Edo guber hopeful Ize-Iyamu challenges Oshiomhole to account for N30bn

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the forthcoming governorship election in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has challenged the APC administration of Governor Adams Oshiomhole to explain what it did with the N30 billion it borrowed for the Benin Water Storm Project, which he said has been abandoned by the government.

Ize-Iyamu threw the challenge at Evbotubu, a suburb of Benin-City, when he visited the family of an Okada rider,  Osarobo Obayuwana, who died when he slipped into a gully while returning home.

According to Ize-Iyamu, the Edo State Government should be held responsible for his death due to its negligence.

“He died because the Edo State Government was negligent. You cannot dig a hole of this magnitude and abandon it. We are not against the government trying to do drainages because it is something I am sure people will applaud, but to start such a project and abandon it is criminal because it has created more problem than it was meant to solve.

“Government should have known that this is rainy season because there are people who will pass through it without knowing the dangers it posed. We are very concerned with the development of this place”, the PDP candidate said.

ECOWAS Court adjourns Dasuki’s case indefinitely

The case of former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki, challenging his unlawfully detention by the Federal Government before the Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has been adjourned indefinitely. Dasuki, for mer National Security Adviser (NSA) to former President Goodluck Jonathan, has been in custody  of the Department of the State Security Service (DSS) since December 2015.

The court, presided over by Justice Friday Nwoke on May 16 reserved judgment till June 29 after taking final argument from Mr. Robert Emukperuo, lawyer to Dasuki and federal government’s lawyer, Mr. Tijani Gazali. But on Wednesday June 29, contrary to expectations of journalists, lawyers and other observers who were present at the regional court in Abuja, the much awaited judgment was said not to be ready and that a new date for the judgment would be communicated to lawyers when ready.

It learnt that journalists, lawyers and observers were turned back at the court entrance by security men who disclosed to them that the court management had instructed them to tell everybody that judgment was not ready. In the court action instituted by his counsel, Mr. Robert Emukpoeruo, Dasuki is asking the court to void his detention, seizure of his properties and to bar government from further keeping him in custody without a lawful court order.

he also prayed the court to award in his favor a sum of N500 million as compensatory damages for the alleged unlawful invasion of his house, detention, seizure of properties and infringement on his rights. According to him, government had put him on trial in three different high courts on corruption charges where he was granted bail but was rearrested after bail.

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Sheriff mocks opponents, says cour

Senator Ali Modu Sheriff has maintained that he remains the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), denying that he was sacked by any court.
In a statement he made available in Abuja after the said sack, which was signed by the National Secretary of his
faction, Prof. Wale Oladipo, Sheriff insisted that the court pronouncement had nothing to do with either his tenure or that of his predecessor, Adamu Mu’azu.
Describing reports that he has been sacked as “completely false and a clear misrepresentation” of the ruling of the
court, he argued that the court only heard and delivered judgement on a matter bothering on certain amendments in the PDP constitution.
We therefore urge those misleading the media and the unsuspecting public to desist from such. The media is also urged to always cross-check their facts before going to press,” he said.
Sheriff faction on June 29, regardless of the court ruling conducted its governorship primary election on Wednesday, meaning that PDP now has two candidates for the September 10 governorship election in Edo State.

Stop letter writing, resign and go, APC tells Saraki, Ekweremadu

South East chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Thursday called on the Senate President Bukola Saraki and his Deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, to do the needful and honourably resign their positions.
The party which stated this in a statement it made in Enugu through its Zonal Publicity Secretary, Hon Hyacinth Ngwu, asked the embattled senators to stop writing letters and appealing to the international community for help, when the best option left for them was to honourably resign.
“The APC, in the South East geopolitical zone has advised all the principal officers of the NASS being tried for forgery to do the needful by resigning their positions in the Assembly to enable them focus their energy in defending themselves,” the party advised.
South East APC, with this statement joined the presidency in calling on the principal officers of the Senate facing trial for alleged forgery to take the option of resignation.
The Federal Government had last week, arraigned the Senate President, his deputy and two other principal officers of the Senate in court for alleged forgery.

Telecommunications giant, MTN Nigeria, Wednesday, emerged winner of the 2.6 GHz frequency spectrum auction by the industry regulator, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).

MTN was adjudged the winner of the 10-year radio spectrum licence for mobile broadband services after the NCC earlier announced that MTN emerged as the sole approved bidder for the new licence.

