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How long has the efcc been arresting these thieves? Blah blah blah blah im waiting for something more effective to happen with these thieves. All of this is just for show. I won't be impress till i hear that these thieves are stripped of what they stole from the public and locked up for their actions. After all who the hell is the efcc? These same people are thrown in by these same looters just to hype us up in making us feel hopeful. THE HELL WITH THEM BASTARDS CALLED THE EFCC AND THE LOOTERS WHO APPOINT THEM AND PRETENDING!!!

i applied for uk student visa last year march(2008) and was denied visa but was told to appeal and i did,a decision was made on the 21st of january 2009 that the appeal went in my favour and i received my determination letter on the 10th of febuary (2009),and am yet to hear from the embassy and my representative has mailed them a letter here in nigeria and am still to hear anything from them. i have collected a new admission letter from my the school and also my sponsor's statement ready with me.pls what should i do next becos i want to resume school in april

The uk is really hard to go to but not impossible. Were u able to show them that u had a supporter living here in the uk? The supporter is the person who is going to prove that they have enough money to support u. I was denied 2 times before traveling aboard to the uk and after my family members showed they had enough to support me i was approved for the student visa.

Who's daughter are you?

ur daughter!

Some call it invading privacy while some call it fairness but I call it getting back at the public servants. I don't care whether their personal space is being invaded or even bombed.I thought the mantra leadership comes with responsibility still means something. I remembered one of Cheney's daughter being revealed as a lesbian while his father (privates Cheney) was against same sex relationship.

I say fukk that. If I have the same information about these looters' families, I'll reveal it.

@Poster, if that is really his daughter,I say Excellent job!

Hope you keep bringing more of these for us all to see.  If we can not get these men to stop stealing the future of millions of our own children, perhaps we can get those who continue to chop with them to understand that it is a shame!

You are a true Nigerian in my book.

Glad some people can see da point to this.

I think im gona have a headache now

Dis is not an invasion of privacy. Its public access anyone can pull up. Fiting corruption should start with us in every way so rather people like it or not exposure of these thieving people is good including the members who benefited from the stolen funds.

Isn't it amazing how all of the kids of former governor sam egwu who stole billions from the state as public servant can now afford to send his children to top universities all over the world? Spotted here is one of the daughters who is now in the usa attending at a very prestigious university while sam egwu sits here in nigeria running his mouth about better education for the country he is so call the minister of education of. Wuts next sam egwu, how much do you plan to loot from the people of nigeria this time?

http://www.facebook.com/people/Flora-Egwu/1132976793

Still going after small fish i see, LOL. Abeg, when the man has been prosecuted, convicted and sentenced to serve a long jail term as well as money returned then we can hear word. Why does "arraignment" even make news sef? Ibori was at a point arraigned, so was Kalu, so was Nnamani, so was Iyabo, the list goes on and Iyabo is still a senator of the federal republic of Nigeria, isn't she? So what are we talking about here?

You're right on the money. Ibb and Obj are yet to be convicted. Sam Egwu still can't be touched while they waste time on petty theft small timers who looted.

This sam egwu is who I'd like to sacrifice for what he did to my state(ebonyi) so nigeria can move forward!!!!

What an idiot! He should have known that he was under scrutiny the minute he became affiliated. Come on hun, didn't you know the whiteman's eyeballs were all over you from day one? You're black and that spells out [size=14pt]SUSPECT[/size] to them. Personally I don't give a damn about nigerians looting from the uk. They're the blame for what we're going through today.

Hey y'all! Let's try something new . Not to praise these thieving fools or anything but I'd like for y'all to tell me out of all the former leaders, who had the most sophisticated and well devised scams to loot his state? Also tell me base on the severity of the looting what should his punishment be? It could be more than one looter. I think obj for me. His power sector scam gets first prize! Following him would be ibb.

You are so right

Sometimes I wonder what the mighty god has in store for Egwu. How wicked and selfish.

When my man ditch his friends for me.

