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Fake Police Officer Nabbed With Bags of "Igbo"
The suspect, who wore police uniform and had an identity card which bore the rank, was reportedly arrested on Sunday at Sagamu, Ogun State, while bringing the bags of hemp from Owo, Ondo State, in his Toyota Camry car.
He was arrested alongside one Isaac Ishicheli, who claimed to be his brother-in-law.
Commissioner of Police, Abdulmajid Ali, on Wednesday at the command’s headquarters at Eleweran in Abeokuta, paraded Oliseh along with 37 suspected armed robbers, cultists, murderers, and a fraudster
Sixty-four-year-old Oliseh said it was poverty and frustration that forced him into the illicit business, adding that he had to take care of 23 children and five wives.
He explained that he was a policeman, adding that after he was dismissed from the force, he suffered partial stroke on the left hand and leg.
He said he became a commercial driver plying Idanre and Akure. He stated that he met a hemp dealer, named Inspector Umukoro, now late, who introduced the illicit business to him.
“It was Inspector Umukoro, an Urhobo man from Delta, who introduced the business to me, and I embraced it. I was a former corporal in the police. I joined the force in 2002, but I was dismissed in 2009.
“It was frustration and poverty that forced me into the business, because I have to take care of 23 children and five wives, though two had left.”
The CP said the suspects would be made to face the consequences of their actions.
OH DEAR! Late Popular Musician Prince Died of AIDS
The source revealed to the media, “He was in bad shape.”
“Doctors told Prince his blood count was unusually low and that his body temperature had dropped dangerously below the normal 98.6 degrees to 94 degrees.
“He was totally iron-deficient, very weak and often disoriented. He rarely ate and when he did, it all came right back up.”
Prince was said to have resorted to self-help rather than get proper medical care. RIP!
Nursing Mother, Others Nabbed for Stealing Dead Man's N3.7m
These nefarious trio allegedly conspired to divert the terminal benefits of one late Udemba Clement, a former employee of NITEL and father to the petitioner, Emmanuel Udemba.
Luck ran out on the criminals when
Emmanuel made efforts to collect his late father's final entitlement but
all to no avail. After much persistence, it was discovered that the
benefits were paid into an account setup by the fraudulent trio.
In spite of the evidence, they still pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to them.
In spite of the evidence, they still pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to them.
Francisca, the nursing mother, was granted bail on compassionate
grounds, while the other two were remanded in Kuje and Suleja prisons.
The case was adjourned till June 14th for further hearings.
SWEET LIFE: Olajumoke Visits the Bakery She Used to Work
On Tuesday, April 19, 2016, bread hawker turned model, Olajumoke, visited Liberty Bakery where she once called home to give back to bread hawkers who struggle to make a livelihood from hawking bread.
She gave 40 bread hawkers N5,000 each from a philanthropist. Her levels have change! See photos...
Her words: My life has changed. I am not the same person I used to be.
In the sense that things are better for me and my family. I am now
working, we have a beautiful place to call home. I am really enjoying
it. It is such a beautiful place. I can’t imagine myself having such a
lovely place as my home. I can’t be more grateful.
How will you describe the transition from village to bakery and now to a three bedroom flat?
There are a lot of differences in it. I was sleeping on the floor at the bakery. At home in Osun state, I shared a room with a lot of people. I now have a three bedroom flat. I have a room to myself, my children also have theirs. I have seen a lot of changes.
There are a lot of differences in it. I was sleeping on the floor at the bakery. At home in Osun state, I shared a room with a lot of people. I now have a three bedroom flat. I have a room to myself, my children also have theirs. I have seen a lot of changes.
Will you say you have changed?
I am still the same Jumoke people know. The same Jumoke people knew in Osun state is the same as the Jumoke speaking with you right now, but the story of my life has changed. My lifestyle has changed. I am looking healthier, living healthier, I have more things to be thankful for. I have a lot of clothes, not just clothes but fashionable ones. I eat better things. People have been helping us from right, left and centre.
