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dukie25:
Angela Merkel is German Chancellor, President of Germany is ceremonial.
We can't send Ambode to go welcome Merkel, we can send Foreign minister but not governor.

Is this not our Foreign affairs minister welcoming Merkel??

http://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/merkel-arrives-in-nigeria-1098989

You guys are so short sighted and petty. Gawd!

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See this ignorant wailer, u have gone to modify ur comment after being confronted with hard facts. Smh

Yes! I will. PMB means well for Nigeria and i'm confident that at the tail end of his tenure, we'll already be seeing positive improvements.

AyakaDunukofia:
These idio.ts can say all the emotional bunkum all they want, the truth is that kano airport has been nose diving in passenger traffic since the eighties.

So they acussed Oduah of stopping Ethiopian Airlines to Kano, and then what happened? Ethiopian airlines said ok, began flying to Kano on may last year after a ten year break from the airport. But by August, 3 months after, they packed up again.

Lufthansa, British airways etc have all tested Kano and left. It is about capitalism and not quota bullshit.

We don't suppose to be going through all these !ong preaching for an airport such as kano that experienced her first international flight in 1947.

Then there is no need suspending them let them go there and do business, if they run down, that is their own palaver.

Why are u worrying on their behalf? Do u know more than Emirates on aviation business??

They tried to force them to Enugu, they made it clear that they are not interested in Enugu. And they went forward to ban them from the route that they are highly interested in.

That was a wrong and dictatorial move by Stella Odua. If person talk now, they will say we are criticising her based on bad belle. And turn the purely business/govt policy issue into a tribal hullabaloo.

Any reasonable person will see that Kano-Dubai will definitely be a viable route.

So why on earth should emirates be suspended from such a route?

It's analogous to suspending BA from Lagos-London route/suspending Air France from Lagos-Paris route.

It doesn't make sense.

pharmagba:
It is like Saraki is in a chess game with the forces against him. EFCC earlier questioning his wife and picking his cousin is like trapping his queen and picking his hooks. The Code of conduct may strip him of his pawns, it may lead to checkmate, if he is unlucky EFCC knights have bribery on arm deals and money laundering will checkmate him.
I pity him, but a lesson for me; there will always be a day of reckoning

Nice.

Armsgate: EFCC arrests wife of former Airforce chief, Lara Amosu - Daily Post

Wife of the immediate past Chief of Air Staff, CAS, Mrs. Lara Amosu has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in connection with the raging arms procurement scandal. This was after her husband was arrested a fortnight ago by the EFCC over his involvement in the diversion of funds meant for the purchase of arms.

It was gathered that Mrs. Lara Amosu has been in the custody of the EFCC in Lagos for the past one week following the alleged discovery of about N3bn in her bank accounts. The money is believed to be owned by Amsu.

Impeccable sources told New Telegraph that other properties traced to the former CAS were also being held by his wife and children. She is reported to have been picked up by the EFCC operatives last week in Abuja, with her lawyer battling without success to get her released.

“Shortly after Amosu was picked up in Abuja, his wife, Lara, was subsequently arrested. Investigations conducted showed that some of the monies the former Chief of Air Staff made through some contracts and procurements in NAF were traced to his wife’s accounts.

“About N3 billion was traced to the wife’s accounts while some assets acquired by the former service chief was in her name and some others in her company’s name. “So, Lara is an accessory to a crime. The proceeds with her are from the arms funds. As we prosecute her husband, she must also be held accountable,” the newspaper was told.

It was gathered that the EFCC retrieved $1 million cash from Amosu’s residence in Badagary, Lagos. The money, in foreign currency, was retrieved when EFCC operatives carried out a search on Amosu’s residence in Badagry.

A source was quoted as saying: “In continuation of the investigation into the arms probe, the EFCC operatives took Amosu to his residence in Badagry. After a thorough search of the residence, a fresh small ‘soakaway’ pit was discovered in the compound. The operatives suspected foul play, which informed the breaking of the ‘soakaway’. Surprisingly, $1 million was found in it. The money was subsequently confiscated.”

http://dailypost.ng/2016/02/12/armsgate-efcc-arrests-wife-of-former-airforce-chief-lara-amosu/

Is this for real?? Chai, I dey fear for PMB's life oh. All this revelation is a threat to National Security.

EFCC Arrests Amosu’s Wife, Recovers $1mn From Soakaway Pit

– Mrs Lara Amosu was arrested last week in Abuja

– The sum of $1 million was discovered in a soakaway pit in Amosu’s Lagos residence

– Amosu’s properties have been confiscated

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the wife of the immediate past Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Adesola Amosu (rtd) in relation to the ongoing investigation into the $2.1 billion arms procurement fund.

oday.ng reports that Mrs. Lara Amosu was arrested last week in Abuja by EFCC operatives, adding that she has been in the anti-graft custody in Lagos since last week.

