The Acting Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari, weekend, said the biggest challenge she was facing since assumption of office, was the fact that “we are owing so many people.”

Mrs. Semenitari disclosed this on Sunday when she featured on the News Agency of Nigeria Forum in Abuja. She said the commission owed more than 8,600 contractors between N400 billion and N450 billion when she assumed office, but about 600 of them had been paid by her administration. According to her, the paucity of funds coupled with the public perception of the commission became sources of concern for the management of NDDC. She, however, said that the commission had to deal with both challenges and reinvigorate the workforce to be able to get to its present state.


Semenitari said: “That is a lot of money. So, the first challenge was, we had so many contracts and and so much debt, so there was a big hole right there. The second was the perception problem. The commission was perceived, rightly or wrongly, as a place you just come, take your own share and go.

Source: http://www.zubbyblog.com/inherited-n400billion-debt-owed-8000-contractors-nddc-boss/

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday assured that Nigeria will stand with the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, SADR, in line with several resolutions of the African Union, AU, on the right of the Sahrawi people to self-determination and independence. The President stated this in Abuja while receiving the Minister of Foreign Affairs of SADR, Mohammed Salem Ould Salek,

who visited him at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa as Special Envoy of President Mohammed Abdelaziz of SADR. Pledging that outstanding issues on self-determination for the country would be scrupulously attended to, Buhari noted that: “the issue first came up when I was in office as military head of state. After I left government, Nigeria remained steadfast on it.

“In my maiden outing at the UN General Assembly last September, the issue of Sahrawi was in my speech. You have no cause to doubt our commitment. We stand with our African Union colleagues on this issue. “Nigeria will maintain focus till everything is finally resolved positively,” he told Salek. Advertisement The Special Envoy said his country would never forget the role Nigeria and its then military head of state, General Muhammadu Buhari played in recognizing his country in 1984,

when it sought self-determination from Morocco. “It paved the way for the UN to adopt several key resolutions on Western Sahara, elaborating a peace plan. History is now repeating itself, as you are the President of Nigeria at a time the Sahrawi issue is being put on the front burner again.


Read more at: http://www.zubbyblog.com/nigeria-will-keep-faith-western-world-buhari/

The Court of Appeal Lagos Division, Friday dismissed an appeal filed by ex beauty queen, Ibinabo Fiberesima challenging a Lagos High Court judgement which sentenced her to serve five years in prison for the death of one Dr. Giwa Suraj. The embattled president of the Actors’ Guild of Nigeria (AGN) was sentenced by Justice Deborah Oluwayemi for reckless driving which caused the death of Suraj in an auto accident along the Lekki-Epe Expressway, Lagos.

He was a staff of a Lagos State hospital. Dissatisfied, Fiberesima in her amended appellant brief filed by her lawyer, Nnaemeka Amaechina, urged the court to set aside the sentence and restore the decision of the Magistrate Court which sentenced her to a N100, 000 fine. But, delivering judgment Friday, the appellate court dismissed the appeal and affirmed the High Court’s judgment. In a unanimous decision delivered by Justice Jamilu Yammama Tukur the court held that the trial Magistrate Court lacked the discretion to grant Ibinabo an option of fine after her conviction.

It held further that the appeal lacked merit and thereby dismissed it accordingly. Other members of the panel are Justice U.I. Ndukwe-Anyanwu (Mrs.) (presiding) and Justice Tijani Abubakar respectively. Ibinabo, who was visibly apprehensive throughout the proceeding, burst into tears immediately the judgment was delivered.


Read more at: http://www.zubbyblog.com/court-sentences-popular-nollywood-actress-ibinabo-fiberesima-5-year-jail-term/

“When Usang asked them where they were going, the accused could not give a satisfactory answer and he decided to take them to the police station. Paul and Aneka, who did not want to follow the policeman to the station, conspired to beat him up and also tear his shirt,” Elibeh told the court.

The offence contravened Sections 166, 172 and 337 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Section 166 provides a N15, 000 fine or imprisonment for three months for disorderly act, while Section 172 stipulates a three-year jail term for serious assault.

The accused, however, denied the charge. The Chief Magistrate, Mr Titus Abolarinwa, granted the sex workers bail in the sum of N50,000 each with two sureties each in like sum.



http://www.zubbyblog.com/prostitutes-beat-up-policeman-in-apapa/

Kenyans have received the news of mandatory polygamy by men in Eritrea with a mix of bewilderment and excitement.

