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Lol! So defecting to APC couldn't save him.

Let them come back home nah

For me, is better dey lockdown those state governors and their appointees than we the poor masses.
Or are we the one transmitting this virus to them?
Pls, leave the common man alone.
We have being moving out and in nothing do us.

The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has said that $15.3million, which is part of the money Olalekan Jacob Ponle aka Woodberry stole, was stashed away in a Bitcoin (BTC) wallet.

Woodberry was arrested alongside Ramon Olorunwa Abbas aka Hushpuppi and 10 others in Dubai, UAE over cyber-fraud involving 1.9 million victims to the tune of N168 billion.

They have all been extradited to the US, where they will face charges of conspiracy to commit fraud.

In an affidavit, the FBI noted that Woodberry received the said amount between January and September 2019.

Woodberry allegedly staged business email compromise (BEC) schemes targeting accounts through computer intrusion techniques, to carry out unauthorized transfer of funds from victim companies.

It resulted in a Chicago-based company losing $2,300,000 while another firm was defrauded into transferring a total of $15,268,000, part of which was stashed away in BTC wallet.

“Preliminary blockchain analysis indicates that PONLE received at least 1,494.71506296 bitcoin related to these BEC schemes, valued at approximately $6,599,499.98,” the affidavit read.

“These schemes resulted in attempted and actual losses to victim companies in the tens of millions. PONLE directed money mules in the US to open bank accounts in the names of victim companies.

“Proceeds from BEC schemes, ranging from hundreds of thousands of dollars to millions of dollars, were then wired by unwitting employees to the bank accounts opened by PONLE’s mules.

“PONLE then instructed the mules to convert the proceeds to Bitcoin and to send the proceeds of the BEC schemes to a bitcoin wallet that he owned and operated.”

BTC transactions are recorded in the Bitcoin blockchain, but the identities of the individuals or entities are accounted for on the public ledger, making the platform partially anonymous in nature.

https://dailypost.ng/2020/07/06/hushpuppi-15-3m-stolen-by-woodberry-from-us-companies-may-not-be-recovered-fbi-hints/

The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Maitama, Abuja, on Monday rejected the bid to field an official of Ecobank Plc to as a prosecution witness in the trial of a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, and six others.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is prosecuting the defendants on amended 10 counts of fraud, with the ex-SGF being accused of benefiting illegally from the approval of N544m for grass-cutting and simplified irrigation in the North -East region of the country.

Others with whom Lawal is being prosecuted by the EFCC are his brother, Hamidu David Lawal; a director of Rholavision Engineering Limited; an employee of the company, Sulaiman Abubakar and the Managing Director of Josmon Technologies Limited, Apeh John.

All the defendants had pleaded not guilty to the charges..

Justice Jude Okeke, in a ruling on Monday, upheld the defendants’ objection which they had earlier raised on June 10, 2020 agaisnt the testimony of an Ecobank’s Compliance Officer, Chidi Eboigbe,

The judge anchored his decision, disallowing the witness based on the failure of the anti-corruption agency to include Eboigbe in its list of witnesses served beforehand on the defendants.

He ruled that the omission by the commission violated Section 379 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2011.

He, however, however ruled that the EFCC could still call the witness to testify after amending its proof of evidence to include Eboigbe as a witness in its list of witnesses.

EFCC’s lawyer, Offem Uket, asked for an adjournment to file the additional proof of evidence.

Defence lawyer, Chief Akin Olujinmi (SAN), expressed displeasure over EFCC’s request for an adjournment which he said was informed by the commission’s failure to keep its house in order.

Another defence lawyer, Sunday Ameh (SAN), representing the second defendant, adopted Olujinmi’s position.

Justice Okeke adjourned till September 14 and 16 for continuation of trial.

https://punchng.com/court-stops-banker-from-testifying-against-babachir-lawal/

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Monday lamented the increasing rate of COVID-19 cases among people in government, saying it was directly impacting on governance and security in the country.

The PTF Chairman and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, who stated this at the task force press briefing in Abuja, also said the possibility of ordering a fresh total lockdown to curtail further spread of the virus could not be ruled out.