A source disclosed that Lara’s lawyer has been making attempts to secure her release but had not gotten any positive result.

She was arrested after the sum of N3 billion was traced to her bank accounts. The money is believed to be part of the sum her husband is being probed for.

The source further hinted that some properties belonging to the former CAS were also held in trust for him by Lara and her children.

There were earlier reports that the anti-graft watch dog discovered a whooping sum of N17.5 billion in the accounts of wives of three airforce chiefs. The monies were reportedly disseminated in various banks accounts.

A source acquainted with the ongoing arms probe disclosed that N13 billion was traced to the bank accounts of the wife of a retired Air Vice Marshal, who held strategic position in the Nigeria Air Force (NAF), adding that N1.5 billion was also discovered in the account of another serving senior officer. These officers handled the finance, budget and accounts of NAF.

The source said: “Shortly after Amosu was picked up in Abuja, his wife, Lara, was subsequently arrested. Investigations conducted showed that some of the monies the former Chief of Air Staff made through some contracts and procurements in NAF were traced to his wife’s accounts.

“About N3 billion was traced to the wife’s accounts while some assets acquired by the former service chief was in her name and some others in her company’s name.

“So, Lara is an accessory to a crime. The proceeds with her are from the arms funds. As we prosecute her husband, she must also be held accountable.”

It was gathered that the anti-graft agency pulled out the sum of $1 million cash from Amosu’s residence in Badagary, Lagos. The foreign currency was discovered when operatives carried out a search on the house.

The source said: “In continuation of the investigation into the arms probe, the EFCC operatives took Amosu to his residence in Badagry. After a thorough search of the residence, a fresh small ‘soakaway’ pit was discovered in the compound. The operatives suspected foul play, which informed the breaking of the ‘soakaway’. Surprisingly, $1 million was found in it. The money was subsequently confiscated.”

The EFCC arrested Amosu, Adigun, and Air Commodore O. Gbadebo two weeks ago over their involvement in the $2.1 billion arms scandal.

It was gathered that the EFCC flew the indicted officers to Lagos in an airforce aircraft. They were allegedly discreetly kept in a hotel. The EFCC mobilised the indicted officers to assets traced to them and suspected to have been acquired with monies gotten from the arms deal. The anti-graft agency had sealed off some of the said properties.

READ ALSO: I was never arrested by EFCC over arms deal – ex-VP aide

The Federal Government on November 30, 2015 directed the EFCC to prosecute the ex-CAS, who is also being investigated for over 10 NAF contracts totaling $930,500,690 awarded to Societe D’ Equipments Internationaux (SEI) Nig Ltd. between January 2014 and February 2015.

The probe panel disclosed that the contacts award letters show misleading delivery dates, suggesting fraudulent intention in the award process.

However, the EFCC had asked Amosu and others, who are still being detained over the $2.1bn arms deal, to refund some money or contract sums traced to them, but they have remained adamant.

https://www.naij.com/728554-2-1bn-arms-deal-efcc-arrests-amosus-wife-recovers-1mn-soakaway-pit.html

Ejemehn:
Let the trial continue.........

Yes!!! Let him go and defend himself.


Joseph Daudu abi she na Dauda, you have failed this time around.

All what this Senior Advocate of Cr****ls is good at is throwing technicalities at the path of justice.

He did same for the Abachas, tried for Saraki, he is also the lawyer of Dansuki.

A lot of mofos have been throwing tantrums at Mr President that why has Dansuki's trial not started.

Ironically they are the ones also crying for rule of law to be followed. That Dauda has been trying his usual tricks by using technicalities to delay the case going to proper trial, but he'll definitely fail.

Ruling will be given on Mon on that Dansuki's case. It must proceed to proper trial just like Metuh's case.

All yam eaters must face trial. They also have a right to defend themselves in court.

seunmsg:
Source?

Now uploaded. The news is currently generating heat on twitter.

Saraki's Appeal lacks merit, Trial at CCT to continue



http://theeagleonline.com.ng/breaking-news-you-must-face-cct-trial-supreme-court-tells-saraki/


Breaking News: You must face CCT trial, Supreme Court tells Saraki

The Supreme Court on Friday told the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, that he must return to the Code of Conduct Tribunal to face trial in the suit instituted against him over false declaration of assets.

The Supreme Court dismissed all the grounds Saraki brought for determination by the apex court in seeking to discontinue his trial by the CCT.

