NORSYK: Okorocha forfeits state-of-the art hospital to Federal Government
Okorocha, now the property of the Federal Government
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC secured another victory Friday in its campaign against grand corruption in public service as Justice T.G Ringin of a Federal High Court sitting in Owerri, ordered the final forfeiture of a hospital linked to former governor Rochas Okorocha.
Dews of Hope Hospital, located in the heart of Imo capital of Owerri Dews of Hope Hospital is a N1.5 Billion state-of-the-art 200-bed hospital, whose ownership was denied by a former aide to Okorocha. The forfeiture came a day after the commission secured the conviction and sentencing of former governor Orji Uzor Kalu of Abia State(1999-2007) for money laundering and corruption.
The Commission had on August 22, 2019 secured the interim forfeiture of the Owerri hospital from a vacation Judge, Justice A. T Mohammed of Federal High Court, Port Harcourt.
The application for interim forfeiture was triggered by evidence that the facility may have been acquired through proceeds of illicit activities, as funds from Government House, Owerri were traced to the hospital.
The Commission’s investigation revealed that Dr. Paschal Obi, former Permanent Secretary and Principal Secretary to then Governor Okorocha, now a serving member of the House of Representatives, was a signatory to the accounts.
However, Obi, like members of the board of the hospital, vehemently denied ownership of the medical facility. The managing director of the hospital on invitation, could not also explain how the hospital was funded.
These developments led the Commission to file for the forfeiture of the property on July 25, 2019 under Section 17 of the Advance Fee Fraud,and Other Related Offences Act 2006.
In granting the request for the interim forfeiture of the property, the court ordered the anti-graft agency to publish the Order in a national newspaper, which was accordingly complied with in the Nation Newspaper of August 30, 2019 and Leadership Newspaper of September 3,2019 respectively, asking interested parties to show cause why the property should not be forfeited to the federal government within fourteen days from the dates of the publications.
Upon the expiration of the fourteen day notice and with no one showing interest in the hospital, the Commission filed for the final forfeiture of the facility.
The hospital located at the heart of Owerri metropolis, had an adjourning staff and doctor’s quarters.
Welcome development although the people of the south east dont like buhari he should help us jail all the criminal igbo politicians that has made the whole region to lack good basic infrastractures due to massive corruption. He can leave tinibu and other corrupt politicians from other regions if their people dont want them to be prosecuted.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uwn0tt9c--A FLASH: DSS finally re-arrests Omoyele Sowore after chasing judge out of the courtroom with gun. He has been taken to the headquarters of the DSS.
#FreeSoworeNow #FreeSowore
Buhari is a real fulani man they never forgets or forgives no matter how long it takes that's just their nature. Sowore Don buy market.
maximunimpact: I think there's an inherent problem within a people with poor sense of reasoning, everything to them is always us vs them, we against the world, etc.
Someone on Facebook, an acclaimed law graduate was advocating to excuse Allen Onyema (air peace owner) from any investigation simply because he is a successful Igbo business man, that Igbo's should learn to protect their own just like Yorubers protect Tinubu.
This explains why money makes everything right in that part of the world, it doesn't matter if the rich man sell out his entire villagers, doesn't matter if you do drugs or steal public funds, just get the money (Ego mbute)
Nnamdi KANU speaks for majority of Igbo youths and his views represents their thoughts.
So why are you people also protecting and supporting corrupt politicians from ur region like tinubu?
Buhari only ended up making this guy very popular someone that has been looking for political relevance at all costs there is nothing too special about him.
Enzorazor: On Thursday, at a Federal High Court in Abuja, many naked women were seen protesting for the immediate release of Omoyele Sowore from DSS custody.
Sowore who has been granted bail by Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of Federal High Court is yet to be freed even after reports have it that he had met bail conditions.
Sowore was arrested by the Department of State Services since August in Lagos for organizing a national protest tagged #RevolutionNow.
The women were seen removing their blouses and inner wears with just braziers left to drive home their demand to president Muhammadu Buhari.
According to the naked women, “Sowore is their son and they argued that he had not committed any crime and urged President Muhammadu Buhari to order his immediate release”.
The Publisher of Sahara Reporters and human Rights activist was expected in Court today.
odiks: Former Abia State Governor, Orji Kalu, who was sentenced to 12 years in prison for fraud, was seen asking prison warders, “where are you taking us to?” After his sentencing.
Kalu, who is the Senate Chief Whip also begged the prison warders not to handcuff him in public.
