N82.5m Fraud: EFCC Arraigns Kwara Ex-Lawmaker, Edun

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 arraigned Oladimeji Mohammed Edun, a former member, Kwara State House of Assembly, alongside his company, Zarab Ventures Limited, before Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the High Court of Kwara State sitting in Ilorin on a 3-count charge bordering on criminal diversion of funds.

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Ibekaku Ignored Disciplinary Committee’s Invitation, Aremo Tells Court

The alleged case of wrongful dismissal brought against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, by Juliet Ibekaku, a former assistant director, Legal and Prosecution, before Justice Babatunde A. Adejumo of the National Industrial Court, NIC, continued Tuesday, July 14, 2015 with the EFCC Secretary, Emmanuel Aremo, telling the court that Ibekaku consistently ignored invitations sent to her by the Appointment, Promotion and Disciplinary Committee, APDC.

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Extortion: EFCC Impostor in the Net

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, on July 13, 2015 arrested one Mohammed Adamu (aka Mohammed Bala) for parading himself as a staff of the anti-graft agency.

Adamu was picked up while extorting money from Alhaji Usman Gurama, the Executive Secretary, Gombe State Muslim Pilgrim Welfare Board, under the guise of securing Hajj seat to Saudi Arabia for staff of the Gombe zone of the Commission.

Oronsaye: Judge To Return Case File over Allegations of Bias

The trial of a former Head of Service, HoS, to the Federation, Stephen Oronsaye, and his co-accused person, Osarenkhoe Afe, who are being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for a N2 billion fraud, witnessed a new twist July 21, 2015 when Justice Gabriel Kolawale of the Federal High Court, Abuja, said he intended to return the case file to the Chief Judge for reassignment.

Whitewashing Boko Haram Continues as US senator calls Nigerian soldiers fighting Boko Haram, ‘rapists’

While in the US, president Buhari criticized the Leahy Law - a U.S. human rights law that prohibits the U.S. Department of State and Department of Defense from providing military assistance to foreign military units that violate human rights. Reacting, the sponsor of the Law,
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NNPC, engine room of corruption —Saraki

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Thursday, described the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation as the engine room of corruption, lamenting that none of the perpetrators of illegal deals in the corporation had so far been apprehended and brought to justice.

He, therefore, challenged the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress to assist the Federal Government to fight corruption by encouraging their members in the oil and gas sector to expose those behind subsidy scam in the country.

Saraki who stated this while addressing the leadership of the NLC led by its President, Mr. Ayuba Wabba, in his office, asked the oil and gas workers to reveal the identities of subsidy thieves and watch whether they would be protected or not.

He said, “I think we need the cooperation of our workers who know it all. They see it happen and when you look at the anti-corruption agencies, with all due respect, you will find out that 80 per cent of some of the cases are cases at the state level.

“You hardly see where people who are the real engine room – which is the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation – where most of these corruption cases on oil are, being put on trial.”

He said it was time workers helped the government succeed to decisively tackle corruption through collective efforts.

Saraki noted that President Muhammadu Buhari had made it clear that his administration would fight corruption to its logical end, stressing that the Senate had on its part started the process by engaging the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission.

He also said that the upper chamber would soon interact with the management of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and other anti-graft agencies in order to fashion out a collective to tackle the menace of corruption.

Saraki assured Nigerians that the Senate under his watch would fight corruption with a view to blocking leakages and create gainful employment.

He said, “We in the 8th Senate have said there will be zero tolerance for corruption. Corruption is one issue slowing down development and some of the problems we are tackling.

“Whether you talk about our refineries not working, you talk of the issue of fuel subsidy, you talk about the high cost of governance, everything you talked about comes back to this issue of corruption and I think it is time for all of us, those of us in the National Assembly, the Executive and the workers to show serious commitment.

“This should not be a headline-grabbing approach because at the end of the day, you are workers, when you talk about oil theft, we have Nigerian workers at the terminals who surely must know when this thing is going on.

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Basketmouth accuses Jonathan’s govt of stealing

Popular stand-up comedian, Basketmouth (real name Bright Okpocha), is in the news again. This time, it is because he has taken a swipe at the government of former President Goodluck Jonathan.

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Kenyans are not done with CNN (photo)

Check out this hilarious headline from one of their leading Newspapers today. A not so subtle dig at CNN's penchant for errors....

The Beast comes for President Obama as he lands omo Kenyatta Int'l Airport (Photos)

Obama has arrived Kenya. A limousine with bullet proof nicknamed ‘The Beast’ arrived the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi to lift him up. See more photographs after the cut.

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Oil theft: What we found shocked us, says APC

The All Progressives Congress has said it was shocked at the magnitude of cases of corruption it has so far unearthed while going through the records of the previous administration.

The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said this in a telephone interview with our correspondent in Abuja, on Thursday.

He was reacting to the announcement by President Muhammadu Buhari that some officials of the immediate past administration were involved in stealing one million barrel of crude oil daily.

Mohammed said, “We are not just shocked but taken aback by what we have found. We have always known that there was monumental corruption under the previous regime but we did not know it was this huge.

