₦airaland Forum

OLADD:
It only goes to show that Buhari was a complete alien to economic, political and sociocultural architecture of Nigeria despite toiling day and night to rule the country for over 12 years. It portrays a leader who's totally naive and uncoordinated. He's now been auto piloted by the post election transition committee he set up before his inauguration. Whatever they ask him to do is what he does. Completely lost on how to kick start economic revamp.

themilanway:
PDP and corruption is so inter woven.

So in the 1st instance,Ishiaku had no business contesting in the april election?

This is unbelieveable

spidey77:
Till date, buhari has not produced his certificate...just looking at eligibility and results tho

Seunaj05:
No doubt Buhari is on the verge of splitting Nigeria. Somebody with religious and ethnic sentiments can not rule Nigeria.

REB3L:
Hh
And the girl be somewhere chilling with the ,7th dude

Flets:
Buhari and his APC govt should just own up and apologise to Nigerians on the propaganda of 5k for poor unemployed Nigerians. ....... Not like they would be forgiven but at least they might be viewed as getting serious with governance and less propaganda.

What database do we have to identify the poor and unemployed amongst us?

What logistics mechanism will be used to get the funds to the poor and at what cost in addition to the 5k?

In this period of low earnings and economic downturn, where are they going to source 6 trillion naira for a lame social welfare?

Now APC are being forced to fulfill their propaganda. amidst APC senators disagreement and Lai Mohd agreement. Very confused government. This is definitely not the right time to ask all these question, all the gullible Nigerian APC supporters should have asked themselves those questions before the election.

jimmayoy:
We all need a better Nigeria, so let the law take it's course irrespective of the personality involved. This case will tell all of us the direction of Buhari's anti corruption campaign, we all will soon know if it's still business as usual or the change have finally arrive esp we that have been following and supporting pmb from day one.

midolian:
The Federal High Court Lagos dismisses Saraki's application seeking to stop his arrest, prosecution and trial in Abuja..#CodeOfConductTribunal





http://www.channelstv.com/2015/11/06/lagos-high-court-dismisses-sarakis-application/?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

kento12:
dis luk lik one of those plans dat only ends in d books.... If the few hostels present in universities re poorly maintained, wat would happen when they decide to house the entire students within d school premises Well 4 me, i honestly dont see dis playin out... Never....

vivianblog2:
After several days of extended interrogations, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission will today arraign the former Benue State Governor, Mr. Gabriel Suswam, for money laundering and embezzlement.

The arraignment of Suswam, who ruled Benue State from 2007 to 2015, follows the filing of a nine-count charge largely bordering on money laundering to the tune of N3.1 billion against him at the Federal High Court Abuja on October 2.

Suswam and his former finance commissioner, Omodachi Okolobia were alleged to have diverted the proceeds of the sale of shares owned by the Benue State government and Benue Investment and Property Company Ltd.

The offence is punishable under section 15(3) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 20111 as amended in 2012.

It will be recalled that in a bid to set the stage for the prosecution of Suswam, the commission grilled him and his former finance commissioner, Mr. Omadachi Oklobia, for many days last month but released them on administrative bail.

The two men, it was learned from their interrogators, were shown documents relating to the alleged crimes preferred against them and they were asked to defend themselves to enable the commission to determine their culpability or otherwise.

A source in the agency confirmed, last night, that the commission was convinced that the former governor and those who aided him to lauder the funds of the state must be charged to court.

The source said: “Barring any last minute hitch, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, will formally arraign the former governor of Benue State,Gabriel Suswam before an Abuja Court tomorrow, November 4, 2014.

“The anti-graft agency had on Monday, October 2, 2015 filed a nine-count charge bordering on money laundering to the tune of N3.1 billion at a Federal High Court, Abuja.”

While Suswam is facing the trial by the EFCC, he had successfully stopped his probe by the state governor, Samuel Ortom, by securing the order of the Benue State High Court to restrain the commission of enquiry raised by the governor from investigating his tenure.

It is not clear if Suswam will also get the same court to restrain the EFCC from proceeding with his trial.

source http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/11/efcc-arraigns-suswam-over-n3-1bn-fraud-today/

Cc: lalasticlala

vivianblog2:
After several days of extended interrogations, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission will today arraign the former Benue State Governor, Mr. Gabriel Suswam, for money laundering and embezzlement.

The arraignment of Suswam, who ruled Benue State from 2007 to 2015, follows the filing of a nine-count charge largely bordering on money laundering to the tune of N3.1 billion against him at the Federal High Court Abuja on October 2.

Suswam and his former finance commissioner, Omodachi Okolobia were alleged to have diverted the proceeds of the sale of shares owned by the Benue State government and Benue Investment and Property Company Ltd.

The offence is punishable under section 15(3) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 20111 as amended in 2012.

It will be recalled that in a bid to set the stage for the prosecution of Suswam, the commission grilled him and his former finance commissioner, Mr. Omadachi Oklobia, for many days last month but released them on administrative bail.

