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President Muhammadu Buhari today, August 4, sought the approval of $75 million credit facilities from the world bank for Edo state.
The letter read: “I am writing to seek the consideration from the National Assembly of the Republic of Nigeria, an approval for the request from Edo state government to obtain a $75m credit facility from the World Bank.
“You may wish to know that the World Bank had approved a development policy program for the total sum of 225million dollars to Edo state government 2012 to be implemented in three tranches of 75millon per annum.
“The first tranch was approved by the national assembly in the 2012/2014 federal government external ruling borrowing plan. The DPO has since been successful implemented by the state in 2014. Following this success, the bank’s board of executive directors approved the second tranch.  
“On April 29 2015, the DPO too was captured in the federal government external borrowing plan of 2014/2017 which is pending with the national assembly.
“It is for the above reason that i seek your favour to facilitate the consideration and approval of the development policy operation 2 loan of 75 million to enable the state to consolidate on the gains of the first tranch of the operation DPO 1. 
“Your excellency, its instructive to mention that Edo state has informed me that the key programme objectives of the DPO are already beginning to show in terms of increased influence of private investment to the state.
“In closed private sector employment opportunities and increased internally generated revenues, an accelerated approval of this request will help to sustain this gains.
“I look forward distinguished senate president to the usual kind expeditions consideration of the above request by the senate.
“This letter supersedes HCF/3143/t/137 of 28 July 2015. Please accept as usual your assurances of my highest regards.”
The letter was read on the floor of the upper chamber by the Senate president, Bukola Saraki, after which the Senate moved to a closed door session to deliberate on the appointment of the service chiefs recently appointed by President Buhari.
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During their reign on the Sunset Strip, '80s metal tribute rockers Steel Panther have shared the stage with an undeniably stellar assortment of performers, serving up countless covers over the years -- some rendered flawlessly; others, not so much. Either way, it's always a spectacle when these bawdy, big-haired boys take the stage and invite famous guests to join in on the good dirty fun.
And headbanging fans with great expectations for Steel Panther's final show Monday night at Los Angeles's House of Blues Sunset Strip, before the 21-year-old venue is razed to make room for condo and hotel developments, were not disappointed. Steel Panther bid farewell to the beloved club with a procession of all-star sit-ins, culminating in a freaky family affair featuring frequent Panther guest Billy Ray Cyrus and his notorious daughter, the one and only Miley Cyrus.
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Miley hadn’t planned on performing, but when the band prodded her from the stage, encouraging the crowd to chant, “MILEY SING!” over and over again, she just couldn’t say no, joining in on a rousing singalong of Def Leppard’s “Pour Some Sugar on Me.”

While her Panther performance wasn't nearly as racy as her infamous 2013 MTV Video Music Awards appearance or her own concerts, Miley was definitely a dynamic and shameless stage presence once she got into it, hamming it up and grinding on bassist Lexxi Foxx as well as crooning the track’s chorus with frontman Michael Starr and her dad, although she disappointingly refrained from taking the lead on any of the verses.
At least her father took powerful lead on his own number, Billy Idol’s “Rebel Yell,” a song he’s done with the band before and clearly has down. He added a subtle Southern rock flair and ferocious growl to the new wave staple that was a long, long way from "Achy Breaky Heart."

Before the Cyruses, other special guests included Extreme’s Nuno Bettencourt, Dane Cook on Van Halen's “Panama,” *NSYNC's Joey Fatone on an amusingly reworked Tom Petty cover called “Free Ballin',” and crowd-pleasing comedy rockers Ninja Sex Party.




Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger and adult film star Ron Jeremy were also in the audience, and as is often Panther’s shtick, both were called out and publicly mocked. Jeremy took the bait at the end of the night and hopped onstage to played harmonica with the band for a brief moment, though this was anti-climactic (no pun intended) after the Billy Ray and Miley's crazy cameo.
Steel Panther savored their goodbye moment at the end sans any guests, however, singing an original song as a dizzying amount of blue confetti flew about the room. The entire night was heavy on their repertoire of raucous and risqué originals, including “Fat Girl,” “Asian Hooker” and “Gloryhole,” during which they did their own version of a balloon drop, releasing dozens of blow-up dolls into the crowd. 
The House of Blues may be leaving the Sunset Strip, but rest assured, there are still plenty of HoBs across the country where Steel Panther and Friends can continue to rock out until a new L.A. location is established (Vegas being the most obvious fit for the band’s glitz and glam). Whatever direction the guys decide to head in, their historic final show at the Hollywood House of Blues won't be forgotten any time soon. What Steel Panther do may be parody, but Monday night was no joke.

