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Published 14 May 2021
Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio and his wife, Mrs Ekaete Akpabio, have threatened to sue an investigative journalist, David Hundeyin, for linking them with the killers of an Akwa Ibom job seeker, Iniobong Umoren.
The PUNCH had earlier reported that Umoren went missing while attending a job interview in Akwa Ibom last month. Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Odiko Macdon, later in a statement, said the police arrested 20-year-old Uduak Frank Akpan, who allegedly lured Umoren to his residence under the pretext of offering her a job but raped, killed and buried the young graduate in a shallow grave.
Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc has disclosed that following approval given to its 2020 annual report and account by the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) and the NGX Regulation Limited, it has scheduled to hold its Annual General Meeting Thursday, May 27,2021, in Lagos.
Sovereign Trust Insurance spokesperson and Brands and Communications Manager, Mr. Segun Bankole, however said in line with the federal government and Lagos State directives on restriction of gatherings of large number in curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, majority of the shareholders would participate at this year’s meeting online via link on the company’s website, with the exception of the approved Proxies of the shareholders.
Executive Secretary of NEITI, Dr Orji Ogbonnaya, Orji said: “The exclusion of information about our natural resources was at a huge cost to the Nigerian economy and affected Nigeria’s optimisation of revenues from its natural resource wealth. With your cooperation and reputation, we can help our government fight the resource course which is the reason the EITI and NEITI exist.
“The knowledge reposed in the two agencies makes it important for us to work together to ensure that the commitment made by Nigeria to the international community on effective implementation of Beneficial Ownership in the extractive industry is realised.”
Royal Fraud: Companies Linked To Ooni Of Ife, Oba Ogunwusi Defraud Nigerians In Massive Real Estate Scandal
Apart from the revelation that hundreds of investors were never refunded after several years, the housing scheme, Gran Imperio Group’s multi-million-naira Essential Homes, has been described by many as the biggest fraud seen yet in Nigeria’s real estate history.
by SaharaReporters, New York
May 11, 2021
The Ooni of Ife, Yoruba’s foremost traditional ruler, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, is presently embroiled in a real estate mega fraud after some of his companies allocated apartments and land that existed only on paper to hundreds of investors.