BBNAIJA, TTT denies his daughter, relegates her to "Nice" position.

TTT denies his daughter, Emmanuella (Ella), relegates her to the neice position

Southern Kaduna crisis is exaggerated and being used as a propaganda – Police commissioner .

Agyole Abeh, Kaduna state commissioner of police, says the crisis in southern Kaduna is largely exaggerated and used as a propaganda by those benefitting from it. .

Abeh said this in Kafanchan on Friday, while giving update on the security situation in the area. He alleged that some community leaders in the area were compounding the issues due to selfish interest, but that security agencies were on top of the situation.

“The issue of people being killed and houses burnt are all exaggerated. The crisis in southern Kaduna is about attacks and reprisal attacks, but the security is on top of the situation.

We are not taking sides in our operation; we are paid by the federal republic of Nigeria and we are committed to sustaining peace in the communities. We will always respond if there is breakdown of law and order.

We will do everything possible to ensure that peace is restored in this part of the state. We have enough security force on ground to curtail the situation," he said.

The commissioner said some arrests had been made since the crisis started and appealed to the communities on the need to accept peace as the only way to end the crisis. .

He said that the residents must embrace peace, forgive each other and build a new foundation for mutual coexistence.

Crdt: TheCable

#NoTooYoungToRun| Nigeria and Ivory Coast's youngest federal lawmakers meet.

Nigeria's youngest female federal lawmaker, Hon. Igbinedion, meets Hon. Yasmina, the youngest female federal lawmaker from Ivory Coast.

#NoTooYoungToRun.

My share of our ransom was spent on my wedding – Kidnap suspect

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35-year-old Ifeanyi Chukwu, who hails from Abia State and was arrested in a hotel in Aba, has confessed to being one of those who kidnapped a former Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bagudu Hirse, and many others across the country, including Imo, Rivers, Delta, Abia, Kaduna states and Abuja.
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During interrogation, Chukwu said he went into kidnapping in 2015 and that it was his share from the ransom that he used for his wedding ceremony on December 29 (2016).
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“I used my share of the ransom from the Kaduna kidnapping for my weding on December 29,” he said. Meanwhile, another member of the group, Jato Peter, 29, was a policeman before he was dismissed after killing someone. .
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Given that he still had his uniform, Jato said he would always wear his police uniform anytime they were taking their victims to where they would be kept. Other members arrested also included a 33-year-old HND holder, Dominic Nwanpaka, who hails from Abia State. .
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Their other victims include a chieftain of APC in Kaduna State, Dr. Abdulmalik Durunguwa; a member of the Kaduna State House of Assembly and Durunguwa’s wife who was again abducted by the suspects after the husband had regained his freedom.

Crdt: Punchng

Pele's son ordered to serve nearly 13 years in prison for drug trafficking and money laundering

The son of Brazil legend Pele has been told that he must serve almost 13 years behind bars. Edinho says that he will turn himself into police after being ordered to fulfill some of his 33-year drug trafficking sentence. .

The former Santos goalkeeper, whose full name is Edson Cholbi do Nascimento, was found guilty of drug trafficking and money laundering in 2005 but has been fighting the charges since.

Maje finally slams Toke with a N100m defamation lawsuit, proceeds to go to charity.

Maje Ayida has instituted a legal action against estranged wife, Toke Makinwa, over her tell-all memoir which he claims contained defamatory words, TheCable reports.

Through his lawyers, Kemi Pinheiro (SAN) of Pinheiro LP, Ayida has initiated legal proceedings at the Lagos judicial division of the high court, Lagos state.
Kachifo Limited, publishers of the memoir, On Becoming, were also sued alongside the television personality. Ayida is demanding N100m in damages in the suit which was filed February 7.

He has requested the court to donate damages awarded him to four charities which will be nominated by him. The lawsuit is a follow-up on the letters of demand earlier served Makinwa in December 2016 by Pinheiro LP.

