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Yola – A former Commissioner for Finance and Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in Adamawa state during Boni Haruna’s administration, John Elias has been sentecenecd to 10 years imprisonment without option of fine by a Federal High Court sitting in Yola, presided over by Justice Bilkisu Bello Aliyu.

The judge on Friday also ordered the Corporate Affairs Commission to shut down his company, ALHAKIM NIGERIA LIMITED as well as pay the state sum of N51.5 million which he stole while he held sway in office.

The presiding judge who delivered the judgement under section 3 (2) of the miscellaneous act said the judgement will serve as a deterrent to occupiers of public office who may want to filter resources meant for developmental projects.

Aliyu noted that Elias ought to have protected the public trust giving to him by living above board but instead, he decided to flagrantly helped himself with resources of the state and hence have to be punished.

The judge convicted Elias on count 3 and 4 charges and sentenced him to 10 years on each charge though the two convictions would run concurrently.

“I hereby sentenced the first accused, John Babani Elias for 10 years imprisonment on count 3 and another 10 years imprisonment on count 4 but the two sentences will run concurrently.

“In addition, the first convict must return/refund the sum of N51.5 million to Adamawa state local Government joint account fund from where it was stolen and diverted by him and his Coy.

“With regards to the second convict ALHAKIM NIGERIA LIMITED, I sentenced it to pay a fine of N5 million on the offenses in count 3 and 4 it is convicted of. In addition, the company would wound up by Corporate Affairs Commission as provided by section 3(2) of the miscellaneous offenses and all its assets forfeited to federal government of Nigeria,” Aliyu ordered.

http://www.publicaccountabilityleague.com/content/adamawa-ex-finance-commissioner-jailed-10-years

New reports have emerged following the fraud charges against Nigeria’s former oil minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke. Officials say she was nabbed with £13 billion (N3.9 trillion) in a huge real estate transaction. According to THE Sun UK, Diezani was apparently nabbed while she was looking at buying a massively expensive apartment at one Hyde park, with 13 billion pounds, an equivalent of over 3 trillion Naira. Meanwhile, Diezani appeared before London’s Westminster Magistrate Court on Monday, October 5, at about 10 am over charges of corruption and money laundering.

Sam Piranty, a reporter with the BBC, confirmed her appearance via his twitter handle.

Initially there were doubts that the former petroleum minister will show up in court, however, the tweet by the reporter on ground cleared all doubts.

It is recalled that on Friday, October 2, Diezani was arrested alongside four other Nigerians by the International Corruption Unit (ICU) of the UK’s National Crimes Agency. She was later granted bail after been detained for several hours.

Meanwhile, fresh investigations by Sahara Reporters have revealed the way in which Diezani squandered funds belonging to the Nigerian people.
http://www.publicaccountabilityleague.com/content/ex-oil-minister-diezani-nabbed-london-n39-trillion
source naij

Ginaz:
if I were in her position, I won't have known what to do. God please give me a husband that is good in bed o, that can satisfy his wife in everything. amen!

Satisfaction is really important, with how good you look your man will definitely over satisfy you

The house was a storey building, well built, with a massive gate at the entrance, it was colorfully painted in a deep chocolate and cream color and the manner of the painting was such that, the house looked like a giant chocolate cake ready to be eaten and indeed i was ready to eat up the house literally because as soon as i stepped into the compound i fell in love with the house and i knew i was going to take the house , after waiting for about ten minutes with the estate agent that brought me to the house, the landlord came down to meet us, he looked to be in his forties, with a large build, he was thick set and looked more like a wrestler than a house owner.

He welcomed me warmly, he seemed happy to see me and was oblivious to the presence of the estate agent, perhaps he had seen the man way too often and his presence mattered less to him, he took me round the apartment, it was a two bedroom apartment with a large living room and two bedrooms en-suite, the apartment looked really neat like it was recently cleaned, he told me he just recently moved out of the apartment to the upper flat having recently completed the top flat, which explains the neatness of the flat, we soon deliberated on the price and other payments, including monthly security fees and power supply bills.

A week after my deliberations with the landlord i paid for the apartment and moved in with my wife and two year old daughter, my wife loved the apartment and my two year old daughter had plenty of space to play around in and she was obviously enjoying herself too, subsequently i met the landlord's wife and his two boys, not long after i moved into the apartment i noticed that my landlord wasn't around most of the time and it was only on weekends that i get to see him and even then not so often, i thought him to be a busy business man, his wife was not a full time house wife because she went to work every morning, leaving the children with their house help.

