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Peoples Gazette has uncovered how the Buhari administration provided seed capital for Adamu Garba’s Crowwe social media platform, hoping the firm would help the government dominate internal narratives while squaring an ardent challenge to Facebook and Twitter for the Nigerian audience.

The Gazette obtained bank documents that carried a transfer of funds from the Central Bank of Nigeria to Mr Garba’s IPI Solutions, a software engineering firm run by Mr Garba. The company developed and deployed the Crowwe social media app.

The CBN on May 21, 2019, transferred N136.8 million to Mr Garba’s IPI Solutions, documents said, marking one of several transfers that our sources said the Buhari regime advanced to Mr Garba in the course of building the Crowwe app.



Although a major beneficiary of the social media storm that weakened the Jonathan administration and amplified the opposition’s messages ahead of the 2015 presidential election, Mr Buhari has relentlessly railed against the negative influence of social media since coming to power. After realising the enormous control that social media has in shaping public opinion, even amongst citizens with little education or financial ability to be on the Internet, Mr Buhari started introducing different tactics to regulate online speech.

A few months after assuming office in 2015, members of his ruling APC pushed a so-called social media bill that civil liberties campaigners said was too offensive to be accepted in a democratic system. The bill was summarily defeated, but the government pushed at least two other similar bills, including one that proposed death penalty for online speech, that were defeated under the Bukola Saraki-led parliament.

But shortly after narrowly securing a second term, Mr Buhari agreed with his aides that it was necessary to control social media, according to sources familiar with the matter. Several ways to ensure that the government’s message dominated the public space with little to no pushback from citizens were suggested.

“It was while the government was trying to find ways to control the media space that Adamu Garba’s company was picked as one of the promising businesses that could proffer solutions,” an administration official said. “The seriousness of controlling social media cannot be overplayed.”



Mr Garba earned instant name recognition in 2018 after showing interest in running for president against Mr Buhari. He summarily abandoned his campaign and became a recognisable voice in support of the president. The regime provided hundreds of millions to Mr Garba’s firm in anticipation that its Crowwe platform would make a sufficient dent on the appeal of Facebook and Twitter, officials briefed on the matter said under our policy on anonymous sources.

But two years after funding began and several months after Crowwe was introduced to the public, the app has not appealed to Nigerians on the scale expected by both the regime and its developers. Only a few thousands users have signed up, and even then the app has been riddled with complaints around its functionality.

As part of efforts to give life to Crowwe, Mr Garba sought to push Twitter out of Nigeria, filing a lawsuit against the platform in the wake of last October’s historic #EndSARS campaign. More than any other social media rivals, Mr Garba saw Twitter’s presence in Nigeria as an existential threat to his own platform and assumed its exit would push Nigerians to his own platform by default.



Jack Dorsey
But his expectation was again dashed this month when his platform failed to pick up despite the government’s ban on Twitter. Instead, Mr Garba found his Crowwe app removed from Google Play Store a week after the Twitter ban following a deluge of complaints from users. He said the app was taken down to upload, but failed to explain why it was only Crowwe that required being taken down before an update could be pushed to enhance user experience. The app was largely unusable that Mr Buhari, his administration officials and supporters had to move to Indian platform Koo following their exit from Twitter earlier this month.

The presidency did not return a request seeking comments from The Gazette about its dealings with Mr Garba. Mr Garba confirmed to The Gazette that he received funds from the government, but said it was one of several payments the government paid for a series of “intervention” projects his company executed for the government.



Crowwe app logo
“We do projects and receive payments from the Central Bank,” Mr Garba said. “I think it is a project we did for the EFCC.” He was silent on whether or not the projects were through competitive bidding in line with extant public procurement regulations.

Crowwe was “100 per cent developed by us internally,’’ Mr Adamu added. “We are even looking for investors locally and internationally. We are looking for investors to further scale up and improve Crowwe capacity.”




Source: https://semmatloaded.com/2022/01/bank-documents-expose-how-buhari-regime-funded-adamu-garbas-crowwe-to-rival-facebook-twitter/amp/

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President Muhammadu Buhari has controversially approved a list of 22 judges to federal court positions, barely a year after he rejected the same individuals as unqualified for the top judicial roles, Peoples Gazette can report.

