₦airaland Forum

cramjones:
This is the same dishonorable member that wanted to disgrace the Harvard educated former SEC DG because she refused to give him a N5 million bribe. This is the same Hem be that was a known cultists during his University days. This is the same Hem be that is always at the forefront of sponsoring fights. Can someone tie this Dishonorable to a pole and koboko him silly? Can someone make this cockroach a political vagabond already? Why is he still in the APC? In a saner clime after the bribe saga with Mrs Arunma Oteh, he should have been in Kirikiri...Is there still hope in the zoo?


-CramJones

GBAM!

plainol:
The pictures don't add up. They are not taken the same day. These are lies.

Very correct

Perfectwazobia:
Is the female senator from Ekiti now in APC? That is what NTA wrote.


This people want Fayose to sue them for damages a state of APC 0 PDP 16

Did anyone observe that Aisha Abubakar (the NEITI lady) did not answer Sen Olujimi's questions?

She asked if the nominee is a card carrying member of any political party.

This was not answered!

ojun50:
for 9ja, even the one buhair they do self na initial gragra

Please explain

Would you like to see this would happen in Nigeria?

Fourteen politicians in the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu have been handed jail sentences for corruption.

The members of parliament were convicted of bribery on 9 October, when President Baldwin Lonsdale was abroad.

In his absence, Parliamentary Speaker Marcellino Pipite used his powers as acting president to pardon himself and the others.

On his return the president overturned the pardons, and the Supreme Court has now ruled them unconstitutional.

The verdict puts half the governing party's MPs behind bars and makes it likely another election will be called, despite the current administration only taking power in June, according to New Zealand's TVNZ.

The original corruption allegations were that Deputy Prime Minister Moana Carcasses paid 13 opposition politicians 35 million vatu ($312,000; £202,000) last year.

On Thursday, Mr Carcasses was sentenced to four years in prison, and the others for three years each.
Justice Mary Sey, in the capital, Port Vila, said the payments were made to influence the MPs.

Those who "occupy a position of trust or authority can expect to be treated severely by the criminal law," she said, according to Australia's ABC News.

As well as the deputy prime minister, many of the other convicted MPs were also cabinet ministers, including the Foreign Minister Serge Vohor and Finance Minister Willy Jimmy.

Willy Jimmy was given a 20-month suspended sentence, as the only one to plead guilty at his original bribery trial.

Sentencing for the original corruption offences was due to happen on 22 October, so it is not clear whether the ruling that the pardons were unconstitutional affected their jail terms.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-34600561

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/13/vanuatu-speaker-pardons-himself-and-13-mps

https://boingboing.net/2015/10/22/half-of-vanuatus-government.html

I wonder if the drama has anything to do with this:

The Auditor General of the Federation, AuGF, Mr. Samuel Ukura, has threatened to sue Premium Times for misinterpreting his position in the purported response published by the medium to its Freedom of Information, FoI-backed request on the Forensic Audit report on the missing NNPC funds.

Contrary to the newspaper’s publication that Mr. Ukura blamed the long delay by his office in releasing the full audit report on the “great interest” of the presidency on the matter, the AuGF noted that “the reply to the freedom of information followed template (1) (Information not held by public institution) on page 16 of the guidelines on the implementation of the freedom of information Act 2011. Revised Edition 2013 issued by the Honorable Attorney-General of the Federation, and Minister of Justice on the 27th February, 2013 specifically defined institutions with “greater interest”.

The AuGF said, “The Office of the Auditor General for the Federation OAUGF followed this legal requirement, and the Civil service rules in the response. OAUGF identified the “Presidency” as the institution in the reply as required by the FOI Act.”


This clarification was made in a press release forwarded to DAILY POST by Barr (Mrs.) Uche Okafor Agbi, on behalf of the Auditor General for the Federation. She noted that, “For any group of persons or a media House to misinterpret this very important aspect of the Act as casting blame and to personalize any Public interest duly identified as an institution with “greater interest” is mischievous, which in no small measure calls for a legal action and the attention of the Attorney-General as His good Office has been directing”.


The online newspaper had reported that in response to its request for the document detailing the outcome of the forensic audit days before the presidency released it, Mr. Ukura said he was not in a position to release the report because the presidency has “great interest” in the information contained therein. He then purportedly advised the medium to redirect its request for the report to the presidency which had custody of the document.


http://dailypost.ng/2015/04/30/nnpc-report-auditor-general-threatens-to-sue-premium-times-over-misinterpretation/

I watched a clip of the presentation on Channels TV this morning. I you have access to Channels TV you may still be able to watch it in their bulletins this morning.

I think there's more to it that we are seeing or reading.

The first indication I had that something was going on was when the cameras zoomed in on the AG at the beginning of the report and I saw him wearing a medal on his lapel.

I thought it was odd but then dismissed it. On the premise that the man felt he should wear it since he was appearing before the president. I am of the opinion that heshould not have worn it at all except maybe to an ocassion like a presidential ball.

The second odd thing was when they showed PMB expressing his disappointment that the report did not include details of a particular activity. The president said he was expecting to find details of that activity so he could cross check the figures with those had obtained in his own research. PMB actually mentioned some figures he said was reportedly spent and that the AG's report did not indicate if the activity was carried out and a report submitted.

