₦airaland Forum

...Mr Tonye is always talking with both sides of his mouth.
He was one of the PDP supporters who acknowledged and appreciate the choosing of Modu Sheriff as interim chairman of PDP, by Fayose, Wike and Mimiko. Why is he dispaying his double-standard with this article.

To those people who are blaming APC, it is well known and on record that PDP leaders (Fayose, Wike, Mimiko et al), willingingly offerred the chairmanship position to Modu Sheriff, unfortunately, they have chosen a bigger bone to swallow.

I only hope PDP can get their acts together and provide a powerful opposition to APC, all these in-fightings will lead to the elimination of the party at the polls.

How can a PDP that is disorganised, provide effective leadership in the country...

...what is the problem with state governments not being able to pay workers salary...this has been an open sore in this country...

One very good thing about FFK detention is that he hasn't got the internet to spew his rubbish articles...the world wide web has been rather quiet...

StoneLucifer:
Its a political calculation.He is warming up to be the next Senate President as soon as Saraki is removed.He has a mission to kill PDP and together with his supporters pitch tent with APC.Akpabio has always been a crafty man.

If your analysis is correct, then the Senate will have another corrupt person as Senate President.

...there's no point in the APC government defending the indefensable...Buratai has been named in this offshore allegation...he should be investigated thoroughly and if found guilty...let him spend some time in custody to reflect on his greediness...

...some people are not talking about how Fayose election was rigged, how he single handedly sacked the Ekiti house of assembly, how him and his goons beat up a high court judge and so many other atrocities.

...the FG and other relevant agencies are busy piling up his case file, whenever he leaves office in 2018, he should be ready for a long stretch in whichever law enforcement agency pick him up first.

...by the way, salaries for civil servants where not paid for several months, even after the FG had given Ekiti state some relief funds...Fayose is a wicked man, he has billions in his own personal account yet, his people are suffering...

...seriously, Fayose, Wike and all those who made Modu Sheriff the interim chairman should be punished by the PDP party. How can they allow a bunch of people to case mayhem in the past few months because of VP position under a PDP government?

...one thing is FFK should stop wasting his limited resources and concentrate more on how he's going to defend his case...

All what is happening now is not good for PDP at the polls...the voters will see PDP as a party that can't manage it internal affairs, how can it manage Nigeria or even provide quality and consistent opposition between now and 2019.

...show me a Nigerian who is not corrupt...

Ade Adesomoju, Abuja

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Apo, Abuja, on Wednesday dismissed a fundamental human rights enforcement suit filed by a former Minister of Aviation Mr. Femi Fani-Kay‎ode, seeking an order releasing him from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

Fani-Kayode, the spokesperson for the then Peoples Democratic Party’s Presidential Campaign Organisation‎ for the 2015 election, ‎had filed the suit following his arrest by the EFCC on May 9, 2016 with respect to criminal allegations relating to diversion of funds meant for arms procurement to political campaigns.

The anti-‎graft agency arraigned him alongside a former Minister of Finance, Nenadi Usman, who was the Director of Finance of the campaign organisation‎ and others for money laundering before a Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday.

Justice Olukayode Adeniyi delivering judgment on the suit filed by Fani-Kayode to challenge his detention by the EFCC, held that the legal action lacked merit.

The judge held that the detention was not illegal since it was backed by an order of court.

Justice Adeniyi, however, faulted ‎the practice by the EFCC of arresting and detaining a suspect for the purposes of investigation.

http://punchng.com/breaking-court-dismisses-fani-kayodes-suit-challenging-detention/

....but the information we read earlier was that he has been turned into a 'punching bag' in EFCC custody.
See how FFK is fresh with well ironed clothes, he even looks fatter. I guess EFCC custody is not that bad afterall...

God punish all those who spread fake news.

Eric Olander and Cobus van Staden are the duo behind the China Africa Project and hosts of the popular China in Africa Podcast. We’re here to answer your most pressing, puzzling, even politically incorrect questions, about all things related to the Chinese in Africa and Africans in China.