If they are strong they will work. I've been in a LD relationship for a while now and i know my man aint cheating. At lease he better now be Cant wait for you to come see me again boo boo

OKglory be to God. Now can someone tell me what Mr Sam Egwu did for Ebonyi state?

Stole public funds till he and eunice (greedy wife) got fat!

I would not put that pass his administration. Anyone who has close tides with former leaders who stole has the potential to be a crook also.

GOOD! Now lock them up and throw away the keys!!!

no be lie at all, Australians are indeed racist. nevertheless, i am not elated with this development, because we would all see this case swept under the carpet. it is either the Australian Government interfere's or the EFCC would bring up one stupid excusenot to prosecuta further.

this is just a show off to boost Waziri's administration. you all should wait and see, and i would be proven right.

Ive been hearing some very good new about this woman (new efcc boss), and members of my family tell me that she's good news when it comes to making these boneheads pay for what they've done.

This is very similar to the stash these former govs looted even though this is a joke. Some stash their loot underground, in cracks of concreek and store it overseas.

@ Ayinba

He served two consecutive terms (1999-2007) and now no longer the gov.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Thursday June 27 arraigned George Eider, an Austrian representative of the M/S Avsatel in Nigeria before an Abuja magistrate court for misappropriation of N6 billion, abuse of office and forgery of government documents contrary to sections 309 and  364 of the penal code.

While pressing charges against Eider, counsel to the EECC, Mr Steve Odiase told the court that on June 13 2006, Mr Eider did sign a contract agreement with the former Minister of Aviation, Professor Babalola Borisade, for the supply and fixing of equipment in the aviation industry to the tune of N6 billion but that the accused failed to fulfill his own part of the agreement.
 
Odiase prayed the court to take cognizance of the alleged offence(s) of the accused and that there is reasonable cause to order him to be remanded pending the conclusion of investigation and filling of a formal charge. He also prayed the court to remand the accused in custody as the other accused persons have not been apprehended by the commission and that it would need sufficient time to investigate the matter and file a formal charge.

The chief magistrate of Life Camp Magistrate court in Abuja, Kabir Lamido in his ruling ordered that the accused be remanded in  EFCC custody to enable thorough investigation by the commission. He ordered that the accused be remanded for 15 days and therefore fixed further hearing of the case for July 14, 2008.

Eider’ s company M/S Avsatel was awarded the contract to instal safe Tower in Four Nigerian airports including Lagos, Kano, Port Harcourt and Abuja by the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), a contract that was said to have been grossly inflated. Eider, an Austrian had told the Senate committee probing the N19.5 billion Aviation intervention fund that his company had discharged its duties in three of the airports with the exception of Kano.

EFCC head of media and publicity, Femi Babafemi in a statement said the accused is already in EFCC custody in accordance with the order of the court as further investigations into the matter continue

http://www.efccnigeria.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=196&Itemid=34


Do you see what we've been reduced to? Now we have these white bastards exploiting us again! I hope the efcc makes him and all of the other crooks pay severely for what they've done!!!

He is a fat fucking fool really!

For even mentioning the bible and christianity, may Amadioha strike him dead!

And that's when the fat fucker added insult to injury!

http://uk.geocities.com/gilbertdeya/Worldnews/Realnews/Countries/Nigeria/GodlyLeaders.html

Immediate-past Governor of Ebonyi State, Dr. Sam Egwu has reviewed his eight years administration, saying any Christian veering into politics should imbibe Godly principles in order to succeed.
Egwu declared that every day was a testimony for him and his family since it was only through the grace of God that he was able to survive many political intrigues in the state.

Speaking during a thanksgiving service at Assemblies of God Church, Mbieri Street Abakaliki, he said as a governor he faced many daunting challenges which tasked his religious piety adding that it was ceaseless prayers from family members, well wishers and religious leaders that saw him through.

The former governor stated that the thanksgiving service was organized to thank God for His favours to his family and for making his administration successful.