Ayida has demanded that she retracts the defamatory words contained in the memoir and to tender an unreserved apology in several national dailies. Toke has been served with the court papers.
Via @instablog9ja

Lady gets beaten for falsely accusing someone of stealing and subjecting him to severe jungle justice .

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According to an eyewitness, Akin: "This happened this evening at Williams street, Bakery bus stop in Aguda Surulere, Lagos. This woman was beaten and disgraced for laying false allegation against a man that he stole a phone from her.
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Meanwhile this woman was on already on okada running with the man's phone while they had started carrying out jungle justice on the man, already in coma, before someone who actually saw what happened stopped her from escaping."

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#BBnaija So last night, it was TBoss and ThinTallTony

Last night Big Brother Naija housemates, TTT and TBoss kissed. they've been unusually close, cuddly and playful till it got sweet at night. Nigerians are now wondering why Bisola let her guard down.

Looks like a set to me!

Gov. Wike leads arrest of 15 mechanics. Photos

As a way of fighting the recent "black soot" pollution that has hit Rivers State, Gov. Nyesom Wike led the arrest of 15 mechanics, burning used tyres with condemned engine oil.
The Governor, who was on his way back from Oyinbo after attending the funeral service of Late Sir Precious Oforji, ran into mechanics engaged in mass illegal burning of tyres and condemned engine oil on Aba Road around the Oyigbo axis.

Here's an official press statement on behalf of the Governor, by Simeon Nwakaudu, Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor, Electronic Media;

"In furtherance of the fight against the pollution of the Rivers environment by Particulate Matter, popularly referred to as ‘black soot’, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on Friday ordered the arrest of 15 mechanics engaged in illegal burning of used tyres and condemned engine oil.

The governor who ran into the mass illegal burning of tyres and condemned engine oil on Aba Road around the Oyigbo axis.

Governor Wike who was returning from Oyigbo where he attended the funeral service of Late Sir Precious Oforji was attracted by the inferno which emitted a tick smoke into the atmosphere.

He directed his motorcade to stop. He went into the large mechanic workshop where the mechanics had used an open field to burn the tyres and condemned engine oil.

The governor who was in the company of the Former Acting National Chairman of PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, Rivers State PDP Chairman, Bro Felix Obuah and Former Rivers State Governor, Sir Celestine Omehia directed the State Fire Service to put out the fire.

He also stated that immediate steps be taken to ensure that the fire did not spread to neighbouring houses in the area.

On the arrest of the mechanics polluting the environment, he said that the State Government will liaise with relevant security agencies to ensure they are prosecuted.

Governor Wike noted that his administration is working with all stakeholders to ensure that the black soot polluting the atmosphere is brought under control.

He said nobody will be allowed to endanger the lives of the people of the state through harmful environmental practices.

The governor assured the people of Rivers State that the Task Force set up to tackle the black soot had been duly empowered to ensure that the state’s environment is safe for all residents.

Simeon Nwakaudu,
Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor, Electronic Media.
24th February, 2017

Targets N1.1 trillion Revenue in 2017

The management of the Nigeria Customs Service, NSC, has set a revenue target of N1.1 trillion for 2017.

The Comptroller-General of the agency, Hameed Ali, made this known during a strategy meeting with Customs Area Controllers, CAC.

A statement released, Friday, by the agency’s spokesman, Joseph Attah, said the customs boss gave this directive while charging all the area controllers to ensure strict compliance with extant laws to enable it achieve its 2017 revenue target.

According to the statement, Mr. Ali said the Area Controllers must either “shape in or ship out” as there is no place for complacency in a Service that plays the crucial role of revenue collection and border security.

Harping on knowledge-based service delivery, Mr. Ali declared 2017 as a year of training and re-training, stressing that “ignorance will not be excuse for any officer as there will be refresher courses for officers in batches this year.”

The statement noted that at the meeting, Customs Area Controllers were charged to step up supervisory role on their subordinates; ensure tighter border security and block revenue leakages. They were equally urged to punish erring officers and promptly reward hardwork; and facilitate robust stakeholder engagement for mutual understanding.

