Osinbajo Slams EFCC Over Low Graft Convictions

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday lamented the delay in court processes which often get high profile corruption cases stalled.

He said the development had left the various anti-corruption agencies only able to secure seven convictions in such high profile cases since 1999, a figure which he said was too insignificant.
Osinbajo was represented by the Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), at a sensitisation workshop on sections 306 and 396 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015 and delay of high profile corruption cases in Nigeria.
Sections 306 of the ACJ Act prohibit courts from granting order of stay of proceedings with respect to criminal trial while section 392 of the Act also stipulates that preliminary objection to a charge would only be considered with the substantive case and a ruling delivered on it at the time of the delivery of the judgment in the case.

Onu: Nigeria Cannot Continue to Import Toothpicks, Others

The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, yesterday said Nigeria cannot continue to export its natural forest resources abroad only for it to be imported into the country as toothpicks.
He said the country cannot be a consumer nation that depends on other nations even for her basic needs.
He said it was baffling to note that a greatly endowed nation like Nigeria would export crude oil and import refined oil, export wood and import toothpicks.
The disclosure was contained a statement signed by his Chief Press Officer, Mr. Taye Akinyemi, when Onu, met Directors General (DGs) of agencies and parastatals under the ministry in his office in Abuja.

We'll Substitute Faleke If Need Be, Says APC

Bello gets certificate of return
Party expresses dissatisfaction with Bayelsa poll
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it may be constrained to replace its deputy governorship candidate in the recently concluded Kogi State governorship poll if the need arises.
The party also expressed its dissatisfaction with the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel the poll in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area in Bayelsa State, effectively rendering the governorship election inconclusive.

We Don’t Have Money To Complete Our Secretariat – PDP

The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has declared that it no longer has money to complete its multi-billion naira new national secretariat.
The new secretariat is located at the Central Business District, Abuja.
Our correspondent, who has been visiting the secretariat for some time, observed that contractors handling the project were only doing skeletal jobs at the site.

NSA Funds: Jonathan Abused The Public Trust, Says Buhari.

Dokpesi arraigned, remanded in EFCC custody
Bafarawa, Dasuki, Yuguda, others charged
Magu: We’ll recover all stolen public funds
President Muhammadu Buhari last night accused former President Goodluck Jonathan of breaching public trust in the procurement of arms by the Office of the National Security Adviser for the prosecution of the war against Boko Haram.
Buhari made the disclosure when he hosted members of the House of Representatives to dinner yesterday at the old banquet hall of the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
The president stated that it was unfortunate that billions of naira and hundreds of dollars were expended on military equipment which could not be verified.

Arms scam: I Transferred $322m To Dasuki, Says Okonjo-Iweala

A former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Wednesday said she transferred $322m from the looted funds recovered from the former Head of State, the late Gen. Sani Abacha, to the Office of the National Security Adviser for military operations in the North-East.
The ex-minister, in a statement by her Media Adviser, Mr. Paul Nwabuikwu, said the transfer of the fund was approved after a committee, set up by former President Goodluck Jonathan, gave approval for the use of the fund.

10 of Top 10 Signs US Politics Is Completely Screwed (Paranoia Is Going Mainstream)

10) Paranoia Is Going Mainstream
In summer 2015, the military embarked on Jade Helm 15, a multistate training exercise that became a magnet for fringe beliefs. Some thought it marked the beginning of a violent federal power grab. Reports showed that anywhere between one-third and one-half of all Texans thought Jade Helm was a federal plot to take over the state. This might be funny if it weren’t for the potentially serious consequences. In mid-July 2015, the FBI arrested three men who had amassed a military-sized stockpile of weapons for killing Jade Helm trainees. Reports indicated that they were driven to action by conspiracy theories about the training exercise.

9 of Top 10 Signs US Politics Is Completely Screwed (Rhetoric Is Turning Toxic)

9) Rhetoric Is Turning Toxic

When facts no longer mean anything, it’s easy for rhetoric to turn toxic. Most recently, this has been happening with Syrian refugees. Ben Carson has publicly compared those fleeing ISIS to rabid dogs. Trump has called for all Syrians to be monitored or deported and for Muslims to be banned from entering the US entirely. Multiple governors have banned refugees from their states.There is doubtless a good debate to be had about America’s refugee policy. This is not that good debate. When mainstream rhetoric turns violent, violence usually follows. That’s why the UN spoke out after British columnist Katie Hopkins called migrants “cockroaches.”

