Day: 18 April 2024

Cubana Chief Priest pleads not guilty to Naira abuse, gets N10m bail

Wura Kelani, Crime Reporter

Businessman and socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, on Wednesday, pleaded not guilty to tampering and abusing the naira during his trial at the Federal High Court, Lagos. Cubana Chief Priest was arraigned before Justice Kehinde Ogundare of the Federal High Court in Lagos on three counts bordering on abuse of naira by allegedly spraying and tampering with the nation’s currency at a social event, contrary to the provisions of the Central Bank Act of 2007. He was alleged to have sprayed the naira on February 13,…

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NUBIFIE pickets Heritage bank for dismissing over 1000 staff

Jide Ige

The National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees (NUBIFIE), today shut down Heritage Bank’s head office in Lagos following the sack of over 1000 personnel by the management of the bank led by Mr. Akinola George-Taylor without following due process, The union said it had resolved to continue with the picketing until the management of the bank decides to do the needful by ensuring the sacked workers get their legitimate severance package. The aggrieved ex-staff of the bank have locked the gate and prevented anyone from going in…

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More troubles for ex-Gov. Yahaya Bello as FG condemns Gov. Ododo’s rescue mission, EFCC issues wanted notice

Jide Ige

Trouble seems not to have abated for ex-Kogi State governir, Yahaya Bello as the federal government in strong terms condemned his rescue effort by the Kogi State governor, Usman Ododo even as the Economic and Financial Crimes Comission has declared him wanted, threatening to enlist the military to effect his arrest. The EFCC declared the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, wanted for offences relating to economic and financial crimes. This was according to a notice posted on the commission’s official Facebook page on Thursday. “Former Kogi State Governor,…

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