TONY ELUMELU AND TWO OTHER NIGERIANS NAMED 2020 TIME 100

A KNIGHT OF ANGLICAN COMMUNION ALLEGEDLY DEFRAUDED HIS BISHOP AND OTHERS MONIES RUNNING N20 MILLION

Anambra State Police Command has arrested and  a man identified as High Chief Izuchukwu Nwabueze in Ukpo community in Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State ( a knight of the Anglican communion) who allegedly defrauded his Bishop, Archbishop Alexander Ibezim and others of monies running into N20 million.

Nwabueze was alleged to have obtained N1 million from the Archbishop, N7.5million from a group, the G20, and varying amounts from many other individuals, while posing as an aide to the AIG in charge of Zone 13 Police Command, Mohammed Danmallam.

Parading the suspect at the Zone 13 Police Command in Ukpo, the public relations officer of the command, DSP Nkeiruka Nwode said,

“Ichie Sir Izuchukwu Nwabueze ‘M’ aged 35 of Ukpo Dunukofia L.G.A who has been posing as an aide to the Assistant Inspector General of Police was arrested.

“The suspect had pretended to be raising funds for the furnishing of an unknown Residential Quarters and installing a Sound Proof Generating Set for the AIG Zone 13 Ukpo, and had cornered funds from a group, G20 Foundation Awka, and collected a total sum of N7.3 million

The Police also alleged that

”The suspect also obtained with false pretence from the following persons: Sir Chidi Igor Okoye N240,000, Benson Okoye, N185,000, Umugama village N100,000 among others.

“The Suspect also took the sum of N1m from one Ifeanyi Umeh Lovelyn on behalf of the Anglican Bishop of Awka; Archbishop Alexander Ibezim of Awka Anglican Communion.

The AIG Zone 13 Ukpo, DanMalam Mohammed further called on members of the public who have been deceived into giving their monies to report to the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Criminal Investigations Department; DCP Echeng Echeng.

He cautioned citizens to be wary of this new trend of crime and report suspicious activities or persons.

Meanwhile, the suspect said  the monies were given to him to support his quest to run for the position of president-general of his community, Ukpo.

“I know the people that are doing this to me. My opponents are not happy that I am vying for the position of president general.

“Most of the money you are talking about is what people donated to me as Goodwill because I am running for the position of the president general of my community,” he claimed.

 

AFTER FFK'S FOURTH MARRIAGE CONTROVERSY ...HIS 3RD WIFE DESCRIBES HIM AS GENTLE AND CARING HUSBAND

Regina Amonoo, third wife of Femi Fani-Kayode, has described the ex-Nigeria Minister of Aviation in  as a caring husband.

Regina, a Ghanaian, in a Facebook post on Tuesday, claimed that contrary to media reports, she was still married to the former minister.

The revelation comes amid controversy over Fani-Kayode’s fourth marriage to former beauty queen, Precious Chikwendu.

“Chief Femi Fani-Kayode is my husband. We got married under traditional law and custom in Accra, Ghana, in 1997 and we got married under the Marriage Act at the Apapa Registry in Lagos, Nigeria, in 2002. 

“We have a beautiful daughter called Oluwaremilekun and both she and I are very proud of him. He has been a wonderful father and caring husband and he has never subjected me to any form of domestic abuse or treated me badly. 

“Anyone that knows Femi well knows that his greatest weakness are those he loves and he will do anything for them. He is a warm, kind, generous, gentle, intelligent and loving man who is not afraid of anything or anyone and who takes care of his own. From the very beginning of his relationship with Precious he told me about it and I accepted it in good faith. 

“Reports in the media that we are divorced are fake and suggestions that I was treated in a bad way by him or subjected to any form of abuse at any time in the 23 years that we have been married are malicious and false,” she said.

 

BOSS RAPES HIS HOUSE GIRL AND FORCED HER TO TAKE CONTRACEPTIVES

 A domestic house help, named Balogun,who worked with her boss, whose identity is yet to be known, at Brown Roof Estate, Araga, off Atlantic Hall International School, Epe, said the man forcefully had sex with her multiple times and forced her to take contraceptives thereafter.

Balogun said her boss always tied her hands and legs whenever he wanted to rape her.

“It started after lockdown when the wife of my boss returned to work.

“My boss called me and tied my hands and legs and forcefully had sex with me.

“Whenever he rapes me, he gives me drugs and alcohol to use so that I will not get pregnant,” she said.

She added that the man always threatened to kill her if she told anybody about what he was doing to her.

“My boss always threatened to kill me if I told anybody what he was doing to me.