A ceremony that was left unannounced and kept as top secret until last night will be held for the inauguration of the 22 judges in Abuja today, people familiar with the matter said, adding that the National Judicial Council is responsible for misleading the president into believing that changes had been made to the list that was rejected last year. A spokesman for the president did not immediately return a request seeking comments.

The NJC, a unit of the Supreme Court in charge of appointment, promotion and administration of judicial officers, met on November 16 and finalised the list of 22 judges to be admitted into the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory. The process was concluded amidst a veil of secrecy and nepotism.

The new judges were either offspring, relatives or cronies of former or serving senior judicial officers, the list seen by The Gazette shows. Even though today is slated for the judges’ inauguration, the NJC has declined to make the names of the new judges public.


Justice Mary Odili
Njideka Nwosu-Iheme, daughter of Supreme Court Justice Mary Odili and an in-law to former Court of Appeal Justice Chioma Nwosu-Iheme, was amongst those whose ties to the powerful cabal of the country’s judiciary gave them the upper hand in the battle for the highly-courted positions. She was rejected last year by Mr Buhari following petition from judicial reform advocates.

Fatima Abubakar Aliyu, daughter of former Court of Appeal President Zainab Bulkachuwa whom The Gazette learnt has never held any position before in the judiciary, was also appointed a judge of the FCT High Court. The 35-year-old worked briefly under Vice President Yemi Osinbajo a special assistant. Even then, she was working from home, saying her husband did not want her to do strenuous hours, according to her former colleagues in the presidency.

Both judges could not be reached for comments.

Also being sworn today are Muhammad Mustapha Adamu, Madugu Mohammed Alhaji,

Kayode Agunloye, Enenche Eleojo, Nwabulu Ngozika Chineze, Sadia Mu’azu Mayana, Mimi Anne Katsina Alu-Apena, Aminu Muhammad Abdullahi and Nwecheonwu Chinyere Elewe.


Aliyu Yunusa Shafa
Others include Ibrahim Mohammed, Kanyip Rosemary Indinya, Aliyu Yunusa Shafa, Mohammed Zubairu, Binta Dogonyaro, Adeyemi Ajayi Jadesola, Adelaja Oluyemisi Ikeolupo, Agashieze Cyprian Odinaka, Aliyu Halilu Ahmed, Hafsat Lawan Abba-Aliyu and Olufola Olufolashade Oshin.

Messrs Zubairu and Yunusa circulated flyers of their inauguration across WhatsApp groups on Monday night.

The appointments come a year after Mr Buhari dropped the judges on the account of nepotism perception.


Mohammed Zubairu
The NJC had on April 26, 2020, listed the 22 people as part of 33 new judges recommended for the FCT High Court. When the president dropped the list, the NJC failed to find new candidates, our sources said, but instead compiled the same list and sent back to the president this year for approval.

At least 17 of the new judges are either children or relatives of former or serving senior judges, according to findings released last year by the Open Bar Initiative, a judicial reform think-tank based in Abuja.

In September 2020, a federal judge warned the president against seeking parliamentary approval for appointments into the FCT High Court.

‘Clear everybody’

A source familiar with the NJC meeting of November 16 said Justice Odili lobbied members of the council to clear all the previously rejected judges without providing any updates as to why they now merit appointment after being rejected last September by Mr Buhari.

“Odili went around telling everybody to do the needful and clear everybody,” a judiciary source said. “Everybody nodded true.”

Mrs Odili is the second most-senior justice of the Supreme Court and often takes decision in lieu of Chief Justice Tanko Muhammad.


FCT High Court
At the meeting, The Gazette learnt that NBA chief Olumide Akpata complained that the lawyers’ body was not carried along in the process and warned that there may be consequences, our sources said.

“Olumide reminded them that they will create controversy, but they overruled him and passed the list swiftly,” an official said.

The move could violate NJC’s rules for such appointments, The Gazette learnt. Rule three of the regulations said the NBA must be carried along in appointing judges, and the process must also be published ahead. NJC, however, failed to satisfy these requirements, amongst others.