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The daughter of a former governor of Oyo state governor who is known for her controversial stand on issues is at it again. 
Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo has joined her voice to that of people calling for the legalisation of gay marriage.
On this she has criticized the ongoing onslaught of the Nigerian Homosexual law giving hard prison penalties to Nigerians who are just being themselves.
Below is a press statement sent out by her:
“The Nigerian government and lawmakers have given themselves the license to represent the people stating that God does not endorse homosexuality. God also does not endorse hate, ritualism, rape, polygamy, suicide bombing girls and baby factories” she said.
It is simply hatred. Asked why she never follows her fans on twitter, she blamed it on homophobia stating that she does not follow hate and all Nigerians are “hell bent” on homophobia.
Omololu-Olunloyo also wants the government to know that President Buhari’s visit to the United States should have addressed this law and not brushed it aside with American President Obama.
“America is not telling us to legalize gay marriage, they are only telling us that when you have law abiding citizens going about their own business not bothering anyone, they should not be scrutinized and stripped of their rights of being themselves.”
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She also wrote on her twitter handle @HNNAfrica that Uganda dropped their anti-gay law after four months and she hoped that one day Nigeria will do the same.
“It’s very costly economically for a country like ours with no jobs for youth. We can never be chosen to host the Olympics, World Cup and other global events for this reason. We can’t be a host country to anything and already our image as one of the African countries promoting such hate is tarnished.”
Omololu-Olunloyo also spoke about last week’s denouncing of homophobia by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who lashed out at the stabbing attack at an Israeli Gay Pride rally injuring teens. Netanyahu stated that he will continue to lead his country against hatred and homophobia. Israel ironically is a country Nigerians flock to for their annual Christian pilgrimages.
“Contrary to popular belief, God does not hate gays” she said and “does not call anyone with a generic name “ as she cited a pro-gay tweet by Pope Francis.
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She advised Nigerian lawmakers to listen to the strong messages President Barack Obama delivered at the African Union Summit about African leaders with anti-gay laws during his trip to Kenya and Ethiopia in July 2015. According to her, “Hate should never reign in Nigeria”.
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Following the moves of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against daughter of ex-president Umaru Yar’Adua, former First Lady, Turai, visited ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo.
Businessman Kenny Martins reportedly made the entourage of the former First Lady to Obasanjo’s residence.
She met behind closed doors with former president for more than an hour before leaving in a convoy of three cars, Premium Times said.
 