According to reports, the spectrum guarantees superior performance for wireless networks, especially fourth-generation (4G)/long-term evolution (LTE) services.

Confirming the development, MTN said it complied with the provision of the bid agreement for the 2.6 GHz auction, paid N18.96-billion to the NCC and had subsequently been issued a letter of award.

Ferdi Moolman, MTN Nigeria’s Chief Executive Officer, said in a statement on Wednesday, that ‘‘With the 2.6 GHz band, we expect to roll out and provide the full range of LTE (Long Term Evolution mobile broadband) services to Nigerians, empowering Nigeria with the latest mobile broadband technology.

“This licence acquisition further demonstrates MTN’s abiding faith in the future of Nigeria and the resilience of the Nigerian economy,” said Moolman.

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CBN to include BDCs in new forex policy – Emefiele

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has said plans are on to have Bureau De Change, BDC, operators participate in the flexible exchange rate inter-bank market policy being implemented by it.

The CBN Governor, Gidwin Emefiele also said the new policy is still on trial and would soon make room for more stakeholders, including BDC operators.

Emefiele, who was represented by the CBN’s Director, Financial Policy and Regulation Department, Anthony Ikem, spoke during an interactive session between the BDCs and CBN  on the new policy and state of the forex market on Wednesday, in Abuja.

According to him, all hopes to include BDCs in the policy guidelines is not lost, while also acknowledging the impact of the policy on BDC businesses.

“The CBN wants to accommodate and carry all stakeholders along. All that management is requiring for the BDCs is to be more patient. The new policy is being tested. Efforts will be made to see how the BDCs, which are critical to economic development, will be carried along.”

The CBN governor also promised BDC operators that they will be part of the policy, adding that more collaboration between the regulator and operators is needed to move the economy forward.

He however said the CBN will review the BDC operational guidelines to ensure they are in line with regulatory requirements and prepare the operators for the task ahead

Jailbreak: Kuje prisons boss redeployed, faces interrogation

The officer in charge of Kuje Medium Prisons, Musa Tanko, has been removed and redeployed over last Fridays escape of two awaiting trial murder suspects.

Tanko, whose removal was ordered by the Controller-General of Prisons, Ahmed Jafa’aru, has also been ordered to report at the FCT command headquarters of the Nigeria Prison Service, NPS, where he is to appear before interrogators.

Two inmates standing trial for murder, Maxwell Ajukwu and Solomon Amodu, escaped from the facility by scaling the fence. They are still at large.

According to sources, Tanko’s removal was to ensure a thorough probe of the inmates’ escape, adding that the officer would be sanctioned heavily, if indicted.

A source said: “For now, only the officer in charge had been transferred out of the prisons, but we don’t know if other senior officers like the yard master and the officer on duty would also be redeployed out of Kuje prisons. For now, everyone is waiting with bated breath to see the next line of action by the authorities.”

Confirming the development, the NPS Public Relations Officer, Francis Enobore, said redeployment cannot be the sanction that would be meted on any indicted officer. He added that the prison management viewed the inmates’ escape as a serious offence that should attract serious sanctions.

According to him, investigation into the incident had not been concluded, adding that the report of the probe would be sent to the Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdurahaman Dambazzau (retd.) and appropriate sanction meted out to errant personnel.

“The management of the prisons service is taking the matter seriously and any indicted officer will be severely punished, so transfer cannot be the punishment for escape of inmates,” he stated.

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Repaired black box confirms smoke aboard EgyptAir before crash

Investigators have confirmed that the data from one of the repaired black boxes recovered from the ill fated EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo showed that smoke alarms sounded on board the plane before it crashed into the Mediterranean Sea.

The Egyptian-led investigative committee also informed that soot was found on the wreckage of the plane after the crash which claimed the lives of 66 people on board flight on the 19th of May.

“Recorded data is showing a consistency with ACARS messages of lavatory smoke and avionics smoke,” the committee said on Wednesday.

It could be recalled that after the plane went down, investigators had previously announced that the plane’s automated Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) sent signals indicating smoke alarms on board the flight.

“Parts of the front section of the aircraft showed signs of high temperature damage and soot,” the committee statement added.

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Yoruba elders fume over killings in South West

 

Yoruba elders have sounded a note of warning to suspected Niger Delta militants attacking communities in the Southwest to stop, saying enough is enough.

