Tuesday 4 April 2017
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World Bank To Empower 81 Youths With N756M Over FG's Youth Empowerment scheme
The World Bank, under its Growth and Employment (GEM) project,
has approved N756.3 million for disbursement to 81 young Nigerian
innovators who participated in the 2016 Aso Villa Demo Day (AVDD).
The AVDD is one of the economic empowerment initiatives of the present administration.
A
document obtained from the World Bank-funded GEM project on Monday in
Abuja, showed that the money would be disbursed to the beneficiaries in
two tranches after a grant signing ceremony earlier scheduled for end of
March.
The AVDD, in collaboration with GEM project, invited business plan
submissions from candidates that participated in its regional pitch
screening events that took place in Lagos, Port-Harcourt and Abuja from
which the 81 beneficiaries emerged.
According to the document, “the GEM
project requested for submission of business proposals from eligible
applicants of the AVDD 2016 programme of which 289 applicants were
screened before the final 81 were eventually picked after a rigorous
process of vetting’’.
The GEM document
showed that all 81 submitted applications passed the 50 per cent cut
off point and environmental and social compliance check.
Other
details contained in the document showed that the beneficiaries were
drawn from Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Cross River, Delta, FCT, Kaduna,
Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Osun, Oyo, Plateau and Rivers states, while 20
others were yet to be registered on the portal.
A breakdown of the grant disbursement process shows that submission of company registration documents for validation is ongoing.
The
document showed that “a total of 36 of the 81 applicants have submitted
the required company registration and legal documents to date.
“The registration of applicants on the
Business Innovation Growth (BIG) portal is ongoing with 61 of the 81
applicants fully registered on the portal’’.
The
World Bank indicated in the document that verification of
implementation and milestone achievement would be conducted as condition
for the second disbursement while subsequent surveys would be conducted
on the firms for impact evaluation.
The
World Bank said that a mechanism to ensure full implementation of
objectives contained in the selected proposals was already in place
while a comprehensive monitoring and evaluation work plan had been
designed.
The idea behind the GEM
programme, the World Bank noted, “is to further support the presidency’s
drive to celebrate and empower the most promising and highly scalable
indigenous technology start-ups who are providing innovative solutions
to local challenges in Nigeria’’.
The Aso Villa Demo Day is an initiative
of the Buhari presidency that targets young Nigerian entrepreneurs with
innovative business models that could contribute to the growth of the
economy.
The winners of the 2016 AVDD
emerged from a national technological innovation competition held in
Lagos, Port Harcourt and Abuja.
The
Federal Government initially gave grants to the best three of the 30
innovators that emerged from the regional competition who were invited
to participate in the grand finale of the AVDD 2016 held at the
Presidential Villa, Abuja.
51-Year-Old Man Arrested For luring Underage Boys To His Hotel Room And Sexually Abuse Them In Abia State (Photos)
The suspect was arrested on March 28th, following a report made by one Ifeoma Ndubuisi over the sudden disappearance of her son, Ugochukwu Ndubuisi aged 14yrs on 24th March.
He was nabbed while trying to escape to Lagos with the victim, who was eventually rescued. The suspect has confessed to the habit of luring under-aged boys to Hotels and sleeping with them. Efforts are in progress toward arresting his likes.
Parading the suspect at the police headquarters in Umuahia along with other suspected robbers, kidnappers, rapists arrested in various parts of the state, the Commissioner of Police, CO Adeleye Oyebade disclosed that a driver with Peace Mass Transit Company killed his colleague during a disagreement.
According to a report made by the Manager of Peace Mass Transport Company Aba, on March 26, the duo of Ugwu Charles and Anaele Chisom, both drivers of the company had a misunderstanding which ended violently and in the process, Ugwu Charles hit Anaele Chisom with an iron on his head. Anaele Chisom was rushed to the hospital where he gave up the ghost the next day. The suspect, Ugwu Charles was traced down to Enugu and arrested. Read the rest of the statement below:
ARREST OF ARMED ROBBERY/CAR SNATCHING SUSPECT: On 10/03/2017 following a report made by one Chief Emmanuel Agwu of Ubakala, Umuahia on 09/03/2017 at about 1230hrs, that five armed men surged into his house and made away with his RX 350 Lexus Jeep and GSM phones, the duo of David Onyebuchi and Chidozie Nwachukwu were arrested. Intensified efforts are in progress towards the arrest of other members of the gang and recovery of the stolen vehicle and others.