It’s the first visit of Mrs. Yar’Adua to ex-Nigerian leader since her husband died in office in 2010 after long illness.
According to sources she thanked Obasanjo for finding her late husband a worthy successor, and begged to him to forgive her and her family for whatever wrong was done to him during Mr. Yar’Adua’s term.
Former First Lady also asked Obasanjo to succeed on President Muhammadu Buhari not to harass or persecute her family members or those who worked with her husband.
“She specifically intimated the former President of the ongoing probe of one of her daughters, Zainab, by the EFCC. She believed it is a witch-hunt, a ploy by the Buhari government to get at her family,” he said.
An assistant of former president confirmed the visit.
“It is true that she visited on Saturday. I don’t know exactly what she discussed with Baba (Obasanjo). But I think it is safe to say she came to greet him and discuss issues relevant to the two families,” he said.
It would be recalled that tover supposed N2billion fraud did during her husband’s term as governor.
When she appeared on July 27 at commission, investigators said she was settled administrative bail on health grounds and asked to return on a future date.
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A Nigerian internet fraudster, Samuel Johnson, popularly known as the ‘king of dating’ has come out to make shocking confessions about his journey to being a fraudster.
According to a report by freelance Nigerian journalist, Ihechukwu Njoku, Johnson made these shocking confessions at the Synagogue Church of  All Nations. The Edo-state born fraudster revealed how he has perfected the act of  online manipulation, his journey into advanced internet scamming began in The University of Port Harcourt after he joined the ‘Black-Axe’ cult.
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“I followed them into a very thick forest during the night of initiation,” the young man narrated. He was just 19 years old at the time. “We reached a place where there was a candle and a coffin encircled by 50 young men. They tortured us with canes until we started bleeding. They then cut my tongue on a razor blade and gave me something to drink.”
The quiet, intelligent student changed drastically from that day onward. “It was like I had two people living inside me,” he recalled. “I became very aggressive. I had this strength to want to steal and started stealing from people. I also started smoking and drinking excessively. Anytime I drank, it’s like I became stronger.”
A cult friend into online fraud, popularly known as 419, soon egged him into joining. However, for Samuel, there was a strange, spiritual element to his deceptive tricks. “There was a spirit inside me that kept teaching me. I was not just any fraudster; I learned it from meditating on it. It was inbuilt. Even if I walked into a room and money was kept there, I would know where to find it.”
Starting by procuring foreign sim-cards from UK and USA so as to deceive potential victims, Samuel specifically targeted wealthy foreign ladies in North America. “I had pictures and pre-recorded videos of a white man. There is software which will replay these videos on Skype. So, if I am Skyping with you, you will not see my present self – you would see this video on a webcam. I had about 20 different videos with the same white man and I had created stories behind each clip. When I showed my victims, they all believed it was real.”
Johnson explained Facebook was the easiest way to attract prospective ‘customers’ and he had fixed a fake profile using the same pictures in the doctored videos he owned. “I would tell them I was an engineer who worked and lived in London, that I am rich and wealthy. I wouldn’t tell them I’m not rich; it was the money I used to drag them towards me.”
Johnson explained how he used his boast of huge wealth to lull victims into a false sense of security. “Sometimes I would ask them to help me look for a property agent to buy a house. I would tell them I am ready to pay for the house as soon as I come. I would send them a fake e-ticket and tell them I would be arriving in two weeks. I even had a pre-recorded video of a 12 year old girl who I pretended was my daughter. I had this assistant who would help me in speaking like a small girl. There is no way you would see that video on Skype and not believe it is real. They buy into it immediately. That was how I was able to draw them to get money from them.”
To gain added confidence, Samuel would ensure an emotional attachment was fostered. “You make it look real. I would send them gifts – rings, champagne, credit cards to shop. We would have ‘phone sex’ to draw their attention even more – that is how they believed. Sometimes, I could be talking to 10 different women simultaneously and I never forgot their names.”
Once such naïve trust was established, extorting money was relatively easy, the former fraudster explained. “I would tell them to contact my bank. Once they give me their details, I would make a fake wire transfer. They would see the money moving into their account. When it stops, I would tell them that they have to contact the bank and pay the ‘cost of transfer’.”
The expert duper would even go to the extent of getting personal bank details of his foreign victims, and then call their bank pretending to be an owner of the account, change information and request for a huge loan.
Money flowed freely. “I could make $30,000, $80,000 – even $250,000 on a single victim. I was living in very luxurious and expensive hotels. I moved to Omole Phase One, Ikeja and lived in an apartment for which I paid N1.5m every year. I bought all my properties in one day. I was lavishing it. I would buy Hennessy every day. I had to drink. The thing is – I needed to alcohol in order for me to perform,” he recounted.
Johnson explained that his preferred victims were those who were high-ranking, intelligent professionals. “We preferred people who were educated – people that would say, ‘It is not possible for me to be scammed’. I attacked lawyers through Yellow Pages in USA. I would tell the lawyer that someone owes me money from Michigan and the person is living in Alaska. The person the lawyer would contact in Alaska would be me also. Once he talked to this ‘person’, I would say, ‘I really owe him money and I want to pay back $300,000’. I would send the lawyer a cheque and once I sent it, they would not find out from the bank if the cheque was real; they would just deposit it.”
Johnson gained such a reputation for his scamming tricks that he began teaching others, even foreigners. “I had many boys that I was training. They called me the ‘king of dating’ because I always got what I wanted. Sometimes I would be invited to Benin or Lagos to teach fraud. I even trained grown men who were 40 to 45 years old. Some were not even black or Nigerian; some where white. They called themselves diplomats but carried fake money.”
With the words, ‘Money; power; respect’ tattooed on Samuels’ arm, it served as a constant reminder of his mission. “That was the law I lived under,” he explained. “Sometimes, if I had emotions towards the people I was defrauding, this tattoo would remind me of why I entered this business in the first place. I would say there was no mercy.”
Samuel said he had lost count of the people he had deceptively stolen money from online. “I derived pleasure in doing it. It made me feel strong – that I could make people do what I wanted them to do. I did not do this alone. I had bankers as friends who helped me out. In fact, the money I tipped them with would be more than their salary for the whole year.”
However, despite the flamboyance and lavish lifestyle, Samuel said his life was bereft of joy and the money was merely fleeting. “Whenever I got this money, it was like chaff before the wind – it would blow away. I never enjoyed it for one day. I would always fight and beat any girl I was dating. There was such anger, like there was someone living inside me. My life was upside down. I would always fear that I would be involved in an accident. If I was crossing the road, even if there was no car coming, I would run. I was living in isolation. I never came out during the day. Everything was troubling me. I never had peace. My heart was beating fast. I behaved like someone was chasing me whereas no one was chasing me.”
When a close friend and fellow fraudster was shot dead point-blank at the tender age of 23, Samuel was rudely jolted back to reality. His life was a mess. His dreams were dominated by violent attacks and sexual encounters. He needed help. When an evangelist came knocking at his door, Samuel knew it was the voice of God speaking – he needed Divine intervention to start afresh.
That night, Samuel had an unusual dream. A pastor he had only seen on a few occasions on television came with a message. “I saw TB Joshua in my dream. He told me to fast for three days,” he stated. Complying with the instruction in the Heavenly visitation, Samuel began nursing the desire to visit Joshua’s church in Lagos, The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations (SCOAN).
It was on the ‘prayer line’ at The SCOAN that Samuel experienced what he termed ‘deliverance’.  “When the man of God touched me, I immediately saw myself facing a judge. I felt something in between my chest starting to pop out. I then felt like something left me and before I knew it, I saw myself on the floor.” 
 After the prayer, Samuel testified that he has stopped smoking, drinking and has comipletely stopped his fraudulent activities. His advice is short but concise. “The only way you can achieve greatness is when you have Christ in your heart. Always watch and pray. Don’t just click on any link. Don’t just share your information with anyone. If they send you an email, saying they need your information to change something – don’t listen to them. Depend only on God.”
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‘Ebube’ is the tale of a family in shambles owing to many cracks the couple has failed to mend.
The wife is inattentive to details – She doesn’t make her family any home-made meals, neither is she available to satisfy her husband’s cravings. She plays a shoddy role at being a wife and mother. Tragic.
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Charles –the husband– is detached and doesn’t communicate duly with the kids. He is in a real fix, and doesn’t hide this at the family’s dinner table, nor from the kids.
Once, he tried to make love to his wife but meets a brick wall of an excuse; she feigns disinterestedness and blames it on work and fatigue. The suspense builds a bit when she storms out their bedroom upon refusing his advances.
He returns her gesture at the garage as they ready for work but her tire is flat.
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How time flies, its eighteen years already that Fela Anikulapo Kuti has left the world. And a celebration to mark the late Afrobeat legend is in top gear.
The New Afrika Shrine and Street Media Solutions present the 3rd edition of The Afrobeat Party, an annual musical concert tailored to celebrate the life and times of the late Afro beat legend.
The Afro beat Party is known for creating a networking scenario for music lovers and the socially active population in the country.
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Previous editions of the event have seen an array of performances from top artistes in the country like General Pype, Dammy Krane, K- Switch, Runtown, Efa, Cynthia Morgan, Tillaman, Flowsick, Remi Aluko and many more.
Speaking on the event,  Yemi Williams, founding partner at Street Media Solutions said: ‘This year would be its third edition and all arrangements have been made to celebrate the 18th year passage of the greatest music icon -Fela Anikulapo Kuti in a memorable way that will stay in the hearts of many for a long time.’
 

