Recent events surrounding the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and former Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State have stirred significant controversy, sparking debates on the rule of law, due process, and the role of law enforcement agencies in Nigeria. The allegations brought forth by the EFCC, particularly regarding the purported misuse of public funds, have been met with vehement denial and counterclaims from Bello’s camp. Accusations of media trials, selective prosecution, and personal vendettas have dominated the discourse, casting a shadow over the integrity and impartiality of the anti-corruption agency. One of the key points of contention revolves around…
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The Governor of Ondo State, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has said his administration will strive to tackle the menace of unemployment by implementing policies that will create jobs and empower young people in the State. The Governor stated this on Monday while declaring open a two-week induction program for the newly recruited staff of the Ondo State Internal Revenue Service (ODIRS) in Akure. Governor Aiyedatiwa, who congratulated the new employees and called them “The Lucky Ones”, said he approved their recruitment into the Public Service because of the need to reinvigorate the revenue generation of the State. He said: “With…
The Catholic bishop of Awka Diocese, Paulinus Ezeokafor, says humanity is doomed if Artificial Intelligence (AI) is allowed to control human beings. Mr Ezeokafor said this on Sunday at the Retreat and Conference Centre, Awka, to mark the 58th World Communications Week, which has the theme “Artificial intelligence and wisdom of the heart: for a fully human communication.” World Communications Week, which runs from May 5 to May 12, is a vehicle for commenting on the growing urgency in the mass media to promote responsibility, transparency, and healthy values. The bishop said artificial intelligence systems should be under man’s control…
The Catholic bishop of Awka Diocese, Paulinus Ezeokafor, says humanity is doomed if Artificial Intelligence (AI) is allowed to control human beings. Mr Ezeokafor said this on Sunday at the Retreat and Conference Centre, Awka, to mark the 58th World Communications Week, which has the theme “Artificial intelligence and wisdom of the heart: for a fully human communication.” World Communications Week, which runs from May 5 to May 12, is a vehicle for commenting on the growing urgency in the mass media to promote responsibility, transparency, and healthy values. The bishop said artificial intelligence systems should be under man’s control…
The police command in Ekiti has arrested a man who allegedly specialised in stealing phones from worship centres in Ayegbaju-Ekiti and Oye-Ekiti towns. Commissioner of Police, Ekiti command, Akinwale Adeniran, said that the suspect was arrested on Saturday after allegedly carting away seven phones, belonging to different people, from Christ Apostolic Church, Ayegbaju-Ekiti. Mr Adeniran, in a statement issued by the command’s police public relations officer, Sunday Abutu, said that the suspect, who went to the church pretending to be one of their members, studied the worshippers and in the euphoria of praises, made away with seven phones. “The suspect,…
The Osun Amotekun Corps has arrested a 51-year-old man for allegedly defrauding nine people of N1,597,000 on the pretext of processing a Corporate Affairs Commission(CAC) registration and international passports for them. This is contained in a statement by the Osun Amotekun corps commander, retired Brig.-Gen. Bashir Adewinmbi, on Sunday in Osogbo. Mr Adewinmbi said the suspect, who had been on the run, was arrested in Gbongan area of the state on Tuesday. He disclosed that Akinola, who is an indigene of Igbara Odo in Ekiti State, collected N1,597,000 at the Oluyole area of Ibadan, Oyo state, from victims in the…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima is expected to depart Abuja for Dallas, United States of America, to represent President Bola Tinubu at the 2024 U.S.-Africa Business Summit. The summit is organised by the Corporate Council on Africa. Stanley Nkwocha, the senior special assistant to the President on media and communications, Office of The Vice-President, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Mr Nkwocha said Mr Shettima would join other political and business leaders across Africa, the USA and beyond for the summit. According to him, the summit will feature high-level dialogues, networking business sessions and the plenary, all scheduled for…
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has digitised the recruitment process for examination supervisors and assistant supervisors. The supervisors are for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) internal and external. This is contained in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja on Sunday by Azeez Sani, acting director, information and digital communication of the council. Mr Sani said the digitalisation is to check sharp practices in the recruitment process and to enhance efficiency and effective service delivery. He said the digitalisation process involved migration from the manual recruitment of supervisors and assistant supervisors…
The Zamfara chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed a recent protest against minister of state for defence, Bello Matawalle, as the handiwork of political rivals rattled by his rising political profile. A statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by the state APC spokesman, Yusuf Idris, said those orchestrating the campaign of calumny against Mr Matawalle were driven by envy and vendetta. He said that organising “rented crowd and miscreants” would only end in embarrassment to those sponsoring the protests, meant to push the EFCC to investigate the former Zamfara governor. “Unfortunately, the issue being raised is an over…
Governor Alex Otti says he initiated a forensic audit of the Abia government’s account to recover stolen public funds and not to witch-hunt people. Mr Otti disclosed this on Sunday during an interactive session with constituents of Isiala Ngwa South state constituency, in Nvosi, Isiala Ngwa South LGA. The governor said upon assumption of office as governor, he established an audit with the primary objective of recovering stolen government funds and not to send anyone to jail. He added that the report of the audit revealed that “a lot of money was looted and stolen brazenly” for non-existing projects which…