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Thursday, 31 March 2016

Network of Crimes Perverts by FCT Ministers Children …How they Stash Stolen Billion of Naira in Unity Bank

Checks have revealed a disturbing trend that may ultimately expose the level of corruption within the Federal Capital Administration led by Alhaji Bala Mohammed. Two of the minister’s children, Shamushdeen and Ibrahim have allegedly stashed funds running into billions of naira in Unity Bank and another offshore account in Dubai.
Shamushdeen and Ibrahim, the first and second sons of the Minister, have proved right the sayings that ‘a crab doesn’t beget a bird’ with their display of corruption just like their father. The duo is notorious for harassing and obtaining contracts from Directors in the FCT using fronts and phony companies
The alleged network of crime perverted by the minister’s children includes running a huge network of friends who are involved in several shady deals: land scammers, contractors who pay huge sums into their bank accounts. It was gathered that directors in the ministry do not fail to carry out orders, usually requests for funds transfer, land allocation in choice places from the duo, Shamushdeen and Ibrahim.

Mahmond Ahmadu Is Not Wanted,Not By Interpol Or Metropolitan Police”– Wole Arisekola

Chairman, Association of Online Media Practitioners of Nigeria, AMPON has expressed his pains over the way and matter some media houses publish stories without proper investigations.
He voiced out his frustrations after a national newspaper published that Mahmood Ahmadu is one of those being investigated over the immigration recruitment that led to loss of lives in the past administration, which he described as total falsehood.
Wole Arisekola said, “Contrary to what was published in the said newspaper, Mahmond is not wanted and is not on the wanted list of Interpol and the Metropolitan Police”.

Tuesday, 29 March 2016

Dr. Tunji Braithwaite Dies At 82

With the passing on of  Dr. Tunji Braithwaite on Easter Monday, Nigeria has lost one of its most colourful politicians, foremost nationalist and legal luminary, consistent and progressive politician, elder statesmen and patriot. And understandably, the demise of the 82-year-old legal icon at St. Nicholas Hospital, which was confirmed by Olumide, his eldest, has thrown the nation into mourning.
Since the news of the death broke yesterday, tributes have continued to pour in from eminent personalities across the nation. Among those who have reacted to the demise of the founder of the National Advance Party (NAP) are politicians, activists and elder statesmen and they include Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, Chief Ken Nnamani, Governor Olusegun Mimiko, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, Prof. Pat Utomi, Balabe Nusa, Federick Fasuhun among others.

Thursday, 17 March 2016

Wednesday, 16 March 2016

House Committee Threatens MTN CEO With Arrest

The House of Representative Committee on Communications on Tuesday threatened to issue a bench warrant for the arrest of the Chief Executive Officer of MTN Nigeria Communications Limited, Mr. Ferdinand Moolman, if he fails to appear before the committee on its next adjourned date.
The next adjourned date is however yet to be decided on. The committee was peeved by the failure of Moolman to appear at yesterday meeting to which he had been invited to discuss the N1.04 trillion fine imposed on the telecommunications giant for failure to deactivate unregistered SIM cards as stipulated by regulations of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).

Why Fuel Scarcity May Persist – NUPENG

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has said that the ongoing fuel scarcity in the country may persist until the Federal Government takes effective action on petroleum products availability.
The declaration comes even as independent oil marketers and other private petroleum products operators insist that the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, is running a monopolistic system.

Tuesday, 15 March 2016

1 Year After Husband’s Death, Molade Okoya-Thomas’ Widow, Olivet Dies

Mrs Olivet Abosede Okoya-Thomas, the wife of late business mogul and industrialist, Chief Molade Alexander Okoya-Thomas, has passed on.
She died on Wednesday, March 2, 2016, following a protracted illness at her Victoria Island home. She was in her late 70s.

Olivet was until her death a businesswoman. Her last outing was at the first year remembrance of her late husband last February.