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YemiHadid:
Five Devastating Facts About Hillary
Clinton’s Foreign Funder, Gilbert Chagoury
by JEROME HUDSON
11 Aug 2016

The release of nearly 300 pages of emails belonging to then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, which shine a spotlight on the crony connections Clinton facilitated between the State Department and her family foundation, highlights a particularly damning Clinton Foundation donor named Gilbert Chagoury. Chagoury is a wealthy Lebanese construction magnate and longtime friend of former President Bill Clinton. His worldwide exploits were heavily documented in The New York Times bestselling book Clinton Cash, authored by Breitbart News Senior Editor-at-Large Peter Schweizer.

In Chagoury, one finds a clear-cut example of how foreign influencers bought access to the Clintons by funneling donations to the Clinton Foundation while Hillary Clinton was in command of the State Department. Here are five of the most devastating facts about one of the Clintons’ closest cronies:

1. Gilbert Chagoury donated nearly a half-million dollars to Democratic party voter efforts before attending the Clintons’ White House Christmas party.

In 1996, Gilbert Chagoury donated $460,000 to a controversial Miami-based Democratic voter-registration group called Vote Now 96. As a foreign citizen, Chagoury is barred from donating directly to elected officials or political parties. But his three contributions of $200,000, $10,000, and $250,000, made in September and October 1996, were completely legal because Vote Now 96 was a nonprofit organization. Just two months after making his six-figure donations, Chagoury was among the 250 guests who attended the Clintons’ White House Christmas party.

2. Chagoury was convicted of laundering millions.
In 2000, Switzerland convicted Chagoury of money-laundering and “aiding a criminal organization in connection with the billions of dollars stolen from Nigeria during the [Sani] Abacha years” of military dictatorship, according to a PBS Frontline report . Chagoury later entered a plea deal, and the charges were expunged.

3. Chagoury’s name was once on a federal no-fly list.
After the failed Christmas day bombing of an American passenger plane by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab in 2010, Chagoury’s name was added to a federal terrorist no-fly list. The billionaire admitted to being an acquaintance of Abdulmutallab’s father, who is a Nigerian banker.

4. Chagoury was named a “kingpin”
of Nigerian corruption. In July 2004, Nigeria’s then-top anti-corruption prosecutor, Nuhu Ribadu, watched as Chagoury’s private jet landed and then, abruptly, took off — allowing the corrupt businessman to escape arrest.

Ribadu’s office spent years building a corruption case against Chagoury, who was once a senior adviser to Nigeria’s longtime dictator Sani Abacha. According to a PBS Frontline report , “Ribadu says that Chagoury made it possible for Abacha to steal billions of dollars and lined his own pockets in the process.”

5. Chagoury admitted in British court
to bribery.
In 2001, the construction magnate
confessed in a British court to assisting the family of deceased Nigerian dictator, Sani Abacha, in transferring $300 million into foreign bank accounts. Despite Chagoury’s many troubling transgressions, the Clinton Foundation gladly accepted a $1-$5 million donation from the nefarious figure.

It is also worth noting that Chagoury’s company, the Chagoury Group, pledged $1 billion to the Clinton Global Initiative in 2009, the same year the Clinton Global Initiative awarded the Chagoury Group its annual prize for “sustainable development.” The money pledged was at the heart of Sen. David Vitter’s (R) probe into whether Chagoury’s cozy relationship with the Clintons played a roll inClinton’s State Department’s delay of a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) designation on Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram; an FTO classification would have severely hampered Chagoury’s business endeavors in Nigeria.

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Majority of the 38 officers compulsorily retired by the Nigerian Army two months ago were sent away without recourse to the military rules of disengagement,” PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report today.

The army had in June announced the compulsory retirement of 38 officers on different ranks on the grounds of alleged professional misconduct during the 2015 general elections, as well as involvement in the $2.1 billion arms procurement scandal.

The affected officers include Major-Generals F. O. Alli, E.J. Atewe, I. N. Ijoma, L. C. Ilo, TC Ude, Letam Wiwa, SD Aliyu, M.Y Ibrahim, LC Ilo and O. Ejemai.
Others were Brigadier-Generals D. M. Onoyeiveta, A. S. O. Mormoni Bashir, A.S.H Sa’ad, A. I. Onibasa, D. Abdusalam, L.M. Bello, KA Essien, B. A. Fiboinumama and I. M. Lawson.

Also affected were Cols. I. O. Ahhachi, P. E. Ekpenyong, T. T. Minimah, O. U. Nwonkwo, and F. D. Kayode, Lt-Cols C. O. Amadi, K. O. Adimogha, T. E. Arigbe, O. A. Baba Ochankpa, D. B. Dazang, O. C. Egemole, Enemchukwu, A. Mohammed, A. S. Mohammed, G. C. Nyekwu, T. O. Oladintoye, C. K. Ukoha and Major A. T. Williams.

