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  • EFCC Grills Bobrisky for Naira Abuse

    EFCC Grills Bobrisky for Naira Abuse

    EFCC Grills Bobrisky for Naira Abuse

    Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have commenced investigation of Idris Okuneye, a.k.a Bobrisky, for allegedly spraying Naira notes.

    The EFCC had invited the 31-year old following a video report of spraying and flaunting wads of new Naira notes at the premiere of a movie, Ajakaju, produced by Eniola Ajao, a Nollywood actress and producer, at Film One Circle Mall, Lekki, Lagos on March 24, 2024.

    Investigation also revealed that he had also committed the alleged offence at some other event centres and parties at different times.

    Following the invitation by the Commission, he arrived at the Lagos Zonal Command of the EFCC in the morning of Wednesday, April 4, 2024 for interrogation and volunteered his statements.

    He will soon be charged to court upon conclusion of investigations

  • BINANCE: FIRS Case Against Tigran Gambaryan, Others Adjourned To April 19

    The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned the arraignment of Tigran Gambaryan, an executive of Binance Ltd, by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to April 19, 2024.

    Gambaryan was brought before Justice Emeka Nwite by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

    The FIRS had filed a suit against Binance, Gambaryan, and Nadeem Anjarwalla, alleging tax evasion.

    During the scheduled arraignment, Gambaryan’s lawyer, I. Chukwuka, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, informed the court that his client could not be arraigned because he had not received the FIRS charges.

    The FIRS counsel, Moses Idem, acknowledged that the court bailiff had been unable to serve Gambaryan with the charges.

    Idem requested permission to serve the executive in open court, which Justice Nwite granted.

    However, the FIRS counsel sought an adjournment to allow Gambaryan to consult with his counsel regarding the charges.

    Gambaryan’s lawyer concurred with the FIRS counsel’s submission.

    After hearing from both parties, the judge adjourned the case to April 19 for Gambaryan to enter his plea in the FIRS case.

    Meanwhile, in a separate case, the EFCC has charged Binance and two of its executives with money laundering and foreign exchange violations amounting to $35.4 million.

    BINANCE: FIRS Case Against Tigran Gambaryan, Others Adjourned To April 19 is first published on The Whistler Newspaper

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  • Sales Manager at Dogan’s Sugar Limited April, 2024

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    Analyzing market trends, identifying and generating new markets for the company. Direct product sales based on target.

    Please note also that you will be required to periodically negotiate and close business deals, generate leads through market and client research.

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    • Marketing the company’s products to mega distributors, retailers, malls, shops, corporate organizations and individuals on PAN Nigeria basis.
    • Modern Trade distribution channel handling
    • Key Account Supermarkets: Shoprite, Spar, Justrite etc
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    • Development of Lagos State and Environs small retail channels sales
    • Sourcing for new customers (Distributors) and reactivating lost distributors across the country.
    • Conducting Market Survey Intelligence reports on competition brands activities vis-a-vis our Dogan’s Sugar brand Market performance.
    • Contribute to organization’s goals plus objectives and enhance market share and sales performance at Aba and PAN Nigeria.
    • Develop and implement market penetration strategies for effective sales
    • Improving overall company profitability by meeting sales target through aggressive and effective planning and marketing activities.
    • Mandated to provide daily, weekly and monthly reports based on targets given.
    • Make sales and generate interest and commitment from potential customers in which the company don’t operate.
    • Act as a key liaison between product development and products.
    • Visiting the points of sales regularly to ensure that the brand is visible
    • Perform other sales related duties as assigned.

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  • EFCC releases mugshot of cross dresser, Bobrisky after he was arrested for abuse of Naira

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,  EFCC, has released the mugshot of crossdresser, Bobrisky  after he was arrested and detained for abuse of Naira 

    “Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have commenced investigation of Iris Okuneye, a.k.a Bobrisky, for allegedly spraying Naira notes.

    The EFCC had invited the 31-year old following a video report of spraying and flaunting wads of new Naira notes at the premiere of a movie, Ajakaju, produced by Eniola Ajao, a Nollywood actress and producer, at Film One Circle Mall, Lekki, Lagos on March 24, 2024.

    Investigation also revealed that he had also committed the alleged offence at some other event centres and parties at different times.

    Following the invitation by the Commission, he arrived at the Lagos Zonal Command of the EFCC in the morning of Wednesday, April 4, 2024 for interrogation and volunteered his statements.

    He will soon be charged to court upon conclusion of investigation “.

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  • BREAKING: Nigeria’s Anti-Corruption Agency, EFCC Arrests Popular Cross-dresser, Bobrisky In Lagos

     

     

    A popular cross-dresser, Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, popularly known as Bobrisky was arrested on Wednesday evening by personnel of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Lagos State.

