Sahara Reporters Latest News Tuesday 14th May 2019
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target=_blank>President Buhari Holds Closed Door Meeting With Emefiele In Connection To Audio Showing He Stole N500bn
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday held a closed door meeting with Godwin Emefiele, Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria.Emefiele who arrived the Vila around 12pm rushed towards the President’s office.The meeting which is in connection to the exclusive audio obtained by SaharaReporters lasted for about 10 minutes. Shortly after the meeting, Emefiele emerged and hurriedly left the villa, avoiding newsmen who were waiting to hear the outcome of the meeting. SaharaReporters on Sunday published an exclusive audio conversation between the CBN governor and top officials of the apex bank who frantically sought ways to cover up a failed private investment in Dubai with state resources.Emefiele was first appointed by former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2014 and was retained after Buhari assumed office in 2015.He oversaw the worst recession Nigeria has ever had in 29 years.
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target=_blank>JAMB Drops N5bn Into Federation Account, Walks Away With N2bn
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board said it has generated N5 billion from the conduct of the 2019Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.The information is contained in JAMB’s weekly bulletin which was circulated on Monday.Fabian Benjamin, head of media and publication for the body explained that when the body remitted N5 billion, the Federal Government gave back N2 billion out of the N5 billion to the board to enhance its operations.This is lower than 2018 when the board made and remitted N7.8bn to the Federal Government.
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target=_blank>Acting IGP Ascribes 80 percent Of Police’s Success To SARS
Mohammed Adamu, acting inspector-general of police, said the special anti-robbery squad (SARS) has contributed up to 80 percent of the successes recorded by the Nigeria police force.Adamu made the remark at the commencement of a three-day human rights training programme for officers of SARS in Benin, Edo state capital.
The seeming commendation for SARS is following the recent backlash against SARS caused by the spate of killings by some trigger-happy officers in that unit of Nigeria Police force.
He said one area of conflict between the public and SARS is human rights.
The IG said the training was, therefore, a holistic approach to enhance the performance of the squad.
He also said the force was committed to the training and re-training of its officers and men across the country to respect the human rights of the citizens.
According to him, the training seeks to improve the professionalism of officers, who are expected to take the training down to their subordinates and the rank-and-file.
He said the training was part of a holistic reform to get police personnel adequately equipped to discharge their duties and win the trust of Nigerians.
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target=_blank>Former Bayelsa State Head Of Service Testifies In $8.1m, N9.2bn Forfeiture Suit Linked To Patience Jonathan
The trial in a suit filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC seeking the final forfeiture of $8.1m and N9.2billion linked to former first Lady Dame patience Jonathan took another dimension today when former head of service in Bayelsa state Mr Fraser Ogboru testified before justice Mojisola Olatoregun of Federal high court Lagos. In his testimony, Ogboru who claimed to have retired from Bayelsa State Civil Service on 31st December, 2014, told the court that he had knew Mrs. Jonathan when her husband was a Deputy Governor.
He claimed he was still in service when Mrs. Jonathan was appointed a permanent secretary.
While being cross-examined by EFCC’s lawyer, Mr Rotimi Oyedepo, the witness said he did not know when the former first lady stopped collecting salary as a permanent secretary.
Former Senior Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on domestic affairs, Dr. Waripamo-Owei Dudafa, also testified on Monday and stated while been cross exermined by EFCC counsel Mr. Rotimi that he did not know the content of six bags delivered to him by ADC to former president Jonathan.
Dudafa also denied being used by a former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, to launder money.
He told Justice Mojisola Olatoregun that all the funds in an account linked to a firm, Globus Integrated Services Ltd, were cash gifts given to the former First Lady during her husband tenure as Nigeria’s president.
“I was not procured by the family of Dame Patience Jonathan to conceal proceeds of unlawful activities and by virtue of being the former special assistant on domestic affairs to the erstwhile president and the 1st respondent (Mrs. Jonathan), I was informed by the 1st respondent that the funds in the firm’s account are cash gifts that were given to her while she was the first lady”, Dudafa said.