In the June 9 letters, seen by PREMIUM TIMES, to the affected officers, their compulsory retirement was hinged on “provisions of Paragraph 09.02c (4) of the Harmonised Terms and Conditions of Service for Officers 2012 (Revised)”.

The referenced section – 09.02c (4) – of the Harmonised Terms and Conditions of Service for Officers 2012 (Revised), shows the officers were laid off “on disciplinary grounds i.e. serious offence(s)”.
Emphasizing “service exigencies” and that the “military must remain apolitical and professional at all times”, Army spokesperson, Sani Usman, a colonel,on June 10, released a statement, disclosing what could have constituted the “serious offences” which warranted the 38 officers to be compulsorily retired.


“It should be recalled that not too long ago some officers were investigated for being partisan during the 2015 general elections,” the statement said.
“Similarly, the investigation by the Presidential Committee investigating Defence Contracts revealed a lot. Some officers have already been arraigned in court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),” Colonel Usman said.
Although, some of the officers, who were shocked by their sudden retirement, had alleged ethnic cleansing, the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, said the army embarked upon the exercise to remove those “who in one way or the other jeopardized the fight against insurgency and other issues bordering on national security.”
He also said that there was no better time to send the officers away than the time they were retired.
But PREMIUM TIMES investigations revealed that the Army breached its own rule by retiring most of the officers without query or indictment by any panel, thereby raising question of arbitrariness.
However, contrary to the claim by the Army, our investigations showed that only a few of the affected officers were queried, tried and indicted.
Others had their careers abruptly cut short for reasons that smacks of high-level arbitrariness, pettiness, witch-hunting and partisanship by authorities of the Army.
While officers cleared by either arms procurement panel or election panel were retired, others who were not questioned at all were also sent away.
Our findings revealed that nine officers, holding the rank of Major General, 11 Brigadier Generals, seven Colonels and 11 Lieutenant Colonels, amounting to 38 officers in sum, were laid off.
Highly placed sources in the Army told PREMIUM TIMES that out of the Major Generals, only one – E.D. Atewe (N/7674) faced a panel and was indicted. Mr. Atewe was indicted by the presidential arms probe panel, and he is currently being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Although S.D. Aliyu (N/7711); M.Y. Aliyu (N/8114) GOC 7 Division; Fatai Alli, (N/7914) a former Director of Operations in the Army, also faced presidential arms panel but they were cleared. Yet they were laid off for “serious offence”, our investigations revealed.
Other five Major Generals – L. Wiwa (N/7665), who is late Ken Saro-Wiwa’s brother; I.N. Ijeoma (N/8304); T.C Ude (N/7866); L.C. Ilo (N/8320); O. Ejemau (N/8340) were neither queried nor indicted by any panel.
On June 9, they received letters via emails, directing them to proceed on compulsory retirement.
Brigadier Generals had to go because of their loyalties

The cases of the affected Brigadier Generals are not different; only one of them – A.I Onibasa (N/9072) was indicted by the presidential panel on arms procurement.
Sources told PREMIUM TIMES that the remaining 10 officers were simply retirement because they were suspected to be have failed to help this regime to power.
For instance, two officers were laid off because of their ties to the embattled former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, our sources said.
The two officers – A.S.H. Sa’ad (N/8392), who was at the Directorate of Military Intelligence; and Mormoni Bashir (N/8396), former principal staff officer to Mr. Dasuki – were retired without indictment. Although, Mr. Sa’ad faced a panel, he was not found to have engaged in any wrongdoing.
For his alleged close ties to a former Army Chief, Kenneth Minimah, D. Abdulsalam (N/9169) was sent away.
Koko Essien (N/8794), a former Brigade Commander, 2 Brigade, Port Harcourt, faced the election panel but was cleared. Mr. Essien was laid off nonetheless, like Bright Fibioinumana (N/8399); L.N. Bello (N/8799), former Brigade Commander, 34 Brigade Owerri; and M.G. Alli Moundhey, former Director, Campaign Planning in the North East Operations, who were even not queried in the first place.
Although, the Nigerian Army said the affected officers were retired for either involvement in the 2015 general elections or arms procurement fraud, our investigations showed that officers who were not in Nigeria at the time of the elections were also sacked.
That was the case of I.B. Lawson (N/8812) and G.O. Agachi (N/9363) who were Defence Attaches at Nigeria’s missions in China and Benin Republic respectively.
According to a document seen by this newspaper, they retired for allegedly committing “serious offence”.
But they were never informed of their offences nor were they invited to face any panel of inquiry, army insiders say.