China’s engagement in Africa is a distinctly 21st century phenomenon and, as such, is still poorly understood by most people, most notably among Chinese and Africans themselves who are still getting to know one another. In that spirit, we’ve started this new column as a way to help spark dialogue and cross-cultural communication in order to explore this fascinating, complex relationship.

In many instances, people are either too shy or embarrassed to publicly ask that question that could be misconstrued as insensitive or politically incorrect. In an issue like this that touches on questions of race, power and culture, things can get messy real fast. Instead, we’ll take each question seriously, and with the benefit of our backgrounds in China-Africa journalism and academic scholarship, we’ll do our best to give you a thoughtful, well-reasoned response.

So let’s get started...

Hey Guys: why are Chinese people so racist towards black people? I mean really. I am from Nigeria and I have lived in Guangzhou for 6 months already and I can tell you that a lot of people here really don’t like black people. What %$^&#* me off so much is that there are so many more Chinese people who live in my country and yet they don’t get hassled anywhere near as much as we do in China! Why?

— Sent from Guangzhou via email

Yeah, you’re totally right to be upset because it sucks big time to be on the receiving end of any kind of discrimination, racism or prejudice. So we get that. Before I go any further, though, I also want to point out that none of my explanations here are intended to justify people being jerks and their bad behavior. However, there is a context here that may be helpful to shed some light on why some Chinese people seemingly respond negatively to blacks, whites and people of other ethnicities (yes, it’s not just a black thing).

The Chinese will take every opportunity they can find to talk about their 5,000 years of history and that theirs is the longest continuous civilization on Earth (which is pretty impressive). For all of that history, including the present, China has been almost exclusively a mono-ethnic culture that is basically ethnic Han Chinese. Moreover, throughout Chinese history there has been a strong belief that they are superior to all other countries and people. As you may already know, the word “China” in Chinese is pronounced “zhong guo,” which literally means “Middle Kingdom,” or in plain English, “The Center of the Universe.”

So combine the fact that there has long been a sense of cultural superiority that is deeply ingrained in Chinese culture mixed with the fact that the vast majority of Chinese people you meet on the streets of Guangzhou have probably never interacted with someone of another race or ethnicity and, well, you have all you need for a lot of cultural misunderstanding.

But wait, there’s more…

When I worked at a radio station in Hong Kong way back in the day (really really way back in the day in 1990), a young student intern in the company would often quiz me about life in the U.S.. Not surprisingly, it didn’t take long for our discussions to turn to the issue of race. For someone who’s grown up largely around Chinese people, she was particularly intrigued about what it was like to live in a more racially diverse country. Interestingly, though, when I turned the question around and asked about her views on black people in particular, she became much more animated.

She told me straight up that when she sees a black person on the street she crosses the street in fear. Wait what?!

Curious about what in the world could provoke such mortal fear, I had to find out what she was so afraid of:

“Have you ever met a black person?” I asked. “No,” she answered without hesitation.

“Have you ever even spoken to a black person?” Again, without any reservation, she said, “no.”

“So let me get this straight,” I followed up feeling a bit agitated over the stunning level of ignorance, “you’ve never met or even talked with a black person but yet you are so afraid that they might hurt you that you cross the street to get away? It just doesn’t make any sense.”

She then went on to explain that the only black people she has ever seen are in Hollywood movies and in almost every movie the black person is the violent, bloodthirsty bad guy who hurts people. “So I know what I see from the movies and I just don’t want to take any chances,” she explained with that “duh” look at me as if I was the idiot!

That night I went to a movie theater to try and see the world not as an American who grew up in a multicultural environment but someone who is ethnic Chinese. I saw the Sylvester Stallone movie “Cliffhanger” (totally dating myself here, I know) and sure enough guess who was the bad guy who tried to kill the white movie superstar? Yup, the main black character! Not only that, he had blood dripping from his teeth and depicted to be not only violent but immoral, and since that was the ONLY black character in the film, it highlights just how racist American films have been and continue to be today in their depictions of black and brown people.