Activists have posted a memo allegedly by the Government of Eritrea asking men to marry at least two wives due to acute shortage of men occasioned by casualties during the civil war with Ethiopia.

In the statement written in Arabic assures of government support to the polygamous marriages.

The activists translate it thus, “Based on the law of God in polygamy, and given the circumstances in which the country is experiencing in terms of men shortage, the Eritrean department of Religious Affairs has decided on the following .”

First that every man shall marry at least two women and the man who refuses to do so shall be subjected to life imprisonment with hard labour.

“The woman who tries to prevent her husband from marrying another wife shall be punished to life imprisonment,” alleges the activists in their translation.

cc: lalasticlala

Source: http://www.zubbyblog.com/eritrean-government-asks-men-to-marry-at-least-two-wives-or-face-imprisonment/

asadike:
God bless u my sister

Bless you too

asadike:
...try any reprisal attack or kill any Fulani herdsman and watch Buhari come out to demand why u are killing his ' feofle'.

His boys at work

omogin:
How can you make this spurious allegation against a SAINT?

saint indeed

The Divisional Police Officer, DPO, in charge of Vunokilang Police Station in Girei Local Government Area of Adamawa State was among the 30 people killed in an attack by suspected Fulani herdsmen on Sunday morning .

Reports from the area revealed that the suspected herdsmen raided four villages: Demsare, Wunamokoh, Dikajam and Taboungo in what is believed to be a vengeance mission over an existing feud with farmers in the area.

Several houses and other property in the villages were also burnt in the attack.

The DPO, Okozie Okereofor, a Chief Superintendent of Police, who was deployed to the state about two months ago, was said to have been ambushed when he was leading police officers to the disputed area. He was killed in the eventual shootout with his assailants.

The corpse of the slain police officer and the others killed is currently deposited at the morgue of the Federal Medical Centre, Yola.

The Police in Adamawa have confirmed the killing of Mr. Okereofor.

“The DPO and his team were attacked while on official duty in the affected villages where he was killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen,” the spokesperson of the Adamawa State Police Command, Othman Abubakar, said.

“Report at my disposal indicated that the attackers looted foodstuff and livestock of the villagers before setting the villages ablaze.

“The suspected Fulani herdsmen raided four villages in Girei local Government area on Sunday morning around 5:30 a.m. killing scores including the late DPO.”


Source: http://www.zubbyblog.com/police-dpo-29-others-killed-by-fulani-men/

The Chief of Army Staff, Major General Tukur
Buratai and other top army officers in the ongoing probe of the alleged involved of some military chiefs in economic and financial
crimes in the management of personnel finances and the purchase of arms for the prosecution of the war against insurgency, despite that
he (Buratai) was the Defence Head Quarters (DHQ) Director of Procurement between 2012 and 2015.

In a statement issued in Abuja today and signed by its National Secretary, Mazi Steven O. Chilaka, STNM said it was concerned that
only Air Force chiefs were listed among those recommended for probe by the committee established to audit the procurement of arms and
equipment in the armed forces and defence sector from 2007 to 2015.

The statement read; Major General Tukur Buratai was appointed Director of Procurement DHQ in 2012, a position he held until May 2015 that he
was appointed Force Commander of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MJTNF), an appointment he held till he became Chief of Army Staff.

As Director of Public Procurement at the DHQ, all procurements by the military between 2012 and May 2015 passed through his office. Our
question is; how can you probe procurement of arms within this period without the involvement of Major General Buratai, the man who was the
Director of Procurement?

Curiously too, only retired and serving officers of the Nigerian Air Force were said to have been indicted.



Source: http://www.zubbyblog.com/chief-of-army-staff-buratai-included-in-2-1billion-arms-deal/

Emekamex:
Nigeria Army dabbling into one fracas to another.

this is real dabbling

tunjion:
Who so ever is in charge of the soldiers will definately face Justice.

Abia is not Borno and the soldiers should show respect to their host community or leave in coffins.

Well said brother.

One person was allegedly wounded and properties including houses worth several millions of naira destroyed as soldiers of the 14 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Ohafia, Abia State clashed with civilians in the area.

