by Admin | Nov 21, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI The Nigerian Police has confirmed the arrest of Maryam Sanda for allegedly stabbing her husband, Haliru Bello to death. Bello, 35, son of Haliru Bello, a former chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has been buried according to Islamic rites in Abuja, after prayers at the National Mosque. Police Public Relations Officer, DPS Anjuguri Manzah, in a chat with newsmen, said that the suspect was arrested on Sunday night. He said that she would be charged to court after investigations have been concluded. According to the police, the investigation was being handled by its homicide department adding that investigation would be concluded soon. Haliru Bello’s death was not natural, as he was allegedly killed in his Maitama home in Abuja by his wife, Maryam Sanda. Maryam is the daughter of Maimuna Aliyu, former Aso Saving Bank executive. According to reports, Maryam allegedly killed her husband on Saturday night, stabbing him several times. Multiple reports online said she attacked her husband based on allegations of infidelity after seeing a text message on his phone. Maryam was said to have stabbed Bello, who would have clocked 36 on November 23, thrice in the back. She also reportedly stabbed him several times on his manhood. After stabbing him, she drove him to the hospital for treatment but he did not survive the attack. Anjuri Manza, spokesman of FCT police command, confirmed the murder : “We are investigating the matter,”he told the Cable. According to reports, it was not the first time Maryam would attack Bello violently. She once bit part of his ear off during an argument. Bello was...
by Admin | Nov 21, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI There has been a report of bomb blast in Mubi in Adamawa states with many casualties recorded. According to report by Hassan Shallpella he said ‘bomb blast in Mubi town, Adamawa state North-East Nigeria this morning, many casualties...
by Admin | Nov 2, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI Former acting governor of Kogi State, chief Clarence Olafemi has described as untrue a media publication that he stole the sum of N3billion. The former Kogi State Acting Governor in a statement on Wednesday night made available vowed to sue the said media organization for defaming his character. According to Olafemi, within the short period he served the State, he collected less than N3billion as allocation from the federation account. He demanded for a public apology from the writer. The statement reads in part “I am surprised that the platform can allow false allegation and call a whole race ‘animal’. Alleging that I, Clarence Olafemi stole 3billion is not only a nicked lie but character assassination, baseless and unfounded. “I am therefore, demanding a public apology from the writer or we head to court; since I do not know the writer I will sue the news media. “My total allocation for the two months I served as acting Governor, the total money collected by Government was less than 3billion put together and salaries were paid, projects were embarked upon and I was able to save 400million naira handed over to my successor. “You might hate me as a person but I take serious exception when touching on my integrity.” SOURCE:...
by Admin | Nov 1, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI An anti-corruption group has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari over the removal of Babachir Lawal as Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Ayo Oke as Head, National Intelligence Agency (NIA). The Chairman of the group, Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL), Mr Debo Adeniran gave the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. According to him, the development will further boost the anti-corruption fight. NAN reports that the President had in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina on Monday announced the sack of the officials. It would be recalled that Lawal had been suspended in April over alleged violation of due process in the award of contracts while Oke was suspended over the discovery of huge sum of foreign and local currencies in a Lagos apartment allegedly owned by the NIA. Adesina said the sacking of the two officials was based on the recommendations of an investigative panel set up by the Federal Government, headed by Vice -President Yemi Osinbajo with Mr Boss Mustapha named new SGF. Adeniran said the removal of the officials would give the right signal that the present administration was serious about its anti-graft fight. He added that the development would also serve as deterrent to people who think they were too powerful to be caught by the anti-corruption web. “We are extremely delighted at the sacking of these two officials as it would send the right signal about the seriousness of the anti-graft fight. “It will no doubt serve as deterrent to impunity...
by Admin | Oct 31, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI The document showed a breakdown of how pension funds were shared to finance pension verification teams to ‘South Africa, ‘Ghana’, and the 36 states’ of the federation, ‘zonal levels’ and others to siphon different sums of public funds into their bank accounts in the name of biometric verification. Out of the N18.4million released to Maina for a trip to South Africa, the Director -General of Budget was allocated N3,056,000 . The per diem for the trip to Ghana cost N9.1 million out of which a former Director of Defence Intelligence received N1,388,000 through his First Bank account. Two female staff of EFCC got N1,275,000 each as part of the national cake. While those who went round the 36 states, allegedly collected N160,471,200 from Maina, a few others were paid N15,477,900 for going around the six geopolitical zones of the country The report gave the details of how Maina allegedly collaborated with former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mr. Steve Oronsaye, and two others in N2billion pension funds allegedly mismanaged for biometric contracts. The N2billion was part of the looted N17billion cash. The others are Osarenkhoe Afe and Fredrick Hamilton Global Services Limited suspected as fronts The report added: “Mr. Oronsaye and Maina engaged the services of the following individuals to assist them in looting pension funds. Osarenkhoe Afe: (charged to court together with Mr. Maina & Oronsaye): He is an IT consultant who introduced Innovative Solutions to the OHCSF for biometric enrolment project. He stated that Mr. Steven Oronsaye [former Head of Service) asked him to join the Pension Reform Committee headed by Mr....
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