The former governor, who appeared shaken, said, “Where are you taking us to now? Please don’t handcuff me. I will follow you.”
Kalu’s associate, Udeogu, was sentenced to 10 years in prison while the company which was used in perpetrating the fraud, Slok Limited, was ordered to be wound up by Justice Idris Mohammed.
Kalu only ended up as a scape goat after all the lobbying he did after joining the apc. When will corrupt and wicked people like buhari, el rufai, tinubu etc also receive their own punishments after all the actrocities they committed against innocent Nigerians?
References: A former governor of Abia state, Orji Uzor Kalu, has been sentenced to 12 years in jail after he was found guilty of N7.65bn fraud.
The 12 year sentence is the highest among the 39 counts convicting the defendants, the lowest sentence being three years. Mr Kalu’s company, Slok Nigeria Ltd was ordered to be forfeited to the federal government.
The court found the second convict, his former commissioner of Finance Jonnes udeogo guilty of 34 counts.
Good lessons for efulefu igbo politicians they can never be able to pls the fulanis no matter how hard they tried. I knew something like this will happen when tinubu was recently praising kalu rochas is the next.
References: A former governor of Abia state, Orji Uzor Kalu, has been sentenced to 12 years in jail after he was found guilty of N7.65bn fraud.
The 12 year sentence is the highest among the 39 counts convicting the defendants, the lowest sentence being three years. Mr Kalu’s company, Slok Nigeria Ltd was ordered to be forfeited to the federal government.
The court found the second convict, his former commissioner of Finance Jonnes udeogo guilty of 34 counts.
Good lessons for efulefu igbo politicians they can never be able to pls the fulanis no matter how hard they tried. I knew something like this will happen when tinubu was recently praising kalu.
The Nigerian government has raised alarm concerning the stealing and replacing of clips, bolts and knots on the Lagos/Ibadan rail line.
Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, Fidet Okhiria, said 5,000 clips and 10,000 bolts as well as knots had been replaced along the rail track.
Mr. Fidet said, “You can’t imagine that between Lagos and Ibadan, we have replaced over 5,000 clips and close to 10,000 bolts and nuts on the track and it is not a good thing at all.
“Without those things on the tracks, accidents can occur.
“We know the volume of passengers on a train. So vandalism of rail infrastructure has to stop.”
He added that government would still go ahead to extend the Lagos-Ibadan line to Kano in three years.
The Nigerian government has in the past 10 years sunk over 4 billion dollars in its railway sector with the hope of reviving and sustaining the sector.
supremenews: A Nigerian soldier has been confirmed dead after being involved in an accident which occurred two weeks after he walked down the aisle with his wife, Ivie.
Gabriel Osemudiamen who got married to his wife on November 16, died after his car which developed a fault plunged into a river in Warri, Delta State on Monday December 2.
Friends, family and loved ones have already taken to social media to pen down tributes to him.
Ctorch: $20m indictment: We stand with Onyema –South East Governors
The South East Governors Forum has come out in support of the Chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, over his indictment by the United States Department of Justice for allegedly laundering $20 million.
A statement signed by Governors Ifeanyi Uguwanyi (Enugu), Willie Obiano (Anambra), Dave Umahi (Ebonyi), Emeka Ihedioha (Imo) and Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), said even though the forum cannot claim to have the full knowledge of the matter, there are some insinuations it will not accept.
The forum said the insinuation that some government officials are against Onyema and would want to pull him down is a ploy to instigate hatred against him as he is ‘at peace’ with the Federal Government and has on various occasions, commended President Muhammadu Buhari, for assisting him get up to five international licenses.
The governors urged Buhari to support and protect Onyema to enable him sort out the matter peacefully so that his business, which t has contributed to the growth of the aviation industry will not suffer. The statement reads: “We have read a lot of comments by various individuals and interest groups on the matter.
“The insinuation that some Nigerians or some government officials are against Onyema and would want to pull him down by all means is a ploy to instigate hatred against him. He has remained in the aviation industry which is highly challenging in our country when many people could not cope.
Onyema is at peace with the Federal Government and has on various occasions, commended the president for assisting him get up to five international licenses. Many officials of Buhari’s administration had stood for him many times in promoting and encouraging Air Peace operations in and outside Nigeria.
Air Peace is a business and most businesses usually have one issue or the other to settle and this one is not an exception. We plead with Buhari to please continue to give Onyema all the necessary support and protection to enable him sort out this matter peacefully.
