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Story highlights: – It is believed that Alhaji Maina misappropriated billions of naira worth of pension funds. – Nigeria’s parliament has discussed a report said to reveal that $6bn (£4bn) has been defrauded from the fuel subsidy fund in the past two years. – The government had charged Abacha to court on nine counts of stealing against Mohammed in February 2014. (Nigerian Eye) – This is a list of the Top 12 corruption cases of the last four years. Here’s hoping this will be a wake up call for the EFCC to take action. READ ALSO: 12 People Who Ruined PDP And Jonathan’s Administration 1. N195 Billion Maina Pension Scam It is believed that Alhaji Maina misappropriated billions of naira worth of pension funds, which he claimed to have recovered from pension thieves. The senate committee probing pension funds management accused him of mopping up pension funds from banks and depositing the money in his private accounts. According to the committee, this mopping of such funds had made it impossible to pay thousands of pensioners across the country for months. When he was summoned to appear and clear the air on the committee’s findings, Alhaji Maina instituted a N1.5bn case against the senate and the inspector general of police. Things came to a head last week when the senate passed a resolution asking the presidency to sack Alhaji Maina within two days or face its wrath. Although the presidency had initially insisted that only the head of service could sack Maina, it subsequently changed its tone and ordered that disciplinary action should be taken against him for absconding from his duty post without permission. Punishment: None fled Nigeria. 2. Kerosene Subsidy Scam The Former Governor of the Central bank and Now Emir of Kano Mr Sanusi had shown that the kerosene subsidy was eliminated in 2009 by a directive of the late president Umaru Yar’Adua. Further evidence, in the form of official data from across Nigeria, shows that nowhere in the country is kerosene sold at a subsidised rate. It is bought by the NNPC at N150, sold to marketers at N40-N50, but retails at N170-N250. Mr Sanusi estimates that $100m goes astray this way each month. “The margin of 300-500 per cent over purchase price is economic rent, which never got to the man on the street. In dollar terms every vessel of kerosene imported by NNPC with federation money cost about $30m and it was sold at $10 or $11m generating rent of $20m per vessel to the syndicate,” he writes. It was learnt that since the national assembly members concluded their investigations, no officials of the NNPC or the marketers have been sanctioned, thus emboldening them to continue to import kerosene and allocate to themselves and their cronies. Apparently due to alleged pecuniary benefits, the NNPC has continued to import kerosene and allocate in questionable circumstances to individuals and groups at the ex-depot price of N40.90. But rather than selling the product at the subsidised price of N50 per litre at filling stations, the beneficiaries of these allocations sell the product to middlemen at N95 or N100 per litre at the gates of the depots. These middlemen, it was learnt, truck the product to the filling stations and sell between N130 and N150 per litre. It was alleged that marketers give some of their allocations to some top PPMC officials to ensure that they turn blind eye to the scam. The failure of the NNPC to implement a presidential directive removing subsidy from kerosene has fuelled suspicion among the stakeholders. Punishment: None. 3. $6bn Fuel Subsidy Scam Nigeria’s parliament has discussed a report said to reveal that $6bn (£4bn) has been defrauded from the fuel subsidy fund in the past two years. The debate, which was televised live, made official findings that have been widely leaked in recent days. The fuel sector probe was set up in the wake of angry nationwide protests in January after the government tried to remove a fuel subsidy. Nigeria is a major oil producer but has to import most of its fuel. Notable members of the PDP or their families were involved in the scam like Mamman Ali and Mahmud Tukur. Punishment: Ongoing court cases, no convictions. House of reps report tainted by Farouk Lawan bribery setup. 4. 123bn Naira Fraud – Stephen Oronsaye A damning report by the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation has indicted a former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mr. Stephen Oronsaye, over an alleged N123billion fraud perpetrated during his tenure, between 2009 and 2010. The 169-page report, entitled “Special Audit of the Accounts of the Civil Pensions,” according to an online news medium, Premium Times, found Oronsaye guilty of allegedly presiding over the looting of the nation’s resources during his tenure. The audit by the auditor-general arose from the work of a Special Audit Team constituted by the federal government in May 2011 to conduct a comprehensive examination of the accounts of the Civilian Pension Department domiciled in the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation. The audit, which covered the period 2005 to 2010, uncovered monumental financial irregularities, opaque transactions, irregular and abnormal running costs, and outright stealing and kick backs said to have reached its zenith during the 18 months that Oronsaye served as Head of Service. But no action has been taken to bring all those indicted to book. Punishment: No action taken. 5. Police Pension Fund Fraud The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned the ex-permanent secretary in the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, now a director in the Police Pension Office, Atiku Abubakar Kigo; the chief accountant, Mrs. Uzoma Cyril Attang, and four others before an Abuja high court on an 18-count charge of conspiracy, breach of trust and embezzlement of N32.8 billion police pension funds. The six accused persons were docked before Justice Hussain Baba to whom the case was reassigned following a controversial judgement of the first trial judge, Justice Abubakar Talba: he gave a light sentence to one of the accused, John Yusuf, who pleaded guilty to a three-count charge. But Attang, who was arraigned by the EFCC for the first time in connection with the alleged fraud, was granted N10million bail and two sureties in like sum. Those who were re-arraigned include Esai Dangabar, Atiku Abubakar Kigo, Ahmed Inuwa Wada, Mrs Veronica