Tiwa Savage Breaks Silence: The Marriage Is Finally Over
After her husband, Tee Billz, accused her of sleeping with men and even went ahead to mention their names, Tiwa Savage has reacted. She said what her husband said has now made it easy for her...
In an emotional interview obtained by Pulse, she revealed some secrets about her marriage. Tiwa Savage said, "Before
marriage, I didn’t know of his third child in Nigeria. A lot of people
warned me about him, but I am going to say I made a mistake.
"At the beginning everyone says you can’t leave the marriage because our
culture frowns on it. I made a mistake, do I have to wait ten years, 15
years?
''If I am not happy. And I was scared that if I ever find somebody else to marry me? That’s the misconceptions of our society. I don’t care if I ever get married again. I care about being happy for Jamil [their son], I care about not walking on eggshells.
"I do want a man that works, that will help me with my financial burden.
He doesn’t have to be a millionaire or billionaire, but at least
someone that helps, and won’t put me in more debt.
"The marriage is finally over, it’s been over for a while, and I have covered up for a while. What happened was God-sent, and he made it easier for me to walk away with what he did on social media. He got so many people angrier, he pulled so many innocent people into this. Even his family. He made it easy for me to finally up and walk away."
"The marriage is finally over, it’s been over for a while, and I have covered up for a while. What happened was God-sent, and he made it easier for me to walk away with what he did on social media. He got so many people angrier, he pulled so many innocent people into this. Even his family. He made it easy for me to finally up and walk away."
More INEC Officers, Top Bankers To Be Arrested for Collecting Election Bribe from Diezani
The EFCC had arrested the MD and Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity Bank, Mr. Nnamdi Okonkwo, for handling $115m for Diezani in the build-up to the presidential election.
Okonkwo was alleged to have helped in converting the money to Naira (N23bn) which was then disbursed to INEC officials and election monitors under the instruction of Diezani’s son, Ugonna, for the electoral chiefs to manipulate the elections results.
A reliable source at the EFCC told Punch that, “Ugonna prepared a list of beneficiaries that would get the money and it was distributed about a day or two before the elections. We have started tracing those who collected money and our aim is to recover the funds.
“All the electoral officers, who betrayed public trust would be arrested. All EFCC zonal offices have been given the directive to investigate in their respective areas of jurisdictions.”
Apart from tracing over N112m to her, the commission also recovered some sensitive electoral materials during a search on her apartments in Edo and Delta states.
The commission also arrested one Oluchi Brown, who was the INEC administrative secretary in Delta State. She allegedly received over N111m.
Further investigations by detectives revealed that Brown had about $75,857 in an account in the US.
The anti-graft agency also arrested one Edem Effanga, who is a retired INEC official.
He was arrested alongside his alleged accomplice, Immaculata Asuquo, who is the Head, Voter Education, INEC, Akwa Ibom State.
He was alleged to have received over N241.1m, which he allegedly shared among INEC ad hoc workers during the last election.
Meanwhile, the commission has intensified its search for Diezani’s son.
According to sources at the EFCC, Ugonna is the key to arresting all those involved in the case.
EFCC officials had stated that Diezani’s son served as a middleman between the ex-minister and the bank MD.
Ugonna is the Head of Business Development and Commercial Marketing at Radam Maritime Services Limited, a firm, which is headed by his father, Alison Madueke, a former Chief of naval Staff, who is also under investigation by the EFCC for alleged money laundering.
He is said to have business interests in the United States and the United Kingdom.
A senior official, who spoke to our correspondent on condition of anonymity, said, “We have launched a manhunt for Ugonna, who the suspects said was the one who drew up a list of individuals, who should be given the N23bn ($115m).
“We don’t know exactly where he is but we will get him. He needs to explain his role in the sharing of the money because the bank officials have been mentioning his name since they were brought in.”
