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Lady working with MultiChoice shot dead over laptop
BY HASSAN MUAZAUGUST 19, 20210 COMMENTS2 MINS READ



A lady, suspected to be a worker with MultiChoice Nigeria, has been shot dead along LASU/Iba Road in Lagos State while heading to office.

The deceased was said to have been shot twice in the head by two men on a motorcycle after a struggle.

The two men, believed to be armed robbers, had demanded the submission of her laptop, but she refused to relinquish it.

She had just walked out of Post-Service Estate, where she lived, when she encountered the gunmen.



One of them whipped out a gun, shot her twice on the head and sped away.



An eyewitness said: “The lady works with MultiChoice and lives at Post-Service Estate.

“As she came out from the state, heading towards the bus stop to board a commercial bus, a commercial cyclist blocked her path.

“There were two men on the motorcycle.

“They shot her on the head.

“Following the gunshot, she fell to the ground.

“They grabbed the laptop and her handbag and sped off.”

The corpse of the lady was taken to Iba Police Station and then to the mortuary by her grieving father.

Some residents at the scene of the incident claimed that crimes, especially robberies, had escalated along the LASU/Iba routes in the aftermath of the #EndSARS Protest.

Our correspondent also learnt that the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, aware of the escalating crimes along the axis, had deployed teams of policemen there.

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer and Chief Superintendent of Police, Adekunle Ajisebutu, when contacted about the incident and other facts of the case, promised to get back to our correspondent, but never did as at press time.

GEJ did not start that road the maintenance and repair of that road start by OBj, GEJ re-raward it to setraco for maintenance it is Buhari government that came in and saw that setraco cannot do the work he cancelled the contract and award the contract to 4 construction company from enugu to port Harcourt GCG construction from Enugu to Lokpanta, Nigercat Okigwe to Umuhia Arab contractors from Umahia to Osisioma from Oyigbo CCECC to construct the Imo river to Eleme junction 8 lane. GEJ never started that road so you should say what you know because of hate you don't want to accept the fact that the road was conceptualize by fashola and brought to life by his ministry under Buhari's government shame unto you.

Fahdiga:
Buhari should not hesitate to give credit to GEJ for starting the project in the first place. Government is a continuum

Everything because all the present south east were paying taxes to the bini empire

ChangedMan1999:
I am sure that you mean Jaja of Opobo by "Orlu"

Common sense is something that you lack.

What business does Orlu have with Bini?

Jaja is from Nkwere

ChangedMan1999:
I am sure that you mean Jaja of Opobo by "Orlu"

Common sense is something that you lack.

What business does Orlu have with Bini?

Some part of Nsukka

Lifestone:
I thought it's only Yorubas that has Tribal Marks!
So the Igbo too has Lion marks, lol
Know your history before laughing at others

Equino Olaudua is from umunteke in present day Orlu Imo state.

ChangedMan1999:
I think he was somehow right.
But by Igbo, they( edo and itsekiri) means Delta and Edo States Igbo speaking people.


South east really wasn't aware of the tribes Edo and Itshekiri.

Olaude Equino was from present day Delta or Edo. Reason: he said that his people paid homage to Bini Oba. It is foolish to think that any group across the Niger then could recognise the Oba.


Never never did Nde Bini crossed the Niger river to challenge the then inhabitants of the land.

Again, in good conscience if what Reno said said 100% true, then the two ethnic groups Edo and Itsekiri must be mixed with the Igbo speaking people.


Lastly, Reno should not have said something like this at a time Southern Nigeria wants to unite against Northern Nigeria.

Is it out of jealousy that Obi Cubana an Igbo man is wealthy.





Uwa nka self

Is he not one of those who claimed Buhari is dead? This life no balance he died even before Buhari mat his gentle soul rest in peace

The oguta people are of the Benin stock no matter how you want to twist the narrative they originally from Benin.

