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Delta state allegedly paid Ibori N250m in UK prison
source: http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2017/02/delta-state-allegedly-paid-ibori-n250m.html

Investigations have revealed that the Delta State Government paid former Governor James Ibori N250m while he was in jail in the United Kingdom between 2012 and 2016.



The former Delta State governor was convicted on February 27 2012, after pleading guilty to 10 counts of money laundering and conspiracy to defraud at a Southwark Crown Court, London.

The law makes provision for an ex-governor to be paid N50m per year among other perks.

According to punch, calculations showed that for the five years Ibori spent in the UK prison, he was paid N250m by the state government.

Confirming the report, the Delta State Government on Saturday said it was legal for it to honour the laws of the state by paying severance packages and other entitlements ascribed to former governors and deputies including Ibori.

The state government said it would be flouting the law if it decided not to pay the former governor.

Speaking through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa said on Saturday that if the state government was owing Ibori his severance package, the government would clear the backlogs as clearly stipulated by law.

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Nigerians should appreciate their leaders, says Waziri
source: http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2017/02/nigerians-should-appreciate-their.html

A former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mrs. Farida Waziri, on Sunday expressed concern over the perceived politicisation of the the medical trip of President Muhammadu Buhari with a call on Nigerians to cultivate the habit of encouraging their leaders, rather than demonizing them.


According to her, the present economic hardship in the country should not lead to some citizens wishing their leaders dead.

“Speaking positively about our leaders and country will no doubt have a positive impact on our collective image around the world. Agreed, there is much suffering in the land but this should not change us from being the good people that we have always been , by wishing our leaders dead. Let us have a rethink. We can’t afford to cut our noses to spite our faces. We must not lose our humanity even in the face of hardship and recession, because it is our collective effort to build this nation”, the ex-EFCC chairman emphasised.

Waziri in a statement obtained by THE PUNCH in Abuja, said while great nations adore their leaders and do not talk ill of them especially the good ones, Nigerians do not wish their leaders well.

She said, “The world over, great nations; whether the US, UK, China, Germany or France and more, they don’t talk ill of their leaders, instead, they encourage them and build them as exemplary national figures. As wife of Nigeria’s Ambassador to Turkey in 2004-2008, I arrived at Atatürk Airport Istanbul, my escort informed me proudly that the airport is named after the father of modern Turkey.

“Downtown Istanbul main street was also adorned with portraits of the man, Atatürk. This, to me, is one clear way to encourage and build our national figures and leaders. Let the good ones serve as good examples of good leadership and the bad ones as such.

We recovered another $151 million, N8 billion looted funds through whistle-blower - Lai Mohammed

source: http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2017/02/we-recovered-another-151-million-n8.html

The Federal Government said it recovered another 151 million dollars and N8 billion looted funds from three sources through whistle-blowers.


The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Lagos.

Mohammed sad actionable information given by whistle-blowers to the office of the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation led to the recovery of the looted fund.

He said the looted funds do not include the 9.2 million dollars in cash allegedly owned
by a former Group Managing Director of the NNPC, also a dividend of the whistle-blower policy.

“The biggest amount of 136.7 million dollars was recovered from an account in
a commercial bank, where the money was kept under an apparently fake
account name.

“This was followed by N7 billion and 15 million dollars from another person and N1 billion from yet another,” he said.

The minister reiterated the position of government that there was a primitive and mindless looting of the national treasury under the last administration.

He said the whistle-blower policy has started yielding fruit, few months after its adoption by the government.

“The whistle-blower policy is barely two months old and Nigerians have started feeling its impact, how a few people squirrelled away public funds.

It is doubtful if any economy in the world will not feel the impact of such mind-boggling looting of the treasury as was experienced in Nigeria.

”Yet whatever has been recovered so far, including the 9.2 million dollars by the EFCC, is just a tip of the iceberg,” he said.

The minister appealed to Nigerians with useful information on looted funds to continue to provide the authorities with such information, saying confidentiality will be maintained with regards to the source of the
information.

He also reminded Nigerians of the financial reward aspect of the policy.