The elders, speaking under aegis of Yoruba Unity Forum, YUF, also vowed the perpetrators of the attacks will not go unpunished.

According to the elders, recurrent criminal activities of terrorists, militants, oil thieves, kidnappers, armed robbers and Fulani herdsmen in the region had claimed many lives and destroyed properties worth millions of naira in recent times.

The YUF, in a statement signed  by its Chairman, Rev Emmanuel Gbonigi and Secretary, Senator Anthony Adefuye, said they were compelled to aver again that the murderous activities of the criminals were stressing the peace, stability and corporate existence of the country.

Vowing that the Southwest would not be allowed to become a theatre for the prosecution war or criminal activities, they said: ‘’Nigeria is at the precipice, threats of insecurity to life and property is no longer the exclusive preserve of any particular community. The peace and quiet in the Southwest in the last few weeks has again come under attack in spite of the ongoing criminal activities of armed Fulani herdsmen in the region.

‘’The attacks this time is coming from an unlikely foe, the Niger Delta Militants. The despicable criminality by this group against innocent citizens of Igbolomu and Ishawo areas of Ikorodu In Lagos shall not go unpunished. The South-west, people are peaceful, accommodating, hospitable, and are gratified neighbours.”

 

 

Abia: Ogar gets certificate from INEC, to take over from Gov Ikpeazu

Mr Uche Ogar may likely take over from Governor Okezie Ikpeazu as governor of the state anytime from now.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday, handed over the Certificate of Return to Ogah in fulfilment of the order by Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja who sacked Ikpeazu.
The judge affirmed that Governor Ikpeazu does not possess the requisite qualification to contest the election as governor, in that he did not furnish credible evidence of payment of tax, to the Abia State Government.
The court therefore directed INEC to issue a certificate of return to Mr. Ogah, the candidate who came second in the Peoples’ Democratic Party’s governorship primary.
As the latest news filtered into the state, the governor, who was billed to deliver a speech at the Abia state University, hurriedly left the venue of the event with his entourage.
A chieftain of the PDP, Prof. Jerry Gana who was also billed to deliver a speech at the event, along with other dignitaries also left.
Meanwhile, there is uneasy calm in the Government House and capital city, Umuahia as the news spreads.
Meanwhile the development has thrown a spanner in the political arrangement in the state known as Abia Charter of Equity which seeks to distribute political power equally among the zones in the state.
With the sack of Ikpeazu, the governorship goes back to Abia north, which has enjoyed the post for eight years under Theodore Orji, the immediate past governor.

Hunt begins for Lebanese con man who swindled 3 customers of N170m

A hunt is currently underway by the police for a Lebanese bureau de change operator, Aly Sayad who is being accused of absconding with the sum of $487,700 (about N170m) given to him by three businessmen.

Reports say the three businessmen approached the Lebanese man in his office on Idowu Taylor Street, Victoria Island, asking him to help them change the sum of $487,700 to naira equivalent but to the surprise of the businessmen, the Lebanese man who after collecting the sum said he was going to the bank to transfer the naira equivalent to their various bank accounts reportedly fled with the cash.

After waiting for hours for the BDC operator, the businessmen became apprehensive and suspicious as Sayad could not be reached.

When it dawned on them that Sayad had eloped with the lump sum, the businessmen reported the case at the Bar Beach Police Division, and a manhunt for the BDC operator was launched.

A police source revealed that the businessmen waited for over seven hours for the suspect, before they decided to report the matter to the police.

“The three men actually met at the Lebanese man’s office where they gave him money totalling $487,700 which they wanted to change to naira. He told them to wait for him that he would be going to the bank to deposit the dollars and transfer the naira equivalent into their bank accounts.

“The three businessmen waited until banking hours were almost over. They decided to go and check him around 3pm, but they didn’t find him in the bank. After checking at other places without result, they reported the matter to the police.” The police source said.

According to Dolapo Badmos, the Police Public Relations Officer, who confirmed the case, Sayad is on the run and no one knows his address.

“We are on his trail. The unfortunate thing is that nobody knows his address. We have transferred the matter to the State Department of Criminal Investigation, Yaba, for further investigation. We will surely get him.” She said.

