Sahara Reporters Latest News Friday 16th August 2019
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target=_blank>I Have No Respect For Lennox Lewis, Says Anthony Joshua
Nigerian-bornBritish heavyweight boxer, Anthony Joshua, has said that he does not have any respect for Lennox Lewis after the former pugilist criticised his preparation for the fight against Andy Ruiz Jr in New York in which Joshua lost.
Lewis, according to Daily MailUK, was Britain’s last undisputed heavyweight champion.
In a tweet, Lewis had said, “I can’t look at that fight and agree that AJ was fully prepared.”
But reacting to the criticism in a Sky Sports documentary, Joshua said that he was a different person from Lewis and so does things his own way.
He said, “Lennox is a clown. I don’t respect Lennox. I and Lennox are not the same.
“My legacy is to sit back and enjoy the younger generation coming up, and not to be involved. Just to appreciate what it takes to get there. Lennox isn’t like that.”
Joshua is set to take on Ruiz in the rematch of their fight in Saudi Arabia on December 7.
The IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight titles will be at stake during the fight.
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target=_blank>CBN To Disburse Lower Currencies To Microfinance Banks
The Central Bank of Nigeria says it has released guidelines for the disbursement of lower denominations of the naira through microfinance banks across the country.
The bank’s Director, Corporate Communications Department, Mr Isaac Okorafor, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Thursday.
Okorafor said this development was contained in a circular issued by the Director, Currency Operations Department of the bank, Mrs Patricia Eleje, in Abuja on Thursday.
He explained that the circular indicated that all microfinance banks must have a Composite Risk Rating of above average in the most recent Risk Based Supervision target examination before they were considered for the scheme.
He explained that the measure was to ensure that only MFBs with good corporate governance practices took part.
The statement read, “Meanwhile, the participating MFBs must be willing to accept a mixture of new and other banknotes, and that the MFBs shall give 20 per cent of any withdrawal in lower denomination notes subject to a maximum of N50,000.
“Where beneficiaries withdraw more than once in a day, the circular said that disbursement will only apply to one transaction per day.
“Similarly, the MFBs are allowed to exchange notes subject to a maximum of N50,000 for customers with bank accounts and N10,000 for customers without bank accounts.
“In that situation, the banks must not exchange for same beneficiaries more than once a week.
“It also instructed the banks to put in place effective control measures that will ensure that banknotes disbursed to customers with or without accounts are not sold.”
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target=_blank>Judge In Case of Nigerian Pastor Accused Of Sexual Exploitation In South Africa Dismisses Appeal
Nigerian pastor Timothy Omotoso and co-accused Lusanda Sulani and Zukiswa Sitho at the Port Elizabeth High Court on Wednesday
Nigerian pastor Timothy Omotoso and co-accused Lusanda Sulani and Zukiswa Sitho at the Port Elizabeth High Court on Wednesday
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The Port Elizabeth High Court in South Africa on Wednesday dismissed an application for leave to appeal its earlier decision allowing the case against Nigerian pastor, Timothy Omotoso, to be heard in the city.
The 60-year-old televangelist is standing trial with two others, Lusanda Sulani and Zukiswa Sitho, for allegedly trafficking more than 30 girls and women, who were from various branches of his Jesus Dominion Church to a house in Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal, where he allegedly exploited them sexually.
Sulani and Sitho, are accused of recruiting girls from all over South Africa for purposes of sexual exploitation, according to iol.co.za.
Defence attorney, Peter Daubermann, had previously raised concerns about the validity of an authorisation certificate signed by then National Director of Public Prosecutions, Shaun Abrahams.
Daubermann claimed that the court did not have the jurisdiction to hear the bulk of the charges, specifically alleged offences, which took place in cities outside of Port Elizabeth and abroad.
Omotoso and the two others pleaded not guilty to seven charges of rape and sexual assault, which allegedly occurred in Port Elizabeth.
In her judgment on Wednesday, Judge Irma Schoeman said that the NDPP directive and indictment were in line with the Criminal Procedure Act.
