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Top 10 Most Corrupt Leaders in the World
Corrupt Leaders

10. Arnoldo Alemán, President of Nicaragua (1997 – 2002)

He was the 81st president of the central American nation and ruled for 5 years.

Despite the poor state of his country, Arnoldo Alemán looted millions of dollars and was arrested shortly after his tenor in office, on corruption charges involving $100 million of state-owned funds, according to BBC.

Using shell companies and fraudulent investment accounts in Panama and the United States, Alemán was able to launder the nation’s funds which he also spent on the purchase of high-value assets including real estate and certificates of deposit.

Along with some members of his family and other former ministers, he was convicted of money laundering, fraud, embezzlement and electoral crimes in 2003, and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment.

However, Alemán was secretly released in January 2009 when a controversial court ruling overturned his corruption charges and set him free.

His release is said to been influenced by a secret power-sharing arrangement with the country’s current president, Daniel Ortega.

Meanwhile, the only asset recovered so far from the ex-President was the forfeiture and repatriation of approximately $2.7 million of Aleman’s assets to the Nicaraguan government (by the United States) in 2004.

9. Pavlo Lazarenko, Prime Minister of Ukraine (1996 – 1997)

The former and 5th prime minister of Ukraine allegedly embezzled between $114 – $200 million in his 1 year in office. This was unveiled in an official count by the United Nation showing that $200 million was syphoned by Pavlo Lazarenko (half a million each day).

He funnelled the funds through various bank accounts in Poland, Switzerland and Antigua, and laundered some of the cash through a shell company in the United States, used to purchase various properties.

Lazarenko was detained by Swiss authorities in 2008 but released on $3 million surety.

However, when the Swiss government denied him all immunity, he fled to the United State where he was again arrested for improper entry and was subsequently indicted on 53 counts of conspiracy, money laundering, wire fraud, and interstate transportation of stolen property; sentenced to 8 years imprisonment in Dec. 2009  by a California court with a fine of over $9 million and forfeit of $22.8 worth of the asset.

Lazarenko never completed his jail term. He was released from the US federal prison in November 2012 and so far, the Ukraine government is still recovering some of the stolen money left in Liechtenstein (amount unspecified), Antigua and Barbuda ($87.1 million), US ($271 million), Guernsey ($150 million), Lithuania ($29 million) and Switzerland ($5.4 million).

8. Alberto Fujimori, President of Peru (1990 – 2000)

Described as an authoritarian strongman and son of a Japanese immigrant, Alberto Fujimori who was the 45th President of Peru ruled the nation for 10 years.

Though he was credited for many good deeds such as crushing uprising insurgencies and rescuing the country from economic collapse, he allegedly looted over $600 million in public fund.

When a bribery scandal broke out in 2001 during his third tenure, Fujimori tried to resign via fax but was rejected by the country’s Congress who insisted he must be removed by impeachment.

After four years in exile, he was arrested in 2005 on his way to Chile and extradited back to Peru to face a historical trial and was given a total prison term of 21 years on numerous charges including bribery and graft.

So far, no asset directly linked to Fujimori has been recovered.

7. Jean-Claude Duvalier, President of Haiti (1971 – 1986)

In his 15-year reign, ex-president of Haiti Jean-Claude Duvalier and his cronies allegedly amassed between $300 million and $800 million placing him at No. 7 on the list of most corrupt leaders.

Duvalier inherited Haiti’s presidency (aged 19) after the death of his father, François “Papa Doc” Duvalier.

The small country is known as one of the poorest yet the US Commerce Department reported that 64% of the government’s revenue had been misappropriated.

During his regime, blood bought from Haitian donors for $5 a pint is sold to Americans for $35 a pint including millions funnelled through the sale of narcotics and body parts.

He was made ‘President for life’ in 1985 after referendum supported by 99.9% of the population, but Duvalier was ousted by an uprising in 1986 and he fled to France where he stayed on self-imposing exile for 25 years.

The deserter was promptly arrested when he suddenly returned in 2011 and charged with corruption and embezzlement.

He pleaded not guilty but the chase never continued because he died of a heart attack in October 2014 at age 63.

Assets recovered include a case being appealed in Switzerland (of $6.5 million) and Duvalier assets held in the name of the Foundation Brouilly.

6. Slobodan Milosevic, President of Serbia/Yugoslavia (1989 – 2000)

In his 11 years as President of Serbia (1990 – 1997), then President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia best known for his role in the Yugoslav wars, where he presided over the mayhem and mass murder in Kosovo, Croatia and Bosnia in the 1990s.

