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Following the outrage that followed the discovery of a large sum of money in a Lagos building, a former chairman of the People's Democratic Party has explained his connection to it.

Adamu Mu’azu, a former chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, on Thursday, explained his connection to the Lagos property where the anti-graft EFCC found over N13 billion hidden in an apartment.

According to Premium Times, Mr. Muazu said although he built the property, it was no longer his.

Operatives of the EFCC, acting on a tip off on Wednesday, found $43,449,947, £27,800 and N23,218,000 hidden inside an apartment at Osborne Towers, Ikoyi.

The recoveries were valued at N13 billion based on prevailing exchange rate set by the Central Bank of Nigeria.

The EFCC circulated photos and video footage of the moment the hidden money was recovered, sparking nationwide outrage.

There have been media reports that the money belonged to Mr. Mu’azu because the property was linked to him in public records.

On Friday, the former Bauchi State governor acknowledged links to the property, but said he wasn’t the owner of the suspicious funds found therein.

In a statement to Premium Times, he explained that he built the property with a credit facility he acquired from a bank, but had since sold out all the apartments in the building.

“I acquired the land and jointly develop it using a bank loan, I obtained about nine (9) years ago.

“However, all the flats have been sold to prospective buyers in order to pay back the loan,” Mr. Mu’azu said.

“I do not own or occupy any of the apartments. I sold all the apartments through established estate agents as such I have no knowledge or interest in who purchases or rents any of the flats,” he added.

Mr. Mu’azu, who said he’d been a real estate developer of international repute since 1983, commended the EFCC for its vigorous war against corruption.

“I strongly believe that the efforts being made will surely unveil the real owner of such flat and the monies recovered,” he stated.

The Lagos Division of the Federal High Court on Thursday granted an order to tentatively forfeit the recovered sum to the Nigerian government.

Nobody has come out to claim the money and the judge gave any claimant until May 5 to do so or the money would be permanently forfeited to the federal government.

http://ogashub.com.ng/what-i-know-about-ikoyi-house-where-efcc-found-over-n13-billion-adamu-muazu/

The former minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, alleges that Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, is the owner of the $43 million found in an apartment raided by EFCC operatives two days ago. He also alleged that Amaechi is the owner of the flat in which it was found.

http://ogashub.com.ng/ffk-alleges-rotimi-amaechi-owns-the-43m-found-in-ikoyi-flat/

The $43 million is Rotimi Amaechi's.He owns the flat it was found in too.NIA story is fake news! NIA does not keep cash in Minister's flats!

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Pope Francis during the Holy Thursday celebration washed the feet of prison inmates at the Paliano detention center in Italy for former mafia members. As part of the mass celebration, the pontiff bent to wash and kiss the right foot of 12 inmates in commemoration of Jesus' gesture of humility towards his 12 apostles on the night before he was crucified.

Two of the inmates, who participated in the ceremony are said to be serving life sentences while the remaining 10 are due to be released between 2019 and 2073.

According to the Vatican, three of the inmates were women and one was a born Muslim who had converted to Catholicism. The group consisted of 10 Italians, an Albanian and a prisoner from the pope’s homeland of Argentina.

According to the pope in his massage culled from AP, he said by washing the feet of inmates, he was willing to do 'the work of a slave in order to sow love among us' and urged the prisoners to help each other.
'If you can do something, a service for your companions in prison, do it,' he said, adding that 'this is love … to be the servant of others.'

He added:
'We are all sinners. We all have defects,' the pope told the inmates during an improvised sermon broadcasted by Vatican Radio.

http://ogashub.com.ng/pope-celebrates-holy-thursday-in-prison-washes-the-feet-of-12-prison-inmates-photos/

Op instead of killing the scorpion you were taking pictures you really dont have sense

According to a South African lady, Diketso Ngoepe she wrote ‘God didn’t die on the cross for me to be a side chick or a BABY mama.’

And she got an epic reply from a Facebook user, David.