No wrongdoing

A spokesman for the NJC Soji Oye said the appointments were made in line with NJC rules and full awareness of the president.

Mr Oye said the 22 individuals were amongst the 33 vetted for the positions last year, but out of which only 11 were confirmed.

“The other ones because of the security reports against them. They sent them to Judicial Service Committee and they asked them questions and when they were able to satisfy they sent to the SSS and when they were satisfied with it they sent to the presidency and the presidency approved,” Mr Oye said.

Mr Oye confirmed that only the 22 rejected judges were now confirmed, dismissing NBA’s concerns and emphasising that there were no unlawful appointment.

“It is the same list, that’s why we didn’t publish anything again. There’s no secret or unlawful appointment,” he said.

With Mrs Nwosu-Iheme’s appointment, Justice Odili now has two children as high court judges. Mr Oye also downplayed nepotism charges over the appointments.

He said: “We only approved list that was sent to us. But is there anything wrong with it if they are children of judges? They are human beings. Should they just serve for donkey years without progressing?”



Source: https://semmatloaded.com/2022/01/buhari-secretly-appoints-bulkachuwa-odilis-daughters-20-others-he-previously-rejected-as-unqualified-to-be-judges/amp/

Published 27 January 2022

The Nigerian Navy has released the posting of 54 Rear Admirals following the recent promotion of senior officers in the service.

The Director of Information, Naval Headquarters, Commodore Suleman Dahun, announced this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja.

According to him, in the postings, Rear Adm. Saidu Garba, formerly the Navy Secretary, has been appointed Chief of Policy and Plans, Naval Headquarters, while Rear Adm. Barabutemegha Gbassa, formerly Flag Officer Commanding Western Naval Command is now the Chief of Administration, Naval Headquarters.

Rear Adm. Sanusi Ibrahim, formerly Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Naval Command, moves to Naval Headquarters as Navy Secretary, while Rear Adm. Sileranda Lassa, formerly Flag Officer Commanding Logistics Command, had been appointed Group Managing Director, Navy Holdings Ltd.

Also, Rear Adm. Muhammed Nagenu, erstwhile Chief of Logistics, Naval Headquarters, had been appointed Chief of Defence Administration at the Defence Headquarters, and Rear Adm. Solomon Agada, formerly Director Peacekeeping Operations, Naval Headquarters, is now appointed Chief of Training and Operations, the statement said.

The postings also affected Rear Adm. Murtala Bashir who moved from Naval War College as Commandant to National Defence College, while former Director Maritime Domain Awareness at the Naval Headquarters would now resume as Chief of Defence Civil Military Cooperation, Defence Headquarters.

Similarly, Rear Adm. Okon Eyo, former Director of Training, Defence Headquarters, had been appointed Chief of Naval Transformation, Naval Headquarters, while Rear Adm. Perry Onwuzulike, formerly Director Lessons Learnt, Naval Headquarters, now the Chief of Naval Safety and Standards, Naval Headquarters.

Rear Adm. Monday Unurhiere, formerly Chief Staff Officer, Naval Training Command, had been re-appointed to Naval Training Command as Flag Officer Commanding.

Additionally, Rear Adm. Joseph Akpan, formerly Director Personnel Releases, re-appointed at the Naval Headquarters as Director of Policy, while Rear Adm. Olumuyiwa Olotu, erstwhile Director of Manning, Naval Headquaters, has been appointed Flag Officer Commanding, Logistics Command.

Rear Adm. Tanko Pani, former Admiral Superintendent Naval Ordnance Depot, had also been appointed Director of Plans, Defence Headquarters, while Rear Adm. Akinga Ayafa, formerly Chief of Naval Safety and Standards resumed as Flag Officer Commanding Naval Doctrine Command.

Also, Rear Adm. Nuhu Bala re-appointed at the Defence Headquarters as Director of Transformation, while Rear Adm. Vincent Okeke, former Director Transformation, Naval Headquarters, now moved to the Defence Headquarters as Director of Logistics.