Reports had it that a prominent member of Ekpe Cultural group from Amaekpu Ohafia had died and as tradition demanded, youths from the area organized the Ekpe festival for his burial.

In the course of the festival, it was gathered that a fracas ensued between the youths and some soldiers which resulted in a fight.

The soldiers were reported to have gone back to their nearby barracks and regrouped with a truck-load of soldiers and thereafter descended on the community.

In the ensuing commotion, one civilian was said to have been shot on the leg while properties worth several millions of naira were allegedly destroyed by the rampaging soldiers.

cc: Lalasticlala


Source: http://www.zubbyblog.com/one-wounded-properties-destroyed-as-soldiers-civilians-clash-in-abia/

Following the detention of high profile accused persons Nnamdi Kanu at Kuje Prisons in Abuja; there was unusual heavy presence of security men around the prisons yesterday, designed to ensure maximum security at the prison.

It was gathered that visitors to the prison were subjected to thorough checks, Saturday morning, but an official who spoke on condition of anonymity said that the prison have been witnessing presence of visitors.

On the unusual presence of heavy security, the official who said he was not authorized to talk said the heavy security was as a result of the calibre of Chief Olisa Metuh accused persons currently on remand in the prisons.


Copied From: http://www.zubbyblog.com/security-beefed-up-around-kuje-prison-over-kanu-others/

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu has finally given the name to his handsome son.

The son of the Biafra leader, who is currently in custody, will be called Nnabuikem. ..

Nnabuikem literally means ‘God is my strength’. Uchechi Okwu Kanu delivered a bouncing baby boy on January 5


Source: http://www.zubbyblog.com/the-name-of-nnamdi-kanus-baby-boy-revealed/

Ikpeazu is set to flag off Ibere road and some others around ngwa road and Obohia today and the contractor has promised it MUST be rounded up before raining season.

See more pictures @ http://www.zubbyblog.com/3216-2/

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun on Thursday said that Nigeria’s present economic downturn could be an act of God to remind Nigeria on the need to implement and embrace radical change, particularly in the country’s current economic model.‎

Chief Oyegun made the disclosure when he received in audience a 15-member delegation of an APC support group, Change Agents Foundation (CAF) led by its Director-General, Dr. Felix Felix at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja.

His words: “I think God has a hand in the current economic predicament of the country. Imagine the sudden fall in the price of crude oil, the mainstay of the Nigerian economy, from its heights in 2014, averaging $112 per barrel down to the current price of $28 per barrel — lower than the $38 per barrel which the proposed 2016 budget is predicated on.

“It is an object lesson for us. It tells us that we must embrace radical change in our economic model.”

According to him, the fall in oil price has taken its toll on the revenue and expenditure of the Federal Government and as a result is having a severe effect on the economy.
“The concept of change is a difficult one. Nigeria must be ready to adapt to new ways of doing things. As a party, we know and understand it calls for tremendous sacrifice, there is no other way.

“Yes the economy is in a bad shape, but maybe that is the kick we need to be innovative and find ways to drive the economy out of the woods.



Source: http://www.zubbyblog.com/god-has-a-hand-in-nigerias-economic-challenges-oyegun/

Firefire:
If we are not careful, the present APC administration will truncate democracy and plunge our nation into needless internal strife due to its utter clueless stance of fighting absolutely everyone at the same time,” -APND

APC and change let's hope they offer us what was promise

The current push for the apprehension of Tompolo by the Federal government, has been condemned by a pressure group known as the Alliance for the Preservation of Nigerian Democracy (APND).

Troops begin search for TompoloTroops are currently in search for Tompolo

According to the group, the government’s efforts to arrest the ex-militant chief, is just an unrelenting and unwarranted onslaught.

In an interview with newsmen on Tuesday, January 19, the group’s spokesman, Bolarinwa Ajayi, described what it termed “the unrelenting and unwarranted onslaught on Government Ekpemupolo, a.k.a Tompolo as more of a witch-hunt than any real drive against corruption.”

The group said: “This is a clear case of political vendetta taken too far. First, they tried to rope in Tompolo on account of the National Maritime University. When that failed, they started talking of Okerekonko community land. that has failed, now they are talking of N34 billion laundering. Who do they expect to believe that Tompolo laundered money?”

“If we are not careful, the present APC administration will truncate democracy and plunge our nation into needless internal strife due to its utter clueless stance of fighting absolutely everyone at the same time,” the APND asserted.