The 2- day event is billed to kick-off in the evening of Saturday, August 1 and ends on Sunday, August 2, exactly 18 years Fela left the world at the age of 58 in Lagos, Nigeria. About 1 million people attended his funeral procession which began at Tafawa Balewa Square and ended at Kalakuta Republic in Ikeja where he was buried.
About two months ago, In a bid to show how much he loved the late Afrobeat legend, Starboy,

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Editors note: The publicised arrest of Sambo Dasuki has generated much reaction from the public. While some hail the arrest as a move in the right direction, others on the opposing divide accuse the All Progressives Congress (APC) led-administration of embarking on a vendetta mission. In this light, Kesiena Ewubare examines five mistakes made by Dasuki that may have left him prone to such embarrassing treatment at the hands of the security agents.
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It is no longer news that Sambo Dasuki, one of the most powerful men in the then Jonathan administration is not having the best of times.
His travails began on Thursday, July 16, few days after he was removed as the national security adviser (NSA). Officials of the State Security Service (SSS) in a commando like fashion, stormed his residence in Asokoro district of Abuja and placed him under house arrest.
While he was being detained, a second operation was on-going in his country home in Sokoto metropolis, which is owned by his father.
After spending, 24 hours under house arrest, Dasuki and his friend, retired Colonel Bello Fadile, were reportedly released the next day, but following , the former NSA boss alleges that his arrest was a desperate plot to implicate him in alleged security breaches. He has also accused the security agents of witch-hunting him.
No doubt, Dasuki must have stepped on many toes during his time as the national security adviser, some pundits have blamed him for poor decisions that have led him in this current predicament, some of the mistakes Dasuki is accused making include:
1)  He Was More Of A Politician Than A Security Adviser
During his time as the national security adviser, Dasuki was accused of handling his sensitive position an arm of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He was also accused of spear heading the campaign to postpone the 2015 general election against the wishes of Nigerians, despite the assurances given by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that it was ready to conduct the February 14 poll.
 
