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Trump Says Pence Was A Rotten Vice President |The Source

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Donald Trump and Mike Pence

By Charles Igbo

Former American President, Donald Trump, has some choice words to describe former Vice President, Mike Pence. Rotten. Divisive. Never liked by anybody. Ugly. Nasty. Liar. He came down very hard on Pence, accusing him of writing nasty things in an upcoming book – a Memoir.

If true, the book is likely to talk about his experience as Trump’s Vice President and give an insight into Trump’s Presidency.  It promises to be a bestseller.

Most Americans thought the two had a good work relationship. But that thought perished from Trump’s reaction when Pence refused to do his bidding to help him overturn the results of the Presidential election, which he lost to President Joe Biden.

It burst on January, the 6th, at the  Capitol, where both the Senate and the House were meeting  to certify the Presidential election results. A few days to that day, Trump had put Pence under pressure to work against the certification. The Vice President Chairs the exercise, and holds the decisive, in case of a tie.  Pence had kept an expressionless face, and his decision to his chest.

The certification process began. As soon as Trump, who was watching it on television, and had made plans for the disruption, if Pence disappointed, saw it was not going his way, he incited his supporters into invading the Capitol.

 

They did, in a deadly manner, and wreaked havoc, sent everybody scampering for their lives, including the Vice President and Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Hang Pence, many of the invaders chanted. And they planned to kill Pelosi, and others. The Vice President, members of his family, and the Congress men and women, had to be smuggled out. Five people died, including a Police Officer. Two other Policemen committed suicide thereafter.

Americans called the incident “Domestic terrorism”, and for that, Trump fased an impeachment process. The House voted to impeach him. He thus set a record of being the first American President to be impeached twice, having been impeached months earlier by the House. But again, for the second time, the Senate failed to vote for  conviction.

By a vote of 57 for his conviction,  and 43 against, he was saved. Seven Republicans, had joined Democrats to vote for his conviction. But 67 votes were needed for it to succeed.

The argument was, being an Ex- President, the Congress  had  no right again to convict  him. But those who voted for his conviction  wanted to strip him of all privileges, and make him politically irrelevant. They wanted to shut him up for demystifying America and thus deny him of any right to contest for any other electable position, especially, that of  the President.

They were right to try, for he is a loose canon. He is still talking tough.He told his supporters that his incredible journey with them has just began.

On Thursday, February 17,  a viral video appeared where Trump attacked Pence, using choice, foul, words to describe him. He said Pence had just “penned ” a book where he presented him as nasty. Calling Pence a liar who did a rotten job as a Vice President, he said Pence was not liked by anybody.

It has not been confirmed if Mr Pence is indeed writing a book and, if so, when he started, but Trump says the book would be a bestseller, and that Pence would make a lot of money from it. But  Trump says he won’t  read the book.

His words: “Our former Vice President just penned a book, and he is very very angry and nasty.  He said very bad things about the President. l resent to call him a liar, and I don’t like people that write down everybody like he is doing  in the book.”

“I’m sure it will be a bestseller, but isn’t it a shame. Here is a guy that did a rotten job as a Vice President. Nobody liked  him, tremendous divisiveness, and he is going to make a lot of money on the book. I won’t be reading it.”

Trump has a reputation of running down all those who had worked with him as soon as they disagreed with him. He holds the record of the President who had the most resignations from his cabinet,  as well as the record of the President who fired most people from his Cabinet and inner circle, including two Chiefs of Staff. Many also agree that of all American Presidents in modern history, Trump was the most divisive.

Finally, Buhari Sacks Magu Without Notice, Letter: Breaks Police Jinx |The Source

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By Adesina Soyooye

The journey of CP Ibrahim Magu to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, ended on a dramatic note on Tuesday, February 16, 2021.

President Muhammadu Buhari sacked him without notice, and without any letter. The former Acting Chairman of the EFFC heard of his final sack from Media reports, after a letter from Buhari to the Senate, asking for the confirmation Abdulrasheed Bawa as Magu’s replacement was read on the floor of the Senate by Senate President, Ahmed Lawan. However, Magu’s Lawyer, Tosin Ojomo, insists his Client has not been sacked, and remains the EFCC Boss.