Coming on the heels of recent seizures of 661 pump action rifles, the statement said that the meeting also underscored the need for the service to re-sharpen operational strategies for higher productivity.

Amber Rose Is Being Sued For Claiming She Bought A Strip Club

While accepting the Vanguard Award at the All Def Movie Awards on Wednesday night, former stripper Amber Rose told the audience that she had bought the popular Los Angeles strip club Ace of Diamonds. Amber, who was there with former fellow stripper Blac Chyna, didn’t elaborate on when she bought the strip club or why. She just said she bought it and that was that.

There’s just one little problem. Ace of Diamonds claims she didn’t buy it and TMZ says that they’re suing her for slander and they want $1 million. SKWS Enterprises, who own Ace of Diamonds, calls Amber’s claim “unequivocally false.” The lawsuit adds that Ace of Diamonds hasn’t been sold to anyone, much less to Amber Rose.

But it sounds like Amber is sure she’s about to be a strip club owner. TMZ says that back in December, Amber formed a corporation called Ace of Diamonds, Inc. and filed for a trademark on that name as well as a trademark for the abbreviation “AoD.” The documents for the trademark request describe the company as “entertainment services in the nature of live dance performances” and “gentlemen’s clubs featuring exotic dancing.” Basically, Amber Rose is trying to open a strip club called Ace of Diamonds. Her trademark request hasn’t been approved yet, but she tells TMZ that she plans on opening a new location in a month and a half.

I’m wondering why the owners of Ace of Diamonds never trademarked their business name? Someone is obviously going to have to change their name. Just a simple change so you don’t get hit with a cease-and-desist. Like Ass of Diamonds. Sounds kind of like the old name, and it tells people exactly what they’re getting.

Pic: Splash

"I spent money on you thinking you were carrying my child but you aborted it" - Angry Nigerian guy pens letter to his terrible ex.

A Nigerian man named Temitope took to Facebook to pen a revealing letter to his former girlfriend. He actually posted the girl's photo along with a note.

Which reads; '' Dear Fina, We Met On My Birthday Night Barely 3yrs Ago & Ever Since Your Beauty Deceived Me Into Thinking I Could Stop Playing Around With Other Girls When You Are Terribly Doing Worse With Other Men Not Even Boiz...... See Ehn I Wont Forgive You For Making Me Believe I Was A Father Already For Close To 2weeks When It's Clearly A Planned Shit..... Thank God For The Dream I Had Before Confronting You


See Ehn I Still Remember How You Use To Wash My Clothes Then In School Buh Why Did You Suffer Me With Food??? Huh?? Datz How You Will Just Sit Down & Keep Watching Nollywood Movies While Myself & Victor Daniel Will Enter The Kitchen Ourselves To Cook & You Won't Even Move An Inch... E Pain Me Then ooo Buh I Was Still A Gentle & Short Temper Dude Then 
* and (Names removed) Can Testify About Your Beauty & How I Nail That Hole Well @ MidnightJust To Satisfy Your Crazy Urge Yet You Successfully Turned Me Into The Hot Tempered Don David Of This Day....Girls Sha!!! You Made Me Think All Day & Also Spend Money On You Thinking You Were Carrying My Child 

 Till You Successfully Aborted It Right Before My Eyes After Confessing... Karma Would Front For Me Chai 

Now I Realize The Most Beautiful & Prettiest Girls Are The Deadliest..... So Hence I Wanna Start Fishing For Just The Fine Or Ugly Girls.... YOU WILL FOREVER REMAIN MY TERRIBLE Ex
Angry Don.''

Killer of lawyer Fadipe sentenced to death

Oluwaseun Oladapo, 27, who killed human rights lawyer, Kunle Fadipe, was sentenced to death on Friday.

Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye of the Lagos High Court, Ikeja, sentenced Oladapo to death by hanging for killing the lawyer.

The judge found the convicted person guilty of a five-count charge of murder, armed robbery and assault occasioning harm.

She said: “On count one, you Oluwaseun Oladapo, is to be hung by the neck till you are dead.

“On count two, you Oluwaseun Oladapo is to be hung by the neck till you are dead.