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Nigerian girls rescued from Burkina Faso

It was a lucky break for six Nigerian ladies who were trafficked to Burkina Faso for the purpose of prostitution by a female human trafficker identified simply as Balikis, as they were rescued by the Oyo State command of the Nigerian Immigration Service, and have been reunited with their parents in Ibadan, the state capital.
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Police Brutality: Policemen brutalise 8-month pregnant woman, strip her naked

Another case of police brutality has been brought to the fore after three inhuman police officers attached to the Satellite Police Division in Lagos State, took the laws into their hands and brutalised an eight-month pregnant woman, Chika Elekwachi, stripping her naked in the process on the night of Sunday, July 19, and in the process, she delivered her baby prematurely.

Her offence: allegedly resisting arrest.

Pics: Nigerians turned back from President Buhari's town hall meeting in DC

Many Nigerians were turned back from the townhall meeting with President Buhari in the US after they failed to secure an invite to the event. The Nigerians who were angry at their inability to enter the venue for the meeting said they drove many miles only for them to be barred by security men.

The event was strictly by invitation but they said they tried getting an invite but couldn’t so they decided to try their luck after all “He is their president”. More photos and video bellow.

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Buhari denies accusing U.S. Government of aiding Boko Haram

Persisting claims in  the local and international media that President Buhari has accused or indicted the United States Government of helping the terrorist group, Boko Haram are untrue and widely off mark.

Reports to that effect are an unfortunate misinterpretation and distortion of the President’s remarks at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) during his highly successful official visit to Washington DC.
Indeed, President Buhari made it abundantly clear in those remarks, copies of which were circulated to the media, that he was convinced that the United States could never support groups such as Boko Haram.
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Photos of Obama’s grandmother arriving at the Jomo Kenyatta International airport

Mama Sarah as she is popularly called is in Nairobi to await the arrival of her grandson, the president of the United States of America...More photos after the jump...

Pics: Vice President Osinbajo meets with Chinese Ambassador in Abuja

VP Yemi Osinbajo met with Chinese diplomat, Amb. Xiaojie GU at the state house today July 24th. More photographs bellow.

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Don Jazzy and Davido bet N5m on a Game of Fifa, winner takes all

The two music stars bet over a game of Fifa 15. Davido first struck by making a bet of $10,000 but Don Jazzy upped the game by raising the bar to N5million. See the rest of the tweets after the jump

9 killed in fresh Boko Haram attack in Borno

9 people were killed last night after members of Boko Haram attacked Pompomarri village in Borno state. The sect members stormed the village when the villagers were asleep and killed 9. Many were injured, while others fled the village.

Scott Disick starts family healing process by spending great time with his son

Scott Disick took his 5 year old child, Mason to Barnes & Noble in Calabasas, yesterday, where the child stacked up on toys. Scott and Mason then went for an early supper at Rosti Cafe. Although he’s been good and gone for as far back as month taking after his split with Kourtney Kardashian, Disick stayed in contact with his youngsters through FaceTime.

“Scott is not permitted to take the children out naturally at this time without a bodyguard or chaperone and the last evening was the same,” a nearby source to the family asserts. More photographs bellow.

Review: BUHARI Did not Say. "I'll Not Treat Nigerians Equally", listen till the end to get the Gig !

During a Q&A in the US yesterday. President Buhari was asked by a journalist how he intended to deal with issues in the Niger Delta, particularly Amnesty, bunkering and inclusive development, president Buhari said;

This is how propaganda works, the video Editor ought to have cut the video just after President Buhari said”I think this is really fair.” but the propaganda failed because  the editor did not cut it at this point.

Listen to what he said after "it will only be fair" bellow.

“(Going by election results), constituencies that gave me 97% can not in all honesty be treated, on some issues, with constituencies that gave me 5%. I think these are political realities. While, certainly there will be justice for everybody but the people who voted, and made their votes count, they must feel the government has appreciated the effort they put in putting the government in place. I think this is really fair.”….

“But by the constitutions, no state can be excluded from Government. So there is no way, even if I want to show gratitude to those constituencies that heavily  voted for me against those that didn’t even vote for me. They have the protection of the government and I have made an undertaking that I belong to everybody ,belong to nobody. If I cant clearly ensure or marginalize certain group because they didn’t vote for me then I am already contradicting myself and I am sure people will be too quick to pick that”

Listen to the video bellow and lets hear what you think in the comment box.



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Photos: EFCC Arraigns 10 Persons for Illegal Oil Bunkering

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned 10 persons and a vessel, MV Peace for their alleged involvement in illegal oil bunkering before Justice Muhammad B. Idris of the Federal High Court, Lagos on a three count charge bordering on conspiracy and illegal dealing in petroleum products.

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Basketmouth apologizes to D'banj & Davido over MAMAs comment

Well, that settles it!

VP Osinbajo says there was no bomb threat to his home

Earlier this evening, there were reports that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo had told members of the National Economic Council that intelligence reports indicates that Boko Haram were planning to attack his home. The VP has denied making this statement.
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Deadly Quake Expected to Strike California Bay Area ‘Any Day Now

US geophysicists are forecasting a devastating earthquake may be in store for the Hayward Fault, after a smaller temblor shook the area Tuesday night.

The Hayward Fault, spanning from San Pablo Bay to Fremont in California’s San Francisco Bay Area, is now expected to produce a major earthquake, scientists from the US Geological Survey claim. A relatively minor 4.0-magnitude quake rattled the city of Fremont Tuesday night.

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Texas Prosecutor: Activist Sandra Bland Autopsy Shows Death Consistent With Suicide

The prosecutor in the Sandra Bland case told reporters Thursday an investigation has found no injuries consistent with violent homicide, but that there are some consistent with suicide.

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