So to wrap this all up, sure, there are racist jerks in China just as there are everywhere. However, a lot of these people are struggling themselves to live in a suddenly new multicultural environment that challenges a lot of what they have learned from their own culture on top of the fact that a lot of the messaging about black people they consume from Hollywood and elsewhere contributes to their ignorant attitudes.

As China engages the world and more of the world comes to China, a lot of these views will likely begin to change. It will take time… so in the meantime, the best thing I can tell you is hang in there and good luck!

— Eric

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/china-racist-black-people_us_576a9840e4b065534f485002

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on Monday shut down tax defaulting companies in Lagos State and Imo State. In Lagos, the premises of Capital Oil Plc, owned by business mogul and politician Ifeanyi Ubah, was sealed by the FIRS enforcement team, led by Mrs. Anita Erinne. The staff of the company, which reportedly owes N30 million, were also evicted from the premises.

Capital Oil management told FIRS officials that they were ready to pay its tax liabilities. However, FIRS officials said it was not possible because normal banking hours had ended and that they now had to shutter the gates.

Also in Apapa, the FIRS visited the offices of Folawiyo Energy Trading Company along Creek Road. But the company, which the FIRS says owes N450 million in tax since 2013, maintained that it is only owing for last year. The FIRS team did not seal the company, but advised its management to clear the matter up at the FIRS office in Ikoyi.

Also in Lagos, the FIRS enforcement team visited the offices of Makon Engineering and Technical Services Limited, located on 11 Babatunde Anjos Street, Lekki Phase 1.

However, the enforcement team, which was prepared to lock up the company, changed its mind after the company's Chief Financial Officer, Lanre Anafi, agreed to the immediate commencement of the payment process of its N26 million tax debt.

The enforcement team led by Emeka Obiagwu, FIRS Director of Enforcement, departed the premises after reaching a firm understanding with the company that the debt would be defrayed before the close of work on Monday.

In Owerri, capital of Imo State, the FIRS enforcement team sealed the premises of two eateries and hotel. According to the enforcement team, the three outfits were shut after concerted efforts by the FIRS to get them to defray their tax liabilities but failed.‎ The affected outfits are City Chef Restaurant, De Mange Eatery House, and Comet Hotels and Conference Hall.

Speaking to the media after the exercise, FIRS enforcement team leader, Mr. Chinazo Udeh, explained that all due processes laid down by law were exhausted before the businesses were sealed.

"We assessed and gave them notice of what they owe as tax. They did not respond to our communication. This was followed up with two separate reminders. Thereafter, a demand notice was sent to them with all these largely ignored. After the expiration of the one month window following the final notice, we were left with no option but to enforce the law."

De Mange eatery has a tax liability of N20 million, while City Chef and Comet Hotel and Conference Hall owe N2.1 million and N2.3 million respectively.

At the point of sealing Comet Hotel & Conference, the company lawyer rushed to the bank and paid N70,000. But that, according to the enforcement team, was inadequate to unseal the hotel.

"They just decided to pay N70,000 out of a tax liability of N2.3m. That does not show seriousness. As a matter of fact, the money they just paid is a penalty for an earlier contravention for late registration. They have paid nothing on the Value Added Tax obligations. In any case, the order to deal this place came from our head office, the order to unseal will also come from there," said Udeh.

The team also moved to Disney Hotels and Oasis Communications to serve reminders.

http://saharareporters.com/2016/06/27/firs-seals-ifeanyi-ubah%E2%80%99s-capital-oil-company-efforts-curb-tax-evasion

Whatever the outcome of this lastest arraignment of Saraki and co, one thing is certain, Saraki's political ambition for the office of the presidency is already in tatters. His political stock level is very negative - real bad market for any political party.

Twice within 3 months, he has been in the accused box of a law court.

I'm pretty sure he's not enjoying all these unnecessary attention.

....and so the story continues until further notice (after 2019)...

