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Few weeks after a former Taraba governor, Jolly Nyame, was jailed 14 years for fraud, the Federal Capital Territory High Court has found former Plateau State governor, Joshua Dariye, guilty of fraud.

Mr Dariye was charged for allegedly diverting N1. 161.9 billion while he served as governor of the North-central state.

He was brought to court on a 23-count charge for the alleged offence by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC in 2007.

Although Mr Dariye’s lawyer, Kanu Agabi, questioned the authenticity of evidence adduced in court against his client, the court said the evidences clearly indicate a case of diversion.

The judge, Adebukola Banjoko, found him guilty of diverting funds to the Peoples Democratic Party in the state among other groups.

Mrs Banjoko who was still reading the judgement at the time of this report found Mr Dariye guilty of counts 1, 2, 4, and 7.

The counts relate to the diversion of N80 million to the PDP, N100 million to a company, Marine flow and other sums through the All State Bank.

The same judge jailed Mr Nyame.

BACKGROUND
Mr Dariye, a serving senator, was first elected governor of the state in 1999 under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.

He was re-elected in 2003, but later impeached by the state’s house of assembly in November 2006.



Former Governor of Plateau state, Joshua Dariye.
Following judgements of the Appeal and Supreme Courts nullifying his impeachment however, Mr Dariye was ordered to complete his tenure in 2007.

The prosecution, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, arraigned the defendant on a 21-count for the alleged offence shortly after the expiration of his tenure in May 2007.

According to the anti-graft agency, Mr Dariye used his office to siphon money out of the country, through various accounts.

Mr Dariye fought a seemingly endless battle to prevent his trial, from the lower court to the Supreme Court.

Ahead of his arraignment in 2007, Mr Dariye challenged the competence of the charges against him, but failed at the trial court.

Subsequently the ex-governor approached the Court of Appeal where he also failed in his attempt to stop the trial.

Mr Dariye who had secured an order for the suspension of his trial at the lower court, also proceeded to the Supreme Court with his appeal. He was, however, made to continue the trial following an order of the apex court in 2015, after stalling the case for over seven years.

The former governor controversially employed the services of a former Attorney General of the federation, Kanu Agabi, who headed Nigeria’s justice ministry when the charge against the defendant was first brought.

He is currently a senator on the platform of Nigeria’s ruling party, APC, to which he decamped in 2016. He was elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.

The judge, Olasumbo Banjoko, slated Tuesday for judgement after entertaining the final address of counsel.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/272050-breaking-another-ex-nigerian-governor-convicted-of-fraud.html

It took South Korean Judiciary a year to prosecute an ex-president and got her convicted. In Naija, it would take like forever to prosecute an ordinary Councillor:

Park Geun-hye, a former President of South Korea, was on Friday sentenced to 24 years in prison after being found guilty of abuse of power and coercion.

In a verdict that was broadcast live, Ms Geun-hye was also fined 18 billion Korean won for her corrupt practices. The money is about 17 million in U.S. dollars.

The former president was not in court on Friday for the verdict. She was first arrested in March 2017 and had refused to attend trial since October, citing health crisis.

She maintained she did no wrong and accused authorities of victimising her for political reasons.

At the heart of her trial was allegations that she colluded with her close friend, Choi Soon-sil, to shakedown business executives in South Korea in return for political favours. The collaborator had been sentenced to prison since February last year.

The former president was brought down following weeks of protests across the country in March 2017. She was subsequently arrested and placed on trial.

Prosecutors got her convicted on 18 counts of bribery and coercion.

Her supporters are still taking to the streets in Seoul, the country’s capital, demanding her release, saying her trial was political.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/264179-breaking-former-south-korean-president-park-geun-hye-sentenced-to-24-years-imprisonment.html

Alhamdulillahi. May Allah forgive his shortcomings and grant him Aljanat firdaus

juddy234:
Please ooo can any one help, what is application number and how can I get it, I submitted on a paper application and been trying to link to online, I have tried every within human effort, I have used family name, given name and date of birth but nor work. Can anyone tell me how to go about getting the application number. I submitted 31st of July 2017 yet to hear anything and each time I track my application on vfs web it says application under processing by at the Canadian embassy. The waiting is just too much, the program which I'm going for will start by next month the 19th October 2017.

Application number is the number given to you at the VAC. Check the paper given to you at the VAC.

juddy234:
Babs4all, thank you for your response, but this Canada visa processing time is too much, I think our government should call their attention to it. Pls my next need is how to link my paper application to online, I have create an online user I'd but each time I try linking my paper application it says application not fund maybe I make a mistake in entering my information. I have tried every again and again, I used my tracking number, used the back code number for biometric, used my family name and nothing is working. I don't no what they mean by application number. Pls can anyone that succeeded in linking their paper application pls help

I linked my application online successfully.