“On count three, you Oluwaseun Oladapo, is to be hung by the neck till you are dead.

“On count four, you Oluwaseun Oladapo is sentenced to three years in prison.

“On count five, you Oluwaseun Oladapo is sentenced to three years in prison.

“The terms of imprisonment of counts four and five is that they should run consecutively.

“This is the judgment of the court. May the Lord forgive your soul.”

Earlier before the sentence was passed, counsel to the convict, Mr. Worer Obuagbaka pleaded for mercy on behalf of his client.

“I ask this honourable court to give him a second chance. He is a young man who is still useful to society, I urge this honourable court to please temper justice with mercy,” Obuagbaka said.

But the prosecutor, Mrs. O.A Olugasa said “the deceased was not given a second chance by the convict. His children were also not given a second chance to have their father with them.

“I urge the court to give the convict the most severe punishment so that justice can be seen to be done.”

Oladapo allegedly murdered the lawyer on July 4, 2014 at about 3:00 a.m. at his residence located at No. 1 Harmony Estate, Ifako-Ijaiye, Iju, Lagos.

The prosecution was led by Mr. Adeniji Kazeem, the Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice and Mrs. Idowu Alakija, the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).

Oladapo was also charged with the murder of Mrs. Cecelia Owolabi, the mother-in-law to the late Fadipe, but the murder charge was commuted to assault occasioning harm by the court.

Dickson tasks scholarship beneficiaries on hard work

Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa has charged the 1000 beneficiaries of the Bayelsa Government secondary scholarship to be worthy ambassadors of the state and Ijaw nation.

Dickson gave the charge on Friday when he paid an unscheduled visit to the Teachers Training Academy, Bulou Orua, where the students are being temporarily accommodated.

He described the institution as a flagship secondary school.

Addressing the students, he assured that on resumption from their mid-term break, they would commence academic activities at the Ijaw National Academy, Kaiama, in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of the state.

The governor said the school was expected to accommodate 1000 students and pledged that his administration would provide the necessary equipment to enable the school function optimally.

Dickson also enjoined the beneficiaries to shun acts capable of truncating their dreams, urging them to remain focused on their studies to justify the huge investment the government had made in the education sector.

The state Commissioner for Education, Mr Markson Fefegha, said the Dickson-led administration was nurturing a new crop of leaders in various fields of human endeavour.

He said the government had so far invested about N40 billion in the development of educational infrastructure and scholarship schemes.

Also speaking, the Principal of the Demonstration Secondary School, Bulou Orua, Mrs Violet Mama, applauded the state government for establishing and equipping the school with requisite facilities.

Mama said the school had recorded some successes, including the emergence of the Deputy Senior Prefect, Ekede Majesty, as the winner of the recent statewide essay competition.

Ex-Customs chief forfeits 17 exotic vehicles to FG

A former Comptroller General of Customs, Abdullahi Dikko Inde, on Friday forfeited 17 exotic vehicles to the Federal Government barely 72 hours after the vehicles were uncovered from his warehouse in Kaduna.

There were strong indications last night that Inde might face trial any moment from now.

But his arraignment will begin when he returns from a medical trip abroad.

According to a statement issued by the Head of Media and Publicity of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, on Friday night, the forfeiture order was given by Justice S.M Shuaibu of the Federal High Court in Kaduna.

The statement said: “Justice Shuaibu gave an interim order forfeiting the 17 vehicles found in the warehouse of former Comptroller General of Customs,  Abdullahi Dikko Inde, to the Federal Government.

“The order was sequel to an ex parte application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission seeking among others, the forfeiture of the vehicles to the Nigerian Government, pending the conclusion of investigation and determination of the case.

“In his ruling, Justice Shuaibu held that the 17 vehicles which are now in the custody of the applicant ( EFCC) and as properly described and listed in the schedule marked exhibit EFCC 2 attached to the affidavit in support of the application are hereby forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria in the interim pending conclusion of the investigation.”

