The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has added another offence to the list of charges it filed against Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) spokesperson- Olisa Metuh.

In the latest charge, Metuh is accused of obstructing officials of the EFCC.

Reports say the latest charge brought against the PDP spokesman, is contrary to Section 38(2) of the EFCC (Establishment) Act 2004.

The penalty of this new charge maximum of a five-year jail term or N20,000 fine or both imprisonment and fine.

According to Punch, the anti-graft agency filed two charges of mischief and destruction of evidence earlier, at the High Court in Abuja.

Following the amendment of the charges, Metuh will be expected to take a fresh plea before Justice Ishaq Bello today, Friday, February 26, 2016.

The Federal High Court in Abuja has also dismissed a case filed by Metuh against the Federal Government.

He dragged the government to court over his arrest by the EFCC.

Punch also reports that Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has reserved Thursday. March 9, 2016 to determine if the PDP spokesman has a case to answer, following the allegations of fraud levelled against him by the EFCC.

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Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Lai Mohammed, has said the figure of the public funds pilfered during the administration of Goodluck Jonathan, are troubling

Mohammed said the incumbent administration of Muhammadu Buhari is interested in informing Nigerians of the rate at which funds were embezzled and the cost of corruption to the society.

During a visit to the Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Thursday, February 25, the minister said Nigerians have not been adequately incensed by the revelation from the anti-corruption agencies thus far.

“The emphasis of our government is not just to talk about figure of how much has been embezzled. Even the figures are dizzy enough. Only two days ago, ADC to former President Goodluck Jonathan said when they brought N10 billion for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, campaign, he did not open it.”

“He said he only gave it to the Special Adviser on Domestic Affairs. This is quite troubling. But more importantly, our government wants Nigerians to know the cost of corruption.”

“The government wants Nigerians to know what we are suffering. When we had a news conference in January and disclosed that 55 people stole, N1.343 trillion between 2006 and 2013, what we wanted to emphasize was that one-third of the money would have gone to Nigeria.”

“Using the World Bank rate, we said the money would be able to redevelop Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. It will be able to give us one ultra-modern hospital in each state of the federation. In addition, that money would have given 20,000 units of two-bedroom flat. The remaining will still educate 3,954 students from primary schools to tertiary level.”

“In addition, it will build 183 state-of-the-art schools. So, what we are trying to make Nigerians understand is that corruption is eating deep, not just into the fabrics of our morals, but it is preventing development.”

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Nigerians will get an “implementable” 2016 budget by March ending, the Speaker of House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, said on Thursday.

The Speaker gave the assurance when he received the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture in his office in Abuja.

In statement issued by his spokesman, Turaki Hassan, Dogara said although the budget has some imperfections, the legislators will ensure the budget has impacts on the lives of Nigerians.

According to the Speaker, the lawmakers are aware of the responsibilities placed on them by ensuring that they scrutinise and produce a good budget for the country.

“No sooner than later, hopefully by the end of next month, we will have it ready, “he said.

The Speaker said failure to diversify Nigeria’s economy in the past was the cause of the present challenges bedeviling the nation.

He said if Nigeria had diversified the economy in the past, the nation would have had a prosperous economy.

Speaking earlier, the President of the association, Chief Bassey Edem, appealed to the lawmakers to look into the challenges facing businesses such as electricity and transportation with a view to addressing them.

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bad news from my alma mater

correct guy right from time.

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Wazobia FM On-Air-Personality Uba Michael popularly known as Ogbolor proposed to his writer/presenter girlfriend Samuella Elumelu today which was also her birthday. Congrats to them

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in MJ's voice "all i wanna say is that, they don't really care about us"

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Detectives are questioning a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief on how crude oil proceeds were used to buy choice vehicles for party big wigs.

Prince Uche Secondus is being detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly receiving 23 choice vehicles from a business associate of ex-Minister of Petroleum Resources Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke.

Secondus, PDP Deputy National Chairman, has been grilled for about eight hours on the curious gifts.

The detention of Secondus has created panic in the PDP because some leaders of the party were allocated some of the luxury vehicles.

Secondus was arrested early yesterday and taken to the EFCC’s Abuja headquarters for questioning.

The funds used for the purchase of the vehicles were sourced from crude oil receipts, which the associate did not remit.

The unnamed businessman has been in detention in the last three weeks.

A source said: “We have detained Secondus to assist the EFCC in its ongoing investigation of how oil receipts were diverted to the purchase of 23 vehicles.

“A business associate of ex-Minister of Petroleum Resources, who operates a private upstream oil and gas company, confirmed that the accruable revenue was used to buy the said vehicles.

“Our operatives stumbled on these records in the course of going through the Strategic Alliance Agreements (SAAs) with the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC).

“We have quizzed Secondus for about eight hours and he has made a statement. But we are yet to admit him to bail until the investigation gets to a convenient bend.”

Responding to a question, the source said preliminary investigation confirmed that revenue from oil was used for campaign purposes by the PDP.

“This is not the first time that oil cash has been diverted to campaign activities in 2015. Some indigenous oil companies were directed to finance PDP’s campaign.

“For instance, the N10 billion disbursed to delegates at PDP nomination convention was withdrawn from the CBN/ OAGF Signature Bonus Account.”