He recounted many unsuccessful spiritual attacks made on the life of his wife, Eunice during the period.

"God has seen us through politically. It is not easy for a Christian to be in politics, but if you stand firm and apply godly principles, you cannot go wrong. That was what I applied and today we are thanking God because He has seen us through," he stated.

Egwu, who urged the people of the state to pray for their leaders, said his greatest wish is that every Ebonyi person should become Governor to understand the dynamics of leadership adding "that is why I don't envy the present governor".

He disclosed that it was based on his Christian convictions that he survived the political wars in the state especially those of 1999, 2003 and 2007 adding that he was also inspired to anchor his government on infrastructure, human and spiritual development.

Delivering the sermon on the occasion, the General Superintendent of Assemblies of God, Dr. Charles Ogbonnaya Osueke, urged Christians and secular leaders to remember that God was watching them in everything they do pointing out that if the leaders hearken to the voice of God they need not be afraid of the wiles of the Economic and Financial Crimes commission (EFCC).

Drawing his text from Genesis 17 verse 1 and 2, Osueke reminded Christians that the call of Abraham should be an example for them to know that they should "walk before Him and be blameless" stressing that there is no secret or hidden place for God.

Earlier while giving her testimony, Egwu's wife, recalled how the incessant appearance of snakes in and around her office, the accident involving her convoy, the Lagos Lodge inferno and her unexplained sickness, put fear into her such that she thought she would die but rejoiced God saved her.

In his remarks, the Ebonyi State Governor, Chief Martin Elechi, said he is still convinced in his earlier observation that Egwu is a good man adding that was why in all the political crisis in the state during his tenure, the former Governor has never lost a political battle.

[b]He disclosed that it was based on his Christian convictions that he survived the political wars in the state especially those of 1999, 2003 and 2007 adding that he was also inspired to anchor his government on infrastructure, human and spiritual development.

Delivering the sermon on the occasion, the General Superintendent of Assemblies of God, Dr. Charles Ogbonnaya Osueke, urged Christians and secular leaders to remember that God was watching them in everything they do pointing out that if the leaders hearken to the voice of God they need not be afraid of the wiles of the Economic and Financial Crimes commission (EFCC).

Drawing his text from Genesis 17 verse 1 and 2, Osueke reminded Christians that the call of Abraham should be an example for them to know that they should "walk before Him and be blameless" stressing that there is no secret or hidden place for God.

"God has seen us through politically. It is not easy for a Christian to be in politics, but if you stand firm and apply godly principles, you cannot go wrong. That was what I applied and today we are thanking God because He has seen us through," he stated.[/b]

[size=14pt]Wooooooooooooow! Touching speech but only if you were an honest leader.

Why do you (Sam Egwu) even bother to open your mouth when everyone knows that you're a thief? [/size]

babangida
obasanjo
ibori
odili
igbinedion
tafa balogun
adedibu
saraki
sam egwu

Just like how Abacha was declared a saint a few days ago by some idiots, Atiku, Afenifere, PDP, Senate and others have also declared Adedibu a saint.

The culture of not speaking ill of the dead in Nigeria is becoming ridiculous. Or is it that these guys saw something saintly about this Adedibu of a man?

Sometimes I wonder if the mentality of these idiots will ever change.

SAM EGWU ask him how did he acquire so much wealth to a point where he's now a multi millionaire after being the governor of ebonyi state? maybe sam egwu has been cloned, because this same sam egwu could not afford the gas cap of an old mercedes benz when he was a lecturer at ebonyi state university, let alone be able to afford the most luxury cars a bushman can only dream of.

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm now begining to accept this whole news with missed feelings. Yaradua is now repeating what OBJ was accused of: witch hunting.
The likes of IBB, Egwu, Odili, Yerima, Fayose, Tinubu, Attah, Turaki eta al can double Iyabo's alleged N10 million into billions of naira.
These guys are still free today. WAKE UP NIGERIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

These people give me the creeps! Especially SAM EGWU!!!