The statement added that Rear Adm. Danjuma Moses also resumed at the Defence Headquarters as Director of Training.

The re-organisation also affected Rear Adm. Yakubu Wambai, formerly the Director of Operations, Naval Headquarters, who is now appointed Flag Officer Commanding Western Naval Command, and Rear Adm. Emmanuel Beckley resumed as Admiral Superintendent Naval Ordnance Depot.

Rear Adm. Ibrahim Dewu had been moved from Navy Hotels and Suites Ltd. where he was Managing Director to Eastern Naval Command as Flag Officer Commanding, while Rear Adm. Nnamdi Muogilim re-appointed to the Defence Headquarters as Chief of Defence Space Administration.

Rear Adm. Idi Abbas who was Chief Staff Officer, Central Naval Command, now re-appointed as the Flag Officer Commanding, while Rear Adm. Mohammed Abdullahi, former Commander Naval Drafting, now appointed to Navy Hotels and Suites Ltd. as Managing Director.

Rear Adm. Samson Bura, formerly Director of Air Operations, Naval Headquarters resumes at the Western Fleet as Fleet Commander.

Rear Adm. Olusola Oluwagbire moved from Eastern Naval Command to Naval Headquarters as Director of Operations, Rear Adm. Mustapha Hassan, formerly Chief Staff Officer, Logistics Command, took over as Deputy Commandant, Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji.

Similarly, Rear Adm. Baratuaipri Iyalla, formerly Managing Director, Naval Engineering Services Ltd., now Chief Staff Officer Logistics Command, while Rear Adm. Kohath Levi who was Admiral Superintendent Naval Dockyard Ltd. appointed as Chief Staff Officer, Naval Doctrine Command.

Rear Adm. Patrick Nwatu, erstwhile Deputy Commandant, Armed Forces Command and Staff College, resumed at Naval Headquarters as Director of Plans, Rear Adm. Habila Zakaria, formerly Chief Staff Officer, Western Naval Command, took over as Commander Command Naval Drafting.

Rear Adm. Zakariyya Muhammed had been re-appointed as Director of Training, Naval Headquarters, while Rear Adm. Ibrahim Shettima moved to Naval Headquarters as Chief of Logistics.

Rear Adm. Abdulmajid Ibrahim, formerly a Director at Defence Headquarters, had been appointed Director Peacekeeping Operations, Naval Headquarters, while Rear Adm. Uduak Ibanga, formerly Director Project Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation, Naval Headquarters, resumed at Naval Building and Construction Company Ltd. as Managing Director.

Also, Rear Adm. Kennedy Egbuchulam who was the Flag Officer Commanding Central Naval Command had been appointed as Director of Administration, Naval Headquarters, while Rear Adm. Saheed Akinwande, the former Principal Staff Officer to Chief of the Naval Staff now the new Commandant, Naval War College, Nigeria.

Furthermore, Rear Adm. Umar Chugali who was the Commandant, Nigerian Navy Provost and Regulating School, Makurdi, had been re-deployed to Defence Headquarters as Director Cyber Security, while Rear Adm. Eugenio Ferreira, formerly Deputy Director Career Planning, Naval Headquarters, re-appointed as the Director Manning.

Rear Adm. Bashir Mohammed, former Commander Nigerian Navy Ship BEECROFT, had been appointed to Naval Headquarters as Director Project Implementation and Monitoring Evaluation, while Rear Adm. Mike Oamen, the immediate past Commandant, Defence Intelligence College, now the new Chief Staff Officer, Eastern Naval Command.

While Rear Adm. Abolaji Orederu, formerly a Director at the National Defence College, moved to Naval Headquarters as Director of Ships Design and Acquisition, Rear Adm. Livingstone Izu, erstwhile Fleet Commander, Eastern Fleet, had been appointed as Director of Procurement, Naval Headquarters.

Rear Adm. Emmanuel Ogalla, formerly Director Audit, Naval Headquarters, had been re-appointed as Director Lessons Learnt, while Rear Admiral Alexander Bingel, formerly Commander Naval Base Lake Chad, took over as Director of Combat Policy and Tactics and Coordinator NIMASA deep Blue, Naval Headquarters.

