Wednesday 29 June 2016

Ekweremadu's Trial will affect the south east- REP



Controversy has continued to attend the trial of the Senate leadership on charges of conspiracy and forgery of the Senate’s standing rules. The deputy chairman of the House committee on appropriations, Rep. Chris Azubogu (Anambra, PDP), in an interview with NAIJ.com called for caution, stating that the involvement of the deputy Senate president, Ike Ekweremadu, would negatively affect the southeast geo-political zone.


He said that Nigeria’s democracy is evolving, and that the utmost care must be taken to ensure that no action taken will negatively affect the country.

He said that the three arms of government which are mutually independent deserve mutual respect. Therefore, the interference of one with the other will affect the nation’s young democracy. “Whoever that is behind it, such person must know that the issue involved is about the internal affairs of the National Assembly vis-a-vis the Senate. “The process as it looks does not seem to be devoid of external influence but however, when the court invites you, you have to honour the invitation. But for those behind it aiming to harness some kind of political gains, let’s watch and see where it will take them,” he added.

 Speaking on the economic policies of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration and his anti-graft war, Azubogu said that the methods and approach of the anti-graft war need to be fine tuned. He said corruption has so far affected the country negatively, and that the country needs to have a paradigm shift through a different approach and method. He added that President Buhari’s anti-corruption war is one sided. “As far as I’m concerned, President Buhari does not have any clear cut economic policy yet. When we see it, we would know. On his anti-graft war, he is doing well but his approach should be a solution that is technologically based, clinically finished. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Chris Azubogu Honourable Chris Azubogu “These are some of the things that are affecting us in the fight against crime. Like our drug war should be reformative, where you reform people and restrain them from acting against the law of the land. When you put it together is a great thing to reform the entire process. “These are the things we should be looking at, not only enforcement. There is an urgent need for leaders to sit back and think. “Today we know that the strength of any nation lies in her size. If our population is not well informed or educated, even the educated lack discipline. Such nation will lose her resources. But when you focus on reforming people who had gone astray as a correctional process, I think it will go a long way to save the nation a great deal. READ ALSO: Your job is to create jobs for Nigerians, Agbakoba tells Ngige “Most importantly, we need to sit back and plan our population. The rate at which our population is growing, if properly harnessed will be to our advantage. If not we will have problems that might be difficult to handle. “I would also say that the corruption war is one sided because the same people who were in PDP before who are assumed to have committed the same offence of those who are in PDP today are not being tried. “It is only PDP that had been in government so it is only PDP members that are being tried. That is not a problem, but when people who are on the same pedestal when they were in PDP but because they are now in another party are not called to answer for what they did, that seems biased,” he said. Responding to a question about the economic implications of the second Niger bridge, he said that the project is a model for Nigeria and not for only for the southeast, adding that it would link not only the southeast but also the east and the west. “I refuse and disagree that second Niger bridge is meant for southeast. It is putting across a bridge that would link the east and other part of the country, and not just the southeast but the east and west. “Over 40 per cent of vehicles that crossed the second Niger bridge heads to the north, so it is for the economy of the country, so the impact would be on the country not southeast alone. They should stop making noise about it because it is for the nation not for the southeast.” Azubogu explained that his constituency, being part of the hub of industrial and business activity in the country, needs key infrastructure like good roads, power supply and healthcare system that would drive industrial developments, which he said would increase the productivity of the state and would help the country. “The Obannewi Okigwo road is very important to us, and power in Nnewi needs to be taken care of, so that would help us develop the things we can on our own to satisfy international market. When we do well and our excesses are exported to other countries and even with exporting plan in mind, we would be able to develop a proper plan targeting other markets. “In global economy today, what everybody does is to ensure that you apply yourself where you have cooperative advantage. We are industrious people, we are commercially oriented and we are ready and willing to bring out our experience and knowledge to help Nigeria reduce the level of import coming into the