₦airaland Forum

Rilwayne001:
I pray so too oh. That'll be a stress-free win for Buhari.

biafranation:
Typical demonic afonja. Sees a news about traders, his afonja brain instinctively assumes Igbo. He rushed and opened thread, and then comment first to create a division between Igbos and their lifelong brothers. You afonjas are demons...wicked evil spirits straight from hell!

proeast:
That would be dangerous and very bad for a state that relies so much on tourism. The Igbo elite has been complaining about the high crime rate in the state now including robbery and kidnappings without serious action by the state government until now they started moving out.

igbodefender:
Proactive step by the government to encourage Igbo (and other) investors to return.

mycar:
Due to the rising rate of criminal activities in the state. State not been conducive for the wealthy people. State was caught knapping but later woke up when they found out that the businesses in the state had started crashing down.

CanineOfJackal:
The report didn't mention Igbo's but because you have your brain in your pocket instead of your head, you started screaming Igbo.


I pity your small life

CALABAR- FOLLOWING the relocation of many Igbo businessmen from Calabar and other parts of Cross River State to neighbouring Akwa Ibom and Ebonyi states, the Cross River State Government has introduced a new coding system on commercial vehicles, including tricycles plying the state to curb armed robbery, kidnapping and other crimes

Mr. Jude Ngaji, a Senior Special Assistant, SSA, Security to Governor Ben Ayade, told NDV that the measure was to create a data bank of all the commercial vehicle operators in the state with a view to curbing insecurity in the metropolis and the state at large. “The operators have all filled forms giving their full details, so, if a case is reported about a vehicle, all we do is simply check the system and know who the owner of the vehicle is. “We are being proactive, knowing that these criminal activities happen around us every day and we need to curb them. This is not an indictment on any commercial vehicle operator, but it is something we must do to ensure that most of the common criminal cases are reduced,” he said. He said the state government would handle the cost implications of registering and giving codes to the commercial vehicles in all the local government areas of the state. …Govt‘ll bear cost of registration “I heard that a token was paid by the commercial operators for the registration and codes, but I am going to order all that to be returned to the operators and see that it becomes the full responsibility of the state government,” Ngaji added.

The security adviser, however, called on commercial vehicle operators who use their vehicles to engage in criminal activities to refrain from such as the state would employ necessary methods to curb their activities.

Reacting, chairman, Tricycle Owners Association of Nigeria, TOAN, in the state, Joseph Ewa said the measure would help in identifying the evil ones, who pose as ‘Keke riders’ to commit various forms of crimes. “We have heard numerous complaints of people forgetting their belonging in a keke and they were not brought to the office, so they could be returned to the owners,” he said. I

Also speaking, chairman, Unified Commercial Drivers in Cross River, Effiong Okon, said though the system was new in Cross River; it had been in existence in other states and even abroad. Okon noted that the development would surely reduce crime as it is easy to identify the new codes boldly written on the vehicles than identifying the number plates on commercial vehicles – Police Commissioner

Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hafiz Inuwa, told NDV: “There will always be criminally- minded people in the society but as security operatives, we are very proactive in our action, we are not reactive because we want to prevent crime even before it happens. “You must have observed that the crime wave is on the decline as we speak, we have raided a lot of criminal hideouts in the city and we have charged a lot of people to court for various crimes. We know and believe that once that confidence is regained, a lot of people, even new businesses, will come back to Calabar. “But I can assure you that Calabar remains one of the safest cities in West Africa, because you can walk the streets till dawn because we have increased patrol and surveillance and we have changed our tactics in a bid to tackle the menace of armed robbery, cultism and kidnapping,” he said.

KenOne:
Let the truth be told Tinubu and Oshiomhole decided the direct primaries thing without consulting the governors, ministers and leaders of the party who are major stakeholders and financiers in various state, the reason the governors and others will kick against it because they were never carried along.

Oshiomhole's trying to whittle down the powers of the governors, ministers will back fire because these are foot soldiers of the party and president, if they decide not to work for the party and president failure is already starring at the party and Buhari.

Ratello:
I will educate you this last time and that would be all. You said Atiku contested in 07, 11 and 15 obviously you were not in Nigeria back then to understand that Atiku till date only emerged a Presidential aspirant under AC (a regional party from Southwest extract) in 2007 only till date and never made it through in the primaries in 2011 and 2015 for many obvious reasons. You also bluffed when you said he lost his homestate to Yaradua and Buhari in 2007, the question still comes to you, under what party did he contest on? AC, a more like a southwestern party compared to a National Party like PDP Yaradua was contesting under and another established National party, ANPP, Buhari was contesting under? Try to study your politics 101 next time before you jump into erroneous conclusion. Thank you for your time but no thanks. If Atiku emerge under a National party as PDP on October 6 at the primaries then let's wait and see how 2019 elections will pan out, enough said.

