Buhari's aide speaks about N3trn saved from TSA

 

 More than N3 trillion has been saved by the federal government from the Treasure Single Account (TSA) – President Buhari will be spending the N3trn saved from TSA on projects in 2016 to cushion economic hardship – Contractors will benefit from the current approach of the administration on contracts as opposed to previous governments The presidency said the federal government had saved more than N3 trillion from the Treasure Single Account (TSA).

Man allegedly caught stealing 'manhood' in the market

 

A man allegedly received the beating of his life for stealing another man’s ‘manhoood’ in Abuja Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Untitled (29) According to Daily Trust, the suspect was thoroughly beaten up at the Madalla market in Abuja, after he ‘stole’ another man’s manhood on Thursday at about 2:14pm. The suspect was saved from receiving jungle justice at the hands of an angry mob, by members of the Madalla market vigilante group.

What has become of Abacha's loot?

 

 The late General Sani Abacha was Nigeria’s military head of state from from 1993 to 1998. Abacha, who ruled Nigeria for five years after a 1993 coup, is believed to have stolen $4.3bn while in office. After his death, the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo implicated Abacha and his family in a wholesale looting of Nigeria’s funds. The Nigerian government asked Switzerland to help it recover $2.2bn that he was said to have stashed in European bank accounts. In this piece the writer, Sonala Olumhense, questions if the loot stolen by Abacha while he was the military head of state has either been saved, spent or stolen urging Nigerians to ask what has become of the funds. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Late Sani Abacha Late Sani Abacha Former Nigeria leader Olusegun Obasanjo has explained what became of the funds recovered from Nigeria’s best advertised kleptocrat, General Sani Abacha. Calling the court of law and Nigerians who want to know what he did with the money he recovered, “stupid,” he dignified his critics with some wisdom last week. “I don’t keep account,” he said. “All Abacha loots were (sic) sent to Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and every bit of it was reported to Minister of Finance…If they want to know what happened to the money, they should call CBN governor or call the Minister of Finance!” Let’s take a look at the timeline of the Abacha loot To begin with, here is a general timeline of the Abacha loot story: – May 29, 1999: Obasanjo takes office

Nigeria terror leader Shekau reappears looking defeated: is the end near for Boko Haram?

A military source in the Borno state capital, Maiduguri, in northeast Nigeria, told AFP: “Watching Shekau in this video, the message is clear: the game is over.

“For this arrogant and boastful terrorist to speak in such a meek and subdued tone shows he has been trounced beyond his imagination.

“It is a farewell video.”

Unlike messages from the Islamists at the end of 2014 and start of 2015, which were slickly edited and closely resembled those of the Islamic State group, the new video was poorly shot.

It was also posted on YouTube rather than via Twitter accounts linked to IS supporters and websites used by fellow jihadists, which had become Boko Haram’s preferred medium of communication.

The bearded Shekau, who looked thin, spoke to his followers in front of a lime green background, with the Boko Haram black flag superimposed in crude graphics.

He also makes no mention of the Islamic State or Islamic State in West Africa province (ISWAP) and uses the group’s original name “Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad” or “People committed to the propagation of the Prophet’s teachings and jihad”.

There was no indication of when or where the video was shot and Nigeria’s military said it was trying to determine its authenticity.

Buhari vows to end mass killing, abduction of Nigerians

President Muhammadu Buhari today promised that mass killings of innocent Nigerians, abductions and other criminal atrocities would soon become history in the country.

The president made the pledge in his Easter message to the nation.

He said that his administration was determined to achieve peace and security across the nation by ending the avoidable conflicts and crises that hindered national progress.

He explained that already, the nation’s security apparatus were being reformed and empowered to win the war against terrorism and other criminal activities across the country.

He stressed that the unfortunate incidents in recent years involving the wanton shedding of the blood of men, women and children in frequent orgies of criminal, political, ethnic and religious violence had become embarrassing and unacceptable.

Undergraduate turns millionaire overnight

A 400 level theatre arts student of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Janet Abiodun Lawal recently won the sum of 1 million naira from Palmchat’s #CrazySelfie competition.
The competition which ran between December 2015 and January 2016 took place on the Palmchat app and witnessed several entries from participants who were required to take selfies with funny gestures. The individual with the highest likes and shares was to be crowned the winner.
Afmobi Nigeria, owners of Palmchat and Palmplay announced Lawal as winner of the #crazyselfie competition at the award ceremony which held at the Palmchat office in Ikeja.
According to Yemisi Oluwaseun, Business Development Manager, Palmchat, “apart from creating awareness for the Palmchat app, the competition was also a way of giving value to the users the idea behind the competition, was to empower young Nigerians to create new social experience through building fun and rewarding social networks,” she said.
On winning the competition, the overjoyed Lawal said, “The money received would go a long way in furthering my education and bring me closer to my dream of helping make Nigeria a better country”.

Father rapes 12-yr-old daughter in Bayelsa, aborts pregnancy

 
 AT 12, the world of Queen (surname withheld) has literally turned upside down. Her dreams are crumbling as she undergoes medical treatment owing to alleged abuse by her father, Bamekpa.

Her injuries are serious enough to warrant urgent surgery in one of the hospitals in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.

Queen is no doubt in pains. At a point, she bled profusely from her private part. Her father, who hails from Imiringi, Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, allegedly started to defile her at the age of 11.

He was alleged to have serially raped and eventually impregnated her. Then he forced her to abort a four-month-old pregnancy through a crude process that currently threatens her life.

Manchester City will face French champions Paris St-Germain in their first Champions League quarter-final.

 

City, the sole English club remaining in the competition, avoided incoming manager Pep Guardiola's Bayern Munich and holders Barcelona, who have knocked them out in the past two seasons.

Barca face Spanish rivals Atletico Madrid, Bayern meet Benfica, while Real Madrid take on Wolfsburg.

The quarter-finals will take place on 5-6 April and 12-13 April.

Saraki loses again as CCT affirms jurisdiction

 

The Code of Conduct Tribunal on Thursday dismissed the motion by the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, seeking to quash the 13 counts of false and anticipatory asset declaration preferred against him.

The Danladi Umar-led tribunal resolved all the issues raised by the Senate President against him and affirmed that it had jurisdiction to hear the case.

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