Ulonma Onyegbula, Sani Habila Zira, Christian Madubuike, and John Yusuf who had been convicted. Punishment: accused got a two years sentence or 750,000 fine. Paid 750,000. READ ALSO: Jonathan Is Planning An Interim Government – APC 6. Stella Oduah car purchase scandal The committee set up by President Goodluck Jonathan to probe the N255m bulletproof car scandal in the aviation ministry has indicted the Minister, Ms. Stella Oduah. It was gathered in Abuja that the report of the presidential committee tallied with some findings of the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation on the scandal. In October, there were reports that with the approval of the minister, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority purchased two bulletproof BMW cars at an allegedly inflated rate of N255m. The development sparked a countrywide controversy with many Nigerians and groups calling for her sacking. Punishment: None. 7. NNPC missing $20billion naira Even in a country where untold oil wealth disappears into the pockets of the elite, the oil corruption scheme he was investigating seemed outsize — and he threatened to lay it bare at a meeting with Nigeria’s top bankers. The whistleblower was none other than the governor of the country’s central bank. Weeks later, however, he was out, fired by Nigeria’s president in an episode that has shaken the Nigerian economy, filled newspapers and airwaves here, and even inspired a rare street demonstration. The bankers were going to have to open their books, the governor, Lamido Sanusi, warned them at the recent meeting. He wanted to see where the money was going — $20 billion from oil sales that, mysteriously, was not making its way to the treasury, in a country that could soon be declared Africa’s biggest economy and already attracts the most direct foreign investment on the continent, according to the United Nations. Punishment: Whistle blower was fired. The FG ordered an Audit of the NNPC. Audit report later indicts NNPC, corporation to refund $1.48billion 8. $15 million in Private Jet Arms Scandal A private jet that conveyed $9.3 million cash from Nigeria to South Africa for an alleged arms deal between the two countries, had Nigerian crew members, and passengers from Israel and Austria. Punishment: government claims involvement in scandal. No further explanations to individuals on board. Blames US for black market arms deal. 9. Crude Oil Theft Scandal According to President Goodluck Jonathan, 300,000-400,000 barrels of oil per day, or more than 10% of all Nigeria’s production, is being lost at a cost to the state and oil companies of around £1bn a month – more than is spent on education and the health of the nation’s 168 million people. Not only is Nigerian oil theft helping to keep the world price of oil high, it is causing corruption and social disorder, says the president. Punishment: None, ex militant given contract worth billions to secure waterways. Rather than a decrease in oil theft, a marked increase is seen. 10. Ekiti Gate The audio recordings depict the meeting as being attended by the eventual “winner” of the election, Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti; Senator Iyiola Omisore; a man identified as Honorable Abdulkareem; the Minister for Police Affairs Caleb Olubolade; and Senator Musiliu Obanikoro who was at the time the Minister of State for Defence. Mr. Chris Uba came to Ekiti with huge stash of cash and soldiers from the East to carry out the assignment. The 37-minute recording details the conversation between these men as they bribed Brigadier General Momoh with a promotion for his assistance in carrying out election fraud in Ekiti. In it, Obanikoro is clearly heard informing the group of men, “[I] am not here for a tea party, am on special assignment by the President.” SaharaReporters further received credible intelligence that President Goodluck Jonathan had instructed the Chief of Defense Staff, Alex Badeh, to use the army in arresting and intimidating opposition politicians before and during the election. The audio recording provides exact details of the plot, with the collaborators almost degenerating into physical combat. 11. Mohammed Abacha N446 Billion case The government had Charged Abacha to court on nine counts of stealing against Mohammed in February 2014. It had accused him of unlawfully receiving about N446.3bn allegedly stolen from its coffers between 1995 and 1998. But on Wednesday, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohammed Adoke, asked Justice Mamman Kolo of the FCT High Court to strike out the charges on the grounds of “fresh facts” that just emerged concerning the case. He was silent on whether new charges would be filed against Mohammed or not. Efforts to arraign Mohammed on two previous occasions were unsuccessful because of his repeated absence from court. But he was present in court on Wednesday when a private prosecuting counsel, Daniel Enwelum, informed the court of Adoke’s instruction to discontinue the case. Applying to court for the withdrawal of the case, Enwelum said, “I have been instructed by the AGF and Minister of Justice to withdraw the charges as presently filed before this court, because there are fresh facts and documents available to him. Punishment: None. 12. N7Billion Bribe to Christian Religious Leaders On the 4th of February, The Director-General, Buhari Presidential Campaign organisation, Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, accused some church leaders of taking N7 billion in bribes from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to campaign against the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd). Governor Amaechi, at the APC’s governorship campaign rally, in Emohua Local Government Area, Rivers State, said already, the religious leaders were allegedly distributing leaflets all over that Buhari had plans to Islamize the country if elected. Amaechi called on the pastors to return the alleged bribe collected from the PDP. By the 19th of February, A Borno-based Pastor, Kallamu Musa-Dikwa, said that the money that was given to pastors by the President was actually N7bn and not N6bn as alleged by Amaechi. 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Editor’s note: Over the last four years, there have been several
alarming and scandalous cases of corruption in Nigeria. Some
perpetrators have been taken to court, some cases were never even
investigated as many of the cases remain unsolved.