During his reign, Milosevic allegedly embezzled more than $1 billion and as reported by The Guardian in 2001, the Yugoslavia’s central bank speculated that as much as $4 billion had been taken.

Insiders and his close relatives were believed to have laundered hundreds of millions of dollars through dozens of Cypriot front companies, with the trail pointing to Switzerland, Greece, France, Germany, Italy, Lebanon, Israel, Russia, China, Britain, Liechtenstein and South Africa.

Marked as one of the most corrupt leaders in the world, Milosevic never lived through his court trial after he was charged with embezzlement.

He was also indicted by ICTY for war crimes and crime against humanity.

After he died of a heart attack in March 2006, there was no asset recovery on record despite the amount allegedly stolen.

5. Zine Al-Abidine Ben Ali, President of Tunisia (1987 to 2011)

Ben Ali became Tunisia’s second president in November 1987 after he ousted President Habib Bourguiba in a bloodless coup and went ahead to rule the African country for 23 years straight – a time he allegedly embezzled between $1 billion to $2.6 billion marking him as No. 5 on the list of most corrupt leaders in the world.

Meanwhile, under his administration, the country recorded 5% growth in GDP. Despite his efforts in halving the country’s poverty rate (from 7.4% in 1990 to an estimated 3.8% in 2005), there was a high rate of unemployment, disenfranchised rural and urban poor, and continued repression.

This lead to increasing unrest and one bizarre case was that of 26-year old who set himself ablaze after local policemen harassed him.

Despite his efforts in halving the country’s poverty rate (from 7.4% in 1990 to an estimated 3.8% in 2005), there was a high rate of unemployment, disenfranchised rural and urban poor, and continued repression.

This lead to increasing unrest and one bizarre case was that of 26-year old who set himself ablaze after local policemen harassed him.

The incident provoked a mass protest, forcing the Ben Ali and his wife to flee the country to seek asylum in Saudi Arabia (the same city Idi Amin of Uganda lived in exile before his death in 2003) where they currently live.

An investigation into Ben Ali wealth resulted in the new government confiscating his assets and that of 114 members of his clan including,  550 properties, 48 boats, 40 share portfolios, 367 bank accounts and over 400 enterprises – all valued at $13 billion reported to be more than one-quarter of Tunisia’s 2011 GDP.

Ben Ali and his wife were convicted in Tunisia court in absentia and sentenced to 35 years in prison. Charges against them include theft and unlawful possession of cash and jewellery. His wife, Leila Trabelsi allegedly fled the country with over one-and-a-half tonnes of gold valued at $50 million.

So far, funds totalling $68.8 million have been returned: $28.8 million from Lebanon (being the proceeds from a bank account held in the name of Ben Ali’s wife), and $40 million from Switzerland.

4. Sani Abacha, President of Nigeria (1993 – 1998)

Abacha was Nigeria’s 7th military ruler as well as the first Nigerian soldier to make full General without missing a single rank. Described as a serial coup d’état instigator, Abacha led the country’s ninth military coup that overthrew the transitional government of Chief Ernest Shonekanon in August 1993.

Described as a serial coup d’état instigator, Abacha led the country’s ninth military coup that overthrew the transitional government of Chief Ernest Shonekanon in August 1993.

He ruled the country for 5 years and allegedly embezzled as much as $2 billion to $5 billion while in office.

Despite promising a return to democracy, his actions were autocratic.

The court and the press were all under his control as well the military – an armed force of between 2,000 to 3,000 men guarded the presidential villa, hence political activities was banned.

Despite his anti-democratic reign, Abacha’s years as military president was described as a miracle. External debt was a record low – from $36 billion to $27 billion, foreign-exchange reserves increased from $494 million to $9.6 billion, and inflation was slashed from 54% to 8.5%.

Sani Abacha died in Abuja of a suspected heart attack in June 1998, notably, three months after Pope John Paull II visited Nigeria for Beatification of Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi.

Return of the looted assets stashed in foreign banks is marked as the most successful, unlike the other corrupt leaders.

Till date, over $2.5 billion has been returned from Switzerland and US. More cases are still pending in the Bahamas, Ireland, United Kingdom and the United States.

3. Mobutu Sese Seko, President of Zaire now Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) (1965 – 1997)

Mobutu Sese Seko is only one of the world’s most corrupt leaders. He can be described as Africa’s most corrupt leader notoriously known for instigating a coup, one of which placed him as Congo’s commander-in-chief of the armed forces, after he ousted the country’s first democratically elected leader, Patrice Lumumba during the 1960 Congo Crises.

Five years later, he led the second coup that installed him as the country’s President.