She said the directive’s reference to the indictment was sufficient and postponed the case till October 7, 2019, for hearing.
The trial started afresh two weeks ago, after the original presiding judge of Port Elizabeth High Court, Mandela Makaula, excused himself.
Omotoso is alleged to have groomed people and abused them from the age of 14.
If the court finds that the allegation of s** with minors is true, he could face life behind the bars.
Many of the young girls he abused have come forward to detail their experiences at the hands of the Nigerian pastor, who was first arrested on April 20, 2017.
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target=_blank>Government Shuts Five Illegal Hospitals In Ekiti
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The Ekiti State Government on Thursday shut at least five hospitals operating illegally in the city.
Making the announcement, Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Mojisola Yaya-Kolade, warned residents against patronising quack doctors so as not to put their health in danger.
Yaya-Kolade said that the state government frowned at quackery and would do everything within its powers to provide quality healthcare to the people.
She said, “The intention of the state government is to stamp out quackery in Ekiti and to prevent the way innocent people are being killed by unqualified medical personnel and hospitals.”
The illegal hospitals shut include Omole Hospital, Adedamola Hospital and Divine Citadel Hospital all in Ado-Ekiti while two others in Ilawe-Ekiti – Divine Hospital and Maternity Home – were also affected.
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target=_blank>Nine Filling Stations Sealed In Bayelsa Over Expired Licences
At least nine filling stations have been sealed in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State by the Department of Petroleum Resources due to expired licences and lack of basic operational equipment.
The facilities were sealed on Thursday by a team led by DPR’s Head of Operations in the state, Mr Ibinabo Jack.
The affected filling stations are Nun River Petroleum, Maccary Oil and Gas, Barbizon and an unnamed LPG station said to be operating illegally.
Others are NNPC retail outlet at Edepie, Otueyal Oil and Gas, Tony’s Green Field Petroleum, Mobil Oil and Gas and another NNPC retail outlet in the state capital.
Speaking during the exercise, Jack said, “The sealing of filling stations is not new and it’s not going to be a one-off thing.
“Rather, it will be a continuous exercise. We caught some of them dispensing to customers below the variation.
“For instance, a station that is selling at point 41CL of every 10 litres is short-changing the public. In other words, where they ought to get 10 litres, they are given maybe six or seven litres. This is not fair.
“Some did not even have sand buckets and these are things needed for their safety and that of their facilities as well as their customers.
“The penalties depend on their offences. When they report at DPR’s office, appropriate penalties will be spelt out to each of them.
“The DPR is a regulatory body and there are regulations biding the operations of retail outlets which need to be maintained by the operators.”
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target=_blank>NNPC And China Boost Partnership In Crude Production
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and China National Offshore Oil Corporation have restated their commitment to work together to improve the petroleum industry in both countries.
Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mele Kyari, disclosed this when the Executive Vice President of CNOOC, Mr Lu Yan Ji, paid him a visit in Abuja, on Thursday.
Spokesperson for the NNPC, Ndu Ughamadu, in a statement, quoted Kyari as saying that the partnership would also help Nigeria to achieve 3million barrels of oil per day target by 2023.
The statement while commending the CNOOC for its plan to expand its investment in Nigeria’s oil industry, added that there was need to improve the country’s revenue profile through new investments.
Kyari said, “To have investment of $16bn in Nigeria is clearly an indication of your confidence in us.
“We have a target to grow production to three million barrels per day by 2023, to do that, we need partners like you. You can count on us because we have common interest.”
Speaking during the visit, Lu said Nigeria was one of his company’s largest investment destination.
He called for NNPC’s support in securing the investments, adding that there was need for both national oil corporations to work closely.
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target=_blank>Court To Rule On Suit Seeking To Stop Inauguration Of Ministers On Monday
The Federal High Court Abuja will on Monday deliver its ruling in a suit seeking to stop President Muhammadu Buhari from inaugurating the 43 ministerial nominees over the exclusion of a Federal Capital Territory indigene from the list, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
The applicant, Mr Musa Baba-panya, who was also the counsel in the case, had on Thursday approached the court with an ex-parte motion, asking it to stop President Buhari from going ahead with the inauguration.