Magu has been on suspension since July 2020 when he was suspended from office by Buhari after his convoy was intercepted on his way to a meeting at the Force Headquarters.

That interception marked the beginning of his end at the EFCC, as he was hauled before a Presidential Investigative Panel.

The Panel, headed by a retired President of the Court of Appeal, Ayo Salami,investigated  Magu over allegations of corruption, misconduct, and disrespect for his supervisory Minister, made against him in a petition to the President, by Abubakar Malami, Attorney General of the Federation, AGF/Minister for Justice.

The Panel which sat for three months, has since submitted its report, but no action was taken  until February 16 when a replacement for Magu was announced.

Announcing Bawa as the substantive  EFCC Chairman, the President said nothing of Magu’s fate. However, it follows that he has been sacked, without any letter, or notice. It, also, relieves Mohammed Umar, who has been Acting as the Chairman since Magu’s suspension,  of the office. At the time of writing this, it was not clear if Umar will go back to his former position, or redeployed since he is Senior in rank to Bawa.

Bawa  Breaks 18 Year-old Record

Aside from Bawa, 40, being the youngest EFCC Chair to be ever appointed, he is the only one outside the Police to head the Commission. In the 18-year existence of the EFCC, it has always been headed by either a serving or retired Police Officer.

Muhammadu Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari

Its pioneer Chairman was Nuhu Ribadu, appointed when he was an Assistant Commissioner of Police. The next was AIG Farida Waziri, appointed long after her retirement from the Police. She was followed by the just retired DIG Ibrahim Lamorde, when he was a DCP.  The next was Ibrahim Magu, appointed when he was an ACP. He leaves the office as a CP.

One of the recommendations of the Justice Ayo Salami-Panel, is to discontinue the appointment of Police Personnel to head the EFCC.

The President apparently accepted it.

Chairmanship Still In The North

However, the President kept the seemingly unwritten policy to keep the Chairmanship of the Commission in the North.

Since the setting up of the EFFC by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, all the Chairmen have been Northerners of the Muslim fate. No Southerner has headed it

Bawa, Clean As A Whistle

The EFCC, on Wednesday, moved fast to shoot down a trending story which associated Bawa, its Chairman-Designate, with corruption when he was the Head of its Port Hacourt Office. Bawa, according to the story which has been dismissed by the EFCC as fake, was involved in the fraudulent sale of some trucks in the Commission’s PH Office, forfeited to the  Federal Government.

But in a swift response, EFCC Spokesman, Wilson Uwajaren, said: “As zonal Head of the Port Hacourt Office of the Commission in 2019, Bawa’s  responsibilities did not include the sale of trucks as the Commission has a full-fledged Directorate of Assets Forfeiture and Recovery Management, in which remit of such matters reside. Abdulrasheed Bawa has no corruption record.

The statement also said that the forfeited trucks in Port Harcourt were sold through Public auction carried out after Bawa had left PH.

“It is, therefore, illogical for him to have been indicted over an auction that was not superintend by him.”

Not Magu’s Boy

The story obviously meant to dent Bawa’s image, as it also associated Bawa with Magu, dubbing him “a Magu boy”, saying that Bawa had always publicly boasted that nothing could happen to him, even after the alleged fraudulent sale of trucks. Instead of a disciplinary action against Bawa, the story said, Magu merely removed him from PH, and brought him to Abuja.

A publication on Wednesday, quoted Magu as, allegedly, saying he was surprised at Bawa’s appointment.

Recall that on Magu’s suspension, all those allegedly known as “Magu’s Boys”, were, also, suspended from office.

Nothing has been heard, yet, of their fate.

Magu Not Sacked; The Future Before Him

One of Magu’s Counsels, Tosin Ojomo, insists, however, that President Buhari has not sacked his client, Magu. He said that there has been no letter to that effect, emphasising that Magu was still on suspension as the EFCC Chairman. Ojomo, also, noted that the report of the Investigative Panel was still being awaited.

