Clubs And Their Coaches For The New Season:
Enyimba INT'L - Paul Aigbogun
Giwa FC - Gbenga Ogunbote
Rangers INT'L - Imama Amapakabo
Niger Tornadoes - Abdul Biffo
MFM FC - Fidelis Ilechukwu
Kano Pillars - Baba Ganaru
Nasarawa United - Kabir Dogo
Dolphins FC - Stanley Eguma
Heartland FC- Bethel Orji
Wikki Tourist - Abdul Maikaba
Lobi Stars - Godwin Koko Uwua
Ifeanyi Ubah - Mitko Dobrev
Platue United - Patrick Mancha
Warri Wolves FC - Sam Okpodu
Abia Warriors - Kennedy Boboye
Elkanemi Warriors - Ladan Bosso
Sunshine Stars - Samson Unuanell
Akwa United - Maurice Cooreman
3SC - Yet to be appointed
Ikorodu United - Yet to be appointed
Friday 29 January 2016
Olisa Metuh Regains Freedom - Vanguard
The embattled National Publicity Secretary of
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, has regained his
freedom. Metuh is facing trial over alleged N400 million fraud.
Metuh, was arrested by four operatives of the anti-graft agency from his Abuja home on January 5.
Metuh and his firm, Destra Investment Limited, were charged before the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court over alleged N400 million fraud.
The charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/05/2016, was signed by the Assistant Director, Legal & Prosecution Department of the EFCC, Mr. Sylvanus Tahir.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/01/olisa-metuh-regains-freedom/
Metuh, was arrested by four operatives of the anti-graft agency from his Abuja home on January 5.
Metuh and his firm, Destra Investment Limited, were charged before the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court over alleged N400 million fraud.
The charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/05/2016, was signed by the Assistant Director, Legal & Prosecution Department of the EFCC, Mr. Sylvanus Tahir.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/01/olisa-metuh-regains-freedom/
Major Jack Wears Slippers To Church - Photos
Man Stabs Friend Over 200 Naira Burial Levy In Onitsha...(graphic Pictures)
The heart of men is Evil....
This guy was stabbed by his friend this evening just because he couldn't complete the burial fee that was levied on him. The total amount for the burial is 1k but guy brought 800 naira and promised to complete the money tomorrow. The guy collecting the money refused to collect the 800 insisting that he must complete it.... na from dia kasalaa burst ooo.. They started quarrelling which eventually led to fight...The other guy who came to collect the money stabbed the other guy three times with broken bottle... The guy is currently battling for his life in the hospital. All thanks to the men of the Nigerian police force who rescued and brought the guy to hospital. This happened somewhere in onitsha, Anambra state.... There are still good men in the force.....  |
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When A Woman Is Complete And When She Is Finished.
I have heard many ladies say stuffs like "John
loves me but i can't marry him because i have no feelings for him but I
love Jude but he is just acting funny and he even told me he does not
love me" but she will still continue to hope that Jude wakes up one day to start loving her while she keeps driving John away.
This is the case with many ladies loving a man who does not want or love them while neglecting or friend-zoning the serious minded dudes who sincerely want them.A happy and peaceful union is not about being with a Tall,cute,handsome,rich bla bla bla...but its about having a man who respects and sincerely wants you.
Please as a lady,you must understand that it is not every man who professes love to you is genuine and not not all the men who ask for your hand in marriage really wants you because many guys marry for different reasons.Some want unhindered sex,some just want to have children,want someone to take care of the home front or just satisfy the demands of family members so be sure to test that man to know if he really loves and wants you as a wife for the right reasons before saying yes i do to him..
I have so many lady friends who have been in and out of affairs and i can boldly make this conclusion with no fear of confrontation that for a lady to have a fulfilling marriage, it is not about how sweet looking or romantic or rich a guy is and infact the feelings of the lady towards the man as important as it may be does not guaranty a happy marriage rather it is what the man feels towards the lady that matters.
Now let me blow your mind;many ladies will not agree with this but this is how women are wired. Men are visually influenced while ladies are emotionally influenced.