Why should PMB resign?

If this is true, the people of Ekiti state's eyes have opened - no to stomach infrastructure.

By: Inibehe Effiong


Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Peter Fayose, on Wednesday, June 22nd 2016 in a press release issued on his behalf by his Chief Press Secretary disclosed that his 2014 gubernatorial election was substantially funded by one of the commercial banks in the country, Zenith Bank Plc. However, the bank according to Sahara Reporters has denied funding Fayose's election and has implicated Fayose for receiving "huge sums of money" from the Office of the National Security Adviser to prosecute his election.

According to Fayose, "I was asked to nominate a trusted ally to be related with, and I nominated Mr. Abiodun Agbele. All the payments into Abiodun Agbele’s account domiciled in Zenith Bank were directly from Zenith Bank. In actual fact, the account was opened by Zenith Bank hurriedly at that time, and Abiodun Agbele’s identity card which ought to have been collected before the account was opened was only collected last week in the bank’s desperation to perfect the account obviously after submitting to the intimidation and harassment of the EFCC. Most of the funds posted into Agbele’s account were through the Ibadan, Akure and Lagos branches of the Zenith Bank, and sometimes they brought cash", said the governor.

Without prejudice to the ongoing investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), it is imperative to draw the attention of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the EFCC and other law enforcement agencies, Zenith Bank Plc, Governor Fayose, the media and the general public to the legal consequences of the statement made by Mr Fayose and the various reports in the media on the funding of Fayose's 2014 governorship election.

Is it actually true that Zenith Bank made financial contributions to the 2014 gubernatorial election of Fayose? Such donations are not only unconstitutional and questionable but constitutes crimes under our extant laws. The law forbids and criminalizes the donation or contribution of funds and gifts by companies towards the activities or for the benefit of a political party.

Section 221 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) expressly states that “No association, other than a political party, shall canvass for votes for any candidate at any election or contribute to the funds of any political party or to the election expenses of any candidate at an election."

The Companies and Allied Matters Act Cap. C20 L.F.N. 2004 (CAMA) prohibits and criminalizes direct and indirect donation of money or gift to a political party, political association or for any political purpose.

Section 38 (2) of CAMA provides thus:

“A company shall not have or exercise power either directly or indirectly to make a donation or gift of any of its property or funds to a political party or political association or for any political purpose; and if any company, in breach of this subsection makes any donation or gift of its property to a political party or political association, or for any political purpose, the officers in default and any member who voted for the breach shall be jointly and severally liable to refund to the company the sum or value of the donation or gift and in addition, the company and every such officer or member shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine equal to the amount or value of the donation or gift.”

In the light of the foregoing, it is manifestly beyond dispute that both Governor Fayose and Zenith Bank Plc may have violated the prohibitive provisions of the law on financial contributions to a political party and political purposes by corporate bodies (companies). If the confessional statement made by Fayose is plausible and verifiable, it has only worsened his case with the EFCC.

Fayose by his own admission is saying that depositors funds were used to finance his election. This is morally and legally repulsive and reprehensible. It has further given reasons why law enforcement agencies should ensure that the money in his bank account is not dissipated by freezing same.

Regulatory agencies in the financial sector, particularly the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) should immediately commence independent probe into the role played by Zenith Bank Plc in the Ekiti State 2014 governorship election. The statement made by Fayose should not be treated with kid gloves.

Since Fayose has attempted to insulate the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) from the funds found in his Zenith Bank account which has been frozen by the EFCC, it is most expedient for the anti-graft agency to disclose publicly the specific amount and source of money found in his accounts; the persons or organizations that deposited or transferred the funds into the account and the entire circumstances surrounding this case.

This has become imperative in view of the various damning media reports on the matter.

Going by the provisions of Section 38 (2) of the CAMA quoted supra, Zenith Bank Plc should be investigated for its role in the Ekiti State 2014 governorship election. If Fayose's confession is factual, the directors and officers of the bank who approved and took part in the donation of funds to Fayose for his election should be immediately arrested and prosecuted in line with the law. The sum of money allegedly donated must be accounted for, retrieved and refunded to the bank. This is why a thorough and transparent investigation should be carried out.