It is expected, however, that now that a substantive EFCC Chairman has been nominated, one of three things will happen, and shape Magu’s future,

*Ask Magu, a CP, to go back to his normal Police job, in which case, he would report to the IGP for deployment.

*Retire him from the NPF. At 58 years old, he is expected to retire at the age of 60 years.

*If indicted for corruption by the Panel, dismiss him from the NPF and prosecute him in Court.

Whichever ever one, he has set a record as the first EFCC boss whose confirmation was rejected by the Senate, twice,  after five years in office.And, the first to be arrested and investigated.

Again Terrorists In Army Uniform Abduct Students In Niger; Gov Shuts Schools |The Source

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Kagara Kidnap

By Ayodele Oni

Suspected terrorists, again, stormed Niger state Government-owned school at Kagara, and abducted a large number of students.

The incident, coming a few months after a similar operation occured in Katsina State, was said to have happened early Wednesday.

Early report indicated that the bandits, who reportedly dressed in military uniforms, stormed the school premises, which has a population of about 1000 students, overpowered the security guard, before escaping with the students.

In a melee which ensued, a student who refused to be abducted was killed on the school premises, while some  escaped from the bandits.

The state government has ordered immediate closure of boarding schools in the state.

Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello gave the directive after he met with leaders of the security agencies in the State over the embarrassing abduction of the students.

According to the Governor, who stated that parts of his State had already been taken over by terrorists, the closure of the Boarding schools was to ensure the safety of life.

In the meantime, President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered a military operation to rescue the abducted students.

Also, the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has warned that frequent abduction of students in the Northern part of the country may force parents to withdraw their children from schools.

He gave the warning when he spoke on the motion of urgent national interest raised by Senator Sani Musa (APC, Niger East) over the abduction of a yet-to-be-determined number of students at Government Science Secondary School, Kagara

The Senate President said, “Abduction of students from school happens in the northern part of Nigeria.

“With incidences like this, parents would be scared to take their wards to school, and the efforts of the past and by present leaders at providing education would be defeated.

“Service Chiefs have to secure the schools and have to carry the States along.”

After the debate on the motion, the Senate passed a resolution that called on President Muhammadu Buhari to rise up to challenges of insecurity in Nigeria by declaring a state of emergency.

Moving the motion, Senator Musa reported that the terrorists were said to have been wearing military dresses during the raid on the school which had a student population of not less than 1000.

Speaking on the motion, Senator Bima Enagi, who is also from Niger State, said, “We need to amend the constitution so that Governors should be Chief Security Officers of their States since the government at the centre had failed to protect the lives and properties of Nigerians.

“The Federal Government is busy giving palliative instead of creating employment, thus aggravating insecurity.”

Shasha Crisis: Northern Governor Warn Kinsmen Against Reprisal Attack In The North |The Source

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By Akinwale Kasali

The Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF), has called on people in the North not to take revenge against Southerners living in any part of the North, saying such action will not solve the current problem the country is facing.

The Forum said no provocation should make anyone attack people in the region, assuring that it was doing everything possible to address the problem that happened to Northerners in Oyo State.

Governor Simon Lalong, Chairman of the Forum, made the appeal during a meeting between the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) and NSGF at the Plateau State Governor’s Lodge in Abuja.

The Forum was reacting to the recent crisis between Yoruba and Hausa traders in Sasha Market, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

Gov Lalong said, “This meeting becomes necessary and has become part of our engagement since the issue of threat on quit notice began from different groups in the country. We engage leaders from the North to find solutions and calm down the current tension following the crisis that erupted in Oyo State.

“There is no gain in taking revenge on Southerners living in the North. We have sent a delegation to Oyo to ascertain the situation and the truth about what happened. By God’s grace we will get to the bottom of the problem. The country belongs to all of us. We don’t want people to tell others to leave the region. This is totally unacceptable.

“We just came back from Kaduna after meeting with stakeholders from the North West and security agencies. So, our discussion with Northern Elders Forum this evening is fruitful. We had agreement on how to find out ways to calm down the North and assure our Northern brothers that measures are being taken. We also talked about what the states and federal government should do regarding the problem.”

