Borno government procures N1.06 Billion Hospital Equipment

Borno state Governor, Kashim Shettima has
said that his administration has procured
hospital equipment worth N1.06 Billion to
improve healthcare delivery system in the state.
The Governor disclosed this during a traditional
Sallah courtesy visit by the Shehu of Borno, Dr.
Alhaji Abubakar Ibn Garbai Al-Amin El-Kanemi
to the Maiduguri government house.
"We are determined to change the face
of Borno and rewrite its history so that
our people can go back to their
communities for us to restore their
dignity.
Though we are poor, we still carry our
poverty with dignity. He will never allow
our people to descend to sub-human
level and we are going rebuild Borno
brick by brick In Sha Allah. We are going
to working assiduously to rekindle hope
in our people. We are going to invest in
education, in job creation, in
infrastructural development, in gender
empowerment, in girl child education and
we will invest in strengthening primary
health care system. We got $1million
donation from General Electric of the
United States and we said they should
give the money to UNICEF and they gave
the money to them and I am glad to
inform you that we have taken
possession of a substantial quantity of
hospital equipments enough to equip 60
primary healthcare centres in the state.
We also got grant of $1.5 million for
'Safe Life Initiative' of the World Bank.
This is a grant given to all states of the
Federation and further inflow of these
funds is a function of judicious utilization
of what has been given to us now. We
are traveling to China and India to
procure as many as possible equipment
to reposition our healthcare delivery
system. We have bought equipment
worth N1.06 Billion and it is gratifying to
know that some of these equipment
have started coming. Among them are x-Ray machines, scanners, 1000 hospital beds, industrial washing machines for
our hospitals, proper uniforms for Nurses and theatre workers and other vital hospital equipment" he said

Ogun state police arrest 50 year old for raping 13 year old girl

The Ogun state police command has arrested
50 year old Joseph Sunday (above), for
allegedly raping a 13 year old girl in Ilaro town
of the state. Joseph is alleged to have
ambushed his victim at the stream where she
was fetching water, dragged her to an
uncompleted building in Abule Taju area of the
town where he defiled her.
Parading the suspect before journalists, the
state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola
Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident and said the
matter reported to the police by the victim's
mother. He added that the case will be
transferred to the Anti-Human Trafficking and
Child Labor Unit of the State Criminal
investigation and intelligence Department for
further investigation.

Diezani forfeits N4.8b Abuja houses to Federal government

The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) have reportedly seized
some houses in Abuja worth N4.8 billion
allegedly belonging to former Minister of
Petroleum Resources, Dieziani Alison-Madueke.
According to the Nation, one of the mansion's
seized is worth N3.58 billion.
Meanwhile operatives of the antigraft agency
are said to have been deployed to Port
Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, to investigate
the ownership of five choice houses believed to
be owned by Alison-Madueke’s. The properties
under surveillance in Port Harcourt are said to
be worth over N3billion.
A top source in EFCC, who spoke in confidence
said:
“Based on latest intelligence, we have
been able to trace more choice assets to
Mrs. Alison-Madueke in Port Harcourt.
We have drafted more operatives in
Rivers State. We have identified more
than five of such assets but we need to
verify the ownership by going through
some documents before attaching the
properties in line with our mandate. In
the next one week, our team in Port
Harcourt would have completed their
assignment. We will then release the
value of the assets. We are also on the
trail of some accomplices who were
used for the property deals.”
The source added
“We are still working in collaboration
with NCA in the UK. I think we are
getting closer to the final leg of the Mrs.
Alison-Madueke probe.”
One of the seized properties which is
worth N500million is believed to be at
Frederick Chiluba Close in Asokoro
District in Abuja. The asset is now
placed under interim forfeiture until the
court decides otherwise,” he added.
Sections 28 and 34 of the EFCC
(Establishment Act) 2004 and Section
13(1) of the Federal High Court Act,
2004 empower the anti-graft agency to
invoke the Interim Assets Forfeiture
Clause.
“Section 28 of the EFCC Act reads:
‘Where a person is arrested for an
offence under this Act, the Commission
shall immediately trace and attach all
the assets and properties of the person
acquired as a result of such economic or
financial crime and shall thereafter
cause to be obtained an interim
attachment order from the Court.’
Section 13 of the Federal High Court Act reads in part: “The sourt may grant an injunction or appoint a receiver by an interlocutory order in all cases in which it appears to the Court to be just or convenient so to do.
'Any such order may be made either
unconditionally or on such terms and
conditions as the Court thinks just.”
The NCA in the UK arrested and quizzed the former Minister and four others on October 2nd last year for alleged bribery and corruption and money laundering. Also the EFCC has interrogated three to five more suspects since the interrogation of Mrs. Alison-Madueke by the
NCA. The NCA last year obtained permission from a Westminster Magistrate’s Court to seize 27,000 pounds from Mrs. Alison-Madueke and two other women.

