Jonathan Vs Amaechi’s NGF: Anatomy Of An Odd Brinkmanship?
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- Monday, 15 April 2013
- By Ifeanyi Izeze
It is very unfortunate for this country that a person of the character of the Rivers state governor, Chibuike Amaechi would champion the Nigerian Governors’ Forum as chairman, the same time Goodluck Jonathan presides with his person and circumstances as President of the country. What could have been taken as constructive engagement and
APGA Crisis; Victor Umeh Opens up - my case with Gov. Obi
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- Monday, 15 April 2013
- By elombah.com
First Meeting with Obi - It was in 2001 that by a referral from Prof ABC Nwosu that Obi came to look for me in Enugu as I didn't know him before. I had worked with Prof Nwosu when he contested for governor and he (Nwosu) had a chance of discussing
Obama’s $400,000 and the jumbo pay for Nigeria’s legislators
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- Sunday, 14 April 2013
- By Admin
President Barack Obama's total pay last year was $400,000, which is about $34,000. The pay package of the world's most powerful leader was revealed Friday as America's First Couple revealed their tax filings for 2012. With President Obama already pledging a 5 per cent pay cut, the couple's income will most likely head southwards in
UK Development Fund implicated in money laundering investigation
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- Sunday, 14 April 2013
- By elombah.com
...Defrauded investors, including DfID funded European Investment Bank and CDC, of US$5 million
Last week Elombah.com serialised hundreds of pages of Memo detailing a web of intricate financial dealings between UK Development Fund, DFID, and Nigeria banks, politicians, and businessmen, including James Ibori,
Sale of Igbo Presidency: Senator Chukwumerije Begs Elders to Save Ohaneze
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- Friday, 12 April 2013
- By Obinna Akukwe
The shameless sale of Igbo presidency and Igbo interests by Ohaneze to the highest bidder has attracted the frank opprobrium of Senator Uche Chukwuerije. In a submission he sent to the Igbo Elders, South East Governors, and members of the 11 man committee set-up by the Governors on 27th January towards resolving the
Beyond The Recommendations of the Oronsaye Committee Report
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- Friday, 12 April 2013
- By Theophilus Ilevbare
Inspite of repeated assurance from the government to appropriately down size its unwieldy work force and cost of governance, most Nigerians doubt the commitment of the government to fully implement the recommendations of the Presidential committee on Rationalisation and Restructuring of Federal Government
The downside of excessive oil derivation
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- Friday, 12 April 2013
- By Nafata Bamaguje
Recent news reports has it that Akwa Ibom governor, Goodswill Akpabio purchased 2 Toyota Prado SUVs for the wedding of a celebrity couple, then sponsored 29 people to Dubai for the same wedding. The spendaholic money-miss-road governor also reportedly splashed N10 million on a Church in Jonathan’s Otuoke, N50 million on
Dimka’s coup; Obasanjo, Danjuma are cowards – UK High Commissioner
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- Wednesday, 10 April 2013
- By Elombah.com
The UK High Commission said it had great difficulty locating M.D. Yusufu, inspector general of police and one of the top six members of the Muhammed government, finally tracking him down shortly after noon "hiding” at his home. Yusufu's behaviour that Friday matched that of Murtalla Mohammed’s second in command, Olusegun Obasanjo, and
UK Dfid implicated in widespread corruption in Nigeria - part 4
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- Wednesday, 10 April 2013
- By Elombah.com
Elombah.com continues the serialisation of documents detailing a web of intricate and questionable financial dealings between Department for International Development (DfID) and some Nigeria banks, James Ibori, Wale Tinubu, Henry Imasekha, Erastus Akingbola, Cecilia Ibru and other Nigerians indicted of corruption. The memo was written
UK Dfid implicated in widespread corruption in Nigeria - part 3
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- Tuesday, 09 April 2013
- By elombah.com
UK Department for International Development, Corruption in Nigeria: Of what should CDC have been mindful? Although the vast majority of businesses in Nigeria are “clean” of corruption, the widespread looting of public assets by corrupt officials has led to many companies being established or used as fronts for money
Tunde Bakare - Prophet of Church Revival and National Rebirth
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- Tuesday, 09 April 2013
- By Obinna Akukwe