“They aided PDP to get votes”
Many Colonels and Lieutenant Colonels who were laid off on June 9 were merely suspected of failing to cooperate with the All Progressives Congress to garner votes in the 2015 elections, sources told PREMIUM TIMES.
In one instance, T.A Williams (N/11469) a Major; and A. Mohammed (N/10659), a Lieutenant Colonel, both attached to the 195 Battalion, Agenebode, Edo State, with the latter as Commanding Officer, were said to have been flushed out because of complaint of not cooperating with the APC, brought against them. But Mr. Mohammed was said to be away in the North-East at the time and played no role during the election. Yet he was retired.
Similarly, in Rivers State, Army insiders said, APC officials accused four officers attached to the 332 Air Defence Regiment (B. Odiankpa – N/10417) and ; 5 Battalion, Elele (A.S. Mohammed -N10662); 2 Brigade Garrison, Port Harcourt (A.Adimoha – N/10421); 29 Battalion Port Harcourt (T.O. Oladuntoye (N/10338) of aiding the PDP in the state.
Our findings revealed that these officers, accused of partisanship, were not queried or investigated before they were asked to forced to leave the army.
In one curious case, documents seen by this newspaper revealed that Lt. Col A. Mohammed was in the North East, not Agenebode, but somehow his name was among those listed for alleged partisanship.
The former Commanding Officer, 93 Battalion, Takum, O.C. Egemole (N/10423), who was also compulsorily retired, was also accused of “not doing enough” to avert APC loss in Taraba State. He was also neither queried nor investigated.
Seven colonels on the list of the compulsory retirees had no formal charge issued to them nor did they face panel before they were laid off.
For instance O.U. Nwankwo (N/9678) was studying at the University of Ibadan while M.A. Suleiman (N/10030) was in Chad as Defence Attaché before they were suddenly retired.
Then, C.K. Ukoha (N/10319) was in Abuja during the elections, insiders told us, but was accused of taking part in electoral fraud in Benin and was retired.
Also, without probe or indictment for any offence, T. Minimah (N/10185), brother to former Army Chief, Kenneth Minimah, was also removed from his post in Benin and retired.
Did the retirements follow due process?
PREMIUM TIMES checks indicated the army violated its own rules in the ways the officers were disengaged.
The Harmonized Terms and Conditions of Service for Officers whose paragraph 09.02c (4) was relied upon to remove the officers, originates from the Armed Forces Act.
The section cited by the Army provides that an officer may be compulsorily retired “on disciplinary grounds i.e. serious offence(s)” without defining what constitutes “serious offences”.
But the principal law – the Armed Forces Act – establishes all actions that constitute offences in the Military.
The Act prescribes steps to be taken in punishing offences, and a review shows no section empowers the Army Council to arbitrarily punish or compulsorily retire officers for any offence.
In fact, the Army Council, in Section 11(a-f) of the Act, has no power to retire any officer on disciplinary ground without compliance with the steps prescribed by law.
“Army did no wrong; affected officers can seek redress”
The spokesperson for the Army, Sani Usman, a Colonel, however insisted the officers were properly retired.
“Those that were compulsorily retired had one problem or the other that warranted their compulsory retirement from the Army,” Mr. Usman told PREMIUM TIMES.
“Basically that’s it. And whoever is not satisfied with that should please seek redress. They are quite familiar with the terms and conditions of service.
“None of them was arbitrarily retired and they know. Army can’t just retire you without any offence or because the Chief of Army Staff does not like your face.
“It is not for them to go to newspaper. They were advised to write the Commander-in-Chief through the Chief of Defence Staff to seek redress. Their records are there and they will be given cogent reason why they were asked to retire compulsorily.”
Mr. Usman was evasive when asked whether all the affected officers were queried or formally indicted before they were forced out of service.

Papasmal:
I don't care what u think about this analysis , this is not just assumption it is a fact

It took PDP 16 yrs to make $ =N197, but took APC 1 yr to make N405

It took PDP 16 yrs to destroy Nigeria, but it took APC 1 yr to massacre, dismantle, kill and bury Nigeria

It took PDP 16 yrs to make fuel N87/Litre, Kerosene N100/ Litre, diesel N115 / litre, but it took APC 1 yr to make fuel N145, Kerosene N210 and diesel N300.

It took PDP 16 yrs to make Nigeria corrupt, but it took APC just 1 yr to make it a FANTASTICALLY A Corrupt Nation.

