by Admin | Aug 29, 2016 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Olu Falae, has submitted to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission an email correspondence between him and a former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party’s Board of Trustees, Chief Tony Anenih. Falae tendered the email as an evidence in the probe linking him to N100m election funds It was learnt that Anenih, in the email, mentioned that he was acting on the instruction of former President Goodluck Jonathan. A source at the EFCC told our correspondent that in the email dated March 2015, Anenih, who played a supervisory role in the Goodluck Jonathan Campaign Organisation, informed Falae that N100m had been approved by Jonathan and would be handed over to him (Falae). A source at the EFCC said, “In the email, Anenih told Chief Falae, who is the Chairman of the SDP that N100m had been approved by President Jonathan as part of the agreement between the PDP and the SDP ahead of the presidential election. “He further urged Falae to provide an account which the money would be paid into.” The N100m, which was given to Falae by Anenih, was said to have emanated from the imprest account of the Office of the National Security Adviser in the Central Bank of Nigeria. It was eventually paid into the account of Marreco Limited, where Falae is chairman. The fund was credited into the company’s United Bank for Africa Plc account, 1000627022, on March 25, 2015. When contacted on the telephone, a spokesman for Falae, Mr. Alfa Mohammed, confirmed that 78-year-old Falae had submitted all correspondence between Falae...
by Admin | Aug 29, 2016 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI On Saturday, August 20, a wealthy elderly real estate manager John Njuguna Ng’ang’a and his young new wife Anne Wairimu were celebrating their wedding at her Ruiru home when the man’s first wife Jane Njeri Njuguna, armed with a court injunction, stormed the scene accompanied by the Officer Commanding Ruiru Police Station. (Pictured: John at Ruiru Police Station. Inset: Jane Njeri and John during their wedding) While the two women engaged in a scuffle, the old man was whisked off to Ruiru Police Station where he spent the night. According to Njeri, her husband opted for a second wife because one of her breasts was surgically removed due to cancer and that at one time, he even insulted her that she no longer has anything special for him. “He has a right to marry even 10 wives, but what I want is the property I acquired with him. It is painful to see another woman enjoying my sweat after I have endured a lot of ridicule,” said Njeri Another relative who declined to be named said, “We were shocked and ashamed when our mum revealed how Njuguna insulted her that she is useless now that she has nothing on her chest for enjoyment.” Njuguna refused to speak to Sahara Tribune at the police station, instead he just laughed off the matter. Njeri claims she was shocked to learn that Njuguna had found a younger woman to marry just days to the secret wedding, forcing her to seek intervention from the courts. “When the order was delivered at the woman’s house where the wedding was supposed to be...
by Admin | Aug 28, 2016 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI Nigeria’s President has again renewed his commitment to the rescue of the Chibok girls, saying government will not give up in the search. Commenting on this in his Twitter handle on Sunday, President Muhammadu Buhari paid glowing tributes to the military for their efforts in the war against insurgency in Nigeria’s northeast. The President also said he is willing to swap Boko Haram prisoners for the Chibok girls. But that is on condition that they are able to list those they want released and then come out to discuss with the Federal Government. He says the Federal Government will want the girls out safe without any harm done to them. Recently, the Bring Back Our Girls campaigners had called on the President to accept the swap of the Boko Haram prisoners for the Chibok girls who were kidnapped in Borno State two years ago. The President was in Nairobi, Kenya for the African economic summit which dwells on diversification and advancement of African economies. Full text of the President’s statement: Nigeria Ready To Take All Necessary Measures To Free Chibok Girls – President Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated the preparedness of the Federal Government to discuss the release of the Chibok girls kidnapped by Boko Haram terror group since 2014. In an interview with journalists in Nairobi, Kenya at the weekend, President Buhari said the Nigerian government is ready to dialogue with bonafide leaders of the terror group who know the whereabouts of the girls. “I have made a couple of comments on the Chibok girls and it seems to me that much of it has been...
