The Senate has resolved to probe the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Maikanti Baru on resumption.
This is over the alleged diversion of N378 billion dividend from the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas, NLNG, to defray the cost of under-recovery in the importation of fuel.
Senate President, Bukola Saraki disclosed this in a statement signed by his media adviser and publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu.
He said “Senate on resumption of plenary we will further probe the claims made before the Senator Ahmad Lawan’s Adhoc Committee by the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), on how and why the corporation was diverting the dividend from the Nigerian Liquified Natural Gas (NLNG) to defray the cost of under-recovery in the importation of fuel”.
Saraki who gave this hint while reacting to questions from newsmen at the Ilorin Airport, admitted that he had received series of telephone calls on the issue by many concerned Nigerians and others who wanted to know the position of the Senate on the issues raised by the NNPC’s GMD before the Ahmad Lawan’s Adhoc Committee.
The Senate President averred that the disclosure by the NNPC boss in response to enquiries by the Senate adhoc committee probing the issue of illegal payment of subsidy on fuel, called for further investigation by the Senate and also showed that as alleged in a motion moved earlier by Senate Minority Leader, Senator Biodun Olujimi, a lot of illegal and unapproved spendings are going on in the petroleum corporation.
In his words, “Let me assure Nigerians that there will be no cover up. We are confident that the adhoc committee will do a thorough job. All the issues will be unearthed. That is why when the Senate set up investigative committees on issues, we want Nigerians to have confidence in us that we do not act because we want to embark on a wild goose chase. There must be some serious issues to be looked into. The revelations by the NNPC’s GMD have justified the need for this investigation and they have shown that we are acting in good faith.
“When in my ruling on the motion raised by Senator Olujimi, I insisted that we want a transparent, honest and non-partisan investigation on the fuel subsidy issue, it was clear to me and my colleagues that there are certain irregularities being perpetrated and we should let Nigerians know the truth. That is why we set up the committee in the first place and to demonstrate the seriousness we attach to the issue, we decided that the adhoc committee should be led by the Leader of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan.
“We are however shocked that the NNPC’s GMD was claiming that the illegal diversion of dividends from the NLNG which should be paid into the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Federation for the purpose of funding the fuel subsidy was done ‘in compliance with the National Assembly directive that NNPC as the supplier of last resort should, and has, maintained robust petrol supply’.
“So, if the National Assembly called on NNPC to carry out its legitimate duty of ensuring adequate fuel supply to Nigerians, the GMD logically thinks the corporation by that call has the license to perpetrate illegality, spend money without approval and violate appropriation laws. It is my belief that if the National Assembly said the corporation should perform its duty effectively as a supplier of fuel to Nigerians without exposing people to needless suffering, that ought to be done within the ambit of the law.
“This investigation will require the GMD to produce the approval given by the National Assembly and other necessary approving bodies authorizing the NNPC to divert the dividend from the NLNG investment, which ought to be paid into the Consolidated Revenue Fund belonging to the three tiers of government, for the payment of fuel subsidy.”
Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA, have
uncovered N340 million worth of Tramadol tablets in 12 containers at the
Apapa port in Lagos State. In a statement released by its Head of
Public Affairs, Jonah Achema, the agency said the tablets which were in
various dosages ranging from 120 milligrams to 250 milligrams were
recovered from 12 containers in the ongoing search in Apapa port. He
said the containers were on the watch-list of NDLEA since November, 2017
and were brought to Nigeria Customs Service for search based on the
agency’s reasonable suspicion of the containers.He stated that the NCS
on Wednesday, dropped 28 of 62 containers slated for search, among which
12 of them were been found to contain tramadol.“The search is still
ongoing. Tramadol is a pharmaceutical drug which has been subject of
abuse by the populace. In one single operation in November last year,
the agency intercepted 160 million tablets of tramadol at the Apapa port
which ranged from 220 to 250 milligrams. They were imported from India
using false documents in the name of an unregistered company,” Achema
said.The Federal government banned Tramadol and Codeine in May due to
the gross abuse of the drugs by women and youths.The post NDLEA uncovers 12 containers with N340 million Tramadol tablets appeared first on EMIRATCO Blog.