If a woman marries a man she does not love as in no single love at all but this guy starts to show her real love and i mean treats her like a queen,i bet you that in no time, she will begin to fall in love with him even if he is a fat,short,ugly man. This is the mystery that women don't even understand just like the act of sharing a man but if you marry a guy by all means because he is a cutie,rich or for any other reasons asides from his unequivocal desire for you, trust me,by the time he treats you like a poo after marriage,that cute guy you marry will look like a beast and all the money he has will be inconsequential to you . The beauty and the beast movie is not just fiction.
My unbiased conclusion is that if a lady marries a man that truly loves and cherishes her,SHE IS COMPLETE IN MARRIAGE but if a lady marries a man she loves and feels so crazy about but does not truly loves or desires her,SHE IS MARITALLY FINISHED .
Every woman should pray to marry a man who will make them complete.
This is the case with many ladies loving a man who does not want or love them while neglecting or friend-zoning the serious minded dudes who sincerely want them.A happy and peaceful union is not about being with a Tall,cute,handsome,rich bla bla bla...but its about having a man who respects and sincerely wants you.
Please as a lady,you must understand that it is not every man who professes love to you is genuine and not not all the men who ask for your hand in marriage really wants you because many guys marry for different reasons.Some want unhindered sex,some just want to have children,want someone to take care of the home front or just satisfy the demands of family members so be sure to test that man to know if he really loves and wants you as a wife for the right reasons before saying yes i do to him..
I have so many lady friends who have been in and out of affairs and i can boldly make this conclusion with no fear of confrontation that for a lady to have a fulfilling marriage, it is not about how sweet looking or romantic or rich a guy is and infact the feelings of the lady towards the man as important as it may be does not guaranty a happy marriage rather it is what the man feels towards the lady that matters.
Now let me blow your mind;many ladies will not agree with this but this is how women are wired. Men are visually influenced while ladies are emotionally influenced.
If a woman marries a man she does not love as in no single love at all but this guy starts to show her real love and i mean treats her like a queen,i bet you that in no time, she will begin to fall in love with him even if he is a fat,short,ugly man. This is the mystery that women don't even understand just like the act of sharing a man but if you marry a guy by all means because he is a cutie,rich or for any other reasons asides from his unequivocal desire for you, trust me,by the time he treats you like a poo after marriage,that cute guy you marry will look like a beast and all the money he has will be inconsequential to you . The beauty and the beast movie is not just fiction.
My unbiased conclusion is that if a lady marries a man that truly loves and cherishes her,SHE IS COMPLETE IN MARRIAGE but if a lady marries a man she loves and feels so crazy about but does not truly loves or desires her,SHE IS MARITALLY FINISHED .
Every woman should pray to marry a man who will make them complete.
"The Economist" Accuses Buhari Of Worsening Nigeria's Economy
Domestic oil producers are feeling the pinch worst. Many
borrowed heavily to buy oilfields when crude was worth more than $100 a
barrel, and are now struggling to pay the interest on loans, says Kola
Karim, the founder of Shoreline Group, a Nigerian conglomerate. This, in
turn, threatens to create a banking crisis. About 20% of Nigerian
banks’ loans were made to oil and gas producers (along with another 4%
to underperforming power companies). Capital cushions are plumper than
they were during an earlier banking crisis in 2009; but, even so, bad
debts are mounting and banks that are exposed to oil producers may find
themselves in trouble. “It wouldn’t surprise me if one or two went
down,” says a senior banker in Nigeria.
The government’s response to the crisis has been three-pronged. First, it is trying to stimulate the economy with a mildly expansionary budget. At the same time, it is trying to protect its dwindling hard-currency reserves by blocking imports. Third, it is trying to suppress inflation by keeping the currency, the naira, pegged at 197-199 to the dollar. Only the first of these policies seems likely to work.