Follow these steps and you can also read further on their websites:

This should be of help to all those trying to link their paper to online application, I had same issue but had it resolved after following these steps.

I have listed steps to link your Paper application to CIC Online

(1) Go to this below listed link
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/e-services/mycic.asp
(2) Click on continue to Gckey
(3) If You've already account created, login with your Username and Password otherwise Click on Sign up to go on next page and create your username, password and security questions.
(4) After creating my CIC account, click link application to this account.
(5) Then select category as Temporary residence and subcategory as visitors visa(outside Canada).
(6) Then select Family name, given name and date of birth option.
(7) Fill your family name(surname), given name and date of birth as per Passport or application form.
(8.) Next in applicant personal info panel fill Passport information only and DO NOT FILL CITY AND COUNTRY OF BIRTH.

(10) Select applicant's Current country of residence (For example, if your spouse currently living in Nigeria, Please select Nigeria)
(11) Select Current marital Status
((13) Once you fill all information, Click on Search for my application
(14) Your application will be found and can be linked.
(15) You can get real time updates on your paper application online.

I hope this information will help you...!!! Its not detailed. You can figure out the process as you go along.

juddy234:
Hmmm I have been following this threads for days now, thus canada visa if a thing na wa ooo. It has given me sleepless night from the day one to date. I have never come across any embassy with a processing time at canada. Well I need advice house, I applied for TRV for a united nation program under education coming up by 19th of November 2017, everything has been paid for, I included the receipt of the hotel, the program and a person bank statement of 9.7 million naira, letter of employment, my income tax certificate, marriage certificate, leave letter from my company, certificate of incorporation of my side business and a letter explaining about the funds in my account. My worries is the time left for the program to commence. I submitted my application on the 31st of July 2017, I do have travel history to schengans only. Pls anyone here that submitted his or her application same as me.

I submitted same day. Still waiting ooooo

You got married two weeks ago and you want to go for honeymoon. Canadian visa can take up to 4 months sometimes. I thought honeymoon ought to be immediately after marriage. Your intention may be misconstrued.

This is quite unfortunate.

And here in Nigeria, communities have been killing themselves since 1900 all in the name of land dispute. Backward people.

EBENEZERABAYOMI:
Hello please i want to apply for Canadian Tourism Visa but i dont know any Tourist attractions in canada appart from Niagra falls. Please which site seen can i put that i want to go and see with my wife in canada. Thanks

Google tourist attraction sites in Canada for details. You will get enough information. Google is your friend

quille11:
I hail the gurus in the house.

I am new on this forum

I like to know the required documents for submission in applying for a Canadian visit visa.

Your response will be highly appreciated

Take time to read this thread from page 1. You will learn a lot.

Jawa:
Hi babs4all, this is unnecessary. We have gone over it again and again. A Canadian VO will do his/her own verification if need be. Best of luck

Thank you.

Good day to the Gurus in the House,

I want to know if it is necessary to notarize photocopies of some of the documents am presenting for my TRV application. Documents like Letter of employment, birth certificates of my children, marriage certificate, etc.

Prompt response would be appreciated as I intend to submit my application next week Friday.

mesh2003:
Its tourism

Many thanks

nnwanguma:
Temporary Residence Visa (TRV)

I know. But on the form, you need to choose your purpose of travelling. Am confused on whether to choose Tourism or Business since it's a convention.

Abeg Jawa, Awelekiti, Mesh2003.
Good day all, please I need an advice in filling my application form.
Am applying to attend a convention of my club in Toronto. The club is a non profit making organisation. Will this fall under Tourism or Business?

Good day all, please I need an advice in filling my application form.
Am applying to attend a convention of my club in Toronto. The club is a non profit making organisation. Will this fall under Tourism or Business?

Which airline please?

wayinoma:
It was booked

Rotary the way to be!!!! It profits most, he who serves best

The Code of Conduct Tribunal has dismissed an application by the senate president, Bukola Saraki, for false asset declaration charges against him to be dropped.
Mr. Saraki’s lawyer, Kanu Agabi, had argued that the 13-count charge was invalid procedurally because the Code of Conduct Bureau which filed the charges, failed to allow Mr. Saraki explain discrepancies in his assets declaration forms as required by law.
But in his ruling Thursday, the chairman of the tribunal, Danladi Umar, said there was no breach of law as the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act, 1989, still allows the senate president raise his clarifications at the level of the tribunal.
Mr. Danladi said by law, the CCB could receive complaints of breach of the Act and refer such complaints to the Tribunal, provided that it will allow the person involved to give a statement affirming or denying the said misconduct.
Also, upholding the argument made by the prosecution, Mr. Umar said Section 3 (e) of the 3rd schedule of the 1999 Constitution gives the bureau the right to receive complaints of such nature and where necessary refer such matter to the tribunal.
According to Mr. Danladi, Section 174 of the Constitution also gives the Attorney General of the Federation the prerogative to file criminal proceedings and does not owe any explanations to any one on how to go about it.
He therefore ordered the continuation of the trial.