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NSE LIVE! Equities rebound amidst renewed bargain-hunting

After losing a total of N513 billion in three successive negative trading sessions, Nigerian equities staged a comeback yesterday as investors sought to take positions in several stocks that had suffered price depreciation in recent period.
The renewed bargain-hunting nudged momentum of activities and closed most transactions at premium, leaving the market with a net capital gain of N81 billion.
Leading stocks in the oil and gas, building materials and construction, banking and consumer goods sectors led the rally yesterday, underlining the cautious portfolio realignment that favoured companies with strong fundamentals that can withstand macroeconomic challenges.
Aggregate market value of all quoted equities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) improved from its opening value of N10.158 trillion to close at N10.239 trillion. The benchmark index for the Nigerian stock market, the All Share Index (ASI), also trended upward from 29,575.24 points to close at 29,812.91 points. Average year-to-date return improved to 4.09 per cent
Sectoral indices showed widespread positive sentiments across the sectors. The NSE Banking Index rose by 2.0 per cent. The NSE Industrial Goods Index appreciated by 0.6 per cent. The NSE Oil & Gas Index rose by 0.4 per cent while the NSE Consumer Goods Index inched up by 0.01 per cent. However, the NSE Insurance Index slipped by 0.7 per cent.
Forte Oil led the 24-stock gainers’ list with a gain of N3.03 to close at N194.03. Julius Berger Nigeria rose by N2.42 to close at N50.93. Seven-Up Bottling Company added N2 to close at N142. Dangote Cement chalked up N1.89 to close at N194. Guaranty Trust Bank rose by 93 kobo to close at N23.25. Berger Paints added 36 kobo to close at N7.67. Zenith Bank rose by 35 kobo to close at N16. Flour Mills of Nigeria rose by 30 kobo to N22.62. University Press gathered 21 kobo to close at N4.58 while FBN Holdings appreciated by 18 kobo to N3.99 per share.
Total turnover rose by 19.8 per cent to 305.81 million shares valued at N2.86 billion in 4,640 deals. The most active stock was Transnational Corporation of Nigeria (Transcorp), with 52.97 million shares valued at N94.56 million. Access Bank followed with a turnover of 45.57 million shares worth N264.27 million while United Bank for Africa placed third with a turnover of 38.48 million shares valued at N183.04 million.
Analysts said they expected the rally to continue in the next trading session as a combination of bargain-hunting for value stocks and month-end portfolio rebalancing is expected to keep buy orders above sell orders.
On the downside, Ashaka Cement led 17 other stocks on the losers’ list, dropping by N1.05 to close at N19.95. Champion Breweries followed with a drop of 23 kobo to close at N4.46. UACN Property Development Company lost 22 kobo to close at N4.28. Ecobank Transnational Incorporated declined by 19 kobo to N16.51 while Fidson Healthcare dropped by 17 kobo to close at N2.27 per share.

JUST IN!!! Senators Walk Out Buhari’s Aide

Senators this afternoon walked out President Muhammadu Buhari’s Adviser on prosecution, Chief Okoi Obono Obla, who represented the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Mallami, during a hearing on the Senate Rules forgery case.
The Senate had penultimate Tuesday summoned Mallami over the forgery suit following a motion sponsored by Senator Dino Melaye (APC, Kogi West).
Obla, who is attached to the Ministry of Justice, represented Mallami, but the
Chairman of senate committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Senator David Umaru, asked him to leave, saying, “we invited the AGF not you, so please excuse.”
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, his Deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, outgoing Clerk to the National Assembly, Alhaji Salisu Maikasuwa and the Deputy Clerk, Ben Efeturi, are being tried at the FCT High Court.

