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The mofos aren't shouting witch hunt now o, had it been the name is Chinedu or Kunle or Priye now, ...hmm, OK o! a won oloshi!

chernest2002:
If he have one why should he hire SAN to defend him? Why should the army said they do not have his certificate? For your information even the Senate are afraid of that dictator. The judiciary for his fear have adjourned the case indefinitely, I am among the bereaved cause my freedom of speech and association is at stake.

All these in a democracy? What do you think democracy is, a dictator in a democracy? Common!!, that makes no sense!

Are you saying one man, who heads the executive arm of government, and who's been alleged to have committed a case of perjury by swearing to an oath that he posses what he possess not, is now more powerful and being a feared by the legislative arm of over 700 members, including the judiciary, like you put it? Bro, that beats my imagination and it's not correct.

I still submit that if Buhari does not have certificate as alleged, this senate wouldn't have think if it twice before invoking the necessary law and send him parking because if what is happening to their leadership and which fingers are pointed at him.

Do you a Dino Melaye would think if Party affiliation before taking this route, No!

My point is that people should drop this insinuation that PMB doesn't have a certificate and look for something else. That argument doesn't hold water.

chernest2002:
Buhari without certificate is trying hard to remove the ones with certificate. Is called change.

Honestly, you people are so ... with this your Buahri no certificate #hashtag. Do you think the whole senate chambers are stupid? If truly the man does not have certificate like you claimed, they would have invoked the necessary provision and kick his ass out with all these problems and troubles he's allegedly putting then through, through the mechanism of the law. By the way, you should have known that this is just an allegation and it has gone to trial, so why cry more than the bereaved?

EFCC seizes 29 properties from three ex-Air Force chiefs
June 27, 2016





• Commission seals farms, shopping plazas, hotels in Lagos, Abuja

Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has seized 29 properties from the immediate past Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu; a former Chief of Accounts and Budgeting in NAF, Air Vice Marshal Jacob Adigun (retd.); and a former Director of Finance and Budget, Air Commodore Olugbenga Gbadebo (retd.).

No fewer than 11 properties were seized from Amosu; 12 were seized from Adigun and six from Gbadebo.

Our correspondent learnt on Sunday that the properties included three plazas, six mansions, a quarry, a hospital, a block of flats, animal farms, a school, two hotels, some uncompleted buildings and some parcels of land.

According to documents made available exclusively to The PUNCH, the properties were acquired mostly in 2014.

The properties seized from Adigun were said to be worth N9.6bn.

Some of the properties include a shopping plaza known as Capadar Plaza on Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent, Wuse 2, which is worth N980m; a residential mansion on Lake Chad Street, Maitama, Abuja, worth N450m; an executive mansion in Imo River Close, Off Dandube Crescent, Maitama, worth N710m and a four-unit terrace on Agadez Street, Off Aminu Kano Crescent, Wuse 2, worth N720m.

Other properties, said to belong to Adigun, include a 35-room uncompleted hotel on Salt Lake Street, Maitama, Abuja; a parcel of land located on Bourdillon Street, Ikoyi, Lagos; a block of 12 service flats, located on Agodogba Street, Park View Estate, Ikoyi, said to be worth N1.8bn and a quarry in Bwari area of Abuja worth about $694,000.

The source added that all the properties had been temporarily seized.

He added, “Adigun spent most of his own share of the money on properties and so we did not recover much cash from him. Amosu, however, returned over N2.3bn and raised two bank drafts.”

He added that some of the properties seized from Amosu included a house on Adeyemo Alakija Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, worth N250m; a duplex at House 11, Peace Court Estate, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos, worth N110m; a N40m property located at NAF Harmony Estate, Asokoro Base and a five-bedroomed house at Valley NAF Estate, Port Harcourt, worth N33m.

Others include a hospital on Adeniyi Jones Avenue, Ikeja, known as St. Solomon Hospital with equipment worth $2.15m and a N95m house on Umaru Dikko Street, Jabi, Abuja.

The properties seized from Gbadebo include a fish farm worth N10m; a N20m poultry, located at Musa Close, Oyibo Ayobu, Lagos and a school known as Bloomsville International School, Divine Estate, Isheri-Olofin , off Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

The three suspects will be arraigned by the anti-graft agency this week.

The retired military officers were accused of diverting public funds to the tune of N21,467,674,707.43 in 2014.

Others charged alongside the accused persons are Delfina Oil and Gas Limited, McCallan Oil and Gas Limited, Hebron Housing and Properties Company Limited, Trapezites BDC, Funds and Pricey Limited, Degree Oil and Gas Limited, Timsegg Investment Limited and Solomon Healthcare Limited.