It wasn't long before i found out the kind of work my landlord did, i and a couple of my colleagues from work had been drafted to go for a training workshop in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, i took time out during the training to go to the bank to effect a transaction that needed to be done to get a payment through to my boss, minutes after i got to the bank, we started hearing gun shots outside the bank not sure what to do we customers and bank staff alike started panicking, not long after the gun shots started ringing out, the security door of the bank was blown out by explosives and a dozen armed men stormed into the banking hall, and ordered everyone to lie face down, the robbers didn't have masks on and the voice of the man that led the robbers sounded familiar to me and in that quick instant before i laid face down i saw the man's face and immediately recognized him as my landlord, that realization got me covering my face even better, because if for any reason this man discovers that i was in that place i would be in trouble, for the sake of my wife and my daughter, i covered my face the more knowing how much my life depended on it.

I laid down there wishing this was all a dream and getting up would get me to wake from my slumber, but after 30 minutes the robbery was over and the reality of the whole incidence dawned on me, i just saw my landlord lead a gang of armed robbers to rob a bank, i was more confused and in a state of "what the heck just happened" than the bank manager who was running around checking on staff and customers to be sure everyone was fine, the remaining days of the workshop was difficult for me, i couldn't tell anybody not even my wife, besides i didn't want her to start panicking.

I returned to Lagos that weekend and suddenly started feeling uncomfortable in that house, we had only stayed there for just two months, i am at least glad we paid for one year, i have since not been able to tell anybody that my landlord is an armed robber, now i see my landlord in a different way now, he laughs and jokes around the house but all i see is an armed robber, what to do now i don't know but what i do know is that as soon as my rent expires i will be leaving this house for good but until then, i remain a tenant in the house of a nice landlord who happens to be an armed robber

culled from http://sayitnicely.com

Investigation by credible sources, yesterday, revealed that the federal government has lined up a total of five witnesses that will testify against Saraki, including the former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and incumbent governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Naisr El-Rufai.

El-Rufai is expected to testify that he was the one that sold one of the assets that Saraki bought in Abuja, which the government alleged that he failed to include among the assets belonging to him.

The government said it has already furnished Saraki with the proof of evidence against him, just as it also attached as exhibits, four different assets declaration forms the accused persons submitted to the CCB.

“We have gathered enough evidence to prove that the defendant made anticipatory assets declaration”, Rotimi boasted.

Before he exited the dock yesterday, Saraki, who was all smiles, gaily acknowledged cheers from his supporters who defied heavy security presence within the tribunal premises and thronged the court room in their numbers yesterday.
source: http://www.publicaccountabilityleague.com/content/saraki-docked-fg-lines-el-rufai-4-other-witnesses-against-him

According what was posted by someone on Facebook, another crash almost happened yesterday.

Lagos - The IT firm named by the Lagos State procurement office as receiving N78 million for the upgrade of former Governor Babatunde Fashola’s personal website, has denied receiving the said amount, Punch reports.

Info Access Plus Limited said its quotation for the job was N12.5 million, and that the state eventually spent N10 million.

The figure contradicts details released by the Lagos State procurement office, first reported by the budget analytic firm, BudgiT.

The listing shows N78 million was spent on the website. According to information technology experts, www.tundefashola.com, created by the firm for the former governor, is a WordPress website and an upgrade could not have cost more than N300 000.

The news of the expenditure has elicited outrage from Nigerians, with many using their social media accounts to lambast Fashola, widely seen as one of few upright politicians who could be given a cabinet position by President .
source http://sayitnicely.com/

LaurelP:
E dey give Godwin!

confirm lol

Unconfirmed reports have been circulating that the mavin star Korede has released Godwin app for Android, there has been no official statement but i downloaded the app and its pretty cool.
download from Google playstore here https:///MLwe6W

she go gain weight later

i wonder

well

Asito:
may God bless you sir. You have suceeded in making more sense than the OP

lol , your response is very funny

After widespread acceptance and success of his hit single "Godwin" and an equal accolade for the recently released video of the song that has since gone viral, Korede Bello has taken it a step further to cement "Godwin" in the minds of his teeming fans and admirers by releasing "Godwin App", the app which is a first of its kind success story and motivational social networking app is based on the idea of the song "Godwin" will basically be a platform where users can share their success stories as well get motivated by the successes shared by other users.

Godwin App is released for the Android and iOS platform and will soon be available in a web version, the app can be downloaded from Google playstore here https:///MLwe6W
https://www.nairaland.com/2488448/korede-bello-releases-godwin-app

nigerianescorts:
I am sure it will be a hit

it definitely will, i downloaded the app and its cool
@lalasticlala people need to know about this *Godwin

DoroMega:
Are you sure it's from him

if its not from him, is it from you?

how many times do u want to post this? are u being paid?

i think its free

After widespread acceptance and success of his hit single "Godwin" and an equal accolade for the recently released video of the song that has since gone viral, Korede Bello has taken it a step further to cement "Godwin" in the minds of his teeming fans and admirers by releasing "Godwin App", the app which is a first of its kind success story and motivational social networking app is based on the idea of the song "Godwin" will basically be a platform where users can share their success stories as well get motivated by the successes shared by other users.