Your school will have to mobilize you then you go online and do your biometric and NYSC will tell you when to log on and print your certificate

tayo60:
Hello guys. I graduated two years ago from OAU but couldn't go for youth service as a part-time student. I need to collect the exemption certificate from NYSC because some of the places I applied to demanded for it and I don't have it. How do I go about it? Kindly help me pls. Thanks.

Hmmmm how true is this, I dey fear Sahara Reporters o!

when you do government business base on padi padi or sell to your friends or cronies. -

tobechi20:
Big big English. Abeg, reduce the vocabulary

[when you do government business base on padi padi or sell to your friends or cronies. quote author=tobechi20 post=96409852]Big big English. Abeg, reduce the vocabulary[/quote]

Yes na when they decided to sell to themselves and there friends without payment instead converting debt to equity as payment, when government is looking for FDI and money to fund the 2020 budget what will you call such action?

jerseyboy:
Cronyism

Afam: Privatisation Or Cronyism?
NOVEMBER 21, 2020 AT 2:58:09 AM


GODWIN JOSHUA
The procurement circle for the divestiture of the 100% FGN ownership of Afam Power Generating Company was initiated by the Bureau for Public Enterprise (BPE) sometime in August, 2018 with a call for Expression of Interest (EoI) from any Core investor. By the 15th of March 2019, a total of 19 firms had expressed interest to acquire Afam Power Generation Company and Afam 3 Fast Power Limited.

After harvesting the bids received, the BPE evaluated the EoIs in which 11 firms pre-qualified for the next stage of the bidding process i.e. submission of Technical/Financial Proposals.

After the completion of this stage evaluation, only five (5) out of the 11 firms technically qualified. However, in the final analysis, three (3) firms namely, Diamond Stripes Consortium; Transcorp Power Consortium and Unicorn Consortium emerged as the best in technical presentation.


Accordingly, in October 2019, the National Council on privatisation (NCP) chaired by the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo gave approval for the BPE to proceed with the financial bid opening of the technically qualified firms mentioned above. In compliance with the NCP approval, the BPE went ahead to open the financials bid as follows: Transcorp Power Consortium declared the preferred bidder for the acquisition of Afam Electricity Generation Company and Afam 3 Fast Power Limited with a bid price of (N105.3 Billion Naira) and Diamond Stripes Consortium declared as the Reserve Bidder with a price of (N102.3 Billion Naira).

By virtue of the provisions of the Request for Proposal (RFP) issued by the BPE, the preferred bidder in this case, Transcorp Power Consortium having fulfilled the requirements of the tender should have signed the Share Sale and Purchase Agreement before the Nov. 5th 2020 (one clear year after NCP approval). The question is, what has delayed the execution of the instrument of acquisition of Afam Electricity Generating Company by the Preferred Bidder?

Note that our inquisition into the delayed execution of the Share Sale and Purchase Agreement by Transcorp Power Consortium, had prompted the Reserved Bidder to repeatedly call upon BPE to invite them to sign the share sale Agreement since Transcorp Power Consortium had seemingly declined the award. In the same vein, BPE had repeatedly denied the Reserved Bidder (Diamond Stripes Consortium) to sign the share sale Agreement in order to close the transaction.

In a twist of event, by a letter to the Director General of BPE dated July 16, 2020, Transcorp Power Consortium had amongst other things contained in the their letter proposed debt to equity conversion thus:

“As part of the resolution of the highlighted issues, we are proposing the conversion of the current debt owed Transcorp Power Limited by Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trader (NBET) which stood at N111 Billion (N83 Billion principal and N28 Billion interest) as at 30th June 30th, 2020 into equity, by applying and treating same as full payment of the combined acquisition price of the state companies”.

To say the least, the above excerpt in a typical procurement procedure is a COUNTER OFFER and a complete departure from the procurement guidelines as contained in the RFP. The implication of which is outright disqualification and inviting the Reserved Bidder to close the transaction.