The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not
necessarily represent the editorial policy of Naij.com.
Story highlights:
– It is believed that Alhaji Maina misappropriated billions of naira
worth of pension funds.
– Nigeria’s parliament has discussed a report said to reveal that $6bn
(£4bn) has been defrauded from the fuel subsidy fund in the past two
years.
– The government had charged Abacha to court on nine counts of stealing
against Mohammed in February 2014.
(Nigerian Eye) – This is a list of the Top 12 corruption cases of the
last four years. Here’s hoping this will be a wake up call for the EFCC
to take action.
READ ALSO: 12 People Who Ruined PDP And Jonathan’s Administration
1. N195 Billion Maina Pension Scam
It is believed that Alhaji Maina misappropriated billions of naira worth
of pension funds, which he claimed to have recovered from pension
thieves. The senate committee probing pension funds management accused
him of mopping up pension funds from banks and depositing the money in
his private accounts. According to the committee, this mopping of such
funds had made it impossible to pay thousands of pensioners across the
country for months. When he was summoned to appear and clear the air on
the committee’s findings, Alhaji Maina instituted a N1.5bn case against
the senate and the inspector general of police. Things came to a head
last week when the senate passed a resolution asking the presidency to
sack Alhaji Maina within two days or face its wrath. Although the
presidency had initially insisted that only the head of service could
sack Maina, it subsequently changed its tone and ordered that
disciplinary action should be taken against him for absconding from his
duty post without permission.
Punishment: None fled Nigeria.
2. Kerosene Subsidy Scam
The Former Governor of the Central bank and Now Emir of Kano Mr Sanusi
had shown that the kerosene subsidy was eliminated in 2009 by a
directive of the late president Umaru Yar’Adua. Further evidence, in the
form of official data from across Nigeria, shows that nowhere in the
country is kerosene sold at a subsidised rate. It is bought by the NNPC
at N150, sold to marketers at N40-N50, but retails at N170-N250. Mr
Sanusi estimates that $100m goes astray this way each month.
“The margin of 300-500 per cent over purchase price is economic rent,
which never got to the man on the street. In dollar terms every vessel
of kerosene imported by NNPC with federation money cost about $30m and
it was sold at $10 or $11m generating rent of $20m per vessel to the
syndicate,” he writes.
It was learnt that since the national assembly members concluded their
investigations, no officials of the NNPC or the marketers have been
sanctioned, thus emboldening them to continue to import kerosene and
allocate to themselves and their cronies.
Apparently due to alleged pecuniary benefits, the NNPC has continued to
import kerosene and allocate in questionable circumstances to
individuals and groups at the ex-depot price of N40.90.
But rather than selling the product at the subsidised price of N50 per
litre at filling stations, the beneficiaries of these allocations sell
the product to middlemen at N95 or N100 per litre at the gates of the
depots.
These middlemen, it was learnt, truck the product to the filling
stations and sell between N130 and N150 per litre.
It was alleged that marketers give some of their allocations to some top
PPMC officials to ensure that they turn blind eye to the scam.
The failure of the NNPC to implement a presidential directive removing
subsidy from kerosene has fuelled suspicion among the stakeholders.
Punishment: None.
3. $6bn Fuel Subsidy Scam
Nigeria’s parliament has discussed a report said to reveal that $6bn
(£4bn) has been defrauded from the fuel subsidy fund in the past two
years.
The debate, which was televised live, made official findings that have
been widely leaked in recent days.
The fuel sector probe was set up in the wake of angry nationwide
protests in January after the government tried to remove a fuel subsidy.
Nigeria is a major oil producer but has to import most of its fuel.
Notable members of the PDP or their families were involved in the scam
like Mamman Ali and Mahmud Tukur.
Punishment: Ongoing court cases, no convictions. House of reps report
tainted by Farouk Lawan bribery setup.
4. 123bn Naira Fraud – Stephen Oronsaye
A damning report by the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation
has indicted a former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mr.
Stephen Oronsaye, over an alleged N123billion fraud perpetrated during
his tenure, between 2009 and 2010.
The 169-page report, entitled “Special Audit of the Accounts of the
Civil Pensions,” according to an online news medium, Premium Times,
found Oronsaye guilty of allegedly presiding over the looting of the
nation’s resources during his tenure.
The audit by the auditor-general arose from the work of a Special Audit
Team constituted by the federal government in May 2011 to conduct a
comprehensive examination of the accounts of the Civilian Pension
Department domiciled in the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of
the Federation.
The audit, which covered the period 2005 to 2010, uncovered monumental
financial irregularities, opaque transactions, irregular and abnormal
running costs, and outright stealing and kick backs said to have reached
its zenith during the 18 months that Oronsaye served as Head of
Service.