In his remarks, NEF’s spokesman, Hakeem Baba Ahmed, while asking the people from the North to exercise restraint, called on the leaders from the Southern part of the country, especially the Governors, to give fair treatment to Northerners residing in the South.

Ahmed said, “We came here to lay down the complaints for the Northerners and seek for support, and we got assurance that they are on top of the situation. The Northern elders have been consistent that people from the North should not take the law into their hands.”

EFCC: Bawa’s Appointment Cast a Shadow of Nepotism on Buhari’s Govt

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President Muhammadu Buhari has effectively ended the career of Mohammed Umar Abba who was appointed on July 10, 2020 amidst suggestions that he would be confirmed as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

The president has also, with the nomination of AbdulRasheed Bawa, to the Senate for confirmation, as the substantive chairman of the commission put an end to speculations that the presidency is considering the appointment of a southerner into the top position for the first time.

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina said on Tuesday, in a statement, that the president has forwarded the name of Abba to the Senate for confirmation.

Adesina said “President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to confirm Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa as substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a letter to the President of the Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, the President said he was acting in accordance with Paragraph 2(3) of Part1, CAP E1 of EFCC Act 2004.

“Bawa, 40, is a trained EFCC investigator with vast experience in the investigation and prosecution of Advance Fee Fraud cases, official corruption, bank fraud, money laundering, and other economic crimes.

“He has undergone several specialized trainings in different parts of the world, and was one of the pioneer EFCC Cadet Officers in 2005. Bawa holds a B.Sc degree in Economics, and Masters in International Affairs and Diplomacy,” the statement said

Umar Abba has been acting as the boss of the anti-graft agency after President Buhari removed Ibrahim Magu over corruption related allegations and insubordination to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami. He has been found guilty of the charges by the Justice Ayo Salami presidential panel, which two months ago submitted its report to President Buhari.

Bawa’s nomination has been widely applauded by many who said he’s a round peg in a round hole, considering his sterling performance as a top investigator in the EFCC. Among other things, Bawa who joined the agency as a cadet in 2005 is said to be part of the crack team of elite investigators responsible for the recovery of billions of naira for the federal government, through successful prosecution of high profile cases.

His appointment, however, came on the crest of clamour by many Nigerians for a southerner to be appointed into the position by the president, as there are non-northerners in the EFFC that can rightly fit in to the job.

Since former President Olusegun Obasanjo appointed Nuhu Ribadu as the chairman of the commission in 2003, successive Chairmen of the commission have all been chosen from the northern part of the country.

Following the removal of Ribadu by late President Umaru Yar’adua in 2007, Ibrahim Lamorde was appointed as acting chairman until Farida Waziri, a retired Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG was appointed as substantive chairman by the then president. The former police top notch was later sacked by President Goodluck Jonathan, who chose in her stead, Lamorde, who was at the time, head of Operations to head the commission.

Six months after he became president on November 8, 2015 Buhari sacked Lamorde and appointed Ibrahim Magu who remained in acting position for more than four years, because the Senate failed to confirm, until last June when the crisis of confidence between him and the Malami eventually led to his ouster by the president, who directed Abba to act in his place.

The appointment of Abba, however, generated controversy as many Nigerians began to ask why the president would choose another northerner even when it’s obvious that there are many southerners who are qualified to hold the position.

The 2002 EFCC Act gives the president the power to appoint a senior police officer, at least with the rank of an Assistant Commissioner of Police to head the commission.

Before Umar was directed to take over from Magu, many names were mentioned as possible replacements of the controversial Magu, among them the Secretary of the Commission, Ola Olukoyede, who’s from Nigeria’s south west. Some APC top notch from the south east and south west, the magazine learnt, have been lobbing the president to appoint one of their own into the position since Magu ran into problem with the presidency.

The argument, then, was that Olukoyede is the most senior in the commission and should be allowed to act as the chairman, pending the appointment of a substantive chairman.