Mr. Saraki had earlier lost his bid to stop the trial after the the Supreme Court dismissed his initial objections.

Source: http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/200738-breaking-saraki-loses-code-conduct-tribunal-refuses-quash-corruption-charges.html

The National Publicity Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, said the apology credited to the party’s National Conference Committee Chairman, Raymond Dokpesi, remained his personal opinion.
Mr. Metuh made this remark when he spoke with journalists in Abuja on Wednesday.
He said Mr. Dokpesi’s statement did not in any way represent the official position of the PDP, as he was not a member of the party’s National Executive Committee.
Mr. Metuh said Mr. Dokpesi could only speak in his personal capacity adding that his opinion remains personal and did not represent that of the party.
On PDP’s choice of former President Goodluck Jonathan as candidate in the 2015 presidential race, Mr. Metuh said the decision was approved by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC).
He added that the decision was also approved by the party’s National Executive Council (NEC), and the party’s National Caucus.
“In addition, the Constitution of the party allows a sitting president the chance to exercise his personal right to run for a second term if he so desires.’’
On whether the party regretted its action, Metuh said, “how can you regret a decision taken when everyone was there, the NWC, NEC and the national caucus?
“What are we talking about? Everybody was conscious of the decision; nobody was coerced into supporting the position.”
He, however, said it was not the time for buck-passing or blame-game but time to collectively reposition the party.
“We are repositioning our party. What we should do is to join hands to reposition PDP based on Sen. Ike Ekweremadu’s report to reclaim the party’s lost glory. This is what is expected of us all at this time,’’ Mr. Metuh said.
Mr. Dokpesi had on Tuesday, on behalf of the PDP, apologised for mistakes the party made during its 16 years rule in the country.
Mr. Dokpesi admitted that the party might not have met all the expectations of Nigerians while it was in power, saying “on behalf of PDP, I tender our apologies.”
Mr. Dokpesi admitted that the party deviated from the dream of its founding fathers, adding that members operated without recourse to the rule of law.
He added that the party, in 2010 and 2011, made the first fundamental mistake for not allowing the North to complete its term.
He noted that special recommendations were made to allow former President Goodluck Jonathan to complete it.
(NAN)

The link: http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/193037-pdp-disowns-dokpesi-says-apology-to-nigerians-his-personal-opinion.html

OBJ never had the support of Southwest people.

biafranqueen:
What did OBJ do for his people, to still warant their support, except strong arm them out of farm land and spend the whole World Bank loan to enrich himself?

But what did GEJ do for South East in his 6 years at the helm of affair with Pius Anyim as the SGF? Wondering how he successfully scammed the Southeast people and still enjoyed their support in the last election. Life is full of miseries.

Nigerians have started reacting to the performance of BRF at the screening exercise at The Senate today. Indeed, Nigerians know how to appreciate an asset when they see one.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/ministerial-list-how-nigerians-reacted-to-fasholas-screening/

Nonsense. These guys are leaders in their respective homes. They should stop parading themselves as Yoruba leaders because my family and I will never take instructions from these selfish people

Alhamdulillahi. May Allah bless the op. Our leaders should be fair to us and deliver on their responsibilities.

Obvious, Buhari is a man of his word. He addressed the issue of 100 days performance unequivocally at Chatham House in London. Many thanks to technology. Watch how Muhammadu Buhari commented on the expectations from his first 100 days in the office even before being elected!
During his speech at the Chatham House, London, on February 26, 2015, the president-to-be said what he can REALLY promise Nigerians.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCEAYWH19aw

No doubt, Fayose is a popular guy in Ekiti. But it seems the guy is under spell that always push him to misbehave and talk recklessly. He should be decorous a bit and mature in his dispositions.

Victory at last.

I guess they are advising him not to toe the path of Laurent Gbago of Ivory Coast. He better listen ooo because we won't beg Baba for him.

Hello VO.
I applied for a non immigrant visa for myself, wife and our 2yrs old child. I noticed i made a mistake on my DS160 form after an appointment has been scheduled. I have filled another form and called customer service for assistance. The new form DS160 confirmation alphanumeric code has been effected on my appointment. My question is: is it the former DS160 the VO would use to interview me or the new one. I dont want to give contradictory answers during interview?

jyde2014:
Hi all,
I have someone who filled a different DS 160 application form and he's trying to change the confirmation number on his profile used for booking appointment. He said he hasn't been able to do it, pls the gurus in the house,how can one go about it?
The appointment is on monday, the previous form he submitted wasn't properly filled.
thanks.

call US Embassy customer care on Monday on 014406218. I had similar issue and it was corrected when I called them. Have your passport handy when u call them.