It took PDP 16 yrs to stabilise the price of rice at N7000 per bag and APC just 1 yr to project it to N18000 per bag.

It took Goodluck Jonathan 5 yrs to travel to 15 countries but it has only taken 14 months for Buhari to travel to 30 countries.

It took Jonathan 5 yrs to domesticate agricultural products with huge exports but 1 yrs for APC to import grasses from Brazil and nothing more.

It took PDP 16 yrs to apply resounding economic policies that Banks grow but took APC 1 year to apply policies which they plead with Banks not to sack more staff

fulanmafia:
You can take an Mgbeke out of the ghetto, but you can never take the ghetto out of an Mgbeke.

Afikpo chic....nothing do ya

Izonpikin:
...this guy something dey pain am wey i no know... ...and mr progressive01 which group do you fall under??...afonja or....

DIKEnaWAR:
Seriously, I followed all of Abu Sidiq's post; dude is a clown and have a warped judgement sometimes, like Omojuwa, but that does not make Okupe innocent or EFCC right in 'kidnapping' him.

He was one of those urging Buhari on in his rape on the constitution and abuse of human rights of citizens. They didn't know that Buhari is just rearing his ugly dictator-head.

We can't abandon him, cos an injury to one is an injury to all. We don't know who might be next. Abu Sidiq and his goons should know that it doesn't matter which political divide you stand today. What matters is Nigeria.

crazygod:
From what I heard from a Waec official, the exam body don't really do fair marking. They intentionally mark certain states higher than some other states. For instance, Lagos state has the highest marking criteria and that simply means when a student in Lagos gets a C, another student in a state like kano or borno with the same raw score will be graded with an A.
This is simply the reason why you will see schools in some states getting all As and they can't defend it in post UME.
Post UME to me is a true test for a potential undergraduate academic ability.

aresssa:
lmao.... To earn from what exactly?


How to export imaginary $5 million roadside ugu or how to roam around town with cameramen, loudspeaker and microphone like a jobless losers?


I just wonder why the twitter nuisance representing bayelsa did not ask his own useless and worthless salary owing governor to go and help obingo look for ugu in anambra...


I just wonder if na anambra people send this clown to abuja abi na bayelsa people..


bayelsa people don hit predicament...

royalvalentine19:
did i just hear that guy say? Did he just said best? I suspect photoshop !here is another result below

FlirtyKaren:
A woman slapped her husband today at the Lagos state University Teaching Hospital after seeing a nude photo on his phone.

Do you think what this wife did was wrong?


http://www.lailasblog.com/2016/08/woman-slaps-husband-at-luth-car-park.html

investnow2013:
C-O-N-G-R-A-T-U-L-A-T-I-O-N!!!
She Is The Best WAEC Candidate In the Whole of West Africa [2016].

Miss Vivian Chinemerem ILOABUCHI scored the highest grade in the 2016 WAEC exams. She had A1 in all her 9 papers.
I am celebrating her in a special way this Sunday, afternoon.
Ndalu, Chinemerem.
Go to Igbo Dictionary for the meaning of her surname, you conclude that it is dangerous hating Igbos. YOU WILL NEVER GO FAR...

Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/Chidi2chidi

Greatzeus:
https://www.nairaland.com/3273309/waec-result-student-st-francis

investnow2013:
C-O-N-G-R-A-T-U-L-A-T-I-O-N!!!
She Is The Best WAEC Candidate In the Whole of West Africa [2016].
Miss Vivian Chinemerem ILOABUCHI scored the highest grade in the 2016 WAEC exams. She had A1 in all her 9 papers.
I am celebrating her in a special way this Sunday, afternoon.
Ndalu, Chinemerem.
Go to Igbo Dictionary for the meaning of her surname, you conclude that it is dangerous hating Igbos. YOU WILL NEVER GO FAR...
Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/Chidi2chidi

Adminisher:
After one year and six months? Please get real and stop insulting our intelligence. Buhari has even finished the work. There is nothing left to do than fighting corruption and defence / security .

In one more year everything will be okay. All structural economic problem of Nigeria are being solved with Naira devaluation and fuel Subsidy removal . It will be painful but 2017/2018 will be better

ayokujero:
I am aware of your Maths skills but I didn't say 2bags
I said 50kg

Eziokwu1:
Old Topic
https://www.nairaland.com/3166026/imo-highest-number-utme-candidates

labamo07:
@op you posted a pic with N8200 and you are quoting N16, 000. Where did you get your price from?................

danjumakolo:
Unfortunately these inward remittance in the very one that feeds the black market.The only way CBN can control these is to be the sole platform to collect these remittance such that she pays the beneficiaries at official rate.So

YourNemesis:
Outdated already.