The budget, which includes a plan to spend more on badly needed infrastructure, is a step in the right direction. Although government revenues are under pressure from the falling oil price, Mr Buhari hopes to offset that by plugging “leakages” (a polite term for theft) and taxing people and businesses more. That seems reasonable. At 7%, Nigeria’s tax-to-GDP ratio is pitifully low. Every percentage point increase could yield $5 billion of extra cash for the coffers, reckons Kayode Akindele of TIA Capital, an investment firm. Mr Buhari also plans to save some $5 billion-$7 billion a year by ending fuel subsidies—a crucial reform, if he sticks with it. Even so he will be left with a deficit of $15 billion (3% of GDP) that will have to be filled by domestic and foreign borrowing.
Yet his policies on the currency seem likely to stymie that. The central bank has frozen the naira at its current overvalued official rate for almost a year. The various import bans (on everything from soap to ballpoint pens) are supposed to reduce demand for dollars, but have little effect. Businesses that have to import essential supplies to keep their factories running complain that they have been forced into the black market, where the naira currently trades at 300 or more to the dollar. Several local manufacturers have suspended operations. International investors, knowing that the value of their assets could tumble, have slammed on the brakes and some have pulled money out of the country just as their dollars are most needed (see chart).
Nigeria is fortunate in having low levels of public debt (less than 20% of GDP), but it is not helped by high interest rates, which mean that 35% of government revenue goes straight out of the door again to service its borrowings. It would not take much to push it into a debt crisis.
[/b]Frustratingly,[b] this crunch is one that Nigeria has been through before—under the then youthful Mr Buhari. Then, as now, he refused to let the market set the value of the currency. Instead he shut out imports, causing the legal import trade to fall by almost 50% and killing much of Nigeria’s nascent industry in the process. Between 1980 and 1990, carmaking fell by almost 90%. Today, as in the 1980s, the president is making a bad situation worse.
http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21689584-cheap-oil-causing-currency-crisis-nigeria-banning-imports-no
The government’s response to the crisis has been three-pronged. First, it is trying to stimulate the economy with a mildly expansionary budget. At the same time, it is trying to protect its dwindling hard-currency reserves by blocking imports. Third, it is trying to suppress inflation by keeping the currency, the naira, pegged at 197-199 to the dollar. Only the first of these policies seems likely to work.
The budget, which includes a plan to spend more on badly needed infrastructure, is a step in the right direction. Although government revenues are under pressure from the falling oil price, Mr Buhari hopes to offset that by plugging “leakages” (a polite term for theft) and taxing people and businesses more. That seems reasonable. At 7%, Nigeria’s tax-to-GDP ratio is pitifully low. Every percentage point increase could yield $5 billion of extra cash for the coffers, reckons Kayode Akindele of TIA Capital, an investment firm. Mr Buhari also plans to save some $5 billion-$7 billion a year by ending fuel subsidies—a crucial reform, if he sticks with it. Even so he will be left with a deficit of $15 billion (3% of GDP) that will have to be filled by domestic and foreign borrowing.
Yet his policies on the currency seem likely to stymie that. The central bank has frozen the naira at its current overvalued official rate for almost a year. The various import bans (on everything from soap to ballpoint pens) are supposed to reduce demand for dollars, but have little effect. Businesses that have to import essential supplies to keep their factories running complain that they have been forced into the black market, where the naira currently trades at 300 or more to the dollar. Several local manufacturers have suspended operations. International investors, knowing that the value of their assets could tumble, have slammed on the brakes and some have pulled money out of the country just as their dollars are most needed (see chart).
Nigeria is fortunate in having low levels of public debt (less than 20% of GDP), but it is not helped by high interest rates, which mean that 35% of government revenue goes straight out of the door again to service its borrowings. It would not take much to push it into a debt crisis.
[/b]Frustratingly,[b] this crunch is one that Nigeria has been through before—under the then youthful Mr Buhari. Then, as now, he refused to let the market set the value of the currency. Instead he shut out imports, causing the legal import trade to fall by almost 50% and killing much of Nigeria’s nascent industry in the process. Between 1980 and 1990, carmaking fell by almost 90%. Today, as in the 1980s, the president is making a bad situation worse.
http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21689584-cheap-oil-causing-currency-crisis-nigeria-banning-imports-no
Thursday 28 January 2016
Toolz And Tunde Demuren's Engagement Dinner (Photos)
Media personality ,Tolu Oniru and her pilot fiancee ,Tunde are holding traditional wedding this coming Saturday ..Their engagement dinner took place tonight.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BBDq2j8k3ZL/?taken-by=toolzo
NITEL’ Targets 50m 4G Subscribers
WITH a commitment of $1 billion on roll out and expansion in the next five years by NATCOM Consortium, new owners of Nigeria Telecommunications Limited, which has been rebranded to ntel, the firm is optimistic of propelling over 50 million 4G subscribers in the country by 2020.
