03/07/18

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The Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has convicted a former relationship officer with Coronation Merchant Bank, Nsa Ayi, over fraud allegations levelled against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Justice Mojisola Dada convicted Ayi on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to 11 charges bordering on fraudulent false accounting to the tune of N700million, an offence contrary to Section 335(a) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2011.
The EFCC had arraigned the defendant on February 26 for conniving with some unknown persons to move funds, using customers’ electronic instructions meant for investment in the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) Bonds, Treasury Bills and Fixed Deposits.
The defendant was also said to have altered instructions and falsified signatures of customers to transfer money into various accounts outside the bank.
The money was said to have been transferred in tranches into the defendant’s Guaranty Trust Bank account, as well as his Zenith Bank account.
At his arraignment, the banker pleaded not guilty and the court ordered that he should be remanded in prison custody.
At the resumed proceedings on Tuesday, the defendant’s counsel Robert Clarke said that after a close perusal of the prosecution’s proof of evidence, the defendant had decided to change his plea from not guilty to guilty.
Following his guilty plea, the EFCC prosecutor Rotimi Oyedepo then reviewed the facts by calling the investigative officer of the case, Tosin Owobo, who gave overwhelming evidence about how Ayi forged instructions of Africa Alliance Insurance Company, as accounting officer and siphoned more than N700m.
Justice Mojisola Dada convicted the defendant as charged and deferred sentencing till March 22.
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Eighteen people have been killed as a fresh magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea’s mountainous Southern Highlands on Wednesday.
Just a week ago, a larger quake flattened villages and killed at least 55 people.
The tremor, shortly after midnight local time, struck just 31 km (19 miles) southwest of the epicentre of last Monday’s magnitude 7.5 quake that has left government and aid agencies scrambling to provide emergency supplies to the remote region.
Australia and New Zealand said on Wednesday they would increase aid to Papua New Guinea.
Australia will deploy three helicopters this week to deliver aid, while New Zealand will send a second military plane to distribute medical equipment, hygiene kits and tarpaulins.
Wednesday’s quake was the most severe of a series of aftershocks that have rattled the resource-rich region, about 600 km (370 miles) northwest of the capital Port Moresby.
William Bando, the administrator of Hela Province, said initial reports put the death toll from the aftershock at 18.
“It appears Hides was hardest hit. We haven’t heard about potential casualties there yet, but it is a big village with many people,” he added.
Manasseh Makiba, Papua New Guinea’s Vice Minister for Petroleum & Energy who represents parts of Hela Province in parliament, said victims were still being found.
“People are still being extracted from mud. People are still being taken to hospitals,” he said.
Local media outlets reported the death toll from the original quake had risen to 75, after government officials said previously that 55 people had been killed.
A spokeswoman at Papua New Guinea’s National Disaster Center said on Wednesday that authorities were finalizing a final report into the casualties from the first quake.
James Komengi, a United Church project officer, speaking from Tari, the capital of quake-affected Hela province, said his church’s assessment and response center had counted up to 67 deaths in that province alone.
Aid efforts are being hampered as rescue workers struggle to reach the highlands area as many roads are either badly damaged or blocked.
The International Red Cross warned the situation could deteriorate if heavy rains hit the region.
“We are anxious to reach communities while there is a lull in what is usually a season of heavy rain. A big downpour could bring landslides in hillsides already destabilized by the earthquake, cause floods and contaminate water,” said Udaya Regmi, Director the International Red Cross in Papua New Guinea.
The Red Cross said its initial assessments indicate that as many as 143,000 people could have been affected, with an estimated 500 people injured and 17,000 people displaced from their homes. Even in more accessible areas of the country, health facilities have been damaged.
ExxonMobil, which shut its $19 billion PNG liquefied natural gas (LNG) project after the first quake, said on Wednesday its facilities in Hides, where it runs a gas conditioning plant, were safely shut in. All employees and contractors were safe.
Reuters/LR News
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U.S. Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson 