“Operatives of the Commission had on February 20 stormed the warehouse of the former Customs boss on Nnamdi Azikwe Street, Kaduna, and discovered the 17 exotic vehicles worth hundreds of millions of Naira, suspected to be proceeds of crime.”

 

[PHOTOS, VIDEO] 10 G-Wagons Including Gold-Plated One Allegedly Found In Compound Of ‘Unknown’ Prominent Nigerian

According to APC UK on Twitter, a ‘whistle-blower’ has called the attention of Nigerian authorities to a footage which shows the compound of a man with about 10 G-wagons.

The exotic cars, including a gold-plated one, were parked in the residence of the man, whose address was not made known.

According to them, they have already alerted EFCC and the Police to investigate.

[WHISTLE BLOWER] ONE MAN ...10 G-WAGONS!
👉Video received in our inbox!
👉@officialEFCC & @PoliceNG please investigate!
👉W/B policy WORKING👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/TshKBGmF0h

— APC United Kingdom (@APCUKingdom) February 24, 2017

Human Right Activists and Lawyer, Femi Falana Condemns Those Celebrating James Ibori

Human right activists and lawyer, Femi Falana has condemned the way Nigerians celebrate criminals.

He said this during the symposium organized in memory of late activist, Pa Alfred Ilenre at the Femi Falana Chamber, Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria,
The lawyer made reference to the way ex-Governor of Delta state, James Ibori was being celebrated by his people after he was convicted, served and released.
He said that it is highly out of place for a criminal who owned up to his criminal act in England and was jailed to return home and tell his people that he was not a criminal.
“Somebody shop-lifted in the UK in 1991 and was convicted. He was involved in credit fraud in 1992, he was convicted; in 1995, he stole building materials in Abuja, he was convicted, but they said they could not find the record. In 2012, he was convicted in the UK, he pleaded guilty, it is a different matter if he pleaded not guilty, he said ‘I am guilty, I am a thief,’ for allegedly stealing $250 million from the poor Delta State, he was jailed, the man now came out of prison, how can they be celebrating a criminal?”
He condemned the man who compared a convicted criminal in the Uk with Jesus Christ. He described it as an act of Blasphemy which has been rampant in the country.
Speaking about the recovered loots, he advised the government to ensure that all recovered loots are put in a dedicated account and a committee of patriots drawn from labour, women group, student group and youths should be constituted and let that committee manage this fund on job creation and fixing of our hospitals.

Angry wife pours boiling water on husband in Plateau State for marrying a second wife.PHOTOS.

A young woman identified as one Hafsat on February 20th, allegedly poured boiling water on her husband because he married a second wife. Below is a report by a journalist with Unity FM.
For marrying a second wife, this was what this young girl Hafsat did to her husband in Fill-in Ball area of Jos.




Mubarak and Hafsat have been married for eight years after courting for six years. They have three children between them.Trouble however started when Mubarak decided to take a second wife. This did not go down well with Hafsat who became mad, enraged, infuriated and pissed off.
She told the 37 year old Mubarak to divorce her but he begged her saying she just needs to understand that as a Muslim, he is entitled to marry more than one wife. She became hostile towards him.

Eventually, Mubarak married his second wife on the 28 of January 2017.He however accommodated her in Fillin Sukwa area of Jos, a distant from his first wife's home. Mubarak as promised ensured equity, fairness, impartiality and justice amongst his two wives.


On Monday 20th of February, after returning from his second wife 's home, Hafsat the first wife asked Mubarak to go back to where he was coming from (his second wife's home).Knowing she doesn't have the capacity to beat him up, he did not oblige her. She told him if he doesn't go back, he would regret it. True to her words, she locked the door, when he tried opening the door with his own key, she emptied a pot of boiling water on husband back.What a world.

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Nelson Mandela caused Xenophobia in South Africa – Seun Kuti

Seun Kuti, son of Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, has reacted to violent acts against Nigerians and other nationals in South Africa.