There is indeed a cabal in Buhari’s govt, Kwara APC says

The trial of Senate President, Bukola Saraki, may soon expose the crack in the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, as the Kwara State chapter of the party, on Tuesday, said it supported Saraki’s view that “there is a government within the government of President Muhammadu Buhari.”
The Kwara State chapter of the party, in a statement issued by its Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Sulyman Buhari, also faulted the response from the Presidency through Mr. Femi Adesina.
According to the Kwara APC, what it expected from the Presidency was to embrace introspection and take right steps in the interest of the nation instead of embarking on a futile drive to denounce and dismiss the obvious.
The party in the state, which said doing the right thing in the interest of the nation had become necessary so as to forestall the wrath of Nigerians who are getting weary of excuses for the numerous challenges facing the country,
also accused the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina of trying to create discord between the Prseident and the Senate leadership.
The statement read in part: “The statement by Mr. Femi Adesina on behalf of Mr. President is not only unpresidential, it also failed to convincingly dismiss the widely held view of Nigerians that, indeed, there is a government within the government of Mr. President.
“It is instructive to note that the Senate President is not the first Nigerian to express such observations.
“The Senate President, through the press statement he personally signed, only called the attention of Mr. President to the danger ahead if the ugly situation is permitted to fester.
“In fact, the statement by Mr. Adesina is the clearest indication that a government exists within the government of Mr. President. The President that we know, the President that we have worked with, the President that we have worked for, the President that we voted for, would not have directed his media adviser to issue such an unpresidential statement. That statement is a confirmation of the Senate President’s observation.
“The intention of people like Adesina in the Villa is to create a discord between Mr. President and the Senate President, but that will never happen.
“It is the same cabal that embarrassed Mr. President himself by padding the 2016 national budget, including the budget of Aso Rock, to the extent of inflating some figures in the Villa expenditures.
“It is the same cabal that has made it nearly impossible for many ministers and Special Advisers to have access to Mr. President. The Presidency should be reminded that a cabal hijacked and destroyed the government of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan.”
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7 tips to survive mosquitoes during the rainy season

By Nkem Ndem . . .
The rainy season has resumed with full force, and if you are living in or visiting Nigeria, you may have already felt a sting or two of mosquitoe bites. Being bitten by insects such as mosquitoes can put a damper on holiday fun and potentially transmit diseases like Malaria. Most visitors have testified that the mosquitoes in the country have iron teeth and that the common commercial bug sprays which contain toxins and chemicals, do not kill them or reduce their terror and are harmful to humans.
All concerns are well-justified. However, mosquitoes should not be enough reason to stop you from visiting Nigeria this rainy season. Fortunately we have put together seven tips to help anyone survive these mosquitoes which plague many during rainy season. Good thing is you may not need to buy insecticides if you can apply these tips.
1) Stay indoors at peak times
Mosquitoes are sometimes considered nocturnal insects as they attack mostly at dawn and at dusk. The best way to avoid mosquito bites is by avoiding contact with them in the first place. Plan your movements such that you are indoors around those peak times when they are most active.
2) Stay in cool environments, control sweating
It is no secret, at least to Nigerians who have had to deal with mosquitoes over the years, that mosquitoes are attracted to people who sweat or people with higher body temperatures. The hot body temperature sends signals to mosquitoes that the buffet is now open. It is important to stay as cool and dry as you can. Also, use a fan and air conditioner whenever you can.
3) Stay away from alcohol
This may come as surprise, but it appears mosquitoes are alcoholics. For reasons yet unknown, mosquitoes are attracted to those who consume alcohol more than those that do not. So, if you want to steer clear of mosquitoes, you may want to put a pin on your drinking, or at least ensure your location is secure before drinking.
4) Watch how you dress
You may think mosquitoes are too tiny and they do not have eyes enough to notice what you are wearing…wrong! Dark clothing seems to be more attractive to mosquitoes than light coloured outfits. If you want to survive mosquitoes, try wearing light colored clothes which are not too tight, preferably long sleeved shirts with long pants and socks .
5) Ensure you have a good drainage system and treat stagnant water
Mosquitoes breed in shrubby areas and stagnant water. To ensure you do not encourage breeding, carefully drain and remove any objects that may collect water around your house and yard. Also, treat water with chemicals and oils that are toxic for mosquitoes but considered safe for humans.
6) Plant herbs that repel mosquitoes around the house
Certain herbs are very good mosquito repellants. Plant such herbs as marigolds, lavender, basil, peppermint and lemon balm around your living area or in pots around your door or porch to keep mosquitoes away. In addition, you can crush and rub some on your skin for a natural repellent.
7) Take a pass on perfume
Perfumes are great, but they can be a huge magnet for mosquitoes. Just as you find the aroma pleasing, chances are mosquitoes find them pleasing as well. Floral scents tend to be the most appealing to them, so, to save your skin and avoid being eaten alive, skip the perfume and opt for scent-free soaps, lotions and deodorant instead.

EFCC probes Aisha Buhari’s ₦3.8 billion secret house?