But no action has been taken to bring all those indicted to book.
Punishment: No action taken.
5. Police Pension Fund Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned the
ex-permanent secretary in the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, now a
director in the Police Pension Office, Atiku Abubakar Kigo; the chief
accountant, Mrs. Uzoma Cyril Attang, and four others before an Abuja
high court on an 18-count charge of conspiracy, breach of trust and
embezzlement of N32.8 billion police pension funds.
The six accused persons were docked before Justice Hussain Baba to whom
the case was reassigned following a controversial judgement of the first
trial judge, Justice Abubakar Talba: he gave a light sentence to one of
the accused, John Yusuf, who pleaded guilty to a three-count charge.
But Attang, who was arraigned by the EFCC for the first time in
connection with the alleged fraud, was granted N10million bail and two
sureties in like sum.
Those who were re-arraigned include Esai Dangabar, Atiku Abubakar Kigo,
Ahmed Inuwa Wada, Mrs Veronica Ulonma Onyegbula, Sani Habila Zira,
Christian Madubuike, and John Yusuf who had been convicted.
Punishment: accused got a two years sentence or 750,000 fine. Paid
750,000.
READ ALSO: Jonathan Is Planning An Interim Government – APC
6. Stella Oduah car purchase scandal
The committee set up by President Goodluck Jonathan to probe the N255m
bulletproof car scandal in the aviation ministry has indicted the
Minister, Ms. Stella Oduah.
It was gathered in Abuja that the report of the presidential committee
tallied with some findings of the House of Representatives Committee on
Aviation on the scandal.
In October, there were reports that with the approval of the minister,
the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority purchased two bulletproof BMW cars
at an allegedly inflated rate of N255m.
The development sparked a countrywide controversy with many Nigerians
and groups calling for her sacking.
Punishment: None.
7. NNPC missing $20billion naira
Even in a country where untold oil wealth disappears into the pockets of
the elite, the oil corruption scheme he was investigating seemed
outsize — and he threatened to lay it bare at a meeting with Nigeria’s
top bankers.
The whistleblower was none other than the governor of the country’s
central bank. Weeks later, however, he was out, fired by Nigeria’s
president in an episode that has shaken the Nigerian economy, filled
newspapers and airwaves here, and even inspired a rare street
demonstration.
The bankers were going to have to open their books, the governor, Lamido
Sanusi, warned them at the recent meeting. He wanted to see where the
money was going — $20 billion from oil sales that, mysteriously, was not
making its way to the treasury, in a country that could soon be
declared Africa’s biggest economy and already attracts the most direct
foreign investment on the continent, according to the United Nations.
Punishment: Whistle blower was fired. The FG ordered an Audit of the
NNPC. Audit report later indicts NNPC, corporation to refund
$1.48billion
8. $15 million in Private Jet Arms Scandal
A private jet that conveyed $9.3 million cash from Nigeria to South
Africa for an alleged arms deal between the two countries, had Nigerian
crew members, and passengers from Israel and Austria.
Punishment: government claims involvement in scandal. No further
explanations to individuals on board. Blames US for black market arms
deal.
9. Crude Oil Theft Scandal
According to President Goodluck Jonathan, 300,000-400,000 barrels of oil
per day, or more than 10% of all Nigeria’s production, is being lost at
a cost to the state and oil companies of around £1bn a month – more
than is spent on education and the health of the nation’s 168 million
people. Not only is Nigerian oil theft helping to keep the world price
of oil high, it is causing corruption and social disorder, says the
president.
Punishment: None, ex militant given contract worth billions to secure
waterways. Rather than a decrease in oil theft, a marked increase is
seen.
10. Ekiti Gate
The audio recordings depict the meeting as being attended by the
eventual “winner” of the election, Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti; Senator
Iyiola Omisore; a man identified as Honorable Abdulkareem; the Minister
for Police Affairs Caleb Olubolade; and Senator Musiliu Obanikoro who
was at the time the Minister of State for Defence. Mr. Chris Uba came to
Ekiti with huge stash of cash and soldiers from the East to carry out
the assignment.
The 37-minute recording details the conversation between these men as
they bribed Brigadier General Momoh with a promotion for his assistance
in carrying out election fraud in Ekiti. In it, Obanikoro is clearly
heard informing the group of men, “[I] am not here for a tea party, am
on special assignment by the President.”
SaharaReporters further received credible intelligence that President
Goodluck Jonathan had instructed the Chief of Defense Staff, Alex Badeh,
to use the army in arresting and intimidating opposition politicians
before and during the election. The audio recording provides exact
details of the plot, with the collaborators almost degenerating into
physical combat.
11. Mohammed Abacha N446 Billion case
The government had Charged Abacha to court on nine counts of stealing
against Mohammed in February 2014.
It had accused him of unlawfully receiving about N446.3bn allegedly
stolen from its coffers between 1995 and 1998.
But on Wednesday, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of
Justice, Mr. Mohammed Adoke, asked Justice Mamman Kolo of the FCT High
Court to strike out the charges on the grounds of “fresh facts” that
just emerged concerning the case.