To achieve this, the Chief Executive Officer, ntel, Kamar Abass, said the new telecommunications outfit will help build critical mass with its pure play 4G LTE network propagated on Goldilock system with speeds of up to 240 mbps.
Abass disclosed this in Lagos, at the weekend, when the firm hosted the delegation of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON).
According to him, many people believed that the Nigerian telecommunications industry has witnessed a transformation in the past 15 years, but ntel is coming with a new revolution.
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“Many people believe that the Nigerian telecoms industry has witnessed a transformation in the past 15 years. With ntel coming on stream this year, I believe we are about to witness a new revolution”, he stated.
The seven-man ATCON delegation led by their President, Lanre Ajayi, was to appraise ntel’s readiness for launch, introduce the association to ntel and establish a symbiotic relationship with the new entrant.
The meeting was auspicious, coming as it did, just one week after ntel and its parent company, Natcom Investment and Development Company made an appearance before the House of Representatives Committees on Communications and Privatization/Commercialization.
During the appearance, Chairman of NATCOM, Olatunde Ayeni, who said his company, was committing $1 billion to roll out and expansion in the first five years also added that the network will be launching full commercial operations by March 2016 in three major cities; Abuja, Port Harcourt and Lagos and providing direct and indirect employment to over 4,000 Nigerians.
Welcoming ATCON delegation, Abass stressed, “ntel is leading a revolution in the Nigerian telecoms space. We have seen subscriber numbers rise to 152 million in 15 years and statistics from OVUM and GSMA indicate that the numbers will grow to about 222 million by 2020. Ntel will help fuel that growth but we are looking at leading a transformation around broadband.”
Abass, who is an advocate of abundant broadband and the possibilities thereof added, “Data enables all sorts of basic applications and what we see shows that the broadband wave is coming. 2G has reached a plateau and even though we are seeing about 120 million 2G subscribers compared to under one million 4G subscribers today, that number will fall to about 23 million 2G subscribers by 2020 with 4G subscribers rising to above 50 million. ntel will help build that critical mass with our pure play 4G LTE network propagated on our Goldilock system with speeds of up to 240 mbps.”
In his response, Ajayi, an engineer, who said ATCON is seeking ntel’s membership in order to “assist us in policy formulation and advocacy” also added that “the industry is excited with ntel’s imminent entry especially because ntel’s is not focusing on making money but on developing and building capacity in the industry.”
NATCOM is the consortium that acquired the assets of NITEL/MTel in a guided liquidation process, which was overseen by the Bureau of Public Enterprises and National Council on Privatisation. The company which will trade under the ntel brand name, plans to offer Nigerian subscribers value driven superfast broadband Internet services in alignment with the Federal Government’s plan for a five fold broadband increase by 2018.
ntel said it will launch a pure play 4G LTE mobile service that will offer high speed data, high-definition voice and video on demand.
http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/2016/01/new-nitel-targets-50m-4g-subscribers/
'Don Jazzy Was Right, I Am His Child' - Reekado Banks
Better known as Reekado Banks, Ayoleyi Hanniel Solomon, Nigerian entertainer and musician, has been on the high rise to stardom since he joined the Mavin crew in 2014. Speaking to TheCable, the 22-year-old artiste talked about his aspirations and what it means to be in the Mavin crew.
WINNING NEXT RATED ACT
There were three other artists nominated for the Next Rated act and I feel very good emerging winner of the category.
SETTLING OF DON JAZZY-OLAMIDE RIFT
I don’t know how it was settled. I was at the studio when Don Jazzy came in and told me that the rancour had been settled and that he had posted about it on Instagram.
