Zenith Bank Disowns Fayose Over Ekiti Governorship Poll Funding Claim

The management of Zenith Bank has denied funding the governorship election of Ekiti State as alleged by Governor Ayodele Fayose nor indeed any other election in the country.
The governor, who is being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over alleged illegal payments made into his accounts from the Office of the former National Security Adviser in 2014, claimed that the payments were from Zenith Bank towards his governorship election at the time.

The bank has again denied Mr. Fayose’s claim, saying as a matter of policy, it does not make political donations nor fund any political association or party.
In a letter on Monday to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), the bank explained that as a foremost publicly traded financial institution in the country, it maintains a very cordial relationship with the authorities of all its host states where it has business offices including Ekiti State.

SEE: Zenith Bank Funded My Election – Gov. Fayose

It further stated that its only branch in Ekiti State predates the assumption of office of the current administration of Governor Fayose, adding that since it does not hold any business account of the state till date, there was therefore, no incentive to fund the election as alleged.
The letter reads: “The issue involved in this case has to do with investigation bordering on the account of the Governor of Ekiti State by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The bank was never a party to the matter”.
“The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) wrote to the bank, in the course of its investigation to make enquiries and also directed that the bank temporarily suspend operations on the account pending conclusion of investigations, which the bank complied with.
“Zenith Bank did not fund the Governorship election of Ekiti State or indeed any other election in the country.
“As a policy the bank does not make political donations or fund any political association or party.
“Zenith Bank Plc as a foremost financial institution maintains a very cordial relationship with the Authorities of all its host states where it has business offices including Ekiti State.
“The bank’s only branch in Ekiti State predates the assumption of office of the current Administration.
“Moreover, the bank does not hold any business account of Ekiti State till date. There was therefore, no incentive to fund the election as alleged.
“Zenith Bank Management would like to reassure and state that it will continue to conduct its business in line with best practices and extant banking laws and regulations”, the bank said.

NYSC Corp Member Charged To Court For Repeatedly Having s*x With Married woman

A member of the National Youth Service Corps, Bonaventure Okeke, has been arraigned in a Gudu Upper Area Court, Abuja for allegedly committing adultery.
Okeke of Jahi 2 Market area of Abuja, was on Monday docked on a one-count charge of committing adultery with one Anozie Chinenye.

The plaintiff, Emeka Anozie of Hayingada Saminaka, Kaduna State, made a direct criminal complaint to the court against the defendant on March 24, through his counsel, Obioma Achilefu.

The plaintiff, husband to Chinenye, said the defendant, knowing that he was legally married to Chinenye, committed adultery with her on December 18, 2014.
He said the defendant was confronted on the issue over the cell phone and he confessed to have had s*x with Chinenye once.
The plaintiff, according to him, warned the defendant to stay away from his wife, but his warnings fell on deaf ears.
He added that the defendant on August 18, 2015 went ahead to send transport money to Chinenye, who was schooling in Anambara State, to visit him at his residence and she did.
Anozie said the defendant kept Chinenye in his house from the said date till August 28.
He said the defendant continued to commit adultery with Chinenye in spite his warnings, adding that the act wounded his “heart beyond measure”.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the offence which contravened Section 387 of the Penal Code Cap 89 Laws of Northern Nigeria, 1963.
The judge, Alhaji Umar Kagarko, admitted Okeke to bail in the sum of N100,000 and one surety in like sum and adjourned the case till August 30 for hearing.
Source: Dailypost

Nigerian Man Wanted In Britain For Alleged £12million Scam | PHOTO

A Nigerian man, Bayo Lawrence Anoworin, has been listed among Britain’s most wanted con-artists.
The 41-year-old who hails from Lagos state is wanted by Lincolnshire Police over an alleged scam by a gang that stole over £12million from NHS Trusts in the UK and Guernsey between January 2011 and July 2012, DailyMail reports.

A gallery of ten alleged wanted rogues as released by the National Crime Agency, NCA and the City of London Police on Monday was compiled ahead of fresh figures that are expected to reveal the huge scale of fraud in the UK .
The NCA stated that details of the alleged criminals will be shared widely in the hope of snaring those wanted in connection with dozens of crimes nationwide.
Meanwhile, among the list is a Bollywood film producer, Sandeep Arora, 42, from Beckton, east London, who allegedly claimed £4.5 million in VAT and Film Tax rebates for movies that either did not exist or with which he had no involvement.
Source: Dailypost

Photos: University Student In Kaduna Builds Helicopter From Scraps

25-year-old University student from Kaduna, Mubarak Abdullahi supposedly built a helicopter at home that can allegedly fly up to seven feet. The people who shared the info on Facebook claim he used scrap aluminum and parts from a Honda Civic, an old Toyota and from the remains of a crashed Boeing 747 to build it.

Source: LIB

Nigerians Throw Jabs At Senator Makarfi For Calling An End To Criticism Of Buhari

Embattled Caretaker Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and former governor of Kaduna State took to his Twitter handle on Tuesday morning to urge his party members to stop insulting the ‘failing’ government of the day but rather they should provide an alternative.