The PDP Deputy National Chairman is also being quizzed over the N10 billion given to PDP delegates to the National Convention that picked former President Goodluck Jonathan as party candidate.

In an October 29, 2015 memo, which was delivered to the EFCC’s Director of Operations, the CBN said:”Your letter ref: EFCC/EC/ CBN/ 12/163 dated 21st September 2915 to the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria and the directive by the management that we provide some explanations, we wish to state as follows:

“The N10billion constitutes two tranches of N5.08billion each debited to the CBN/OAGF SIGNATURE BONUS ACCOUNT NO 400225220 vide OAGF memo Ref: FD/LP2015/1/28 DF to the Office of the National Security Adviser A/C Number 20172241019 with the CBN Abuja and the second was for credit into the account of National Security Adviser Account Number 1014199287 with Zenith Bank Plc Wuse II Abuja.

“The transactions were consummated on November 10, 2014. The mandate that authorised the withdrawal of USD47.0m was from the Office of the National Security Adviser(ONSA) with REF: NSA/366/S dated November 26, 2014. The mandate was processed for dollar cash payment to Mr. S. A. Salisu on November 27, 2014.

“The USD5.0m was via a memo from the ONSA memo REF: ACCT/86/VOL. 2/ 218 dated November 13, 2014. The National Security Adviser Account Number 20172241019 was debited and Dollar cash payment made to Mr. Wambai Ibrahim on November 14, 2014 in line with the mandate.

“The Euro 4.0m and Euro 1.6m transactions were via mandate from ONSA memo REF: NASS/ 366/S dated November 26, 2014. The NSA’s Account Number 20172241019 was debited and Euro cash payment effected as follows: Euro 4.0m on December 3, 2014 and Euro 1.6M was on December 24, 2014. These sums were released to Mr. S. A. Salisu as stipulated in the mandate. Attached are copies of all the relevant documents please.”

Secondus’s arrest has created panic in the PDP because some leaders of the party benefited from the vehicles bazaar.

A party leader said: “Actually, some of our leaders were given some of these vehicles but we did not know that oil revenue was used to buy them. And you know, Secondus was the acting National Chairman of PDP during the elections.

“There is panic everywhere because the EFCC may not seize the vehicles from these leaders, it will only ask them to pay the full value.”

In a statement last night by its National Legal Adviser Victor Kwon, the PDP lamented Secondus’ arrest.

The statement said:

”The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) laments the oppressive and unfair treatments against its key leaders by the Federal Government.

”The party alerts the nation that the arrest and detention of its Deputy National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is part of the grand script by the APC-led Federal Government to decimate the opposition.

”We are also aware that plans have been perfected by the Federal Government to arrest and detain the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio and other leaders of the party on imaginary charges.

”Indeed, intelligence available to the party shows that the Federal Government, using its various agencies, is bent on destroying any opposition to the ruling party as all indications show that the government is more interested in humiliating the PDP than fighting corruption.

”Finally, we state that this war on the PDP and its leaders has indeed gone too far. It has now become a mockery of democratic practice.”

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The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has denied reports by some online media platforms (not Nigerian Bulletin) claiming that the body mocked Nigeria's finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun for a mathematical gaffe during a press conference.



SUN Newspaper reports that a statement signed by Abiodun Aduloju, the council’s head of public affairs, he described the report as false and malicious, and said such unruly conduct was not in the character of Dr. Uwadiae.

“The online publication is worrisome and embarrassing to WAEC, as the registrar did not make the statement credited to him and could not have responded as purported to an allegation in which the name of his organisation was not mentioned. The registrar does not reside in Nigeria and has not granted a press interview or engaged in an informal chat with any Nigerian media representative or authorised anyone to speak on his behalf concerning the minister’s statement.

''Dr. Uwadiae is an experienced public personality seasoned diplomat, who holds sacrosanct the entrenched culture of mutual understanding and respect that exists among all operatives and representatives of the governments of the five member countries of the council.”

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16-year-old, Raimi Fatai, from Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital, reportedly died while trying to make money rituals. It was gathered the deceased whose father is a herbalist had wanted to make money ritual by himself so he gathered 3 of his friends and copied some of his Dad's written money ritual process. However, the plan to use his Dad's process was unsuccessful which led to his death.
According to P.M News , this incident took place during the Valentine period.

Fatai reportedly followed the instructions from the copy of his Dad's money ritual process and consumed some substance, which he also administered to one of his other friends. He fell ill shortly and died 2 days later while his other friend is said to be in a critical condition in a hospital in Abeokuta.
After the consumption of the substance, Fatai was said to have fallen ill and died two days after while another student was said to be on the danger list at an undisclosed hospital within Abeokuta.


A family source confirmed the incident and said Fatai has since been buried according to Muslim rites.
The Principal of the school the boys attended called for an emergency Parents -Teachers meeting where they informed other parents of the incident and the decision to expel the remaining boys from the school.


The Principal disclosed that even though the incident occurred outside the school premises, the authorities have taken drastic decision to ensure that they don’t influence other students, adding that the incident was a reflection of the level of moral decadence in the society.

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