In a judgement delivered early on Friday, the apex court held that Saraki’s suit lacked merit and as such he should return to the Tribunal to answer to the charges against him.

The request by Saraki to declare the sitting of just two members of the CCT as invalid was overruled by the Supreme Court.

The apex court said by virtue of Section 28 of the Interpretation Act, the sitting of two members was valid.

The apex court also said the intention of the law establishing the CCT is to make its proceedings criminal.

It also said the Tribunal has quasi jurisdiction and so can issue bench warrant contrary to the position of Saraki.

closeup2000:
and where did they mark that? I haven't had light for. the past 4days in lag

Where in Lag?

slimfit1:
This road won't last 1 year

I passed through this route during the construction of the drainage, and I can assure u a standard job was done.

If the drainage is properly done, the problem is half solved.

So u are very wrong, the road will last more than one year. The construction has started a while now.

tuniski:
You are far from reality! Buhari will return back to his CPC base while Nigeria moves on via PDP! PDP doesn't have to defeat Buhari in d north just an improved showing and the marginal victory of buhari in 2015 will be replaced by the regular defeats he suffered in the previous 3 attempts.
The winning vehicle is the economy for which Buhari is so far a massive failure! The streets aint smiling and baba is clueless redefined!!!

Folks like u have been banking on the breakup of APC. You guys hoped for it to the countdown of the 2015 election and u were disappointed.

This is the same way you'll be disappointed in 2019.

Buhari cannot lose the 2019 election. Just prepare yourself psychologically for Buhari's 8 years rule.

duality:
You are speaking from an ignorant perspective. How many justices do you see up and down. Their position does not demand that and a lot is done to protect these people. Secondly, the thread was just a reaction to political sentiment.

You are actually the one suffering from chronic ignorance. Why are u overhyping justices of the law??

For goodness' sake they are not DSS agents. That u live in a village and don't get to see Justices of the law except maybe once in 5yrs doesn't mean that is the norm.

There is no big deal in that. Go and check most cases reported by the media, they usually have the name of the judge and his verdict clearly written there. Their work is not a secret service work.

Kindly heal yourself of ignorance.

The original idea in the thread and the OP in no way bore political sentiment. It is your own prejudiced mind that is making it seem so.

The thread is in response to the growing popularity of the supreme court. The thread is meant to educate ignorant folks like you about Justices of the supreme court.

They are not spirits. They are also blood and flesh like the Executive and the Legislature and people deserve to know them.

duality:
So what should we do with this really? Justices at that level should be protected from the media especially the highly partisan media we have now.

This thread in the home page is wrong. does it mean the owner of this forum; Seun and the mods no longer know what is wrong?

Besides this Topic is a reaction to the rulings of the supreme court which did not favour the APC.

The person who opened this thread can't without research tell the judges who ruled in favour of APC neither did he find it necessary to publish their details for public scrutiny.

We are degrading our society because of party politics. Judges are not public figures please.

What is this one saying? These are public officials who should be known by majority of citizens.

The OP copied this info from the website of the supreme court.

Every public official who is sure of his integrity should not be afraid of public scrutiny. This is not a military regime, or the olden days with few educated who in turn tell fables to the less educated.

You must be a serious joker to imagine that getting people to know the supreme court justices we have is tantamount to degrading our society.

Judges are public workers and are subject to the scrutiny of the public.

seunmsg:
You did not answer the question that he asked you.

1, are you a federal worker?

2, are you saying you've not been paid your december salary?

Thank u very much.

OnankpaBa:
Come to think of it, was Goodluck sleeping while all this is going on?

He definitely can't be everywhere. The only blame I can mete out to him is just that he chose the wrong set of people to work with him.

Also, his body language and naive approach to governance gave a lot of people the leeway to do as they like without the fear of repercussions.

micfoley:
Hope this increases revenue

It will definitely increase revenue. Officers of the custom service are the number 1 economic saboteurs of the govt.

If customs can be sanitised, revenue will definitely increase. A lot of those custom officers are millionaires.

They are millionaires by virtue of illegal money that was supposed to go to the treasury.

Custom Boss, Ali reads riot act to erring customs operatives

...beams searchlight on illegal berthing of ships

THE Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col Hameed Ali (rtd) has accused some officers of allegedly facilitating midstream discharge of cargo and berthing of ships at illegal locations.

It was not clear as at press time if any Customs officer has been sanctioned over the alleged breach of the nation’s rules and regulations regarding the berthing of ships/vessels.

