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  By Ayobami Omole, Lokoja The Kogi State Government has debunked an allegation of money laundering levelled against it by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, describing it as a sustenance of the persecution of the government by the Abdulrasheed Bawa-led EFCC.  The government in a sharp reaction to a statement by the EFCC on Thursday, observed that the Commission, with its present allegations, had shown clearly that it was desperately seeking to save its face after the Commission hit a road block in its N20bn Sterling Bank media trial.  The Commissioner for Information and Communication in Kogi State, Kingsley Fanwo, however, noted that just as with the Sterling Bank affair when the commission went to the media before proper investigation, the EFCC was again set to embarrass itself and its legacy by again jumping to the media to continue its persecution of the Kogi government.  While insisting that no money belonging to the Kogi State Government was launder...

  ....as KACCIMA honors Dangote  The interim Chairman, Management Committee of the Kano Chamber of Commerce Industry Mines and Agriculture (KACCIMA) Mr. Aminu Ahmed has said that the pan-African drive shown by the Dangote Group will benefit the Africa Continental and Free Trade Agreement (AFCFTA).  Dangote has been consistent in the sponsorship of the Kano International Trade Fair.   Mr. Ahmed, who was speaking at the Dangote Special Day at the Kano International Trade Fair said the Pan-African company can drive the AFCFTA to success, through its presence in several African countries.   He said the industrialization of Africa is now paramount and that the Dangote Group should be rallied and commended for it belief in Africa.   This is coming as the company was named the most consistent and supportive partner of the year.   He added that the Dangote Refinery will revive Nigeria’s status as the ‘Giant of Africa’. The Dangote refinery ...

  The Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in the State, Hon. Kingsley Fanwo has charged the leaders of the party in the five wards of Amuro in Mopamuro LGA to spare nothing at "winning convincingly for the party in the February and March 2023 general elections.  Fanwo made the charge while hosting scores of party leaders from Amuro at a Strategy Meeting at his country home in Takete Ide, saying the opposition has nothing to offer to make Nigeria better.  His words: "I know charity begins at home and that is why I have decided to start from the five wards in Amuro. Let me thank you for your hard work for the party ahead of the 2023 general elections and charge you to do more.  "Our plan is not to just win, but win convincingly. We have to contribute meaningfully to our bragging rights in Mopamuro as the mainstay of the All Progressives Congress in Yagba Federal Constituency.  "Let me send th...

The pavilion of Africa’s foremost conglomerate-Dangote Group-yesterday turned Mecca as participants thronged to have a glimpse of the several innovative products being displayed.    Some of the participants who visited the company’s pavilion included top government officials, Emirs, investors, academics, and several high-profile personalities.    The company, which is the major sponsor of the 43rd Trade Fair, is being organized by the Kano Chamber of Commerce Industry Mines and Agriculture (KACCIMA).   President and Chief Executive of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, is the Grand Patron of the KACCIMA.   Participants who thronged the company’s pavilion said they were excited by the quality of the products being displayed.   Many of the participants said they were enlisting for distributorship with the company.  Among those who visited the company’s pavilion are the Emirs of Gaya and his counterpart from the Bichi Emirate. ...