Singer Davido, who is currently in the U.S for his music tour, took to Snapchat to reveal that he could not make it to his show in Colorado last night, because he was ”Dammy Kraned” and was stuck at the airport for 5 hours. He wrote:
”Damn they almost Dammy Kraned me Smh
Can’t make the show in Colorado tonight!! We were at the airport for 5 hours. I’m so sorry!! It was out of our hands and there was nothing we could do. I will do all I can to make it up to you guys… God bless.
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45 year old Mishack Arie was allegedly caught raping a 7-year-old girl in igbomotoru 1 community, Southern Ijaw Local Government area of Bayelsa state.
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Ibrahim Magu
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has finally made the details of the high profile cases being handled by the anti-corruption agency available to the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice based on request.
According to PUNCH, sources at the commission told our correspondent that the list sent to the AGF’s office a fortnight ago, comprised 103 high-profile cases.
Those on the list, it was learnt, include top-ranking judicial officers, including a justice of the Supreme Court, a judge of the Federal High Court, and a sacked justice of the Court of Appeal.
None of the judicial officers currently being prosecuted across the country is on the list.
Also on the list are some former governors, one of whom is currently serving as a minister the President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet, and others serving their terms in the Senate.
Other politically-exposed persons named in the list are some former ministers, senators and some persons being investigated for the $2.1bn arms purchase scam.
Although, the sources refused to reveal the identities of the high-profile suspects on the list because of “possible negative implications such revelation could have on ongoing investigations”, they informed newsmen that the cases were at various stages.
Investigations were said to have been completed in majority of the cases while investigation was stalled in some of them due to “disappearance” of the suspects from Nigeria.
“Some of the cases are still at intelligence-gathering stage, while some are at investigation stage.
“There are some that are the stage of charges being drafted while some are already ongoing in court but foot-dragging,” a source at the EFCC told Journalists.
It was reported in July 2016, that the AGF had written separate letters to the EFCC and the ICPC requesting the case-files of 31 former governors being investigated or prosecuted by the anti-corruption agencies.
On the list then, were the names of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki (who is a former Governor of Kwara State); a former Governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Sheriff; and Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio (who is a former governor of Akwa Ibom State).
The list also contained the names of ex-governors Orji Uzor Kalu (Abia); Chimaroke Nnamani (Enugu); Saminu Turaki (Jigawa); Sule Lamido (Jigawa); and Joshua Dariye (Plateau).
Others are, former governors Ahmed Yerima (Zamfara); Gabriel Suswam (Benue); James Ibori (Delta); Martin Elechi (Ebonyi); Danjuma Goje (Gombe) and Murtala Nyako (Adamawa), Ikedi Ohakim (Imo) and Peter Odili (Rivers).
It was learnt that the request by the AGF’s office was recently updated with the inclusion of the names of other politically-exposed persons such as the Senator representing Anambra North, Stella Oduah.
Special Assistant to the President on Prosecutions and Chairman of the newly-constituted Recovery of Public Property Panel, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla, in an interview with newsmen, confirmed that the AGF’s office had received the list from the EFCC but refused to give details.
Obono-Obla, who works under the AGF, said the ICPC would send its list to the AGF when the new chairman of the commission is inaugurated.
Obono-Obla, had in an interview with Journalists in July this year, said the EFCC and the ICPC were not cooperating with the AGF, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN).
He noted that many of the cases against some former governors being handled by the EFCC and the ICPC had been stalled at investigation stage for over 10 years.
He said both the EFCC and the ICPC defied the AGF’s request for the duplicate case-files of the high-profile cases being handled by the agencies.
He said, “Although, the Attorney-General of the Federation has the power under both the constitution and the administration of the Criminal Justice Act 2015 to make a request of any case file that is pending either with the police, the ICPC, EFCC or any of the prosecuting agencies, we met a brick wall when we requested the case- files of the high-profile cases and former governors from the EFCC and the ICPC.