Secondly, the Counter Offer is not in line with the submission of the DG BPE to the FGN in February 2020 that the Bureau would raise N266.8 Billion Naira privatization proceeds to fund Year 2020 budget across twenty transactions to partly fund N10.5 Trillion Naira 2020 national budget signed into law in December 2019 by President Muhammadu Buhari. Therefore, by necessary implication, the National Assembly and the Federal Ministry of Finance have taken note and factored those figures into the cash flow projection that would fund the 2020 budget. For the benefit of doubt, any deviation must be approved by the Federal Executive Council and ratified by the National Assembly because a case of virement has been established.

Thirdly, the Counter offer would have negative effect on the completion of Afam 3 Fast Power Plant of 240MW which the FGN has agreed to complete and commission before handing over. We understood that about $200 million (Two Hundred Million USD) shall be required to take the project to completion.

Fourthly, the Counter offer has undoubtedly questioned the integrity or otherwise of the procurement process adopted in arriving at the preferred bidder.

In the circumstances, we are appealing to the National Assembly and EFCC to assemble some Procurement Specialists that would investigate the entire procurement process of the enterprise called Afam Genco.

Godwin Joshua is of Governance and Privatization Watch, Abuja, Nigeria.

Source Daily Trust.

was initiated by the Bureau for Public Enterprise (BPE) sometime in August, 2018 with a call for Expression of Interest (EoI) from any Core investor. By the 15th of March 2019, a total of 19 firms had expressed interest to acquire Afam Power Generation Company and Afam 3 Fast Power Limited.

After harvesting the bids received, the BPE evaluated the EoIs in which 11 firms pre-qualified for the next stage of the bidding process i.e. submission of Technical/Financial Proposals.

After the completion of this stage evaluation, only five (5) out of the 11 firms technically qualified. However, in the final analysis, three (3) firms namely, Diamond Stripes Consortium; Transcorp Power Consortium and Unicorn Consortium emerged as the best in technical presentation.


Accordingly, in October 2019, the National Council on privatisation (NCP) chaired by the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo gave approval for the BPE to proceed with the financial bid opening of the technically qualified firms mentioned above. In compliance with the NCP approval, the BPE went ahead to open the financials bid as follows: Transcorp Power Consortium declared the preferred bidder for the acquisition of Afam Electricity Generation Company and Afam 3 Fast Power Limited with a bid price of (N105.3 Billion Naira) and Diamond Stripes Consortium declared as the Reserve Bidder with a price of (N102.3 Billion Naira).

By virtue of the provisions of the Request for Proposal (RFP) issued by the BPE, the preferred bidder in this case, Transcorp Power Consortium having fulfilled the requirements of the tender should have signed the Share Sale and Purchase Agreement before the Nov. 5th 2020 (one clear year after NCP approval). The question is, what has delayed the execution of the instrument of acquisition of Afam Electricity Generating Company by the Preferred Bidder?

Note that our inquisition into the delayed execution of the Share Sale and Purchase Agreement by Transcorp Power Consortium, had prompted the Reserved Bidder to repeatedly call upon BPE to invite them to sign the share sale Agreement since Transcorp Power Consortium had seemingly declined the award. In the same vein, BPE had repeatedly denied the Reserved Bidder (Diamond Stripes Consortium) to sign the share sale Agreement in order to close the transaction.

In a twist of event, by a letter to the Director General of BPE dated July 16, 2020, Transcorp Power Consortium had amongst other things contained in the their letter proposed debt to equity conversion thus:

“As part of the resolution of the highlighted issues, we are proposing the conversion of the current debt owed Transcorp Power Limited by Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trader (NBET) which stood at N111 Billion (N83 Billion principal and N28 Billion interest) as at 30th June 30th, 2020 into equity, by applying and treating same as full payment of the combined acquisition price of the state companies”.