In a circular issued by Deputy Comptroller General (Exc.FTZ & Ind. Inc), G.O. Adeyemo , the Customs Boss said: “Intelligence reports reaching headquarters indicate some form of compromise by officers, where deliberate acts of impunity are perpetuated through illegal berthing of ships/vessels and mid-stream discharge of cargo other than officially designated Customs Ports despite existing circulars.

“In effect, I am directed to re-iterate and convey the Comptroller-General of Customs directive on strict enforcement of the Extant Laws and circulars in that regard (Ref.S.12 (1) & (4) of the CEMA).

“That on no circumstance should any ship/vessel coming in from foreign, berth at any other place other than the conventional ports, first”.

The circular dated January 21, 2016 explained that where any of such ship/vessel is Free Zone bound or designate, “it shall set sail thereafter under official escort of the Enforcement Unit of the Command for further official processes”.

The circular titled: “Re: Reminder on illegal Berthing of Ships/Vessels & midstream discharge of cargo other than Customs Ports,” has been forwarded to all Deputy Comptroller Generals (DCGs), Assistant Comptroller Generals (ACGs), Zonal Coordinators, Customs Area Controllers, Controllers Federal Operations Unit (FOU A-D) and Controllers E & WM Commands.

http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/2016/01/ali-reads-riot-act-to-erring-customs-operatives/

Nice one! We need total sanitising of the Custom service. If this is well carried out, Nigeria's income from Customs will almost double compared to what obtains before.

Ride on sir!

Lalasticlala, Mynd44, OAM4J come and see another loophole being blocked at Customs.

He looks better than his last appearance.

I still find it amazing that Prison detention seems better than DSS detention.

Chai those DSS guys are harsh oh.

Sacramento4real:
How has the Wiked fallen and the weapons of war (rigging) perished. Published it Ubima. Tell it in the town of Ahaoda, so the children of hate and wailing wailers may know that the end of of Wiked Wike is nigh.

Nice one.

johnydon22:
After been granted bail and acquitted.. Goes further to be thrown in jail without even a fair trials ... Like he said This is beginning to look like a perversion of justice and mockery of our judicial system

johnydon22:
Alright then there is absolutely nothing wrong in Ignorance as long as one is open to learn..

So i hope you can enlighten me on the recent events concerning this case ... lets start from there

DSS cunningly arraigned him on some petty charges before the magistrate court, which was bailable. And he obtained bail from the court. Not acquittal. You may need to confirm the meaning of acquittal.

Magistrate courts does not have the jurisdiction to hear cases bordering on treason.

DSS simply rearrested him based on allegations of treason, which is a totally new and fresh charge different from what he obtained bail for at the magistrate court.

DSS then cunningly again held on to him without filing formal charges claiming investigation and evidence gathering is in progress on the new reason he was rearrested, treason.

The Federal High Court in Abuja then ordered the DSS to unconditionally release him if they are not ready to file charges against him. That they cannot hold on to him in perpetuity without filing charges.

DSS then thereafter formally filed charges of treason against him at the High Court; cunningly not running against the ruling of the court.

This is what a lot of folks don't properly understand. DSS has not flouted any court order.

The court said "release him unconditionally if u are not ready to formally file charges against him"

Kindly note the bolded. DSS obeyed this court order by filing charges against him as soon as this order was given, and so had the legal right to still detain him as charges of treason has now been filed against him.

I hope u'll digest this without sentiments.

preetyb:
Ok then, can u tell me why u think jonathan sponsored bokoharam.... When he knew it would bring down his government?

Hey...slow down a bit, no one said Jonathan sponsored Boko Haram, u re mixing up an already complex issue.

Chibok abduction though related to bokoharam is being considered separately here. Be informed that many atrocities occurred that was swept under the cover of bokoharam but which was never connected to it, but made to seem so to undiscerning public.

Maybe u may need to have a look at the earlier discussions.

The original person I quoted stated that he thinks the Chibok abduction is a scam and never took place.

I then made him understand that if indeed the chibok issue is a scam, it is only GEJ and his cronies that the resources to pull off such a scam.

It is virtually impossible for the then opposition to pull off such a scam without GEJ and his security network knowing. This security network is made up of the DSS, Police, Civil defence, Army, Airforce, NIA, Defence intelligence, informal sources and even intelligence formations of friendly countries. It is impossible!

I say it again, it is impossible for GEJ not to get any info from ALL THESE SOURCES about the 'supposed chibok scam!

If indeed it happened that the scam was pulled by the then opposition and GEJ did not get security information about this or purposely did not release the security information at his disposal to the public, then GEJ would indeed be the greatest dullard of the century to ever grace a leadership position and Nigeria did very well to do away with such an inept and ignorant Leader.

