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Hanoi Court Convict 63-Year-Old Journalist Over Facebook Posts
A Vietnamese court sentenced a leading independent journalist on Thursday to 30 months in prison over Facebook posts that criticised the government, state media reported. Huy Duc worked for influential state-run newspapers before authoring one of Vietnam’s most popular blogs and Facebook accounts, where he criticised the country’s communist leaders on issues such as corruption, media control, and relations with China. The court in Hanoi convicted the 63-year-old of “abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the state” by posting 13 articles on Facebook, according to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA). According to VNA, Huy Duc did not...
Oyo State Demolishes Illegal Buildings, Assures Valid Landowners Of Compensation
The Oyo State Government has demolished illegal structures erected on government-acquired lands in the Podo area, along Top One Garden in Oluyole Local Government, and at Dizengoff, Kolapo Ishola area, both within the Ibadan metropolis. The state Commissioner for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Williams Akin-Funmilayo, led the demolition exercise on Wednesday, warning land grabbers against encroaching on government property. Akin-Funmilayo stated, “The lands in question are assets of the state government, and we will not tolerate any form of encroachment or illegal occupation. Those currently working on the land are not the rightful owners but are purely land grabbers.”...
Five Things To Know About The Trump “Gold Card” Pathway To Citizenship
United States President Donald Trump has announced a new immigration initiative, introducing a $5 million “gold card” residency permit for foreign investors. This program would replace the existing EB-5 visa and provide a direct route to American citizenship. Here are the key details: Trump’s proposed “gold card” residency permit is designed for wealthy foreigners seeking U.S. permanent residency and a pathway to citizenship. Unlike traditional green cards, this premium visa would offer additional privileges and a more streamlined citizenship process. “You have a green card; this is a gold card,” Trump said during the announcement, emphasizing its superior benefits compared...
EFCC Kano Zonal Director Calls Public Servant To Lead By Examples, Speaks On Corrupt Practices And Punishment In Government Businesses.
The Kano Zonal Director of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, CE Ibrahim Shazali, charged the Jigawa State public servants to embrace integrity, accountability and transparency in the discharge of their duties. He made the call in Dutse on Tuesday while presenting a paper titled “Corrupt Practices and Punishments in Government Businesses” delivered at a three-day sensitisation workshop organised by the Jigawa State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (JSPCACC) Shazali emphasized the need for public servants to lead by example in the fight against corruption, warned that offenders risk imprisonment, asset forfeiture, and disqualification from public office under Nigeria’s...
EFCC Arraigns Jude Okoye, Ex-P-Square Manager On Money Laundry Charges, Court Denies Bail
The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, arraigned Jude Okoye Chigozie, older brother and ex-manager of Paul and Peter Okoye of the defunct P-Square music group, before Justice A.O. Owoeye of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. He was arraigned alongside his company, Northside Music Ltd, on a seven-count charge bordering on money laundering to the tune of N1.38billion, $1million and £34,537.59. One of the charges reads: “That you, Jude Okoye Chigozie and Northside Music Ltd sometimes in 2022, in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court,...
Lagos Court Refuses Emefiele’s Request To Withdraw From Trial, Adjourns Till May 26
Sitting in Ikeja Court, Justice R.A. Oshodi of a Special Offences has refused an application of a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, asking the trial judge to recuse himself from the case on the allegation of bias. Emefiele is standing trial on a 19-count charge bordering on receiving gratification and corrupt demand preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). His co-defendant, Henry Omoile, is facing a three-count charge bordering on unlawful acceptance of gifts by agents. They have pleaded “not guilty” to the charges. At the last sitting on February 24,...
Photo Story: Nigerian Billionaire Philanthropist, Femi Otedola Hosts Afrobeat Singers, Wizkid And Burnaboy At His Lagos Residence
“A true privilege to host some of our biggest music icons @wizkidayo @burnaboy at my Lagos home. Always inspiring to share ideas and celebrate the global movement that is Afrobeats.” Femi Otedola