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Couple bags 40 years jail term for N53m fraud

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A couple has been sentenced to 40 years imprisonment each.

Ebiesuwa Abayomi Fredrick and his wife, Tinuola Idayat Oyegunle were sentenced to 40 years imprisonment each by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State today, February 15, 2021.

They were found guilty on all four counts of conspiracy and obtaining by false pretence brought against them by the Ibadan Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

The couple, in a classic advance fee fraud scheme, scammed one Dunni Olateru Olagbegi of the sum of N53, 713, 260.00 (Fifty-Three Million, Seven Hundred and Thirteen Thousand, Two Hundred and Sixty Naira) in cash and bank transfer.

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Why I Was Against My Son Playing Chess – Record-Breaker, Tunde Onakoya’s Dad Recounts (Update)

Lifestyle Nigeria gathered that Pa Onakoya, the father of Nigerian chess master, Tunde Onakoya, has revealed that he wasn’t initially in support of his son playing chess.

He admitted that when Tunde was a child, he used to disrupt his chess games to make him focus on his education.

The proud father disclosed this in a sideline interview with City Edge TV when he joined his wife and many others at Lagos airport on Wednesday, to give the Guinness World Record-breaker a heroic welcome.

He said, “To me, Babatunde Onakoya is an angel because whatever he set his mind on you must succeed.

“As a small child, when Tunde was playing chess, I usually packed everything away from him because I wanted him to focus on school. I didn’t know that it was what would made him popular like this.

“My advice for parents is that they shouldn’t to discourage their children from their passions. I wanted Tunde to be a doctor but I didn’t know that chess would make him popular like this. I thank God.”

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Kaduna govt shuts UBA branches over alleged unpaid tax

On Wednesday, the Kaduna Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS) sealed United Bank for Africa offices in the state capital over an alleged N14.3 million in unpaid taxes.

Speaking to reporters after the exercise, Hajiya Aysha Ahmad, the KADIRS Board Secretary/Legal Adviser, stated that the enforcement aimed to ensure tax compliance across the entire state in terms of withholding taxes and money agents.

“We sent so many demand notices to them. We have asked them to pay the money but they refused, we are left with no other option but to enforce,” she said.

Ahmad added that the service wants voluntary compliance of tax payment while lamenting that the defaulter had been recalcitrant.

She, however, said when the defaulters pay, the service would unseal the premises.

Speaking further, the board secretary said the enforcement was part of a process to achieve the N120 billion revenue target set by the Kaduna state government.

“To achieve a target, there is always a starting point. Sealing UBA branches in the state for tax default is our start. We are also going after all other defaulters to get what is due for the state government.

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Another Nigeria Commences 150-Hour Marathon Ironing To Break Guinness Record

Lifestyle Nigeria gathered that An Ebonyi State indigene, Celestine Onele, has commenced a 150-hour marathon ironing since Monday, April 22, 2024, in his quest to break the Guinness World Record.

Onele, an electrical engineer by profession hails from Ezza South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.

He is currently pursuing his Master’s degree at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State.

The young engineer told newsmen in Abakaliki, last Sunday, that he has secured approval from Guinness for the marathon ironing with rules that must be strictly adhered to for the record.

Residents of Abakaliki have since been assembling their clothes for ironing at the event centre, Real Exclusive Garden, in Abakaliki, the state capital.

Onele, who said he likes ironing from childhood, aims to beat Garric Standard from the United Kingdom and Huston from Australia who had broken the record in the past.