The witness also denied that he was aware that a bag he received on behalf of Dr. Jonathan from one, Col. Adegbe, in the course of his duties contained $47 million which was allegedly removed from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under the instruction of a former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki.
The South West Zonal Coordinator of an NGO, Women for Change Initiative, Chief Mrs. Kate Onyechere had earlier testified in the matter.
While being cross-examined by EFCC’s lawyer, Rotimi Oyedepo, Chief Mrs. Kate Onyechere explained the rationale behind the founding of the Women for Change Initiative by Mrs. Jonathan.She also revealed the various sources through which the Initiative get fund to carry out its activities.
“The Initiative was formed by Mrs. Jonathan as a normal Non-governmental organization. The main thing is empowerment. We empower Nigerian women across 36 states. We have zonal, states and local government coordinators.
“We organized luncheon and receive donations across states to get funds. We also write private individuals to donate. Even, the coordinators also make donations”, she said.
The witness further revealed that Mrs. Jonathan was unanimously adopted by the trustees and coordinators of the Initiative as the sole signatory to its accounts.
While being cross-examined by Oyedepo, the witness named four individuals as Trustees of Women for Change Initiative.
They are; Dr. Chidinma, Mrs. Josephine, Mrs. Jonathan and Mrs. Yemisi Oyewole.
Justice Olatoregun adjourned further hearing in the matter to 24th May, 2019 by 11am..
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target=_blank>Court Throws Out EFCC’s Request To Investigate Oshiomole
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has lost out a suit seeking to charge the national chairman of the All Progressive Congress, Adams Oshiomole.Justice Anwill Chikere of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday threw out the suit while ruling on the preliminary objection filed by Oshiomhole.The APC national chairman had asked the court to dismiss the suit, noting that the plaintiff lacked the legal right to institute action.Justice Anwili agreed with the counsel to the plaintiff, Mrs Uju Chukwura, that Section 6 of the EFCC Act mandates the Commission to investigate and prosecute any allegation of financial anomalies, she, however, noted that in Oshiomole’s case, the suit is statute barred.She added the plantiff failed to seek judicial review within the stipulated three months window and only approached the court 18 months later.
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target=_blank>JAMB Apologises For Glitches In Checking Results
The Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examination (UTME) has apologised to candidates for glitches experienced while checking results via there mobile phone.The examination body said the fault is from telephone service providers and that the body was working to resolve the problemJAMB on Saturday directed the candidates to use the same telephone numbers used in registering for the examination to access their results by sending ‘RESULT’ to the code, ‘55019’.Fabian Benjamin, JAMB’s of head, media and information said “We have just had a meeting with the service providers and they have assured that they are working hard to get the issue addressed and that in no distant time, candidates should be able to access their results without hitch,” he said.“We are just trying to ensure that all the candidates deserving of results should have firsthand information of their performance via their telephones.“It is after that, that we will go ahead and post it to our website for candidates to go ahead and print.“We are just trying to safeguard these results from the activities of fraudsters.“We want candidates to know their scores first, so that on getting to print them out at the business centres, there would not be anything funny on their slips.”
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target=_blank>‘I Am A Politician Now’ Says Ambode After Visit To Buhari
Akinwunmi Ambode, Governor of Lagos State, has said he is now wiser after spending four years as governor of the state.
Ambode said this while addressing journalists after his visit to President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, to thank him for inaugurating some of projects in the state.
Speaking on what he learnt during the election period and as a politician, he said he is now wiser as a result of the exposure he had.
“You see, every politician learns every day. The fact remains that I came in as a technocrat, so I use to call myself a techno-politician but I think I am wiser now. I am more of a politician than a technocrat,” Ambode said.
The outgoing governor expressed gratitude at being given the opportunity to serve as governor of the state.