Ugonna, who is an engineer, burst into the limelight in 2012 when photos showing his ostentatious lifestyle went viral on the Internet.
In one of such pictures, the graduate of University of Maryland College Park in the US, was seen flying in a private jet and later drinking champagne in a limousine. He has also been seen displaying wads of dollar notes on social media.
Sources at the EFCC said they would arrest more employees of Fidelity Bank, who allegedly participated in the sharing of the $115m.
A detective said there were others in the bank, especially at the Head Office, who would have been aware of the bazaar but failed to alert the appropriate authorities.
“Currently, we have the MD as well as the Head of Operations, Mr. Martins Izuogbe. However, we have reason to believe that they are not the only two that were involved in the bazaar. In the coming days, we will arrest more.”
EFCC Recovers Jewelry worth N593million from Diezani and Omokore’s Wife [DETAILS]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered jewelry worth over £2m, about N593m from the immediate past Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke and the wife of one of her "point men", Jide Omokore, who's also an ally of former President Goodluck Jonathan.
A top EFCC official told disclosed that they also recovered a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) equipment valued at N2.6billion from a Lagos hospital said to be owned by former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu.
He said several other properties were also recovered from the former oil minister, including a wrist watch said to be valued at £600,000 (N185million).
Diezani is facing various graft allegations, including the “missing” $20billion oil money, among other deals executed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) under her watch.
She was interrogated at the Charing Cross Police Station last year when the UK National Crime Agency nabbed her on allegations of bribery and money laundering. She was granted bail by the Westminster Magistrate’s Court after seizing her passport and £27,000 cash.
Jewelry valued at £1.4million (N407million) was also recovered from Omokore’s wife after operatives raided her residence in Lagos, the EFCC official said.
Omokore is the chairman of Atlantic Energy Drilling Concepts Nigeria Limited who was recently questioned by the EFCC in connection with multi-billion dollar petrol import and crude export deals.
His company was allegedly awarded controlling stakes in two oil blocks – OML 30 and 34 – for just over $50m each, without due process by the Jonathan administration.
We are in the era of change, and it must start with looters returning our money and going to prison.
EXPOSED: How Diezani bribed INEC for Jonathan with N23.3b
The anti-graft agency has detained two bankers in connection with the scandal.
Already, EFCC has launched a manhunt for Ugonna Madueke, the former minister’s son.
Besides, four companies implicated in the bribe-for-results scandal during the 2015 general elections are under probe.
The companies are: Northern Belt Gas Company Limited; Auctus Integrated; Midwestern Oil and Gas; and Leno Laitan Adesanya.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Rivers State (now in Cross River State), Gesil Khan and four others are undergoing interrogation over the N681million the allegedly got from the bribe.
She allegedly got N185,842,000 from the deal.
The other suspects and the alleged bribe against their names are
Fidelia Omoile (Electoral Officer in Isoko-South Local Government Area of Delta State) -N112,480,000; Uluochi Obi Brown( INEC’s Administrative Secretary in Delta State) - N111,500,000; a former Deputy Director of INEC in Cross River State, Edem Okon Effanga - N241,127,000 and the Head of Voter Education in INEC in Akwa Ibom, Immaculata Asuquo - N214,127,000.
During its preliminary investigations, the EFCC discovered that the N23.29billion was shared to INEC officials in all the 36 states, some individuals and Non-Governmental Organisations(NGOs), which deployed election monitors.
Arrested by the EFCC are Fidelity Bank Managing Director Mr. Nnamdi Okonkwo and the bank’s Head of Operations, Mr. Martin Izuogbe.
The list of all beneficiaries, who received funds through Fidelity Bank branches nationwide, was being compiled last night.
A source in EFCC, who spoke in confidence with our correspondent, said: “We are looking at a case of conspiracy between Fidelity Bank and the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, to bribe INEC officials to rig the 2015 presidential election nationwide.
“There was a time Diezani invited the MD of Fidelity Bank Nnamdi Okonkwo and told him that the owners of the four companies will come and drop some money and the MD should keep the money separately and await instructions on what to do.