LadyExcellency:
This speech was made on the floor of National Assembly before Melaye even thought of defecting

https://www.thecable.ng/melaye-pdp-borrowed-n6trn-16-years-buharis-apc-11trn-three-years

Melaye said this while speaking at the upper legislative chamber on Wednesday.



The lawmaker said despite floating many Eurobonds, “there is no specific programme” to empower the youth.

He spoke in reaction to the rejection of Peace Corps bill by Buhari.

“About $5.5bn was borrowed from euro bond; what part of it will the youths of this country benefit from?” he asked

“About $1bn is to be spent on security and how does this affect the youth of this country.

“Without fear or favour, the Peoples Democratic Party, in 16 years, borrowed N6tn and this government in three years, has borrowed N11tn but there is no specific programme that will empower the youth.

“Also, N500bn was earmarked for the social investment programme of the federal government, but we have not seen any impact.

senatordave1:
Wow,butterfly was right.he predicted this yesterday.that inec commissioner is a pdp agent.obo is a biase name and Biase people are core pdp people in cross river.he should be transferred out to bayelsa state where his connivance with pdp wont matter.

LadyExcellency:
Foreign reserve that is borrowed.

You forget Buhari has borrowed more money than PDP 16 years

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission( EFCC) is set for the trial of a former Managing Director of Societe Generale Bank of Nigeria( SGBN), Mr. Robert Mbonu and three others for alleged conversion of N3.5billion of N19billion London-Paris Club refund to states.

The others are Melrose General Services Limited, the Senate President Deputy Chief of Staff Mr. Gbenga Makanjuola and Obiora Amobi.

No date has been fixed for the trial of the suspects at a Federal High Court in Lagos.

But the whereabouts of one of the suspects were unknown as at yesterday, leading to a delay in their arraignment.

The EFCC said it might declare the affected suspect wanted.

Makanjuola has been reporting to the EFCC to clear his name, insisting that he never stole NGF’s cash.

Following protests by states over deductions for external debt service between 1995 and 2002, President Muhammadu Buhari approved the release of N522.74 billion (first tranche) refund to them, pending reconciliation of records.

Each state was entitled to N14.5 billion or 25 per cent of the amount claimed.

The release of the cash was trailed by a huge controversy, including payment of N19billion consultancy fees and $86million into the accounts of the NGF.

The EFCC in the last two years has been investigating the alleged diversion of the N19billion under the guise of consultancy fees, including the N3.5billion, which was allegedly remitted to Melrose General Services Limited, allegedly with links to Mbonu.

About $183,000 of the N3.5billion was transferred to a Dubai jeweler patronised by some senators.

In the charges against the suspects, the EFCC said there was no service rendered to have warranted the payment of the N3.5billion.

The charges read in part: “That you Robert Chidozie Mbonu, Melrose General Services Limited and other persons at large on or about the 14th day of December, 2016 in Lagos within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court conspired amongst yourselves to disguise the unlawful origin of the sum of N3.5billion paid into the account of Melrose General Services Limited and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18 of the Money Laundering Prohibition Act, 2011 (as amended by Act No. 1 of 2012) and punishable under section 15 (3) of the same Act.

“That you Robert Chidozie Mbonu and Melrose General Services Limited having reason to know that N3.5billion directly represented the proceeds of your unlawful activity to wit: Conspiracy and Stealing: did convert the said funds which you received from the Nigeria Governors Forum under the false guise that you were entitled to payment of consultancy fees from money recovered for the states in relation to “over-deductions on Paris and London club loans on the account of the states and local government (1995-2002)” which service you did not render and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 15(2) (b) of the Money Laundering Prohibition Act, 2011 (as amended by Act No. 1 of 2012) and punishable under section 15 (3) of the same Act.

“That you Robert Chidozie Mbonu and Melrose General Services Limited on or about the 14th December, 2016 in Lagos within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did retain in the Access Bank Plc Account No. 0005892453 operated by Melrose General Services Limited the sum of N3, 500,000,000.00 received from the Nigeria Governors Forum when you reasonably ought to know that the said money was a direct proceed of your unlawful activity to wit Conspiracy and Stealing: and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 15(2) ((1) 0f the Money Laundering Prohibition Act, 2011 (as amended by Act No. 1 of 2012) and punishable under section 15 (3) of the same Act.