by Admin | Aug 28, 2016 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI Nine out of the 10 principal officers of the House of Representatives kept sealed lips on Saturday over the latest N10billion allegations levelled against them by a former Chairman, Committee on Appropriation, Mr. Abdulmumin Jibrin. The officers are the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara; Deputy Speaker, Yussuff Lasun; House Leader, Femi Gbajabiamila; Deputy Leader, Buba Jibril; Deputy Whip, Pally Iriase; Minority Leader, Leo Ogor; Deputy Minority Leader, Chukwuka Onyeama; Minority Whip, Yakubu Barde; and Deputy Minority Whip, Binta Bello-Maigeri. Jibrin, whom the 10 principal officers said was sacked for “abusing” the 2016 budget, had earlier on July 21, accused Dogara, Lasun, the Chief Whip, Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, and Ogor of padding the budget by over N40bn. Home Latest News Latest News News Dogara, Gbajabiamila, others silent on fresh N10bn allegation August 28, 2016 Speaker House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara John Ameh Nine out of the 10 principal officers of the House of Representatives kept sealed lips on Saturday over the latest N10billion allegations levelled against them by a former Chairman, Committee on Appropriation, Mr. Abdulmumin Jibrin. The officers are the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara; Deputy Speaker, Yussuff Lasun; House Leader, Femi Gbajabiamila; Deputy Leader, Buba Jibril; Deputy Whip, Pally Iriase; Minority Leader, Leo Ogor; Deputy Minority Leader, Chukwuka Onyeama; Minority Whip, Yakubu Barde; and Deputy Minority Whip, Binta Bello-Maigeri. Jibrin, whom the 10 principal officers said was sacked for “abusing” the 2016 budget, had earlier on July 21, accused Dogara, Lasun, the Chief Whip, Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, and Ogor of padding the budget by over N40bn. Jibrin, an All Progressives Congress lawmaker from Kano State, again on Friday, alleged that the officers...
by Admin | Aug 28, 2016 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI The 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, recorded 2,241 robbery cases in 2015, according to an official record obtained exclusively by SUNDAY PUNCH in Abuja on Friday. Conversely, the nation recorded 2,841 robbery cases in 2014 and 2,988 in 2013. It also recorded 1,827 rape cases, including 886 kidnappings last year. The crime record indicates that Taraba State had the highest rate of 301 robbery incidents followed by Ebonyi with 144. Benue came third with 107 reported incidents of armed robbery followed by Katsina with 102 cases. Other states with high robbery record include, Bauchi 98, Bayelsa 95, Oyo 95, Ogun 89, Lagos 87, Kwara 76 and Kano 61. Other states with relatively moderate crime rate were, Plateau 45; Rivers 45; ,Kogi 46; Borno 57; Ekiti 58; Gombe 52; Kaduna 55; Niger 57 and Zamfara 52. States with low crime record include Cross River 9; Jigawa 18; Enugu 20; Imo 22; Osun 26; Sokoto 33; Yobe 33; Kebbi 33; Nasarawa 34; Adamawa 27; Abia 30; FCT 31; Delta 37; Edo 38; Anambra 39 and Akwa Ibom, 41. Lagos was on top of the rape record in 2015 with 513 cases, followed by Delta, 205; Kano 189; Katsina 120; Ogun 76; Ondo 68 and Edo, 55. Others are FCT 44; Ebonyi 41; Cross River 40; Bauchi 38; Oyo 35; Kaduna 33; Anambra 33; Bayelsa 31; Niger 29; Enugu 28; Plateau 25; Yobe and Zamfara, 21; Borno 20; Jigawa 18; Imo 17, Kogi 15 and Gombe 12. States that recorded low rape incidents include Taraba 9, Benue 6; Adamawa and Kebbi 7, Ekiti 8, and...
by Admin | Aug 28, 2016 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI The first son of Senator Stella Oduah has died at a Turkish private hospital in Abuja due to the wrong prescription by a medical doctor; our source has learned. Senator Oduah’s son, whose name was given as Maxwell Chinedu Etoromi, died yesterday after he took a wrong medication prescribed for him following a tooth surgery. Our source further learned that the 28-year-old graduated from Guildford College in the UK before returning to...
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