'He's a jealous man'- El Hadji Diouf blames Steven Gerrard for Mario Balotelli’s failure at Liverpool

Former African footballer of the year El Hadji
Diouf has blasted former teammate and old foe
Steven Gerrard saying he's the reason 'bad boy'
Mario Balotelli didn't make it at Liverpool.
The controversial Italian striker Balotelli scored
two goals on his debut for Nice in a win over
Marseille on Sunday. He moved to Ligue 1 after
having his Liverpool contract terminated.
Speaking after the game, Balotelli said that
moving to Liverpool was the worst decision of
his career, Diouf then used the opportunity to
dish out on Gerrard.
Speaking to L’Equipe, he said: “I told him not to
go to Liverpool. It wasn’t made for him, that
things couldn’t go well with Gerrard, who has
never had his talent and then said negative
things about him.
'Gerrard is a jealous man who doesn’t like men
of character. Mario is a good person that you
should listen to. He’s not a guy who’s going to
cause problems in the dressing room.'
“There are a lot of things that have been made
up about him. People tell tales about him, but
they’re often a load of rubbish.”
''He doesn't like black people’. He’s not a fan.'

Patience Jonathan Scandal: House Of Reps Caution Against Rumors

Members of the House of Representatives on Monday advised security agencies to conclude investigations before smearing the image of Nigerians in the media.
Two members of the House who spoke to Vanguard against the background that the sum of $31.4m was found in a Skye bank account belonging to former First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan, advised government security agencies to carry out a proper investigation before crucifying her.
Minority Leader of the House, Leo Ogor in his reaction described the allegation as a mere rumour until there are concrete evidence to convince Nigerians.
He said “I will liken this situation to that of budget padding that had no substance in all ramifications”.
“We should allow the security agencies conclude all their findings before crucifying Nigerians in the press”.
“Although I’ve not seen any of the documents
that is being paraded but for now we should
allow those working on it conclude their
investigations first”.
Speaking in the same vein, Rep Ehiozuwa
Johnson Agbonayinma, PDP, Edo said “it’s
still a rumour though I’ve not seen the details
but as you know she is still innocent until
proven otherwise in our law courts.”

‘If Not For Davido I Would Still Be Working In The Bank ‘ – Mayorkun

DMW artiste, Mayorkun has lauded
label boss, Davido, for believing in his
talent and bringing him this far.
The ‘Eleko’ singer, Mayorkun said
that if not for Davido, he would still
be working in the bank, saving up
to record his first single.
“It was just so coincidental that
the day I signed my resignation
letter was the day David gave me
the call about me signing on to
DMW. It wasn’t that my decision
was to leave that banking job to
start up music,”
“Obviously if Davido had not
called me, I would have been in
the other bank collecting better
pay, better than the old one, then I
would be trying to save up my bar
(money) so I could record my first
song.”
Mayorkun got huge recognition for
his hit single Eleko, which gained
one million YouTube video views,
within a week of release.
On March 3, 2016, Davido
announced Mayorkun’s signing to
the HKN gang and Davido Music
Worldwide imprint.