Onyema has highly assisted the aviation industry in Nigeria and we must all stand to defend this business. The governors of the South East will do everything within the law to support Onyema overcome this issue so as to continue to offer more excellent services to Nigeria. We request the US Ambassador to Nigeria to please step into the matter so as to peacefully resolve the issue without destroying Onyema’s reputation. We also urge Onyema to engage experienced and external financial managers to work with the US government in resolving and rectifying his business tax matter if any.”
Onyema is accused by the US authorities for allegedly laundering over $20 million from Nigeria through United States bank accounts in a scheme involving false documents for the purchase of airplanes
Nice one from the SE governors onyema should be supported even if the US courts ends up finding him guilty at the end of the day. If the north and west can support people like buhari and tinubu despite all the actrocities they have committed why wouldn't the Igbos also support one of their own who is accused of just laundry his own personal money?
Ctorch: $20m indictment: We stand with Onyema –South East Governors
The South East Governors Forum has come out in support of the Chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, over his indictment by the United States Department of Justice for allegedly laundering $20 million.
A statement signed by Governors Ifeanyi Uguwanyi (Enugu), Willie Obiano (Anambra), Dave Umahi (Ebonyi), Emeka Ihedioha (Imo) and Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), said even though the forum cannot claim to have the full knowledge of the matter, there are some insinuations it will not accept.
The forum said the insinuation that some government officials are against Onyema and would want to pull him down is a ploy to instigate hatred against him as he is ‘at peace’ with the Federal Government and has on various occasions, commended President Muhammadu Buhari, for assisting him get up to five international licenses.
The governors urged Buhari to support and protect Onyema to enable him sort out the matter peacefully so that his business, which t has contributed to the growth of the aviation industry will not suffer. The statement reads: “We have read a lot of comments by various individuals and interest groups on the matter.
“The insinuation that some Nigerians or some government officials are against Onyema and would want to pull him down by all means is a ploy to instigate hatred against him. He has remained in the aviation industry which is highly challenging in our country when many people could not cope.
Onyema is at peace with the Federal Government and has on various occasions, commended the president for assisting him get up to five international licenses. Many officials of Buhari’s administration had stood for him many times in promoting and encouraging Air Peace operations in and outside Nigeria.
Air Peace is a business and most businesses usually have one issue or the other to settle and this one is not an exception. We plead with Buhari to please continue to give Onyema all the necessary support and protection to enable him sort out this matter peacefully.
Onyema has highly assisted the aviation industry in Nigeria and we must all stand to defend this business. The governors of the South East will do everything within the law to support Onyema overcome this issue so as to continue to offer more excellent services to Nigeria. We request the US Ambassador to Nigeria to please step into the matter so as to peacefully resolve the issue without destroying Onyema’s reputation. We also urge Onyema to engage experienced and external financial managers to work with the US government in resolving and rectifying his business tax matter if any.”
Onyema is accused by the US authorities for allegedly laundering over $20 million from Nigeria through United States bank accounts in a scheme involving false documents for the purchase of airplanes
Nice one from the SE governors onyema should be supported even if the US courts ends up finding him guilty at the end of the day. If the north and west can support people like buhari and tinubu despite all the actrocities they have committed why wouldn't the Igbos also support one of their own who is accused of laundry his own personal money?
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Racoon: What has Nigeria become for God's sake? All I can perceive is two super-criminals eulogizing themselves and massaging their self ego.
Nothing new! This is the same OUK that the APC were persecuting & prosecuting with gusto when they came in 2015.Baba simply port over & pronto the case was watered down.
Same OUK fled to the US under the guise of going to have a surgery wherein the hypocritical EFCC even went to court to obtain a bench warrant declearing him wanted for immediate arrest & seizing of his international passport.
The man flew back to Nigeria weeks before the general elections & started campaigning for the failure Nigeria have today as president.He was even given a chieftaincy title in Buhari's home town of Daura while the EFCC that has been waiting to eat Kalu raw sudden went slowpoke.
Now it was alleged last week that a judge due to deliver judgement on this same bastardized case with the EFCC is being threatened by the leadership of the APC for a soft landing for Kalu.
Today, Tinubu is singing Orji Uzor Kalu praises. Wonders will never end.Guess Nigerians can now connect the dots that the APC remains a fraud? They only fight corruption that they're not interested in.No shame or integrity.