This didn’t go down well with many apologists of the government of the day and they dropped their opinions in quick successio

Senator Makarfi wrote;

Insults will not make Nigeria work but solutions and a better alternative will. -AM

— Sen. Ahmed Makarfi (@SenMakarfi) July 19, 2016

This twitter user says only wailers and minorities say such things;

@SenMakarfi is the government failing on daily basis? Because people that say govt is failing is either a WAILER or MINORITY cc @PdpNigeria
— Adéwùmí (@adewummy007) July 19, 2016

This one said the it would take the PDP over 3 decades to provide an alternative;

@SenMakarfi it will practically take @PdpNigeria perhaps 32 years to provide an appropriate alternative to the government in power.

— SAMPO (@BolajiPopoola) July 19, 2016

And someones said the PDP spent 16years selling yam;

@SenMakarfi @kelvinbenye kai see who is talking, wen u guys spend 16yrs in power what and what did u do in Nigeria? If not selling yam.
— Ahmadu sani (@Ahmadusanij) July 19, 2016

And this one said Okupe’s confession shows PDP’s rot;

@SenMakarfi @PdpNigeria corrupt party and shameless one. Listening to okupe confession about collecting money from dasukgate. Pdp thief.

— Godblesssnaija (@Adeluv822) July 19, 2016

Another one said the PDP should be quiet for 16years

@SenMakarfi @PdpNigeria what good can come out of PDP? U had 16yrs n screwed up so just shut up let’s give APC 16 yrs too.
— Ingenieur Petrolier (@franknwogu) July 19, 2016

A user who is probabbly a PDP lover said the insults hauled at the APC is just what they deserve;

@SenMakarfi @PdpNigeria Provide the alternative. Our job is to give them a little dose of what they offered President Jonathan. Thank you

— Ile Ife (@ileiife) July 19, 2016

Gunmen Kill Traditional Ruler, Police Orderly In Plateau

Unknown gunmen on Monday shot and killed Mr. Lawrence Agaie, the paramount ruler of Bokkos in Plateau State.
Also killed were the traditional ruler’s police orderly, Insp. Sunday Wuyah, his wife and his son, Shagari.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the monarch was returning to Bokkos after visiting his farm in Sha District, when he was attacked.
The Spokesman of the Special Task Force in Plateau, Capt. Ikedichi Iweha, confirmed the incident, adding that the corpses had been deposited at an undisclosed hospital in Jos, the state capital.
Iweka said a woman who was shot, but did not die, had been taken to a hospital in Bokkos.
He said that no arrests had been made in connection with the killing.

Edo 2016: INEC Releases List Of Political Parties, Candidates

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday in Benin, released a list of 19 political parties that would participate in the Sept. 10 governorship election in Edo State.
The list signed by INEC’s Head of Legal Services, Mathew Ugwuocha, also contained the names of candidates being fielded by the parties.

The list contains 19 male governorship candidates, 15 male running mates and four female running mates.
Expectedly, the commission did not recognize the candidate that emerged as the flag bearer of the Ali Modu Sheriff faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Matthew Iduoriyekemwen.
The governorship candidates with female running mates are Thompson Osadolor, KOWA; Adviser Nowamagbe, UPP; Ishaka Ofemile, AA and Ukonga Frank, NNPP.
The running mates are Nancy Ewemade, AA; Florence Okundaye, KOWA; Okosun Davis, UPP and Emodogo Eweha, NNPP.
Other governorship candidates include Osagie Ize-Iyamu, PDP, with John Yakubu as running mate and Godwin Obaseki, APC, with Philip Shaibu, a member of the House of Representatives, as running mate.
(NAN)

20-year-old Gives Birth To Three Sets Of Twins Within 26 Months

A woman іѕ overwhelmed wіth thе work ѕhе hаѕ tо dо еасh day, аftеr ѕhе gave birth tо hеr thіrd set оf twins. 20-year-old Danesha Couch ѕаіd thаt ѕhе сhаngеѕ thrее dozen diapers а day, аѕ ѕhе cares fоr hеr children, whо аrе аll undеr thе age оf 26 months. Couch оf Kansas City, Kansas, ѕаіd thаt wіth hеr fіrѕt birth, ѕhе wаѕ surprised tо learn thаt ѕhе wаѕ hаvіng twin boys.

Shе gave birth tо Danarius аnd Desmond іn April 2014. Sadly, Desmond died аftеr birth frоm complications оf bеіng born premature. Danarius wаѕ аt thе hospital fоr аbоut thrее months bеfоrе hе саmе home. Sооn after, Couch аnd hеr fiance Jeff, learned thаt ѕhе wаѕ pregnant again. Thіѕ time wіth twin girls, Delilah аnd Davina. Thеу wеrе born іn Mау 2015. Whеn Couch bесаmе pregnant again, ѕhе wаѕ оnсе аgаіn shocked whеn thе doctor announced thаt ѕhе wаѕ hаvіng hеr thіrd set оf twins.
Couch ѕаіd thаt аll оf thе twins wеrе conceived naturally. Lаѕt month, іn June 2016, thе couple welcomed thеіr nеw babies, Dalanie аnd Darla. Thе 20-year-old mother ѕаіd thаt ѕhе wіll nоw tаkе а break аnd stop hаvіng kids fоr аt lеаѕt 10 years. Thе couple wіll focus оn gеttіng married аnd tаkіng care оf thе fіvе children thеу аlrеаdу have.