The musician stated that the late South Africa President, Nelson Mandela, should be blamed for the xenophobic attacks.
Seun made his feelings known in a Facebook post on Friday.
He wrote: “Hey Black South Africans aren’t you ashamed of yourselves? Has your spirit of revolution completely destroyed by your rudderless ANC to the extent that you have become cowards who bully fellow Africans? Fellow Brothers?”
“Ok answer me this. If every Nigerian is deported out of South Africa there will be no more crime in South Africa? There will be no more injustice and inequality? Mandela once again thanks for your rainbow nation. Thanks for teaching your people to love whites but forgot to tell them to embrace blacks.”
Meanwhile, the Federal Government has said that talks are ongoing with South Africa on how to protect Nigerian citizens against xenophobic attacks in that country.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, disclosed that the acting Nigerian High Commissioner to South Africa had met with the country’s foreign affairs top officials on the renewed attacks on Nigerians.
“We have communicated to South African government that steps should be taken to prevent attacks,” he said.

Shekau kills Boko Haram spokesman for planning to overthrow him

According to a report from AFP, Abubakar Shekau has admitted killing a spokesman of the Boko Haram sect for planning to oust him from his position as the sect's leader.

He said this in an audio recording obtained by AFP.
In the 50-minute tape of a meeting with the inner circle of his militant Islamist group, Shekau said he killed “Tasiu” — also known as Abu Zinnira — who appeared in several video messages.
“You should hear me: I killed Tasiu, hear me well,” he told the gathering in Hausa. Shekau states the date of the meeting — December 18 — and said it had been called to discuss “those elements grumbling over the killing of Tasiu”.

Abu Zinnira has on several occasions acted de facto spokesman and appeared in video recordings, including those about the more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped from the town of Chibok in April 2014.
Abu Zinnira and “other elements” had tried to make him out to the rank and file as being “not on the right track”, Shekau added.
“Tell me, what is the punishment… for the people that plot against their leader?” he asked.

“By our code of allegiance we don’t hesitate to pass appropriate sanction on any one of us that commit an offence.”

N3.4bn NIMASA fraud: EFCC withdraws charges against Akpobolokemi, 3 accused

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday struck out the names of four accused charged with N3.4 billion fraud alongside a former Director-General (D-G) of NIMASA, Patrick Akpobolokemi.


Akpobolokemi, a former D-G Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), was charged with nine others on a 40-count charge bordering on fraud. Other accused charged with him are: Capt. Ezekiel Agaba; Ekene Nwakuche; Felix Bob-Nabena; Capt. Warredi Enisouh; Governor Juan; Ugo Frederick and Timi Alari.

Also charged with him are two companies: Al-kenzo Ltd., and Penniel Engineering Services Ltd. They were arraigned before Justice Saliu Saidu and had all pleaded not guilty to the charges and granted bail by the court.

However, following the transfer of Justice Saidu from Lagos to the Port Harcourt division of the court, the case was re-assigned to Justice Ayokunle Faji. On Friday, the prosecuting counsel, Mr Festus Afeyiodion, informed the court of an amended 22-count charge, in which the names of four accused had been withdrawn.

The four accused withdrawn from the charges are: Governor Juan, Ugo Frederick, Timi Alari, and Penniel Engineering Services Limited. He urged the court to strike out the names of the four accused, while a fresh plea by the remaining accused should be taken.

The counsel to Juan, Mr Ige Asemudara, expressed mixed feeling while reacting to the withdrawal.
Asemudara said that his client had been tormented, embarrassed, and emotionally tortured for the past two years on account of the charges.
He said that the damages done to Juan’s career and his family, were monumental, but gave all the glory to God.

Consequently, Justice Faji granted the prayers of the prosecution, and struck out the names of the four accused. Meanwhile, another defence counsel, Mr E.D. Onyeike, raised an objection to the appearance of the prosecutor (Afeyiodion) on the grounds that he could not prosecute without a fiat.

The court has, however, fixed March 17, for arguments on whether or not the prosecutor had a right to prosecute. In the charge, the accused were alleged to have committed the offences between December 2013 and July 2015.