“That you Robert Chidozie Mbonu and Melrose General Services Limited on or about the 20th of December, 2015 in Lagos wihln the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did transfer the sum 0f N50m being part of N3.5billion which represented the direct proceed of your unlawful activity to wit: (Conspiracy and Stealing) to Gbenga Makanjuola and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 15(2) (b) of the Money Laundering Prohibition Act, 2011 (as amended by Act No. 1 of 2012) and punishable under section 15 (3) of the same Act.

That you Gbenga Makanjuola on or about the 20th of December, 2016 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did make cash payment of the sum of N50, 000,000.00 (Fifty million naira) to Robert Chidozie Mbonu without going through a financial institution and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 1(a) of the Money Laundering Prohibition Act, 201 1 (as amended by Act No. 1 of 2012) and punishable under section 16 (2) (b) of the same Act.

“That you Robert Chidozie Mbonu on or about the 20th of December, 2016 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did accept cash payment of the sum of N50million

) from Gbenga Makanjuola without going through a financial institution and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 1(a) of the Money Laundering Prohibition Act, 2011 (as amended by Act No. 1 of 2012) and punishable under section 16 (2) (b) of‘ the same Act.

“That you Robert Chidozie Mbonu and Melrose General Services Limited between the 15th December 2016 and 17th December, 2016 in Lagos Within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did transfer the sum of N300million being part of N3.5billion which represented the direct proceed of your unlawful activity (to wit Conspiracy and Stealing) to Obiora Amobi and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 15(2) (b) of the Money Laundering Prohibition Act, 2011 (as amended by Act No. 1 of 2012) and punishable under section 15 (3) of the same Act.

“That you Obiora Amobi between the 15th December 2016 and 17th December, 2016 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did make cash payment of N300million to Robert Chidozie Mbonu without going through a financial institution and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 1(a) of the Money Laundering Prohibition Act, 2011 (as amended by Act No. 1 of 2012) and punishable under section 16 (2) (b) of the same Act.

“That you Robert Chidozie Mbonu on or about the 20th of December, 2016 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did accept cash payment of N300million from Obiora Amobi without going through a financial institution and thereby committed an offence contraxy to section 1(a) of the Money Laundering Prohibition Act, 2011 (as amended by Act No. 1 of 2012) and punishable under section 16 (2) (b) of the same Act.

Aufbauh:
These people no reach 1000 na!
I'm only seeing cars, his extended family and friends, shikena.

dynicks:
which of the minings; is it skull mining or d other kind of mining?....please be specific.

cus the kind of mining we all know that is very much evil nd illegal is that of skull mining which is more prevalent with the people of the west coast......

Kyase:
You go wait tire if na video you dey wait from them. There's always videos circulating, but na only Dem dey see the videos

babasanti:
even the Apc boys were writing on Facebook praising their party chairman for disrupting elections. the videos are online. I've heard people call Sahara reporters liars , today I just confirmed it

butamz:
Stop speaking English and say the truth. The president has done nothing good by having those people occupy those positions. It is pure coincidence that they are from Niger delta region and not North.

The president can not appoint a junior staff over the senior that is why those people are there. Do you think the president is not a man that is not a bigot that he will order around?

lock up.

butamz:
If he doesn't appoint them... Do you know what will happen? These people will have to function in acting capacity, meaning they are still in control. It is something beyond the president. He didn't do them any good. They've worked their way to where they are today.

butamz:
My dear, you lack exposure with the way things are done in Nigeria. These positions you made mention of are based on seniority and not chosen by the president.


Head of service to the federation.
Chief Justice of the federation
Auditor general of Nigeria.
Chief of Naval Staff

These people climbed through the rank up to where they are today. If it were to be Jonathan or Atiku, these people would have still occupy these positions.

For minister of Niger delta, it is required that a state must have a federal minister even if the president got no vote from that state. Buhari did no good nor anything special.

Butterflyle0:
My brother unfortunately he was assassinated for standing by the truth of his revelation.

PDP is evil and blood thirsty with their obsession with power.

Butterflyle0:
A mediator is a peace maker. That is different from saying that PDP is boko haram.

Can boko haram ask one of their own to now be a peace maker for them?

They were already a part of PDP and being sponsored by PDP as observed by Azazi and only mentioned Buharis name as mediator just to try and rope him in and that was based on the directive of their handlers.

PDP killed Azazi for trying to spoil their plans by exposing them as being those behind boko haram

thanki410:
Sheriff linked in such act was a poor accusation from a much criticised president...
Buhari has made fatal mistakes too...

Corrinthians:
Kikiki. Painment

Boko Haram are your ex ineffectual president's sons, daughters, cousins, uncles and aunties.

He said so himself o!