In the next scene the AG responded by saying that information to the activity had not been provided.

I knew right there something funny was going on.

As if to confirm that, the next scene featured the actual presentation of the report by the AG to PMB. At this point, PMB quizically pointed to the medal and asked him what the medal was and the AG responded that it was an OFR medal.

This caused a stir in the room.

Next I observed that there was no handshake between the two as is customary after such presentations.

I then realised that the AG probably wore the medal to impress PMB who must have thought in his mind "is this the sort of people that are awarded national honours?

Now reading the report in the original post and the contributions of some posters here and the fact that the constitution does not allow the AG to submit reports to any other authority than the NASS, I think that there must have been some undercurrents before the presentation.

For instance, the AG probably did not respond favourably to the request of the executive to submit the report to the preseident rather than the NASS.

Secondly as someone pointed out, it is odd that the report is only for a particular government agency.

At the end of the new report I concluded that the AG should start looking for another job!

It's not funny o!

PublicAssurance:
[size=18pt]Audu Ogbe!!!!.....i don dey hear this name since i do common entrance for 1990.......the true change we believe in..[/size]

1990?

I've been hearing the name since Shagari's days in 1979.

I think he was a minister then.

Having said that, I just have a soft spot for that man. Maybe because of his oratorical skills.

I hope PMB will not announce the list in NYC!

Only one nominee from Osun?

That must be Oyinlola!

OBJ's slot - No opposition. Not even from BAT or Ogbeni.

The military are still ruling us!

Scream:
[size=27pt]He is a Coward! [/size]

You mean she-cow is a cow-ard?

There are two teams representing Nigeria - TeamNaija and Hawx

http://cyberlympics.org/?p=2131

Truckpusher:
See as uncle Bubu just wear black kaftan like who dey mourn for Nigeria.

I thought people said GEJ was mourning in dark coloured clothes.

mpmp:
Goodluck Jonathan has run out of luck. Unfortunately, the "good" that remains has turned to bad.

Forever and ever, it will be recorded in history that Boko Haram became a household name in his time.

And please, can someone tell GEJ to stop wearing his dark, sad and gloomy looking kinda clothes.

https://www.nairaland.com/852132/gej-visits-kano-sympathise-boko/1#10024524

MichaelSokoto:
No, he's mournin GEJ's loss demise.
GEJ has been mournin since time immemorial in his usual dark clothes

https://www.nairaland.com/2137139/details-apc-press-conference/3#30554015

I thought people said GEJ was mourning in dark coloured clothes.

mpmp:
Goodluck Jonathan has run out of luck. Unfortunately, the "good" that remains has turned to bad.

Forever and ever, it will be recorded in history that Boko Haram became a household name in his time.

And please, can someone tell GEJ to stop wearing his dark, sad and gloomy looking kinda clothes.

https://www.nairaland.com/852132/gej-visits-kano-sympathise-boko/1#10024524

MichaelSokoto:
No, he's mournin GEJ's loss demise.
GEJ has been mournin since time immemorial in his usual dark clothes

https://www.nairaland.com/2137139/details-apc-press-conference/3#30554015

mikolo80:
abeg gist me. what are Ghanaians doing

A journalist is exposing corrupt judges via video recordings in which they requested bribes.

https://www.nairaland.com/2590661/accused-ghana-judges-shown-bribe

forgiveness:
Akure

The first two pictures are not of Akure. That is Allen Avenue in Ikeja!

forgiveness:
Akure

Double post

September 11 things!

I am waiting for a Nigerian to carry out a similar operation on our judges.

Our very vocal lawyers should pick up the gauntlet.

We also need a whistle blower act.

Ghana's judicial council is to start an inquiry into corruption in the judiciary after a two-year investigation by a top journalist.

Anas Aremeyaw Anas's investigation alleges that 34 judges have taken bribes and extorted money.

He says he has nearly 500 hours of video evidence on tape, which have been handed over to the chief justice.

The attorney-general has granted the journalist immunity under the whistle-blower act to pursue the story.

Chief justice Georgina Theodora Wood has summoned the 12 high court judges and 22 lower court justices implicated in

Mr Anas's investigation, which has yet to be broadcast, to appear before the judicial council on Thursday.

None of the judges implicated have so far commented on the allegations.

The BBC's Sammy Darko in Accra says during his investigation Mr Anas, who is also a lawyer, approached the judges offering bribes if they agreed to set his purported clients free.

In some instances, he pretended to be a litigant and offered bribes.

Deputy Attorney-General Dominic Ayine confirmed to the BBC that Mr Anas was granted immunity two weeks ago.

The journalist then followed a constitutional process to ensure that all the judges he named would be officially investigated by petitioning both the president and chief justice, our correspondent says.

Allegations of corruption in the judiciary are not new in Ghana - but it has been difficult to provide hard evidence to the judicial council, he says.