One of the charges read in part, “That you (accused persons) on or about the 5th day of March 2014 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, conspired amongst yourselves to commit an offence to wit conversion of the sum of N21,467,674,707.43, property of the Nigerian Air Force which was derived from stealing which is contrary to Section18 (A) of the Money Laundering Act of 2012 (as amended) and punishable under Section 15 (3) of the same Act.”

According to other charges, the accused persons had allegedly used some of the aforementioned companies, which they own, to award phantom contracts to themselves.

A prosecution witness for the EFCC, in a case against a former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh (retd.), had revealed in court how N558m was diverted from the accounts of the air force monthly.

The EFCC was said to have based its investigation on the alleged diversion of N558m and the diversion of funds allocated to the Nigerian Air Force for the procurement of arms, fighter jets and other equipment.

Amosu and his predecessor, Badeh, were, in January, arrested for the non-specification of procurement costs, absence of contract agreements, award of contracts beyond authorised thresholds, transfer of public funds for unidentified purposes and general non-adherence to provisions of the Public Procurement Act.

The investigation also centred on the payment of N4,402,687,569.41 for unexecuted contracts; the procurement of two used Mi-24V helicopters instead of the recommended Mi-35M series at $136,944,000.00; four used Alpha-Jets for the NAF at US$7,180,000, funded by ONSA; the cannibalisation of engines from NAF fleet to justify procurement of jets; and the excessive pricing of 36D6 Low Level Air Defence Radar at $33m instead of $6m per one.


Source: http://punchng.com/efcc-seizes-29-properties-from-three-ex-air-force-chiefs/

ZUBY77:
Not at all.
The Christian Faith requires that he removes his cap during prayers.
He must respect other peoples faith.

I really don't know what to tell you. Anyway, I assume you're just simply frustrated with hatred.

ShowYourCertificate:


If one can become a president without a WASC Certificate, then why should we expect more from the police? Infact a primary school dropout should be eligible to join the police force since we no longer have regard for education.

You see my friend, the joke is actually on you people that have been shouting that PMB didn't go to school or didn't have a WAEC certificate.

Do you think the National Assembly, with all the troubles that its leadership is been put through, wouldn't have brought this matter up and use it to impeach him if it were to be true?

Mtchew!

It can be seen that Ekiti State truly have the highest number of PhD holders in Nigeria, as claimed, with two PhD serving in their Government. It however beats my imagination that they can have 'someone like this' as their Governor.

rusher14:
Did you disburse NSA funds like akara at a funeral or not?

Simple question that requires just simple yes or no asnwer

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There was a mild drama at the investigative public hearing on the alleged mismanagement of the N120bn Aviation Intervention Fund organised by the Senate Committee on Aviation on Wednesday when the Chairman of the defunct Air Nigeria, Mr. Jimoh Ibrahim, denied collecting N35.5bn from the Bank of Industry.

But members of the committee and other stakeholders watched with amazement as the Group General Counsel for United Bank for Africa Plc, Mr. Samuel Adikamkwu, corroborated the position of a former Executive Director of Finance of Air Nigeria,  Mr. John Nnorom, that Ibrahim actually applied and obtained the loan through UBA.

Ibrahim’s former employee, Nnorom, told the committee that he did due diligence on the loan and secured necessary documentation, and decided to be servicing the loan with N228m monthly for nine months before the airline collapsed.


He alleged that the diversion of the fund to other ventures led to the collapse of the airline.

Nnorom stated, “The very moment the N35.5bn intervention fund was paid into the airline’s account through the United Bank for Africa, it disappeared into one of the private accounts of the owner without any amount from the fund injected into the airline, paving the way for its eventual collapse.

“The Aviation Intervention Fund was taken by Air Nigeria. In my capacity as the executive director of finance, I needed documents to pay and I did due diligence and I discovered that Air Nigeria actually took the loan.”

He added, “Jimoh Ibrahim said he did not take a loan. He said he acquired Air Nigeria and paid the money 100 per cent and that he was given a clean bill by UBA. But you cannot finance a loan if it is not bad after some time.

“The question is how that loan entered the account of Air Nigeria again. It is the intervention fund that was transferred back to UBA, which the bank is now servicing even after the airline was no longer in existence. I paid the loan, about N228m, for about nine months.”

