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Why we recalled five rusticated students, UNIBEN VC

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-denies ban on campus fellowship

Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin, Professor Faraday Orumwense, yesterday explained why the institution recalled five students who were rusticated for protesting against increment of various fees.

Prof. Orumwense said the students were not rusticated for protesting but for attempting to disrupt the University’s 47th Founder’s Day and 43rd Convocation ceremonies.

Orumwense who denied banning campus fellowship said the five students were recalled after intervention from various groups and well-meaning individuals.

The five students who were members of the institution’s Student Union Government are President of UNIBEN SUG, Osamudiamen Ogbidi, Justus Aidenagnon, Innocent Momodu, Goodnews Ehiabhi and Benjamin Majekodumi.

Three of them were rusticated for one academic session while two of them were rusticated for two academic sessions.

They were also barred from holding any office in the campus or participating in student union activities.

Prof. Orumwense noted that the protest by the students on November 23 was uncalled for and designed to serve the illegitimate purpose of portraying the institution in bad light as well as disrupting the academic calendar.

He insisted that the Chancellor of the institution, HRH Muhammad Sanusi II, the Sarkin Kano, was not involved in the determining of new charges but the responsibility of the institution’s Governing Council.

The UNIBEN VC said the new charges were meant for new students and not old students, adding that the protesters pelted the convoy of Sanusi with sachet water.

According to him, “On November 23rd, the students demonstrated during the last convocation and that led to the closure of the university for some weeks. After Senate waded into the matter, committees were set up to find out the remote and immediate causes of their protest. Some were exonerated and others were rusticated for one or two years.

“The students charges that were increased were meant for the new students and when the students complained to the Dean of Students. The Dean allowed the council to look into their complaints before they went on protest.

“Several groups waded in that we should pardon them. So many groups pleaded for their return. We saw them as our children and having looked at pleas from various groups, we took a keen look at the punishment meted on them and they have been called back to return to their studies.

“We have met some of their requests, we have reduced the hostel charges and others. They are our children. We have told them to go and sin no more.

“There is no ban on Christian fellowship in UNIBEN. It is not true.”

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BREAKING: Court Discharges Comfort Emmason as Police Prosecution Withdraws Case

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An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday discharged Miss Comfort Emmason of charges bordering on unruly behaviour and assaulting the flight crew aboard an Ibom Air aircraft from Uyo to Lagos on Monday.

Magistrate Olanrewaju Salami struck out the five-count charge against Emmason after the police prosecution team withdrew the case.

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At the resumed hearing, prosecutor Oluwabunmi Adeitan informed the court of new developments that necessitated the withdrawal.

She tendered an application to the court for the withdrawal of the case, which was admitted by the court.

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Breaking: EFCC Detains Ex-Governor Tambuwal Over Alleged ₦189bn Frauds

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) on Monday grilled a former Sokoto Governor Aminu Tambuwal over suspicious cash withdrawals of N189billion.

Tambuwal, who was in the custody of the anti-graft agency in Abuja, was expected to account for the questionable cash haul during his tenure.

The Ex-Governor, who arrived the EFCC’s Headquarters around 11:30am, was still facing interrogators on the alleged financial crime at press time.

It was unclear if the Ex-Governor will be detained overnight or not.

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A source in EFCC said: “He is being held over alleged fraudulent cash withdrawals to the tune of N189billion.

“The withdrawals are in flagrant violation of the Money Laundering( Prevention & Prohibition) Act, 2022.

“We have isolated all the allegations for Tambuwal, it is left to him to respond. “

EFCC’s spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, declined comments on the matter

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Update : Anyone caught in corrupt practices could be sent to jail., ICPC warns NDDC staff

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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has warned Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)’s staff against engaging in corrupt practices.

Mrs Ekere Usiere, ICPC Anti-Corruption Commissioner in charge of Rivers and Bayelsa state offices, gave the warning in a statement issued by NDDC’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mrs Seledi Thompson-Wakama, in Port Harcourt on Friday.

According to the statement, Usiere spoke during the quarterly anti-corruption sensitisation workshop for NDDC staff and further warned that anybody caught in act would face the full wrath of law.

She acknowledged the critical role of the NDDC in the development of the Niger Delta region and stressed the importance of holding periodic meetings to sensitise staff against corrupt practices.

“NDDC staff must distance themselves from corruption, as anybody caught will be prosecuted in accordance with the law,” she stated.

Usiere explained that regular anti-corrupt workshops would enable NDDC employees to understand the impact of corruption on development and how to prevent it.

“This workshop themed, “Infractions/Offences in Anti-Graft Laws; Preventive Measures,” serves as an antidote to corrupt practices,” she said.

Also speaking, Dr Evans Peters, Head of Legal Department at ICPC in Rivers, urged the commission to strengthen its Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit to enhance its effectiveness.

He further advised the NDDC to implement a system for continuous review of corruption-prone processes and procedures, and to develop a code of ethics that would include corruption prevention guidelines for staff.

According to Peters, it is an offence for an individual to inflate contracts, award contracts without budgetary provision, and frustrate investigations.

“In addition, any staff who make false statements and returns, fail to report bribery activities, and conspire to provide false information, or engage in similar acts will be prosecuted.

“Every public servant should take the ICPC Act as a Bible and internalise its tenets, as ICPC frowns heavily on gratification,” he said

Peters further warned that proceeds from crime, or anything beyond a worker’s legitimate income, remained subject to seizure by the government, with the offender still liable to prosecution.

“Anyone caught in corrupt practices could be sent to jail. The law does not condone ignorance,” he added.

Earlier, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, Managing Director of the NDDC, emphasised the importance of adopting measures to tackle corruption and entrench transparency in public service.

Represented by Dr James Fole, NDDC’s Director III of Administration and Human Resources, Ogbuku stated that the workshop formed part of a broader strategy to enhance service delivery in the commission.

“We are passionate about service delivery; hence, we organised this workshop to educate our staff on the need to avoid corrupt acts.

“We want our staff to work with diligence and uprightness while carrying out their duties,” he advised.

Ogbuku noted that the NDDC Board and Management would spare no effort to ensure that ethics and values would be firmly entrenched in the commission.

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