Baba-panya, who is also an indigene of Karu in the FCT, said the President’s action was contrary to an Appeal Court judgment delivered on March 15, 2018.
President Buhari is the 1st defendant, while the Attorney General of the Federation is the 2nd defendant in the case.
The lawyer in his suit, said, “The 43 confirmed ministerial appointees now awaiting swearing-in or inauguration as the Federal Executive Council is incomplete, illegal, unconstitutional, null, void and of no effect whatsoever.
“The 1st defendant stands in contempt of law and court for his brazen refusal to comply with the tenor of the Abuja Division of Court of Appeal judgment of 15/1/2018 compelling him to the immediate and forthwith appointment off an indigene of FCT, Abuja, as minister of the federation.
“Allowing the President to go on with his decision would mean that he is going to constitute an illegal cabinet.”
Justice Taiwo Taiwo ordered that the suit should commence during the vacation period of the court.
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E2%80%99s-account-over-suspicious-transactions-0 target=_blank>Court Grants EFCC Order To Freeze Student’s Account Over Suspicious Transactions
A Federal High Court in Abuja has given the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission a 40-day leave to freeze two accounts owned by Damilare Olayemi, a Nigerian student in the Diaspora, over suspicious transactions observed by the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit.
The value of the transactions in question are $133,955 and $40,000 – both of which amount to N66.22m.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the transactions were made between May and June 2018.
Counsel to the EFCC, Richard Dauda, had asked Justice Taiwo for an order to freeze the account for six months to be able to repatriate Lucy Atubo, the alleged person, who made the deposits.
He said, “The investigation revealed that the suspect in the case under investigation is a student who was involved in suspicious transactions between May 11, 2018, and June 6, 2018, amounting to $133,955 and ?£40,000.
“The suspect still had substantial amount of funds in his Access Bank account and the Guaranty Trust Bank account which have not been touched.”
In his ruling, the judge said a six month leave was too long and the EFCC had the option of extending the order if it needed more time to continue its investigation.
He asked EFCC to give the suspect a 14-day freezing notice through his bank.
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E2%80%99s-account-over-suspicious-transactions target=_blank>Court Grants EFCC Order To Freeze Student’s Account Over Suspicious Transactions
A Federal High Court in Abuja has given the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission a 40-day leave to freeze two accounts owned by Damilare Olayemi, a Nigerian student in the Diaspora, over suspicious transactions observed by the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit.
The value of the transactions in question are $133,955 and $40,000 – both of which amount to N66.22m.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the transactions were made between May and June 2018.
Counsel to the EFCC, Richard Dauda, had asked Justice Taiwo for an order to freeze the account for six months to be able to repatriate Lucy Atubo, the alleged person, who made the deposits.
He said, “The investigation revealed that the suspect in the case under investigation is a student who was involved in suspicious transactions between May 11, 2018, and June 6, 2018, amounting to $133,955 and ?£40,000.
“The suspect still had substantial amount of funds in his Access Bank account and the Guaranty Trust Bank account which have not been touched.”
In his ruling, the judge said a six month leave was too long and the EFCC had the option of extending the order if it needed more time to continue its investigation.
He asked EFCC to give the suspect a 14-day freezing notice through his bank.
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BREAKING: El-Zakzaky Heads To Nigeria After Rejecting Treatment From Strange Doctors
Secretary of the Academic Forum of Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Abdullahi Musa, on Thursday confirmed to SaharaReporters that Sheik Ibraheem El-Zakzaky is currently on his way back to Nigeria.
He said that the Nigerian Government denied their leader access to his personal doctor in India, thereby making it difficult for him to get the required medical treatment.
El-Zakzaky had lamented the deplorable condition he had faced at the hands of the security operatives that escorted him.
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He vowed not to subject himself to the strange doctors offered to treat him, accusing the Nigerian and Indian governments of frustrating his treatment.
El-Zakzaky was on Monday flown to India aboard an Emirates aircraft after a court in Kaduna ordered his release from detention for him to seek urgent medical treatment abroad.
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