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Intensify Prayers To End Coronavirus, Group Tells Christians

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May 29, 2020

A Bauchi based Christain group, ‘Solidarity Movement for COVID-19’ has urged all the Christains in the state to intensify prayers for God to grant wisdom to all the political leaders to tackle the novel Coronavirus in the country.

The Chairman of the group, Pastor Zakka Magaji, made the call on behalf of the group in Bauchi on Friday at the end of a ‘One day prayer and fasting exercise’ to mark the first anniversary of Governor Bala Mohammad’s administration.

Mogaji, who stressed that prayer is one of the instruments the country needed to succeed in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, said that the exercise was to beseech God’s protection over the affairs of the state, especially in the areas of peace and unity.

“On behalf of this group, I call on every Christian in the state to continue to pray to God to grant wisdom to our political leaders in the country so as to be able to tackle the novel Coronavirus once and for all.

“This is because prayer is one of the instruments needed to succeed in fighting the outbreak of COVID-19 in our country and the world at large.

“The one day fasting and prayer exercise we embarked upon was to seek God’s protection over the affairs of the state, especially in the areas of peace and unity under the leadership of Gov. Bala Muhammed,” he said.

The Chairman also called on every citizen of the state to intensify prayer for the state governor in his efforts to reposition the state to a better height.

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Also speaking, Rev Kumber Gudor, charged Christians to redouble their efforts in prayers so as to end security challenges in some parts of the country.

He called on Christians to remain humble in their endeavors and shun wickedness, adding that their prayers would be answered by so doing.

In his address, Mr Joshua Sanga, Executive Chairman, Budget Monitoring, Price intelligence and Public Procurement Unit (Due Process), commended the group for organising the prayer and fasting exercise.

He said it was timely considering the efforts of the Governor in one year in office which cut across both human and physical developments.

Sanga further called on the entire citizens of the State to rally round the state governor so as to succeed in the discharge of his mandate.

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Nigeria Air: EFCC Arrests Ex-Buhari’s Minister Over N8bn Fraud

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April 23, 2024

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arrested Hadi Sirika, Minister of Aviation under former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration over an ongoing N8 billion money laundering probe of Nigeria Air.

Vanguard gathered that Sirika arrived at the Federal Capital Territory Command of the EFCC at about 1:00 pm on Tuesday.

Sirika is currently being quizzed by the EFCC investigators over alleged fraudulent contracts awarded by him to a company known as Engirios Nigeria Limited, owned by his younger sibling, Abubakar Sirika.

Recall that, in February, EFCC investigated the activities of the Aviation Ministry under Sirika for conspiracy, abuse of office, diversion of public funds, and contract inflation.

Others are criminal breaches of trust and money laundering amounting to N8,069,176,864.00 during Sirika’s tenure in office.

Apart from being listed as the company’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Abubakar is said to be the sole signatory to the company’s two accounts, domiciled in Zenith and Union Banksy.

It was gathered that the ex-minister’s younger brother, Abubakar Sirika, has been arrested and detained by the commission in connection with N3,212,258,930.18 paid to his company, Engirios Nigerian Limited’s, bank account by the former minister.

It was noted that there is no trace of work done on any of the contract items to date.

Sirika was arrested Sunday February 4 to assist the commission in its probe of the Aviation Ministry’s financial expenditures during his tenure.

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BREAKING: EFCC Freezes Over 300 Accounts Over Suspicious FX Flows

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April 23, 2024

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The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, says the anti-graft agency has discovered another worse scheme other than crypto trading platform Binance and its system.

He said the agency has frozen about 300 accounts to ensure the safety of the foreign exchange market.

The scheme popularly called the “P to P” peer- peer financial trading scheme has operated outside the official banking and financial corridors and there was a looming disaster that could further crashed the Naira value that has continued to gain.

“There are people in this country doing worse than Binance,” he said, adding that over $15bn passed through one of the platforms in the last one year, outside the financial regulations.

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BREAKING: EFCC Chair Vows To Follow Yahaya Bello’s Prosecution To Conclusion

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The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has sworn to follow the prosecution of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, to logical conclusion.

In a chat with journalists at the EFCC Headquarters in the Jabi area of Abuja on Tuesday, the anti-graft chairman vowed that all those who obstructed the arrest of the former governor would be brought to book.

He said that no matter what anyone does or the amount of attack against the anti-graft agency, he and his men will not relent in helping to sanitise the country.

Olukoyede said the EFCC needs the support of Nigerians to succeed as he emphasised that if the agency fails, Nigeria fails. He stated that the efforts made currently has helped the value of the Naira and the foreign market.

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