Acting on a tip off, the DPO Ndiegoro and operatives attached to Area Command Aba on 20/03/2017, rescued one Duru Christopher ‘m’ of World Bank Estate Aba, who was kidnapped on 17/03/2017 by unknown armed men. One Chimezie Ezeigbo alias “Landlord” and one Emeka Ukaegbu alias “Small Pin” were arrested while keeping guard over the hostage. Also arrested is Julius Nnachi ‘m’ of Amaetiti Ekoli Edda in Ebonyi State. Suspects who have been identified as having a link in the murder of Abia State Vigilante Group members recently have confessed to the crime. One Toyota Sienna van belonging to the rescued hostage with reg. No. UMA 623 JU has also been recovered on 26/03/2017. Other exhibits recovered are one Pump Action rifle, one English made pistol, seven live cartridges, one 0.9mm live ammunition and five GSM phones. Investigation is in progress toward the arrest of other gang members.
On 21/03/2017, one Tochukwu Darlington Osigwe ‘m’ aka “Ekeson Mba” and one Eberechukwu Azunna aka “Jamaica" were arrested. The suspects on 16/02/2017 and 28/02/2017 with others now at large, robbed their victims at gun point of their valuables which include: undisclosed sum of money, thirty (30) pairs of shoes, Tecno mobile phone; sum of Forty Eight Thousand Naira (N48, 000.00) and a torchlight.
ARREST OF KIDNAPPING SUSPECTS: On 28/03/2017 at about 2120hrs, Operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Section of the Command while on patrol, intercepted a blue Volkswagen Sharan van whose occupants on sighting the Police vehicle, jumped out of the vehicle and fled into the bush. On a closer observation by the Operatives, it was discovered that the hoodlums abandoned one Okoro Jacob Kalu, the proprietor of MAJA Guest House Ubakala, who they had abducted in the vehicle. One of the hoodlums, Salisu Ibrahim was arrested on 29/03/2017.
ARREST OF A NOTORIOUS ARMED ROBBERY / KIDNAPPING SUSPECT:
Responding to a distress call on 30/03/2017 at about 2343hrs, the Operatives attached to Ohuru-Isimiri Division in collaboration with the youths of Mgboko Umariogu Obingwa, arrested one Charles Uzodinma of same area who is the mastermind in the kidnapped of Pa Jeremiah Adindu aged 90yrs and father of one time Chief Press Secretary to the Abia State Governor. It would be recalled that Pa Jeremiah Adindu was rescued by collaborative efforts of the Police, Youths, Vigilante and Hunters while combing the bush within the boundary between Obingwa and Osokwa in Osisioma on 28/03/2017. Similarly on the same day, responding to another distress call from Mgboko Umunkpi, one Eze Uche aka “Inspector”, one Chimka Nwogwugwu, one Uzochukwu Nwogwugwu and one Okechukwu Nwogwugwu, all of Umuokoroma Nvosi Obingwa who were reasonably suspected as armed robbers/kidnappers terrorizing Obingwa and its environs were arrested.
ARREST OF A BURGLAR / RECOVERY OF AN X- RAY MACHINE:
On 28/03/2017 at about 2345hrs, operatives of the Central Police Station Aba, while patrolling along Amaogbonna by Okigwe Road Aba, arrested one Ezekiel Ofuke ‘m’ of Iboko LGA Ebonyi State and resident at Ohanku Road Aba with one unit of X-ray machine. Upon interrogation, the suspect confessed to have burgled a shop at the POWA Shopping Complex, Okigwe Roundabout, Aba and was taking the machine to Waterside area for disposal. However, the owner of the shop, one Francis Chukwu of POWA Plaza Aba has identified the X-Ray machine as his own with the documents.
On 01/04/2017 at about 2200hrs, one Chukwuemeka Obijiaku ‘m’ 27yrs and one Kelechi Mobi ‘m’ 27yrs, both of Sacred Heart Avenue, Aba, who had gang raped a 16 year old girl on 23/03/2017, were arrested in their hide-out. The suspects have confessed to have dragged the victim to an uncompleted building at Charity Road Avenue, Aba when she was returning from an errand.
RECOVERY OF STOLEN VEHICLE / ARREST OF SUSPECT:
On 27/03/2017 at about 0800hrs upon a tip off, one Innocent Okoji ‘m’ 30yrs of Agric Road by Ohanku Street Aba, having injuries all over his body was accosted by Patrol team attached to Central Police Station Aba. Upon interrogation, it was discovered that the suspect had stolen a V-Boot Mercedes Benz with registration No. EH 421 EKY at Ogbor-hill Aba and left for Azikiwe Road to steal a motor battery where he was caught and beaten up by angry mob. The stolen Mercedes Benz car has been recovered and its owner, one Egwuchukwu Christian contacted. Investigation is in progress toward arresting his accomplices and recovering other stolen vehicles.