Nigeria will benefit from about 533 million dollars to be released by the United States (U.S.) to some African countries humanitarian assistance.
The benefactors are Nigeria, Ethiopia, Somalia, and South Sudan, as well as countries in the Lake Chad region.
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said millions of people were facing life-threatening food insecurity and malnutrition as a result of ongoing conflict or prolonged drought in the countries.
Of the newly announced funds, more than $128 million is for affected populations from Nigeria and countries in the Lake Chad region.
About $184 million is for affected populations from South Sudan and more than $110 million for affected populations from Ethiopia.
The humanitarian assistance includes more than $110 million for affected populations from Somalia.
Tillerson said: “today I’m announcing $533 million in additional humanitarian assistance to fight famine and food insecurity and address other needs resulting from conflicts in Somalia, South Sudan, Ethiopia, and the Lake Chad Basin.
“The alarming levels of hunger in these areas are largely man-made, as conflicts erupt and people flee their homes.
“Under these conditions, people cannot produce crops and often lose access altogether to food, education, and health care. Many lose everything.
“And regrettably, Mother Nature can still be cruel, such as in the Horn of Africa, where a prolonged drought is contributing to grave food insecurity”.
According to him, these additional funds will provide emergency food, nutrition assistance, and other aid.
This includes safe drinking water, thousands of tons of food, and deliver health programs to prevent the spread of deadly diseases like cholera to millions of people, he said adding “This will save lives”.
“The American people, as we always have been, are there to partner with African countries to ensure their most vulnerable populations receive life-saving assistance.
“We also call upon others to join us in meeting the growing humanitarian needs in Africa. We hope these initial contributions will encourage others to contribute aid to increase burden sharing and meet the growing humanitarian needs in Africa.
“However, this assistance will not solve these ongoing conflicts, but only buy us time to pursue diplomatic solutions,” Tillerson stressed.
According to him, ultimately it is up to the leaders in these countries, particularly in South Sudan, to stop the violence and put the welfare of their citizens at the forefront of their actions.
He said millions would continue to be at risk as long as parties to these conflicts continue to engage in violence.
Tillerson called on all parties to allow aid workers safe and unhindered access to help communities in need.
The U.S. is the largest donor of humanitarian assistance for these crises in Africa, providing nearly three billion dollars since the beginning of Fiscal Year 2017. 
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Alhaji Aliyu Akwe Doma, former Nasarawa  state governor, is dead. He was aged 75.
He died in an Israeli hospital, according Mamman Alakayi, his information commissioner  when he governed the state..
“I got a call from the late governor’s son, Umar, this evening, that Baba Doma died in an Israeli hospital at about 7:45 p.m. Nigerian time,” he said.
Alakayi said that the former governor had gone to the hospital to treat an undisclosed ailment three weeks ago.
“We are currently making arrangement for some family members to travel to Israel and convey the remains back home for burial,” he said.
Latest Reality Metro reports that Akwe was the governor of Nasarawa State from 2007 to 2011, on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Born on Sept. 1, 1942 in Doma Local Government of Nasarawa State, Akwe attended the University of Ibadan  from 1964–1966, and also attended Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 1976.
The former governor obtained a Masters Degree in Public Administration from Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma in 2002.
He worked in the old Plateau civil service from 1976 to 1983, and rose to the position of a Permanent Secretary.
Akwe was a Deputy Governor of Plateau State, and was later elected Governor of Nasarawa State. 
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A mysterious fire has destroyed over 300 tents at Ajiri Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Mafa Local Government council of Borno.
The Latest Reality Metro reports that the fire started at about 5:30 pm on Tuesday and gutted the entire camp settlement, which provided shelter to hundreds of persons displaced by Boko Haram insurgency.
A witness, Bukar Abba, told LR News that the fire rapidly spread and engulfed the entire camp due to the strong wind.
Abba said that the fire ravaged tents, thatch houses, household utensils, dresses and other property, adding that there were no causalities in the incident.
Children in an IDP camp

”The cause of the fire has not been ascertained. It destroyed the camp. The affected families now stay in the open,” he said.
Abba noted that the affected persons had returned and took shelter at the camp following the liberation of the community from the insurgents’ control.
He called on the state government and humanitarian organisations to assist the victims to alleviate their sufferings.
The national and state emergency management agencies are yet to comment on the incident. 
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