”If there is a voluntary return of stolen or concealed public funds or assets on the account of the information provided, the whistle blower may be entitled to anywhere between 2.5 per cent (Minimum) and 5.0 per cent (Maximum) of the total amount recovered,” he said. (NAN)

No plan to convert Arik to national carrier — FG
source: http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2017/02/no-plan-to-convert-arik-to-national.html

The Federal Government is not planning to convert Nigeria’s biggest and beleaguered airline, Arik Air, to a national carrier, contrary to speculations making the rounds since the takeover of the airline.

Some senior officials at the aviation arm of the Federal Ministry of Transportation disclosed this on Saturday.


This is as the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria revealed that if not for the Federal Government’s intervention in Arik Air, the airline would have stopped operations on Monday, February 13, due to its heavy debts.

It can be recalled that the Federal Government, through AMCON, had taken over the operations of Arik Air and appointed Capt. Roy Ukpebo Ilegbodu as its new manager.

The report stated that the airline was indebted to the tune of over N300bn, with AMCON alone owed N135bn, while its obligations to aviation fuel suppliers, insurance firms, aircraft maintenance organisations, the Federal Government and the various aviation agencies, as well as food vendors made up the balance.

Reacting to claims that the government was planning to convert the airline to a national carrier, officials at the transportation ministry told newsmen that they were aware of the rumour, but described it as mere and false speculations.

The Deputy Director, Press and Public Affairs, Aviation Ministry, Mr. James Odaudu, explained that the government only intervened in Arik through AMCON in order to save the carrier from collapse, adding that the Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, had never given an inkling to suggest that Arik will be converted to a national carrier.

Odaudu said, “I have heard such claims too and they are just speculations. The federal government is not planning to convert Arik Air to a national carrier, I don’t have that information. Like the minister has always stated, the federal government will establish a private sector driven national carrier.

“As far as I know, I don’t think the government will want to start a national carrier with an airline that is full of encumbrances like Arik Air. Why did AMCON take over Arik Air? It is because of the problems faced by the airline.

“We’ve heard even senior officials of the airline saying that the Federal Government wants to take over Arik because it want to establish a national carrier, but to the best of my knowledge that’s not true. The truth is that as far as government is concerned, the more healthy airlines we have in the country, the better for us as a nation.”

On its intervention in Arik, AMCON stated that within 24 hours of the government’s involvement in Arik Air, the airline had started receiving assistance to be able to offer flight services.

Meanwhile, some aggrieved customers of Arik Airlines have commended the Federal Government for taking over the operations of the country’s biggest carrier.

The Federal Government, through AMCON, on Thursday, took over the operations of Arik Air, and appointed Capt. Ukpebo Ilegbodu as its new manager.

Arik has, in recent times, been in the news for negative reasons, from suspension of service on some routes to delays and outright cancellation of flights.

A commentator on Nairaland, identified simply as Dynamo, said his experience flying Arik airline was below expectations.

Dynamo said he recently booked a return flight ticket with Arik from Lagos to London but was told on the day of departure that the flight had been rescheduled without an apology.

A Facebook user, identified simply as Kayode Daodu, said the Federal Government’s decision was long overdue because of poor management of the company.

Daodu said, “This poor management (of Arik) has led to low morale from the staff as their passengers are been treated poorly, especially through flight cancellation and rescheduling.”

Narrating his experience on the medium, another aggrieved Arik customer, Ojo Adekunle, said the airline’s predicament was caused by its failure to care for its customers.

Tiwa Savage hangs out with Jay Z, Diddy and Kelly Rowland, at Roc Nation's Pre-Grammy Brunch in Los Angeles
source : http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2017/02/tiwa-savage-hangs-out-with-jay-z-diddy.html

SUG president, 18 other students arrested for assaulting policeman

source: http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2017/02/sug-president-18-other-students.html

No fewer than nineteen (19) students of the Polytechnic of Ibadan including their Students Union Government (SUG), President Oluwadamilola Peter Edema were arrested on Friday for assaulting policemen on duty at the Oyo State Police Command’s headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan.