Godwin App is released for the Android and iOS platform and will soon be available in a web version, the app can be downloaded from Google playstore here https:///MLwe6W
source http://nigerianbloggersforum.com

nerodenero:
Recommended punishment for the old fool.

how in the world did you find this image? are you an historian or student to of history because this is a medieval torture method called wooden horse or Spanish donkey

In life it is never about how far but how well, just because your friends made it before you does not mean you cannot make it more than them, keep faith and keep your hope alive while you work hard and work smart as you pursue your dreams, you will get there, even Bill Gates wasn't spared but he got there and he is still there.

Elipsis:
Wow. This sounds almost like my job!

And I also resigned today because of all the reasons you listed!

And I've been working there since February too!

Op, are you me?

Really strange.

that's interesting

ikukuhero:
80,000 naira and u are complaining? Okay, my sister lives at Agege area, ( mainland) and goes to work everyday close to Epe ( after Ajah on the island). Her salary is 69,000 naira per month. She has her BSc and MSc and certifications. She leaves home 5am and returns 10pm each day. She is a contract staff. She recently asked for a pay raise but was insulted and told to leave if she wished as she'll be replaced in 24 hrs. So, Mr. Man, manage ur 80,000 but get a plan B asap. Good luck ! Life in Nigeria is tough.

haba that is outrageous oh

babosky2008:
this letter is inspirational. I have just modified the template and forward to my Pakistani boss. my plan b just worked out] at d right time. thank you jesus. below is the template
Dear Sir,i am hoping to bring up this discussion later this week, but after receiving notification of salary payment for May yesterday, payment which looks to have been short by R1000, contrary to our verbal agreement of R21,000. its imperative i bring this up and since it looks like you might not be in the office today i decided to send it as email, i apologize for the inconvenience.
Sir, after two months of doing the work (April-May) , it has become obvious to me that i cannot cope with the pay and the logistics of the job for the following reasons.

1. coming to work everyday and closing by 5pm and sometimes 5.30 and 6pm occasionally (making me get tired) .

2.attending to high traffic of patients load without any apreciation. the work in your surgery is minimum of 1800 rands a day for any dr.
You have taken enough advantage of me on the ground that I was not registered, but remember I was doing the work of a registered dr....if not better.while you were being paid the consultation fee of a registered dr.
Sir, coping with all of the reasons i have given above,it would have been a lot easier if i was getting paid enough to do it, but for a locum non contract, non permanent ,just a verbal job i am taking a low pay to do the work of 2 to 3 drs it is not workable.
on this premise, I have quit your job.thanks for the opportunity. ..much to your advantages.
Remember, I tried to bring dz to your notice few weeks ago that I cannot do your work at R20,000 that the R21,000 was just for a trial but you rebuffed me.
you can use the payment of 1st,2nd and 3rd of june to cover the house rent of 1800. I will send the keys to the apartment through dr.s.o..

glad the post inspired you

The one information not included in the mail is the expertise of the person that wrote the letter and the number of years of experience he has and the relationship he has with the Boss in question.
and from what i know, the person is an highly experienced IT person, has 5 years experience and has worked with the boss 4 years ago and a level of flexibility was expected but that was not the case.

Chukwutobi:
given the reasons stated, it is a nice move. however, if OP doesn't have an alternative, then it is a bad decision.

you really think its a bad decision?

Dear Sir,

Was hoping to bring up this discussion later this week, but after receiving notification of salary payment for May yesterday, payment which looks to have been taxed, contrary to our verbal agreement of 80,000 after tax, its imperative i bring this up and since it looks like you might not be in the office today i decided to send it as email, i apologize for the inconvenience.

Sir, after four months (Feb-May) of working, it has become obvious to me that i cannot cope with the pay and the logistics of the job for the following reasons.

1. coming to work everyday and closing by 5pm (making me get home very late) even when there is no IT support work to do, making me sit out the whole day like a receptionist .

2. doing admin jobs (filling invoices, taking cheques to bank, attending to generator etc.) and running errands (including going to buy drink for your son) all of which are not part of an IT support person's job.

3. unconducive work environment. (i use my computer, i use my internet, office is always hot)

Sir, managing with all of the reasons i have given above would have been a lot easier if was getting paid enough to do it, but for a contract non permanent job i am taking a pay cut to do, it is not workable.

its true that when you code yourself you take away a lot of start up cost and its great to know you are a coder.
what platform is the site developed on? and how long did it take you to complete a working version? i.e hotels.ng ver1.0

After an electrical failure in my car led to brake failure and locked steering, leaving me unable to control my car while driving down a slope on a busy intersection, this was the resultant damage, after i hit a stationary truck beside the road.
So glad to be alive.

maybe