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President
Buhari has been conferred with the prestigious Polio Champion Award in
recognition of his uncommon commitment and leadership in the polio
eradication programme in Nigeria. Rotary International President, Barry
Rassin, who is on a four-day official visit to Nigeria, presented the
award to President Buhari, Thursday, at State House, Abuja. The Polio
Champion Award was instituted by Rotary International in 1995 to
recognize and appreciate Heads of Governments and organisations that
have played a key role in polio eradication around the world. The last
recipient of the Award was Justin Trudeau, the Prime Minister of Canada.
Other past recipients include Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe,
Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and former UN Secretary General Ban
Ki-Moon.The post 
Timi Frank, former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All
Progressives Congress (APC), has threatened to publish names and amounts
paid to Adams Oshiomhole, APC National Chairman during the party
primaries. He also claimed that Oshiomhole collected over $50million
from different aspirants and candidates. According to Frank, a large
percentage of the money was paid to Oshiomhloe through proxies from Imo,
Zamfara, Adamawa, Ogun states, among others. An exclusive report by
SaharaReporters on Thursday revealed that the Department of State
Services (DSS) has written to President Buhari, asking him to prosecute
Oshiomhole for allegedly receiving at least $55million in relation to
the nationwide primaries of the party. However, in a statement signed in
Abuja on Thursday, the former APC spokesman threatened to "publish the
names and amounts paid to lobby the national chairman to clear aspirants
and substitute the names of duly elected candidates with those that
failed". "I dare say that this singular act of refusing to order the
prosecution of Oshiomhole over sundry acts of bribery and corruption he
committed as contained in the DSS report, President Buhari has shown
that his APC-led administration is a stinking house of corruption," he
said. Expressing surprise at Oshiomhole's latest ordeal, he said the
former labour leader will go down in history as a party chairman who
allegedly received such "humongous bribe within a short period of time
in office". Frank, however, called on the president to act on the
recommendations of the DSS by ordering "Oshiomhole's sack and
prosecution, if his (Buhari) government is actually fighting corruption
or opposition". He continued: "We are in the know that President
Muhammadu Buhari has received the DSS report on Adams Oshiomhole and
Nigerians are patiently waiting for the action or inaction of his
government, because this is an administration that has claimed fighting
corruption as an achievement.In the history of party administration in
Nigeria, no party chairman has been accused of collecting the
jaw-breaking amount of money allegedly collected within a short period
in office like Comrade Oshiomhole has allegedly done.Instead of
Oshiomhole to clear his name, he has taken to diversionary path asking
the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki to resign. Nigerians are not
gullible. We shall wait to see how the acclaimed anti-corruption regime
will act on this particular issue.This same Oshiomhole has been
attacking the Senate President, calling on him to resign on moral
ground. Can Oshiomhole now step aside while investigation into his
financial malfeasance is ongoing to justify his much talked about
morality?"The post 
Tonto Dikeh is really disgusted after she made a recent discovery and
it's led her to decide that she's never kissing her man again.The
mother-of-one found fried grasshoppers hanging on a shelf in her man's
house and when she asked him about it, the answer she got grossed her
out. 
Sharing
a photo of the grasshopper, she wrote:Found these guys hanging on a
shelf and i quickly turned and asked BABY hope you dont eat
these...Guess his answer??Now I wanna puke at the sight of his LIPS...He
is never getting kissed again..So pissed off ..Like i feel violated OR
im LITERALLY A Drama QUEEN #Angryface 
The post 
Benue
State Governor, Samuel Ortom has directed the immediate renaming of the
LGEA Primary School, Ogene -Amejo in Edumoga, Okpokwu local government
area of the state after 13-year old Miss Ochanya Ogbanje who was
reportedly raped to death by her uncle and his son. The Governor who
announced the decision while briefing newsmen at the Benue Peoples House
Makurdi, said the action was to immortalize the late Miss Ochanya
considering the circumstances that led to her death. 
