Saturday, 19 March 2016
Photos: Well dressed woman suddenly goes insane on the streets on Cameroon
Saraki took personal loan in Billions, Repaid with Kwara Money – Code of Conduct
The bureau revealed that Saraki used the bank loans running into billions of naira to acquire landed assets in Lagos, Abuja and London.
The Bureau said it gathered the information from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission which had conducted investigations into various petitions against Saraki between 2010 and 2012.
The CCB’s position is contained in a counter-affidavit deposed to by one of its operatives, Peter Danladi, in opposition to a fresh motion filed by Saraki to challenge the validity of the 13 counts of false assets declaration instituted against him before the tribunal.
Danladi stated, “That I was informed by Mr. Yahaya Bello, an operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in our office on March 14, 2016 at about 11am and I verily believe him that:
“The EFCC received various petitions against the defendant/applicant between 2010 and 2012 alleging acts of corruption, theft, money laundering etc.
“The EFCC conducted its investigation of the various petitions and made findings which showed that the defendant/applicant abused his office while he was Governor of Kwara State and was involved in various acts of corruption as the governor of the state.
“The defendant/applicant borrowed huge sums of money running into billions from commercial banks, particularly Guarantee Trust Bank and used the proceeds of the loan to acquire several landed properties in Lagos, Abuja and London while he was Governor of Kwara State.
“As against the defendant using his own legitimate income to defray the loan, he took public funds running into billions from Kwara State Government and lodged same in several tranches and in cash into his GTB account in GRA, Ilorin, Kwara State.
“The defendant/applicant’s account officer in GTB confirmed that the defendant/applicant gave him several cash in government house to lodge into the account and in some occasions, the defendant sent his aides from government house to give him the cash for lodgment into his account.
“When EFCC submitted its report to its legal department and the Federal Ministry of Justice, the Federal Ministry of Justice formed the opinion that the offences revealed from the investigation, particularly as they relate to the properties acquired by the defendant/applicant while he was Governor of Kwara State and various monies sent into his various accounts outside Nigeria can be better investigated and prosecuted through the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal.
“The Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation then sent the findings and the evidence gathered during investigation by the EFCC as a complaint to the Code of Conduct Bureau for investigation and that the operative of EFCC would collaborate with the officers of the bureau for effective investigations.
Beautiful Asisat Oshoala Joins Arsenal Ladies
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Policemen In Auto Crash On Their Way To Rivers For Election
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Is Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe Really Going to Step Down?
Mugabe, at 92 Africa's oldest leader, pointed out however that others had tried to push him out in the past and failed.
He told supporters at a rally in Bindura, north of Harare, that leaders of the Zimbabwe Liberation War Veterans Association (ZLWVA) were pushing for him to step down.
Mugabe, himself a war veteran and patron of the ZLWVA, said the organization would hold a "frank" meeting with him in the first week of April, where the veterans should freely express their views.
"They have this thinking that the president has overstayed and should go. So war veterans come to Harare ... so that we can discuss this. No one should intimidate anyone," Mugabe said in his native Shona language.
"We will be saying: speak your mind. I will leave if that's what you want. It has to come through the party. But will that help you at this moment?"
Friday's comments are likely to be met with scepticism, coming from a man who has ruled Zimbabwe since independence from Britain in 1980.
War veterans have been key to the veteran leader's re-election at polls since 2000.
Last month police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse veterans who had planned a march on ZANU-PF's headquarters, amid tussles between party factions over who should succeed Mugabe.
Zimbabwean media has quoted ZLWVA chairman Chris Mutsvangwa, fired from the cabinet by Mugabe two weeks ago, as accusing some members of the ruling ZANU-PF party of trying to manipulate the president by rallying behind his wife Grace.
Earlier this month Mugabe said his successor must be chosen democratically by the ruling party, but that it would not be his wife as some have speculated.
Mugabe said on Friday former army general Solomon Mujuru, husband of former Vice President Joice Mujuru, had failed to get him to retire ahead of elections in 2008.
Mujuru died in a fire at his farm in Aug. 2011. His wife Joice was fired from the vice-presidency in Dec. 2014 over accusations of plotting to remove Mugabe from power and launched a new political party on March 1.
Mugabe said he was surprised by calls for him to step down midway through his five-year presidential term.
"Wait until we go to congress. If there are those you think can do a better job than the president, you then choose them. If congress approves them, fine," he told Friday's rally.
ZANU-PF's next leadership congress is due in 2019, a year after a presidential vote. No senior party members are expected to openly challenge the veteran leader.