During his 32 years in office, he allegedly embezzled over $4 billion to $5 billion and his negligent administration drowned the country into hyperinflation (4,000% p.a. by 1991), a large external debt, and massive currency devaluations.

Seko’s excesses were so legendary that he paid the world-renowned chef, Gaston Lenôtre to personally deliver his birthday cake direct from Paris; encouraged systemic corruption; hosted the heavyweight world championship title fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Kinshasa in October 1974 – known as the ‘Rumble in the Jungle’, each fighter was paid $5 million for their appearance.

Already terminally ill, he finally relinquishes power in May 1996 during an uprising against his administration and fled to Togo and then to Morocco, where he died from prostate cancer in 1997.

None of his assets stashed in foreign banks was ever returned to Congo. The $6.68 million worth of Mobutu’s assets released by Switzerland in 2009 was handed back to his family due to lack of cooperation by DRC government, who’s Deputy Prime Minster was one of Mobutu’s sons.

2. Ferdinand Marcos, President of the Philippines (1965 – 1986)

Labelled one of the world’s most corrupt leaders, Marcos was elected the 10th President of the Philippine’s in 1965 and ruled the country for 21 years. In his years in office, he allegedly embezzled between $5 billion and $10 billion accumulated through six key channels:

the takeover of large private enterprises;creation of state-owned monopolies in key sectors of the economy;awarding of government loans to private individuals acting as fronts for him or his associates;directly raiding the country’s treasury and other government financial institutions;kickbacks and commissions from firms working in the Philippines;and skimming off foreign aid and other forms of international assistance.

The proceeds were reportedly laundered through shell corporations, then invested in real estate within the United States; or deposited into various domestic and offshore banking institutions, using a mixture of pseudonyms, numbered accounts and code names.

After Marcos went on exile, a raid at the Malacanang Palace in Manila exposed the family’s lavishing lifestyle.

An inventory of assets discovered includes over a thousand pairs of shoes belonging to the First Lady, 888 handbags, 71 pairs of sunglasses and 65 parasols.

A quasi-judicial agency (PCGG) established by govt of Philippines in 1986 to recover the ill-gotten wealth accumulated during the Marcos regime, has so far, managed to recover nearly $3.6 billion in assets, included $688 million released by Switzerland in 2004.

1. Mohamed Suharto, President of Indonesia (1967 – 1998)

Ruled Indonesia for 31 years, Suharto top the list of most corrupt leaders of all time with an amass fortune of between $15 billion and $35 billion.

Mohamed Suharto became the Indonesia’s second president after a failed left-wing coup.

During his tenure, the country enjoyed economic growth and a strong anti-Communist stance won him economic and diplomatic support from the West.

The country’s GNP averaged a 6.7% per annum, with GDP increasing from $806 to $4,114 per capita, bringing poverty rate down to 11% in 1997 (from 45% in 1970), life expectancy was 67 years (up from 47 years in 1966), infant mortality was cut by more than 60%, and the country had reached rice self-sufficiency.

While his achievement earned him a gold medal from FAO, there was a rapid expansion of what the country dubbed KKN – Korupsi (corruption), Kolusi (collusion) and Nepotisme (nepotism).

According to Robert Elson, Suharto’s biographer: “corruption [was] a well-managed franchise, like McDonald’s or Subway.

Elson said that even though Suharto did not invent the depth and breadth of corruption, he manage it on a scale no one had ever been able to do before.

But the tide turned during Asian Financial Crises and Indonesia was on brink of economic collapse. This led to riots and demonstrations that forced him to resign.

Suharto died in 2007 during several court trials with charges including misusing $550 million from seven charities he controlled while president and a $1.5 billion civil lawsuit filed against him.

As for asset recovery, the Indonesian government in 2010 successfully brought a private civil action against the Suharto family for the recovery of $307.4 million.

Other attempts are related to $50.4 million worth of assets controlled by his son, Tommy who was sentenced 15 years for ordering the murder of the Indonesian Supreme Court judge who convicted him of corruption.

Source : https://buzznigeria.com/corrupt-leaders-world/

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The world's oldest 'Benjamin Button': 21-year-old man is stuck in the body of a pensioner as he is ageing EIGHT times faster than normal - and was even asked to join a circus



The world's oldest 'Benjamin Button' is a 21-year-old man in the body of a 160-year-old. 

Rupesh Kumar, from Hanumanganj, India, has aged eight times faster than normal due to a rare ageing disease.

His aged appearance caused such a stir that his parents were even offered money to sell him to a circus. 

The condition, known as Hutchinson-Gilford progeria, affects just one in eight million people.

Mr Kumar is the oldest known survivor and weighs just over three stone.   