See more: http://ogashub.com.ng/lolgod-didnt-die-on-the-cross-for-me-to-be-a-side-chick-or-a-babymama-south-african-lady/

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300million

... This man is trying hard to conquer 2019

I was in a heated debate yesterday and the person wanted the Emir to just keep quiet and face the issues of child marriages and other such limiting issues that pervade his domain. I did not agree with this position and still do not agree, hence this write up.

The position of the Emir of Kano is a very influential and huge platform. It has a huge follower-ship as a result of the importance of Kano as a strong religious and commercial centre. In history, it played a vital role in all issues that led to the continued development of Nothern Nigeria and by extension, Nigeria. So whoever sits on that throne is highly revered and influential.

Hitherto, that seat was used to push very narrow ethno-religious issues which I am sorry to say contributed largely in deepening the schisms that bedeviled the continued cohesion of the country. It was the seat of conservative politics and a bulwark of trado-religious sentiments which always put it at crossroads with progressive forces.

Emir Sanusi has come to change all that. If you look closely at his recent history you will not be surprised by his actions and utterances since he assumed the throne. He has been anti-establishment most of his career. If he could take on the Presidency as its employee then, what do you expect with him seating on such a powerful throne, owing his ascendency and continued stay to no man but the gods of his fathers.

His latest remarks have caused a small storm. He has stated very categorically that the northwest and northeastern regions of the country would be the poorest in the world if we removed the averages that take the wealth of the Niger Delta and the commercial viability of Lagos away from the equation. He talked about the literacy rate, the reluctance to educate the girl child, the gross underdevelopment of the area both in terms of infrastructure and in health. Insecurity did not miss his search light.

This was the harshest truth, a slam dunk as the Americans would call it and as expected he has drawn the ire of some of his elders. All sort of name calling has come his way and some have even gone further to say that he as a leader is also part of the problem.

My only wahala in all these is my fear that this activism would only end on the lecture circuit with the Emir not using his position to ensure the actual implementation of some of his thoughts. You may argue that, as the Emir, he does not have executive powers to do this, but you will agree with me that normal individuals with no executive powers have done a lot to change the life and the face of our polity. See great individual philanthropists like Tony Elumelu, to mention just one. He has put his money where his mouth is, giving a voice to young entrepreneurs.

http://ogashub.com.ng/emir-lamido-sanusi-and-the-bitter-truth/

Letsreason:
Am still using GTB master card

When was the last time you used it pls

tifany89:
U just indicted yourself whether blogger or not. Next time think before u comment.

Last nite you watched someone become a millionaire right before your very eyes...it's Monday now and you are still snoring in bed owing MTN and expecting your parents to feed you. I pity you.

I think if you ar not a blogger and you are on nairaland this morning then you are probably not ready to make it in life.. Foolis.h youths

Last nite you watched someone become a millionaire right before your very eyes...it's Monday now and you are still snoring in bed owing MTN and expecting your parents to feed you. I pity you.

Last nite you watched someone become a millionaire right before your very eyes...it's Monday now and you are still snoring in bed owing MTN and expecting your parents to feed you. I pity you.

Celcius:
You made complete sense.
Let's see those that will refute this now.

I wish the mods wld help us we need serious delebrations on dis

Bigdreams:
You can create a virtual card with getbarter.co or use Accesd Visa card.

Pls u mean access bank visa card?

OUR SELFISH ELITES!

I have come to realize that Nigeria Leaders particularly those at helms of affair piloting the Nation. They are very sincere to themselves, they love each other dearly, the passion and concern for better life among them is incomparable. Come to look of the following.
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Kaduna - Abuja Express way rehabilitated under 50 days.
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Railway track channel from Rigasa kaduna to kaduna International Airport under 30days.
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Nnamdi Azikwe Bypass Express way street lightning to kaduna Airport under 30 days.
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Police Aerial helicopter patrol from Abuja to kaduna from the days of flight diversion till the day redirection comes.
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Police patrol van at every 10km from kaduna to Abuja 168km= Approximately 17 vans on standby.
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All these above were done under 50 days just to ensure absolute comfort and maximum security for themselves.
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I see strong bond of love among our elites, I therefore challenge you my fellow young Nigerians why must you and I die for any of these elites.
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Why must we continue to be insincere to our own generation.
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Why must we allow ego to over ride our sense of reasoning.
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Can you recall since when Abuja-lokoja express way has being under construction.
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Lagos - Ibadan express way, Mokwa-Jebba road and other has become dead trap before patching commence
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Since its not their route, let the worse happen to the subjects once the leaders are safe all is well.
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Let also be United to reject conspiracy against our generation.
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Let build love and compassion for one another as Youth in this nation.
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We need one another to build the Empire we require to liberate our generation and the yet unborn.
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We are stakeholder in our own class.
Let love lead.