REACTION FROM FAMILY ABOUT MUSIC
I was fortunate enough not to be restricted, all I did was tell my mum. She told my dad and he said he didn’t have a problem with that and that all he needed to be sure of was that I would not leave Jesus Christ.
BEING ONE OF THE YOUNGEST IN THE MAVIN CREW
It feels good to be a member of a family with older and encouraging people. That’s why I didn’t feel awkward when Don Jazzy referred to me as children at the Headies. I am his child; he can call me child as long as he wants.
FAVOURITE MEMBER OF THE MAVIN CREW
I love everyone but to be honest, Dija is my favourite.
ASPIRATIONS IN MUSIC
I’d like to get every award; I don’t have anything in mind, I just want to play music and enjoy myself. My mind is not on awards; I just want everyone to have fun. My greatest achievement is that people enjoy themselves.
IF NOT MUSIC, WHAT?
I don’t know what I would have done. I guess I would have graduated and gotten a job by now.
OPINION ON CELEBRITY LIFE
It’s very boring. I can do every other thing I want except take a stroll on the street and I miss that. I wasn’t exposed because of the type of family I came from; I was always indoors. I had the most fun with my family. When I was in the university, I never clubbed. My life has always been by myself with my family and close friends. The only thing I miss is that I can’t take a stroll on the street.
RELATIONSHIP STATUS
I am single.
https://www.thecable.ng/interview-reekado-banks-don-jazzy-is-right-i-am-his-child
Carpenter Killed By Live High Tension Wire, Wife Dies Hours After (PIC)
Samson Folarin
There was confusion in the Mushin area of Lagos State after a 51-year-old carpenter, Muritador Ajayi, was electrocuted by a live high-tension wire.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the deceased was working on the roof of a building under construction on Bamigboye Street, when power was suddenly restored to the area.
Muritador’s hammer was said to have touched the wire as he raised it to drive in a nail, which led to his electrocution.
He was rushed to a general hospital, where he was confirmed dead.
It was gathered that his wife, Taiye, on getting the sad news, collapsed and was taken to a private hospital where she also died.
It was a sombre atmosphere when our correspondent visited the victims’ residence on Alafia Street.
One of the deceased’s children, Sunkanmi, explained that both victims had been buried in accordance with Islamic rites.
Sunkanmi, who was with his father when the incident happened, said it took about 10 minutes after he fell off the roof before he could get help.
He said, “It was around 9am last Friday that the incident happened. My father was contracted to roof the house which was under construction. There was a high-tension wire that passed near the roof of that particular house.
“He had asked me to lift a plank for him so he could lay it on the roof. I just noticed that he fell off the roof; I thought his feet slipped. I later realised that it was when he lifted the hammer that he was electrocuted and fell.
“I saw him vomiting blood and I started shouting for help, but nobody came. It was as if the area was deserted.”
He said some residents heard his cry about 10 minutes later and assisted in taking his father to the Mushin General Hospital.
Another child of the family, Yusuf, said Taiye, who was their father’s second wife, followed them to the hospital.
He said, “The doctor asked us to take our father into the ward, and we were asked to wait outside. My father’s second wife followed us to the hospital and waited at the gate.
“But someone took her to a shop and it was there that a child went to break the news to her that her husband was dead; she collapsed immediately. She was taken to a private hospital on Araromi Street, where she was also pronounced dead.”
It was gathered that Taiye had yet to give birth to any child for Muritador before her demise.
The case was reported at the Olosan Police Division.
The victim’s first wife, Nosimat, while fighting back tears, said she was at home when she got the news.
She said, “We have been married for over 24 years and we had four children together.
The morning the incident happened, he said all those who were supposed to join him to work on the building gave excuses and said they could not join him.
“I was the one who called our son to support him. Even Sunkanmi said he had a place to go, but I begged him to join his father. About 15 minutes after they left, power was restored. Some minutes after, Sunknami ran home and started screaming that his father had been electrocuted.”
She told PUNCH Metro that the family was not ready to make any case with the owner of the house.
Nosimat, a trader, appealed for support for her four children so that their education would not be affected by the death of their father.