46 of Top 50 things every Woman needs to know about S3x

46. Kids kill your s3x life. But you can wrestle it back again once they’re hit age two.
47. If you can talk though your s3x problems you can nearly always solve them.
48. Don’t try to put yourself in a box. Women are far more erotically plastic than men and much more likely to be aroused by the person, rather than their gender.
49. If you’re feeling bad after s3x you’re sleeping with the wrong person.
50.S3x is about give and take. You don’t have to reciprocate in the same session but if you’re constantly lying back and taking, you’re a selfish lover. Not s3xy. Not lovable.

  

41 of Top 50 things every Woman needs to know about S3x

41. Refuse to feel guilty about your fantasies. What you get up to in your imagination is your business.
42. S3x is smelly, noisy, sweaty and unflattering. Leave your ego at the door and replace it with your sense of humour. If you haven’t broken wind at the worst possible moment, you’re probably playing it too safe.
43. The more you have s3x, the more you want s3x. Stop having it and you’ll forget how good it feels.
44. Think before you share your s3xual fantasies. Make it clear what you’re doing it or you may come home to a ‘surprise’ you definitely didn’t expect.
45. It’s OK to stop having s3x from time to time.
Sometimes life is too stressful (work worries, death of a parent) or children too demanding. Taking a s3x break takes the pressure off and stops either of you freaking out because you know it’s not permanent.
  

Buhari Needs To Borrow ₦50trn & Develop Nigeria ‘Overnight’, Says Ben Bruce.

Ben Murray-Bruce, a senator from Bayelsa state and proprietor of Silverbird Entertainment, has prompted President Muhammadu not to jump when borrowingif the procedure will prompt the development of Nigeria “overnight”. Murray-Bruce, who was making his contribution to the open debate on Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF), on Wednesday, contended that Nigeria’s “piecemeal” borrowing would not achieve the required development.

He encouraged the legislature to acquire any amount of cash to develop Nigeria quickly.

After the debate on the framework, Senate President Bukola Saraki referred it to the committees on finance and appropriations, and directed them to submit their report next Tuesday. Meanwhile, the senate confirmed the appointment of Babatunde Fowler as chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).

#BenBruce

Despite OPEC Price Falling To $35 Per Barrel, Ekweremadu Insists On $40 Benchmark.

Ike Ekweremadu, deputy senate president, has asked the senate to review upward the crude oil benchmark for the 2016 budget.
Ekweremadu was making his argument hours after crude oil prices in the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) basket fell to an all-year low of $35.30.
Leading the debate on the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF), the deputy senate president, argued that the $38 oil benchmark projected for the 2016 budget by the federal government was ” conservative”.

EXCLUSIVE: ‘New PIB’ Strips President Of Discretionary Power To Allocate Oil Blocks.

The new draft of the controversial petroleum industry bill (PIB) strips the president of the discretionary powers to allocate oil blocks, TheCable understands.
The bill now confers the power to allocate petroleum exploration and production leases and licences to the Nigeria Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NPRC) which shall be established under the act.
The final draft of the new bill, “Petroleum industry governance and institutional framework bill 2015”, available to TheCable, which was concluded on December 2, 2015, limits the power of the president to appoint members of the board of the regulatory commission.

Nigeria Has No Control Over Its Oil —Akinjide

NIGERIA’S foremost legal luminary and former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Chief Richard Akinjide, CON, SAN, has disclosed that Nigeria has no oil because its has no control over the resources.
Chief Akinjide made this statement on Tuesday, while delivering a lecture on the topic “Nigeria beyond oil” in continuation of 2015 Press Week of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Oyo State Council, held at the Dapo Aderogba hall, Press Centre, Iyaganku, Ibadan.
The former Minister of Justice and Attorney General said “Nigeria knows little or nothing about oil and gas. By now, all our universities should have departments in oil and gas. If you have oil and gas and you do not control it, your economy is not in your hand. Nigeria’s economy is in the hands of foreigners.

Fuel Scarcity: Federal Government Approves ₦407bn For Subsidy

The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, has confirmed the installment of N407.07 billion for subsidy claims to oil marketers to end the waiting fuel circumstance in the nation. Mrs Adeosun said President Muhammadu Buhari had directed that installments made instantly with a specific end goal to convey to a quick end to the waiting fuel crisis which has brought about incredible enduring to Nigerian families and organizations. She likewise said that in spite of dwindling revenues, the Federal government is focused on guaranteeing nonstop availability of fuel to Nigerians.

The installments incorporate unfulfilled obligations from the 2014 money current year and in addition installments for the present year. It is normal that the beneficiaries would guarantee sufficient supply of fuel to end the diligent fuel deficiency in the country. The Minister entreated the real oil marketers to respond the activity by doing everything they can to convey the fuel scarcity to an end and guaranteed to distribute the approved installments under the subsidy plan in the national dailies.