The SGF, who advised prominent Nigerians to take COVID-19 protocols seriously, said the virus does not respect status.

Mustapha’s warning came amid rising cases of COVID-19 among state governors and other prominent Nigerians. Recently state governors, including David Umahi of Ebonyi, Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta and their Ondo State counterpart, Rotimi Akeredolu, contracted the virus.

Warning people in authority, the SGF said, “Of recent, we have witnessed a high rate of positive cases especially among people in authority. This has a direct impact on governance and security of our nation. We urge that vigilance and care should be exhibited by all Nigerians, irrespective of status. This virus does not discriminate and the PTF shall keep sustaining its sensitisation messaging.”

We can’t rule out fresh total lockdown – PTF

When asked if the task force would be considering a fresh lockdown in the face of what it observed as disregard for guidelines, Mustapha said events of coming weeks would determine the next line of action.

He said, “We will not speculate on what will happen in future but we will protect the lives of Nigerians.

“To achieve that, if it means to lock down again, we will not shy away from that responsibility. We will recommend to the President who will look at the report and take a decision on our recommendation. What happens in the next two three weeks will determine what we will do.”

PTF meets security agencies

The SGF also said members of the task force met with heads of security agencies earlier on Monday.

He said the meeting centred on how to enforce compliance with guidelines among other issues.

The Minister of Health, Ehanire Osagie, said the ministry planned to boost overall COVID-19 sample collection by preparing all eligible public and private hospitals nationwide to become collection sites.

He said a 17-man team of the ministry left Abuja for Calabar to engage with the Cross River State Government in setting up its COVID-19 response and aligning it with the national response.

WASCE holds in August and September

The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, said the West African Senior School Certificate Examination would take place between August 4 and September 5, 2020.

He also said that the decontamination of the 19, 159 registered centres for this year’s WASCE was not the sole responsibility of government as many of them were private schools.

The minister stated, “As soon as we conclude WASCE, we will take up the NABTEB (National Business and Technical Examinations Board) and NECO (National Examinations Council) exams.”

Shedding more light on the meeting of the PTF with security chiefs, the National Coordinator of the PTF, Dr Sani Aliyu, said the task force sought their assistance in the enforcement of the use of face masks.”


https://punchng.com/we-may-propose-fresh-lockdown-after-two-weeks-says-task-force/

I keep wondering how other sicknesses seized to exist other than covid19.

Under a government that told us fight against corruption one of her key agenda.

Oluwatoyin Ojaomo, the lawyer of the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, has said the forces behind corruption in Nigeria are more powerful than Covid-19.

Ojaomo said this on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme on Monday while reacting to the investigation of Magu by a Presidential panel.

The lawyer said his client was under probe because the recoveries he announced publicly and the funds remitted to the government’s coffers did not correspond.

He said the funds remitted were more than the monies declared.

Ojaomo said, “When you are fighting corruption, the forces behind corruption are so powerful; they are more powerful than Covid-19. You can imagine what is happening. Instead of Magu to be celebrated, those powerful corrupt persons who have the media backing them are trying to call a dog a bad name so they can hang it.”

The lawyer said asset recovery was a continuous process and as such there would always be discrepancies in figures.

Also speaking, activist Auwal Musa aka Rafsanjani, said Magu’s experience has again shown the need for a legal framework on asset recovery and management.

Rafsanjani, who is the Head, Transparency International, said if Magu is humiliated, it could also discourage those who are genuinely dedicated to the fight against corruption.

“I don’t think it is a good development for persons who are fighting corruption to be framed,” he said.

“Instead of looking at Magu, we should look at the legal and institutional deficits in the area of recovery,” he added.


https://punchng.com/forces-behind-corruption-stronger-than-covid-19-magus-lawyer/

Peter Dada, Akure

The former Secretary to the Ondo State Government, Mr. Sunday Abegunde, on Monday said the Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, didn’t win the election in 2016 but that some of them made it possible for him to become governor.