To say the least, the above excerpt in a typical procurement procedure is a COUNTER OFFER and a complete departure from the procurement guidelines as contained in the RFP. The implication of which is outright disqualification and inviting the Reserved Bidder to close the transaction.

Secondly, the Counter Offer is not in line with the submission of the DG BPE to the FGN in February 2020 that the Bureau would raise N266.8 Billion Naira privatization proceeds to fund Year 2020 budget across twenty transactions to partly fund N10.5 Trillion Naira 2020 national budget signed into law in December 2019 by President Muhammadu Buhari. Therefore, by necessary implication, the National Assembly and the Federal Ministry of Finance have taken note and factored those figures into the cash flow projection that would fund the 2020 budget. For the benefit of doubt, any deviation must be approved by the Federal Executive Council and ratified by the National Assembly because a case of virement has been established.

Thirdly, the Counter offer would have negative effect on the completion of Afam 3 Fast Power Plant of 240MW which the FGN has agreed to complete and commission before handing over. We understood that about $200 million (Two Hundred Million USD) shall be required to take the project to completion.

Fourthly, the Counter offer has undoubtedly questioned the integrity or otherwise of the procurement process adopted in arriving at the preferred bidder.

In the circumstances, we are appealing to the National Assembly and EFCC to assemble some Procurement Specialists that would investigate the entire procurement process of the enterprise called Afam Genco.

Godwin Joshua is of Governance and Privatization Watch, Abuja, Nigeria.

The Attorney general had asked the DSS to hand off Sowore's case effectively taking over the cade from them. Details later

This man na clown

This one na local charm

Lazy Nigerian youth, you can verify your facts before coming here to spew rubbish.

athaboi:
Lies

JUST IN: Atiku confirms N50m paid to Obasanjo Library, says it’s donation

Atiku and Obasanjo: Atiku says money given Obasanjo Library was a donation

Former vice-president Atiku Abubakar has confirmed that some money was indeed given to the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, a transaction that has become part of the money laundering probe by EFCC of the €150million brought into the country by his failed presidential campaign.


But he insisted it was a normal donation because the library is a not-for-profit organisation and that the donation was made via a bank cheque, and not cash of $140,000 that the EFCC is investigating.

The EFCC on 8 August extended to Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, its investigation of the laundered 150 million euros cash-for-poll by associates of former vice-president Atiku Abubakar.

EFCC investigators went to the Library to authenticate the claims by one of those under probe, Mallam Babalele Abdullahi, Atiku’s son-in-law, that he gave $140,000 (about N50 million) in cash to one of the library officials.


The Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library Abeokuta, Ogun State: EFCC visits to find the recipient of Atiku’s money

According to reports, the EFCC officials, accompanied by policemen, combed some offices at the former President’s Library.

“Also read: https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2019/08/26/efcc-traces-atikus-laundered-money-to-obasanjo-library/

“For the avoidance of doubt, Mallam Babalele Abdullahi, Atiku Abubakar’s son-in-law, did not donate any money in cash to the Olusegun Obasanjo Library. Yes, he did facilitate a donation of fifty million naira to the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, but so did many other individuals, including civic-minded traditional rulers, state Governors, bankers and captains of industry.

“This is because the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library is a non-governmental organisation that plays a pivotal role in promoting peace and stability in Nigeria, and that should be applauded”, said the Vice President in a statement by his media office on Monday.

Atiku is also now reading a sinister motive in the EFCC leaking its probe to the press, by accusing the commission of trying to “cause disaffection and bad blood between him and the former President Olusegun Obasanjo.

Raising sentiments that Obasanjo founded, while in office, Atiku slammed the anti-graft agency for being a disappointment.


“An action such as this is tantamount to a river denying its own source, since Chief Olusegun Obasanjo is the fountain of origin of the EFCC, seeing(sic) as he founded the institution and nurtured it to maturity”.

https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2019/08/26/just-in-atiku-confirms-n50m-paid-to-obasanjo-library-says-its-donation/amp/

The deity had been appeased who' next?

sarrki:
Heartfelt condolences to SDM and his family on the death of his mother. May her soul rest in peace and may the family find comfort.