Governor Fayose was understandably economical with the truth. He failed and refused to state precisely the exact amount of money donated to him by Zenith Bank towards his election. He also did not disclose the identities of the other persons and organizations which he claimed equally made donations towards his election.

The funding of political parties and election expenses in Nigeria are governed and regulated by the Constitution, the Electoral Act, and the INEC's Political Finance Monitoring Manual. Sections 90 - 94 of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) makes elaborate provisions on election funding and expenses by candidates and political parties

Section 91 (3) of the Electoral Act states that "The maximum election expenses to be incurred by a candidate at a Governorship election shall be N200,000,000.00."

Section 91 (9) of the Act states that "An individual or other entity shall not donate more than N1,000,000 to any candidate."

By virtue of Section 91 (10) of the Electoral Act, a governorship candidate who knowingly acts in contravention of these limitations commits an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine of N800,000,00 or imprisonment for a term of 9 months or both.

If there is evidence that Fayose contravened the above provisions on election funding and expenses, he would be liable to be prosecuted for electoral offences. If that is the case, can the immunity clause in Section 308 of the Constitution shield Fayose from prosecution? There is no direct judicial authority on this. However, there is an avalanche of decisions of superior courts of record, including the Supreme Court, to the effect that immunity does not apply to pre-election disputes, election petitions and matters incidental thereto. Election matters are sui generis (They are special proceedings). The cases of Obih v. Mbakwe (1984) All NLR 134 at 148, Amaechi v. INEC (2008) 5 NWLR (Pt. 1080) p. 227 and several others are clear on this.

Notwithstanding, it is settled law that a case is only an authority for what it decides, nothing more. The Supreme Court reiterated this in the case of Skye Bank Plc & Anor. Chief Moses Bolande Akinpeju (2010) 9 NWLR (Pt. 1198) 179.

Though there is no judicial precedent to show that despite immunity, a president, vice president, governor or deputy governor in Nigeria has ever been prosecuted while in office, there are plethora of examples and cases were proceedings arising from or connected with elections were commenced against the beneficiaries of immunity during the currency of their tenure.

Two recent cases will suffice.

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently facing a civil proceeding at the Federal High Court in Abuja presided by Justice Gabriel Kolawole over his educational qualifications to contest for the president of Nigeria in 2015. The suit was brought against Buhari as an individual despite the immunity enjoyed by the president. Buhari's preliminary objection to the suit was dismissed as unmeritorious. The president has gone to the Court of Appeal to seek respite and has hired the services of a consortium of Senior Advocates of Nigeria and other lawyers led by Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN).

Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State was sued last year by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Joe Agi, over alleged perjury, though the Federal High Court in Abuja ruled that the perjury allegation was not proved beyond reasonable doubt, immunity did not save Mr. Ayade from the pre-election proceedings.

What we can deduce from the above two cases and the unbroken chain of judicial decisions on the inapplicability of immunity to election-related proceedings is that immunity does not cover proceedings which are rooted in infractions or actions taken during or before elections. Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) has canvassed this point strongly.

If Governor Fayose is found to have violated our laws on election funding and expenses, it is doubtful whether immunity can save him. If immunity has not insulated president Buhari and governor Ayade from civil proceedings, on what basis will immunity protect Governor Fayose from being investigated or prosecuted for alleged electoral offences? Fayose's admission that the funds in his Zenith account were donated for his election has invariably exposed him to possible civil or criminal proceedings.

The argument that only the bank account of a person who is arrested by EFCC can be frozen is misplaced. Section 28 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Establishment) 2004 upon which this argument is predicated is inapplicable to Fayose's case.

Under Section 28 of the EFCC Act, the Commission is empowered to trace immediately and attach properties, as disclosed in EFCC Form A by a suspect upon his arrest, and shall THEREAFTER cause to be obtained an interim attachment order from the court. The commission does not need a court order before doing this.