He was silent on whether new charges would be filed against Mohammed or
not.
Efforts to arraign Mohammed on two previous occasions were unsuccessful
because of his repeated absence from court.
But he was present in court on Wednesday when a private prosecuting
counsel, Daniel Enwelum, informed the court of Adoke’s instruction to
discontinue the case.
Applying to court for the withdrawal of the case, Enwelum said, “I have
been instructed by the AGF and Minister of Justice to withdraw the
charges as presently filed before this court, because there are fresh
facts and documents available to him.
Punishment: None.
12. N7Billion Bribe to Christian Religious Leaders
On the 4th of February, The Director-General, Buhari Presidential
Campaign organisation, Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, accused
some church leaders of taking N7 billion in bribes from the Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP, to campaign against the presidential candidate of
All Progressives Congress, APC, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd).
Governor Amaechi, at the APC’s governorship campaign rally, in Emohua
Local Government Area, Rivers State, said already, the religious leaders
were allegedly distributing leaflets all over that Buhari had plans to
Islamize the country if elected.
Amaechi called on the pastors to return the alleged bribe collected from
the PDP.
By the 19th of February, A Borno-based Pastor, Kallamu Musa-Dikwa, said
that the money that was given to pastors by the President was actually
N7bn and not N6bn as alleged by Amaechi.
The PDP has since denied this.
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Editor’s note: Over the last four years, there have been several
alarming and scandalous cases of corruption in Nigeria. Some
perpetrators have been taken to court, some cases were never even
investigated as many of the cases remain unsolved.
The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not
necessarily represent the editorial policy of Naij.com.
Story highlights:
– It is believed that Alhaji Maina misappropriated billions of naira
worth of pension funds.
– Nigeria’s parliament has discussed a report said to reveal that $6bn
(£4bn) has been defrauded from the fuel subsidy fund in the past two
years.
– The government had charged Abacha to court on nine counts of stealing
against Mohammed in February 2014.
(Nigerian Eye) – This is a list of the Top 12 corruption cases of the
last four years. Here’s hoping this will be a wake up call for the EFCC
to take action.
READ ALSO: 12 People Who Ruined PDP And Jonathan’s Administration
1. N195 Billion Maina Pension Scam
It is believed that Alhaji Maina misappropriated billions of naira worth
of pension funds, which he claimed to have recovered from pension
thieves. The senate committee probing pension funds management accused
him of mopping up pension funds from banks and depositing the money in
his private accounts. According to the committee, this mopping of such
funds had made it impossible to pay thousands of pensioners across the
country for months. When he was summoned to appear and clear the air on
the committee’s findings, Alhaji Maina instituted a N1.5bn case against
the senate and the inspector general of police. Things came to a head
last week when the senate passed a resolution asking the presidency to
sack Alhaji Maina within two days or face its wrath. Although the
presidency had initially insisted that only the head of service could
sack Maina, it subsequently changed its tone and ordered that
disciplinary action should be taken against him for absconding from his
duty post without permission.
Punishment: None fled Nigeria.
2. Kerosene Subsidy Scam
The Former Governor of the Central bank and Now Emir of Kano Mr Sanusi
had shown that the kerosene subsidy was eliminated in 2009 by a
directive of the late president Umaru Yar’Adua. Further evidence, in the
form of official data from across Nigeria, shows that nowhere in the
country is kerosene sold at a subsidised rate. It is bought by the NNPC
at N150, sold to marketers at N40-N50, but retails at N170-N250. Mr
Sanusi estimates that $100m goes astray this way each month.
“The margin of 300-500 per cent over purchase price is economic rent,
which never got to the man on the street. In dollar terms every vessel
of kerosene imported by NNPC with federation money cost about $30m and
it was sold at $10 or $11m generating rent of $20m per vessel to the
syndicate,” he writes.
It was learnt that since the national assembly members concluded their
investigations, no officials of the NNPC or the marketers have been
sanctioned, thus emboldening them to continue to import kerosene and
allocate to themselves and their cronies.
Apparently due to alleged pecuniary benefits, the NNPC has continued to
import kerosene and allocate in questionable circumstances to
individuals and groups at the ex-depot price of N40.90.
But rather than selling the product at the subsidised price of N50 per
litre at filling stations, the beneficiaries of these allocations sell
the product to middlemen at N95 or N100 per litre at the gates of the
depots.
These middlemen, it was learnt, truck the product to the filling
stations and sell between N130 and N150 per litre.
It was alleged that marketers give some of their allocations to some top
PPMC officials to ensure that they turn blind eye to the scam.
The failure of the NNPC to implement a presidential directive removing
subsidy from kerosene has fuelled suspicion among the stakeholders.
Punishment: None.
3. $6bn Fuel Subsidy Scam
Nigeria’s parliament has discussed a report said to reveal that $6bn
(£4bn) has been defrauded from the fuel subsidy fund in the past two
years.
The debate, which was televised live, made official findings that have
been widely leaked in recent days.
The fuel sector probe was set up in the wake of angry nationwide
protests in January after the government tried to remove a fuel subsidy.
Nigeria is a major oil producer but has to import most of its fuel.