 
Aisha Muhammadu Buhari is the owner of a lakeside mansion located at number 9, Udo Udoma Street, Asokoro, Abuja.
Investigations revealed that Aisha and her husband own a hidden property sited at an high end location in Asokoro astride an beside a lake few blocks away from Aso Rock Presidential Villa fence.

Read Also: Buhari’s aide arrested with 1.5 million dollars cash.

Since Buhari’s inauguration, fierce looking security personnel presently man the property where it is believed Aisha holds private meetings with families and friends.
Professional estate surveyors valued just the land on which the property sits. The estimated cost, according to current land prizes in Abuja is over N1.2 billion naira.
Each of the three duplexes built in the premesis is valued at N800 million and this, when added to the cost of the land is approximately N3.6 billion.
Aisha Buhari rents one of the duplexes. It was home to a former High Commissioner of an African country to Nigeria.
The discovery of the Aisha and Buhari Asokoro mansion may have cast another huge credibility question on the modest and anti-corruption credentials that got him elected on March 28, 2015.
Recall that Aisha Buhari was exposed for wearing a Cartier Baignoire Folle 18-Carat White Gold Diamond Ladies Watch that cost £34,500 (N10, 453, 000) to the presidential inauguration on May 29, 2015.
Aisha and her husband played the card of modesty and paupers while campaigning for presidency. He claimed he was a pastoral farmer with 150 cows.
In January 2015, reporters uncovered another expensive lifestyle of Zahra, the fifth daughter of President Muhammadu Buhari, an undergraduate of the University of Surrey, United Kingdom.

Read Also: My ministers are not corrupt — Buhari.

The exposure of Buhari’s hidden assets is coming at a time Nigerians have intensified calls for the new President and Vice-President to publicly declare their assets as they promised to do during the presidential campaign.
As at the time of filing this report, the EFCC is yet to commence probing of the said property. Will they ever probe it?

EFCC probes Aisha Buhari’s ₦3.8 billion secret house?

 
Aisha Muhammadu Buhari is the owner of a lakeside mansion located at number 9, Udo Udoma Street, Asokoro, Abuja.
Investigations revealed that Aisha and her husband own a hidden property sited at an high end location in Asokoro astride an beside a lake few blocks away from Aso Rock Presidential Villa fence.

Read Also: Buhari’s aide arrested with 1.5 million dollars cash.

Since Buhari’s inauguration, fierce looking security personnel presently man the property where it is believed Aisha holds private meetings with families and friends.
Professional estate surveyors valued just the land on which the property sits. The estimated cost, according to current land prizes in Abuja is over N1.2 billion naira.
Each of the three duplexes built in the premesis is valued at N800 million and this, when added to the cost of the land is approximately N3.6 billion.
Aisha Buhari rents one of the duplexes. It was home to a former High Commissioner of an African country to Nigeria.
The discovery of the Aisha and Buhari Asokoro mansion may have cast another huge credibility question on the modest and anti-corruption credentials that got him elected on March 28, 2015.
Recall that Aisha Buhari was exposed for wearing a Cartier Baignoire Folle 18-Carat White Gold Diamond Ladies Watch that cost £34,500 (N10, 453, 000) to the presidential inauguration on May 29, 2015.
Aisha and her husband played the card of modesty and paupers while campaigning for presidency. He claimed he was a pastoral farmer with 150 cows.
In January 2015, reporters uncovered another expensive lifestyle of Zahra, the fifth daughter of President Muhammadu Buhari, an undergraduate of the University of Surrey, United Kingdom.

Read Also: My ministers are not corrupt — Buhari.

The exposure of Buhari’s hidden assets is coming at a time Nigerians have intensified calls for the new President and Vice-President to publicly declare their assets as they promised to do during the presidential campaign.
As at the time of filing this report, the EFCC is yet to commence probing of the said property. Will they ever probe it?