Edema, eight other executive members and their colleagues according to an Higher National Diploma (HND), student of the institution had gone to the police headquarters to bail two of their colleagues who were arrested by the police on Wednesday.

But the police said there was no record of such arrest as claimed by the students.

While confirming the Friday’s arrest of 19 students Saturday morning, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Adekunle Ajisebutu said the SUG President and his colleagues who are still in their custody were misled because there was no record of arrest of the students they claimed they came to bail.

He said the DPO in charge of Apete Police Station and that of Eleyele had informed him that there was no record of such arrest as claimed by the students.

Ajisebutu said the SUG President and 18 others were arrested for assaulting policemen on duty, breaching of public peace and invading of the police headquarters on Friday.

Nollywood Actresss Mercy Aigbe looking so hot in her all white attire
source: http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2017/02/nollywood-actresss-mercy-aigbe-looking.html

Boutique owner launches hunt for a customer that stole N100k cash and an iPhone from her shop at Surulere, Lagos
source: http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2017/02/boutique-owner-launches-hunt-for.html




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$20bn NNPC fraud: EFCC discovers Diezani’s $37.5m Lagos mansion

Source : http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2017/02/20bn-nnpc-fraud-efcc-discovers-diezanis.html
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has discovered a $37.5m (N11.75bn) luxury high-rise building on Banana Island, Ikoyi, Lagos, allegedly belonging to the embattled former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke.
This is just as the EFCC revealed on Friday that it discovered $9.3m and £74,000 belonging to a former Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mr. Andrew Yakubu. The money was allegedly kept in a bungalow situated in the slums of Kaduna.The two discoveries were made as part of investigations into a string of fraudulent activities in the NNPC, which cost the nation over $20bn at a time the oil price stood at about $100 per barrel on the average .

According to impeccable sources within the EFCC, the building allegedly belonging to Diezani was purchased between 2011 and 2012. It is situated in the same estate where Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, resides.

We learnt that the building comprises 18 flats and six penthouses.Properties on Banana Island are believed to be among the most expensive in Africa with a plot of land selling between $4m (N1.25bn) and $6m (N1.8bn), according to Forbes Magazine. .

A source at the EFCC said, “The aggressive drive by the EFCC to recover all hidden assets of former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, who is under investigation for corruption and money laundering, produced another breakthrough this week with the discovery of a property acquired through shell companies by the former minister at upscale Banana Island in Lagos. .

. . “The property is a 15-storey edifice comprising 18 flats and six penthouses. “The property was acquired by the former minister between 2011 and 2012 at a total cost of $37.5m from the developers, YF Construction Development and Real Estate.The property was allegedly acquired in the name of a shell company, Rusimpex Limited under the control of certain Mr. Afamefuna Nwokedi of Stillwaters law firm, in Lagos

Yahoo boy bags 2 years in jail, for Internet scam

source: http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2017/02/yahoo-boy-bags-2-years-in-jail-for.html

Nigerian lady's "Budget of Change" for February, 2017, goes viral

source: http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2017/02/nigerian-ladys-budget-of-change-for.html

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source: http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2017/02/family-petitions-fg-over-polish-mans.html

The family of Mrs. Oluwashola Gaska (nee Adefolalu) has petitioned the Federal Government to unravel the mystery surrounding her death in Poland and the cremation of her corpse by her husband, Mr. Jakub Gaska, without their consent. .


The deceased’s elder sister, Mrs. Abimbola Essien-Nelson, at a press conference in Lagos on Wednesday, alleged that Oluwashola was murdered and her corpse hastily cremated to cover it despite the family’s objection.

In the petition, dated January 29, 2017, and titled, ‘Petition against Mr. Jakub Gaska for the murder, unlawful cremation and burial of Oluwashola Atunrayo Gaska (nee Adefolalu) in Krakow, Poland, on December 28, 2016,’ the family detailed how the late Oluwashola, who studied in Poland, settled in the country and later married Gaska in 2010. .