On the other hand, Section 34 of the EFCC Act, which applies to the present case empowers the EFCC Chairman to freeze any account if he is satisfied that the money in the account is made through the commission of an offence under the EFCC Act, the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, etc. In this case, EFCC must first obtain the consent of the court before instructing the bank manager to freeze the account using Form B. It is not necessary for the commission to physically encounter the owner of the account. The illicitly made money can be discovered and traced by any lawful means.

In law, general provisions in an enactment must yield and are submissive to specific provisions. This is a trite principle of interpretation. The maxim is generalia specialibus non derogant. Section 34 of the EFCC Act is a specific provision.

In my previous intervention on this matter, I had argued more elaborately on why Fayose cannot invoke the immunity clause to prevent his investigation. It is otiose to re-argue the points earlier made by me.

Surprisingly, the EFCC has so far failed to disclose the court that it applied to for the power to issue the order freezing Fayose's bank account. I stated in my previous analysis, and it bears repeating: in the absence of such authorisation, the action is illegal, ultra vires, oppressive, undemocratic, null and void and of no effect whatsoever.

Instead of engaging in an endless altercation with the president, the federal government, and the EFCC, Fayose should approach the court and seek redress. It is important for this case to be judicially tested for the sake of democracy, posterity, and constitutionalism. Let the court decide whether or not immunity is a bar to the freezing of Fayose's bank account, especially with the fact that the money in the account was made in contravention of the Electoral Act.

Inibehe Effiong is a Legal Practitioner and Convener of the Coalition of Human Rights Defenders (COHRD) and can be reached at: inibehe.effiong@gmail.com

http://saharareporters.com/2016/06/23/alleged-funding-election-zenith-bank-fayose-has-made-his-case-worse-inibehe-effiong

My question is, where are all these projects located because Niger Delta people are complaining that they are been marginalised by the federal government?

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) awarded a total of 8,557 infrastructure development projects valued at N2.4 trillion between 2001and March 18, a report says. This is contained in the 2016 first quarterly report of the commission by its Acting Managing Director, Mrs Ibim Semenitari, in Abuja on Monday.

The report said that 3,454 projects worth N441 billion were completed out of the total number of contracts awarded within the period. It said that the projects were awarded in the areas of roads, bridges, jetty and shore protection, canalisation and reclamation, electricity and power, water and buildings, food control and equipping and furnishing. “Of the total number of infrastructure projects awarded, about 250 are regarded as mega projects, that is projects with cost ranging from N500 million to N24 billion. “There are 2,257 ongoing projects totalling N1.2 trillion in value, while 292 others worth N81 billion were either stalled or abandoned. “During the period under review, the commission terminated a total number of 49 projects valued at N1.9 billion. “Other agencies of government took over 29 projects with a total contract sum of N16 billion from the NDDC,’’ the report said.

The NDDC was established under the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo in 2000. Its mandate includes facilitating the rapid, even and sustainable development of the Niger Delta into an economically prosperous, socially stable, ecologically regenerative and politically peaceful region.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/06/nddc-awards-n2-4trn-projects-15-years/

It is so sad that majority of us in this nation are devoid of basic comprehension...little wonder our basic understanding of the english language is very limited.

AMCON was set up to help troubled banks in 2010.
AMCON bought the debts of most banks going through financial distress.
AMCON took over all the debts and have every right to go after debt defaulters.
AMCON must have given the Silverbird Group enough opportunities to service their debt portfolio.
Unfortunately, as the article stated, Silverbird have repeatedly failed.
What's next, AMCON have the legal right to takeover Silverbird Group, appoint new administrators who will ensure the Group operates profitably and the debts are well serviced.
By doing this AMCON is saving the jobs of hundred of Silverbird employees who would have been jobless should the company pack up.