He also said he had to resign from the Akeredolu-led government following the ill-treatment meted out to him by the governor for the three and a half years he was with him.

The former SSG said these in an interview he granted in the Yoruba language on Crest FM, Akure, shortly after he tendered his resignation to the state governor in a letter he personally signed on Monday.

The resignation letter titled ‘Letter of Resignation’ read, “I, Hon. Ifedayo Sunday Abegunde, the Secretary to the State Government of Ondo State hereby tender my letter of resignation.

“I want to thank Mr Governor for giving me the opportunity to serve the Government and people of Ondo State.

“Again, my family and I wish Mr Governor quick recovery.”

He boasted that he was one of the APC chieftains who worked vigorously for Akeredolu to ensure he was made the governor in 2016.

He said, “I suffered in his (Akeredolu) administration because he didn’t release any fund for my office grants. He has been telling lies that he was giving me N5m every month even when he knew he didn’t give me such money.

“Where on Earth did the governor give me such funds? Recently, I reported him to Governor Fayemi of Ekiti State and he promised to invite both of us to Abuja for settlement. I remember that I told Fayemi that I was going to spit on the face of Akeredolu if he repeated the lie that he was giving me N5m monthly if we meet face to face, and I would then return to Akure to resign and as well Inform the public of his looting sprees.

“Akeredolu didn’t win the election in 2016 but we made it possible for him to become governor. We were the pillars behind him and we will not support him again. He will lose this time around.”

Abegunde, a two-term member of the House of Representatives further said that he resigned because he could no longer be part of a government that made its subjects pass through hardship.

“The Akeredolu’s administration is making the entire people of the state suffer and I cannot be part of that any longer. Everyone is suffering. He doesn’t pay salaries at the right time. As a matter of fact, Akeredolu has not performed to the expectations of the masses apart from the roads he is rehabilitating.

“Akeredolu has turned Former Governor Mimiko to a saint with his own abysmal performance. We now see that Mimiko did well as governor because he gave his people enough funds to operate. I had worked with three governor’s, and I can say that in the history of Ondo State, Akeredolu is the worst governor,” Abegunde said.

https://punchng.com/akeredolu-didnt-win-the-election-in-2016-ex-ssg/

This Coro is shaking Lagos well well.

By Chioma Obinna

Immediate past General Manager of the Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Agency, LASIMRA, Chief Jide Odekunle, during the administration of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode in Lagos State is dead. He was said to have died at age 53 of COVID-19 complications.

A top government official who confirmed this to Vanguardsaid late Odekunle died of COVID-19 complications at the Onikan isolation centre.

The source also stated that his death came as a rude shock to his family and friends in the state.

Odekunle was a 1989 computer science graduate of the University of Ibadan. He had a distinguished career in sales and marketing and held senior management positions in several multinationals including Schlumberger Omnes, GS Telecom, Suburban Telecom, Nera Microwave and Ceragon Networks.

He LAMISRA, General Manager of the Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Agency, LASIMRA, an agency responsible for the regulation of utility infrastructure in public spaces, for four years. Vanguard also gathered that late Odekunle was also the former secretary of the Ikoyi Club.

He was until his death the Bobagunwa of Egbaland.


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/07/ex-lasimra-boss-jide-odekunle-dies-of-covid-19-complications-in-lagos/

Simplyleo:
Whether he actually spent that amount or not is not the problem of we followers of lamidi cownu. Infact, we are not interested in the amount Obaseki misappropriated or stole.

All we know is that he is now a member of our tax collector party and we ipob members are ready to start sucking his balls. The most important thing here is that he is no longer in Buhari jihadist APC.

Having said that, we ipob also wish to let everyone know that Buhari must allow our presitential candidate contest on the platform of APC even though we hate the party. It is our entitlement.

. Remember this man is not owing servants and pensioners in the state.
Or??

I don't think used of force will solve this killing in the northern Nigeria.
Now, they we seize fire until police get tire and leave and they we come back again.