In a talk at a London think-tank, Dasuki then advised the electoral commission to extend the date of the forthcoming general elections, to enable the distribution of voters’ cards to all eligible voters.
When Atahiru Jega, the then chairman of the commission failed to heed his call for election postponement, Dasuki was said to have unilaterally cajoled the security chiefs to employ security as an excuse in compelling Jega to cave in to the demands of the PDP.
The presidential election was reluctantly postponed by INEC from February 14, to March 28, courtesy Dasuki and the PDP, under circumstances that tended to favor then incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan.
This move by the former NSA irked many Nigerians who saw him as a PDP security adviser and less of a national adviser, this tag of infamy has thus exposed him to persecution.
2) He was seen As Being Power Drunk
During his tenure, Dasuki was accused of running the office of the NSA as the extension of his bathroom by making decisions without recourse to laid down rules and practices.
Dasuki’s influence was so pervasive that he became a de-facto minister of defence by relegating Gen. Aliyu Gusau, the then minister of defence to the background.
In fact, a report in The Sun of July 25 said “under Dasuki, Min­istry of Defence became toothless and a mere featherweight, a development that had never happened before in the nation’s history”.
 
His office was not an operational agency by law as he was tasked with the advisory role to the presidency on security and intelligence matters, but as one of the most powerful NSA advisers to that Nigeria had ever had, he turned his office into an Operational Agency thereby making the ministry of defence non essential. The perceived overbearing nature of Dasuki was another mistake that opened him up to backlash.
3) Alleged Mismanagement Of Funds
Jonathan administration reportedly spent about $32 billion on security and defence, most of which has gone unaccounted for. Some of the unaccounted funds were allegedly spent when Dasuki was NSA.
Dasuki has been accused of taking advantage of the insurgency war to divert funds. He was alleged to have taken over defence contracts, including the purchase of arms and ammunition that used to be under the ministry of defence. There are also allegations that Dasuki inflated defence contract and purchased refurbished equipment all in a bid to divert millions of dollars.
A report in The Sun of July 25, 2015, states that Dasuki presided over the disbursement of over $3 billion USD expended in the fight against Boko Ha­ram. It added that some of these funds were allegedly use to fund campaigns of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The claims of financial recklessness carried out by Dasuki in the course of carrying out his duties prompted President Muhammadu Buhari to reject his resignation three weeks ago on the ground that he must account for funds received and spent under his tenure in the prosecution of the Boko Haram insurgency.
Added to this, the items recovered by the SSS from the raid on Dasuki’s residence provided more insight to the amount of money the former NSA boss was granted access to by the previous administration.
The items according to a statement by the SSS included
Twelve (12) new vehicles, out of which five (5) were bullet proofs. These vehicles which are all exotic vehicles were retrieved from SAMBO’s residence having failed to produce evidence of ownership”
The larger than life items recovered from Dasuki’s residence has given credence to claims by the Buhari administration that huge sums of money are being unaccounted for due to improper filing of contracts papers under Sabo. This has also made him a target of probe.
4) Did Not Have An Exit Plan
Many persons who were in the corridors of power under the Jonathan administration lived under the euphoria that Jonathan would survive the 2015 general election. Basking under this self-deceit, people like Diezani Madueke and Sambo Dasuki fell victim to building castles in the air, they reigned supreme without entertaining thoughts that maybe one day, they could be held accountable for the huge funds under their watch.
Dasuki erred by waiting till the last minute before thinking of exiting as the NSA,  he was  supposed to leave office as his principal, Jonathan was leaving, just like the ministers did, he may have thought that Buhari, being a northerner, would favour him, but he was wrong. The failure to exit the post early enough has landed him in trouble.
5) Alleged Gunrunning
Sambo Dasuki’s tenure as NSA was hit by allegations of alleged gun running, between September and October 2014, the South African government seized the sum of $9.3 million in cash transported by two Nigerians and an Israeli for arms purchase, three weeks later, The South African authorities again confiscated yet another US$5.7 million arms money from Nigeria.
It was reported that Sambo Dasuki had personally authorized the botched arm deals which was meant to secure weapons to fight the Boko Haram. The perceived illegitimacy of the transaction by the office of the NSA made  Dasuki suspect of gunrunning.
To worsen matters, when officials of the SSS busted him at his residence recently, some of the items seized included seven high caliber rifles, (high assault weapons), several magazines and military related gears.  
Haven retired from the military years ago, he was not expected to be armed to the teeth like a commando on a mission to battle imaginary foes.
The high calibre weapons found at his residence has made him suspect of planning to breach or attempt to breach the laws of the federation.
However, Sambo Dasuki remains innocent of all the charges leveled against him by the SSS until a court of competent jurisdiction pronounces otherwise.
The views and opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the original author. These views and opinions do not necessarily represent those of Naij.com, its editors or other contributors.

