Tag: account
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Fake herbalist, two account clerks arrested over N2.2m fraud
The Police say they have arrested a self-acclaimed herbalist and two account clerks of a feeds mill in Badagry for allegedly defrauding the company of N2.2 million. A police official confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria in Badagry on condition of anonymity. The source said that the company’s account clerks were shouldered…
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States’ account freezing: Osinbajo must sack Magu for ‘overthrowing’ a tier of government – Wike
Sequel to the freezing of some state accounts by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has called for the removal of the chairman of the commission, Ibrahim Magu. Recall that the commission recently freeze and unfroze bank accounts of Benue and Akwa Ibom state governments. The two state…
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Twitter suspends over 70 million accounts
Twitter Inc. suspended more than one million accounts a day in recent months to reduce the flow of misinformation on the platform, the Media reported. Twitter and other social media platforms such as Facebook Inc. have been under scrutiny by United States lawmakers and international regulators for doing too little to prevent the spread of…
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How a pastor made me empty my bank account- Lady laments
A certain Nigerian lady, Tolulope has recounted how a pastor made her empty her bank account. Tolulope stated that she was about to board a bus when the incident happened, adding that a Pastor walked up to her and started revealing what he knows about her. “So I decided to share this…this morning, on getting…
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NNPC operating secret $137m JVC account – Melaye
…as Keystone Bank denies hiding government funds Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye has accused the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) of unlawfully operating an account for one of its Joint Venture Companies partnership with Keystone Bank with a current balance of $137 million. “A company named Brass LNG Limited, was registered for…
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BREAKING: Court unfreezes 16 accounts belonging to ex-First Lady, Patience Jonathan
An Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has set aside its order made on May 30, freezing 16 accounts belonging to a former first lady, Patience Jonathan. Justice Binta Nyako withdrew the order on Tuesday on the grounds that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission which secured the freezing order failed to conduct its…
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JUST IN: Court orders unfreezing of Peace Corps’ 24 bank accounts
The Federal High Court in Abuja has discharged the post-no-debit order it placed on 24 bank accounts belonging to the Peace Corps of Nigeria since June 23, 2017. Justice John Tsoho in a ruling on Tuesday vacated the order after upholding the motion filed by the group and its national commandant, Mr. Dickson Akoh, who…
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Security agencies uncover Nigerian operating IPOB’s foreign accounts in Paris
Indications emerged over the weekend that security operatives have identified the Nigerian suspected to be operating the foreign accounts of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Paris, France. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the Federal Government last week accused governments of France and United Kingdom of abetting the operations of IPOB from their countries, a claim…
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Why I withdrew $100,000 from my account – Patience Jonathan
Former First Lady, Patience Jonathan yesterday explained that she withdrew $100,000 from her unblocked Skye Bank account for medical treatment. Speaking through her solicitor, Barrister Charles Ogboli, the former first lady, said she never wanted to withdraw all the money, but just to ensure compliance to the order of court. “She wanted to withdraw $5…
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BREAKING: Court orders EFCC to defreeze Patience Jonathan’s $5.9m account
A Federal High Court in Lagos has unfrozen former first lady Patience Jonathan’s account containing $5.9m. Recall that the account titled ‘Patience Ibifaka Jonathan’, which is domiciled in Skye Bank Plc. was frozen by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission last year. As part of investigations into alleged diversion against a former Special Adviser to ex-President…