country, thereby conserving our foreign exchange. Even more foreign exchange through our industrial production; I can guarantee that. “Though I would not fail to thank the federal government through its policy of automotive development plan that has already marked Nnewi for the implementation of the automotive industrial park. That one is oncoming but beyond that, we want,” he explained. Responding to a question on the agitation for Biafra by the southeast, he called for a peaceful dialogue between the government and the agitators. “They are citizens of Nigeria. If they have any issue, all you need do as a government for all is to call them, sit with them and listen to their plight. We are practising democracy so you need to apply the right approach, not the same approach for a different cases. “It is clear; people have the right to air their mind. People must have their opinion. That people have their opinion does not mean you should criminalize them. If need be for you to call for referendum, you do so. There are processes but I can assure you that if there is call for referendum, Biafra will not stand in Nigeria, but if there are issues to be addressed like injustice, inequality and more, they should be addressed. “As a government you must listen to people. When you refuse to listen to them, they can react in a manner that is not acceptable. The government should note that some people are not informed, but when you sit them down and talk to them some of these issues will naturally be addressed,” he said. Reacting to the issue of the sex scandal in the House, the lawmaker said that the National Assembly is a self-regulatory body and has put in place internal mechanisms to regulate itself. READ ALSO: How Kidnappers, ritualists, convert police post to their den in Lagos “The ethics and privileges committee with collaboration of foreign affairs committee are already investigating the matter. After the investigation we would know the outcome. For me it is an allegation and not yet proven or anyone convicted by any court of law, so lets keep our fingers crossed. On the achievements of the House over the past year, Azubogu said that the National Assembly and particularly the House of Representatives has done much in the last year, adding that the eighth assembly has been an improvement on other assemblies after 1999. “The process of democratization and the responsibility of the House of Representatives have continuously improved; capacities been built among staff and members. If you look at it, our political experience is deepening; our democratic experience is deepening. You have people with higher quality or higher accomplishment in all areas. “In the area of politics, people are now seen leaving what they are doing to bring their wealth of experience into legislation. All manner of people, young and old, with vast experience and knowledge in all spheres of life, coming together in the House, debating on issues that affects the nation, bringing things before light, trying to bring in their best to serve their fatherland. “I was privileged to be in the seventh assembly and now the eighth assembly. I can tell you that the entire process from the seventh assembly to the eighth assembly has had great improvement. I can tell you that in the way our order paper are been organized, the way things are done in the House, has all improved. Even topical issues a lot has improved. “The area of sectorial debate, we have seen that our decision to invite all stakeholders, especially those who hold briefs for the president to defend MDA, came to give us their plans, and the state of the nation has enlarged our scope of what the executive arm are doing, and looking at loopholes where decision have to come in to strengthen the arm of the executive for them to carry out their constitutional duties. So these are the ways we are saying that there is great synergy; the relationship is improving,” the lawmaker said. He said that a number of laws have been amended while some have been passed and others are in the process of being passed. “You can see that the lawmaking act by the National Assembly is been properly harnessed to give Nigerians the best in deepening our democratic experience and also improve the quality of service offered to Nigerians,” he said. Speaking on plans for his constituency, Azubogu said the principal thing about representation is not to claim to do the work of the executive, but to offer quality accessible representation, and to participate in the act of lawmaking to ensure that the laws are being passed in respect of the sponsors. He said lawmakers need to monitor the laws being passed so that it will not affect their constituents negatively. He further stated that there is a need for members to ensure quality representation of the Nigerian people at the National Assembly. “I have to make sure that a good number of my people do not lose out in that of national interest; for them to have a voice to speak out their interest and things that concerns them. Also come up with motions that can attend to their immediate needs and challenges. He called on members to make themselves accessible to their constituents; to listen to them and carry their burdens and needs to the floor of the National Assembly for immediate action.