“The police have come to arrest him and I have given the drugs he used to give me to them,” she added.

The case was reported to the police but shortly afterwards the suspect was released without any charge, it was gathered.

Balogun, who came from Abeokuta, Ogun State, to work in Lagos as a means of survival, says she has been cheated is demanding justice for the sexual abuse on her by the unnamed boss.

SAHARA REPORTERS

 

EX-MINISTER ACCUSED OF STRIPPING HIS FOUR STAFF NAKED FOR ALLEGEDLY STEALING N5,000

 Four staff of Signatious Hotel, Warri, Delta State ( a male and three females) identified as Gloria Oguzie, Victor Ephraim, Rosslyn Okiemute and Achibong Precious.  were striped naked and photographed inside the hotel before being taken to Ebrumede Police Station where they were remanded in custody for allegedly stealing N5,000

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According to Sahara Reporters, the ex-Nigerian Minister accused of arresting hotel staff and stripping them naked for allegedly stealing N5,000

A source said;

 

"My boss, former Minister of State for Education and owner of Signatious Hotel, Chief Kenneth Gbagi, arrested four of my colleagues working for him over the stealing of N5,000 from the hotel when actually the N5,000 was given as a gift to them by a guest because of their good behaviour.

"Before they were arrested by the police on Friday last week at the hotel, the four staff were stripped naked while they were photographed in the presence of the police. 

"We learnt that the dehumanising treatment was instructed by our boss."

It was also alleged that the hotel management forcefully made some withdrawals from their bank accounts with their ATM cards before the police took them away in a waiting van.

They were subsequently arraigned before a magistrate court sitting in Effurun on Monday September 21, after four days of detention.

In a five-count charge, the police accused the suspects of conniving among themselves to steal monies ranging from N156,000, N110,000, N5,000 and N2,000 owned by Signatious Hotel and committed an offence punishable under section 516 and 390 (9), of the criminal code Law Cap21C Vol.1 Law of Delta State.

 

They were granted bail following the intervention of some anti-corruption and human rights activists who decided to take up the matter. Warri-based human rights lawyer, Omemiroro Maxwell Ogedegbe confirmed the story and also disclosed that the four staff were granted bail by a magistrate court sitting in Effurun, Delta State.

 

OBASEKI PUT AN END TO GODFATHERISM AS HE WON EDO GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION

Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) has declared Godwin Obaseki the winner of the Edo State gubernatorial election today with 307,955 votes, which was enough to be declared a clear winner over Ize-Iyamu’s 223,619 votes. . Mr. Obaseki will return as the Governor of the state for a second term.

 

The results were declared by INEC on Sunday afternoon after the results were counted from all LGA’s on Saturday.

“Words fail me in saluting our teeming supporters who displayed immense courage in the face of threats, intimidation and brutalization. The collective will of Edo people made it possible for us to triumph over godfatherism. Congratulations to all Edo people. This is our victory!” — Godwin Obaseki (GGO) (@GovernorObaseki) September 20, 2020

Former Presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar has congratulated Governor Godwin Obaseki after he won the Edo state governorship election.

 

Taking to Twitter, the former Vice President of Nigeria said Obaseki's win signifies "the end of Godfatherism" in Nigeria.

 

 

LAGOS STATE RELEASES SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR 2020/2021 SESSION

 The Lagos state school calendar for year 2020/2021 session has been released by the state's Ministry of Education, Office of Education Quality Assurance. 

 

In the new time table, both public and private schools below tertiary level will resume First Term academic activities on Monday 21st September, 2020 while the term runs through Friday 18th December, 2020.

 

The Second Term starts on Monday 4th January, 2021 and runs through Friday 16th April, 2021 while students will resume for Third Term on Tuesday 4th May, 2021 and close on Friday 6th August, 2021.

 

The Director General, Office of Education Quality Assurance, Mrs Abiola Seriki-Ayeni who urged school leaders to embrace new learning style like outdoor classes, staggered attendance, platooning or alternative attendance among others in collaboration with parents in a safe and secure environment, also disclosed that further measures put in place by the Lagos State Government through the Office of Education Quality Assurance is for public and private schools in Lagos State to register online with the OEQA, take the School Self-risk Assessment, take the online training course to obtain reopening clearance for academic activities.

 

She said; 

 

 “It is not enough to reopen but to keep staying opened since some schools all over the world had to shut down after reopening due to a spike in the pandemic. All schools must make efforts to comply with these requirements, not just for the improvement of the overall school operations but for safe reopening for academic activities to support the Lagos State Government quest for a full return”.