Rupesh Kumar, 21, from Hanumanganj, India, is ageing eight times faster than a healthy person

WHAT IS PROGERIA? 

Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome is a rare, fatal genetic condition characterised by an appearance of accelerated ageing in children.  

It is caused by a mutation in a gene called LMNA.

LMNA produces a protein that holds cells together. 

Cellular instability appears to cause premature aging.

Sufferers typically show symptoms at around 18-24 months old.

These include growth failure, loss of body fat and hair, aged-looking skin, joint stiffness and hip dislocation. 

Patients usually die of heart disease at around 14 years old.

Source: Progeria Research Foundation 

'Benjamin Button' is novel about a character who was born as a old man.  

Mr Kumar started to show signs of the disease as a young boy. 

His father Ramapati Kumar, 45, a farm labourer, said: 'It all started with frequent headaches and stomach pains when he was very small.

'We took him to several doctors, but none of them could diagnose his condition.

'They prescribe a few painkillers and ask us to go home.' 

As Rupesh grew, his parents noticed abnormal changes in his body and appearance.

His father said: 'Over time, my son's head grew abnormally big and he started shedding weight drastically.'

Around five years ago, a few people came to their village under the pretence of helping Rupesh.

The condition, known as Hutchinson-Gilford progeria, affects just one in eight million people

His father said: 'I thought they were good people who wanted to help with the treatment of my son.

'But I was shocked when they said that they wanted to buy my son and exhibit him as a spectacle in a circus.

'They offered to pay us Rs 300,000 [approximately £3,600]. I politely told them to go away. That I would never give my child away even if they had offered Rs 10,000,000 [approximately £121,000].'

His parents Ramapati Kumar, 45, and Shanti Devi, refused to let their son be taken to a circus

Rupesh's mother Shanti Devi, who acts as his carer, said: 'How could they even dare to make such an inhuman offer?'

Unfortunately, Hutchinson-Gilford progeria is incurable, yet Rupesh has defied expectations by living into his twenties.

His doctor Dr Yugantar Pandey, said: 'He is suffering from progeria and there is no cure of this disease so far.

Mr Kumar's symptoms first started as a young boy when his head grew large and he lost weight

'Most people suffering from progeria die by the time they reach 13-15, but in some cases, like the case of Rupesh, they live up till 21.

'The symptoms of progeria was first seen in Rupesh at the age of two.

'It was because of this condition that growth stopped, hairs started falling off, skin started sagging and teeth weakened.

Most sufferers die at around 14, but Mr Kumar is defying expectations despite his symptoms

He said: 'The patient's muscles also loose the strength. Like in other cases of progeria, Rupesh's eyes have sunk into his sockets and skin has become pale.

'This is a genetic problem that occurs due to mutation of genes.'  

Mr Kumar's parents are desperate for help and have even written to India's Prime Minister

Rupesh's desperate parents have written to India's Prime Minister pleading for help, but are waiting for a reply.

In the meantime, a local non profit organisation, Ashutosh Memorial Trust, is helping ensure that Rupesh gets necessary medical care and attention. 

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4446742/amp/A-21-year-old-man-body-160-year-old.html

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Obinovictor:
I thought she's based in Canada... Do they use Etisalat there?

The first pics shows FIDO NETWORK and it is used in CANADA....

The other pics showing ETISALAT could be when she was in Nigeria..

But who knows?

Yahya Jammeh has ruled Gambia, one of Africa’s smallest countries, for the past 22 years from 1994, and still desires strongly to rule more, but this time failed as President-elect Adama Barrow won during a recent shock election.

His 22 years iron fist rule got the public wondering about how much his net worth is, only to find out he is richer than the entire country.

Net Worth of Yahya Jammeh (Forbes)

Now this is so unscrupulous, how can a president be richer than a whole nation.
It was reported that Jammeh is the richest man in the Gambia and virtually all businesses are owned by him.

Yahya Jammeh’s net worth is estimated at $1.8 billion dollars. He owns $10m-dollar mansions (each) in five eastern European countries and two western Europe countries, as well as $30m mansion in Morocco.

The Gambian President has reportedly invested heavily in Dubai and other Middle Eastern Countries.

According to Gambia’s Freedom Newspaper , Jammeh was so self-assured about his wealth, that over national radio and television he said: “even in next world, generations of his family will stay rich”.

The wealth came from Allah’s World Bank, in his own words and evidently, involving slain Libyan leader Qaddafi as one of the chief cashiers at Jammeh’s “World Bank”, as well as the Taiwanese and other sources.


