EXCLUSIVE: 2015 Polls: How Jonathan govt. used bullion vans to cart away N67.2bn cash from CBN

Former President Goodluck Jonathan authorised the withdrawal of a whopping N67.2 billion in cash money from the Central Bank of Nigeria between November 2014 and February 2015 for “special services,” PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report today.

The two cash withdrawals were made in the build up to the 2015 general elections.

Our sources said even more ‘curious’ large withdrawals were made from the bank during the period but we were unable to obtain documents to authenticate the claims.

JONATHAN CAN NOT BE SAID TO BE RICH — ALAMIEYESEIGHA

In his days as the governor of Bayelsa State, Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha, otherwise known as DSP, was fondly referred to as the Governor-General of Izon Nation, because he presided over the only state with entirely Ijaw extraction and was seen as the leader of the struggle for the proverbial Resource Control in the Niger Delta. But his popularity and political career was cut short when he was impeached towards the end of December 2005 and replaced by his then Deputy Governor, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, who later became Nigeria’s President following the death of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua in 2010.
DSP landed in prison and he was in a sordid state until his godson, Jonathan granted him state pardon, lifting him out of the political doldrums.

FRSC Identifies Overloading & Drinking-While-Driving As Basis For Major Road Crashes

 The Corps Marshal of the Road Safety Corps, Boboye Oyeyemi has identified overloading and drinking while driving as the basis for most road crashes in the Nigeria highways but expressed hope that the corps would leave up its expectation to stem the tide.

He made this known at the 2015 end of the year road safety sensitization workshop tagged: Ember Month Operation Sanity: Driving safely into Year 2016, in Onitsha, Anambra state, stressed the need for motorists to abstain from drinking of alcohol while driving.

Anambra’s Fiscal Engineering Example

By Ifeanyi Afuba

Nigeria’s 36 states find themselves in a predicament today as centres of development without the requisite empowerment for driving economic growth. In theory, Nigeria is a federal state composed of coordinate central and provincial governments but in reality, the states are inferior entities to the federal government. By fiat of military decrees, the states became divested of ownership of the mineral resources in their territories, thus making the country an oddity of a federal state. Hangover from military rule has not afforded the political class recognition of the urgency for fiscal federalism. It is a measure of our unitary mindset that in 16 years of democracy since 1999, the country still operates a feudal revenue formula that allocates 52 percent of national revenue to the federal government at the expense of 36 states. The marginalisation of states in revenue allocation is however compounded by the volatility of other contending socio - economic forces.   

Ex-Minister, Nebo Backs Buhari on Anti-Corruption War

Abuchi Onwumelu, Awka

Former Nigerian Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo has thrown his weight behind President Mohammadu Buhari’s anti corruption war, economic reforms and development in the country, especially on the public sector financial management and the single treasury account policy for government revenue generating units.

FINANCE, POWER AND ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, TOP CHALLENGES FACING SMES IN NIGERIA

Online shopping community, Kaymu, has narrowed the top three challenges facing small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria down to insufficient access to finance, unstable power supply and economic instability.

Kaymu obtained this data from a survey carried out at on entrepreneurs at the recently concluded Entrepreneurs Club which had over 200 entrepreneurs in attendance.

Assets declaration: Tribunal orders Saraki’s arrest over non-appearance

 Justice Danladi Umar of the Code of Conduct Tribunal on Friday in Abuja ordered a bench warrant against the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, for failing to appear and answer charges over alleged false declaration of assets.

The judge specifically ordered the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase or other security agencies to arrest Saraki and produce him in court on Monday to take plea in the 13-count charge slammed on him by the Federal Government.

Assembly Urges Obiano to Provide Emergency Ambulances in Strategic Locations

 

Anambra State House of Assembly has passed a motion urging the State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano to direct the State Ministry of Health and other Agencies to provide emergency ambulances at strategic junctions and locations throughout the state.
Www.abuchionwumelu.com reports that the motion, which was moved by the member representing Aguata 1 constituency, Hon. Ikechukwu Umeh received overwhelming support from members who argued that there was need for the ambulances as it will help to provide on the spot first aid and assistance to victims and reduce number of deaths, especially in the ember months.
The motion also urged the governor to direct the state ministry of health and transport to provide adequate professional manpower for effective utilisation of the ambulances.

Government at all Levels Charges to Include the Plights of Sicklers in the 2016 Budget as Anambra State Celebrates Sickle Cell Anemia Patients

  

Government at all Levels Charges to Include the Plights of Sicklers in the 2016 Budget as Anambra State Celebrates Sickle Cell Anemia Patients

 The words “joy and sense of belonging” best described the mood of sickle cell anemia patients in Anambra State and its environs on Saturday, September12, 2015 as people from all walks of life converged on the headquarters of Anambra Broadcasting Service (ABS) Awka in commemoration of the hidden treasures (sicklers).