Oshiomole talk too much.
And that's his major weak point.

chymar:
Go and make use of Easy Drop cold water starch and thank me later. It solved both the problem of white spot stains, starches evenly and very well, and is cheaper than all the starch currently in the market. Goes for #20 only, while a pack of 10 sachets is #200. Look below for the pix. If it's not yet in your area, let me know.

. I would like to get this

Hmm

TheGodlessGod:
buhari lost Edo state even when APC was a governor and national chairman is from their.

We don't reward failures that's why obaseki is a goner

. So the one that's facing different corruption cases is better of?

TheGodlessGod:
first of all I never voted for buhari.

Secondly wetin concern buhari or dollar with this?? Buhari didn't promised Edo people to build gelegele obaseki did.

. But Edo people were part of Nigerians buhari promised heaven on earth.

The only foreign investment Oshiomole brought to the good people of Edo state.

Hmm
This op tried.

Omooba77:
if you know how much Lagos make and waste daily, you will not be here defending trash. The rail road from Badagary to Orile to Marina is not near completion and all the major roads in Lagos are in shamble. How many houses as he completed as housing minister?
He will be spewing thrashes to people like him.

. In addition, Lagos state is richer than 22 states in Nigeria combined and so many African countries. One man own half of entire properties in Lagos. Nobody is complaining or saying anything. He assign political positions from councilor to senate sits to whoever he wishes to.

opeldavid:
The act is set, the scene is ready and the drama is about to be played as APC unleashes some powerful personalities amongst its ranks against the incumbent governor Godwin Obaseki and the PDP, as it names the Kano state governor,Abdullahi Ganduje, the campaign chairman, with the party’s two former chairmen Odegie Oyegun and Adams Oshiomhole from Edo state as part of its campaign team.
It would be recalled that both Oyegun and Oshiomhole had been at daggers drawn towards the build up of the APC governorship primary elections, as Oyegun was in support of Obaseki, and Adams was rooting for Ize-Iyamo, which finally led to the exit of the governor, Godwin Obaseki from APC.
Other members of the campaign team are deputy Senate president, Omo-Agege, Lagos state governor, Sanwo-Olu,Rochas Okorocha, Gov Hope Uzodinma,etcThe issue now at hand is who will Oyegun support in the election as his man is now?
.https://dambela.com/2020/07/04/battle-for-edo-gov-election-as-apc-appoints-gandujeoyegun-and-oshiomhole-for-ize-iyamo/

. You just wake up from sleep? Repeating old news every time.

Ayekotoo:
12 billion dollars could go a long way to set Nigeria on track with massive infrastructures .

. The you know how much this administration has borrowed so far
Between the start of 2015 and December 2020, Nigeria's external debt profile has risen from $9.7 billion to $27 billion. Most of these debts were borrowed in the first 4 years of the President Muhammadu Buhari's administration via multilateral, development, bilateral and commercial loans (Eurobonds and Diaspora bonds).Apr 11, 2020. Note. This is just external debts.

Ayekotoo:
Cure your curiosity.
A Little Of Governor Fashola Achievement Within 5 Years

https://www.nairaland.com/1194495/little-governor-fashola-achievement-within

. Acn/APC has been in charge of Lagos since 1999 till date.

Ayekotoo:
At the bolded, is Dubai run by the state government?

. Individual state developed their states. The government in power presently even though they stay there for 100 years nothing will happen. They are all the same.
He has no moral right to talk about past leader because him too is a governor for a good 8 years with a very rich state in Nigeria.

helinues:
So we should also continue blaming Pdp for the security challenges cos ATM Dasuki diverted money meant to procure arms and ammunition?

. The one his government have gotten what changes can we see today after 5 years.
For good 8 years this man was Lagos governor. Did he turned Lagos to Dubai?

This man was governor of Lagos state for good 8 years. Nothing to show for it upon the internally generated revenue Lagos got.
APC have been in power for 5 years plus now no improvement in every sectors.

Alleges plot to compromise case by minister

Amaechi denies involvement, says count me out of Rivers APC palaver

A political and justice watchdog- Free People’s Social Club and Good leadership Initiative- has appealed to the President of the Court of Appeal (PCA), Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, to ensure that justice is allowed to take its natural course in the appeal over the leadership tussle in the Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives’ Congress (APC).