Tuesday 28 June 2016

Saturday 27 September 2014

EFCC Arraign Two for $91,000 Internet Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, on Friday, September
26, 2014 arraigned Dandeson Ebosele
Ibhonitie, 26, (a.k.a Dandy James, Connor
Mead and Barrister Louis Harpoch and
Ohiwerei Charity, 31, before Justice E. F.
Ikponmwen of Edo State High Court, Benin-
City on a 3- count charge bordering on
conspiracy and obtaining money by false
pretence.
Ibhonitie and Charity allegedly belong to the
group of fraudsters using the internet to
defraud unsuspecting victims.
Ibhonitie allegedly defrauded one Mrs. Weidman
Andrea Sabrie, a German, of the sum of $ 91,000
(Ninety-One Thousand United States Dollars) by
pretending to be an American working in Nigeria
for a road construction company.
To access the proceeds of the fraud, Ibhonitie
allegedly opened a domiciliary account in the
name of one Mr. Steven. He entered into an
agreement with Charity, the account officer that
opened the account for him, on how the proceeds
from the crime will be shared. By the
arrangement, Charity was to keep 3 percent of
every inflow to herself while 7 percent will go to
Ibhonitie. The remaining 90 percent, by the
arrangement, went to Steven. However,
investigations showed that Ibhonitie was the
same as Steven.
When the charges were read to them, they
pleaded not guilty.
One of the counts read:
"Dandeson Ebosele Ibhonitie (a.k.a Dandy
James, Connor Mead, Barrister Louis Harpoch,
Brett Francis Steven (still at large) and Ohiwerei
Charity on or about the 2nd day of April, 2014 at
Benin within the Benin judicial division, with
intent to defraud obtained the sum of USD
45,000.00(Forty Five Thousand United State
Dollars) from Mrs. Weidman Andrea Sabrie, a
German national through Skye Bank of Nigeria
Limited Account No: 2520346555 in the name of
Dandy James by falsely pretending to her that
the said sum of money represented legal fee for
Barrister Louis Harpoch for your defense which
pretence you knew to be false".
In view of their pleas, prosecuting counsel,
Ayokunle Fayanju, prayed the court for a trial
date. He also opposed the bail applications of
the defendants.
Justice Ikponmwen adjourned the matter till
August, 30, 2014 for hearing of bail applications
and ordered that the defendants be remanded in
prison custody.

Meet the two children saved by Clay & Lamboginny Living Projec

14 year-old Aminu Alhaji and nine year-old
Dorcas Oladuni are the first beneficiaries of the
Clay-Lamboginny Living Project, which is aimed
at facilitating surgeries for under privilege kids
across Nigeria.
Since a tragic accident on his way to purchase
pure water for hawking in order to survive, Aminu
Alhaji has been unable to pass urine with his
private organs and has been at a ward of the
General hospital Lagos for the pass two years.
At a tender age, his life has been a challenging
one with the loss of his parents and separation
from his siblings during the Kaduna crisis.
Aminu has been diagnosed with Urethral
Lateralization Structure as the accident initially
robbed him of his ability to excrete both feces
and urine but due to the kindness of the hospital
several operations had been carried out which
restored his ability to pass feces but he currently
has to carry a urine bag about as he cannot
urinate and would need to undergo another
urethral Structure Repair but has no one to foot
his bills.
The above picture of Dorcas Odunlami is really a
sight for sorry eyes. She has her large intestines,
which are bagged and taped, to her stomach.
Her inability to pass feces through the right
channel is as a result of Hirschproy disease. She
has undergone several surgeries (colostomy, pull
through surgery) and currently her mother is
unable to afford any more medical procedure,
which left her at the hospital since January
2014.
These kids are two out of thousands of Nigerian
Kids whose lives are rolling by before their eyes
due to medical issues that can be easily paid for
and carried out successfully in Nigeria.
The Clay-Lamboginny Living Project will not only
cover their medical bills, but the duo of Aminu
and Dorcas have become the fortunate
beneficiaries of the Clay-Lamboginny Scholarship
award for two under-privileged kids.
At 14, Aminu’s highest level of education was
stopped at Primary 4 while Dorcas was in
Primary 2 before her condition halted her
schooling. With the support of the Welfare
Department of the General Hospital, Lagos,
Aminu will be placed at an orphanage and both
kids will be given an opportunity after their
surgeries to continue their education up to to the
tertiary level.
For Dorcas and Aminu the light of hope has
come to shine on them, through the living
Project. There is so much more that can be
done, as investing in a child’s life is an
investment into the future. Listen and download
exclusively on LIB the new theme song below
titled "Living by Clayy & Lamboginny"
HULKSHARE link: http://
www.hulkshare.com/2wptflgsieu8
#Living is produced by Don Adah. @clayy
@lamboginny