Friday, 18 March 2016
Kylie Jenner shares throwback photos with Rob Kardashian
Rivers State Boils after Political Thugs kill Army Major, Others
The thugs reportedly opened fire on the soldiers, injuring five others. The attack came ahead of the tension soaked legislative rerun across the 23 local government areas of the volatile Niger Delta state.
The Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 2 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Capt. Eli Lazarus, who confirmed the “barbaric act”, which heightened tension in the state, revealed that soldiers are now in pursuit of the criminals, who he said would surely be apprehended.
Capt. Lazarus said: “At 11 am on March 17, 2016, troops on patrol along the waterways in the general area of Abonnema had a fierce encounter with a group of unknown gunmen, suspected to be sea pirates.
“Our men displayed extraordinary gallantry during the encounter. Unfortunately, an officer and a soldier, who sustained various degree of injury, lost their lives.
“We are in pursuit of the criminals and we will surely get them. All law-abiding citizens are urged to go about their lawful activities. The army will continue to make necessary sacrifices to ensure sustainable peace, security of lives and property of all.”
Also on Thursday, gunmen stormed Mgbuitanwo in Emohua area of the state, where the Rivers East senatorial candidate of the APC, Chief Andrew Uchendu, hails from, killing and beheading a 28-year-old man, identified as Ukeoma.
The gunmen, who laid siege to the community, according to sources, abducted another resident.
The police and other security agencies are being put under pressure by
political thugs. Hope they will be able to rise to the occasion and deal
with this ugly situation.
Husband Arrested for Marrying Female Doctor Without Parents’ Approval in Lagos
Ugo’s wife, Dr. Nono Orji, who is a medical doctor, alleged in a Facebook post on Thursday that there were plans by the police to poison her husband to make her marry a new man from her parents.
She said her husband was arrested on the orders of her parents who have been against their relationship, love and marriage from day one.
She said, “The Nigerian Police in Dolphin Estate, Ikoyi just arrested an innocent 30-year-old man called Ugo Madugba for an offence of marriage. Marriage has become a crime in Nigeria according to Dolphin police station in Ikoyi. Mr. Ugo got married to Dr. Nono a 28-year-old medical Doctor.
“Her father has been very distraught about it and has used the police to threaten the young couple to the extent of arresting all those who acted as witnesses to the marriage who are now in custody.
“He has been denied access to his family and friends and information reaching us has it that his lawyer was also denied access to him. There is a belief that a plan to poison ugo is being hatched. Please, forward this message to as many people as possible lets save Ugo’s life.”
However, a police source told our correspondent that they believed that the wife was hypnotised and abducted by her husband.
The source said the matter would be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, today.Policemen attached to the Dolphin Police Division in Ikoyi have arrested a 30-year-old man, Ugo Madugba, for marrying his 28-year-old wife without the express approval of her parents.
Madugba’s wife, Nono Orji, who is a medical doctor, said in a Facebook post on Thursday that there were plans by the police to poison her husband.
She said her husband was arrested on the orders of her parents who have been against their marriage from day one.
She said, “The Nigerian Police in Dolphin Estate, Ikoyi just arrested an innocent 30-year-old man called Ugo Madugba for an offence of marriage. Marriage has become a crime in Nigeria according to Dolphin police station in Ikoyi. Mr. Ugo got married to Dr. Nono a 28-year-old medical Doctor.
“Her father has been very distraught about it and has used the police to threaten the young couple to the extent of arresting all those who acted as witnesses to the marriage who are now in custody.
“He has been denied access to his family and friends and information reaching us has it that his lawyer was also denied access to him. There is a belief that a plan to poison ugo is being hatched. Please, forward this message to as many people as possible lets save Ugo’s life.”
However, a police source told insisted that they believed that the wife was hypnotised and abducted by her husband (maybe the guy is not as rich as the lady's family wanted).
The source said the matter would be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti.
Dr Nono said in another Facebook post that her parents were trying to
force her to marry another man but when she refused, they accused her
husband of hypnotising her.
Actress Ibinabo Fiberesima's bail application denied
The three man-panel led by Justice U.I Ndukwe-Anyanwu, said that the application was not properly filed as her counsel failed to attach copies of the judgment that was delivered by the court which affirmed the five years jail sentence imposed on her.
The court adjourned hearing for her bail application to April 7th when copies of the March 11th judgement would have been included. She was afterward sent back to prison.
Ibinabo has approached the Supreme Court to set aside the March 11th verdict of the Lagos State Court of Appeal which validated the 5 year jail term handed down to her by the state's High court over the 2005 accident in which her car killed one Dr Giwa.
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