Why those accused of stealing govt funds are yet to be prosecuted – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has given reasons why those alleged to have stolen government funds in the past are yet to be prosecuted.

He said his administration must obey democratic principles as contained in the Nigerian constitution to prove them guilty in competent courts by presenting evidence to back up its allegation.

He assured that his administration was diligently building up its case against those accused of stealing government funds, getting necessary evidence and facts, before formal charges would be brought against them.

Speaking at an audience with a delegation from the Foursquare Gospel Church, at the Presidential Villa, President Buhari reaffirmed that his administration will give full regard to due process and the rule of law in the prosecution of its war against corruption.

He restated his commitment to recovering stolen funds, but stressed that the present administration’s efforts will be fully within the ambit of the law.

“Under military rule, people could be arrested and held on the basis of suspicion, but in a true democracy, anyone accused of an offense must be presumed innocent till pronounced guilty by a court of law,” the Buhari noted.

The President also congratulated the Foursquare Church in Nigeria on its 60th anniversary convention, which was concluded on Sunday.

In his remarks, the General Overseer of the Foursquare Gospel Church, Reverend Felix Meduoye, lauded the Buhari administration for its positive strides in the war against corruption and the Jihadi insurgency.

He said that the church will continue to pray for the peace and prosperity of Nigeria.

Wike pledges $20,000 dollars for every goal scored against Swaziland

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has promised the Super Eagles a sum of $20,000 for every goal scored in tomorrow's match against Swaziland.

Addressing the Super Eagles after their training on Monday at the Adokiye Amasiemaka Stadium in Port Harcourt preparatory to their World Cup Qualifier against Swaziland, Wike assured the Super Eagles of his administration’s support and that of the people of Rivers State.

The governor who was represented by the Secretary to the Rivers State Government, Chief Kenneth Kobani noted that Port Harcourt will remain a victory ground for the National Football team.

He urged the players to put up their best to score as many goals as possible, stating that the entire country is behind them.

According to him, the team will be hosted to a victory reception by the Rivers State Government after the match.

In his remarks, Super Eagles Captain, Ahmed Musa assured Nigerians that the team would qualify for the group stage of the World Cup qualifier.

Nigeria Benefits $11.6 billion From Buhari’s US Trip – Defence Minister

The trip of President Muhammadu Buhari to the United States recently has brought financial of ofabout $11.6 billion to the country aside from other promisery notes from the G8 and the United Nations.

This disclosure was made yesterday by the Minister of Defence, Brigadier General Muhammad Mansur Dan-Ali while declaring open the Defence Advisers/Attaches Annual Conference 2015 where he was optimistic ofan end to the menace of Boko Haram terrorism.

“…Some of the more immediate benefits of the President’s trip to the US include: the proposed USD2.1 billion fund from the World Bank for the redevelopment of the Boko Haram battered northeast; USD 5 billion from the US investors in Nigeria’s agricultural sector; USD 1.5 billion investment from the US in our country’s power sector.”

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Delta politics: Nullify Okowa's Election, Emerhor & APC cries as they Appeal Court

All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate In Delta State during the last the April 11 election Olorogun O’tega Emerhor have appealed the decision of the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, which affirmed the victory of Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP’s) candidate, Ifeanyi Okowa.

In a suit filed by their lawyer, Chief Thompson Okpoko (SAN), at the Appeal Court in Benin, the Edo State capital, APC and Emerhor raised 11 grounds of appeal.

They prayed the appellate court to set aside the decision of the tribunal.

The appeal sought to prove that the tribunal committed legal errors in its verdict, when it discarded their petitions and awarded victory to the PDP and Okowa.

The appellants averred that the tribunal overlooked the alleged infractions committed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the election.

The appellants, among other grounds, averred “…that the learned justices erred in law in resolving against the appellants that the petition was incompetent on the grounds of non-compliance with the procedural rule in Paragraph 4 (3)(b) of the First Schedule to the Electoral Act, 2010 (as amended).