He
also directed the State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, to
carry out massive renovation work on the primary school to accord it a
befitting standard. Governor Ortom expressed the hope that when the
Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, eventually releases its
counterpart contribution to march the state government counterpart
funding of N3.3 billion already deducted at source from the last tranche
of Paris Club refund to the state, it would help to further improve
infrastructure at the primary education level. The post 
Ebi
Odoh has been arrested and is being held in custody by the anti-cultism
unit as he confessed to be a member of the Dabam confraternity
popularly known as Bobos. His friend identified as Samuel is at large
and investigations are ongoing to also arrest him. The post 
Senate President, Bukola Saraki on Wednesday hit out at the National
Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, saying that
he has lost all moral rights to remain in politics. Speaking with
journalists in Ilorin during the sixth remembrance prayer for his
father, Saraki said Oshiomhole has ‘no locus standi to talk about
morality in today’s Nigeria’s politics.“That must be a joke coming from
Oshiomhole talking about moral ground. I think Oshiomhole has no locus
standi to talk about morality today. Oshiomhole is somebody who has been
told to have been collecting not even naira but dollars from candidates
and he is being accused by his party’s aspirants and governors.I don’t
think he has any moral ground, even to continue to be in politics, not
to talk about being a chairman of a party. I remember in those days,
even Oyegun, they never accused him of something like this.I have left
that party. I’m sure the President, based on integrity, knows the right
thing to do. So, on moral ground, he cannot speak.”The post 
A lady has narrated a very troubling encounter she had with SARS
officers who harassed her in Port Harcourt. Olorogun Mabel Peters said
she woke up sick and went to get drugs but by the time she got back to
her estate, some armed officer approached her and asked for her papers.
When they saw that the papers were complete, they asked for her company
ID and she explained she doesn't have it on her at the moment. They
immediately accused her of stealing a car and drove her to the station
where they then changed their story and claimed that she is one of the
criminals they received a call about. They ended up detaining her and
seized her phone. She went on to accuse one of the officers of
sexual harassment while she was in their custody. She said they
eventually asked her to pay N100,00 and drove her to an ATM to withdraw
the money.She wrote:@opetodolapo Today is definitely one of my worst
days.. I woke up a bit feverish with slight headache so I cancelled my
activities for the day, at about 6:30pm I decided to go get
drugs,because my condition seemed to be getting serious and also get
pizza for my mum just 7mins drive away from my estate..On getting back
to my estate, a blue Prado jeep stopped right in front of me and some
armed men on uniform came out asking me to park for a search, I obliged,
they went through all the vehicle papers and drivers license etc very
much complete..The next question I was asked was they needed to see my
company Id ,I tried to explain to them I didn't have it on me because I
just drove out to get pizza from the next bus stop and they said I was
under arrest for stealing a vehicle and I couldn't give them an ID of
where I work, I obliged and we drove to their station and the whole
story changed..One of the officers made a phone call and he said I was
among the criminals they received a call about.. I tried to beg, I even
showed proof of the medications I got, they gave me a paper to make a
statement,in the process they took my phones from me and started going
through my phone, from my chats call logs down to my bank mails
etc....After spending 2hrs with them they demanded for a sum of 2million
naira as my bail,for a crime I do not know.. This is pure wickedness
and evil... I never stole, robbed, violated any rules etc... We finally
came to an agreement after keeping me hostage from 6pm till 12am that I
should pay them 100,000naira..One of the officers even approached me
trying to sexually harass me!! This same men didn't even mind the time
they comfortably drove me to an ATM machine so I could make a withdrawal
for them... These men are criminals!!I was granted bail by 1:30am after
spending 7good hours... Someone's hard earn money This Is totally
unacceptable, Are you guys not meant to be protecting lives ? Why will