The two men, it was learned from their interrogators, were shown documents relating to the alleged crimes preferred against them and they were asked to defend themselves to enable the commission to determine their culpability or otherwise.

A source in the agency confirmed, last night, that the commission was convinced that the former governor and those who aided him to lauder the funds of the state must be charged to court.

The source said: “Barring any last minute hitch, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, will formally arraign the former governor of Benue State,Gabriel Suswam before an Abuja Court tomorrow, November 4, 2014.

“The anti-graft agency had on Monday, October 2, 2015 filed a nine-count charge bordering on money laundering to the tune of N3.1 billion at a Federal High Court, Abuja.”

While Suswam is facing the trial by the EFCC, he had successfully stopped his probe by the state governor, Samuel Ortom, by securing the order of the Benue State High Court to restrain the commission of enquiry raised by the governor from investigating his tenure.

It is not clear if Suswam will also get the same court to restrain the EFCC from proceeding with his trial.

source http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/11/efcc-arraigns-suswam-over-n3-1bn-fraud-today/ even with the fact that bullhari doesn't have the balls to jail any one since his Ascension, bullhari should pls show us he gat balls by ensuring this guy is jailed for a long time.

Cc: lalasticlala

techmart:
Jamb should try and make HND degree equals to Bachelor in Technology like proposed... that will beat down the number of applicants into universities, and the applicants for polytechnics will be more

smsshola:
u av to be a member if not u can't make comment or post a topic of ur own. Login as a new member register ur user name then u can contribute.

Anyway welcome on board.

alcmene:
Nigeria has hired mercenaries to combat Boko Haram as military chiefs face a December deadline to crush the militants, according to senior military sources.

Turkish news agency, Anadolu Agency, reports that the mercenaries, estimated at around 250 personnel and hired from South Africa-based private contractor Specialized Tasks, Training, Equipment and Protection (STTEP), are being deployed along with fighter jets in Operation Fire Force, a source at Nigeria’s defense headquarters said on condition of anonymity.

“The mercenaries have been reengaged and their platforms are being deployed,” the source said. “By platforms, I mean fighter jets, helos [helicopters], coms [communication], surveillance, medics, etc.”

STTEP includes veterans from the South African apartheid era who will work with and train a Nigerian strike force, according to the source.

Another army source confirmed the development to Anadolu Agency. “There is definitely something happening in that direction,” the source said, again on condition of anonymity.

According to STTEP’s official website, the company’s trainers and advisers are drawn from “conventional, clandestine, and covert units of the pre-1994 South African Defense Force”.

It claims to have a proven track record of success in Africa, the Middle East, the Far East and Central and South America.

Describing the use of mercenaries to fight militants as “shameful” during the March 2015 election campaign, Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari condemned the practice. Buhari, a retired general, said the practice represented the depth of weakness of the Nigerian army.

Asked why the Buhari administration is again deploying mercenaries, the defense HQ source said it appeared to be the most practical option if headway was to be made against militants whose guerilla tactics are new to the Nigerian military.

Nigeria claimed significant success against the militants in the run-up to the March election, with some analysts crediting the mercenaries.

Boko Haram threat

Boko Haram has emerged as a serious threat in Nigeria. More than 1,700 people have been killed since Buhari took office on May 29, according to an Oct. 7 report from the International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law. Since then, more than 100 have died in suicide bombings in Borno and Yobe states.

According to the army HQ source, the Buhari administration initially terminated the mercenary contract because it was “opaque and without accountability”. However, a new agreement was reached to boost the counterinsurgency operation.

“As it stands now, huge amounts of monies are owed to the contractors as fulfillment for the previous engagement,” the HQ source added. “So they are starting a new engagement for an initial period of three months. As for their outstanding balances, investigations are being carried out to ensure everything is above board.”

The Nigerian military did not respond to Anadolu Agency’s request for comment.

However, presidential spokesman Garba Shehu denied the government was engaging mercenaries again.

“It is true that the previous administration hired South African mercenaries to fight Boko Haram,” he said. “They, however, left with the government that brought them.”

“Since coming into office, this government did not have any engagement with mercenaries of any kind and there are no plans to do so.”

Siphiwe Dlamini, a spokesman for the South African National Defense Force (SANDF), said his country did not have any troops in Nigeria but could not say if private mercenaries were operating there.

“I wish to reiterate there are no SANDF personnel in Nigeria fighting Boko Haram,” he told Anadolu Agency. “If there are South Africans who are there as you allege they are not our members but private citizens.”

“I cannot comment on what private citizens are doing in any part of the world.”

STTEP did not respond to emailed requests for comment.

Earlier this year, South Africa’s Defense Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula issued a stern warning to South African mercenaries, saying they had no business in Nigeria and should be arrested on their return.

