendous support of his administration’s reconstruction and resettlement of communities affected by insurgency.

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