Ace Ankomah, from one of Ghana's biggest law firms Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa and Ankomah, told the BBC the investigation was a good opportunity to root out corruption
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"Corruption is like a cancer. You treat a cancer with chemotherapy. Tomorrow the judges are being called to face disciplinary committees. That is what gives me confidence, that things can be fixed."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-34200721

PMB just got back from Ghana, abi?

Just wait, someone will soon come and tell us it is PMB's body language that undid these judges.

:-)

PMB just got back from Ghana, abi?

Just wait, someone will soon come and tell us it is PMB's body language that undid these judges.

:-)

Double post

https://www.nairaland.com/2590661/accused-ghana-judges-shown-bribe

Some 22 of the Ghanaian judges allegedly caught on camera asking for bribes have been shown the videos at the start of the investigation, judicial sources have told the BBC.

The hearing has been held behind closed doors at the Supreme Court; the judges' responses have not been made public.

A total of 34 judges and magistrates have been accused after a two-year investigation by a local journalist.

It is the biggest scandal in the history of Ghana's judiciary.

The BBC's Sammy Darko reports from Accra that a total of 180 court officials are facing dismissal procedures, in a case that has gripped the attention of Ghanaians.

The hearing is being held behind closed doors within the Supreme Court buildings

The 22 lower court judges and magistrates have been suspended pending the investigation.

The 12 accused High Court judges have until Monday to submit their written responses to the accusations.

Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Wood will then examine their responses before deciding whether to open a formal investigation into the accusations, in which case, they would also be suspended, our correspondent says.

He says each of the accused judges has only been shown the portions concerning them.

The accused judges attended the hearings accompanied by their lawyers.

Investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas says he has nearly 500 hours of video evidence on tape, which had been handed over to the chief justice.

The attorney-general has granted him immunity under the whistle-blower act to pursue the story.

Our correspondent says the issue now is whether Mr Anas should go ahead and broadcast the video as he has said he will.
Some fear showing it will gravely undermine the authority of the court, he says.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-34210925

goshen26:
So d seller will allow u open it n insert it abi?

Abi o!
I thought I was the only one who saw this.

meforyou1:
no. nyako is not navy

Nyako is a former Chief of Naval Staff

Isn't that Nyako at the top left corner? In Navy uniform?

Oga Musiwa, wetin this one have to do with Serena?

Nigerians will praise me after I leave office – Jonathan

December 30, 2014
Talatu Usman

President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday said he will continue to do his best in solving Nigeria’s challenges, but said [b]he does not expect praise while still in office.

Mr. Jonathan said he understands that his current actions and achievements will only be justified and applauded after he had left power.

Mr. Jonathan stated this at the presidential villa when ‎a delegation of traditional rulers and leaders from Bayelsa State visited him.

The group, led by Governor Seriake Dickson, said its mission was to show solidarity with the president ahead of the 2015 election.

Amongst the notable personalities on the team were the Amayanabo of Twon-Brass, Alfred Diete-Spiff‎, Bayelsa State Chief Judge, the Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, and the former Managing Director of NDCC, Timi Alaiyibe.

Mr. Jonathan said the constant criticism of his government do not come as a surprise to him.

‎He said he is aware that if he performs poorly, the people of Bayelsa would be embarrassed, therefore he must work hard to perform well to build a better Nigeria for Nigerians.

‎”The new year is full of challenges for Nigerians because of the early elections. Everywhere will be hot from January 2nd,” the president said.

“I assure you that I am here by the grace of God with the willingness of Nigerians. If Nigerians say I
shouldn’t be here, I wouldn’t have been here. We contested election in 2011 and Nigerians voted for us.

“I am your own, if I don’t do well, the shame will be on you. If I do well, you will have some kind of pride. I will do my best,” he said.

[b]The president expressed concern over how Nigerians criticise him and his government using the social media.

“These days, there are all kinds of stories. It is all over the world, leaders are being lambasted, especially with the social media now.

“People use what knowledge had created for negative reasons. Just as I was told that the person who invented dynamite regretted that invention because he thought he was coming up with something to solve human problem, but when he got to know about the level of destruction: human lives that are being blown up because of explosion, the man regretted that invention,” he said.

“What is supposed to be used for the common good was turned to negative purposes.

“I always say that I will not even expect praises now because hardly do people praise serving leaders. It is when you leave, people will begin to know.

“When you leave, people will begin to compare what you have done over the period vis-a-vis what others have done, then they will compare you with whoever takes over.

“Probably that is the time some people will begin to say good about you. But I will do my best to make sure that we do change things.
[/b]
“We are trying to create enabling environment for our economy to thrive irrespective of the challenges we are having in the petroleum sector and the security challenges we have.

“I will do my best so that by the time I will leave, you will be able to say that when our son was there, he served the country well so that one day, another son of Bayelsa may be given another opportunity to serve Nigerians,‎” he said.

Speaking earlier, the Bayelsa State Governor, Mr. Dickson, said they were in the State House to felicitate and wish President Jonathan and his family a victorious new year.

He said the president’s home state was peaceful and was in safe hands.

He assured the president that the Bayelsa people support him.

Mr. Dickson praised the president for his transformation agenda saying it was impacting positively on Nigerians.


http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/173996-nigerians-will-praise-me-after-i-leave-office-jonathan.html