“The companies gave these amounts to the MD of Fidelity Bank as follows: Northern Belt Gas Company Limited ($60m); Auctus Integrated ($17,884,000); Midwestern Oil and Gas ($9.5m); and Leno Laitan Adesanya ($1.85m).
“On her part, Diezani sent $25.77million(approximately $26m) to the MD with all the funds totaling $115million (N23, 299,705,000billion).
“A day or two before the presidential election, she gave a distribution list to the Fidelity Bank Plc MD and instructed that the $115million be changed into Naira and shared to INEC officials in the 36 states, some individuals and NGOs.
“The MD said there was no way the bank could meet up with the conversion of the $115million into Naira and distribute at the same time. Diezani pleaded with the MD to use the Naira in the bank’s vault. She said if the bank changed the dollars later, it could make Naira replacement. That was how the money was distributed to INEC officials in 36 states, some individuals and NGOs.
“The MD instructed the bank’s Head of Operations, Martin Izuogbe, to communicate with all Fidelity Bank branches to effect the distribution of the cash to alter the presidential election poll results.”
The source added: “We have arrested and detained the MD of Fidelity Bank since Monday. But we picked up the Head of Operations on Wednesday.
“They are undergoing intense grilling and we may not release them until we have completed investigations.
“About N681million out of the funds was disbursed to the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Cross River State and four others.
“It is obvious that more Resident Electoral Commissioners and INEC officials will soon be invited for interrogation.”
On the manhunt for the son of the ex-Minister, the top source added: “Ugonna Madueke was at the meeting in her mother’s house when everything was perfected with the MD of the bank. He allegedly gave some instructions too.
“We are looking for him for interaction.”
The EFCC shocked the embattled Resident Electoral Commissioner for Cross River State, Gesil Khan, with the video evidence which was retrieved from the CCTV tape showing how the transactions were carried out in a bank.
She allegedly got about N185,842,000 from the deal, which she denied.
The development has set the stage for the grilling of the REC and four others, The Nation learnt.
About a fortnight ago, the EFCC arrested some top INEC officials in connection with massive bribery during last year’s elections.
The other suspects and the bribe against their names are Fidelia Omoile( Electoral Officer in Isoko-South Local Government Area of Delta State) - N112,480,000;
Uluochi Obi Brown (INEC’s Administrative Secretary in Delta State) - N111,500,000; a former Deputy Director of INEC in Cross River State, Edem Okon Effanga - N241,127,000 and the Head of Voter Education in INEC, Akwa Ibom, Immaculata Asuquo - N214,127,000.
Besides, some sensitive election materials meant for the 2015 presidential and senatorial polls were retrieved from the homes of some of the suspects.
EFCC operatives also recovered also many documents on financial and landed properties from the homes of the embattled INEC officials .
Some of the documents include receipts of payments made into their accounts.
The suspects allegedly got the bribe in Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Cross River states. There are indications that many INEC officials and ad hoc workers benefitted from the bribe.
A top EFCC source, who spoke in confidence, said: “The actual amount involved in the deal was N681million. When we began investigation, the REC denied involvement in any transaction relating to the scandal.
“Each time we questioned her, she refused to own up. We had no choice but to confront her with a CCTV clip of how she went to a bank to identify one Peter Popnen (who is on the run) to collect N185,842,000.
“At this stage, she had no choice but to admit. She is still in detention pending the conclusion of the ongoing investigation. If she hadn’t wasted time in owning up, the investigation would have reached a convenient bend to admit her to bail.
“The truth is that with modern technology, there is no hiding place for any political thief again.”
The Lady Tiwa Savage Husband "Slept With" Is Trending
"I have never cheated on my husband. Not with Don Jazzy, Dr Sid, 2face Idibia or anybody. I have never cheated on my husband, and Tunji knows this. He knows that in his heart. (She breaks down in tears)."
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