“They are not cooperating with us and we cannot use a whip to start beating them, but I expect that the rules of public service require that if letters are written by the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation, those letters should be honoured. They don’t want to work with the office of the AGF.”
In an interview with newsmen on Thursday, Obono-Obla confirmed that the EFCC had now yielded to the AGF’s request.
“They are cooperating. They have sent the details of the cases we requested to us,” the presidential aide said.
When asked whether the AGF will by its action take over the prosecution of the cases from the EFCC, Obono-Obla said the AGF’s request was in line with constitutional and statutory provisions conferring on the AGF the supervisory authorities over the EFCC and other anti-corruption agencies.
He said, “The essence of getting the file was not to take up the prosecution. The essence is in line with the law that says the Attorney-General of the Federation is the chief prosecutor of the country.
“All those agencies are under the Office of Attorney-General of the Federation. So, we have to know what they are doing.
“We have to see what they are doing, so that if they are not doing the right thing we will advise them accordingly. The office of the AGF is as old as this country; the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation is as old as the country.
“These are some of the oldest institutions in this country. They have a lot of experiences.”
When asked to give the details of the list received from the EFCC, he said, “I don’t want to go into the details for now. At the appropriate time, we will let you know what we have seen and what we are going to do.”
He insisted that there was no face-off between the AGF and the EFCC, describing the alleged bickering between the two agencies as “a misconception.”
He said, “There can’t be any question about the powers of the Attorney-General of the Federation.
“So, there can’t be any conflict between the AGF and the EFCC, which is an agency under the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation.
“It is the law, it is clear. If you look at section 43 of the EFCC Act, it says the Attorney-General of the Federation has the powers to make the rules and regulations for the EFCC.
“There is no doubt that the EFCC is under the AGF. So there cannot be a conflict between the master and the servant, let me put it that way.”
When reminded of his earlier claim that both the EFCC and the ICPC were not cooperating with the AGF, Obono-Obla said, “Yes, I said so initially, but they are cooperating now because they now know that the law is very clear and that there is what we call EFCC enforcement regulation which was made by the office of the AGF pursuant to section 43 of the EFCC Act.
“Also in the constitutional provision, section 150(1) of the constitution, section 174(1) of the constitution, sections 105 to 106 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, it is very clear that the AGF is the chief prosecutor of the federation and the EFCC is under him.”
He said there was no pressure from higher authorities before the EFCC submitted the details requested to the AGF’s office.
According to him, the EFCC only realised that they had to obey the AGF as stipulated by law.
The presidential aide said, “The law is clear. I don’t think there had to be any superior intervention. I have mentioned the constitution, the administration of Criminal Justice Act and the EFCC Act.
“The laws are very clear that they have to comply with the request of the AGF. The AGF can request files from any law enforcement agency in Nigeria and the law enforcement agency is obliged to comply.”
Denying any face-off between the AGF and the EFCC, he said it probably took the anti-corruption agency so long to respond to the AGF’s request because of the number of cases spanning over a decade that had to be compiled by the agency.
He said, “Well, they have not refused (to comply), we have the details from them now. Maybe they were taking their time. As I told you before, most of these cases are old cases from 2003 to 2004.
“So, if you make a request, it will take them time to put all the cases together. But as I told you, there cannot be any question of, they not obeying us. They cannot afford not to obey the Attorney-General of the Federation.”
Attempts to speak with the Spokesman for the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, proved abortive as his telephone lines were switched off while the Acting Chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, did not respond to calls made by our correspondent.
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Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar said this when the world Igbo union leader, Dr. Mishack Nnanta, accompanied by resident Igbo chiefs, paid sallah homage to him at his palace.
“If anybody or group of persons plans negative attack on Igbo, he or they should attack me first because I am against the so-called ultimatum issued by the Arewa youths that Igbo should leave the north,” he said.