The agitation became stronger following the appointment of new Service Chiefs by the president who left out the south east. Even though the Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Lucky Irabor is Igbo, the leaders from the zone insist that he’s from Delta state, south south Nigeria.

Not a few insist that the appointment of an Igbo man as EFCC chairman, for instance, could have somehow remove the shadow cast on President Buhari’s administration because of his penchant to always chose persons from a particular part of the country into choice government positions.

 

 

FG Spends N600b On Electricity Subsidy

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By Tosin Olatokunbo

The federal government has disclosed that a whopping N600 billion is paid annually to electricity distribution companies as subsidy, despite the bogus electricity bills paid by many consumers.

This was disclosed in Abuja, on Tuesday by the Minister of Power, Sale Mamman who said the subsidy amount to N50 billion monthly.

Many Nigerians have no prepaid meters, as such the distribution firms capitalise on this to charge them bogus bills at the end of the month. The minister said this will soon be over as the government is doing everything to solve the problem.

The minister’s Special Adviser on Media and Communications, disclosed in a statement after the minister had a meeting with the Guild of Actors and Film Producers, also known as, Kannywood in his office.

Mamman said “Worried by the incessant complaints by ordinary Nigerians over the unavoidable and periodic increase in the cost of electricity, the Federal Government has been subsidising electricity supply in the country to the tune of over N50 billion.

“The funds are provided to augment the shortfall by the Distribution Companies (DiSCos) who have failed to defray the cost of bulk electricity supplied to them by the Generating Companies.

“However, following a minor increase in the tariff regime, the subsidy has now decreased by half, but still constitutes a serious drain on the nation’s economy.”

The minister said the federal government was worried that Discos could price the cost of electricity beyond the reach of many Nigerians, therefore, there was need to wade in by paying subsidy to discos to stabilize their operations.

He said the categorization of power supply in the country was meant to benefit the average Nigerian, noting that the privatization of power was riddled with many anomalies, and “Nigerians must understand that these companies were privatised long before the advent of this administration but the government has no alternative than to continue managing the sector before a final solution is secured.”

He said the government is working hard to find solutions to the problems, adding that the Discos have become almost impossible to manage.

Even though it is the responsibility of the distribution companies to provide meter, the minister said the federal government had to come in at a point, following complaints of outrageous billing from many Nigerians.

Despite faulty equipments, Mamman said electricity generation in the country has moved up to 5,000 megawatts from less than 4,000 megawatts inherited by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration.

He said the government will ensure speedy distribution of prepaid meters to consumers to reduce the problems associated with billings.

Okonjo-Iweala: Buhari Kills Two Birds With One Stone |The Source

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Ngozi Okonjo Iweala with President Buhari

By Comfort Obi

You will, please, excuse the cliché above. But that is the only title I find suitable for this write -up. I may be wrong.

As Nigeria celebrates the record-breaking Dr Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala, the import and irony of her appointment as the Director General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, should not be lost on us.

We already  know that she is the first African to hold the position. We also know that she is the first woman to hold it. But there are two points we are either not emphasising and re-emphasising, or we are deliberately ignoring them.

One: In Nigeria, her country of birth, Okonjo-Iwela is the Biblical rejected stone.

Two: it is, surprisingly, thanks to President Muhammadu Buhari that she is, today, occupying this high profile seat.

Okonjo-Iwela, you remember, was a two-time Nigeria’s Minister for Finance. It was under President Olusegun Obasanjo’s regime that she was introduced to Nigeria, especially, ordinary Nigerians.

Until then, I never heard her name before, even though she was the Managing Director of the World Bank.

As the Finance Minister under Obasanjo, she shone like a million stars. She managed, quite well, an economy that had been ravaged due to a long period  of Military rule. Between her and Obasanjo, especially, due to her experience, expertise, network, and  knowing which buttons to press in the financial world, Nigeria got a much needed debt relief. I forget how much relief we got now, but what I know, however, is that  we have since gone back to Egypt. Nigeria owes more than it did when it got the debt relief.