Pastor Series1: Tunde Bakare is among the most controversial gospel ministers in Nigeria-this man who goes by title of a pastor, is obviously, by calling, a prophet of church and national revival. Tunde Bakare, a former legal adviser in Deeper Life Church, later became a pastor in Pastor Adeboye's Redeemed Christian Church of God until he
Nigeria is an artificial creation - Margaret Thatcher
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- Tuesday, 09 April 2013
- By Admin
In her book, 'Margaret Thatcher: The Downing Street Years', the late British Prime Minister looked back on her relationship with some African leaders and visits to Nigeria and other parts of the continent. She concluded that It is never an easy task to govern a county like Nigeria. Below are Excerpts as published by Nigeria's The Guardian
What Jonathan needs to do after amnesty for Boko Haram – Prof Alkali
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- Sunday, 07 April 2013
- By Professor Muhammad Nur Alkali
When President Jonathan visited Maiduguri on March 8, 2013, I made an independent presentation, instead of one on behalf of the groups, but it was not deliberate. I was invited in my personal capacity to participate in the town hall meeting and make my contributions. I got the letter of invitation. Then, there was an arrangement for Borno
Boko haram: America calls for a Northern equivalent of NDDC
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- Friday, 05 April 2013
- By Admin
US Calls For Creation Of Ministry Of Northern Affairs...Or A Development Commission For The North ...Almost One Year Ago
Remarks by Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Johnnie Carson “Nigeria, One Year After Elections” (April 9, 2012)
Reuters Analysis - Africa's rise pays out dividends for democracy
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- Friday, 05 April 2013
- By Pascal Fletcher
If Africa's fast-growing young urbanised populations feel excluded from the material benefits of an economically rising Africa, or if these spoils are appropriated by ruling elites, then this risks touching off the same kind of social explosion that caused the "Arab Spring" in North Africa.
Oyerinde’s Murder: Saving Nigeria Police Force From Political & Media Crucifixion
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- Friday, 05 April 2013
- By Emeka Umeagbalasi
(Onitsha-Nigeria)- On 21st day of January, 2013, the leadership of International Society for Civil Liberties & the Rule of Law, released a public statement-titled: The Nigeria Police Force: The Good Versus The Bad & The Ugly. We had in the widely publicized statement stated clearly that despite the corporate failure of the NPF in matters of security
UK's Dfid and Corruption in Nigeria - Part 2
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- Thursday, 04 April 2013
- By Elombah.com
Introduction: Corruption and Northern financial institutions Corruption – broadly defined as “the abuse of public or private office for personal gain” – takes many forms, from petty extortion to the amassing of personal wealth through embezzlement or
UK Dept for International Development implicated in widespread corruption in Nigeria
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- Wednesday, 03 April 2013
- By elombah.com
Links with Ibori, Tinubu, Ribadu, Saharareporters, Oceanic Bank etc exposed - The UK Government through the Department for International Development (DfID) has total investments in Nigeria worth over £1.2 billion. It prides itself as sponsoring projects to help Nigeria, a country it says "has a quarter of Africa’s extreme poor, with 100
Have They Shamelessly Sold Igbo Presidency For N5 Billion Naira?
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- Tuesday, 02 April 2013
- By Obinna Akukwe
It is obvious to informed political strategists that the Igbos have schemed themselves out of possible presidency for 2015 for a probable paltry sum of N5billion naira (subsidy thieves stole N1.7 billion naira). Since the Ohaneze crisis started in February 2012, various versions of how much was released to the body through various guise,
Pentascope N100b scandal; 2003 memo confirms Atiku approved contract
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- Monday, 01 April 2013
- By elombah.com
Elombah.com has obtained a 2003 memo that confirms the former vice president, Atiku Abubakar approved the pentascope contract. see memo below. the former VP absolved himself of responsibility and indicated Mallam Nasir el-Rufai and PricewaterhouseCooper dubiously awarded the contract to manage NITEL to Pentascope
Ask El rufai about the Pentascope scandal, says Atiku Abubakar
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- Sunday, 31 March 2013
- By Ogbuefi Ndigbo
Since the publication of the Accidental Public Servant, a book by and on the former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir el Rufai, there has been no love lost between the fire breathing nemesis of Abuja law breaing landlords and Atiku Abubakar, the Vice-President during the Chief Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration between 1999