Abubakar observed that “restructuring” to his understanding does not mean galvanizing or dividing Nigeria, but making “adjustments here and there for equal accommodation of all and sundry in Nigeria for equity and fair play religiously, socially and economically.”
He further observed that the agitation by some people for disintegration “cannot solve any of the problems facing the country” and that “dividing it into many parts is not the solution for the married of problems bedevilling the nation because this will lead to towns and villages clamouring to become independent.”
He suggested that the way forward was a round-table dialogue and not carrying arms which would never lead to peace.
Agreeing that there were genuine complaints that border on marginalisation, the Sultan however said that the way out was peaceful resolution.
He blamed the nation’s politicians for most of the problems faced by Nigerians saying.
“They come to you during campaigns, promise you heaven in your house, air conditions on all roads and milk entering your mouth hourly without any effort from you. As soon as they win and go to Abuja, they start planning comfort for themselves while those from the rural areas move to state capitals, abandoning those who voted them,” he lamented.
Nnanta earlier said that Igbo were peace-loving Nigerians whose stalk-in-trading was engaging in their businesses.
“Igbo cannot leave peacefully in isolation from Nigeria. They should work towards ensuring proper integration, reconstruction as promised by Gen. Yakubu Gowon. They may agitate for creation of more states in the South-East to meet up with other geopolitical zones of the country,” he said.
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A commercial bus driver reportedly died Saturday morning in auto crash involving a tanker laden with ethanol and the bus he drove.
The accident occurred at Ayetoro axis along the ever busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The tanker was travelling outside Lagos while the Mazda commercial bus was Lagos bound.
The Public Relations Officer, Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, Babatunde Akinbiyi, said the driver of the tanker with the number plate AKD 650 XQ was speeding, and he lost control, causing the DAF tanker to hit a barrier, and rammed into the bus going to Lagos, with the number plate BWR 515 XA.
He said only the driver of the bus was presumed dead.
He said,” The accident occurred at exactly 9.25am at Ayetoro axis along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
“The driver of a tanker laden with ethanol caused the accident. He was travelling outside Lagos, and due to speeding he veered off his lane and faced the oncoming Mazda commercial bus, leading to head on collision.
“The driver of the commercial bus died instantly. The accident caused gridlock around this axis of the ever busy highway.
“TRACE and Federal Road Safety Corps personnel and policemen are on ground to ensure smooth flow of traffic.”
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President Muhammadu Buhari has, again on Saturday, said Nigerians have the constitutional right to live, work and raise their families in any part of the country without restrictions.
According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President spoke while receiving the Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masari, at his country home in Daura, Katsina State as part of the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations.
Buhari was said to have reiterated that the Federal Government would guarantee the security of everyone in the country, and ensure protection of all from any harassment by reasons of their states of origin, tribes or ethnic backgrounds.
“Every Nigerian has a right to live, work and thrive in any part of the country, irrespective of their backgrounds,” the President was quoted as saying.
Masari was said to have told journalists after the meeting that Buhari had brought honour and pride to his home state by living a life of integrity, fairness and kindness to all.
The governor noted that the President’s leadership style had attracted positive global attention to the state, and the country, praying that God would continue to grant him good health.
Masari was accompanied on the visit by the Emir of Daura, Alhaji Faruk Umar Faruk, and members of his cabinet.
Meanwhile, the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has called Buhari on the telephone to congratulate him on his recovery from the medical condition that kept him out of the country for 104 days.
Shehu, disclosed this in a separate statement made available to journalists on Saturday.
He said during the telephone conversation, the two leaders also discussed at length, the forthcoming 9th Summit of D8, in October in Istanbul.
He said Erdogan invited Buhari to the summit.
The statement read, “President Muhammadu Buhari continues to receive felicitations from prominent personalities and leaders across the world following his remarkable recovery from the medical condition that took him abroad.
“The latest leader to call is Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the President of Turkey who congratulated the President on his recovery.”
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