Omishore Bamikole is Special Assistant (New media) to The Senate President and has been with the Senate President since his time as a first term Senator in the 7th Assembly.
Story Highlights
-The 7th Senate set up a committee to probe allegations that the nation lost $20 billion due to sharp practices in the sector.
-Senator Saraki is the only Senator in the committee that refused to sign the even in the face of severe duress and personal inconvenience.
-It is also evident that Senator Saraki’s commitment to see that the missing funds are found and paid back into the Federation Account was never in doubt from day one.
This article expresses the author’s opinion only. The views and opinions expressed here do not necessarily represent those of Naij.com or its editors.
Before President Muhammadu Buhari travelled to the United States on a four-day official trip, one of the issues dominating the national discourse was the missing $20 billion in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The issue was first raised by former CBN Governor now Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi.
However, a Senator felt sufficiently peeved that the nation was losing so much resource, which could have been used for the benefit of the masses. He then took up the issue of the leakages in the nation’s oil receipts and moved a powerful motion on the floor of the 7th Senate. That Senator is now the head of the upper legislative chamber, Dr. Bukola Saraki.
At that time, the 7th Senate set up a committee to probe allegations that the nation lost $20 billion due to sharp practices in the sector. The report of the committee led by former Kaduna State Governor, Senator Ahmed Makarfi turned to be as controversial as the amount of money said to have been lost. While the committee in anti-climax manner failed to directly identify how much was lost and who benefited from the loss, Saraki refused to sign the report of the investigation into the alleged non-remittance of into the federation account. In his letter dated 3rd of June 2014 to the Committee to explain why he withheld his signature, he wrote:

“It is my opinion that this report as laid has not fully addressed the matter referred to us adequately and conclusively.
“The report has not been definitive on its findings and has failed to address some of the critical issues I had raised during our meetings. For this reason; I am withholding my support and signature.”
The records of the committee are still accessible in the National Assembly and can be verified. The Senator chose to stand by the people, thereby breaking ranks with his colleagues.
 
Also, it is still on record that Senator Saraki is the only Senator in the committee that refused to sign the even in the face of severe duress and personal inconvenience. Sen. Saraki during the investigation was known to have been very probing with his questions, meticulously reviewing the data offered by NNPC to get to the bottom of the issue. It would be recalled that though he did not make the last meeting of the committee, when the news broke that the Committee has cleared the NNPC, he was the first and the only senator to rebut the report saying: “the recent media reports claiming that the Senate Committee on Finance has cleared NNPC of any unaccounted revenue fund are not true… I have been very active in the investigation, nothing significant has changed to suggest clearing of anyone”. See  of May 29, 2014.
The newspapers publications relating to this is all over the print and electronic media for all who want to find the truth. It is therefore unlikely that he could have cut a deal with the Jonathan administration on this matter as some detractors recently wanted us to believe. Only in the world of fabricators will such a claim be possible.
It is also evident that Senator Saraki’s commitment to see that the missing funds are found and paid back into the Federation Account was never in doubt from day one. It would be recalled that during this investigation, he went out of his way to collaborate with the IHS Information Analytics Expertise and MJHC Limited London, two renowned international organisations with specialty on oil financials, to do further forensic review on this matter. This expensive endeavour undertaken at his own personal expense also underscores the length at which he left no stone unturned to help the Makarfi committee unravel the mystery surrounding the missing funds.
 
It is therefore laughable for anybody to insinuate that Sen. Saraki met with former President Goodluck Jonathan to discuss the content of the committee’s report. Lest we forget, the committee met for the last time on the February 16, 2014. So, the thought of Senator Saraki working to bring down the number or amount un-remitted in a deal with Goodluck Jonathan is completely false. For the avoidance of doubt, there has been no meeting of any type between Senator Saraki and former President Jonathan since the former left PDP. So any suggestion that the Ex-president Jonathan sent Mr. Chagoury, the Lebanese businessman to Senator Saraki with gifts /money to seek support from him on the report is totally false. Both the Sarakis and Chagourys have been family friends for over 26years.
It should also be remembered that it is because of Saraki’s yeoman’s job on the oil sector fund leakages that he harvested an EFCC case spawn by the Jonathan administration to teach him a lesson for his effrontery. That case which had been investigated without any result has become a blackmail instrument for anybody who hates Saraki’s guts.
In the new politics of the struggle over the Senate leadership, it is not unexpected that this same EFCC case will be dusted up. It will be used again as an instrument of blackmail against Saraki. They will want to pummel him with it. That is the price of leadership. A gallant effort to save the resources of the nation has landed the enemies of a man the instrument to castigate him.