When the governor on political rallies will be chanting cult chants to the glare of everybody what Did you expect from its youth

NaijaOlosho:
Four persons have been beheaded in the latest cult-related attack at Ovogo, Rumuji in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State.

The four severed heads were found on the road in the community on Wednesday morning, Groovenaija360 learned.

The identities of the victims have not been ascertained but locals say they are young men in their mid-20s.

It was gathered that a sachet of an alcoholic drink, a bottle of a beverage drink and a half-smoked cigarette were left at the scene.

This comes days after the Rivers State police command promised it is tackling the issues of cult-killings head-on.

A community source told our correspondent on the phone that the community has been deserted, over fears of reprisal attacks.

He said that gunshots rented the air throughout the night, adding that they woke to the reality of the four severed heads.

He added that the trunks were left in an uncompleted building in the community.

Another community source who did not want to be mentioned told our correspondent that there was a disagreement between Iceland cult group and De bam cult group over who would collect certain levies.

He added that attempts to settle the dispute by youths in the community did not make much success leading to the renewed cult battle.

Our community source stressed that the leadership of the community was thrown into turmoil, adding that so many p[ersons have left the community as fear heightened over the discovery of the severed heads.

He explained that government and security agents have abandoned them to their fate.

Reached out to the spokesperson of Rivers State police command, Nnamdi Omoni, for comments on the matter but his phone was switched off.

>> https://grovenaija360.com/cult-clash-four-persons-beheaded-in-rumuji-rivers-state-graphic/

I stay in Oyigbo what you put out here is not far from the truth, Deji Adeyanju share similar report on twitter but let's wait and see

Cherrybae:
Results tripping out from various polling units in Rivers state especially in Khana, Gokana, Tai, Eleme, Oyigbo, Abua Odual, Bonny, Akuku Toro, Degema, Ahoada, Ikwerre, Opobo Local government Areas indicates that the candidate of the AAC is leading gov Nyesom wike with a wide margin.

Some PDP party agents claim that soldiers locked up all PDP chieftain in the various areas in Rivers state. Some were also bitter that the Gov didn't release funds while the AAC candidate who is backed by the APC is sharing money and buying votes secretly.

Some other PDP agents claim that wike played into the hands of APC by sponsoring judgements that disqualified APC from presenting candidates in today's election and as such that the former governor Rotimi Amaechi unleashed federal might in Rivers state to back the candidate of the AAC to become next governor of Rivers state.

Please stay tuned while I collate results from the LGAs mentioned and post here as it is raining and the military and APC members are performing wonders at the moment.

I see wike losing today's election. Those in Rivers state only can dispute my claims.

Stay tuned

BREAKING: NJC sets up panel on Onnoghen, Acting CJN Muhammad
February 11, 2019Evelyn Okakwu
Suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen
Suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen
The National Judicial Council says it has set up a preliminary complaints assessment committee to review the responses given to it by the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, and the Supreme Court Justice Ibrahim Muhammad who is acting in his stead.

Mr Onnoghen is accused of failing to fully declare his assets, while Mr Muhammad is facing allegations of misconduct in allowing himself to be sworn in as a replacement for Mr Onnoghen, whose suspension by President Buhari critics say violated the constitution.

Both men are being investigated by the NJC as required by the law.

The council sat on Monday and was expected to give its verdict after hearing the responses of the two accused judges. Both had been given seven days to respond to the allegations against them.

A spokesperson for the NJC, Soji Oye, said in a statement Monday that the NJC reconvened and resolved to constitute into the Preliminary Complaints Assessment Committee in accordance with Regulation 17 of the National Judicial Council Judicial Discipline Regulations, 2017.