Trezzyhelm and bad news

Gtb stoped allowing payments of facebook ads using their master cards i dont know if there is any other means please help a brother

No sir.. Adeboye is still preaching and heading service... Fake retirement news

My brothers and sisters...it is terrible ooh...have u all noticed that no "man of God" has prophesied about who will be the winner of BBNaija... If it were elections now God would have spoken through them several times for politicians

You see these so called "men of God"? Fear them ooh... They don't speak where there's no cash returns...

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REUBEN ABATI’S DUBIOUS, INCONCLUSIVE RESEARCH ON DINO MELAYE:

{Response to Abati’s “Making of a brand” (Dino Melaye)}

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Someone recently said about Dino Melaye “You either love him or hate him.” Lately, the haters have been having a platform to vent on. But whether the haters see it or not, they have a rare, great man to contend with.
What did Reuben Abati mean when he said “Dino Melaye can get a whole Vice Chancellor to do his bidding?” Is he cleverly trying to imply that the ABU Vice Chancellor lied for Dino? Abati even described the VC’s testimony as ‘needless’ anyway. If that were the case, then senator Ndume, the one who raised the certificate issue by Sahara Reporters in the Senate, and called for its investigation did something equally needless! The Senate investigation also he would term “needless”. All the derogatory testimonies from so-called fellow students pointing fingers at Dino’s university status are maliciously needless. So what confused point is being made here?
To all intents and purposes, all the drama looks like a desperate new political campaign – ‘Operation Destroy Dino’ is at work, starting with the attempted destruction of his reputation. The arrow-head being Sahara Reporters, the paid-piper, now notoriously popular for “Pull Him Down” (PhD) journalism.
Reuben Abati himself has a PhD Certificate – which has not been contested. But it so happens that he would not have been awarded the degree IF the competence with which he carried out the research for his doctorate was as pedestrian as he has done for this “PhD” article he wrote against Dino Melaye.
Abati says that Dino has not moved any thought-provoking bills? That is simply not true! Maybe he has not been paying attention to the activities of the senate – starring Senator Dino Melaye among others, or perhaps he has not even done sufficient research into bills of the past and motions since the man was at the House of Representatives before he came to the Senate. Abati, like other anti-Dino warriors so far, has managed to conveniently avoid remembering that he bagged the Senator Of The Year Award for 2016, having presented the highest number of motions, bills and legislative engagements.
And, according to Abati’s thesis, Dino has the whole National Assembly queuing up after him? Is he hypnotising them so the other 108 distinguished senators do not have minds of their own anymore? Or is Abati simply not able to come to terms with a man with a rare brand of political charisma that’s making him shine in their midst?
We must give it to Abati, that he at least appears to acknowledge there was a graduation at Ahmadu Bello University, and Dino came away with a third class degree. That, Abati can handle with glee. But one cannot help thinking why an otherwise erudite scholar of Abati’s mould would join the scandalous anti-Dino bandwagon to completely refute the graduation if it had been anything higher than that. After all he already hinted that the VC was coerced into stating the fact that the senator actually graduated.
From the very beginning of this latest Dino drama, I have wondered what all the fuss was about when, apart from the implication of dishonesty or even fraud, there was no actual danger of being unqualified for a political appointment. After all, the qualification required was a secondary school certificate which is obviously lower than a first degree of any class.
When he says a man like Dino would never be elected in a place like the US because of his failed marriage and activities therein, Abati also did not do his research well and misfired. Apart from the fact that Nigeria has always seen fit to forgive their leaders their trespasses, the Americans are doing that also. Take their new sitting President Donald Trump who has been accused of sexual molestation against unrelated women in his past, with recordings and affidavits as proof. While Dino’s ex-wife’s false accusations with made in China pictures as proof, are being mischievously resurrected; an incident which most people had forgotten about and moved on, mention of the ‘short-lived successor’ who fled after six months is mischievously inaccurate. She was never battered by him. The woman herself said as much: ‘he had never laid a hand on me. This was conveniently overlooked in a quest to pile up and sensationalise his “sins”.
And when men of LITTLE MINDS are desperately searching for scandals and sins to bring down perceived enemies who, unknown to them are made of STERNER STUFF, their ultimate goal is failure. Former US President Bill Clinton’s scandal and “sin” with the White House intern, Monica Lewinsky did not bring him down. It made him stronger. And as far as our Nigerian political, social and economic ELITES are concerned, to find one without sin would be as difficult as finding a virgin in a Labour Room. In the Good Book, to the woman the Jews were accusing of adultery and set to stone to death, Jesus told them: “he who has no sin should cast the first stone”. They all disappeared one after the other.
As more twisted facts and bias spewed out of the write-up, Sahara Reporters and all the other “Destroy Dino” sponsors must have been jumping for joy, but I suspect it will be short lived, because he is a very popular man amongst his people especially the youths. My gut feeling is that it is all going to backfire and catapult the senator speedily towards a most successful career. What many, especially his enemies do not yet realise is that Senator Dino Melaye is NOT the run-of-the-mill Nigerian politician. Soon, those who do not know who he really is will have their eyes opened.

