Buhari Showers Praises On Obasanjo At Ogun State’s 40th Anniversary Celebration

While speaking at the presidential luncheon to celebrate Ogun state’s 40th anniversary in Abeokuta yesterday February 2nd, President Buhari showered praises on former President Olusegun Obasanjo.

He said Obasanjo tolerated him and his excesses while he served as Minister of Petroleum under his administration in 1976.

“I express my thanks to General Obasanjo, who, as head of state, made me minister of petroleum and tolerated me for three-and-the-half-years. He tolerated me because God knows and he knows that I am not used to working as hard as he used to, but he allowed me to last that long and allowed me to work.

If you go into records, that government made so much investment and infrastructural development in the petroleum industry.

Two refineries were built, Warri and Kaduna. More than 20 depots were built; more than 3,500 pipelines were laid; and we were exporting refined products of 100,000 barrels per day. But what do we have today?”he said

Court Orders Police To Arrest Former PDP Secretary In Ekiti State – Tope Aluko For Perjury

According to media aide to Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose, Lere Olayinka, a warrant of arrest has been issued for former PDP secretary in Ekiti state, Tope Aluko. This arrest warrant comes after he made allegations on the 2014 governorship election in the state while speaking on ChannelsTV on Sunday Janaury 31st. He alleged that the Ekiti state governorship election was rigged and that former president Goodluck Jonathan gave Fayose $35 million to rig the election.

The same Aluko had at a state election tribunal last year, testified that the election was free and fair, hence the perjury against him now.

BREAKING NEWS:- James Ibori Re-Arrested After Completing Jail Term In London Prison

Former governor of Delta State, James Onanefe Ibori has completed his prison terms in the United Kingdom. But he is yet to be a free man, as he was immediately re-arrested. TheNEWS learnt that Ibori jailed 13 years in April 2012 by a Southwark Crown court in London was released by prison authorities on 22 January and then re-arrested again.

He was released from Her Majesty’s Prison in Bedford, outside of London, where he finished his prison term. “He is out of here”, a prison source at Bedford confirmed on Tuesday night. TheNEWS sources said Ibori was re-arrested to face another charge, which borders on the confiscation of his ill-gotten assets, estimated to be about 250 million pounds. The case initially billed for May, will now come up in June. TheNEWS cannot however confirm Ibori’s new prison.

Fifty-seven year old Ibori was jailed for using UK financial institutions to launder hundreds of millions of pound sterling he stole from public funds in Delta State.

His journey to jail began with his arrest On 13 May 2010 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates under Interpol arrest warrants, issued from United Kingdom courts and enacted by the Metropolitan Police.

He had earlier made a mockery of Nigeria’s legal system, walking away free from the multi-billion fraud charge levelled against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, including the $15 million bribe he offered the then EFCC chairman, Nuhu Ribadu.

Bristow Releases Press Statement On Helicopter Crash Report

Reports surfaced the internet earlier today that a Bristow crash landed with all 11-people on board surviving. The company just released a press statement. Read below…

Bristow Helicopters (Nigeria) Limited, confirmed today that one of its helicopters, was involved in a water landing near Lagos at about 10.25 a.m. local time on return from an offshore platform.

The aircraft, a Sikorsky S-76C++, had departed on a routine crew transfer flight offshore with nine passengers and a crew of two. All persons onboard are accounted for and in the process of being transferred to a nearby installation. The company is in the process of collecting pertinent information and will release more details as soon as it is available.

Actress Toyin Aimakhu Calls A Fan Amoeba For Calling Her Tiny Legs

After an adherent @joyakudo726 told Toyin Aimakhu that she has minor legs, the actress went on the supporters page, took a photo, shared it on a single page and depicted her as an ‘amoeba’! End of!

See photo below:-

Nursery School In Calabar Flogs Parents For Bringing Their Kids Late To School

According to Reginald who shared his experience on Facebook, this happened to him yesterday.

See How Much EFCC Recovered From Looters In 12 Years According To Attorney-General

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, on Tuesday called for collaboration between all relevant agencies of the Federal Government for the war against corruption and other related crimes to succeed.

Justice Mohammed spoke at a workshop on ‘combating financial fraud, cyber and cross-border crimes’ in Abuja on Tuesday.

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, who also spoke at the event, said he was currently working with the judiciary to ensure the success of government’s efforts to end impunity in the land.

Malami also said, “more than $2tn has been confiscated and recovered’ in the last 12 years by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.” Speaking, the CJN said the prompt disposal of criminal cases could only be achieved where “stakeholders in the justice sector work in tandem towards a common objective as a chain is only as strong as its weakest link.”

The CJN’s speech came on the heel of a comment credited to President Muhammadu Buhari who was quoted to have in faraway Ethiopia said that the judiciary was his only “headache” in his fight against corruption.

Justice Mohammed said any efforts to end impunity in the country must first consider and prioritise reforms of the nation’s laws. He said reform efforts must begin with the establishment of the Administrative of justice Commission as provided for in the Administration of Justice Commission Act, 1991.

He added, “The justice sector must be better coordinated and develop synergistic avenues for the exchange of information and best practices. It is time to leave the rhetoric behind and take visible steps forward in this fight against transnational crimes.

“I believe that if we work in harmony and in sincerity of purpose towards concrete outcomes, then, the efforts that we make will doubtless create a butterfly effect of positive change that is so sorely required in the justice sector.

“Achieving success in fighting fraud, cybercrime and other cross-border crimes depends on all stakeholders working together towards developing intelligent initiatives, which will result in tangible and pragmatic solutions to ending and ridding ourselves of these emerging crimes.”

Malami lamented the negative impact of corruption, fraud, cyber and other cross-border crimes on the nation’s growth efforts.

He assured Nigerians that the reforms efforts being championed by the Justice Ministry under his watch, were intended to lead to an improved anti-corruption and criminal justice system for the country.

Malami said, “I am already working closely with the judicial leadership. In the past few weeks, my team and I have held several interactions with the Chief Justice of Nigeria and other judicial leaders.

While the discussions are still ongoing on the best way the Federal Ministry of Justice can support the work of the Judiciary, we are hopeful that we will work in a manner that will reduce delay of complex cases, and improve justice delivery for ordinary Nigerians without compromising the rights to fair hearing.

“The essence is to establish a ‘collaborative buy-in’ between the Executive and the Judiciary in consensus building in the fight against corruption and organised crimes.” The British High Commissioner in Nigeria, Paul Arkwright, expressed confidence in President Buhari’s commitment to curbing corruption and impunity in the country.

Source: PunchNg