APC Levels New Accusations Against Fayose

Governor Ayodele Fayose has been accused by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State of allegedly spending the state’s money to settle his legal wrangle with EFCC. INFORMATION NIGERIA has put together 5 interesting things to note from the statement by the party’s Publicity Secretary, Taiwo Olatunbosun.

1.He said that the APC gathered from a reliable source that a warrant for the payment of N22 million being the cost of chartered aircraft that flew Ozekhome twice from Lagos to Akure was issued and the money released almost immediately by the office of the Accountant General.
2.He noted that the N22 million is outside of the legal fee, which has been reportedly paid to Ozekhome by the state government, to pursue a personal matter for the governor whose private account was frozen.
3.The APC stated that Fayose is fond of using state funds for his personal affairs as it is the case with his latest matter with the EFCC, the same way he has been spending state’s money on adverts in several newspapers to abuse President Muhammadu Buhari.
4.Olatunbosun said that Fayose has taken corrupt practices in government to a ridiculous height by renting out his personal house in Abuja to the State Government to be used as Abuja Government House for eight years at N50 million per annum, even though Ekiti State Government has a befitting guest house and hotel called the NANET SUITES in the Federal capital.
5.Lastly, the party said that Fayose and his counsel should be reminded that it is a financial crime to use state funds for personal matters and we wish to invite the EFCC to quiz the state Accountant General and the Cabinet Office over this abuse of office and flagrant violation of financial regulations

New Super Eagles Coach Refusing To Sign Contract

Paul Le Guen, the Frenchman and former Indomitable Lions of Cameroon coach who was on Monday named as the new Super Eagles coach according to new reports  is refusing to sign the contract that would kick-start his job.

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Sources claim that Le Guen’s reason for refusing to sign now may be as a result of some terms, like qualifying Nigeria for the 2018 Russia FIFA World Cup but went on to say that the NFF is on top of the matter.
The Frenchman has coached Lyon, PSG and even the Cameroonian national team

Police Inspector Allegedly Defiled 15 Year Old Girl

The family of one Mary Udo in Mkpat Enin Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State has accused a police inspector attached to Mkpat Enin division of forcefully having a canal knowledge of their 15 year old daughter at gunpoint.
Mary alongside with her family members disclosed this during their visit to The Nation office in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital on Tuesday.

The minor, who narrated her ordeal in the hands of the police inspector, said she was returning from church, African Church, Ikot Abasi-Akpan, last Thursday when the police team that stood on the road accosted her.
She explained that the inspector, having seen her, pointed the gun at her, saying if she dared resist him touching her he would shoot her.
The SS1 pupil said the inspector then led her away from other members of the team to a dark portion of the road.

According to her, the policeman forcefully ran his fingers through her br**sts, lamenting ‘as small you are, you have these types of br**sts!’
She stated that the policeman ordered her to undress as he was still pointing gun at her.
Her words: “After he had forced me to remove my clothes, he ordered me to lie down and open my legs. And what I noticed was that he brought out his man-hood and inserted it into my v**ina. As he was romping over me, he forbade me crying as he threatened to shoot me if I should open my mouth.
“But when I could not bear the pains any longer as blood was running out of my private part, he quickly took me into the vehicle and drove to the station, where he detained me from Thursday till Saturday. It was my uncle, Dr. Ime Stephen that came from Abuja and bailed me out with N10,000.”
Asked of her mother, Udo told our correspondent that her mom left her dad since she was a toddler and does not know how she looks like.
She said her dad has been paralysed since the day he felt from the palm tree top. She added that she and her dad live on her uncle’s benevolence.
Stephen, her uncle, said the inspector in question is a prosecutor. He added that he could not believe his eyes when the girl pointed at him as one who defiled her from among the policemen who were on duty that time.
He said even his colleagues at the state Police Headquarters, Ikot Akpanabia, said he has been so reckless with women.
He said: “We need justice if a police inspector could point a gun at a girl of 15 year old girl before defiling her, it means he lacks the characters of police officers who are meant to protect lives and property of Nigerians.
“He is a fraud by also taking the girl into the police custody for three days and collected N10,000 as bail sum from the girl’s guardian.
“We call for his dismissal from the force so that he can be prosecuted accordingly.”
An artisan, Mr. Ndifreke Ibuotenang, 28, was also brutalised on Thursday by the same policemen.
Ibuotenang said he was returning from where he went to drink palm wine after work around 9pm, when the same police team accosted him and beat him to a pulp. Ibuotenang two eyes had been seriously affected.
He was also said to be released on bail upon payment of N10,000 as the bail sum by the villagers.
When contacted, the Akwa Ibom State Commissioner of Police, Murtala Mani, confirmed the incident.
Mani did not inform our reporter if the police have commenced investigation into the matter.
He said: “Yes I am fully aware.”
Source:TheNationOnline