His heroism in his constituency is reflected in the fact that he has sponsored many projects, from providing educational scholarships, building health and public facilities, digging boreholes, providing foodstuff and other necessary provisions in the communities. Most notably he has successfully obtained contracts at the senate for the construction and rehabilitation of major road networks within his State of Kogi. That is why they love him. They even love all the drama around him. I was privileged to visit his village and witnessed the excitement and exuberance with which he was received outside his house. The presence of a crowd outside his residence first thing in the morning, felt as if the community members had figured him out as some sort of messiah! Surely, this love for him has nothing to do with his University certificate, but all to do with his charisma, his superior being and service to his people. Reuben Abati PhD, after his stint as a lecturer, member of the Guardian Editorial Board and former presidential spokesperson should pray for the day he would be so loved by his own people.
Abati went on to emphasise the scarcity of information on Dino’s website, with regards to sponsored bills and motions, as if they did not exist. No attempt was made to look elsewhere. If he was objective, diligent and sincere about finding out the truth before pointing accusing fingers, he would have found all he needed from the records easily accessible from Dino’s office.
This dangerous precedent of attention-seeking tabloid journalism to whip up scandalous public opinion against strong, notable individuals that may be a threat to someone somewhere is fast becoming the norm amongst the elite in this country and is quite noticeable at the senate. Unwary Nigerians are saddled with frivolous, uncorroborated stories rather than more serious matters like investigating key appointments in sensitive positions. We have a well-timed distraction, the intrigues and details of which we may never know.
If Abati were truly objective about Dino’s political integrity, and ‘not condemning him’ as he kept mouthing, he would have at least peeped under the veil as it were, and found out Dino’s position on education, healthcare, infrastructure, housing, national & social security, and more. But instead he prefers to insinuate a vacuum in the senator’s political positions by claiming not to know what they are by serving the dubious hint that they do not exist!
Dino Melaye has written a book on corruption, his favourite subject, and it is due to be released soon. I am convinced that, whatever Abati claimed are missing from the only online research he could manage to dig up would be found in the Book. Although this book is Dino’s first, it will certainly not be his last.
Senator Dino Melaye is bold, courageous, and forthright, in whom you would find no dishonesty of any sort. He is a man who seems to live by the words of a celebrated American Secret service officer, Mr Edward Snowdon who says: Speak not because it is SAFE, but speak because it is RIGHT.
Dino Melaye’s friends, plus many of his enemies to-day who, when they really know him, would become his ardent admirers, will consistently proclaim loud and clear on this strong, progressive and colourful character, “…we like him that way!”

Dr Chinny Okafor writes in from London.

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