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My Life In Danger – Anyim

• Petitions Buhari over online publication’s story
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Anyim Pius Anyim, has raised the alarm over a perceived threat to his life and property. He has asked President Muhammadu Buhari for extra security.
In a petition over a publication by Sahara Reporters, in which the online medium on December 2, stated that Anyim was under investigation over allegations that he is funding pro-Biafra protests, the former SGF linked it to a sustained media attack on his person.

Nigeria Wouldn’t Have Survived If Jonathan Had Won – Soyinka

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, says he does not regret supporting President Muhammadu Buhari during the electioneering, adding that Nigeria would not have survived four more years of former President Goodluck Jonathan’s rule.
Soyinka added that the revelation of stolen loot such as the arms purchase fraud justified his position that Nigeria was being run aground by the last administration.

Malpractices In Kogi, Bayelsa Elections Unfortunate, Says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday lamented that despite government’s efforts aimed at ensuring the conduct of credible elections, some malpractices were witnessed in the recent governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa states.
He called on Nigerians to support all necessary measures aimed at ensuring free, fair and credible elections in the country, including the use of card readers and permanent voter cards.
A statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, quoted the President as saying this while receiving the new members of the Inter-Party Advisory Council Executive Committee at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Kaduna Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, Dissolves VIO, Sacks All Officers

The Kaduna State Government on Tuesday announced the dissolution of the state’s Vehicle Inspection Office.
A statement by Samuel Aruwan, the spokesman to the governor, disclosed that the closure of the VIO was due to the corruption and indiscipline of the personnel, and their lack of respect for the public.
The statement also said an Executive Order giving immediate effect to this decision had been signed by the Governor, Nasir El-Rufai.

There Is A Link Between Boko Haram, Cattle Rustlers – Katsina Gov

Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State has said that there is a strong linkage between Boko Haram and cattle rustlers that are terrorising the northern parts of the country.
Masari stated this during the opening ceremony of Two-day Cattle Breeders/Dealers Stakeholders Meeting in Katsina on Tuesday.
He said it was because of the linkage that President Muhammadu Buhari directed all security chiefs to join hands with the governors of eight states in the north-west zone to tackle the menace of rustling.
The governor said Boko Haram insurgents and the cattle rustlers have similar modes of operation by killing people and destroying their property.

Online Publishers Kick Against ‘Anti-Social Media Bill’, Say Senators Are Idle.

The Online Publishers Association (OPA) says the bill for an “Act to Prohibit Frivolous Petitions and other matters connected therewith” is evidence that the senate is idle.
The association condemned the motivation, process and purpose of the bill, which passed its second reading at the senate in a record eight days and is now set for a public hearing.
In statement signed by Olufemi Awoyemi, its president, OPA restated its stance with the Nigerian people against the will of the senate.

Fresh Trouble For Dokpesi As EFCC Traces More Funds Nearing N10bn Paid To Him.

The dilemma of the former Chairman and founder of DAAR Communications, Raymond Dokpesi seems to have widened with more discoveries by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), There were hints last night that the EFCC had discovered that Dokpesi will have to account for about N10 billion votes for publicity. A source said: ”We have been trying to reconcile records with Dokpesi and he has about N10 billion to account for.”

Fashola Plans ‘Little’ Toll On Federal Highways.

Babatunde Fashola, minister of power, works and housing, has revealed plans of the federal government to reintroduce highway tolling to raise additional funds to finance road infrastructure and ensure efficient road maintenance.

Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday during his first news conference tagged ‘Setting the Agenda for Delivering Change’, Fashola said that adequate funding of the nation’s road infrastructure would generate job opportunities and reduce unemployment in the country.
“Maintenance would be our watchword. We are setting up a robust maintenance regime to keep our highways in good shape,” he said.

AngloZionist Empire's Puppet, Pirated Radio Biafra’s Nnamdi Kanu Begs Court For Bail.

Nnamdi Kanu, director of Radio Biafra, has asked Adeniyi Ademola, justice of the federal high court, Abuja, to set aside an ex parte order procured by the Department of State Services (DSS) to keep him in detention, and also grant him bail.

Making his brief, Vincent Obetta, Kanu’s counsel, urged the court to grant him three reliefs.

One of the reliefs was that the court admit his client to bail, and that it should strike out the charge of terrorism against him.

PDP To Buhari: You’re Inflicting Hardship On Nigerians

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has told President Muhammadu Buhari that his policies and apparent lack of viable economic initiatives are currently inflicting hardship on Nigerians.
PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, in a statement on Tuesday said it is disheartening that the Buhari administration had remained insensitive and unresponsive to the groaning of Nigerians occasioned by the apparent lack of competent hands in the management of the economy.