A resident, who did not identify himself, said the late carpenter had just bought a car which he intended to use as a taxi, when he died.
“He never got to drive the car before he died,” he added.
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, said she would call back, but she had yet to do so as of the time of filing this report.
www.punchng.com/carpenter-wife-killed-in-high-tension-wire-tragedy/
Celebrities At 5th Africa International Film Festival ,in Lekki Lagos
FG Directs Depots To Sell Kerosene At N73.37k Per Litre
NIGERIA may be headed for another round of Kerosene crisis as the
Federal Government has directed petroleum depots to sell the Dual
Purpose Kerosene (DPK) at N73.37k per litre from the initial price of
N40.90k per litre it had set earlier.
At the former price of N40.90k per litre, only Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) outlets sold at the recommended price of N50 .00. while other filling stations sold at between N120.00 and N150.00.
The Federal Government had pegged price of Kerosene at N50 per litre, making the product to be scarce and prompting marketers to indiscriminately hike the retail price to between N80 to N100 per litre.
But the latest directive on the new price was contained in a memo to all petroleum products marketers in country released by the PPPRA in Abuja.
The memo also circulated to petroleum depots at the weekend enjoined them to comply with the new ex- depot price of N73.37k per litre, although it does not give more details on the pump price.
Already the directive has elicited criticisms from the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), which said the price of kerosene should also be reduced as was the case with petrol because they are products of the same crude oil, the price of which has crashed in the international market.
This development means that with an increase of more than 70 per cent, marketers would inevitably, also hike the retail price of the product after adding the associated charges.
It also shows that whether it is at NNPC outlets or at private filling stations, Nigerians would have to pay more for kerosene.
Reacting to the directive, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), said the new price template for kerosene announced at the weekend by the Petroleum Products Pricing and Regulatory Authority (PPPRA) would go along way to alleviate the suffering of the Nigerian people who have paid so much for the product over the years.
The National President of the IPMAN, Elder Chinedu Okoronkwo, said, the new price was commendable and that marketers will comply immediately.
“We shall study the template and make our position known before the end of the week, but I must state here that government has reasoned that even when it was placed at N50 per litre end users actually buy it at N120 to N130 per litre.
“What is our concern now if for government to redouble its efforts and ensure the product is made available to marketers.
http://www.musbizubeat.com/2016/01/fg-directs-depots-to-sell-kerosene-at-n73-37k-per-litre/
At the former price of N40.90k per litre, only Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) outlets sold at the recommended price of N50 .00. while other filling stations sold at between N120.00 and N150.00.
The Federal Government had pegged price of Kerosene at N50 per litre, making the product to be scarce and prompting marketers to indiscriminately hike the retail price to between N80 to N100 per litre.
But the latest directive on the new price was contained in a memo to all petroleum products marketers in country released by the PPPRA in Abuja.
The memo also circulated to petroleum depots at the weekend enjoined them to comply with the new ex- depot price of N73.37k per litre, although it does not give more details on the pump price.
Already the directive has elicited criticisms from the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), which said the price of kerosene should also be reduced as was the case with petrol because they are products of the same crude oil, the price of which has crashed in the international market.
This development means that with an increase of more than 70 per cent, marketers would inevitably, also hike the retail price of the product after adding the associated charges.
It also shows that whether it is at NNPC outlets or at private filling stations, Nigerians would have to pay more for kerosene.
Reacting to the directive, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), said the new price template for kerosene announced at the weekend by the Petroleum Products Pricing and Regulatory Authority (PPPRA) would go along way to alleviate the suffering of the Nigerian people who have paid so much for the product over the years.
The National President of the IPMAN, Elder Chinedu Okoronkwo, said, the new price was commendable and that marketers will comply immediately.
“We shall study the template and make our position known before the end of the week, but I must state here that government has reasoned that even when it was placed at N50 per litre end users actually buy it at N120 to N130 per litre.