RECOVERY OF STOLEN TRICYCLE / ARREST OF SUSPECT:
On 31/03/2017, one Bright Chiadika ‘m’ of Omuma Road Aba, was arrested for stealing Tricycle (KEKE) with reg. No. BND 425 QA from where parked at Conasic Petrol Filling Station, Aba. The suspect was intercepted by Patrol team attached to Central Police Station Aba while taking it to replace one he earlier stole.
RECOVERY OF STOLEN VEHICLE: On 02/04/17 at about 2315hrs, Patrol team attached to Central Police Station Aba while on patrol of their area of responsibility, intercepted a RAV 4 Jeep which occupants hurriedly abandoned at their sight along Market road by Eziukwu Road Aba. The suspected hoodlums ran into the Market area when chased by the Patrol team. It was discovered that the vehicle which original reg. no. is BWR 317 AS was reportedly snatched in Port Harcourt on 01/04/17 and the reg. no. changed to MUS 175 DK; so also was the colour changed from Ash to Sea Blue. The vehicle has been recovered and efforts are in progress toward arresting the fleeing suspects.
Robbery Suspect Confesses To How His Father Warned, But He Didn't Listen
Chukwu-Emeka Egbemude, 22 and 200 level
drop-out of North American University, Cotonu, Benin Republic who is among the four suspects arrested by the operatives of Rapid Response
Squad of the Lagos state police command for tricking expensive phone
sellers to desolate locations was
arrested recently in company of the three other accomplices, who were
fished out in the shooting of a police officer, who attempted to arrest
them in one of their botched robbery operations.
Wilfred Ehis, a chemical engineering
graduate of University of Benin, Benin City, Edo state, had in his
confessional statement to police stated that his task as the leader of
the group was to source for expensive phone sellers on online platforms.
According to NAIJ.com, in a statement with RRS, he posed as a lawyer, ordered for expensive phones and accessories
before waylaying the delivery man and robbing him of the consignment at
a designated location.
Egbemude
confessed to the police that all he did since dropping out of school was
to pick fraud items for online fraudsters as well as put Ehis through
on how to carry out online fraud.
He added that he had been lodging in hotels with Ehis around LASU-Igando
area because his father barred him and his elder brother from using his
residence as centre for online fraud.
“I dropped out of school not because I wasn’t brilliant but for my
inability to pay my school fees. And, since I returned to Nigeria, I
started online fraud and picking fraud items for online fraudsters in
and out of Nigeria.
“The first picking job I did was for
myself in 2016. Later, I did another job for a ‘Yahoo Boy’ which fetched
me $400. I have been into online fraud before I entered school in 2011.
“I
have done a lot of transaction for boys including those that involved
me travelling out of the country. Everybody in the neighbourhood
(Afolabi Bus Stop, LASU-Isheri Road) knows the kind of job that I do.
“I
also help ‘Yahoo Boys’ to pick money, expensive wristwatches and rings.
I go to bank to pick up the money for them and I get my 10% or 15
percent commission on every transaction. I have helped more than 50 boys
doing that kind of transaction.
“My father got to know that I was into
online fraud because he sees me carrying laptops and heard me whenever I
make calls to my victims and trying to sound like an American…. He
called me and told me point blank that I should never in my life use his
residence for such business. Since 2015, I have been moving with Ehis,
lodging from one hotel to the other in LASU-Igando Area,” he added.
According
to the report, Nurudeen, alias Onyabo, who is one of the suspects, has
the two guns used by the gang and he sneaks into Lagos through the
creeks of Ogun whenever they have operations.
The suspect and the gang leader, Wilfred Ehis and two others, Bright
Eloho, 24, and Olanrewaju Kamilu, 33, have been transferred to the
Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Ikeja, Lagos for further investigations.
He added that he had
been lodging in hotels with Ehis around LASU-Igando area because his
father barred him and his elder brother from using his residence as
centre for online fraud. Read more: https://www.naij.com/1097462-my-father-warned-i-didnt-listen-robbery-suspect.html
Chukwu-Emeka Egbemude,
22 and 200 level drop-out of North American University, Cotonu, Benin
Republic, was arrested recently in company of three other accomplices,
who were fingered in the shooting of a police officer, who attempted to
arrest them in one of their botched robbery operations. Read more: https://www.naij.com/1097462-my-father-warned-i-didnt-listen-robbery-suspect.html
One of the four
suspects arrested by the operatives of Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos
state police command for tricking expensive phone sellers to desolate
locations has confessed that he was warned by his father. Read more: https://www.naij.com/1097462-my-father-warned-i-didnt-listen-robbery-suspect.html
If I Had To Do It Again, Bbaby It Will Be With You - Funke Akindele Celebrates Her Husband, JJC Skillz As He Turns A Year Older
Actress, Funke Akindele celebrated her husband on her instagram page, as he turns a year older today
with the photo above and the caption. Happy birthday!
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