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Revealed! FG To Spend N11.598bn On Presidential Jets In A Year

According to PUNCH findings, the Federal Government may have spentabout N5.8bn on the 10-aircraft.

Presidential Air Fleet it inherited from the former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration.

The PAF is the third largest fleet in the country, coming after Arik Air and Aerocontractors Airlines which have 23 and 12 aircraft in their fleets respectively.

According to calculations done from estimated data obtained from aviation parastatals and domestic airline operators in the country, President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration will have spent about $58.58m (N11.598bn) on running and maintaining the 10-aicraft presidential fleet by May 29 next year when it turns one year in office.

This means that the half of this amount, $29.29m (N5.799bn), is expected to have been spent in principle on the large fleet when administration turns six months in office by November 29.

According to findings, the PAF contains two Falcon 7X jets, two Falcon 900 jets, one Gulfstream 550, one Boeing 737 BBJ (Nigerian Air Force 001 or Eagle One), and Gulfstream IVSP.

Others are one Gulfstream V, CessnaCitation 2 and Hawker Siddley 125-800 jet.

Each of the two Falcon 7X jets were purchased in 2010 by the Federal Government for $51.1m, while the Gulfstream 550 costs $53.3m, a former Minister of Information, the late Professor, Dora Akunyili, had said.

Kiss Daniel, Adekunle Gold, Others Win Big At AFRIMA 2015 - See Full List Of Winners

The 2015 All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) event was held yesterday night, November 15 at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island in Lagos.

Below is the list of winners in this year's edition:

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Diamond Platnumz

Diamond Platnumz – “Nasema

Nawe”, featuring Khadijo Kopa

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Charlotte Dipanda – “Elle n’a pas vu”

BEST ARTISTE IN AFRICA (RnB And Soul)

Praiz Adejo – Nigeria

BEST AFRICAN REGGAE, RAGGA AND DANCEHALL

Stonebwoy – Ghana

BEST MALE ARTISTE: INSPIRATIONAL CATEGORY

Darey – Nigeria

BEST FEMALE ARTISTE:

INSPIRATIONAL CATEGORY

Betty Akna- Equatorial Guinea

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Wiyaala – Ghana

BEST ARTISTE IN AFRICAN POP

Vanessa Mdee – Tanzania

BEST ARTISTE IN AFRICAN HIP HOP

Casper Nyovest – South Africa

BEST ARTISTE IN AFRICAN ELECTRO

Flavour – Nigeria

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

Sauti Sol and Cedric Kadenyi –Kenya

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR IN AFRICA

Joseph Chameleone – Uganda

REVELATION OF THE YEAR IN AFRICA

Adekunle Gold – Nigeria

MOST PROMISING ARTISTE IN AFRICA

Kiss Daniel – Nigeria

BEST ARTISTE IN AFRICAN

CONTEMPORARY

Charlotte Dipanda

BEST ARTISTE IN AFRICAN JAZZ

Kunle Ayo – Nigeria

BEST MALE ARTISTE IN WESTERN AFRICA

Olamide – Nigeria

BEST FEMALE ARTISTE IN WESTERN AFRICA

Yemi Alade – Nigeria

BEST ARTISTE IN AFRICAN ROCK

M’vula – Kenya

BEST AFRICAN GROUP

Sauti Sol- Kenya

BEST AFRICAN COLLABORATION

AKA(South Africa) and Burna Boy (Nigeria)

BEST FEMALE ARTISTE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA

Busiswa Ngoku- South Africa

BEST MALE ARTISTE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA

Casper Nyovest- South Africa

BEST FEMALE ARTISTE IN

NORTHERN AFRICA

Manal- Morocco

BEST MALE ARTISTE IN NORTHERN AFRICA

Ahmed Soultan- Morocco

BEST FEMALE ARTISTE IN EASTERN AFRICA

Tsedenia Gebremarkos- Ethiopia

BEST MALE ARTISTE IN

EASTERN AFRICA

Diamond Platnumz- Tanzania

PILLAR OF CULTURE IN AFRICA

Bola Ahmed Tinubu (Jagaban)

Did you know?