He said, “Well, in another 16 days or so we will be leaving office but what is important is that I was able to have that opportunity to be elected as governor of Lagos State and to touch humanity in a way that I deem it fit.
“I just think a lot more people have enjoyed the benefits and dividends of democracy than we actually met it. And that gives me joy that we were able to touch lives.”
Ambode fell out with the party leadership during the buildup to the contest of 2019 election primaries.
He was defeated by Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor-elect of Lagos, who has the backing and support of the party leaders of Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Ambode loss made him the first Lagos Governor since 1999 not to serve two terms.
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target=_blank>After Raid On Women, FCDA Demolishes Popular Abuja Caramelo Club
The Federal Capital Territory Administration ( FCDA ) has demolished the Caramelo Lounge which was located at Utako in Abuja for violating land use act .
The Managing Director of the club , Max Eze who said that the authority served them quit notice on Friday 10th May at 7:00pm . He added that to their surprise the FCDA mobilized their bulldozers, with police cordon around the building, and started pulling it down on Monday.
Eze expressed shock at the manner in which the demolition was carried out as the officials did not allow them to take anything from the building.
The Managing Director who was visibly angry and disturbed refused to comment further as he moved round the wreckage helplessly.
It was gathered that the FCDA authority arrived the scene as early as 7:00am and asked the staff and guests out of the building before the demolition.
The demolition came barely three weeks after FCTA officials arrested 32 alleged strippers at Carmelo. The building is located at Plot 630 T.O.S Benson Crescent Utako
When Saharareporters visited the building, staff were seen lamenting over their loss.
Some miscreants had besieged the scene of the demolition to loot some of the valuables that were trapped. But police drafted to the area were able to stop them and made some arrest.
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target=_blank>Emefiele Meets Buhari After Audio Confirming He Stole N500bn
Photos have emerged of a meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and governor of the central bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele at the Aso Rock Villa.President Buhari who’s administration is anchored on waging a war against corruption was seen grinning and shaking Emefiele a day after damning evidence emerged of the governor dipping hands into the national treasury to fund a private business. The audio which has been confirmed by the CBN exposes financial impropriety among top officials of the apex bank who proposed to ‘change the books’ to cover it up.
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CAUGHT ON TAPE: CBN Gov Emefiele And Top Officials Discuss How To Cover-Up N500bn They Stole -Part1
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Governor Ganduje Presents Staff-Of-Office To New Emirs In Kano
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Abdullahi Ganduje, Governor of Kano state has sealed the move to create more emirates in the state by presenting staff-of-office, the traditional symbol of authority to the emirs.The event is coming amidst controversy that in breaking up Kano emirate, Ganduje is pursing a political vendetta against the emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II.In a statement on Monday to newsmen by his Chief Press Secretary, Abba Anwar, the governor presented the instrument to Aminu Ado-Bayero, the eldest son of the late Emir of Kano, as the Emir of Bichi.Others who received the Staff of Office were the Emir of Karaye, Ibrahim Abubakar II; the Emir of Rano, Tafida Abubakar-Ila; and the Emir of Gaya, Ibrahim Abdulkadir.Congratulating the emirs, Ganduje said: “This Staff of Office represents dedication and commitment to serve your subjects in the areas of security, health care delivery system, education and environment among others. We, as a government, are always ready to work with you hand in hand for the growth and development of our state in particular and the nation in general,” Mr Ganduje said.“You should place greater priority on education, health and the security of your domains. As a government, we will always respond positively to your people-oriented yearnings and aspirations.“As leaders who are closer to your subjects, you should join hand with government and other security agencies to make sure that security is not only improved but maintained.“Efforts towards strengthening community policing, as practised globally, should form part of your commitment. Ours is to, together, ensure that global best practices are observed.”“Security is on the shoulders of all of us. Government alone cannot tackle the issue of security. And traditional institution plays a vital role in this area.”
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