Mbaka: Buhari Working With Those Who Will Pull Him Down

THE Enugu Catholic priest, and Spiritual Director
of Adoration Ministry, Enugu State, Rev. Fr. Ejike
Mbaka has said President Muhammadu Buhari
currently works with some people who do not
want him to succeed in office and are desperate
to pull him down.
Mbaka has been one of Buhari’s most vocal
supporters since he asked Nigerians to reject
former president Goodluck Jonathan in the run-
up to the 2015 presidential election. The priest
also said it was too early to give Buhari’s regime
a dispassionate assessment, saying Nigerians
should give the President more time.
The Enugu-based cleric said the reason the
country was yet to experience the real change
being midwifed by Buhari was that some
strategic positions were still manned by the
same people who milked the country dry in the
past.
He said the president was not totally free from
the grip of those who ran the country aground in
the past.
Mbaka, who spoke to newsmen in Enugu during
the graduation of Niger Delta youths, who trained
at Innoson Plastic Factory under Federal
Government’s Amnesty Programme, said: “The
government we are experiencing is not yet a
Buharinised government.
“Many people who are in different strategic
positions are still the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) people and Buhari may not even know and
even some people who are working around him
are working to pull him down.
“Buhari means well, Buhari is a good man, Buhari
is God-sent for this country but, I am telling you
that there are crocodiles in the fish pond.
“Buhari may not know that he is feeding not the
fish in the fishpond but crocodiles that are even
feeding on the fishes!”
He urged Nigerians to be prayerful to counter the
activities of those he said were plotting to break
the country and take over power. Mbaka had, a
month ago come down hard on the Buhari
regime, saying there was hunger in the land and
that the President may not get the nod of
Nigerians to get another term in office if the
trend continued.
He added: “Nigerians should go on their knees
and pray for divine intervention because apart
from God, we are going to see horrible things.
The way these people are ganging up, they want
to break Nigeria and take over power and take
us back to where we were coming from. I pray it
shall be well with Nigeria and it shall be well with
Nigerians.”
The cleric, who predicted the victory of Buhari in
the 2015 presidential election, said he was yet to
see the change he wants in Nigeria through the
present government.
“I am talking about change from corruption to
moral probity, a time Nigeria will become a
country that is worthy of emulation, that
internationally when you mention Nigeria,
Nigerians shall begin to smile. I am talking about
change that is beyond embezzlement of funds
meant for the development of the people and
country. Only few people who call themselves
politicians will be stealing the money and
whatever they are doing with it nobody knows.
“The poor masses are dying and they are
enriching themselves wickedly calling themselves
politicians, so, such team of people should be
changed and if some of them are still remaining
and they want to come back, I still pray that the
broom of God will sweep them out because
Nigeria must move forward.
“These people are wicked, they are not Nigerians
per say, I don’t know where their blood came
from because they are not representing us; they
are representing themselves and the devil that is
using them.
“If you know the pattern of their regime, the way
they move and the way they truncate the
activities that will be for the wellness of the poor
masses, you’ll know that some of them are
possessed and they need deliverance before they
enter that seat.”
He, however, said it was too early to assess
President Buhari and asked Nigerians to give the
Buhari government the chance to implement its
change agenda.
Praying for the liberation of Nigeria, the Catholic
clergyman said: “I pray that our authentic
emancipation, what we call change will be
supernaturally propelled because right now you
can see the hand writing everywhere, many
people are complaining of hunger but the hunger
is not Buhari engendered.
“Many are complaining that Buhari has not
started changing everything, Buhari is not a
magician.
“Like I used to tell people, somebody had been
cooking in the kitchen for six years and he did
not feed us well and just few months ago,
somebody entered the same kitchen and all of
us want him to cook a very wonderful delicious
soup whereby his water is still in the pot. He has
not started putting ingredients and people are
testing the water and saying he cannot cook
well. Let us give him a chance to pour the whole
ingredients into the pot and when he is done
with cooking, we can now judge him.
“It is too early to judge a man who has just
entered few months ago, remember, even the
budget is being attacked, padding or no padding
and some people want to baptise criminal
fraudulent machination with the name padding
as a non criminal offence. So, when you steal
money that is in billions, it is padding and that
one is a no offence?
“But catch a poor man that steals a phone of
N20, 000, he will be burnt alive.”