The committee is to report its finding to the council on February 13 when it will reconvene.

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Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed, Chief Justice of Nigeria
“Council also received a new petition written by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against Hon. Mr. Justice W.S.N. Onnoghen, GCON and forwarded it to him for his response within seven (7) working days,” Mr Oje said.

“Council reaffirmed its confidence in Hon. Mr. Justice Umaru Abdullahi, CON and continues under his Interim Chairmanship.”

Petitions
The petition against Mr Onnoghen was written by members of a group, Resource Centre For Civil Education, while the allegation against Mr Muhammad was written by a former Nigerian Bar Association, Olisa Agbakoba, and another group, Centre for Justice and Peace Initiative.

Mr Onnoghen was suspended on January 25, 11 days after his trial on alleged false asset charge began at the Code of Conduct Tribunal on January 14.

If both officers are found liable by the council after today’s meeting, the consequence may include the appointment of a new CJN for the country.

Which consortium? Where I work that project is nicknamed fast power project been sponsored by FMPWH and GE mumu which GEJ tenure? I know what is happening if you don't ask alcon why they left the site.

Atouke:
Stop lying the afam power station is privately owned by the consortium headed by the chairman of uba bank.
These power station was one of those that benefited from President Barack Obama power Africa loans in 2013/2014.
Money was paid to GE for the turbines via this initiative.
These was done during GEJ tenure, buhari had zero input.
Stop taking credit for GEJ good and strategic leadership.

You are really shallow minded you feel every time you come on line it is to insult people to gain cheap popularity I won't dignify you by toeing your line anyways to educate you a little FG must withdraw case against CJN, Walter Onnoghen – Falana SAN
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Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has asked the Federal Government to urgently withdraw the charges against the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen as such move will amount to prosecutorial misadventure.

The Federal Government had earlier asked Onnoghen to vacate his office over failure to declare his assets as required by the law and moved to arraign him at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT.



But Falana, in a statement on Saturday faulted FG”s move to press charges against the CJN.

According to him, “The charge against the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen ought not to have been instituted at the Code of Conduct of Tribunal in view of the case of Nganjiwa v FRN (2017) LPELR 43391 wherein the Court of Appeal held that a judicial officer who has not been investigated by the National Judicial Council and sanctioned for misconduct cannot be arraigned in any criminal court in Nigeria.

“As all authorities are bound by the Court of Appeal verdict, the case should be withdrawn by the Attorney-General of the Federation without any delay because it is likely to be a prosecutorial misadventure,” he said.

Gamesmart:
The stupidity you expose is beyond belief.

It is an "embarrassment" to enforce the law?

It should be handled differently from the normal way of enforcing the law?

Agbero waste brain!

I believe the judiciary have its way of handling its matters instead of the executive embarrassing them, its really not good

Biodun556:
He forgot to declare his asset unfortunately just like how the former minister of finance was not aware that she was carrying fake NYSC certificate and she resigned honorably. The CJN two should do same.

EXCLUSIVE: What CJN Onnoghen told CCB over asset declaration
January 12, 2019Evelyn Okakwu
Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen
Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen
PREMIUM TIMES has obtained details of a statement given by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, to the Code of Conduct Bureau which is accusing him of false asset declaration.

In one note seen by this newspaper, Mr Onnoghen said he “forgot to update his asset declaration, after the expiration of his 2005 declaration”.

Mr Onnoghen also explained that he believed that the form SCN 000015 filed in December 2016 after he emerged acting CJN would cover for the period after his confirmation as CJN.

The case against Mr Onnoghen came after a group, the Anti-Corruption and Research Based Data Initiative, sent a petition against him alleging wrongdoing in his asset declaration.

The group said the CJN, Nigeria’s most senior judicial officer, maintained illegal accounts containing foreign currencies and did not declare them.

The group’s head, Denis Aghanya, is a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress and a former publicity secretary of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change.

