Protest, Anger Trail Mass Sack At OAGF

No fewer than 71 accounting Officers, employees of the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF),who were recently disengaged by the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC), have petitioned, Alhaji Ahmed Idris, Accountant General of the Federation, (AGF) and Joan Ayo, Chairman the FCSC, over what they termed unjust termination of appointment.
They alleged that for no just cause, the appointment letters they were offered in 2014 after undergoing interview, screening and documentation, were suddenly withdrawn in 2016 without cogent reasons.
They averred that their engagement followed laid down civil service rules and regulations and therefore were at loss of what led to the termination of their appointment after waiting for two years to be posted to offices across the country.

Ramadan Disaster! Scores Killed In Stampede At Tinubu’s Gift Presentation

As unusual as it was, the gesture of APC chieftain and former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to reach out to the masses during the festive period of ramadan turned ugly this year as people died and many were injured at the venue of the presentation of gifts and materials in Lagos.
The Onikan stadium, Lagos venue of the Bola Tinubu’s Foundation of free gifts turned to a slaughter slab as a stampede occurred where two were feared killed while many sustained serious injuries.
The main victims were women and the children who were trampled upon by the mammoth crowd that gathered to benefit from the freebies.

Ekiti People Rally For Anti Corruption, Throw Weight Behind Probe Of Gov Ayo Fayose

Hundreds of Ekiti State Indigenes rallied on Monday in support of the Federal Government’s anti-corruption war, insisting that governor Ayodele Fayose must be made to face the law, if found guilty of fraud.
Shortly after the governor’s case against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the Federal High Court, Ado Ekiti on Monday, a group of placard-carrying youths staged a protest few meters to the court declaring their support for the anti-corruption crusade of President Muhammadu Buhari and the EFCC crackdown on Fayose and his associates.
The protesters carried various placards, some of which read: Some of their placards read: “Buhari, We Support You”, “Fayose Must Not Escape Justice”, “We Say No To Dasukigate”, “EFCC We Support You”, “No Immunity for Impunity”, “Let Us Kill Corruption Before It Kills Us”, “No Absolute Immunity for Corrupt Governors”, “Fayose Can’t Be Above The Law”, “Fayose Must Be Investigated”.

Litany Of Lies; How Gov Ayo Fayose Is Catching At Every Straw

Flailing and gasping, just like a sinking man is the best way to describe the recent actions of Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose as he embarks on a mudslinging tour to bring down as many people as possible.
The politician whose latest victim is financial institution, Zenith Bank which he dragged into his survival strategy with claims that the financial institution bankrolled his election has turned the laughing stock of the public who were still recovering from the shock of his allegation that the Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari was involved in a bribery scandal that earned a United States congressman, Williams Jefferson a long jail term.

Controversy:Lai Mohammed Obtains N13m From Nbc To Travel To China

SaharaReporters has obtained a letter written on behalf of the Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed to the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) requesting a loan of N13,120,470.

The letter, authored by the Director of Public Relations and Protocol, NPD Dama, begins by stating “I am directed to inform you [NBC] that the Honourable Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed is proceeding on official assignment to China on Sunday, 15th May 2016.

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EFCC Storms Fani-Kayode’s House, Arrests Domestic Worker

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday stormed the Abuja home of a former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, and arrested a domestic servant.
It was learnt that the operatives stormed the house located at 5 Zuma Close, Aso Drive, Abuja in the afternoon and searched the compound.
However, the detectives could not gain access to the main building as it was said to have been locked.
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FIRS Seals Jimoh Ibrahim NICON Hotel And NICON Insurance Plc Over N6.2bn Tax Evasion

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), yesterday, sealed off the head offices of Nicon Insurance Plc and Nicon Luxury Hotel in Abuja as well as other businesses owned by Jimoh Ibrahim over tax liability in excess of N6.2 billion.
The FIRS enforcement team stormed NICON Insurance plaza located at the Central Business District, Abuja and Nicon Luxury Apartment at about 12 noon.
When the team visited NICON Insurance plaza, the workers were asked to leave the premises before the gate was shut.
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