    This was confirmed by the agency’s spokesman, Mr Dele Oyewale in a telephone conversation with SaharaReporters on Thursday morning.

     

    According to the EFCC spokesman, Bobrisky was arrested for mutilation of naira notes and not for his lifestyle as a cross-dresser.

     

     

     

    “It is true our boys arrested him yesterday evening in Lagos for naira abuse. We don’t have anything to do with his lifestyle (being a cross-dresser). He was suspected of committing an economic crime and that was the reason for his arrest,” Oyewale explained.

    Bobrisky’s arrest comes barely 24 hours after the Nigeria Police Force stated that it lacked enough evidence to arrest him for same-sex activities.

    The Nigeria Police Force on Tuesday said it could not arrest Bobrisky over calls to arrest the crossdresser.

     

    There have been calls for Bobrisky’s arrest, especially after social media influencer and blogger, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan in recent videos condemned the award of Best Dressed Female to the cross-dresser at a Nollywood event.

    However, the Force Public Relations Officers, Olumuyiwa Ademola told Channels TV on Tuesday that cross-dressers cannot be arrested because Nigeria has no law against cross-dressing.

    He also said there is no evidence to support claims that cross-dressers also belong to the LGBTQ+ community.

     

    He said, “There are some cases that are always very difficult to prove.

    “I’m not ruling out that we have many of them. Let us be reasonable, you can’t have someone you want to prosecute without having credible evidence against them. I have not read anywhere where cross-dressing is an offence in Nigeria.

     

    “Some of them that are into cross-dressing, the allegation is that they are into something else.

    “That’s where the problem lies. We need to have enough proof, credible evidence to prove that they are actually into that. All those offences are natural offences in Nigeria and they are punishable under our laws.”

    The Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Bill was signed into law in Nigeria on January 7, 2014, by then-President Goodluck Jonathan.

    The law criminalises public displays of affection between same-sex couples.

    The law imposes a 14-year prison sentence on anyone who “[enters] into a same-sex marriage contract or civil union”. It also imposes a 10-year sentence on individuals or groups, including religious leaders, who “witness, abet, and aid the solemnization of a same-sex marriage or union.”

    It imposes a 10-year prison sentence on those who “directly or indirectly make [a] public show of [a] same-sex amorous relationship” and anyone who “registers, operates, or participates in gay clubs, societies, and organizations,” including supporters of those groups.

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  • BREAKING: EFCC produces Binance executive in court

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has produced an official of Binance Holdings Limited, Tigran Gambaryan, at the Federal High court, Abuja, over allegations of tax evasion.

    Gambaryan and on-the-run Nadeem Anjarwalla were expected to be arraigned today at the court.

    In the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/115/2024, Binance was accused of failing to register with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), for the purpose of paying all relevant taxes administered by the service.

    READ ALSO:Detained Binance official trained EFCC officials, not part of management, crypto firm claims

    The FIRS also alleged that, while it was offering taxable services to subscribers on its trading platform, the company failed to issue invoices to those subscribers for the purposes of determining and payment of its value-added taxes.

    Gambaryan was taken into the court by heavily armed operatives of the EFCC.

    He is the second defendant in the matter.

    As at the time of filing this report, proceedings were already underway.

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  • IPOB: Kanu Appeals Against Accelerated Hearing, Hindered Access To Counsel

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    The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has appealed the verdict of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja that he remain at the facilities of the Department of State Services rather than at the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Centre during his trial.

    According to him, such amounted to the violation of his fundamental human rights.

    Recall that Justice Binta Nyako on March 19th, 2024, ruled against Kanu’s request to be moved to Kuje prison or the Abia State House in Abuja.

    Kanu’s lead counsel, Barr Aloy Ejimakor, had prayed the court to grant Kanu’s request to enable his team of lawyers to have unhindered access to him ahead of his defence. The federal government’s lawyer, Ademoyega Awomolo, SAN, had countered the request, claiming that Kanu would jump bail.

    Kanu, through Ejimakor, is also seeking the Appeal Court to set aside the High Court’s ruling to accelerate his trial, averring that such was against the rule of law.

    In the charge number FHC/ABJ/CR/383/2015, Kanu wants the trial court “to decline jurisdiction to proceed with the hearing of the case unless and until he is granted his right to fair hearing under Section 36(6)(6)(b) and (c) of the Constitution; or in the alternative for the trial court to order an alternative custodial or non-custodial arrangement free of interference with his said constitutional right to fair hearing.”