Notable members of the PDP or their families were involved in the scam
like Mamman Ali and Mahmud Tukur.
Punishment: Ongoing court cases, no convictions. House of reps report
tainted by Farouk Lawan bribery setup.
4. 123bn Naira Fraud – Stephen Oronsaye
A damning report by the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation
has indicted a former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mr.
Stephen Oronsaye, over an alleged N123billion fraud perpetrated during
his tenure, between 2009 and 2010.
The 169-page report, entitled “Special Audit of the Accounts of the
Civil Pensions,” according to an online news medium, Premium Times,
found Oronsaye guilty of allegedly presiding over the looting of the
nation’s resources during his tenure.
The audit by the auditor-general arose from the work of a Special Audit
Team constituted by the federal government in May 2011 to conduct a
comprehensive examination of the accounts of the Civilian Pension
Department domiciled in the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of
the Federation.
The audit, which covered the period 2005 to 2010, uncovered monumental
financial irregularities, opaque transactions, irregular and abnormal
running costs, and outright stealing and kick backs said to have reached
its zenith during the 18 months that Oronsaye served as Head of
Service.
But no action has been taken to bring all those indicted to book.
Punishment: No action taken.
5. Police Pension Fund Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned the
ex-permanent secretary in the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, now a
director in the Police Pension Office, Atiku Abubakar Kigo; the chief
accountant, Mrs. Uzoma Cyril Attang, and four others before an Abuja
high court on an 18-count charge of conspiracy, breach of trust and
embezzlement of N32.8 billion police pension funds.
The six accused persons were docked before Justice Hussain Baba to whom
the case was reassigned following a controversial judgement of the first
trial judge, Justice Abubakar Talba: he gave a light sentence to one of
the accused, John Yusuf, who pleaded guilty to a three-count charge.
But Attang, who was arraigned by the EFCC for the first time in
connection with the alleged fraud, was granted N10million bail and two
sureties in like sum.
Those who were re-arraigned include Esai Dangabar, Atiku Abubakar Kigo,
Ahmed Inuwa Wada, Mrs Veronica Ulonma Onyegbula, Sani Habila Zira,
Christian Madubuike, and John Yusuf who had been convicted.
Punishment: accused got a two years sentence or 750,000 fine. Paid
750,000.
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6. Stella Oduah car purchase scandal
The committee set up by President Goodluck Jonathan to probe the N255m
bulletproof car scandal in the aviation ministry has indicted the
Minister, Ms. Stella Oduah.
It was gathered in Abuja that the report of the presidential committee
tallied with some findings of the House of Representatives Committee on
Aviation on the scandal.
In October, there were reports that with the approval of the minister,
the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority purchased two bulletproof BMW cars
at an allegedly inflated rate of N255m.
The development sparked a countrywide controversy with many Nigerians
and groups calling for her sacking.
Punishment: None.
7. NNPC missing $20billion naira
Even in a country where untold oil wealth disappears into the pockets of
the elite, the oil corruption scheme he was investigating seemed
outsize — and he threatened to lay it bare at a meeting with Nigeria’s
top bankers.
The whistleblower was none other than the governor of the country’s
central bank. Weeks later, however, he was out, fired by Nigeria’s
president in an episode that has shaken the Nigerian economy, filled
newspapers and airwaves here, and even inspired a rare street
demonstration.
The bankers were going to have to open their books, the governor, Lamido
Sanusi, warned them at the recent meeting. He wanted to see where the
money was going — $20 billion from oil sales that, mysteriously, was not
making its way to the treasury, in a country that could soon be
declared Africa’s biggest economy and already attracts the most direct
foreign investment on the continent, according to the United Nations.
Punishment: Whistle blower was fired. The FG ordered an Audit of the
NNPC. Audit report later indicts NNPC, corporation to refund
$1.48billion
8. $15 million in Private Jet Arms Scandal
A private jet that conveyed $9.3 million cash from Nigeria to South
Africa for an alleged arms deal between the two countries, had Nigerian
crew members, and passengers from Israel and Austria.
Punishment: government claims involvement in scandal. No further
explanations to individuals on board. Blames US for black market arms
deal.
9. Crude Oil Theft Scandal
According to President Goodluck Jonathan, 300,000-400,000 barrels of oil
per day, or more than 10% of all Nigeria’s production, is being lost at
a cost to the state and oil companies of around £1bn a month – more
than is spent on education and the health of the nation’s 168 million
people. Not only is Nigerian oil theft helping to keep the world price
of oil high, it is causing corruption and social disorder, says the
president.
Punishment: None, ex militant given contract worth billions to secure
waterways. Rather than a decrease in oil theft, a marked increase is
seen.
10. Ekiti Gate
The audio recordings depict the meeting as being attended by the
eventual “winner” of the election, Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti; Senator
Iyiola Omisore; a man identified as Honorable Abdulkareem; the Minister
for Police Affairs Caleb Olubolade; and Senator Musiliu Obanikoro who
was at the time the Minister of State for Defence. Mr. Chris Uba came to
Ekiti with huge stash of cash and soldiers from the East to carry out
the assignment.