The group also alleged that: “Tompolo’s only crime is that he refused to abandon President Jonathan and refused to work for APC in Bayelsa.”


http://www.zubbyblog.com/pipeline-bombing-group-warns-buhari-against-witch-hunting-tompolo/

Oba Samuel Odulana Odugade, the Olubadan of Ibadan is dead.


The Nation reports that the Olubadan passed away in the evening of Tuesday, January 19 after he lost consciousness

Oba Odulana who turned 100 years in 2014, was reportedly taken to a morgue late into the night to avoid drawing attention, as his death some fear will stir great bitterness all over the entire city.

The details of his death were sketchy and when contacted, one of his sons, Prof Femi Lana, declined comments on the incident.

Chief Isiaka Akinpelu, the personal assistant to the late monarch, denied the death, dismissing it as a rumour. He stressed that the Olubadan is still hail and hearty.

According to tradition, the next in line to the throne is the Balogun of Ibadan land, High Chief Saliu Adetunji.

Oba Odulana mounted the throne in 2007 as the 39th Olubadan of Ibadan land. He was the 17th Olubadan since the title was elevated from Baale Ibadan to the Olubadan in 1930. The first traditional ruler to bear the new title was Oba Okunola Abass who reigned from 1930-1946.


http://www.zubbyblog.com/breaking-olubadan-of-ibadan-passes-on/

Nonsense picture

shachris02:


zubbyblog. APC propaganda machine.

That zubbyblog is the blog I go to read news he is no propagandist

Lamidi Adeyemi, the Alaafin of Oyo, state governor, says the late Obafemi Awolowo would join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) “if he reincarnates today”. Speaking when Abiola Ajimobi, Oyo state governor, visited his kingdom to commemorate his 45th anniversary on the throne, the monarch said the APC represents the ideals that Awolowo stood for. He also expressed support for Ajimobi, asking his loyalists to support the governor. “If Awolowo reincarnates today, he will join the APC, because he was a progressive and APC is a progressive and people-oriented party. So, I have no apologies for supporting them,” he said. “I want to, once again, call on the people of Oyo West to embrace the APC.

We can’t gain anything from the opposition. If Ajimobi is not doing well, I won’t support or ask you to queue behind him. Some people sometimes accused me of taking sides with the governor. But the man is doing very well. “I’m saying this with every sense of responsibility and I want to be quoted, we are fully supportive of Ajimobi’s drive to give Oyo state a new lease of life. “He is doing well and I want my people to continue to support him.” The Alaafin also warned those disturbing the peace of his kingdom to turn a new leaf or face the full wrath of the law. On his part, Ajimobi showered encomiums on the king, attributing his cordial relationship with the Alafin to the monarch’s altruism, understanding and sense of balancing in all matters since he became governor. Ajimobi said that their intimacy had continued to surprise many people; especially those he said had predicted that the monarch’s support for him would not last beyond one year.

Source: http://www.zubbyblog.com/awolowo-would-have-joined-apc-says-alaafin/

LMFashions:


Small boy can't you stay away from Biafra/IPOB's thread? Always coming around those you so much love to hate. Wanderer and protection seeker!!!

take am jaje no be fight ooo

EternalTruths:
I see Buhari and his war generals cooling off in an international prison if any ODI is repeated in the ND

They can't try it.

vedaxcool:
I think these delinquents under estimates our military no one is seeking fights but when it comes we fight back HARD.

The govt is supreme all must subject to the law.

You funny which army? DAT weak one. A beg make I hear something

Rival:
They will hold community leaders responsible? How many community leaders did they hold responsible for the boko haram carnage in the north? They should be careful the way they go about this thing else they attract other people into the fight.

they want to cause choas in this country. hmmmm their comment needs probe

By Uche Usim and Isaac Anumihe, Abuja

TOP shots of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) are presently confused and are already panicky over last Friday’s directive from their new boss, Col. Ha­meed Ali (retd) to declare their assets within 14 days.

They will, today, in com­pliance with that directive, storm the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to declare their assets.

NCS Public Relations Officer, Mr. Wale Ad­eniyi, told Daily Sun on Sunday that the directive covers all personnel and not just top officers of the service.

“Look at the circular, it was signed by 5:00pm on Friday. The directive was given on Friday. The fol­lowing day was Saturday.