Mr. Ian Udoh, the group executive director, Refining and Petrochemicals, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has cried out over the harsh treatment being meted out on them by the Department of State Services (DSS).
A report credited to The Punch revealed operatives of the DSS interrogated him 11 different times since May over crude oil swap deals with traders.
Diezani Allison-Madueke, Nigeria’s immediate past minister of petroleum
 Unremitted $2.1B: Oshiomhole Fires Back At Okonjo-Iweala
He was quoted as telling Reuters that the DSS has been harassing some of them over the oil swap deals with traders.
The reports stated further that the investigation by the DSS and anti-graft agencies involved crude oil swap deals and offshore processing agreements in which the corporation gives certain volume of crude oil to traders in exchange for refined products.
And instead of ensuring that crude oil was made available to the nation’s four refineries for domestic consumption, the immediate past minister of petroleum resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, in conjunction with the Pipelines and Products Marketing Company, reportedly increased the crude oil swaps and OPAs from 270,000 barrels per day to 445,000 bpd, thus starving the refineries of crude oil.
 Fuel Scarity To Hit South West Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari, in his bid to overhaul the corporation, ha instructed the NNPC to review the crude for oil products swap contracts and offshore processing agreements with trading companies because of the belief that the deals might have cost the country millions of dollars in lost revenue and refined product supply.
And this may have been followed up by the security agency with the grilling, a development which the corporation is not totally comfortable with.
“The DSS has been harassing some of us. There is a siege mentality here at the moment,” Udoh, an NNPC veteran of 36 years lamented.
He added that Buhari’s initiative had given fresh legs to media coverage of the accounting holes worth over $20bn identified by two separate investigations, and that the public pressure was dominating management meetings.
Soldiers are said to be guarding the building of the headquarters of NNPC in Abuja as the DSS operatives are closely monitoring the affairs of the corporation, while visitors were required to go through four separate security checks.
President Buhari had instructed the NNPC to review agreements behind the programme to swap crude to refined products, just as Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has clamoured for the death of the corporation.

Contrary to the rumours going round that states have received bailout funds from the President Muhammadu Buhari government, Adams Oshiomole, Edo state governor, has dismissed the report.
Oshiomole who made the disclosure at a reception for the Inspector-General of Police (IG), Solomon Arase, in his local government,  Sabongida Ora, Owan West Local Government Area of the state.

According to Premium Times, Oshiomole however said President Buhari is committed to seeing an end to the situation where up to fifteen states owe workers’ salaries.
He said: “there is some conversation going on between the Federal Government and the Governors and the president has been extremely positive in recognizing that he does not want to preside over a country whose workers are not paid.
“At the end of the day, it is not acceptable where fourteen to fifteen states cannot pay salaries. The good news is that the president is standing by us and there is always a time lag between when you conceptualize and when you implement.
“For now, no government has got one naira under the bailout arrangement.”
Oshiomole also reserved kind words for the IG of police, he said, “the celebrant is not just a man of history, there are many people who could become the I-G, by political connection, but I think he has a very unique ability.
“I also believe that your present elevation is a demonstration of the way you have sought to manage your office , deal with the challenges of the police force without being partisan, This is a difficult position to maintain. As an Edo man, you represent the finest tradition with courage, determination and intellect to your job no matter whose ox is gored.
Just two days ago, the in order for bankrupt states to pay up salary arrears. 
 
, at the presidential villa, Aso rock in a closed-door meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC).

Diezani Alison-Madueke, the former minister of petroleum resources, has allegedly offered a generous refund to the federal government in order to receive immunity from prosecution and investigation of any kind.
According to a report by Sahara Reporters, the offered sum equals at least $250 million dollars. Its correspondent also learnt that President Buhari is not in a position to accept any compensation.
An insider source at the presidential villa revealed that the ex-minister is counting on Governor Nasir El-Rufai to assist her in negotiations with the president. However, a positive outcome is unlikely:
“Mr President considers the $250 million as ridiculous considering the amount of money Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke is suspected to have diverted into her pocket and those of others,” an unnamed APC member told the journalist.
Alison-Madueke’s alleged move can perhaps be explained by the upcoming meeting between the US Attorney General Loretta Lynch and President Buhari during his visit to the USA.
Details on Sahara Reporters
There are fresh indications of a covert surrounding the alleged illness of Diezani Alison-Madueke, the former minister of petroleum.
According to a report on Sahara Reporters, the embattled Alison-Madueke is allegedly playing the sick card in the United Kingdom where she has spent most of her time since President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory at the poll.
Contrary to media reports that Alison-Madueke is in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU), two sources in the UK who are quite familiar with the former minister’s physical condition told Sahara Reporters today, July 28, that her condition had not worsened.
One of the sources went as far as alleging that the ex-Petroleum Minister might be coordinating the reports about her ill health as a strategy to attract public sympathy and official pardon from President Muhammadu Buhari.
This follows an extensive intelligence from US authorities detailing the extent of Alison-Madueke’s looting of petro-dollars under the watch of former president Jonathan, which was handed over to President Buhari during his 4-day visit to the country.
 