you extort someone of their hard earn sweat!! I thought SARS had
ended... (officers names are : officer Matt, Emma, security, Friday) 
The post 
The Nigerian Governors Forum last night had a meeting in Abuja to
deliberate on the N30, 000 minimum wage being demanded by the Nigeria
Labour Congress. After the meeting, the governors stated that the only
way they can afford the N30, 000 minimum wage is to downsize the civil
service. According to them, they cannot affot to pay that amount with
their current meager revenue allocation. Speaking to newsmen after the
meeting, the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum and Governor of
Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, said that a committee will be put
together to meet with President Buhari to discuss the need for an
increase in state revenue allocations .“Following a meeting of the
Nigeria Governors’ Forum where we deliberated on the national minimum
wage, governors resolved to re-strategise and put together another
committee to meet with the President once again, to work out another
formula towards quickly resolving the problem associated with the
proposed N30.000 minimum wage which is impracticable unless labour
agrees to a downsizing of the workforce all over the country or the
Federal Government itself accedes to the review of the national revenue
allocation formula. Members of the committee who were nominated to see
the President include the governors of Lagos, Kebbi, Plateau, Bauchi,
Akwa Ibom, Ebonyi. Enugu and Kaduna.” he saidGovernor Yari said that he
and his colleagues had seen the report of the Tripartite Committee
report presented to President Muhammadu Buhari. The report suggested
N30, 000 minimum wage. President Buhari last week received the rpeort
and said he will study it and advice the national assembly members
accordingly.Yari said that the committee did not consider the submission
of the governors who had earlier said they could only afford to pay
N22, 500 as minimum wage.“We have seen what has been presented to the
President by the (Tripartite) Committee. As a member of the committee,
our representative there said the committee did not take our submission
of N22,500 because it came late. I am surprised. How can you do this
without the input of the states because the states are the key
stakeholders in this business. So, a situation whereby our report was
not taken or considered by the Tripartite Committee … then I don’t know
how the committee wants us to work.” he saidAccording to Governor Yari,
the state governors really wnat to pay the N30, 000 but are currently
constrained by their meager revenue.''We still say we want to pay, but
the issue is the ability to pay. If we say no, it is not about the
ability to pay, just pay, I don’t know how this formulae will work and I
don’t know how we can get a solution to the issue.We are paying N18,000
(as minimum wage today), but when the President assumed office, about
27 states were not able to pay, not that they chose not to pay. So, now
you say N30,000, how many of them can pay? We will be bankrupt (if we
pay). So as Nigerians, we should look at the issues seriously. While
other people are saying that governors are riding jets and living in
affluence, that one is not luxury but compulsory. Like Lagos that is
paying about N7bn as salaries; if you say it should pay N30,000, now it
will be N13bn. From our calculation, it is only Lagos State that will be
able to pay N30,000. As Nigerians, this is our country; there is no
other country we have and we should be fair to this country.”Speaking
further, Governor Yari said “As for the way forward, we will continue to
talk with Labour. Let them see reasons and difficulties some of us
have. For instance, the money Lagos State is using to pay is not coming
from Abuja. They have a way of getting their money from the IGR and that
is why they can afford to pay. They get money through VAT (as well).
Apart from Lagos, even Rivers State cannot afford to pay. So we have
been crying out about this since 2011 but no one will listen.“One
critical example is that some states ration their salaries while some
others put everything they earn on the table and ask labour to come and
see and ask them to suggest how much should go for capital and
personnel costs. Some say 70 per cent for personnel cost and 30 per cent
for capital projects and yet the states cannot pay and they put the
remaining as outstanding.” The post 
Sylvester
and Jennifer who tied the knot in1997, share three daughters Sophia,
22, Sistine, 20, and 16-year-old Scarlet Rose.See more photos below.