But Ibrahim argued that the BoI did not give him any loan, but that it was UBA that actually applied and obtained the loan, which had nothing to do with Air Nigeria, because the money that was used to resuscitate the defunct airline was sourced from his conglomerate.

He said, “Government did not give me any loan and I did not collect any loan from the Bank of Industry or any other agency of government. What has the government to do with me?

“When we bought Air Nigeria, I did not see any intervention fund, no cash was paid to me or credited to Air Nigeria from the fund. When we came in, Air Nigeria had about $250m with two aircraft parked at the terminal that nobody was using.

“Mr. Richard Branson walked out of the airline. It was in a state of coma and the company was winding up before I was called upon. We decided to use our group of companies to grow the national carrier.

“At the group level, we provided a bridging loan facility to make sure that the indebtedness issue was resolved. The intervention fund had been in existence before we took over.”

Ibrahim added, “At the stage of buying the transaction with UBA, they told us very clearly that if the intervention fund re-occurred, they would be able to access it. As far as we were concerned, we provided the bridge loan facility. If UBA accessed the intervention fund, that’s their own.

“Air Nigeria did not apply to the Central Bank of Nigeria directly to collect the intervention fund. The debt in existence before we bought the airline was what the intervention fund was used for. We had presented documents before the Senate last year that we had no business whatsoever with the intervention fund.”

However, the UBA representative, Samuel, presented documents to the committee to show that the loan was actually requested for by Air Nigeria and that the bank applied for N41.1bn, being the indebtedness of the airline, but N35.5bn was approved.

He said, “In 2010, Air Nigeria made an application to us to apply for N41.1bn from the BoI because that was what they were owing us; but in the end, we ended up getting N35.5bn, which we used in refinancing part of what was outstanding at that time.

“No one can buy a company with assets and liabilities and now claim that he had paid the loan. The letter was issued for a purpose to enable him assess loans from local and external sources. Air Nigeria remains indebted to UBA. There was no time when Air Nigeria was not indebted to UBA.”

The Chairman of the committee, Senator Hope Uzodinma, queried the management of UBA for writing a letter giving a clean bill of health to Air Nigeria when indeed the airline was still indebted to it.

“By July 9, 2010, UBA wrote a letter to the NICON Group of Companies that Air Nigeria was no longer owing, and by September 16, 2010, the same Air Nigeria was applying to BoI to finance a loan. Which loan again?” Uzodinma queried.

http://www.punchng.com/jimoh-ibrahim-uba-disagree-n120bn-aviation-fund/

My predictions:

Switzerland
Croatia
Wales
France
Germany
Belgium
I wish for Spain, but...
England

See you on the other side

Adeoba10:
I think dis same issue happened in lag, n d judgment was in favour of d xtian, d muslim appealed or so.... D best tin is to appeal rada dan just dispensing trash... D Muslims are known to wear dia hijab 24hours, to market, party, anywhere, apart from sunday which day do christian put on dia robe. All dos shouting missionary sweat... If it were to be MISSIONARY MARKET will dey stop dos wearing hijab not to patronize dem. Both d governor n d concerned party shld do d needful.

You got it wrong at the bold part my dear. The matter was not between Muslims and Christians, the Christian community, as far as i know, were not party to the case brought against the Lagos State Govt and the Muslim Students Society of Nigeria, Lagos State Area Unit. So, it was a matter of the State Govt., vs. the MSSN, Lagos State.

Be that as it may, I think this issue of Ijab in school or not started when a teacher in a public school in Lagos State 'flogged' a female student and asked her to remove her hijab, allegedly. That was the issue of female students wearing hijab to school came to limelight. And I think nobody care more about hijab in our schools before that episode. I went to a public school, in the 90s, and this issue of hijab was not an issue.

Again, talking about missionary schools, particularly in Osun State, please note that the St. Charles Grammar School, Osogbo; The Baptist Academy; The Fakunle High School; the St. Paul's of this world, all in Osogbo, were originally missionary schools. But they were all taken over at a point by the Military Govt., then. And at that time, there was no, and there couldn't have been, any issue of hijab or no hijab.

However, now that the schools have been returned to their original owner, I suppose, then the school is at liberty to determine what you wear to their school.

As for the Christian leaders, I think they are behaving irresponsibly in this matter. The utterances and attitude doesn't depict them as religious leaders. Like someone said on this thread, the Muslims go about town with their hijab, it's an everyday attire for them. But do the Christians and others wear their choir robe everywhere they go? Even Mary, mother of Christ, wears the hijab.

asuustrike2009:
What is disappointing when he's backing his claims with facts?