Kalu is a real nigerian politician he has lobbied his way out of the mess he once found himself. That his court case on thursday will definitely be thrown out just watch out.
unbitchable: I'm completely in support of the hate speech bill. If the bill was in effect, people like Elrufai, FFK, Reno, would have been hung by the balls. A certain Ochereome Nnanna would have been buried 6 fts down below for calling a tribe sophisticated morons. Nnamdi kanu would have become a rotten corpse for his several hate speech & calls for violence against other tribes. A lot of children of hate would have had their balls split in twos for calling a tribe cows & terrorists. More importantly, the bill will checkmate religious clerics & further curtail religious tensions especially in the north.
What about people like buhari who once threatened bloodshed on nigerians if he wasn't declared the winner of the presidential election also going further to call some certain sections of the country 5%? What about the oba of Lagos who also threatened to drown all the Igbos in Lagos in the lagoon if they vote against the apc and many others? Are all these men above the laws?
IGBOSON1: Personally, i feel electing Soludo would be a masterstroke and the best elective choice not just Anambra would make.....but the entire 5 south-east states, since 1999 to date!
We need to step up the cerebral and visionary capacity of our elected officials to world-class standards if Anambra is to stand a chance of competing on the global stage! Ngige, Obi and Obiano were good in their own ways, and now we need someone who can consolidate on all their gains as governor and take Anambra stratospheric.....to the next level (God...how i hate using that phrase )!
We need someone that can stand on the same podium with Trump if need be, and sell Anambra to the world; someone that can leverage on his connections with world financial institutions to the benefit of Anambra state; someone with known antecedents and capacity who can convince a country like China to invest billions into projects like airports...river ports....power stations....etc!
All neutral Anambrans should get off their asses and make this happen because Nigerian politicians, given half a chance, are ready to deploy their usual nasty tricks that sees them able to ‘win’ elections even against the will of the electorate they wish to govern!
Soludo might be overrated what has he even achieved for himself since he left the cbn?
gidgiddy: In the video below, Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor, Lawyer to Nnamdi Kanu and general counsel to IPOB has narrated the events that led to the storming of his house by the security forces. He said that he had returned to his village Oraifite on the 24th of November, to bury his elder brother. After the burial, he had gone out to attend to some things when he got a call that the ACP of the state had come to his compound to make an arrest. He requested to speak to the ACP and assured him that he would come to the Police station the next day to see what the problem was all about
The next day, he was on his way to see the ACP as scheduled when he got a call that the security forces had invaded his house and opened fire, killing 4 people. He also claimed that his mother was shot but is receiving treatment.
He said that the police took away the 4 people they had killed, burnt his house and several houses in the area.
The police then took the bodies to an area where they set it alight with the van then claimed that the bodies were police men IPOB had killed
He also said that the authorities want to kill him for being IPOB's Lawyer. He claimed that he had been been a thorn in the flesh because he had won most of the cases brought against IPOB and was confident of overturning the terrorist tag on IPOB
He ended by calling on the EU, UN and Amnesty International to investigate what transpired in his house
How this fat white guy was able to defeat joshua still baffles till today was the fight really fixed as some people are insuniating or andy ruiz is just lucky.
Nigeria security forces with their primitive ways what exactly are they looking for in nmk lawyer's house? Has the lawyer committed any criminal offence against the Nigerian state for his house to be invaded by soildiers and the police? I just feel this govt is looking for an opportunity to turn the peaceful SE region into another borno.
ayusco85: Who knows this Etinosa of a girl should better advise her not to try that shit with a Quaran o.
One mallam from Zaria can make it his life mission to track her and slit her throat if she dares.
They can even declare a Fatwa on her head and she is history.
Be guided
She can't try it with the Quran she knows the consequences. She knows that christains are very tolerant and peace loving people that's why she dared to use a Bible.
Sirjamo: Why publicly proclaim something that is obvious? Everyone already knew that Rivers is predominantly Christian, but governor Wike unnecessary utterance has done nothing but bury whatever political ambition he might have in the future outside of Rivers state. He can never get elected as president or VP, not in a united Nigeria!!!!
I dont think wike cares or bothers about becoming president of nigeria. I like his personality he is not like some southern politicians who are ever ready to sell their people to slavery to the fulani north just to be approved for the presidential office. We need more couragous politicians like him in the south who are ready to protect the political and religious interests of the people of southern Nigeria.
tianshie: I went to secondary school with Eze. His father, Thaddeus, fought in the Biafra war. What we know about his father's wartime experience is that the war ended for Thaddeus when he was wounded in Onitsha in 1968. He came home.
Recently a man from Eze's father's village who had fought the war with Thaddeus told my friend's mother (on the phone) that actually Thaddeus died in the war. This man had fled to Gabon after the war. He'd just returned to the country.