The 2014 edition of AFRIMA reaffirmed Nigeria’s position as the hub of African music as our musical acts dominated the winners’ list. Nigerian artistes took home the highest number of trophies, 13 in total, with the Aye crooner, Davido, carting away four of the coveted 29.3 carat gold-plated AFRIMA trophies.

AFRIMA was set:

1. To create a night of glamour, glitz and grandeur for Africa in its crowning glory through a world-class live production event broadcast to over 80 countries.

2. To foster creative and cultural exchange, fast track industry development, knowledge transfer and build bridges for the economic growth of the music.

3. To create a high-octane platform for interaction among Africans and African artistes through music where the beauty of live performance will be experienced.

 

N3Million Transport Fare from Akpabio to Politicians Each After Every Meetings – Ex- Minister

A former Nigerian minister of FCT and senator from Akwa Ibom State, John Udoedehe, has narrated how the state’s immediate past governor, Godswill Akpabio, regularly doled out huge amounts of money as “transport” to politicians, each time they had a political meeting, according to Premium Times.

Udoedehe, said caucus members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, were given at least N3 million each as “transport”, every night they met to discuss the party’s affairs.

The governor gave him a “special” sum, way more than the already outrageous N3 million others received, he admitted.

Senator Gods will Akpabio 

“Godswill Akpabio used to give us at least N3million each as transport money every night we attended caucus meeting in Government House,” he said during an interview on Planet FM in Uyo on Saturday, November 7. “My own was special, it was more than N3million.”

The former minister said despite the largesse, he still fell out with Mr. Akpabio, who is now the senate minority leader.

He made the claim to buttress his argument that he could not be bought with money.

Mr. Akpabio could not be immediately reached for comments.

LIST: 8 Key Points Diezani Made in Her Interview With Dele Momodu

Dele Momodu on Friday released a part of his interview with Nigeria's former petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke.

Here are 8 key points Diezani made during the interview:

**Emir Sanusi broke her heart. Diezani considered former CBN governor, Sanusi Lamido as a friend, and he being the source of the missing $20bn allegation didn't sit well with her. She said the allegation was "more painful coming from someone I considered a good friend who should appreciate the gravity of such allegation.

**"Diezani said she is not the person most people portrayed her to be- "I’m certainly not a demon as being portrayed. I have no doubt that I served my nation well, the reason my colleagues at OPEC supported me despite the opposition from my own people," she said.

**Speaking about controversy surrounding her. “Controversy has nothing to do with your qualifications or performance. As a matter of fact, people often hate you for knowing so much and for being efficient and confident which they mistake for arrogance."

**She denied claims some $20bn oil revenue was missing under her watch and challenged anyone with hard facts to come forth. This claim infuriated her. " How can $20billion disappear just like that? Where did it disappear to? Is it possible that such an amount would not be traceable?

**Diezani said she doesn't own expensive houses and properties like people claim.
"I live with my husband in the same house we’ve lived since we married in 1999. Ask anyone who knows us. Our house in Abuja was bought in 2007 by my husband and as an architect and lover of interior décor I did it up to our own taste. It is not over the top because I have good taste and appreciate bargains.
I shop in regular shops like B & Q to do up all the places where I live.

**She claimed some of those who benefited the most were even in opposition and mentioned how a renowned opposition leader and vocal critic of the Government at the time met her on about three occasions to discuss his interests in the business of oil.

**Diezani also said she maintained a business-like relationship with ex president Goodluck Jonathan and other male associates she worked with. She denied claims that she has a sister or relative who has a kid for the former president.

**She added that her relationship with Dame Patience Jonathan wasn't stormy as people say but cordial, just like the one she has with Jonathan. “What people don’t know is that we’ve been family friends for long. My mum, Mrs Beatrice Agama, has always played the role of a godmother in the Niger Delta and all the militants love and respect her. I come from a royal privileged background and lacked nothing.”
 

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