What facts, can you please show or remind me of one sir?

You see my friend, let's use our brain and forget about all these old people: is it possible? Will they force more than half the population of this country, who happens to Christians, to Mosque by force? 2nd base jare

hummerwise:
some people no just dey respect themself.....
islamize ko,,,, traditionalise ni... mstweeeewww!

It's so disappointing if this trash truly comes from the respected clergy man. He should know better I suppose.

No problem, they should go ahead and amend the Constitution to give them life pension. awon oloriburuku gbogbo. E ni ku're.

Won't the bill for Constitutional amendments go round all States Houses of Assembly? And they think all the States will support this their nonsense. ka da'fun yin

akpobi:
this interview seems like it was stage managed to make Babcock look Good

Are you a mind reader? You snatched that from my mouth. The whole story look like arrangee to favour Babcock.

JBismarck:
FG shouldn't be father Xmas by spoon feeding these states. If any state cannot meet its obligations, it should be merged with other states.

Or do you mean other States should acquire them, at less than market value, since they're almost bankrupt anyway, e.g. ekiti, bayelsa, ondo and osun

obailala:
A very long but expository article for those who can read. This is quite an educative piece which could benefit a larger audience.

Don't be deceived, they will not read it, whether wailer or zombie, as they call themselves, would not read it. They are too low for intellectual discussion as this.

fulfillment2020:
I know that some primitive people that are not into the business of foreign purchase will support Buhari with this development and applaud him.

Yeye people. All of us go hear am. GTB na for una hand i dey oh.

Oga, no one said you shouldn't continue with your international purchase o, it's just that you now need to have a dollar denominated card. Is that difficult for you to comprehend?

hpk:
Sodeinde "Channel O"...

Badt guy!!!! Them Don block channel O taytay!!!! Omo buruku!

CHIJIOKE1314:
I can only laugh at your stuFidity...
I wonder what frustration has erased in your brain that it was easy for you to classify a diverse people with track record of excellence and notable achievements in most spheres of life as 'them'..

Where as you might be one poor kid with 'innjoo' phone sitting on a dwarf fence of your dilapidated 'yard' on a burrowed data throwing jabs at your elders online..

Do I blame you?

And the bold part gat me laughing....

Wonderful!!!! Clap for yaself.

ISpiksDaTroof:
Personally, apart from the obvious fact that most of them appear to be poorly educated, I sincerely think a very, very, very, very high amount of Nigerians have mental issues.

This is the response I got from one of them:

CHIJIOKE1314: Sherrap u silly ignoramus...

Don't you know the meaning of puppets..

Zombies always looking for useless excuses to defend a murderous certificateless Kunu-sipping, gworo munching, child hugging Ear disease deaf/smely President..

Does this not confirm your assertion that they have mental illness. I give up

amaechi1:
Very unfortunate that most people who have commented thus far have fell for this news. It did show how far we have gone down as Nation. Even when rumours about someone death comes around, the way people react without confirming amaze me. Sahara reporter should go all the way to publish their names and state of origin. People are not concern about the reason why they were retired, we are only looking at their tribal inclination. If any of these officer feels unjust, let him seek redress. We may also have forgotten most politicians who are being persecuted are from North including Dasuki. Anyway, trust nigerians, they will say because he is a PDP member.

Let us not remove our eyes from the ball.

The Chief of Defense Staff, the last time I check, is a southerner. If I'm correct, he's the one that will recommend or endorse any sacking or retirement of officers from the rank of colonel if I'm right. And for all I care, he can't be the call man of the C-in-C, Buhari can't just other him to submit the names of Southern Generals simply for sacking.

My brother, comments on NL sometimes makes me sick.

Agunechemba1:
I never knew he was from Edo. I used to think he's an Hausa Man.

All the same RIP Sir.

That's why you people need to thread softly anytime Buhari makes his appointment and you see names like that. It's not everybody that bears Amodu that is Hausa or a Muslim. The Musa Yahaya could be a Christian.

Whizzcute:
how en take concern me?

No worry, e go soon concern you! Na so me self dey talk before, untill now wey I don dey stay alone, dey pay house rent and nepa bill. I don comot for my papa house. No worry, you'll soon know how it pinches. Ask your papa, him go tell you.

See idiots... terrorist attack in far away Israel is a breaking news, and Keshi's death at your own backyard here isn't a breaking news. Mtchew

iflywithbuhari:
Ekweremadu said, “Before I proceed, let me quickly remind all of us that our President is presently not feeling well and has been flown abroad for treatment. So, I will like to invite you to rise, let us say one minute of prayer for his quick recovery.”