Source: http://www.medianigeria.com/gambian-president-net-worth-richer-than-the-nation/

http://www.washingtonblade.com/2015/03/04/anti-lgbt-dictator-owns-3-5-million-mansion-md/

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*UPDATE Chierika finished second in the Final D of the Women Single Sculls, and final standing of 20th in the Olympics. Her remarkable journey is nothing short of inspiration to all.

Final Standing:

Rowers from Autralia, USA and China won Gold, Silver and Bronze of the competition respectively.

Chierika Ukogu, Coco finished 4th in SemiFinal C/D with total time of 8:18.550 and successfully made it to final. She will be competing in Final D of women’s Single Sculls Rowing event on Saturday, August 13 – which not a medal contention group, but for Ranking.

Coco will be in lane 4, now likely to be in top two ranked African women in the Sport alongside Zimbabwe’s Micheen Thornycroft.
Chierika Ukogu made history as the first Nigerian athlete to compete for the Rowing event at the Olympic games.
She was born in Pennsylvania, USA on October 2, 1992 after her parents migrated from Nigeria. She is a graduate of Stanford University, studied pre-med and rowed for Stanford’s women’s crew team till her graduation in 2014. She has been accepted into Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City. This plans to continue schooling after the Olympic games.
Some analysts have said she single-handedly created Nigeria’s rowing team, this is not far from truth. Considering the cost of equipment is quite steep – around N4.8 million by today’s naira.
She stated that her ultimate goal is to represent Nigeria at the Olympics, which at 23 years has now been achieved.
Due to a lack of infrastructure, Chierika not only had to be selected for the team for Rio 2016 but also had to fund herself. She started a
in 2015 and successfully raised $15,000 to get herself equipped and transported to Rio, Brazil.
gofundme campaign


She wrote this about herself:

My name is Chierika, Coco to many, Ukogu and I have been selected to represent Nigeria in the Women’s Single Scull event. It is my ultimate goal to be the 1st Nigerian to row at the Olympic Games.
I am currently training for 30 hours/week with the top athletes in the Philadelphia area under coaches at Vesper Boat Club and Conshohocken Rowing Club, while conducting women’s health research at the University of Pennsylvania.

I will compete at the World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette, France on Aug 30-Sept 6 and 2016 African Olympic Qualification Regatta in Tunis, Tunisia on Oct 5-7th in hopes of qualifying for Games.
I am not receiving any financial support from the Nigerian Rowing Federation, so my dream relies on your generousity! Money raised will go towards travel costs, entry fees, uniforms, boats, and anything needed to make the Olympics a reality! Please join me on my quest to make history in Rio.

My rowing career began in 2006 at Mount Saint Joseph Academy, and I was hooked as soon as I took my first stroke. Following high school, I attended Stanford University and competed at the D1 level while completing pre-med coursework. After graduating in 2014, I put medical school on hold to dedicate my time to training.

I am honored to have the chance to represent Nigeria in the 2016 Olympic Games. I have always felt strong ties to Nigeria as the daughter of Nigerian immigrants. In 2007, I founded a non-profit organization called Flip Flops for Africa and donated 10,000 pairs of flip flops to Nigerians in need. I hope that my athletic endeavors will inspire other Nigerians to take up rowing and experience the same joy I feel every time I’m on the water.
I have been so blessed throughout my rowing career, from the Mount to Stanford, Vesper Boat Club, and Conshohocken Rowing Club. I am proud to be a part of the long history of athletes who have raced for the Philadelphia Scholastic Rowing Association and the Schuylkill Navy of Philadelphia. I am willing and able to put in the training to get to the next level, and I thank you for helping to make this dream a reality!
We will all be routing for Coco as she makes Nigeria proud in the finals. May the odds be in her favour.

source: http://www.nta.ng/news/sports-news/20160813-rio2016-olympics-nigerians-making-history-coco-in-rowing-final/