Like father Like daughter they are both bloody thieves

Didn't her father rob us of enough so she would not have to get her hands dirty? Like father like son indeed, even with her ugly face! YUCK!

All may not be over yet for convicted former governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha, politically speaking, although the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party appears to be making a serious effort at repackaging him.

The first test-case of the party’s desperate attempt to bring him back to public reckoning was last Saturday’s governorship campaign of the removed governor of the state, Timpreye Sylva. The campaign in Yenagoa, the state capital, which was attended by President Umaru Yar’Adua and other high-ranking state and party officials, was in aid of the removed governor’s bid for the May 24 rerun governorship election.

The Appeal Court, Port Harcourt had on April 15 removed Sylva from office and ordered a rerun election. This was sequel to the petition filed by the governorship candidate of the Action Congress in the April 14, 2007 election, Mr Ebitimi Amgbare.

Alamieyeseigha, who was the governor of Bayelsa State from May 29, 1999 to December 9, 2005, when he was impeached by the state house of assembly for corruption-related offences, was one of the PDP topshots that mounted the rostrum with President Yar’Adua to campaign for Sylva. Other personalities on the rostrum were Alamieyeseigha’s former deputy, Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan; PDP National Chairman, Chief Vincent Ogbulafor; Senate President, Senator David Mark; Deputy Senate President, Chief Ike Ekweremadu; and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Alhaji Baba Gana Kingibe.

Also at the event were the governors of Rivers and Akwa Ibom states, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi and Godswill Akpabio respectively; Bayelsa’s acting governor, Mr. Werinipre Seibarugu; Sylva and his removed deputy, Mr. Peremobowei Ebebi; the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Mr Timi Alaibe; and the NDDC Chairman, Ambassador Sam Edem. Incidentally, Ebebi was the speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly which removed Alamieyeseigha, who was subsequently flown to Abuja in handcuffs in a police helicopter.

The PDP, desirous of recapturing the oil-rich state, in spite of opposition from the AC, felt the need to deploy every arsenal at its disposal in the push to return Sylva to office. Thus, in spite of a bomb blast that rocked its state secretariat on Thursday, May 8, the party’s leadership dragged Yar’Adua and other PDP chieftains to Yenagoa. Saturday Punch gathered that the party included Alamieyeseigha in the team because of his perceived influence in the politics of the state and the Niger Delta.

Saturday Punch learnt that the decision to include Alamieyeseigha was initially rejected by some elements in the state chapter of the party, who feared that his status as an ex-convict might be a minus for the campaign. But it was learnt that such misgivings were later overturned by the national leadership, which insisted that all hands must be on the deck for the ‘crucial Bayelsa assignment.’ Those in support of Alameyeseigha had reasoned that his non-inclusion could leave him with no other choice than to align with the opposition. There was the consideration that the former governor still has his own share of followership in the state. His inclusion, according to a source, was also intended to show the world that the PDP is still intact in Bayelsa, despite the controversies that have rocked the state chapter since 2005.

So, Alamieyeseigha, who was not in the team that welcomed the President’s entourage to the state, emerged with other personalities on the rostrum, where he also was assigned some minutes to address the crowd. The former governor, who looked every inch his former self, urged the PDP’s supporters to shun violence in the coming election in order not to jeopardise the current peace in the state.

The former governor said he was not at the rally to campaign for any candidate, because , according to him, the outcome of the May 24 re-run election had already been ‘determined’ by the size of the crowd at the rally. He said further that the state was recording steady progress and urged the people to maintain the tempo. According to him, there will be wild jubilation a day after the May 24 election. His address, like those of the President and other speakers, was received with jubilation by the crowd.

And as if to demonstrate his popularity in the politics of the state, some of his loyalists also carried placards with positive inscriptions about him. These placards jostled for attention with others praising the President, the vice-president, the PDP and Sylva. Also on hand to add some spice to the rally was Alamieyeseigha’s favourite dance group from his native Amassoma.