Okonjo-iweala had a smooth, working relationship with Obasanjo, or so we thought. However, we woke up one day, and saw that she had been redeployed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We never really knew what went wrong.

Even though she could fit in there, it was not really her turf. From day one, she complained about outdated computers, and websites that had not been updated for months. She resigned from Obasanjo’s Government. And  went  back to operate at the international level, from where she came, and where she truly belongs.

But about a couple of years later, she was brought back to Nigeria by President Jonathan, given, again, the Finance Ministry, with an added responsibility. She was asked to Coordinate the  Economy. So, her portfolio was double-barelled – Minister of Finance/Coordinating Minister of the Economy. Many people called her Nigeria’s Prime Minister.

Again, she started the good job of managing the economy. But the bad blood associated with politics, especially, at the time, almost, made it very difficult for her to operate. The bitterness against the Jonathan Government by the the main opposition party then, the APC, was transferred to her. The conspiracy was infectious.

For the most minute reasons, she wasinvited to the National Assembly, by both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

At a point, she said an office should be provided for her at NASS, since members wouldn’t allow her work in her office over incessant invitations.

The opposition slammed on everyday basis, her management of the economy. The economy has been ruined by her, they scream. Former National Chairman of the APC, Adam’s Oshiomhole, is on record as saying: “Okonjo-Iweala has ruined the economy.” Most members of the APC are agreed that the economy collapsed under Jonathan, meaning, under Okonjo-Iweala’s management.

The Nigeria Governor’s Forum, NGF under then Rivers State Governor, now Minister for Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi fought and opposed her every inch of the way. They didn’t want any money saved. They opposed the Sovereign Wealth Fund, SWF. Bring everything to the table, they said. And even went to Court to challenge the Fund. Still, we are now told by some of them who resisted the SWF, that Jonathan’s Government refused to save.

Now, this is where Buhari shocked. Even though he agreed, and still agrees with his party members that the economy collapsed under the PDP,  he saw a good product in Okonjo-Iweala. He never personally criticised her. He knew the truth about her, and the management of the economy. For that, he did the unexpected. He bent over backwards to set Okonjo-Iweala up for history.

When the opportunity came for Africa to present a candidate for the DGship of the WTO, the Nigerian Government had presented somebody else, incidentally, from the North. But a couple of days before to the end of the nomination of candidates, Buhari pulled a fast one.

He remembered a more solid candidate in Okonjo-Iweala, than the one Nogeria had earlier presented. So, he withdrew his previous nominee, and replaced him with the former Finance Minister.

Even though Okonjo-Iweala is not a politician, she has since been dubbed one by bitter politicians. In nominating her, the President ignored partisan politics for the pride of the country.

A PDP Chieftain who pleaded anonymity admitted this other day that  the President shocked them by his nomination of Okonjo-Iweala to the WTO top job.

But that was also how Buhari backed Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, Jonathan’s Minister for Agriculture, for the President of the African Development Bank, AfDB in 2015, even though Adesina had applied for the job before Buhari was sworn-in. The pride of the country came first, even though the APC, before it came to power, had slammed Adesina’s tenure as the Minister for Agriculture.

In nominating Okonjo-Iweala, and backing her until victory, Buhari killed two birds with one stone.

As mentioned earlier, he pushed partisan politics aside. Two, he proved, even if it is this once, that he could pick one of the many cerebral, over qualified,hot brains from Igboland for a top job. Now, those who argue that the President does not discriminate against the Igbo, especially, when it concerns high profile  appointments, has a  point to throw around. They will always point at Okonjo-Iweala, and tell the story of how Buhari withdrew a Norhern nominee for her. They are not likely to add that as qualified as that nominee is, he does not have as much clout as Okonjo-Iweala in international circles, and may not have secured victory for Nigeria and Africa.

Proudly from the Igbo speaking area of Delta State,  the new WTO boss is, also,  married to an Abia man.

In making history, the world is not  celebrating not just Okonjo-Iweala, it is celebrating Nigeria. It is not celebrating Delta-Igbo, Abia or South East. The world is celebrating Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria, not Okonjo- Okonjo- Iweala of Igbo speaking area of Nigeria.