“What is our concern now if for government to redouble its efforts and ensure the product is made available to marketers.
http://www.musbizubeat.com/2016/01/fg-directs-depots-to-sell-kerosene-at-n73-37k-per-litre/
EFCC Gives Obaigbena Two-week Ultimatum To Refund N670m
As the ongoing probe of $2.1billion arms deals continues, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday gave “ThisDay” publisher Prince Nduka Obaigbena a two-week ultimatum to refund N670million allegedly collected for unexecuted contracts.
Obaigbena told investigators that he never benefitted from slush funds from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA).
He said the administration of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan paid the said sums to “ThisDay” and the Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN) as compensation for the bombing of the newspaper house by Boko Haram and the seizure of copies of many newspapers by the military.
He said there was a presidential proclamation by former President Jonathan that “ThisDay” will be compensated for the loss to Boko Haram.
He said Jonathan made the pledge after an inspection visit to the newspaper.
Obaigbena was quizzed for two days on the activities of General Hydrocarbons and inflow into the company’s account from ONSA.
A source, who spoke in confidence, said: “What we are investigating is General Hydrocarbons. Records from the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) indicated that Nduka Obaigbena is a director of the company.
“ONSA reported that General Hydrocarbons was one of the companies that received payments purportedly for contracts without contract documents or approval.
“Between December 8, 2014 and May 23, 2015, Obaigbena received N670million from ONSA. The reasons stated on the payment mandates are as follows: First tranche of N150million(environmental security project) and the remaining tranches(payment for energy consultancy)
“Obaigbena said he was paid compensation of N550 million for the bombing of “ThisDay” office in Abuja but there is no nexus between this payment and the money he collected for contracts. None of the sums shows that what he got from ONSA was compensation.
“The complaint before us is that the company was given money without contractual agreement.
“By all records, Obaigbena was paid for unexecuted contracts. It is government’s funds and he has to refund the N670million, “ an EFCC official said last night.
Another source privy to the investigation said: “The EFCC has given Obaigbena a maximum of two weeks to refund the amount he collected from ONSA.
“Obaigbena has signed an undertaking to refund the money in question. The anti-graft commission has also granted him an administrative bail.”
On the payment made to NPAN, the source simply said: “Investigation is still in progress.”
The source added that EFCC operatives were courteous and Obaigbena was friendly and unperturbed during the investigation
http://thenationonlineng.net/efcc-gives-obaigbena-two-week-ultimatum-to-refund-n670m/
Girl Rescued After Boyfriend In Search Of Riches Held Her In Pit For 8months
Shocking photos have emerged of a young girl who was
recently rescued after her boyfriend in search of riches left her in a
deep pit for 8 months! This happened in Tanzania. This Lady spent 8
months in a deep pit, feeding twice a week and thank God she is still
alive. This was done reportedly by her boyfriend in search for riches.
See his pic after the cut.
- http://www.lailasblog.com/2016/01/graphic-photos-girl-rescued-after.html#sthash.4dL39TvG.dpuf
- http://www.lailasblog.com/2016/01/graphic-photos-girl-rescued-after.html#sthash.4dL39TvG.dpuf
Gov Dickson Celebrates 50th Birthday With Family & Friends In Grand Style.Photos
Governor of Bayelsa state, Henry Seriake Dickson who
turns 50 today celebrated the golden age in a grand style -with family,
friends and government officials. The governor was in an elated mood
following his month of double celebration after emerging the winner in
the Bayelsa State governorship election on January 9, 2016 .
Source; http://www.nationalhelm.com/2016/01/gov-seriake-dickson-celebrates-50th.html
Source; http://www.nationalhelm.com/2016/01/gov-seriake-dickson-celebrates-50th.html
Cool FM, Evita Moussali, Weds (Photos)
Evita Moussalli tied the knot with her heartthrob Serge Noujaim on Saturday 23rd of January, 2016. The ceremony took place at the popular restaurant Metisse in Victoria Island LagosSource: http://www.amiloaded.com/2016/01/daughter-of-chief-operating-director-of.html?m=0
She is Chief Operating Director of three of Nigeria’s foremost radio stations; Cool FM, Wazobia FM and Nigeria Info FM
Evita Moussalli, is the daughter of media mogul, Amin Moussalli and was last year named among the 15 most powerful women in the entertainment Industry by NET. Congrats to the new couple
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