The post 
Read the article by FFK below...No matter how hard he tries to make it
look as if it is no big deal and no matter how much he ignores it and
tries to brush it under the carpet, the 5.8 billion naira scandal in
which the House of Representatives have indicted Vice President Yemi
Osinbajo for theft, larceny, diversion, misapplication and
misappropiation will not go away.No matter how much he tries to wash
himself with his self-righteous soap and brush, the filthy stench of
corruption and abuse of office will never leave him.No matter how many
open markets he visits in a blaze of publicity and in a desperate
attempt to prove that he is a man of the people, the bloated flies that
customarily trail filth, garbage, open sewers and rejected goods will
continue to follow him and raise fundamental questions about his
infantile claim to holiness, infallibility and sainthood.Some have
erroneously argued that Osinbajo could not have stolen the 5.8 billion
or indulged in any form of wrongdoing because he is a Pastor.They also
claim that the grievous, unproven and outrageous allegations that he has
made against President Goodluck Jonathan, President Olusegun Obasanjo,
the late President Umaru Yar'adua and indeed every single PDP-controlled
Federal Government that was in power over the 16 years before our
nation was afflicted with the Buhari plague and APC contagion three
years ago must also be true, again because he is a Pastor.On both counts
this is not only an intellectually lazy cotention but it is also pure
hogwash. I say this because Osinbajo is far from being what many think
he is. His conduct over the last three years has proved that
conclusively.As far as I am concerned he is a Pastor only in name. In my
view he is not a Pastor but an eager accomplice, common sidekick and
ever-ready man-Friday to the most hated, despised, compromised,
dishonest, brutal, divisive, incompetent, cruel and evil dictator that
Nigeria has ever known.I say this because no real Pastor would do what
he has done over the last three years and neither would any tolerate or
participate in the evil that his boss and their government have
unleashed on the Nigerian people since they came to power.Pastors see
evil for what it is and fight it openly. Failing that they at least shun
and condemn it. They certainly do not espouse it, enjoy it, wallow in
it, encourage it, support it and thrive in its commission.They do not
point fingers at the innocent and accuse them falsely and neither do
they eulogise or deify the corrupt. They are not deceitful cowards who
have sold their souls to the devil for cheap political gain, filthy
lucre and a morsel at the tyrant's table.The truth is that it irritates
me to no end when some refer to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as a
Pastor. It is like referring to Judas Iscariot as a disciple of Jesus
Christ or Rasputin as the Pope.The Bible says "thou shall know them by
their fruits". It says "the devil presents itself as an angel of light".
It speaks of "wolves in sheep's clothing". It talks about "shepherds
that feed on the carcasses of their own flock".Osinbajo is a fake Pastor
in the same way that Judas was a fake disciple and Rasputin was a fake
priest. Like Judas and Rasputin he was secretly planted amongst the
disciples and in the Church by satan.When you speak of Pastors you are
referring to holy and selfless men who lift up, inspire and encourage
others, who are filled with compassion and love, who are called to
ministry by the Living God and who are deeply courageous and
strong.These are tried and tested men and women who are filled with the
power of the Holy Spirit and the light of God. These are men and women
that are driven by the quest for righteousness, justice and equity and
who have no fear of tyrants, bullies or the agents of the devil.These
are men and women who despise evil, wickedness and injustice and who
support and assist the suffering, the deprived, the weak, the
vulnerable, the wounded, the afflicted, the persecuted and the
poor.These are men and women that speak truth to power and that give
wicked rulers and heartless men of wealth and power sleepless
nights.These are men and women that have successfully passed through the
furnace of affliction, who have mastered their calling, who are
clean-spirited, who are committed to spreading the gospel of our Lord
Jesus Christ fearlessly and who do not steal, kill, lie, bear false
witness, falsely accuse, compromise with evil or seek to destroy their
fellow human beings.When we talk about Pastors we are talking about a
rare and special breed of people who are committed to humanity,
self-discipline and the work of God and who have chosen to answer the
highest and most noble calling.When we talk about Pastors we are talking
about men and women llik the late Bishop Ajayi Crowther, the late
Archbishop Benson Idahosa, the late Apostle Ayo Babalola, the late Rev.