Also, Rear Adm. Abdullahi Ahmed former Commander Nigerian Navy Ship PATHFINDER, now the new Chief Staff Officer Naval training Command, while Rear Adm. Hamza Ibrahim, the immediate past Commodore Superintendent, Naval Shipyard Ltd., resumed as Admiral Superintendent Naval Dockyard Ltd.

Others are Rear Adm. Sunday Oyegade, erstwhile Director Marine Engineering, Naval Headquarters, had also been appointed as Admiral Superintendent Naval Shipyard Ltd.

The new postings also re-deployed Rear Adm. John Mamman, formerly Maritime Component Commander, Operation `DELTA SAFE` moved to Naval Headquarters as Director of Recruitment, Reserve and Resettlement.

Also, Rear Adm. Peter Zakaria had been appointed to the Naval Headquarters as Director of Armament, while Rear Adm. Chubuike Azike re-appointed at the Defence Headquarters as Director of Education.

While Rear Adm. Ismaila Zelani, formerly Director of Sports, Naval Headquarters, re-appointed as Director of Veterans Affairs, Rear Adm. Kennedy Ezete, erstwhile Naval Provost Marshal now the Director of Transformation, Naval Headquarters.

Also, Rear Adm. Hamza Kaoje, formally the Director Marine Services, Lagos, took over as Chief Staff Officer, Western Naval Command.






Source: https://semmatloaded.com/2022/01/navy-releases-postings-of-senior-officers/amp/

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Shake my head

And where is Anyim, the only one who has declared intention to run president under PDP, to receive these faithfuls?

SMH

Make he dey dere make pant dey wear am
Saraki get brains

twilliamx:
Stereotype Nigerian building. I don't know how a school with architects as lecturers and student can't design an edifice for their school as an assignment...

beats me

Tinubu na dia grandpatron

Wike, Tambuwal, Atiku take note

Zone this thing to South and let Anyim and other Southern bigwigs contest.

North can’t rule 16 years straight after Buhari has had 8years

adekolaelect:
thank you !!! Pls can you tell me what Tinubu had done badly in politics and governance that made Igbos to hate him or they are just doing it bcs they don't have any vibrant politician like Tinubu in Igbo land?

pure jealousy. Nothing else.

Nothing will make me vote PDP in 2023 as an Igbo man
Very useless party that has done nothing for the advancement of Igbo other than self serving appointments.
Where are rails
Where are airports
Where are inland ports
Where are roads
Where are industries

If APC don’t project an Igbo man especially Umahi, i as an Igbo man will vote any other party that is not apc and pdp.

Moghalu will then have my vote

Afam4eva:
If PDP wants to stand a chance, they should better give ATIKU the ticket again.

so north should rule 16 years uninterrupted?

What happened to south after north agreement? Why can’t they give it to anyim the only southerner who has declared so far?

Change your topic to manifest the theme of the content

Nice one KDUMS. Lalasticlala mynd44

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Well done bro

Thankful for your Dad and all he’s done for Ebonyi.

Do you know Tinubu is richer than some African countries?

If I have the kind of wealth and success this man has recorded in his life, I will retire and explore the world in horse carriage.

Gumi nko?

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It’s not just worth it

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I would never accept a million naira per month work to relocate to PH

Lung cancer loading in next 10 years for residents in PH

Anyim is far more eloquent than Kanu in front of camera.

Please stop going to a pharmacy and visit a general hospital. A proper Doctor will run tests that will instantly identify what your problem is, he will prescribe drugs and you will purchase them at the pharmacy.

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Drink water often, watch diet, see a doctor, avoid smoke/alcohol.

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SmartProf:
The best candidates that should govern Nigeria have been relegated to becoming public affairs analysts and critics cos the country prides in allowing misfits govern.
He has gone to these states to be promised 3million votes, not minding if they will be underaged voters, illegal migrants, or cows.
Well, the VAR officials in his party (Buni and Malami) will be laughing seriously on seeing this.

how do you think Malami will eliminate tinubu? the approach will be a huge power play if he succeeds.