The 37-minute recording details the conversation between these men as
they bribed Brigadier General Momoh with a promotion for his assistance
in carrying out election fraud in Ekiti. In it, Obanikoro is clearly
heard informing the group of men, “[I] am not here for a tea party, am
on special assignment by the President.”
SaharaReporters further received credible intelligence that President
Goodluck Jonathan had instructed the Chief of Defense Staff, Alex Badeh,
to use the army in arresting and intimidating opposition politicians
before and during the election. The audio recording provides exact
details of the plot, with the collaborators almost degenerating into
physical combat.
11. Mohammed Abacha N446 Billion case
The government had Charged Abacha to court on nine counts of stealing
against Mohammed in February 2014.
It had accused him of unlawfully receiving about N446.3bn allegedly
stolen from its coffers between 1995 and 1998.
But on Wednesday, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of
Justice, Mr. Mohammed Adoke, asked Justice Mamman Kolo of the FCT High
Court to strike out the charges on the grounds of “fresh facts” that
just emerged concerning the case.
He was silent on whether new charges would be filed against Mohammed or
not.
Efforts to arraign Mohammed on two previous occasions were unsuccessful
because of his repeated absence from court.
But he was present in court on Wednesday when a private prosecuting
counsel, Daniel Enwelum, informed the court of Adoke’s instruction to
discontinue the case.
Applying to court for the withdrawal of the case, Enwelum said, “I have
been instructed by the AGF and Minister of Justice to withdraw the
charges as presently filed before this court, because there are fresh
facts and documents available to him.
Punishment: None.
12. N7Billion Bribe to Christian Religious Leaders
On the 4th of February, The Director-General, Buhari Presidential
Campaign organisation, Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, accused
some church leaders of taking N7 billion in bribes from the Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP, to campaign against the presidential candidate of
All Progressives Congress, APC, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd).
Governor Amaechi, at the APC’s governorship campaign rally, in Emohua
Local Government Area, Rivers State, said already, the religious leaders
were allegedly distributing leaflets all over that Buhari had plans to
Islamize the country if elected.
Amaechi called on the pastors to return the alleged bribe collected from
the PDP.
By the 19th of February, A Borno-based Pastor, Kallamu Musa-Dikwa, said
that the money that was given to pastors by the President was actually
N7bn and not N6bn as alleged by Amaechi.
The PDP has since denied this.
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Don't Put Ads if You're Selling Something
If you can, try not to put Google AdSense ads or, in fact, any advertisements at all, if you are trying to sell a product or service on your website. There are a couple of reasons for this:
- You may be inadvertantly advertising for your competitors. You cannot predict what sort of ads are going to pop up in the AdSense code for your site. What you see when you load your site may not necessarily be what your visitors see. If a competitor places an ad that Google finds relevant for your page (and it surely will, if Google's context-sensitive engine works correctly), then their ad will appear on your page. You may thus lose sales to that competitor as a result of the ads.
- Ads distract your visitors from the real focus of your site. You want your users to read your sales copy, and not be clicking on links to go to some other site even if those links do not lead to your competitors.
Getting Started
If you already have a blog or a website, you can immediately apply to AdSense. If not, start your website now. These things take time to get into full swing, and you should not wait till you're desperately in need of money before starting.Copyright © 2007-2014 by Christopher Heng. All rights reserved.
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Thursday, 15 September 2016
Nothing Can Separate
From her bedroom window, Rebecca eyed the children playing in the snow enviously. How she longed to play with them!“Now, Rebecca,” she remembered her father telling her that morning. “You can’t play in the snow today.”
“Why not, Father?” Rebecca had asked. Every day, the neighborhood children gathered at a park just behind Rebecca’s house.
“Just trust me, Rebecca. It’s not what’s best for you today,” her father had replied.
At the time, Rebecca had responded by kissing her father on his cheek and assuring him that she would stay inside and read. But now she was having second thoughts.
It is beautiful outside, she thought to herself. It was true: the sun was shining brilliantly. Why wouldn’t her father let her go play?
Why should she have to miss out on all the fun?
When a snowball exploded just outside her window, Rebecca decided she couldn’t stand it any longer. She simply had to go join the others!
Leaving her book on the table, Rebecca slipped outside. She tried to tell herself she was having a good time, but all the while her heart felt uncomfortable. She kept looking this way and that, fearful least her father see her.
After a few hours, Rebecca finally said her goodbyes and headed back towards the house. She wanted to be safely lodged in her room before her father came home.
Intent on getting to her room as quickly as possible, Rebecca didn’t see the mitten someone had left on the stairs until her foot slipped on it. Next thing she knew, she had fallen several stairs. To her horror, she noticed that she had hit her father’s favorite picture when she fell! A huge gash ran along the front of the picture.
Normally, Rebecca would have hurried immediately to her father after such a fall so he could doctor her up and make her feel better. But not this time. How could she face her father right now? She had disobeyed him and ruined his favorite picture! Biting her lips to keep from crying out, Rebecca grabbed the ruined picture and hobbled to her room.