The group said, its petition was brought “bearing in mind the imminence of the 2019 elections and the overwhelming role of the judiciary both before and after the election.”

A statement by the Code of Conduct Tribunal on Saturday, said Mr Onnoghen would be arraigned for alleged false asset charge on Monday — seven days after the petition was brought.

Some lawyers have alleged the trial is politically motivated.

Sebastian Hon, a senior advocate of Nigeria, told PREMIUM TIMES on Saturday it is “more political than it is honest”.




“While I know that the Chief Justice of Nigeria does not enjoy immunity from criminal prosecution, I see this move by the Federal Government as dangerously political and tendentious,” he said.

“Suddenly, we woke to see a petition leaked to the informal or social media, allegedly received by the Code of Conduct on 9th January, 2019. Suddenly, we are told charges have been filed against the CJN. Why this supersonic rush?”

In his response to the queries raised by the CCB, Mr Onnoghen wrote as follows:

“My asset declaration form numbers SCN 00014 and SCN 00005 were declared on the same day, 14/12/2016 because I forgot to make a declaration of my assets after the expiration of my 2005 declaration in 2009. Following my appointment as acting CJN in November, 2016, the need to declare my assets anew made me to realize the mistake.

“I then did the declaration to cover the period in default. I did not include my standard charted bank account in SCN 000014 because I believed they were not opened.

“I did not make a fresh declaration of asset after my substantive appointment as CJN because I was under the impression that my SCN 000015 was to cover that period of four years which includes my term as CJN,” Mr Onnoghen said in his statement dated January 11.

Mr Onnoghen was first appointed acting CJN on November 10, 2017 following the retirement of the former CJN, Mahmoud Mohammed.

His appointment as acting CJN came amidst criticism of President Muhammadu Buhari’s failure to forward his name to the Senate for confirmation as the most senior judge.

On February 8, 2017 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo returned Mr Onnoghen’s name for confirmation to the Senate on March 1.

Mr Onnoghen was subsequently sworn in to office as Nigeria’s 17th CJN on March 8, 2017.

EXCLUSIVE: What CJN Onnoghen told CCB over asset declaration
January 12, 2019Evelyn Okakwu
Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen
Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen
PREMIUM TIMES has obtained details of a statement given by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, to the Code of Conduct Bureau which is accusing him of false asset declaration.

In one note seen by this newspaper, Mr Onnoghen said he “forgot to update his asset declaration, after the expiration of his 2005 declaration”.

Mr Onnoghen also explained that he believed that the form SCN 000015 filed in December 2016 after he emerged acting CJN would cover for the period after his confirmation as CJN.

The case against Mr Onnoghen came after a group, the Anti-Corruption and Research Based Data Initiative, sent a petition against him alleging wrongdoing in his asset declaration.

The group said the CJN, Nigeria’s most senior judicial officer, maintained illegal accounts containing foreign currencies and did not declare them.

The group’s head, Denis Aghanya, is a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress and a former publicity secretary of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change.

The group said, its petition was brought “bearing in mind the imminence of the 2019 elections and the overwhelming role of the judiciary both before and after the election.”

A statement by the Code of Conduct Tribunal on Saturday, said Mr Onnoghen would be arraigned for alleged false asset charge on Monday — seven days after the petition was brought.

Some lawyers have alleged the trial is politically motivated.

Sebastian Hon, a senior advocate of Nigeria, told PREMIUM TIMES on Saturday it is “more political than it is honest”.




“While I know that the Chief Justice of Nigeria does not enjoy immunity from criminal prosecution, I see this move by the Federal Government as dangerously political and tendentious,” he said.

“Suddenly, we woke to see a petition leaked to the informal or social media, allegedly received by the Code of Conduct on 9th January, 2019. Suddenly, we are told charges have been filed against the CJN. Why this supersonic rush?”

