ROYAL VISIT IN PHOTOS: EMIR OF KANO VISITS BUHARI

 Muhammad Sanusi II, the Emir of Kano, has paid a congratulatory visit to the president-elect General Muhammadu Buhari yesterday April 21st. More photos after the cut..

MUST READ: FOREIGNER MUST SHARE TO AVOID LOOTING .....SOUTH AFRICAN SERVING MINISTER

‘It’s important for the foreigners to share with the South Africans about what it is that makes it possible for them to be successful’ said Lindiwe Zulu.

With this statement, it confirmed my earlier stance on South African men as good for nothing, lazy bunch of idiots, who cannot think for themselves. To be sincere, I do not blame apartheid government in that part of the world, because majority of South African are animals in human skin who lack logical thinking. That are the reasons the 'white' repressive government suppressed them with gun at the slightest provocations.

HOW FRED AJIDUA & A COURT REGISTRAR CONNIVED TO DUPE ME OF $330K.....GENERAL BAMAYI

A former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.Gen. Ishaya Bamaiyi (retd.), on Tuesday, narrated to a Lagos State High Court in Ikeja, how he was allegedly swindled by an alleged serial fraudster, Fred Ajudua, with the aid of a suspended court registrar, Mrs. Oluronke Rosulu.

General Bamaiyi, who  appeared as a witness on Tuesday before Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo, where Rosulu, then registrar to Justice Olubunmi Oyewole, is facing two counts of conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretences.

According to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Rosulu allegedly connived with Ajudua to defraud Bamaiyi of $330, 000 on November 20, 2004.

The money was allegedly obtained from Bamaiyi by Ajudua with the aid of Rosulu, under the false pretence that the sum represented the professional or legal fee demanded by Chief Afe Babalola (SAN).

Rosulu, whose trial had now been separated from that of Ajudua for want of speedy trial, was alleged by the EFCC to have contraved Section 1 (3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act No. 13 of 1995.

Led in evidence by the EFCC lawyer, Seidu Atteh, Bamaiyi narrated, “On November 23, 1999, I was in cell 5, first floor, at  Kirikiri Maximum Prisons. Later Ajudua and Ade Bendel were brought in at the block. I and Ajudua were together in my cell, so we became friends.

“Ajudua told me that he was a lawyer and that he had studied my case, and found out that it was purely political. Ajudua told me that he was interested in the case and that he had sent his wife to see the Lagos Chief Judge, Justice Ade Alabi and the state Attorney General,  Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, over the matter. I was told that the CJ was the one in contact with Chief Babalola.

“I was told that Chief (Afe) Babalola charged $18m as professional fee. I was then told that the money was to be paid through Justice Oyewole. Ajudua told me that Justice Oyewole was going to send his registrar (Rosulu).

“On October 23, 2004, which was Rosulu’s first visit to me in Kirikiri, the defendant came to the visiting room  with Ajudua and confirmed to me that she was sent by Justice Oyewole. She came with Ajudua alongside a prison officer, ACP Abdullahi Garuba.

“On November 6, 2004 at 10am, which was her second visit, the defendant came with Ajudua to the prison, alongside ACP Garuba. This time she came with her daughter, who she said was from the university. The defendant assured me that any money released through Justice Oyewole would get to Chief Babalola.

“Before the defendant’s third visit on November 20, 2004, a friend of mine had arranged $330,000 for me. The money was brought in a ‘Ghana-Must-Go’ to the prison. I showed Ajudua the money and he said he would send one Jonathan, his boy, to assist us in counting the money. The money was counted in the presence of the defendant (Rosulu) and the prison officer (ACP Garuba).

“That evening, Ajudua told me that the defendant called and confirmed delivering the said money to Justice Oyewole and same had been taken to Chief Babalola. I  never met her again until December 19, 2013 at the Lagos office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Not hearing from Chief Babalola after a while, then Ajudua had travelled to India, I suspected that something was wrong.

“I called Ajudua’s line in India to tell him that Justice Oyewole said he never received any money and Chief Babalola did not handle my case. Ajudua asked me how I got Justice Oyewole’s number and since then he stopped receiving call on that line.”