Timothy Obadare, Bishop David Oyedepo, Prophet T.B. Joshua, Pastor Paul
Adefarasin, Pastor David Ibiyeomie, Dr. Paul Enenche, Bishop David
Abioye, Bishop Mike Okonkwo, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, Apostle Samson
Suleiman, Dr. B.O. Ezekiel, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, Rev. Samson
Ayokunle, Dr. Daniel Olukoya, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, Archbishop
Jasper Akinola, Bishop Emmanuel Gbonigi, Archbishop Nicholas
Duncan-Williams, Prophet Emmanuel Kobe, Pastor Rhoda Awiliki, Pastor
Solomon Kayode Anjorin, Pastor Bayo Oladeji, Dr. Israel Akonji, Pastor
Emmanuel Omata and so many others.When we talk about Pastors we are not
talking about hopelessly compromised and morally challenged charlatans
and crooked politicians like Osinbanjo who consistently attempt to
defend the indefensible, who thrive on perfidy and falsehood, who tell
one hundred lies a day, who indulge in the most outrageous and brazen
acts of corruption, who persecute the innocent, who collude with evil
and bloodthirsty men, who encourage the perpetuation and commission of
barbarity and wickedness, who turn a blind eye when lives are being
destroyed, who refuse to raise their voices when innocent blood is being
shed, who speak from both sides of their mouths and who encourage mass
murder, genocide and ethnic cleansing.When we talk about Pastors we are
talking about those that we revere, love and admire and not those that
are only Pastor in name.The post 
Snoop Dogg is about to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of
Fame.According to Variety, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced
on Tuesday that Snoop would be honored with his star on November 19th.
He will be receiving the 2,651st star and is being recognized in the
recording category.Ana Martinez, the producer of the Hollywood Walk of
Fame said:Snoop Dogg is one of those people who can do anything. He
raps, he acts, he hosts a television show, he cooks, and helps community
kids with his philanthropic work. He is a man of the ages and we
welcome him to our Hollywood Walk of Fame.The post 
A Dallas woman is fighting for her life after she went to Mexico for a
nose job which wasn't successful.The botched procedure put real estate
agent Laura Avila in a coma and her family is desperately trying to get
her better medical care. Avila traveled to Ciudad Juarez last month to
save money on the plastic surgery, as it's significantly cheaper there.
But, according to her lawyer, the anesthesia used on her was
administered incorrectly and way too early.The clinic staff allegedly
left Avila under anesthesia for hours because the head doctor was
running late. As a result, Laura suffered severe brain swelling and went
into a coma. Laura was stuck in Mexico for 8 days before her family
could finally transfer her to a hospital in El Paso, Texas, where
doctors revealed she'd have to be kept alive with breathing tubes and
machines, or be taken off life support. The family now wants a second
opinion in Dallas but they're having problems getting her admitted to a
hospital in Dallas because she lacks insurance.Her family has now
created a GoFundMe account to help pay for her treatment.The post 
Actor Channing Tatum and singer Jessie J are officially an item just months after he split from Jenna Dewan after 9 years of
marriage.A possible romance between Channing and Jessie J was first
reported last month when a source spoke about their relationship with
People and said, “It’s very new.” Then, on Tuesday Nov 13th, Channing
revealed via Instagram that he was at Jessie J’s show at the Royal
Albert Hall in London and he gushed about her performance. He said,
“This woman just poured her heart out on stage at the Royal Albert Hall.
Whoever was there got to witness something special. Wow.”He also took
to his Instagram story to write, “She went off tonight! #RoseTour.” A
source reportedly told People, “Channing is her biggest fan. He flies
all over the U.S. to attend her concerts.”Earlier this month, Tatum took
his 5-year-old daughter to see Jessie J at the Wiltern Theatre in Los
Angles.Back in April Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan announced their
separation after nine years of marriage. 
Channing and Jenna Social media users have pointed out that Jessie J and Jenna Dewan share a striking resemblance.The post 
Comedienne
& TV personality, Helen Paul, shared these adorable photos with her
husband and their children. See full photos below. 
The post Adorable photos of Helen Paul, her husband and their children appeared first on emirtco