Meet the woman Jason Derulo allegedly cheated on Jordin Spark with

MediaTakeOut is claiming the woman with Jason
Derulo above is the reason Jordin Spark ended
their engagement. Find their report below...
Yesterday news broke that Jsoan Derulo
and Jordin Sparks broke up and we have
the exclusive details on why. According to a
source, Jason has been carrying on with a
beautiful young model named Carmen
Ortega. Our snitch tells us that Carmen
was Jason's side chick for months - but
broke it off with Jason - because she
wanted something more from him. The
insider explained, "Carmen didn't even
know about Jordin, and when she found out
how serious she and Jason were, she broke
it off. . . . Jason would lie to her and say
that his relationship with Jordin was just
for Hollywood."
But Carmen realized that Jason was
playing games, and she dumped him. The
insider continued, "Jason was texting her,
and calling her like crazy. He was
obsessed. I feel so sorry for Jordin."
And our insider claims that Jordin knew
about all this and stayed with Jason
anyways. The insider explained, "Jason was
her first, he took her virginity. She didn't
want to let him go."

Friday 26 September 2014

Photos: Emir Of Kano, Sanusi Bows To Greet Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, Alaafin of Oyo

The Emir of Kano was a recent guest at the
palace of Oyo’s top Royal father, Alaafin of
Oyo.
Last week, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi paid
a courtesy visit to the palace of Oba Lamidi
Adeyemi III.
The popular Emir was spotted without his
turban during the visit.
As a sign of humility, Sanusi went on his knees
to greet His Imperial Majesty while paying
homage to him.
Just like any other visitors would do, Sanusi
also signed a visitors log book.
See more photos of the Emir of Kano at Alaafin
of Oyo‘s ancient palace below:
Sources in the know say Sanusi went there to
solicit for some form of spiritual help.

Pro-Ayo Fayose thugs allegedly beat up Judge in Ekiti State

Pandemonium broke out this morning at the Ekiti
state High court after a judge, Justice John
Adeyeye, was allegedly beaten up by thugs
believed to be loyal to Governor-elect, Ayo
Fayose, for allegedly being rude to him.
According to Premium Times, Fayose arrived the
court house in company of about twenty of his
'supporters' for the Ekiti State Governorship
Election petition tribunal which was to hold
today.
The judge, seeing the number of supporters that
accompanied Fayose to the court house asked
him to direct them outside as they were not
allowed inside the court premises. This is said to
have infuriated Fayose and his supporters...
From Premium Times
An enraged Mr. Fayose was said to have
shouted the judge down. Immediately, the
thugs pounced on Justice Adeyeye, beat
him up and tore his clothes, while his co
workers scampered and shouted for help.
Following the development, judicial workers
hurriedly shut down the court premises
thereby preventing any court proceeding for
hours before the police fired tear gas
canisters to disperse the surging crowd.
Justice Adeyeye is presently receiving
treatment at a private hospital in Ado-Ekiti.
A similar scenario had played out on
Monday when suspected PDP thugs
stormed the high court premises, attacked
the trial judge, some litigants and judicial
workers in the bid to prevent hearing in a
case to determine Mr. Fayose’s eligibility
for the June 21 governorship election. Mr.
Fayose could not be reached on Thursday
morning. He did not answer or return calls
to his mobile telephone.

