SOME prominent Nigerians who had held political offices or been in the corridors of power are owners of luxury properties in Dubai, the capital of the United Arab Emirate (UAE). According to a dataset shared with The ICIR by Center for Advanced Defense Studies (C4ADS), a US-based nonprofit newsroom, Nigerians have owned no fewer than 800 properties in Dubai. Transparency International had in 2019 described Dubai as a ‘Money Laundering Paradise’ due to the heavy flow of illicit funds into the city which is one of the seven emirates of UAE Most of these Nigerians do not have clean slates, as corruption charges have…
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In continuation of finding a lasting solution to insecurity in the southwest region of the country, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State is currently hosting governors of Ogun, Osun, Ekiti, Ondo and Lagos States in Ibadan, Oyo State capital on a crucial meeting. Prominent traditional rulers in the southwest, who are also in the meeting include, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi; Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Asetunji; Akarigbo of Remo, Oba Babatunde Ajayi and Olugbo of Ugbo Kingdom, Oba Fredrick Obateru Akinruntan. Deputy Inspector-General of Police (in charge of the southwest), David…
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II and the founder of the Africa Fashion Week, Princess Ronke Ademiluyi, are set to launch the Adire Textile Factory in Ile-Ife, Osun State.The project, which had been described as the biggest Adire textile factory in Nigeria, will be launched on Monday, February 22, 2021, to commemorate the annual Aje Festival in the state. Ademiluyi explained that the project is being embarked on so as to provide opportunities for cultural exchange between African and international students of design to learn about the adire fabric. HIM the Ooni of Ife In a…
The National Executive Council under the outgoing President Asiwaju (Dr.) Oludotun Adetunberu has approved the appointment of the following to serve as members in a fact-finding Committee to unravel the remote and immediate causes of agitations from Students and Members of the Association on the challenges of missing results, dysfunctional University portal and other sundry complaints which included the case of difficulties in certificate and transcript collection. Members include: Mr Biyi Fashoyin – Chairman. Barr Busuyi Ayorinde -Member. Barr Adedayo Akin Borode – Member/Secretary. Terms of Reference The Committee possesses the mandate to meet the Management of the University and…
The management of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti has been inundated with various issues trending on the social media platforms. These issues include timely release of results, access to the university portal, first semester examinations for the 2019/2020 session, general welfare of Students among others.However, Management wishes to note that no particular mention of any department where students are suffering from one form of victimization or the other.Be that as it may, the University Senate is not unaware of the issues that came up in one or two departments and had already set up committees to look into the issues.…
The Governor of Ekiti State and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has highlighted the importance of compassion among political leaders in the country. Fayemi, who was one of the speakers on a live broadcast tagged ‘The Fierce Urgency of Now: Tactics and Strategies to Pull Nigeria from the Brink,’ on Friday, stated “For us at the level of the governors, we have been dealing with immediate issues that go beyond generic points that have been made eloquently by Mallam Nasir El-Rufai. When you focus on the recent challenges, be they banditry, insurgency or, most recently, the…
Billionaire biotech investor Patrick Soon-Shiong is exploring a sale of the Los Angeles Times less than three years after buying it for $500 million, people familiar with the matter said. The move marks an abrupt about-face for Mr. Soon-Shiong, who had vowed to restore stability to the West Coast news institution and has invested hundreds of millions of dollars into the paper in an effort to turn it around. A spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Times said Mr. Soon-Shiong and his family “continue to invest in and plan for the future of the Los Angeles Times, and do not plan…
New details have emerged about the case against Instagram influencer Ramon Abbas, who wowed the internet with pictures of his clothes, cars, money and lifestyle between 2012 and 2020. In July, Abbas was charged by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles with conspiring to launder hundreds of millions of dollars from “business email compromise” (BEC) frauds and other scams. On Wednesday, the Department of Justice shed more light on one of those scams: working with North Korean hackers to launder funds stolen from a Maltese bank. According to a statement released by the Justice Department, Abbas took part in…
The Governor of Bauchi state, Bala Mohammed on Friday said Nigerians do not need the permission of any Governor to reside anywhere in the country, including the forests in the South-West states. Governor Mohammed said this during the Sunrise Daily Program on Channels TV. Quoting section 41 of the Nigerian constitution, Mohammed said citizens are free to choose to live and settle anywhere. “Land is in the hands of the state and federal governments in trust but Nigerians don’t need the permission of governors or the federal government to settle everywhere. You don’t need the permission of the governor of Bauchi…
APC EKITI SOUTH RESTATES COMMITMENT TO YOUTH EMPOWERMENT The All Progressives Congress APC in Ekiti South Senatorial District has resolved to continue to accord improved priority to the welfare of youths of the party so as to enhance their standard of living and give them sense of belonging. This is part of resolutions reached during a special meeting by the APC Youths Development Committee with all Elected public officials and Political Appointees across the South Senatorial District. During the meeting which was held at the APC secretariat , Ikere Ekiti between the 9th and 17th of February 2021, participants described…