Hon Senator Sir, the President was not "flown abroad" as you put it, he, rather, flew abroad, as it were.

There's a clear difference from the two statements

I don't think religion is the problem, it is the people of the religion that are the problem - Muslims and christians.

alexis:
Now you are sounding biased. I tend not to engage people that are not objective. Bros - you don't have to tell me about Islam; I know Islam. I agree Islam is a religion of peace but you also have to agree that it is also jihad. If you deny that, then we shouldn't engage in this discussion anymore. Not only that, Islam is dualistic in nature - it has one set of laws for muslims and others for non muslims. It divides the world into two house-holds; I am sure you know what I mean.

I learned Islam from the Koran, the Hadith, the Sunnah and Siri of prophet Mohammad. While I can say it was at times peaceful, it has multiple teachings that is causing the killings of Shias against Sunnis and vice versa. Look at Syria, look at Iraq, look at Thailand, look at the Middle East. But most importantly, look at the life and teachings of prophet Mohammed; it will tell you all about Islam

If you're an erudite scholar, like you want be to believe, I think you should know that the bold part is more of political and economic than religion, believe me. Even the issue of the Shia and Sunnies, right from inception, as far as I'm concerned, is more of political, it was a battle of leadership - who takes over the leadership of the Humma after the death of the Prophet? In any case, I think one finds it difficult defending the actions of my northern brothers in faith. You can hardly hear of something like this in the south.

Built2last:
Samuel Iyoriobhe Thomas writes of the beheaded Deeper Life woman in Kano market.

She was a quiet woman. The wife of a
senior pastor in the Deeper Life Bible
Church. She respected people and sold her
goods by the roadside. Her quiet and
respectful demeanor drew customers to her
stall. Then, someone, an unknown enemy,
who might have been uncomfortable with
her shine or ethnicity or religion, peddled a
false rumour that ignited the maddening
mob of religious fanatics against her. It was
said that she blasphemed against Prophet
Mohammed when she humbly asked
Muslims to kindly spare the front of her
shop while they perform ablution with their
kettles. So, they came, ambushed and
beheaded the quiet woman and held her
head aloft. An innocent woman who knew
nothing about the accusations against her.
What a world. What a nation where people
believe rumours hook, line and sinker, and
go a step further to act out debauchery
based on these unsubstantiated rumours.
Believe me, there is hell and in hell, people
who talk about other people in malicious
ways, without substantial (not
circumstantial) evidence of what they are
saying, have a special spot they burn in
there. And there is a God whose anger will
consume the machinations of the wicked.
No matter how righteous you may claim to
be, avoid besmearing people's reputation.
It can lead to something bad happening to
them. And the judgement will come back to
you in mysterious ways, whether you know
what you have done or not. So many
innocent people have been killed by
ignorant mobs in Nigeria. So many
innocent people have been labelled bad by
ignorant mobs in Nigeria. I believe there is
hell and very many people will be thrown in
there, including self-righteous people and
hypocrites. The mind of man is indeed
wicked and it takes very real men to swim
above wickedness and be human,
irrespective of religious beliefs. Honestly, I
think that religion has done more harm
than good to the world. But, we continue to
exist. We continue....

After raping Ese Oruru repeatedly and getting her pregnant, this is the remorse we get. If this was done by a southerner to a Muslim girl, the death toll would be approaching 200 at least.
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I can see that your ONE NIGERIA is really saving lives,,,,,,,,,,, GOD deliver those who say NO TO RESTRUCTURING NIGERIA, please Lord

The bold part discredit whatever it is you have written here, I didn't border to conclude the reading anyway, I need not, because it's full of lies, as shown by the bold part.

The woman's husband, from the horse's mouth you may say, even confirmed that her wife was not beheaded. Now, you check your write up once again, the bold part in particular, and tell me how you're different from those maddening crowed you described.

Ijebulogic:
When did opinion of one yeye journalist become the foreign affairs position of the UK?.thank God se I go school small

I wonder o! Thank God say we go school o.

mkoabiola:
Wailing?lol
At least we should try ds names 1st snc dey av been opportuned to b in corridors of power or run d economic affairs of d country.

...and who are the we? you see, when someone steps forward to be elected as president, you don't dictate to him who will or should be in his team. If you think you know better than him why not offer yourself in the election. And with this assertion coming from a character like Fasehun discredits whatever it is he has to say. Don't you know his antecedents in recent times?