    Kanu is also asking the appeal court to “Set aside the order for accelerated hearing of the case in the circumstances of the case where he is not allowed facilities to prepare for the defence of the charges against him and denied his right to counsel.”

    Other reliefs sought are: “Staying the proceedings pending when the respondent affords him the constitutional safeguards of being afforded adequate facilities to prepare for his defence and his unfettered right to counsel.”

    The suit has the federal government as the respondent.

    Among the grounds of the appeal is for the court to order the respondent to “stop the unconstitutional acts of forcibly seizing and photocopying confidential legal documents brought to the appellant by the appellant’s lawyers meant for the appellant’s defence of the charges against him.”

    Kanu is being tried over alleged jumping bail, treason and running a proscribed group. He was renditioned from Kenya to Nigeria in 2021, and had since then been in the custody of the DSS in Abuja.

    IPOB: Kanu Appeals Against Accelerated Hearing, Hindered Access To Counsel is first published on The Whistler Newspaper

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  • Accountant at Interrand Homes & Properties Limited

    Interrand Homes & Properties Limited (subsidiary of Interrand Group) is a reputable Construction and Real Estate Development company with offices in Abuja, Lagos and Ibadan.Job Description

    We are looking for a detail-oriented Accountant to perform accounting duties within our organization.
    The Accountant's responsibilities include preparing financial reports, performing account reconciliations, maintaining the general ledger, preparing tax returns, assisting with audit preparations, and performing other accounting duties as assigned.
    Successful candidate must have a solid working knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and strong financial analysis skills.
    An outstanding Accountant should also possess strong Excel skills, be detail-oriented, highly organized, and able to work with little to no supervision and perform under pressure.

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  • Fire guts LP chairman Abure’s house in Abuja

    Fire guts LP chairman Abure?s house in Abuja

    The Labour Party (LP) has said the residence of its National Chairman, Julius Abure was gutted by fire on Wednesday, April 3.

     

     The party also claimed that there was an assassination attempt on Abure.

     

    The National Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party, Obiora Ifoh said Abure’s residence was “gutted by a mysterious fire which started a few minutes after 1am while Abure and the members of his family were asleep.”

     

    The statement quoted a member of the family who narrated the incident, saying the family was woken up by neighbours and security men living in the compound.

     

    The statement reads

     

    “The entire family was trapped as the inferno had reached the staircase making it impossible for Abure and family to escape.

     

     

     

     

    However, it took divine intervention for the national chairman and his family to escape after neighbours and security men gallantly pulled down one of the windows upstairs making ways for the family to escape.

     

    Men of the Fire Service arrived shortly after Abure and his family were evacuated.

     

     

    Abure and his family were rushed to a private hospital where they are presently receiving treatment. Their condition is however stable.”

     

     

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  • Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Joins World’s Richest Person Bernard Arnault In $200Billion Club, Becomes Only American In Elite Category

     

     

    Amazon founder and executive chairman Jeff Bezos became the only American with a net worth above $200 billion Wednesday.

    According to Forbes’ calculations, Bezos’ fortune grew by about $2 billion to just below $201 billion.

    This extended his lead over the next wealthiest American, Tesla CEO Elon Musk with a $191 billion net worth, to some $10 billion.

     

    Worth more than $85 billion more than he was a year ago, Bezos has benefited from a massive stock market surge for Amazon, as its stock has more than doubled since the beginning of 2023.

     

    Bezos remains about $21 billion poorer than the world’s richest man, French luxury tycoon Bernard Arnault, steward of a $221 billion fortune.

    Forbes noted that Musk was $76 billion richer than Bezos at the beginning of this year but the changing of the guard came as Amazon shares and Tesla shares moved in opposite directions (a majority of Bezos’ and Musk’s fortunes are tied to their respective stakes in Amazon and Tesla).

    Tesla’s stock is down almost 33% year-to-date, while Amazon’s stock is up about 20%.

    Also, a judge’s decision in January to strike down Musk’s historic $51 billion pay package from Tesla dragged down the billionaire’s net worth.

    Meanwhile, Bezos’ net worth remains slightly below its peak of more than $210 billion achieved in July 2021, when Amazon hit its split-adjusted, record share price of about $186 (Amazon now trades at about $182 per share).

    Amazon has taken investors for a wild ride since Bezos stepped down as CEO in 2021. Its stock experienced a more than 50% drawdown by late 2022 after reporting its first year in the red since 2014, though its stock and financial performance have since recovered, as Amazon reported a record $37 billion in free cash flow last year.

    Bezos sold about $1 billion worth of Amazon shares in February, though he remains by far the company’s largest individual shareholder, with a 9% stake.

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