The bank, Banco Noroeste, was defrauded of 242 million dollars between 1995 and 1998. As at the time of the incident, it was the third largest bank fraud in history, resulting in the collapse of Banco Noroeste in 2001. According to the EFCC Nwude had convinced a director of the bank, Mr Nelson Sakaguchi, to buy a yet-to-be-built airport in Abuja for 242 million dollars. ADVERTISEMENT
The anti-graft agency said Sakaguchi who fell for the scam, had between 1995 and 1998 paid 191 million dollars in cash and the remainder in the form of outstanding interest for the nonexistent airport.
April 6, 2024 5:50 AM EDT
If the weather cooperates—that's a big if—Chicago residents should see a partial eclipse between 12:51 p.m. and 3:22 p.m., reaching peak totality (around 94%) at 2:07 p.m. Naturally, the folks at the Adler Planetarium are ready to mark the occasion with a free indoor and outdoor (weather dependent) event with entertainment and education planned for the day.
For the cost of a museum ticket, astronomy enthusiasts can check out the moon crossing the sun in the telescope courtesy of theMuseum of Science and Industry.
Mrs Margaret Adeseye, Director, LSFRS, confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. Adeseye said the fire impacted the main auditorium of the church. She said that the fire escalated because the church’s fire service thought they could handle the situation by themselves without recourse to the Lagos fire service. ADVERTISEMENT
She said the cause of the fire could not be ascertained at the moment until after proper investigation.
July 2, 2015 1:16 PM EDT
Donald Glover’s pilot for FX, Atlanta, has officially found its leads, the network announced Thursday. The rapper and comedian best known for playing Troy on Community will not only write the show but also star alongside Brian Tyree Henry (The Knick, Boardwalk Empire), Lakeith Lee Stanfield (Short Term 12, Dope) and Zazie Beetz (Applesauce).
Glover, who received a Writer’s Guild Award as a writer for 30 Rock, will play Earnest “Earn” Marks.
In her latest Instagram video, Dr. Pimple Popper is dealing with a giant blackhead, or dilated pore of winer, and it is playing games with her. She captioned the new pop: "DPOW thats tried to play hard to get! This dilated pore of winer has been stuck on her patient's cheek for a long time. she doesn't offer a specific timeline, but her patient says, "It's been there awhile.
The EFCC has filed a three-count charge against Okechukwu, who will be arraigned on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, before Justice Kehinde Ogundare of the Federal High Court, Lagos. According to Channels TV, the charge was filed on April 4 by the EFFC’s prosecutor, Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN) alongside seven other lawyers representing the chairman of the commission. Count 1 of the charge stated, “that you, Okechukwu Pascal on 13th Feb.
That Ernest Hemingway was, for years, the most celebrated writer in America is hardly surprising. After all, if he had written nothing besides, say, The Sun Also Rises, the early collection, In Our Time, and the superlative “The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber,” he would still be an indispensable American writer. The preposterous literary myth that Hemingway himself created and nurtured, meanwhile—that of the brawling, hard-drinking, thrill-seeking sportsman who is also an uncompromising, soulful artist—ensured that generations of writers would not merely revere him, but (often to their abiding detriment) would also try to emulate him.
September 12, 2014 5:31 AM EDT
A South Carolina man has been extradited to his home state, and booked in connection with the deaths of his five children, after being arrested in Mississippi on Sept. 6.
Timothy Ray Jones, 32, was transported back to South Carolina on Thursday and booked into a jail in Lexington County, the Los Angeles Times reported. Jones was stopped at a checkpoint in Raleigh, Miss., six days ago on suspicion of drunk driving.
If you ask these influential little girls, all it takes to change the world is a hint of curiosity and a will to spark action. These youngsters have made waves, armed with nothing but their small voices and, in most cases, paper and a pen.
Here are some of the pint-sized pioneers who have made history simply by calling for a change:
Amariyanna Copeny
A short-but-powerful written plea from 8-year-old Amariyanna Copeny was one of the driving forces that convinced President Obama to visit Flint, her hometown in Michigan plagued by lead-contaminated water.
The operation was carried out on Friday by the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) and Ministry for Environment, led by Corps Marshall, Maj. Olaniyi Cole rtd. A Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) who monitored the exercise reports that the operation was carried out at Liberty, Paris, Victory and Hosanna Goodness Estates, all located in the Okota area. NAN observed that some street gates, house fences, including security posts were allegedly built on drainage channels and canals.