The glory goes to Nigeria.

Finally, many thanks goes to Buhari for nominating her,  Jonathan for the courage he had to  bring  her back to manage the economy after her first outing,  Obasanjo for “introducing” her to most Nigerians, and her family for giving her to us, enduring all the insults thrown at her for serving her country, and  especially, for enduring the kidnapping of their matriarch because of the job  she was doing.

The Lady, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s Cultural Ambassador, who  proudly flaunts our Ankara before the world, as they  say, ROCKS.

UNN Lecturer Arrested For Impregnating, Threatening Student |The Source

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Dr. Chigozie Odum

By Akinwale Kasali

Within the space of four years of his appointment, it is alleged that he has impregnated not less than four students.

Dr. Chigozie Odum, a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Archeology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, is answering questions from Operatives of Crack Squad, Enugu State, Police Command, for allegedly impregnating a student identified as Onah Chinyere and threatening her.

A petition from the family- lawyer to the female student led to the arrest of the lecturer. It read:

“It is our client’s instruction that she has been a student in the Archeology and Tourism Department, Faculty of Arts, University of Nigeria, Nsukka.

“According to her instructions, Dr. Odum Chigozie Jude is one of the lecturers in the said department.

“Our brief further showed that the said Dr. Odum Jude went and approached our client and demanded to be sleeping with her and threatened our client that if she refuses, she will never graduate from the said department.

“He further threatened her that he was a cultist while in school and that up till today he still has a good number of them under his payroll. He, therefore, warned our client to comply with his demands and requests in her own interest.

“Our information further showed that he called our client to his house and forcefully had sexual intercourse with her”.

Ondo CJ Under Investigation For Illegal Detention |The Source

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Olupelumi Fagboyegun

By Ayodele Oni

A relation of the Chief Judge of Ondo state, Justice Olanrewaju Akeredolu, has dragged her to the People’s court for, allegedly, detaining him for three years without trial.

Olupelumi Fagboyegun in a viral video cried out to President Muhammadu Buhari and Nigerians to come to his aid and set him free from an unending trial orchestrated by the Chief Judge.

“The Honourable Chief Justice of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I am calling you to, please, rescue me from the hands of the Ondo State Judiciary that is being run like a family affair that if you don’t know anybody you can not get justice.

“I have been living abroad for the past 30 years. I came on holiday to Nigeria to my father’s house because I share the same father with the Chief Judge of Ondo State , I was arrested at my father’s clave. I was locked up, charged with forceful entry into my father’s house.

“Even if I was convicted of this crime, it only carries one year prison penalty, but I have been in remand for the past three years .

“This case has been going on for the past three years because the Chief Judge is using her power to influence the judicial system, I have been unable to get justice.

“They have changed Judges five times, they have re-arraigned me five times, they have changed their charges five times, and up till today, February 15, 2021, that I am talking to you, the case is still pending. Please come and rescue me.

“The Ondo State Government cannot help me because the Ondo State Government is a family business,  Buhari help me from the hands of this woman to go back to my family, I want to go back to my children.

“I am a single parent. This woman is keeping me here for the past three years for coming to my father’s house. Please help me. I want to go back to my family.”

In a reaction through his Twitter handle, Governor Akeredolu said “I have instructed my AG to investigate the allegation.

“We will ensure the investigation is thorough, fair and transparent.”

In a statement, the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Sir Charles Titiloye, disclosed that the Department of Public Prosecution has been directed to, immediately, investigate the allegation made against the Chief Judge by his brother.

The Attorney General noted that the investigation into the matter will be thorough, fair and transparent in order to assure the public that Governor Akeredolu’s administration is determined to preserve the integrity of the Courts and the Judiciary and ensure that it remains the last hope of the common man.

The statement, signed by the personal assistant to the Attorney general, Adenike Akinbosade, claimed that AG’s office is yet to be briefed of the case, but has directed the Department of Public Prosecution in the Ministry of Justice to investigate the allegation contained on the online video clips and report back him within 24 hours.

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