“Now that the matter has been brought to our attention, it is [up to us] to verify that information as the government,” she told broadcaster SABC at the time. “The police have a responsibility to make sure that when they come back these people are arrested.”

South African law forbids its citizens from participating in foreign wars. Most South African mercenaries are believed to be soldiers who fought for the apartheid regime.

Impending campaign

The Nigerian army has spoken about impending military deployments against Boko Haram, saying in a statement over the weekend that the country’s sovereignty was under threat.

“The next few days would be crucial to the operation Lafiya Dole [Peace by Force],” army chief Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai said in a message to troops. “It is also crucial to our country Nigeria. Our sovereignty as a nation is threatened.”

“The Nigerian army and indeed the military as the symbol of our nationhood is being challenged. Our ability to stand and defeat the Boko Haram terrorists in the next few weeks will determine the future of our country.”

The use of mercenaries is not a new phenomenon in Nigeria’s conflicts. Hundreds of French mercenaries fought on the side of Biafran rebels against the Nigerian army in the late 1960s.

However, recall that President Muhammadu Buhari recently gave a December deadline to the military to end the insurgency ravaging the north-east.

But in a dramatic u-turn last Monday, Service Chiefs told the President that their effort to completely rout out Boko Haram insurgents in the insurgency-ravaged region, may not be feasible after all, as it was being threatened by weather and logistics.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/dec-deadline-again-nigeria-hires-mercenaries-to-battle-boko-haram/

dharay99:

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midolian:
http://saharareporters.com/2015/10/18/ministerial-nominee-anthony-anwukah-was-convicted-high-court-corruption

otipoju:
....when they start with wike, I hope he will not cry witchhunting.

socialmediaman:
Read Carefully and Understand why all this is happening

Exchange rate doesn't just get devalued because of what happened today, it is as a result of what happened yesterday. Buhari's government hasn't done anything that warrants devaluation of our currency. Observe that the report said the devaluation has been long overdue, they were probably waiting for GEJ to win the election before they told us the truth about how bad things had become, hope you didn't forget when GEJ told workers on May Day to prepare for hard times.

During the Global Economic crisis of 2008-2009, Yar'Adua had saved up to $62 billion dollars from the $43 billion OBJ left in the Foreign reserve before leaving office, the CBN used some of this to cushion the effects of the economic crunch...

Fast forward to the time of GEJ, Nigeria started witnessing oil boom again, GEJ couldn't save anything in the foreign reserve, he rather depleted it to an all time low of $29 billion dollars, he could not even invest the money he didn't save into the economy, not even after causing hardship on Nigerians after increasing the price of petrol, remember it was this same period that he started wasting 2 trillion naira on subsidy thieves, apart from that his government started granting fraudulent import waivers that caused Nigeria a loss of over $20 billion dollars, not to mention that his government through the NNPC mismanaged at least N3.8 trillion of Nigeria's revenue, it was all Jamboree. The most annoying part was that out of all these trillions, he could only afford to spend only N15 billion naira on Youwin project to create few jobs for the very youths who stood by him all through his jamboree government, but he was paying over 2 trillion to cabals who even abandoned him after he lost election.

Even with the oil price crumble, almost empty Federation account and only $29 billion in foreign reserve, Buhari was able to save $700 million in just 1 month to shore up our foreign reserve as a matter of urgency so that we won't be faced with hardship with the rising dollar, oil price fall and inflation.

Let's call a spade a spade, we are the ones who will suffer the financial crisis created by GEJ, we must support Buhari to recover all our money from GEJ and his cronies, they didn't steal money for us, thy stole for themselves and their families while we fight on their behalf, we must ask them to return our money. Leave only those who are being paid to support them them to do thier jobs, do not join them, let's all work together and put them to shame!

Dannyset:
This man keep making sense.
He never forget or negotiate what he stands for, and at the same time he does his party's bidding(remember the NASS election that all PDP voted Saraki).
These are the kind of people that should constitute our govt especially the legislative arm. Those who can connect and link politics to the people.
These days, he makes more sense to the whole of PDP put together. Well, I don't pray we have more of u in that Yeye PDP, so that the party can fall totally.
Henceforth, I declare you out of the camp of the Wailing Wailers.

Saifullah01:
I agree with you but let's not go the way of the last administration through impulsive or reactionary action. Rather we need strategic and preemptive measures. Never mind the initial gra gra of BH.
This administration plans to go after not only the stem (foot soldiers) but also their root (sponsors). That's why u see the desperation on the part of BH
.

If u hav 10mins to chop down a tree spending 7 mins sharpening ur axe isn't a waste!

Kingkamal:
Sharapp. There's still time

Dannyset:
These people think Nigeria is a Local Government abi? I don't think they know what governing a dilapidated State entails. I don't think they know the level of damages that has been done to this country by the outgone govt. If they knew, they would even want to consult heaven for solution.

Firefire:
Buhari may have good intentions but the goats around him will prefer to continue the enslavement of Nigeria and continue the looting.