In his response to the queries raised by the CCB, Mr Onnoghen wrote as follows:

“My asset declaration form numbers SCN 00014 and SCN 00005 were declared on the same day, 14/12/2016 because I forgot to make a declaration of my assets after the expiration of my 2005 declaration in 2009. Following my appointment as acting CJN in November, 2016, the need to declare my assets anew made me to realize the mistake.

“I then did the declaration to cover the period in default. I did not include my standard charted bank account in SCN 000014 because I believed they were not opened.

“I did not make a fresh declaration of asset after my substantive appointment as CJN because I was under the impression that my SCN 000015 was to cover that period of four years which includes my term as CJN,” Mr Onnoghen said in his statement dated January 11.

Mr Onnoghen was first appointed acting CJN on November 10, 2017 following the retirement of the former CJN, Mahmoud Mohammed.

His appointment as acting CJN came amidst criticism of President Muhammadu Buhari’s failure to forward his name to the Senate for confirmation as the most senior judge.

On February 8, 2017 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo returned Mr Onnoghen’s name for confirmation to the Senate on March 1.

Mr Onnoghen was subsequently sworn in to office as Nigeria’s 17th CJN on March 8, 2017.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/305421-exclusive-what-cjn-onnoghen-told-ccb-over-asset-declaration.html

That plant was first awarded by IBB in 1989 but in his usual obsession feels he can lie to everyone at the same time

Samtob90:
Mambila was awarded by obj but he is obsessed with goodluck such that he doesn't know when lies overtake campaign

The Executive Secretary of the Benue State Management Agency ( SEMA), Emmanuel Shior, has denied allegations that he embezzled the N200 million donated by Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, to Internally Displaced Persons(IDPs) in the state.

The state’s Publicity Secretary of the APC, James Orguga, had in a press statement, challenged the SEMA boss to account for the donations by Wike, and other relief materials donated in wake of herdsmen attack on farmers, which forced many victims into IDP camps.

But reacting, through his media aide, Moses Nongo, the SEMA boss dismissed the allegations stating that the N200 million donation by Wike has been judiciously utilised.

“The N200 million donated by Rivers State Governor, Nyesome Wike, to cater for the IDPs has been judiciously utilised for the purpose it was meant. Mr Shior and no one embezzled any kobo.

“We challenge anyone with proof to the contrary to step forward with it. Thousands of those displaced by herders’ invasion of their communities are still in various camps across the state. The money in question has been used in the procurement of food and non-food relief materials meant for their upkeep,” said Shior.

According to him, “It takes a lot of money to cater for the basic needs of thousands of the displaced on a daily basis, such that, the amount is enormous when it becomes weeks and months.

On the allegation that the Vice President (VP), Professor Yemi Osinbajo, made a cash donation to SEMA, when he visited the state, he said the VP did not make any such donation.

Shior emphasised that Osinbajo only promised on behalf of the Federal Government, to provide other forms of relief including the construction of resettlement housing units, for the displaced persons in Guma and Logo Local Government Areas.

“The general public should also be informed that the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, did not also make any cash donation to SEMA when he visited the state and celebrated the 2018 Children’s Day with displaced children at Abagena IDP camp. “What he pledged to do was to construct two classrooms blocks for the displaced children who were attending lessons in makeshift classrooms. This he has done and a visit to the Abagena IDPs camp will leave no one in doubt about this.

”We wish to state that the Benue State Emergency Management Agency has never distributed relief materials to IDPs privately. Distribution is carried out in the public glare sometimes with coverage by different media houses.

“What is raising eyebrows is why the Benue State APC would wait until a ban on political activities at IDPs camps was pronounced before coming up with allegations of diversion of relief materials and embezzlement of funds donated to SEMA by organisations and people of goodwill.

“The Benue State Government under Governor Ortom is spending huge sums of monies to provide basic relief for the IDPs and we at SEMA will not waver no matter the attempts to disparage and discourage us,” said Shior.