N400 ‘won’ N7,560,040.82million from Surebet247

Top Nigerian bookmaker posted around
N7,560,040.82 million in operating losses as they
had one of the worst weekends since the new
season starts on a single ticket following a
string of unexpected draw ( X ) outcome results.
A host of online/retail punters were left laughing
all the way to the bank after 8 League sides all
drew their weekend’s matches, causing a great
deal of rich accumulators winning.
This has seen bettors, land payouts well in
excess of 23 million naira for very low stakes,
causing Surebet247 bookmaker to call the
previous weekend one of the worst seen in the
new EPL season,” spokesman Ahmed Jokotoye
said.
This just goes to show that online/retail punters
can beat bookmakers in their own game, and
even if these kind of weekends do not happen
too often, it is certainly good to know that even
betting on football favourites can see you turn a
nice profit especially when you bet with a
company who has a BIG POCKET FOR WINNINGS
like SUREBET247.

Panic in Liberian villages as two Ebola victims 'rise from the dead'

There's currently panic, fear and confusion in
two villages in Nimba County in Liberia after
reports that two female Ebola victims have risen
from the dead.
According to local reports, 44 year old Dorris
Quoi who lived in Hope Village Community and a
67 year old woman identified as Ma Kebeh, died
of the Ebola virus and were about to be taken for
burial when they resurrected and are now
walking among the living.
According to reports in a local newspaper, New
Dawn, Ma Kebeh had been indoors for two nights
without food and medication before her death,
while Dorris had suffered for several weeks
before she died alone in her family home. This is
the first report of dead Ebola victims
resurrecting. Despite some people's reservations
about the story being true, it hasn't stopped
them from panicking

Ja Rule endorses Bovi Man on Fire. Friday, Oct. 3rd at Eko Hotel

Flytime Promotions, Rhythm 93.7fm, Brownhill
and Kountry Kulture presents Bovi - Man on Fire.
The first Bovi Man on Fire was held last year at
Eko Hotel to a sold out audience.
This year, Flytime is spicing it up a bit by adding
R&B artist Ashanti and Hip Hop Legend Jarule to
perform at the show. Patoranking would be
performing alongside these 2 artists.
Basketmouth would also be Hosting this event.
Bovi, Man on Fire is taking place Friday October
3rd at the Eko Convention Centre.
Tickets N5k and N25k for VIP.
For Tables, Call: 08174565603
Tickets available online
at naijaticketshop.com and QuickTeller.com .
Tickets also available at Silverbird Cinemas in VI
and Ikeja, Eko Hotel and Ozone Cinemas
Bovi man on fire is proudly sponsored by
Diamond bank, Arik Air, QuickTeller and Etisalat

EFCC arraigns fishermen for fishing in unauthorized waters

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC) yesterday September 24th arraigned six
fishermen Adekunle Oshingbosi; Momodu
Ibrahim; Idowu Tuesday; Togbosi Christian;
Benjamin Eyinle; Anthony Medoho, and their
company, Oshine Resources Ventures Limited
before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos for
allegedly fishing in unauthorized waters.
According to the EFCC, the men were arrested on
March 27th by officers of the Nigerian Navy for
fishing in Nigerian territorial waters without
getting authorized approval thereby violating
Sections 1(1)(2) of the Seas Fishery Act Cap S4,
2004.
When the 2 count charge of conspiracy and
stealing was read to the men, they pleaded not
guilty and applied for bail through their counsel.
The presiding Judge, Justice Ibrahim Buba
granted them bail in the sum of N10 million each
with one surety in like sum each, who is to
produce two recent passport photographs. They
were remanded at the Ikoyi prisons pending
when they meet their bail conditions.

Senate approves GEJ's $1billion loan to fight Boko Haram

The Senate has approved the $1billion (N165bn)
loan requested by President Jonathan in July to
help in the fight against terrorism and tackle
insecurity in the country. The loan would be used
for the purchase of military equipment and the
training of military personnel.
The loan approved will be in addition to the
N968.127bn voted for Defence in the 2014
budget by the federal government.