Femi Falana & Afenifere are BH terrorists — General Burutai

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has described those calling for the probe of his mansions in Dubai as defeated Boko Haram Terrorists.
The list of those calling for his probe includes Femi Falana, Afenifere, Sahara Reporters and many other well-meaning Nigerians.
According to Buratai “I am not supposed to be commenting again on this issue because both the Federal Government and the Army have addressed it.
“However, what I can say is that we have defeated the terrorists on the land and they have now migrated to the cyberspace.
“But I want to assure that we will follow these Boko Haram that migrated to the cyberspace to wherever they are. We will follow them and clear their doubts.
“Let’s be clear about this: no place or territory is being held by these terrorists.
“And of course you know that if terrorists are dislodged from one place they move to another even across countries.
“Right now we have received reports of these terrorists moving to other areas; including the internet.
“And when we say that the terrorists have been defeated and not holding any territory, have they come out to debunk it.
“No. No one has come to tell you that they are holding territory,” Burutai stated.
Sahara Reporters broke the news of General Burutais purchase of porche homes in Dubai. The report has that Burutai paid for two properties within days of his appointment as the chief of Army Staff.
Burutai accepted the allegation, but stressed that he paid for the houses with his personal savings.
Nigerians in the know has accused Burutai of being economical with the truth in the sense that all his savings could not add up $1.5 million he used to purchase both houses.
President Muhammadu Buhari is yet to make any official statement regarding the allegations leveled against his chief of Army Staff.

EFCC questions CBN Governor

The acting Chairman of EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has vowed to go after anybody that is remotely connected with any iota of fraud.
According to Magu, Bank managers and those who helped perpetrate economic fraud will be brought to book.
Hear him: “There is no sacred cow as far as this fight against corruption is concerned.
“We will go after anybody who has committed an offence. We will collect the money back, so that it will go back to the treasury and be used for the original purposes.
“I don’t care whether you’re black or white or you come from party A or Party B.
“The moment it can be established that you have stolen from the public treasury, we will go after you.
“Even right here [in EFCC], if we discover that you’re corrupt, we will kick you out. And we are already doing that.
“So we don’t go after innocent people. We are going after the thieves of state resources.”
Reacting to the role of Banks in laundering stolen funds, Magu stated that there is a rise in an illegal form of banking which he described as private banking.

He stated that private banking (whatever that means) has aided politicians to launder large cache of monies.
“We had a discussion with the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and I insisted that this so-called private banking should be stopped. It is illegal. It is wrong.
“We are not only going after the personnel of the banks but also after the banks.
“What happens is that when a staff of the bank is involved in such activities, what the bank does is to take the person out of the system through dismissal.
“But now, we are going to go after the banks and the personnel used to perpetrate the fraud.
“It takes two to tango. In fact, very soon you will see us going after the Managing Directors of the banks.
“We don’t care what happens because the right thing has to be done. These people have given a lot of room for the money laundering activities to thrive.
“They were used to hide all the stolen money.”
When asked about the Halliburton scandal, Magu stated that “The Halliburton scandal investigation is on.

We will sacrifice our lives for Fayose — Ekiti Lawmakers

Members of the State House of representatives in Ekiti State is currently protesting what they describe as President Buhari’s undue interference in the State.
The House of Representatives members, 26 in number, are all gathered at the Okesa Junction, Ado Ekiti. They want the Buhari led Federal Government to stop harassing Governor Ayodele Fayose.
The house members said they came prepared to be arrested. They came with their bags in case the DSS comes for them.
They have vowed to back Governor Fayose, come what may. They said would sacrifice their lives if need be.
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Protesting NYSC members barricades Emir Sanusi’s envoy

tream Two, Batch A NYSC members posted to Kano State took to the streets in a peaceful protest for non-payment of their “alawey”.

The protest was as a result of non-payment of their their monthly allowances.

The protesting Youth Corps members unsettled the passing out parade of their colleagues after the usual 21 days orientation course.
The NYSC members maintained they will collect their allowances before disembarking from their camps. Pleas by the by the Brigade Commander, and other security agents to assuage the NYSC members fell on deaf ears.
According to them, every other NYSC camp in the country had paid allowances except for Kano State. The corps members demanded explanation for the non-payment.
Efforts to pacify the corps members failed just as they stressed that it is only Kano NYSC that refused to pay their allowances.
According to them, they do not know their fate at the end of the program, as most of them are due to relocate this Wednesday without any money for their transportation.
Notwithstanding the mediation of the Kano State Governor, ably represented by the Commissioner of Information, Comrade Mohammed Garba, on the occasion, the corps members maintained their grounds.
A representative of Kano Emirate Council and other dignitaries remained stranded as they failed to calm the corps members.

Buhari’s personal bodyguard with links to BH arrested

Corporal Hassan Aminu, a Body Guard to President Muhammadu Buhari have just been picked up for alleged ties with Boko Haram. The presidency is yet to react to the arrest as calls placed across to the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity could not be reached.