The watchdog, in a petition to the PCA on ISAAC OGBOBULA V RT. HON. IGO AGUMA, ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS, AND OTHERS, alleged that a minister had set in motion machinery to “compromise and desperately upturn the case at the Appeal Court, Abuja”.

In contention is the judgement of a Rivers State High Court which affirmed Honourable Igo Aguma as APC chairman in the state,but which is now subject of appeal.

The watchdog alleged “a boastful plan by the minister to influence her Lordship to hurriedly upturn the judgement of the Rivers State High Court delivered by Hon. Justice George Omereji in Rt. Hon. Igo Aguma v All Progressives Congress & Othrs in SUIT N0. PHC/4355/2019 in favour of the appelant and this is quite curious.”

It added: “The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress in a letter has officially accepted the judgement of the Rivers State High Court and publicly stated that they do not intend to file an appeal against the judgement in Igo Aguma v All Progressives Congress.

”We are also aware as an organisation that the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress has issued an official letter to Rt. Hon. Igo Aguma recognizing him as the Acting Chairman of the APC in Rivers State.”

The group asked the PCA to “allow the Port Harcourt Division of the Court of Appeal to freely without any interference whatsoever entertain this appeal and do justice to it as the law prescribes.”

President of the group, Chima Samuel, and the Director of Administration, Issa Yusuf Mohammed, who signed the petition, said that since the appeal was filed in Port Harcourt, it should be allowed to be decided there.

I’m not involved in APC case, says Amaechi

Reacting on Friday, Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, denied the allegations against him and said the watchdog was only out to tarnish his image by alleging he has “a phantom interest in a court case involving the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State.”

The minister’s Media Office, warned in a statement yesterday, that no one should ”drag his name into any court matter involving the APC in Rivers or anywhere else as he is not involved in any APC court matter.”

The statement reads: “We are aware of plots by a group attempting to muddle the name of the Honourable Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, by dragging him into an ongoing court case involving the All Progressives Congress, APC in Rivers State.

”The group has perfected plans to rubbish Amaechi’s image by falsely claiming that he (Amaechi) plans to influence the outcome of the said court matter.

”We want to clearly state that the honourable minister is not in court with anybody or any matter relating to the APC. He is in no way involved in any case whatsoever with the APC in Rivers or any other individual or entity in relation to the party.

”The individuals or group pushing this patently false, ill-conceived narrative about the honourable minister are by this statement warned to immediately desist from their evil plot. We are not unaware of their sponsors and paymasters. We will shame them publicly in due time if they don’t put a stop to their nefarious, ungodly, treacherous plans.

”Let us restate that the Honourable Minister, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, is not a defendant or respondent in any matter in court relating to the APC whether in Rivers State or anywhere else.”

https://thenationonlineng.net/watchdog-kicks-over-rivers-apc-appeal/

We all these stop coro from spreading?
Answer is capital NO

Following an error on his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate, Governor Obaseki has been issued a new certificate.

Obaseki name was mistakenly written on the NYSC certificate as OBASEK instead of his correct surname, Obaseki. The programme had in the new certificate with number A 004280695 corrected the error.

The Edo state incumbent governor was disqualified from contesting in the All Progressive Congress (APC) due to an error on his certificates, among other things.

The Professor Jonathan Ayuba-led Screening Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Edo state Governorship primary election speaking on why Obaseki was considered ineligible to contest in the party’s primary election said in part; “On the NYSC certificate dated 6th August 1980, the committee observed that he bears the name ‘Obasek’ Godwin.

“While this may be an error on the part of the issuing authority, we observed however that the aspirant has not taken any step ever to have the anomaly corrected by the issuing authority.

Due to the saga surrounding his certificate among other issues, Obaseki decamped to the main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

He subsequently emerged as the PDP flagbearer for the Edo governorship election slated for September 20.
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/07/edo-2020-nysc-corrects-error-issues-new-certificate-to-obaseki/

If he die now they we attribute his dead to covid19.