UNIZIK ,THE FRAUD AND THE CONSPIRACY !!! by MAZI ODERA

                                  

It's on record that since the new VC MR AHANEKU JOSEPH EMEREMMADU took over the affairs of UNIZIK he has been carrying out ANTI ANAMBRA AGENDA as maybe designed by his masters from IMO STATE or those ANTI ANAMBRA MASQURADES .

Check the students he gave admission into UNIZIK ,more than 80% are from IMO STATE ,then see the latest POST UME for admission into the School ..

[1] They configured the Computers which they used to shut down mid -exam for any candidate that hails from ANAMBRA STATE .

Late Prof. Dora Akunyili's Life Speaks Loud About Her Even After Her Death - Bishop Ezeokafor ... Urges Christians to be Prepared to Die for Others

 

BY ABUCHI ONWUMELU, AWKA

The Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, His Lordship Most Rev. Paulinus Ezeokafor on Saturday 5 September, 2015, called on Christians to be prepared to die for others in order to have access to deeper and fuller life

Bishop Ezeokafor who made the call while delivering a homily at pontifical High Mass to commemorate the one year in mind of late Prof. Dora Akunyili,
held at Women's Development Centre, Awka.

AS ANAMBRA WALKS TO HONOR SICKLE CELL PATIENTS ...I AM BORN ANEW TODAY -SICKLE SOLDIERS COORDINATOR

                

Awka, the ANAMBRA state capital took her routine Saturday physical workout to another dimension on September 12, as Anambra Broadcasting Service Management led all the who's who in the state on a Walk in Honor of those living with Sickle Cell Disorder. The walk which was tagged 'ANAMBRA Walks to Life' commenced around 6:30am at ABS complex as the more than 500-man caravan comprising the state's Honourable Commissioner for Health, Dr Joe Akabuike, Mr Uche Nworah, the Managing Director of ABS, Hon. Pharm. Obinna Emenaka, honourable member of the state house of Assembly, members of ABS management crew and other media houses,

representatives from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency,NDLEA, representatives of the wife of the governor and the Commissioner for women Affairs, an Ambulance, many members of the Red Cross and Federal Road Safety Commission took to the street bearing banners announcing the need to care for Sickle cell patients and prevent further production of Sickle Cell babies. The troupe went through Unizik- Arthur Eze Avenue, Eke Awka and through Jet Filling station and finally ended up at ABS complex for the ceremony proper.

Obi, Obiano Media War: Bishop Ezeokafor Sues for Peace ...Charges Them to Rein in Their Supporters

BY ABUCHI ONWUMELU, AWKA

The Catholic bishop of Awka Diocese, His Lordship Most Rev. Paulinus Ezeokafor has finally broken his long awaited silence over the social media war involving the supporters of the immediate past governor of Anambra State, Chief Sir Peter Obi and his successor, Chief Willie Obiano, noting that the duo's silence over the unwarranted mudslinging can be construed as tacit approval by them

Bishop Ezeokafor who stated this at St. Patrick's Catholic Cathedral, Awka while fielding questions from newsmen,

Protests as Lacasera sacks 700 workers

Scores of workers at Lacasera Company Plc staged a protest on Monday in Lagos, moments after about 700 workers received their sack letters, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.

The company, however, described the protest as an invasion of its premises by “hoodlums.’’

EFCC Investigates Nigeria Immigration Job Scandal

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has reopened investigations into the Nigerian Immigration Service recruitment tragedy in 2014, which led to the death of 19 young job seekers, The PUNCH learnt on Monday.

Operatives of the anti-graft agency on Monday quizzed the immediate past Comptroller General of the NIS, Mr. David Paradang, for over seven hours. Paradang was asked questions about the N555m said to have been collected from applicants who participated in the 2014 exercise.

Nigeria Notoriuos Drug Baron Dies In 37 Military Hospital Ghana

The 55-year-old Nigerian, Ambrose Okeke Infedilichukwe, arrested on Thursday at the Kotoka International Airport Ghana,  for swallowing pellets of powdered substances suspected to be cocaine has died.

He died on Saturday evening after going through surgery at the 37 Military Hospital where he expelled 46 of the pellets.

He had earlier confessed to officials of the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) during interrogation that he swallowed the substance to be delivered to somebody for a fee of $6,000.

List of 19 Substantive Miisterial List President Buhari Forward To DSS For Screening

There are strong indications that the Department of State Service, (DSS) has completed a screening process for some of the ministerial nominees to make up the cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Among the list of those who were said to have been screened by the DSS are, former presidential candidate, Prof. Pat Utomi, Femi Falana (SAN), a former Governor of Osun State, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, a former finance commissioner in Lagos State, Mr. Wale Edun and Former Managing Director of Nigerian Breweries Limited, Mr. Festus Odimegwu.