The UK source disclosed that Alison-Madueke recently concluded a course of treatment for cancer, adding that she is not hospitalized in London as being hyped by some members of her family.
Another source revealed that he and others were in touch with the former minister as recently as yesterday.
“She is definitely not in an ICU [intensive care unit] as I understand that some press people have been reporting,” the source said.
He added: “All I know is that there is a fair amount of anxiety on her part about all the reports coming out about her management of the affairs of the oil sector. Perhaps this anxiety is translating into efforts to portray her as sicker than she is, in reality. That strategy is understandable, as a way of lessening public reaction to reports that are out there. And there’s considerable uncertainty about what [President] Buhari is going to do. So, yes, there’s an advantage to the reports [of her critical ill health], but I can tell you she’s not in any devastated shape. Far from it.” 
It would be recalled that Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state told reporters at the State House in Abuja that US officials informed Buhari that a Nigerian minister under President Jonathan stole as much as $6 billion from the Nigerian treasury.
Although Oshiomhole did not disclose the name of the minister involved, there were however indications that Alison-Madueke was the minister in question.
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Editor’s note: Edo state governor Adams Oshiomhole had  after returning from the US, where he accompanied  on a state visit to President Barack Obama. According to Governor Oshiomhole, senior officials of the US State Department told him “one minister under the PDP” had alone embezzled six billion dollars. As the news continues to excite the minds of Nigerians, the   ponders over the appropriateness of loud public accusations voiced by such outspoken characters as Rotimi Amaechi or Oshiomhole.
Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomhole
It is always interesting to watch second-term presidents and governors in action. In America, Barack Obama enters the twilight of his presidency on a wave of victories as he cements his legacies in terms of foreign and domestic policy. With no further political battles to fight, “second-termers” are likely to be more laid-back and prepared to say what they really think, without having to offend this or that constituency due to re-election concerns.

Expectations…

As one of the few second-term governors in the current ranks, Adams Oshiomhole occupies an interesting position. With just over a year to the end of his tenure, which ends next November, he appears . He has made it his business to challenge the former coordinating minister for the economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, over her handling of the economy. Specifically, he has accused her of illegal deductions from the Federation Account in aid of Jonathan’s re-election campaign, to the tune of $1 billion.
Needless to say, this is a weighty allegation. It is an allegation that should not be made at all without proof, one that should not be made unless the accuser is prepared to approach a court of law with proof of that accusation, so that the accused can respond. If correct, it is a betrayal of public trust that should warrant substantial time in jail and serve as a warning to others.

… and the reality on ground

But we are not at that point yet. One thing Nigeria excels in is “trial by media,” where all manner of libellous allegations are flung hither and thither on the pages of newspapers and, increasingly, the online space. A more functional legal system would be full to the brim with libel lawsuits, and many would be out of business due to the damages they would have to pay.
This is not the case, and so a free-for-all is the result, with media outlets falling over themselves to amplify the allegations of people like Adams Oshiomhole, as if those allegations were newsworthy in and of themselves.
The fact is that they are not. As I said here earlier this month when examining , corruption is not fought on the pages of newspapers. No amount of bombast or spectacle can replace the due legal process that comes with establishing the guilt of a person, and meting out the full punishment.

Bare allegations

Oshiomhole’s  is that he was told by senior American officials that a minister in Jonathan’s cabinet stole $6 billion, which is over a trillion Naira. The questions that follow this statement are obvious, from the identity of this minister, to when a case will be brought against him or her.
The proper thing to do is bring charges in a court of law and tender evidence so that the law can take its course. Unless and until the Buhari administration can do this, it is unwise to continue to allow Adams Oshiomhole – or anyone else, for that matter – continue to make these statements. There is a lot of danger in continuing this cycle where new administrations at state and federal accuse their predecessors of all kinds of things, without ever holding them to account.

Much ado about…?

The biggest question, perhaps, is this: Why has Adams Oshiomhole, in the last two months, become a cross between an auditor, anti-corruption czar, presidential spokesman and judge? What is the end game?
Both the PDP and the APC have governors who are prepared to say things others will not say, those who are prepared to ‘take one for the team’. On the PDP side, it is Ayo Fayose. On the APC side, it used to be Rotimi Amaechi. It now appears that Adams Oshiomhole is rising to take over that abrasive, combative role, while Amaechi himself has been especially quiet.
This role, however, is mostly useless to governance, and it smacks of an administration that is still in campaign mode. Beyond giving ample material for newspaper headlines, it is full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
Joachim MacEbong for Naijcom
Joachim MacEbong is a communications professional and political analyst.
This article expresses the author’s opinion only. The views and opinions expressed here do not necessarily represent those of Naij.com or its editors.
The Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole and his beautiful wife lara left their Benin City base to pay courtesy visit to Nobel Literature Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka and his wife Folake in their Abeokuta home today.  
Both families shared lovely smiles as the women appears dashing in these photos. A gift was also presented to the Oshiomholes to show appreciation for the visit.

As at the time of this report the purpose of the visit has not been made public.
See photos here:
About five days ago, under former President, Goodluck Jonathan allegedly stole $6Billion from the country.
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