The petition read in part, “The last verbal conversation I had with the deceased took place on December 24, 2016, and she made no complaint about her health. At about 11.28am, on Wednesday, December 28, 2016, I received a telephone call from the husband that ‘there had been an accident, Shola had fallen unconscious and had died.’
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. “The husband did not tell me the nature of the so called accident. I was still conversing with the husband when the telephone was disconnected. “The husband later called me back on the same day, stating that Oluwashola fell ill on Tuesday, and that he and his sister took her to the a hospital (the name of the hospital was not provided). He said she passed away at about 3am on Wednesday, December 28, 2016.” .
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The petition added that plans were being made to travel to Krakow to give the deceased a befitting burial when her husband informed them that her remains would be cremated as he and Olwashola agreed during a discussion.


It was gathered that the family requested that the husband wait until the arrival of family members in January 2017 to partake in the funeral rites.
“We also made it clear to him that because of the sudden nature of her death, we want to see her corpse. We sent several sets of representatives from the Nigerian community to him in this regard, but he refused to allow anyone access to the corpse. His response was that Oluwashola said only Ambibola and no other person, should see her corpse,” the petition read.

Gaska reportedly cremated Oluwashola’s remains on January 2, 2017. He also allegedly interred the ashes on January 7, 2017, without officially informing the Adefolalus.

Five Salesmen Remanded For N31m Theft

source : http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2017/02/five-salesmen-remanded-for-n31m-theft.html

Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos has remanded five salesmen in the Ikoyi Prison for allegedly stealing beverages worth over N31 million. The accused, Adesokan Mutiu, Akande Samuel, Taiwo Aina, Akintunde Akeem and Oyinloye Wasiu, were arraigned on a two-count charge of stealing. .


They were arraigned before the Chief Magistrate, Mrs. A. F. O. Boioku, by operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FARS), Adeniji Adele, Lagos. .

The prosecuting counsel, C. N. Odii, told the court that the suspects stole the beverages which were products of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), from its owner, Mrs. Mojisola Adeniji, between August and December 2016, while she was out of the country. .


The accused, who were working for Adeniji as salesmen in some of her shops at Ebute-Ero axis of the Lagos Island, allegedly stole N20 million worth of goods, which she left in her shop before travelling. It was also alleged that additional goods, worth N11 million were also taken on credit from GSK, by the accused while she was away. .

The businesswoman had to call in the police the accused couldn’t explain what happened to the goods while she was overseas. .

The charge sheet reads: “That you Adesokan Mutiu, Akande Samuel, Taiwo Aina, Akintunde Akeem and Oyinloye Wasiu, and others now at large, on the same date, time and place, in the aforesaid magisterial district, did steal assorted soft juice drinks products of Glasso Smith Kline, .
GSK valued at N31, 981,411.00, property of Mojisola Adeniji and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 285 (7) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2011.” The accused pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to them. .

But the prosecuting counsel, asked the court to remand them in police custody as the Investigating Police Officers (IPOs), led by an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Mr. Garuba Oseni, were yet to complete their investigation. Boioku granted the accused bail in the sum of N5 million each with two sureties, who are gainfully employed. Newstelegraph

Court orders the forfeiture of N75m sent to human rights lawyer, by Gov. Fayose
source : http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2017/02/court-orders-forfeiture-of-n75m-sent-to.html

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered a temporary forfeiture of N75million found in the account of an activist-lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN). The account is domiciled in Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB). .

The order followed an application by EFCC. Justice Abdulaziz Anka gave the order based on motion ex-parte filed by the commission. EFCC prayed the court to freeze Ozakhome’s account temporarily on the ground that the N75m was suspected to be proceed of crime. .

The commission said the lawyer deposited the money last December 15. An EFCC investigator, Tosin Owobo, who swore to an affidavit of urgency, prayed the court to freeze the account for 120 days, pending conclusion of investigation. Justice Anka granted the prayer.

Ozekhome, however, says the money was a part payment of legal fees by Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose. He said the fund was for legal services he rendered the governor in his personal capacity, and to his aides.