For the remainder of the day, she lay in agony. Her body ached from the bruises she received on her fall. But her heart—ah, that ached worse of all! She felt certain that her father would no longer love her. She had messed up in the past, but surely this time she had gone too far! He would probably never want to speak to her again. How could he still love her?
She sobbed uncontrollably on her pillow. She had always been close to her father. They had played and studied together. They had laughed and cried together. But not now. No, she felt certain that all those wonderful times were over.
Who knows how long she would have lain thus had not her nanny come in to check on her. Rebecca’s nanny had a way about her of finding out exactly what was wrong and offering solid, wise counsel. Tonight was no exception.
“Rebecca, dear,” she said firmly, but gently. “You’ve been very wrong. But you must not continue in your wrongness by sitting here. You must go to your father with the broken picture in your hand and tell him everything.”
“Oh, but I can’t! I’m not worthy of His love!” Rebecca sobbed.
Her nanny sighed patiently. “You were no more worthy of it yesterday than today, child. Your father loves you because you’re his daughter, not because of anything you do or don’t do. Hasn’t he told you everyday since you were a little girl, ‘I love you’? Do you doubt his word? Do you really think his love is dependent on you?”
Doubt his word—that was an angle Rebecca had never thought of before. Maybe she should go see her father…yes, she must go see him, for if she didn’t, she’d never be able to rest.
So, still shaking and trembling with fear, Rebecca limped down the hall to the living room. She paused at the doorway. Her father was sitting in his favorite chair, just like he did every night. He looked up when she entered, and a smile radiating with love illuminated his face.
“Ah, you’ve come at last! I’ve been waiting. Come, sit here on my lap.” As he spoke, he opened his arms widely.
Rebecca couldn’t stand it. “Oh, you don’t understand, Father! You can’t love me anymore. I’ve been terribly wicked and-” Rebecca held up the picture frame for her father to see.
“I know, Rebecca—more than you think. I watched you go outside. I watched you fall and hit the picture frame. I saw it all.”
“You did?” Rebecca was flabbergasted. “But-but weren’t you at work?”
Her father shook his head. “I took the day off to spend some special time with you. That’s why I told you not to go outside to play. Ever since I saw you fall, I’ve been longing for you to come to me so I could bandage your wounds and help you. Won’t you come now?”
Rebecca could hardly believe her ears. Her father had planned to spend the afternoon with her…and she had missed it. Oh, what foolishness! Yet her father knew it all…and loved her anyway. Could it be? “But, Father, how can you love me now?”
Rebecca’s father smiled a smile she would never forget. “Rebecca, dear, I loved you before you were born. You’re my daughter. And I will always love you. Although sometimes your actions will result in consequences you could have avoided, nothing can ever separate you from my love. Now won’t you come and let me help you with those bruises?”
“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.” Romans 8:35-37
Sunday, 14 August 2016
Jesus is God
I evangelist Adams mark decree and declare that 2017 will be wonderful there will be enough food the economy will go smoothly.
Sunday, 10 April 2016
How to start selling
Master control room
The master control room (MCR) houses equipment that is too noisy or runs too hot for the production control room (PCR). It also makes sure that coax cable and other wire lengths and installation requirements keep within manageable lengths, since most high-quality wiring runs only between devices in this room.Master control room
The master control room (MCR) houses equipment that is too noisy or runs too hot for the production control room (PCR). It also makes sure that coax cable and other wire lengths and installation requirements keep within manageable lengths, since most high-quality wiring runs only between devices in this room.- Signup with an advertising service. I initially inserted the ads on my own using a plugin called WP125. However, I could only use 125 x 125 pixel ads. I also had to invoice the client and collect the money, which was a pain.
Everything changed when I signed up with BuySellAds.com.
They automated everything. I created the “advertising inventory” using
almost any size I wanted, established the prices, and put it on
auto-pilot. All I did was insert their code in my blog’s sidebar. (By
the way, they have a faith-based division called BeaconAds.com)
Best of all, they collected the money up front and gave me the opportunity to approve or reject each ad. If I wanted the design of an ad modified, I could even do that.
Naturally, they take a commission (around 25%), but it was well worth it. The money they collect sits in your account until you “cash out,” which happens once a month. - Pitch an irresistible offer. To get started, I pitched some friends I thought could benefit from access to my audience. Here was my script:
Hi [name], I have decided to begin running a limited number of ads on my blog. I think your product would be a perfect fit.
The big advantage for you is that you don’t have a bunch of blank ads on your page, which translates to advertisers as “no one wants to advertise on this blog.” By putting some ads up, even if they are not generating money yet, you create the impression that your space is valuable because others are adverting.
But, to be honest, I don’t know if it will be beneficial to you or not. So, here’s what I’m thinking. How about we run an ad for 30 days and then assess the results?
If it generates traffic for you, you can decide if you want to continue on a paid basis. If not, no problem. We’ll pull the ad and still be friends. What do you think?”
I would always leave one blank advertising spot, so it looked like I had some inventory available. This would promote click-throughs and inquiries.
How to Get Started Selling Advertising on Your Blog
I am frequently asked, “How can I begin to monetize my platform.” Of course, we deal with this at Platform University, but I thought I would tell you how I started.
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