Earlier this week, it was detailed that AMCON is also in the process of taking over Jimoh Ibrahim companies due to a debt of ₦50bn, why do some people who are now shouting 'political witch-hunt' say something then.

We should stop this myopic blindness that PMB is only targeting selected individuals and lets call a spade a spade.

At this stage I hang my boots...Nigerians and corruption...it is in our DNA.

What is this politican-cum-lawyer saying?

Where was he, when under the same EFCC, back in 2014, Mr Nyarko's (APC governor of Adamawa, ex-PDP) accounts were frozen pending serious allegation of corruption brought against him by the then PDP federal government? A certain GEJ was president then under the PDP party.

By the way, Nigerians, let us ask ourselves a serious question and put sentiments aside, what is the business in which Mr Fayose is engaged in for his personal account to have almost ₦2bn? This is not a business acoount.

As part of EFCC investigation, they should look into his various business operations to see if he has ever pays his business taxes.

I can bet my last kobo that majority of these staff don't have any job description except to mill around and become clogs in the wheels of having a functioning government operation.

Why so many staff, no wonder our budget is too gigantic.

The NPF status quo still remains collecting ₦20...only the name is different for the IG position...wishing the new IG all the best in his post...

It will be a score line of 3-1 to England, Vardy to get a brace and Sturridge to score.

Why the confusion again among the lawyers?

Case adjourned until Sept 26th, and the case has not even started.

At this rate 'the dilector' will spend another christmas in detention.

Whilst some people like the dilector of IPOB is busying verbally attacking everyone and planning to cause mayhem in the Nigeria, some people like this young fellow is doing right to make himself, Anambra state and Nigeria in general a better place to live.

Well done young man and a bigger well done to the Governor who appointed him as a commissioner.

Ade Adesomoju, Abuja
The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, is scheduled to appear on Tuesday before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Jabi, Abuja for arraignment on charges of forgery.
Saraki will also appear before the Code of Conduct Tribunal for his ongoing trial for alleged false and anticipatory asset declaration.
Both the FCT High Court and the CCT share a boundary in Jabi area of Abuja.
Sources from the Federal Ministry of Justice confirmed to our correspondent on the telephone on Monday that Saraki alongside the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and their co-accused will appear before Justice Yusuf Halilu, for arraignment on two counts of forgery and criminal conspiracy tomorrow.
Saraki, Ekweremadu, a former Clerk to the National Assembly, Salisu Maikasu, and his deputy, Benedict Efeturi, were on June 10, charged with criminal conspiracy and forgery of the Standing Rules used for the leadership election of the presiding officers of the Senate in J‎une last year.
The Federal Government stated that the offence of conspiracy is punishable under Section 97 (1) of the Penal Code Act; and offence of forgery with “fraudulent intent” punishable under Section 364 of the same law.
Meanwhile, the Code of Conduct Tribunal had on June 15 adjourned the trial of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, till June 21.
The tribunal adjourned for the hearing of a fresh motion filed by Saraki seeking an order of the CCT disqualifying its Chairman, Danladi Umar, from further presiding over the case.
Saraki filed his fresh application accusing Umar of bias based on the remark made by the tribunal chairman at the last proceedings on June 7, 2016, while warning the defence against delay tactics.
Umar made the statement that was picked up while warning the defence that their delay tactics would not “reduce the consequences the defendant will meet in this tribunal at the end of the trial”.
Saraki, in his fresh application filed by his lawyer, Kanu Agabi (SAN), alleged that Umar’s statement would prejudice the outcome of the trial.
Saraki is being prosecuted by the Federal Government before the CCT on 16 counts, including false and anticipatory asset declaration, which he allegedly made between 2003 and 2011 when he served as the Governor of Kwara State.
He is ‎also accused of operating foreign accounts as a public officer and of receiving governor’s salary or emoluments in addition to his salary as a senator for some periods after completing his two terms as governor and got elected as a senator.

http://www.punchng.com/saraki-senate-forgery-arraignment-cc%e2%80%8et-trial-tomorrow/

No peace of mind for the wicked...