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NSCDC Arrests Couple for Massive Job Scam in Akwa Ibom
The Akwa Ibom State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has apprehended Blessing Ezekiel Ubengama and her husband, Joseph Richard Ufot, for a large-scale job scam involving approximately 7,000 victims and tens of millions of naira.
The arrest occurred on July 22, 2024, following public complaints about fraudulent activities promising employment in the State Civil Service.
According to SC Friday Ekerete, the NSCDC spokesperson, the couple defrauded numerous individuals by offering fake employment letters in exchange for money.
They also operated a sham NGO, ‘Child Support Foundation,’ falsely claiming UNICEF sponsorship and extorting money from parents under the pretense of providing grants for children.
The State Commandant, Engr. Eluwade Eluyemi, condemned the act and urged citizens to be cautious of such scams, emphasizing that legitimate recruitment processes are free. The suspects will be made to refund all extorted money before facing charges in court.
TV anchor Rufai Oseni makes headlines as he speaks on fuel subsidy in Nigeria. He shared that Nigeria can have fuel subsidy without the long queues at filling stations.
“When we were still paying subsidies, there were no long queues. We were subsidising. So you can still have a subsidy regime going on, and there will be no long queues because production was close by. Dangote had it. That’s just it. That argument also falls flat.
“The biggest beneficiaries of subsidy are not Nigerians. They are crony capitalists that have big infrastructure, and they do contracts. They have been the biggest beneficiaries of the subsidy,” he said.
Lagos State Governor, Sanwo-Olu, speaks to those in the electricity sector about the usual blackouts in the state.
He speaks on ways things can change in the state and how electricity can be provided.
“We need to drop corporate egos, abandon long-standing excuses, and confront the harsh realities obstructing progress in the power sector.”
“We, state governments, used to give excuses that everything is centralised, so the Federal Government has unbundled it now. What have we done in a year and a half?” Sanwo-Olu asked.
“We take two steps forward, we go five steps backward,” he said.
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared Thursday, August 20, a work-free day for public servants in the state to mark the Isese Festival.
Speaking on the celebration, he said “Ìṣẹ̀ṣe is not a relic. It is a living expression of our traditions and a celebration of Yoruba spirituality as an important part of Nigeria’s cultural and religious landscape,” he said.
He added “When the drums sound in Lagos on Thursday, they answer drums in Havana, in Salvador, in Port of Spain. Fifty-five million people and counting. Lagos is not observing a local holiday. Lagos is standing at the centre of a global heritage,” Aregbe said.
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