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UK blood scandal victims to receive payouts this year — Govt
By Francesca Hangeior
Victims of a decades-long contaminated blood scandal that has killed about 3,000 people in Britain will start receiving final compensation payments this year, the government said on Tuesday, with some likely to receive sums of around £2 million.
More than 30,000 people, including children, were infected with viruses such as HIV and hepatitis after being given the tainted blood between the 1970s and early 1990s.
A bombshell report released Monday found the tainted blood affair was covered up by successive governments and health officials, and largely could have been avoided.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak issued a “wholehearted and unequivocal” apology and promised compensation for everyone affected.
Updating parliament on those plans Tuesday, government minister John Glen said victims would receive interim payments of £210,000 ($267,000) within 90 days, before the final scheme becomes operational.
“Our expectation is that final payments will start before the end of the year,” he added, stressing that individual compensation will differ depending on circumstances.
Victims are still dying from what has been described as the biggest treatment disaster in the eight-decade history of the state-run National Health Service (NHS).
It follows similar scandals including the wrongful prosecution for fraud of hundreds of UK Post Office workers because of faulty software, and the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, which falsely blamed football fans for the tragedy that killed 97.
The government has estimated that someone infected with HIV could receive up to £2.6 million.
Friends, family members and carers of those infected will also be eligible for compensation, meaning that several people could receive money for one infection.
Glen said there was “no restriction” on the total cost of the package, which according to media reports could be more than £10 billion.
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EFCC alerted to switch into action immediately as Rivers people money is being loaded into aircraft
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
There’s an alert on the social media network alerting the anti-graft agency that Rivers government officials are loading an aircraft with hard currencies.
Hear him:
Information reaching us now has it that Rivers State government is loading money in hard currencies in Government Aircraft, at the International Airport, Omagwa!
*EFCC and other relevant security operatives should quickly go into action, to investigate this information!*
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
The EFCC has cautioned Nigerians over a fake TikTok account declaring that it does not run any such account.
Read statement below:
The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to activities of some fraudsters who on Thursday, 27 February, 2025, organised a live session on a Tik-Tok platform using the Commission’s logo to generate traffic and defraud unsuspecting members of the public.
According to the Head, Media & Publicity of EFCC, Dele Oyewale the fraudsters used six fake accounts all bearing the logo of the Commission and names of non-existent directorates.
Among the names and logos used for the fraudulent live session are: “EFCC of Nigeria”, “EFCC Lagos”, “EFCC Delta”, “EFCC of Benin”,” EFCC of Jos,” and “EFCC Saga.”
The Commission has no Tik-Tok account and the public is advised to discountenance any such account bearing the insignia of the Commission.
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
As the ongoing power struggle within the Lagos State House of Assembly, embattled former Speaker Mudashiru Obasa has alleged that Mojisola Meranda, who replaced him as Speaker, has resigned from her position.
In an interview on Channels TV’s “Politics Today,” Obasa claimed that Meranda openly declared her resignation during a meeting with All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders in Marina.
Addressing the withdrawal of Meranda’s security aides while his own were reinstated, Obasa said, “When my security was withdrawn without my consent, did I complain? At the Marina meeting, Meranda herself said she had stepped down. When you resign, the paraphernalia of office is removed.”
Obasa maintains that his removal by 36 of the 40-member House is invalid. “I have never been removed. I am not against removal, but it must follow the rules of the House and the Constitution,” he asserted.
Earlier on Thursday, Obasa arrived at the Assembly under heavy security and presided over a plenary with reportedly only four members present.
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