“Does the Code of Con­duct Bureau work on Sat­urday?”

Prodded further, Adeniyi added: “Tomorrow (today) is Monday. The directive was given on the last work­ing day, which was Friday. We expect compliance starting Monday (January 18).”

His deputy, Mr. Atta told Daily Sun in a telephone interview that the directive is normal.

“There is nothing so spe­cial about it…”

Regardless, last Friday, shortly after Ali’s pro­nouncement, some officers gathered in groups to dis­cuss the new directive at the service’s headquarters in the Wuse Zone 3 Dis­trict, in Abuja.

One of the officers said the move was allegedly targeted at some people perceived to be loyal to the former Comptroller Gener­al, Abdullahi Ande Dikko who is being quizzed by the Economic and Finan­cial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over graft allega­tions.

Another top customs of­ficer told Daily Sun that the move was targeted at some corrupt officers who acquired wealth in and out­side the country.

“We have been told to collect forms tomorrow and we are expected to fill the forms and return same to the bureau. For us, who do not have much because we have nothing to fear but those who have assets in and outside Nigeria…” he said.



Source: http://www.zubbyblog.com/assets-declaration-customs-top-shots-panic-storm-conduct-bureau-today/

NgeneUkwenu:
! They couldn't even afford an ordinary SAN....

haba na lie jor the case never reach sam matter for now. lol

COMMANDER of the Joint Task Force (JTF), Ma­jor General Okunola, who led his troop to inspect one of the blown up pipelines at Egwa II community in Warri South West, has said the Army will hold commu­nity leaders in whose domain such bombing took place re­sponsible for any act of sabo­tage in their area.

He said that the Federal Government would do all it can to bring the saboteurs of national assets to book as they were already closing in on the criminals.

Okunola said henceforth, security agencies would en­force extant law banning the use of outboard engines with 200 HP and above.

He said the Federal Gov­ernment would not condone any act of sabotage in the country adding that the act was not only criminal, but, also, capable of undermining national security.

The commander pleaded with government officials and community leaders to give JTF and other security agencies in the region useful information that would lead to arrest of the perpetrators for prosecution.

He said “the pipeline was blown three days ago. We are going to fish out those responsible. It was a mas­sive sabotage and critical to national assets. There is no way we will fold our hands and allow perpetrators to get away with it.

“We do not have our men deployed in the area; that was why they had the opportunity to do it.”


Source: http://www.zubbyblog.com/pipeline-bombings-soldiers-declare-war-on-militants-comb-creeks/

AS the detained Indig­enous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu is due to appear in court today, his group and family members have distanced themselves from his wife’s plan, Mrs Uchechi Okwu-Kanu, to change his lawyer, Mr. Vincent Obetta.

Deputy Director of IPOB, Mr. Alphonsus Uche-Mefor, who spoke to Daily Sun from London yesterday said IPOB has not taken any decision to change Vincent Obeta as his wife’s lead counsel de­fending its leader who is standing trial on charges bordering on treasonable felony.

Kanu’s wife had, in a paid advertorial pub­lished in a national daily yesterday announced the change of Mr. Obeta who had been lawyer to Kanu with Mr. Ifeanyi Ejiofo.

Mrs Okwu-Kanu had claimed that the decision to appoint a new lawyer for her husband was taken at a meeting of the IPOB held on January 9, at For­est Gate, East London.

But Mefor and Kanu’s brother, Mr. Kingsley Kanunta Okwu-Kanu, who also spoke to Daily Sun from Germany, said they were at the said meet­ing and IPOB never took the decision to change Obeta as the counsel to its leader.

They insisted Obeta has, so far, done very well in the representation of Kanu in court, saying IPOB has no intention to change him now.

Also, in a telephone chat with Daily Sun, Ka­nu’s siblings, Prince Em­manuel and Princess Chi Kanu, who spoke from their hometown, opposed the change of Obeta who they said has done well as Kanu’s lawyer.

“We are not against any lawyer coming from whatever group to defend Nnamdi, including Mr. Ejiofor, but, he must work in concert with Obeta who has handled this matter from the first day for the sake of continuity and to avoid confusion,” the Ka­nus said.


Source: http://www.zubbyblog.com/biafra-ipob-family-members-disown-kanus-wife-on-change-of-lawyer/

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