Alamieyeseigha was arrested on September 15, 2005 at the Heathrow Airport, London by the Metropolitan Police, after he had undergone a tummy tuck in Germany. He was arrested by British detectives on suspicion of involvement in money laundering. Over £1 million was allegedly found in his possession, a sum which he reportedly told British detectives was meant to pay the school fees of his children and indigent Niger Delta students.

He, however, jumped bail on November 18, after he failed to report to Scotland Yard and escaped from the UK, allegedly disguised as a woman. He reappeared in Ammasoma three days later, a development that enraged then President Olusegun Obasanjo, who sought to know how the UK authorities allowed Alamieyeseigha to escape, a few months after another governor, Joshua Dariye of Plateau State had similarly fled from justice in London. Alamieyeseigha was eventually impeached on December 9.

He underwent a two-year trial, which was marked by controversy over his state of health and dramatic appearances at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. He was finally found guilty by Justice Mohammed Shuaibu of the Federal High Court, Lagos on July 26, 2007 on a six-count charge of fraud, with each count carrying a two-year prison sentence. He was taken to Ikoyi Prisons, Lagos and subsequently released the next day, after authorities of the Nigeria Prison Service had calculated his sentence and concluded that he had spent his term.

He was also ordered to forfeit his property at V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa; 2, Marscibit Street, Ishaku Rabiu Estate, Off Aminu Kano Crescent, Wuse II, Abuja; 34, Amazon Street, Maitama, Abuja; N1 billion shares in the defunct Bond Bank; $160,000 in account number 005482562491 with an American bank; and N105 million in account number 2010062850006 with the former Bond Bank. On July 30, the court indicted some companies, which were listed as Alamieyeseigha’s co-accused - Solomon & Peters Ltd; Santolina Investment Corporation; Pesal Nigeria Ltd, Kpedefa Nigeria Ltd, Jetty Properties Ltd and Herbage Global Services Ltd - and ordered them to be wound up. He also ordered their assets to be sold and the proceeds paid into the coffers of the Bayelsa State Government. It equally ordered the forfeiture of cash in local and foreign currencies and various properties in Nigeria and the UK owned by the companies.

After his release, a grand rally was organised by the Bayelsa State Government to welcome him. However, questions are being asked about why an administration that has widely canvassed respect for the rule of law and probity ignored the implications of Alamieyeseigha’s appearance at the rally for Nigeria’s image. According to Lagos lawyer and General Secretary, Democratic Socialist Movement, Mr. Segun Sango, the Bayelsa rally was a “show of shame. It only further confirmed the rot in the system and the fact that anybody saying that there is any significant difference in the regime of Obasanjo and Yar’Adua is making a great mistake.”

The AC chairman in Bayelsa, Mr. Diepreye Dede, was philosophical in reacting to the development. He said, “It is their (PDP’s) affair, and it is their responsibility to continue to explain it. We are not moved by the action, as we have the mass of the people on our side.”

There is the suspicion about the real motive of the Yar’Adua administration in Alamieyeseigha’s matter. While the former governor was treated by Obasanjo’s administration as an example of its determination to fight corruption, it appears as if the current government wants to reverse that. For instance, the vice-president was said to have held a secret meeting with Alamieyeseigha sometime last year at his official lodge in Ikoyi, Lagos, where the idea of a plea bargain was said to have been sold to the former governor. The discussion is believed to have hastened the conclusion of the trial and his subsequent release.

http://odili.net/news/source/2008/may/17/400.html



AND THIS IS WHY THE COUNTRY IS SO BACKWARDS!

If Alamieyeseigha is now running lose in society about to hold another public office position after he looted his state why does anyone think that SAM EGWU won't get away with Ebonyi's billions. ONLY IN NIGERIA GOV OFFICIALS CAN COMMIT SO MUCH CRIME AND TO STILL BE IN SOCIETY HOLDING OFFICE POSITIONS AFTERWARDS! THIS DAMN COUNTRY SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!