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*UPDATE Chierika finished second in the Final D of the Women Single Sculls, and final standing of 20th in the Olympics. Her remarkable journey is nothing short of inspiration to all.
Final competition table is:
Final Standing
Rowers from Autralia, USA and China won Gold, Silver and Bronze of the competition respectively.
Chierika Ukogu, Coco finished 4th in SemiFinal C/D with total time of 8:18.550 and successfully made it to final. She will be competing in Final D of women’s Single Sculls Rowing event on Saturday, August 13 – which not a medal contention group, but for Ranking. Coco will be in lane 4, now likely to be in top two ranked African women in the Sport alongside Zimbabwe’s Micheen Thornycroft.
Chierika Ukogu made history as the first Nigerian athlete to compete for the Rowing event at the Olympic games.
She was born in Pennsylvania, USA on October 2, 1992 after her parents migrated from Nigeria. She is a graduate of Stanford University, studied pre-med and rowed for Stanford’s women’s crew team till her graduation in 2014. She has been accepted into Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City. This plans to continue schooling after the Olympic games.
Some analysts have said she single-handedly created Nigeria’s rowing team, this is not far from truth. Considering the cost of equipment is quite steep – around N4.8 million by today’s naira.
She stated that her ultimate goal is to represent Nigeria at the Olympics, which at 23 years has now been achieved.
Due to a lack of infrastructure, Chierika not only had to be selected for the team for Rio 2016 but also had to fund herself. She started a
in 2015 and successfully raised $15,000 to get herself equipped and transported to Rio, Brazil.
gofundme campaign
She wrote this about herself:
My name is Chierika, Coco to many, Ukogu and I have been selected to represent Nigeria in the Women’s Single Scull event. It is my ultimate goal to be the 1st Nigerian to row at the Olympic Games.
I am currently training for 30 hours/week with the top athletes in the Philadelphia area under coaches at Vesper Boat Club and Conshohocken Rowing Club, while conducting women’s health research at the University of Pennsylvania.
I will compete at the World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette, France on Aug 30-Sept 6 and 2016 African Olympic Qualification Regatta in Tunis, Tunisia on Oct 5-7th in hopes of qualifying for Games.
I am not receiving any financial support from the Nigerian Rowing Federation, so my dream relies on your generousity! Money raised will go towards travel costs, entry fees, uniforms, boats, and anything needed to make the Olympics a reality! Please join me on my quest to make history in Rio.
My rowing career began in 2006 at Mount Saint Joseph Academy, and I was hooked as soon as I took my first stroke. Following high school, I attended Stanford University and competed at the D1 level while completing pre-med coursework. After graduating in 2014, I put medical school on hold to dedicate my time to training.
I am honored to have the chance to represent Nigeria in the 2016 Olympic Games. I have always felt strong ties to Nigeria as the daughter of Nigerian immigrants. In 2007, I founded a non-profit organization called Flip Flops for Africa and donated 10,000 pairs of flip flops to Nigerians in need. I hope that my athletic endeavors will inspire other Nigerians to take up rowing and experience the same joy I feel every time I’m on the water.
I have been so blessed throughout my rowing career, from the Mount to Stanford, Vesper Boat Club, and Conshohocken Rowing Club. I am proud to be a part of the long history of athletes who have raced for the Philadelphia Scholastic Rowing Association and the Schuylkill Navy of Philadelphia. I am willing and able to put in the training to get to the next level, and I thank you for helping to make this dream a reality!
We will all be routing for Coco as she makes Nigeria proud in the finals. May the odds be in her favour.

so what becomes of Britain?

happyjuliet:

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lahnreyamos:
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Met this friendly giant somewhere in Lagos...
Funny enough, he spent close to 20-30mins taking pics with folks around

He also drove his car himself and guess what, he is 7.4" tall...q

@micky007, hi where you called for any interview as regards QA dept?

There is a thin line between being brave/courageous a d being stupid....
I think Fayose has just crossed that line
I agree he is bold but he is definitely not smart

find attached original infinix charger you obviously bought a fake charger

find attached original infinix charger you obviously bought a fake charger

I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS TO ASK....

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE CARS THAT THE SSS AND POLICE PERSONNEL USED DURING DAVID MARK'S ERA?

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE SENATE PRESIDENT?

OR WAS DAVID MARK STAYING IN A HOTEL ALL THROUGH HIS TENURE?

MUST YOU BUILD A NEW HOUSE FOR EVERY NE SENATE PRESIDENT?


HABA!!!

the worrying part in this ish isnt the number of men (43) she had slept with but the number of times she must have slept with each man....
she could have slept with one man 15 times......so do the maths