They were alleged to have converted over N3.4 billion belonging to NIMASA to their personal uses.
The offences contravened Sections 15 (1), (3), and 18 (a) of the Money Laundering (prohibition) Amendment Act., 2012.

IN PICTURES: Rotimi Akeredolu inaugurated as Ondo governor

Rotimi Akeredolu SAN was today sworn in as the Executive Governor of Ondo State.


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Sambo Dasuki’s trial stalled with fresh motion

The trial of Colonel Sambo Dasuki, former National Security Adviser, NSA, to former President Goodluck Jonathan, scheduled to commence on Friday, February 24, 2017 could not go on after all.
This following a fresh application by Dasuki’s counsel, Ahmed Raji, SAN.
Dasuki is facing a 22-count charge of illegal diversion of N19.4billion from the Office of National Security Adviser, ONSA account.
He was docked alongside former governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Bafarawa and his son, Sagir.

The trial is before Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court, Maitama Abuja.
Others arraigned with them are a former Director of Finance and Administration, ONSA, Shuaibu Salisu and a former Minister of State for Finance, Bashir Yuguda.

They were alleged to have conspired to steal the fund which was part of the $2.1billion meant for the purchase of arms to combat terrorism in the North-East using a company, Dahaltu Investment Limited, listed as the 4th defendant in the charge as conduit pipe for the alleged diversion.
At the sitting today, Raji told the court that he was not ready for the commencement of trial because he had an application for consolidation, pending before the court.

“It will amount to a waste of time if the issue of the application is not resolved because it has a connection with the sister case”, he said.
Responding, counsel to EFCC, Rotimi Jacobs, SAN, decried delay in commencing the trial, adding that after arraignment in 2015, the trial was yet to commence.

“Your lordship gave a sufficient time since the last sitting on January 24, 2017 in which the 2nd defendant (Dasuki) could have filed any motion, but he filed it only yesterday, and the sister case has commenced already.
“He just wanted to try his luck, this should not be a legal gambling”, Jacobs lamented.

In the sister case, Dasuki was arraigned on a 19-count bordering on diversion of funds.
All the cases are now pending before Justice Husseini Baba-Yusuf.
After listening to the submissions from parties, Justice Baba-Yusuf adjourned to March 2, 2017 for hearing on the motion.

MTN Team visits Prof Osinbajo

[R-L; Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, Chairman MTN Nigeria, Dr Pascal Dozie and Group Chairman MTN, Mr Phutuma Nhleko during a courtesy visit by MTN team at the State House in Abuja. Photo: SUNDAY AGHAEZE]



An MTN Team led by the Nigerian chairman, Pascal Dozie visited Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday in Abuja.
MTN Group chairman, South Africa’s Mr. Phutuma Nhleko was also in the entourage along, with senior lawyer, Gbenga Oyebode, Chief Victor Odili, Colonel Sani Bello and the CEO of MTN Nigeria, Ferdinand Moolman.
There was no word yet on what was discussed. But MTN recently gave a profit warning for 2016 that it said would be hurt by the Nigerian N330billion fine.
The telecom giant also deferred its expected listing on the Nigerian Stock Exchange this year.
Sunday Aghaeze was there to send in this initial photo report.L; Member MTN Board of Directors, Mr Gbenga Oyebode, Col Sani Bello (Rtd) Group Chairman Mtn, Mr Phutuma Nhleko, Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, Chairman MTN Nigeria, Dr Pascal Dozie, Chief Victor Odili and CEO Mtn Nigeria, Mr Ferdinand MoolmanOsinbajo chats with Dr Pascal DozieTime for banters: Osinbajo and Dozie

[PHOTOS] Shops Vandalised As Xenophobic Attacks Continue In South Africa

Protesting South Africans broke into a Pakistani owned textile shop in Atteridge Vile in Pretoria and carted away most of the fabrics as Xenophobic attacks continued in Pretoria while not also forgetting to attack trucks carrying items.



The South Africans are accusing foreigners including Nigerians of running drug cartels as well as a prostitution ring in their country. They are demanding that such foreigners are deported from their country immediately.

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