Clearing Babachir Lawal or Self-Indictment, By Jibrin Ibrahim

The president owes himself an even greater duty – protecting his personal reputation as a fearless anti-corruption crusader. He can only do so when he takes allegations against his friends and staffers seriously and acts. By appearing to refuse to act, the president would be indicting himself in the court of public opinion.

This week, the big story has been that President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate in response to the lawmakers’ indictment of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, and their call for his removal and prosecution. The letter provided an explanation, or rather, some excuses why the president would not act. The letter depicts a very high level of incompetence on the part of whoever wrote it but above all appears to make the argument that the presidential team can engage in corruption without consequence, which is the most direct route for the Buhari presidency to lose its credibility as a bastion of anti-corruption.

EFCC detains ex-Finance Minister, Yuguda

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained a former Minister of Finance, Amb. Bashir Yuguda, over his alleged involvement in the $115m (N23bn) bribe which was distributed by a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke.

The EFCC said in a statement that the ex-minister who is a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, allegedly diverted N450m out of the money.

The money, which was distributed through Fidelity Bank Plc, was said to have been used in bribing officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission during the 2015 presidential election.

Organization Of Looting Elders - NO SENTIMENTS, NO SACRED COW

1- I acted based on Jonathan instruction- Dasuki

2- I didn't give order- Jonathan

3- I collected 350M from Dasuki for consultation-
Iyorchia Ayu

4- I only collected $30,000 from Dasuki not
N100m- Bode George

5-I got N4.6b from Dasuki for spiritual purposes-
Bafarawa

6-I got N650M from Dasuki for my Abuja burnt
office- Thisday Obaigbena.

7-I got N2.1b from Dasuki for publicity- Dokpesi

#DansukiGate​: Truth of PDP presidential campaign funds; Fani-Kayode Speaks out as EFCC Freeze His Bank Accounts

 Fani-Kayode

”The truth is like a lion. You don’t have to defend it. Let it lose and it will defend itself”- St. Augustine.

For the last few weeks I have been the subject of absurd and outlandish headline stories in various newspapers who have accused me of being a fraudster and who have claimed that funds were transferred into my bank account by the former National Security Advisor, Col. Sambo Dasuki and by the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

They have also claimed that I used public funds for the Presidential campaign of President Goodluck Jonathan.

The attempt to tarnish my name, paint me as a common criminal and convict me of wrongdoing in the court of public opinion without even hearing my side of the story is petty, shameful and nauseating.

It is also a reflection of the desperation of those that seek to pull me down and destroy me simply because my opposition to this government has been unrelenting.

In January 2015 I was appointed as the Director of Media and Publicity for the Jonathan/Sambo Presidential Campaign Organisation by President Goodluck Jonathan.

Zamfara killings: Lawmakers summon Defence Minister, Gen. Aliyu Mohammed Gusau, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki and IGP,Mohammed Abubakar

The Federal Lawmakers have summoned the Minister of Defence, Gen. Aliyu Mohammed Gusau, NSA,Col. Sambo Dasuki, rtd and IGP Mohammed Abubakar over the Zamfara State killings.

The lower chamber of the Nigerian National Assembly, House of Reps, yesterday , ordered its house committee on security to invite the National Security Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki, rtd, the Minister of Defence, General Aliyu Gusau, rtd, and the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, to appear before the House and explain what led to last week’s massacre of Nigerians in Zamfara State.

A House of Representatives member from Zamfara state, Ibrahim Shehu Gusau, who sponsored the motion. 

FG sets up technical committee to tackle herdsmen, farmers' border clashes in 17 states

The National Economic Council, NEC on Thursday moved to tackle the problem of the clashes between herdsmen and farmers which have resulted into deaths of hundreds across the country in the past few months with the setting up of a technical Committee to tackle the crisis.