lalasticlala, seun

There are strong indications that the Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission has begun a fresh
discreet investigation into the activities of the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.
Saturday PUNCH’s investigations revealed that
preliminary findings of the investigation would
lead to the invitation of former group managing
directors of the corporation next month.
It was gathered on Friday that the commission was
probing the former group managing directors over
alleged loss of government revenues during their
tenures.
It was learnt that all the ex-heads of the NNPC
between 2009 and 2015 might be summoned to
make some clarifications pertaining to their
tenure in the corporation.
The group managing directors during the period
are Dr. Mohammed Barkindo (2009-2010); Alhaji
Shehu Ladan (April – May 2010); Mr. Austen
Oniwon (2010-2012); Andrew Yakubu (2012-2014)
and Mr. Joseph Dawha (August 2014 –2015).
An operative of the commission, who confided in
Saturday PUNCH, said that as of now, none of the
former group managing directors had been
indicted, but their explanations would be needed
on some transactions by the corporation during
their tenure.
He also said that as part of the investigations,
the EFCC had raided the residence of a former
head of one of the NNPC’s subsidiaries.
According to the source, the commission recovered
an undisclosed sum of money from the man.
Investigations revealed that the man’s house was
raided by the EFCC’s operatives with intelligence
from the Department of State Security.
The source said that the Presidency ordered the
raid as part of the efforts to recover funds
believed to have been diverted.
The source did not disclose the total amount of
money involved in the raid.
The source stated, “You know that there is
collaboration between the agencies in the ongoing
efforts to recover some of these funds from
these people.
“It was the DSS that got the intelligence report
that some amount of money was being kept in the
residence of a former head of an NNPC
subsidiary.
“And the operation was partly successful because
they recovered some funds from the residence of
the man. I don’t have the information of how
much was recovered from the man.
“All the former group managing directors of the
NNPC will be invited by the EFCC next month.
They need to make some clarifications on their
tenure. It is their explanations that will
determine, if they will be detained or not.”
It was further gathered that several top
executives of the NNPC, who served under the
previous administration, had been penciled down
for probe.
Efforts to get the Head of Media and Publicity of
the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, were not
successful as calls to his mobile telephone did not
connect.
It will be recalled that the EFCC and the DSS had
last year begun investigations into how the
Federal Government was allegedly short-changed
by the NNPC in swapping crude for refined
products.
The Federal Government was said to be losing
money through opaque contracts in which crude oil
worth billions of dollars was given to traders in
exchange for refined imports.
The Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency
Initiative was reported to have said there was a
revenue loss of at least $600m due to a
discrepancy between the value of the crude and
the products delivered. The figure was taken from
its 2009-2011 and 2012 audits of the oil and gas
industry.

New c’ttee may revisit Ribadu’s panel report

Also there are indications that the Federal
Government may make use of some aspects of the
report of Nuhu Ribadu-led Petroleum Revenue
Special Task Force set up by the former President
Goodluck Jonathan administration.
A source in the Ministry of Petroleum Resources,
who confided in Saturday PUNCH on Friday, said
that President Muhammadu Buhari would set up a
committee to look at the report of the Ribadu
committee, which was set up in 2012.
The source stated that the present administration
would not adopt the whole report, but only use the
useful aspects of the report.
“Although the administration that set up the task
force was not serious with its report, the present
government will look at it. I must add that many
more evils have occurred since the task force
submitted its report in November 2012,” he said.
The committee, which submitted its report on
November, 2012, had detailed how the Nigerian
government and the NNPC treated huge oil
revenues accruing to the federation as a reserve
of money that could be used for illicit purposes
devoid of accountability.
According to the report, the NNPC spent funds on
extra-budgetary purposes such as the acquisition
of a N2.23bn chopper for the President and
sponsorship of the World Cup.
The committee had also discovered that in a
brazen misuse of public funds, the NNPC gave out
N700.5m in loan to Sao Tome & Principe based on
instruction from the Presidency.
The NNPC was reported to have underwritten a
N521m expenses incurred by the Federal Ministry
of Petroleum Resources and spent N250m on court
cases involving the ministry.

C’ttee’ll get its terms of reference – Presidency

Commenting on the Ribadu report, the Special
Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity,
Mr. Femi Adesina, said, “When a committee is set
up to carry out a probe, it will be given terms of
reference.”
Adesina was asked if the President would make
use of the Ribadu panel report when he set up a
committee to probe the oil sector.

Nothing wrong with NNPC probe—Afenifere

Meanwhile, the spokesman for the Yoruba socio-
political group, Afenifere, Mr. Yinka Odumakin,
has said the government should concentrate on
governance.
He said, “There is nothing wrong with probing any
agency of government. It is part of the
accountability process. The agencies responsible
for such probes should do their work while the
presidency concentrates on governance.”