Since the news broke, Thaddeus hasn't been seen. He'd been in the bathroom when my friend's mother took the call on the phone. After the call, my friend and his mother could hear the splash of water in the bathroom, but when they opened the door there was no one there!
What advice do you have for the family? I've never heard sh*t like this before!!
This is really strange though I have heard stories like this before. The one I read about that happened in benue disappeared with his son when they found out he was actually a ghost. Your friend might also be a ghost if this story is true.
Rochas deserves all the abuse and insults he is currently getting his 8yrs governance style in imo state brought embarrassment to not only the good people of imo state but to the whole Igbo nation in general a man like rochas should be banned from any political office in Nigeria.
Gossipninja: Politician Tony Kabaka seen flogging a monkey that has been terrorizing his neighborhood in Edo State.
The former Chairman of Akugbe Ventures and member of the All Progressives Congress in Edo State, has sparked outrage on social media for such cruelty on the animal.
Gossipninja: Politician Tony Kabaka seen flogging a monkey that has been terrorizing his neighborhood in Edo State.
The former Chairman of Akugbe Ventures and member of the All Progressives Congress in Edo State, has sparked outrage on social media for such cruelty on the animal.
The EFCC in a statement said it was baffling that after four years , Diezani had still not had her day in court .
The statement read in part, “ We are intent on bringing Diezani to justice and despite the spirited efforts of the commission in ensuring that she returns to Nigeria and face trial , she has been held back in the UK by an investigation that has spanned almost four years without any signal about when she will be available in Nigeria for prosecution.
“ The EFCC has been frustrated over Diezani , a development that prompted it to seek her extradition to Nigeria , so that she can have her day in court . ”
The former minister is alleged to have diverted billions of dollars and purchased choice properties in several parts of the world . Diezani ’ s cash and properties as well as those linked to her , worth over $ 250 m , including jewellery, have been forfeited permanently to the Federal Government by an order of court .
She came from an oil producing state, nigeria survives from the oil and gas resources that comes from her state so she only took what rightly belongs to her. Those calling her thief are the real economic thieves here they have been stealing from her God given natural resources for decades without shame or remorse.
bravesoul247: Android updates are there because our devices need them, especially for those that always complain about not having Tecno's update, rumours has it that they've started releasing updates now. Hackers and other cybercriminals are always working on improving their shady methods and finding holes in our security system. They often succeed at this mission and cause numerous data breaches and other incidents worldwide. Below are the reasons why you need them.
1) Skipping Updates Leaves Your Device Vulnerable
Updates are not only there to deliver new icons and fancy wallpapers to your device. They have an essential purpose in the overall function of the Android system.
Each update improves the system by fixing known vulnerabilities that hackers might be able to track down. If you skip the next update, your device will remain unprotected, becoming vulnerable to cyber attacks.
2)Updates Are Easy to Install
All you have to do is approve an update, and the device will do the rest on its own. Plus, you can even turn on the auto-update feature. Your phone will update itself at a set time – usually during the night when you’re not using it anyway. Why skip an important update when you can get it over within a minute or two?
3)You Paid for Them
Would you ever buy something and let it sit somewhere without ever using it again? Probably not, right? So, why should you do the same with Android updates? When you bought the device, you also paid for a lifetime of system updates from the manufacturer. Skipping them means you’re throwing away something you’ve paid for. Therefore, instead of giving them a miss, make use of these updates and let them keep your device in optimal health.
4)Updates Bring New Features
Improved security and faster performance are not the only benefits that come with Android updates. We’ve talked a lot about security here, but updating your device gives you new features as well. These range from new apps and widgets to improved display structures, new fonts, and themes, as well as numerous other applications. Updates often change the appearance of certain apps or locations on your phone.
5)Your Device Will Perform Better
Besides improving security, updates fix bugs that slow your device down. If you notice your Android device lagging too often, you’ve probably missed a few updates. Taking a moment to update your device will make it run smoother. You will no longer have to deal with poor performance or frequent app crashes. Just give the device some time to install an update, and it will perform much better.
Am using a tecno spark 6.2 I tried updating it but saw a written instruction that says some of my devices might crash if I go ahead to update it I don't understand.
Politics › Re: Dew Of Hope Hospital Linked To Okorocha Forfeited To Federal Government by Mrexcell(m): 8:47am On Dec 07, 2019*. Modified: 11:51am On Dec 07, 2019
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