Author: TheScrutinyNG

Justice O. J. Enobie of the FCT High Court, sitting in Jabi, Abuja has convicted and sentenced the director of Asher Trust Investment Limited and Fifteen Network Limited, Daniel Ungbo Silas to five years imprisonment for fraud. Silas and his companies were prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on two-count charges, bordering on criminal breach of trust and dishonest conversion of property to the tune of  N128 million (One Hundred and Twenty-eight Million Naira). Count one of his charge reads: “That you Daniel Ungbo Silas, being the Director of Fifteen Network Limited, sometime between the fifth day of October, 2016 in Abuja, within the…

Justice Rosemary Ojukwu of the Federal High Court Calabar, Cross River State has convicted and sentenced the trio of James Emmanuel Ime (a.k.a David Young), Kingsley Friday Ime (a.k.a Alex Wan) and Udeme Clement Edward (a.k.a Suchi Wan) to various jail terms for internet fraud. The convicts were prosecuted by the Uyo Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on separate two-count charges, bordering on money laundering, impersonation and obtaining by false pretence. The charge against Ime reads: “That you James Emmanuel Ime (a.k.a David Young), sometime in 2024 within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, did directly…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, July 19, 2024, presented its 14th prosecution witness, PW14, Sahibu Salisu, a former Director of Administration and Finance, Office of the National Security Adviser, NSA, in the trial of alleged N6.9bn fraud involving a former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, and his company, Spotless Investment Limited, before Justice Chukujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The Lagos Zonal Command of the EFCC had, on Tuesday, July 2, 2019, re-arraigned Fayose and  Spotless Investment Limited on an 11-count charge bordering on money laundering and stealing to the…

By Professor Mike Ozekhome, SAN, CON, OFR INTRODUCTION Nigerian president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on 18th July, 2024, in the presence of NLC president, Joe Ajaero and TUC president, Festus Osifo, approved a minimum wage of 70 thousand Naira for every Nigerian worker. He also promised to review it every 3 years. This is coming after years of struggle by Nigerian workers, with threats of strike, warning strikes and actual strikes. The increase comes at a time Nigerians are asphyxiating under severe hardship amid excruciatingly high cost of living driven by spiraling inflation and dire economic challenges in an inclement environment…

The alleged sexual abuse case involving the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is already before the highest staff disciplinary body, a top official has confirmed. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that Foreign Affairs Minister Yusuf Tuggar had taken the matter to the Office of the Head of Service. Tuggar had received a petition from Mrs Simisola Fajemirokun-Ajayi, a female staff in the ministry, who accused Mr Ibrahim Lamuwa, the Permanent Secretary, of sexual assault. The minister quickly sent the petition to the office of the Head of Service, urging it to investigate the complaint. Mr Adeoye…

Kenya’s embattled President William Ruto on Friday named a partial new cabinet as he starts a process to form a “broad-based” government, after a month of widespread and sometimes deadly protests against his administration. In a televised address, Ruto unveiled the names of 11 proposed ministers, after last week sacking almost his entire cabinet as he seeks to contain the worst crisis of his nearly two-year presidency. “While the events of the past month have caused tremendous anxiety, concern and uncertainty, the crisis has presented us with a great opportunity, as a nation, to craft a broad-based, and inclusive citizen…

US President Joe Biden is “absolutely” staying in the White House race, his campaign chair said Friday, despite mounting pressure from Democratic allies to step aside over worries about his age and health. “Absolutely the president’s in this race,” Jen O’Malley Dillon told MSNBC’s Morning Joe program. “Joe Biden is more committed than ever to beat Donald Trump.” AFP

American Airlines said Friday it had resumed operations following problems related to a major worldwide computer systems outage. “Earlier this morning, a technical issue with a vendor impacted multiple carriers, including American. As of 5:00 a.m. ET (0900 GMT), we have been able to safely re-establish our operation,” it said in a post on social platform X. A major IT outage has wrought havoc on computer systems worldwide, grounding flights across the globe, including in Europe and the United States, derailing television broadcasts in the UK and impacting telecommunications in Australia. US carriers Delta and United Airlines grounded all their…

Following a major outage which wrought havoc on global computer systems on Friday, Microsoft has said it was taking “mitigation actions” in response to service issues. It was not clear if those were linked to the global outages. “Our services are still seeing continuous improvements while we continue to take mitigation actions,” Microsoft said in a post on social media platform X. The outage had earlier grounded flights in the United States, derailing television broadcasts in the UK and impacting telecommunications in Australia. CrowdStrike could not immediately be reached for comment. Major US air carriers including Delta, United and American…

The Lagos State Police have received the medical examination results for a 17-year-old girl who allegedly suffered rape by an officer at the Area H Command in Ogudu. Benjamin Hundeyin, the state Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed that the results have been submitted to the police for further investigation. Hundeyin noted that the results had been delivered and the investigation is ongoing. He did not disclose specific details of the results but promised that updates would follow soon. The medical test was conducted at the Mirabel Centre. The officer involved, whose identity has not been revealed, is currently in custody.…