http://www.punchng.com/fresh-nnpc-probe-efcc-set-to-summon-four-ex-gmds/

Olisa Metuh, national publicity secretary of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who was released
from Kuje prison on bail Thursday, says his party
will regain power in 2019.
“The party has since overcome the initial
trauma that accompanied the electoral setback of
the 2015 general election, and is now poised to
regain power at the centre in 2019,” he said on
Friday.
Metuh said that the recent variance of voices from
its members was as a result of the party’s
foundation of liberal democracy, which he described
as a mark of strength, adding that the party has
adequate internal mechanisms to resolve all issues
within its fold.
According to Richard Ihediwa, Metuh’s aide, “the
view of the PDP spokesman was contained in his
opening remark at a meeting of the party’s
publicity directorate with some
visiting parliamentarians from the United Kingdom,
led by Mark Field, member of parliament and
chairman of International Office of
the Conservative Party, and Colin Bloom, director
of outreach-BCP in Abuja on Friday.”
He told the visitors that the PDP faced serious
challenges soon after it lost in the elections,
culminating in the resignation of its
national chairman, a development that created
some challenges within the party, but assured them
that every issue would be resolved by the party
leadership by next week.
In his remarks, Field advised the party to ensure
that it did not trash its brand in the face of
challenges. He observed that while it was common
for some party members to demand the removal of
leaders after electoral defeat, care must be taken
not to jeopardise institutional memory of the
party.
“Never trash your brand no matter whatever the
government of the day is saying about you”, he
admonished the PDP.
The interaction was attended by PDP publicity
staff, social media operatives of the party and
officials of the International Republican Institute
(IRI), who facilitated the visit.
Metuh is facing a seven-count charge of money
laundering brought against him by the Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
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Former President Goodluck Jonathan has denied
entering into any peace deal with the Boko Haram
sect.
In an interview with Quartz, a news website, on the
sidelines of his recent press conference at Geneva,
Switzerland, Jonathan said his government did not
set up any negotiating team.
“I did not negotiate with Boko Haram. The
government never set up a team,” Quartz quoted
him as saying.
Back then, top government officials including
Reuben Abati, Jonathan’s spokesman and Hassan
Tukur, principal private secretary of the former
president, confirmed the phantom peace deal.
Tukur had told the Voice of America that the
government was meeting with Danladi Ahmadu,
Boko Haram’s representative, and high-level
officials from Chad and Cameroon.
Subsequently, Abati buttressed Tukur’s statement
by saying he was optimistic that the talks would
produce “concrete and positive”.
But Abubakar Shekau, leader of the
group, embarrassed the immediate past
government in a video, which he released weeks
after the sect staged several attacks, which
contradicted the terms of the said peace pact.
“We have not made ceasefire with anyone. We did
not negotiate with anyone… It’s a lie. It’s a lie. We
will not negotiate. What is our business with
negotiation? Allah said we should not,” Shekau had
said.
Jonathan also denied the allegations of corruption
against his government, saying he knows that “one
day the truth will come out”.
“Sometimes people think that I was president since
the independence (of Nigeria) and not for five
years. Sometimes they say that we have lost over
$150 billion in funds in the five years that I was
president,” he said.
Making reference to allegations of missing money
made by Sanusi Lamido, former Central Bank
governor, Jonathan said: “Because of politics, some
people come up with more money and say that
$49.8 billion were missing within 18 months.
“The same person who raised the issue, within two
days said the money was $12 billion, and the two
days later said it was $20 billion.
“Regarding the $9 billion, the truth will come out.”

https://www.thecable.ng/jonathan-i-did-not-negotiate-with-bharam


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The federal government says the Nigerian Maritime University project started by former President Goodluck Jonathan “is a waste of resources” and may be scrapped. It has also threatened to scrap the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). The university was started by Jonathan to quicken the development of human capacity to take over the Cabotage trade “in the very near future”. But Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, told the senate committee on marine transport on Tuesday that the university may be scrapped. Amaechi expressed dissatisfaction with the operation of the agency, saying NIMASA had nothing to show for the N63billion revenue it generated in the previous year. He alleged that NIMASA outsourced its responsibility to Government Ekpemupolo, ex- militant leader better known as Tompolo. “I don’t think we are proceeding with the university being proposed by NIMASA because it is a waste of resources, and unfortunately a lot of money had already been released for the university project hence there is no structure on ground but just the feasibility study,” he said. “The Chinese company contracted, confirmed that only the feasibility study was in place. “We are not going ahead with the university project proposed by NIMASA because we have an institution in Oron, we have Nigeria Institute of Transport Technology, Zaria, and we have the Nigerian College of Aviation in Zaria which we could upgrade to a University status and NIMASA is proposing to build a new one.” He said the agency was being run in a way which appears as if its main mandate was to collect levies. “Currently, the way NIMASA is, it looks as if it was established just for the purpose of collecting money and nothing more,” he said. “If NIMASA failed to perform its core responsibility, then it has no business existing. If it is just to collect money from individuals, anybody can do that. We can hire a tax collector to collect money from maritime operators on behalf of federal ministry of transport. “It is either NIMASA sit up and carry out its own responsibility or we come to the national assembly to repeal the act setting it up.” Follow us on twitter @thecableng
https://www.thecable.ng/fg-cancels-maritime-varsity-project-may-scrap-nimasa

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