Lady reveals the ingenious way employees ran down a friend's business in Lagos

source: http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2017/02/lady-reveals-ingenious-way-employees.html

Lagosians stranded on monday morning at Gtbank as they queue inside the sun to enter the bank
source: http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2017/02/lagosians-stranded-on-monday-morning-at.html
Accordingly to an eyewitness who visited Gtb bank at general bus stop Ahmadiya Lagos state narrated to Eyes Of Lagos his experience of standing in the sun on a queue for more than two hours before entering bank, because the bank is already overcrowded and he later complained that this has always been like that since last year after the other Gtbank branch has been demolished at Abuleegba Bus-Stop due to the construction of the Abuleegba bridge. he stated further that he has to queue inisde the bank for more than an hour before he could finally do his transaction inside the bank ...

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61-year-old man arraigned for killing a DSS officer, kidnapping his wife, 2 children and sister-in-law
source: http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2017/02/61-year-old-man-arraigned-for-killing.html

Jonkin Chibuzor, who is the suspected leader of a kidnap gang in Rivers State, Jonkin Nkwuozor, was on Friday arraigned before a Magistrate’s Court, for allegedly killing an operative of the DSS, Reuben Uzoma, and kidnapping his wife, two children and sister-in-law. .

The suspect was said to have carried out the act in company with two other gang members, Okechukwu Onyegbosi and Mike Ogu, on November 16, 2016, on the Ngor-Okpala-Etche road in Etche LGA of Rivers State. .

Chibuzor and the two others were charged to court on eight counts, which included murder of a DSS official. It was gathered that the accused persons later freed the wife, children and sister-in-law of the DSS operative after killing him. .

The kidnap gang members were later apprehended by the DSS operatives when they tried to sell the Toyota Venza car belonging to the deceased. A source said Uzoma had earlier shot and killed two members of the kidnap gang when they attempted to stop him. .
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Unknown to him, one of the kidnappers was coming behind him and he was shot with a pump action gun.

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Pastor murdered after a night vigil in Nnewi, Anambra state


Pastor Ime Etim, the G.O of Jesus Covenant Bible Ministries, was found murdered inside a gutter, on Friday, February, 3, 2017, at the back of Fidelity Bank Plc, close to Nwayi-Imo bus stop, after a private vigil on Thursday night. His body was discovered by his son.

http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2017/02/pastor-murdered-after-night-vigil-in.html

EFCC declines a Val request
http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2017/02/efcc-declines-val-request.html

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Covenant University graduate goes missing in Lagos State


source: http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2017/02/covenant-university-graduate-goes.html

Popular Yoruba Nollywood Actor Damola Olatunji Celebrates his birthday today

Damola Olatunji shares this on Instagram:




Halleluyah its my day...I am a year older today and all I have to say is THANK YOU JESUS


Source : http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2017/02/popular-yoruba-nollywood-actor-damola.html

Read Charly Boy's take on 2face Idibia Planned National Protest below.

I just tire when I read some useless tweets and updates about Tuface.

As a Fada, e no go nice if I just sidon make some guys dey fuckup, dey miss yarn because dem Mumu never Do.
Have we not suffered Enough?
Are we not Hungry Enough?
Has Corruption not crippled our People enough?
Has Political Criminality not damaged our Morality enough?
Wetin remain again, no be to enter street?

If some can't see the sense in the march Tuface is organising why must they insist on exposing their ignorance on our social highway. If Tubaba like make e get 7 kids with 3 baby mamas, what has that got to do with the price of garri in the market?

Has TuFace not been actively involved in the demand for good governance before now? So why is it that he has ulterior motives now. Anyhow, anywhere any day I go show, because Na our future we they fight for. Since last year me and some exceptional nigerian youths are also putting together The Mother of all rally's to be held in Abuja. We must see the end of this nonsense.

Pikin wey say him mama no go rest, him too no go sleep. We they come, them go know how far. Am calling on all celebrities wey get mouth to speak out and fall out. Everybody wey dey fraustrated with this country must show, enough is enough.


source : http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2017/02/charly-boy-blast-2face-about-his-tweets.html