GEJ had under him, the entire security and financial apparatus of the Nigerian govt and this has far reaching implications.

It is only those who don't understand the extent of the security information available to a president, that will think an opposition pulled off such a scam without the incumbent President having facts and figures on the issue.

This then brings us to my own point, that...

...if indeed 'chibok' is a scam, then it was masterminded by GEJ and his minions for a certain purpose that eventually backfired.

preetyb:
Just hear yourself.....can u plot your own downfall?....lubbish.

So you don't know that people do get consumed by the downfall they orchestrate for other people.

When Haman was preparing the gallows, he never knew he was preparing it for his own downfall

Esther 7:10
So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai.

SamJed:
I am still yet to believe that there is something like abduction of chibok girls....as far as i am concerned it is a big scam used to ridicule GEJ.....ever wondered why it has dwindled so much

If what u said is true that there was no abduction, then GEJ will be the greatest dullard that ever graced a leadership position.

You mean with the massive classified security information available to him, he was still unable to decipher that no abduction took place?? If indeed that is the case.

He had the SS, he appointed their DG as at then, Ekpenyong.

He had the Chief of Defence staff that he appointed, Alex Badeh.

He had the Chief of Army Staff, he appointed Minimah.

He had the IG of Police which he appointed.

You mean to say he could not get anyone of all the people he appointed to security formations to inform him that there was no abduction??

If indeed there is no abduction, GEJ will be well aware of that, and it only points to the fact that the scam was initiated by him.

I can say this anywhere. If indeed, it turned out that no one was abducted, the mastermind of such scam can only be GEJ and his cronies.

FIRS Boss, Fowler

Beremx:
I thought some dimwits said Tompolo is untouchable? Why is he crying to Buhari to save him?

im never see anything!

Hallo. Good to have u around. I have not been reading a lot from u these days. stay blessed.

Vivipop:
This man is saying something reasonable. If only we can read this without sentiment. For the first time, i agree with him. Let's attack the message and leave the messenger.

There is nothing in his msg. He is just trying to be cunny in his msg. There is no where this administration ever said that amount was a single tranche.

Maybe u need to have a look at the initial statement released by the Presidency ordering the arrest of Dansuki. The different amounts was stated there and what it amounts to. In fact, the naira component was clearly separated from the dollar and euro components. Kindly note again, that the entire money was not released as a single tranche.

It is not only budgeted monies that can be stolen. In Nigeria, the executive arm of govt is not disciplined. They regularly engage in extra budgetary spending without recourse to the NASS. And because they are the ones solely managing the Finances of the Nation, it is usually difficult for the National Assembly to know about this expenditures. In some instances they know, but just decide to look away due to political permutations.

Fayose just want to stupidly divert the attention of crack detectives investigating the crime. In fact, this was meant for gullible readers to sway public opinions and never for financial investigators who are way smarter than that.

For example, I came to audit an account and u are insisting that I only audit budgetary allocations. This does not make any sense. What if the looting was cleverly carried out on monies received into the company but was purposely left out of the budgetary books so as to try and clean tracks.

What I need is to first establish all the monies realised and compare it with what is on the budget. Once the budget does not capture the entire cash inflow (due to cunny accounting), I will definitely do way with it in my audit. For u to insist I must only audit through the budgets clearly shows, you are hiding something and trying to lead me astray. And I will definitely not follow that path u are cunningly trying to lead me to.

There is no where in crime investigation that says a senior officer (retired or serving) cannot be investigated by a junior officer acting on the orders of a more superior officer. Fayose should stop crying more than the bereaved and in such instance trying to incite mutiny in the army.

If he continues with such statements, he'll soon be picked up for treason. Senior officers that didn't respect their seniority but engaged in stealing of public funds should be left to face the consequences of their actions.

In china, such people are usually arrested by junior officers, and when convicted, are also hanged by such junior officers. It is only in Nigeria where corruption and partisanship has eaten deep into our psyche that people will be defending alleged looters, instead of maintaining a golden silence and see the evidence investigators will come out with before speaking.

Moreover, Fayose should concentrate on how he can improve the IGR of Ekiti to be able to pay the 2 months workers salary he is owing, and countless months of pension. Including the gratuities of a significant number of retirees. I'm very conversant with Ekiti, and he is not doing well in this regard.

This is a stale news. This igbere sef

Do have a safe journey Mr President

Hungry lawyer looking for cheap publicity.

wadetaw202:
You have a point. So, there is nothing special about mbaka being transfered

Of course no big deal. It is that silly blog that is making it seem so.

Everyone must be subject to authority. That is what brings order to the house of God.