Sports: EFCC Arrests Umeh for N15billion Fraud

Chief Mike Umeh

This is certainly not the best of time for the First Vice President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Chief Mike Umeh, who was picked up Monday as an accomplice  in a N15billion case.

Economic and Financial Crime Commission spokesman, Wilson Uwugiaren, confirmed the arrest of the NFF chief Monday and further hinted that Chief Umeh will be arraigned in a Sokoto High Court Tuesday in the case involving former Governor Attahiru Bafarawa.
Although  further details of the deal that turned messy remained unknown, Chief Umeh who is an industrialist is believed to have played a role  in the N15billion  case to warrant his being arrested by operatives of the EFCC in Lagos.

Nigeria: Pirates Kidnap Oil Tanker Crew

Nigerian Navy

Armed pirates attacked an oil products tanker off the coast of Nigeria in West Africa and abducted an unknown number of crew, security sources said on Tuesday. Increasing piracy in the Gulf of Guinea region, which includes Africa's No. 1 oil producer Nigeria and is a significant source of cocoa and metals for world markets, is jacking up costs for shipping firms operating there, reports Reuters.

The Nigerian-flagged MT Matrix was boarded by gunmen in the early hours of Saturday about 40 nautical miles off the coast of oil-producing Bayelsa state, two security sources said, in a stretch of water often targeted by pirates.

Justice Rhodes-Vivour’s Wife, Daughter Regain Freedom

Justice Bode Rhodes-Vivour

After 17 days in captivity, the wife and daughter of Justice Bode Rhodes-Vivour of the Supreme Court, were released at 11 am in Benin City, the capital of Edo State. Mother and daughter had travelled to Benin to prepare for the latter’s wedding but were kidnapped by unknown assailants. It is uncertain if ransom was paid for their release.

Nigerian Navy Donates Computer to Community School

 As part of the programme to  mark its  57 anniversary, the Nigerian Navy,  had on Tuesday donated six Computers, six UPS and a printer to a community Secondary School in Lagos. The Flag Officer Commanding Western Naval Command (FOC), Rear Adm.  Ibok Ibas, said that the donation was part of the command's Quick Intervention Project to mark the service anniversary.

The FOC who was represented by Rear Adm. Jonathan Ango, the command's Chief Staff Officer, said Awori Ajeromi Junior Grammar School , Agboju in Oriade Local Council Development Area, was chosen because is within its host community.

Armed Gang Attacks, Snatch Pasuma's Range Rover

An armed robbery gang, Monday, attacked popular fuji crooner, Wasiu Alabi, popularly known as  Pasuma, at about 9pm along the Ahmadiya end of Abeokuta Expressway, snatching his Range Rover Sports Utility vehicle.

The victim who was said to be in the company of a friend, was attacked by the robbers, who abducted them in his (Pasuma) jeep with registration number MUS 830 AP. However, after hours of driving aimlessly, the gang pushed them out of the car in Ogun state and zoomed off in the Range Rover.

Dana Crash: 11 Victims’ Relations Received Compensation, One Year After

Dana Air crash scene

Almost one year after, only relatives of 11 out of about 146 passengers, who died at the Dana Air flight 0992 which  crashed on June 3, 2012 have received the full compensation of $100,000 as stipulated by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Act of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). About 153 passengers on board died while scores people on ground were wounded.

Besides, the relatives of the deceased persons who went to court to demand higher compensation, 95 others had received the initial payment of $30,000 as at May 25.

The aircraft, which flew from Abuja crashed in the Iju/Ishaga area of Lagos,  on June 3 and since then the relatives of the victims are yet to receive full compensation from the airline.

CPC, ANPP, TUC, Others Condemn Amaechi’s Suspension

Governor Rotimi Amaechi

The suspension of Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers State from the Peoples Democratic Party by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party, has continued to receive swipe from several stakeholders across the country. Many of those who spoke decried what they described as party high-handedness.

The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) expressed worries over Amaechi’s travails in the hands of the PDP. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Rotimi Fashakin, the party regretted that what started as a spat between President Goodluck Jonathan and  Amaechi, had snowballed into the suspension of the governor.

NIS Deports 108 Illegal Aliens in Kaduna

 Illegal Aliens

The Comptroller of the Kaduna State Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Alhaji Hamman Yerima,  Monday paraded 103 illegal aliens, who entered the country illegally from Niger Republic.

Yerima explained that many of the illegal aliens were picked up at some of the Government Reserved Areas (GRA) within Kaduna metropolis, where they were employed as security guards. He said they would be deported immediately to their home country and urged  Nigerians to engage only legally permitted aliens for security jobs.

NEMA: Nigeria Lost N2.6tn to 2012 Flood Disaster

Director General of NEMA, Muhammed Sani Sidi

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) at the weekend disclosed that a comprehensive assessment of the total losses resulting from the 2012 flooding, which ravaged many states showed that the country lost a total of N2.6 trillion.

The Director General of NEMA, Muhammed Sani Sidi, made this known in his speech at the  fourth Global Forum on Disaster Risk Reduction in Geneva, Switzerland.