During cross-examination by the defence counsel, Mr. Bamidele Ogundele, the retired General said Rosulu never introduced herself to him as a legal officer or an employee in the office of Chief Babalola.

Bamaiyi added that Rosulu did not sign any document  on receiving the $330,000 claimed to be part payment for  Babalola’s legal services.

Rosulu’s trial was, on October 24 last year, separated from that of Ajudua, who had hitherto stalled the proceeding with various applications.

A MAN WHO HACKED & TRANSFERED N68 BILLION ARRAINGS BY EFCC

According tothe EFCC Press statement below:

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, April 20, 2015 arraigned one Stephen Omaidu before Justice M. A Nasir of Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Jabi, Abuja on a two count charge bordering on theft to the tune of N68, 028, 000, 000.00 (sixty eight billion and twenty eight million naira).

Omaidu, in connivance with Alhaji K. B Kabiru, Godswill Oyegwa, Ben and Oliver (all at large) allegedly hacked into the server of a second-generation bank and transferred the sum of sixty eight billion, and twenty eight million naira into different accounts for personal gains.

The offence is punishable under section 287 of the Penal Code Act.
Following his “not guilty” plea, counsel to EFCC, S. A Ugwuebgulam asked the court to fix a date for trial to commence.

However, defence counsel, Gabriel O. Sanifu urged the court to admit the accused to bail pending trial saying, the offence is bail-able.
Ugwuebgulam objected to the application on the ground that the accused had failed to honour the administrative bail terms earlier granted him by the Commission and could do same if not remanded by the court.

Justice Nasir ordered the accused to be remanded in the custody of the EFCC and adjourned the case toApril 28, 2015 for ruling on the bail application.

Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media & Publicity
21st April, 2015

EYES SORE: OTUKPO GENERAL HOSPITAL BENUE STATE

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According to this twitter user @Davydhabba, this is how the General Hospital Otukpo in Benue State looks like. I pitty Otukpo’s indigine . Is this the dividend of democracy that Suswan gives to his people? See more photos after the cut.

US WILL IMPOSE VISA RESTRICTIONS ON ANY VIOLENCE- PROMOTING NIGERIAN

 Ms Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, has said tha the U.S. will impose visa restrictions on any Nigerian found to have incited violence or interfered with the electoral process.
 

Ms Linda Thomas-Greenfield  in an article wrote: “anyone found to have incited violence or interfered with electoral processes will be unwelcome in the United States and subject to visa sanctions”.


She  said, while the elections were generally without a significant scale of violence and irregularities in some parts of Nigeria, some people were resolved to undermine the will of Nigerians and interfere with electoral processes, resorting to violence and voter intimidation and added that the U.S. regretted any loss of life and property during the process, adding that violence and rigging are unacceptable in a democratic electoral process.

She however praised the Independent National Electoral Commission and its chair, Prof. Attahiru Jega.
She said: “Despite some technical hitches, it is clear that technology and use of social media-INEC’s online posting of results for each polling unit, live tweeting of results, the use of biometric permanent voter cards and electronic card readers- improved efficiency and limited fraud.”

Ms. Thomas-Greenfield said, “Now more than ever, it is up to all Nigerians to stay united so that Nigeria can move forward with a clear set of priorities for the future.
”This next phase is critical as the world continues its hopeful watch for what happens in Nigeria.”
”Nigerian democracy will be a beacon across the continent and beyond,” the assistant secretary, who was in Nigeria during the elections, said.

Ms. Thomas-Greenfield said the US looked forward to the inauguration of the president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, on May 29 and the beginning of a new chapter of the relationship between the two countries.

XENOPHOBIC: ZULU KING SUES FOR PEACE SAYS ''KILLING OUR SISTERS & BROTHERS IS SHAMFUL'

How can we interpret this? The Zulu king, Goodwill Zwelithini, whose xenophobic speech incited the  lazy South African  youths into killing black foreigners en-mass in South African has appealed for peace.

 He pleaded thus: "This violence directed at our brothers and sisters is shameful. My speech was directed at the police, calling for stricter law enforcement, but that was never reported.
The public was instead given another side of my speech. which had been twisted and misinterprete’’