A senior advocate of Nigeria, Olisa Agbakoba, has threatened to take legal action against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to enable the court to determine if the agency is empowered to investigate the activities of the state governments.
Agbakoba alleged that the commission is currently operating outside the constitution against the background that it is a creation of the National Assembly.
According to him, EFCC has no powers to interfere with the activities of state governments.
“The Supreme Court in many of its decisions had held that federalism means two autonomous and independent governments and if that is correct, the EFCC does not have the right to go to the state and examine their accounts.
“Anybody can read section 46 of the EFCC Act and Section 36(12) of the 1999 Constitution. Section 36(12) states that all offences must be defined and when you now read Section 46, you ask yourself if it complies with Section 36(12) because it does not.
“So, part of the prayers I will seek in court is that EFCC ought not to exist in the first place because it is not a branch of the police and that the job done by the EFCC is the same one being done by the Police Special Fraud Unit.”
His rise against the anti-graft agency is based on what he called the attack against the governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello, by the EFCC.
The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has cautioned candidates of other political parties to avoid politics of ethnicity and religion while seeking support of Nigerians in the forthcoming election.
Kwankwaso, who is former Governor of Kano State, advised Nigerians to understand the realities on the ground and vote for those who can bring real change.
The NNPP flag bearer, who was received by his Edo State counterpart, Governor, Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP said: “I must warn Nigerians against politics of ethnicity and religion while seeking the support of the electorate ahead of the 2023 presidential election.
“Some people don’t even understand the realities on the ground today. Every Nigerian is looking for a way out. Nobody is waiting for a neighbour or any leader to say this is the way.
“Any party or candidate that comes out with ethnicity or religion, that party or candidate at the national level has failed in the election even before it starts. For those of us who have been in the game for a long time, just prove yourself over the years, and remove every fear.
“There are people who are living in the air and don’t know the level of poverty, anger and hunger in the country.
“What Nigerians want is who can save this country in terms of insecurity, economy and dilapidated infrastructure that we see. Nigerians are not waiting for any person but will take decisions on their own.”
A senatorial candidate in the state, Okoduwa Akhigbe, said that the NNPP is the party of people that can rescue the nation from the present socio-economic quagmire.
He appealed to the people to come out in large numbers on election day to vote for Kwankwaso and all other NNPP candidates.
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced that it impounded contraband goods with Duty Paid Value (DPV) worth N13.9 billion in 2022.
This is even as the Service said that it recovered about N878.3 million from goods cleared from the seaports and border stations with under payment of accruable duty.
The Customs Area Controller of the Federal Operations Unit, Hussein Kehinde Ejibunu, who made these known at a news briefing in Lagos, said that the Unit lost four of its officers in the course of fighting smugglers in the out gone year, adding that the Unit arrested 176 suspects during the period under review.
“In terms of volume, rice topped the list of our seizures. We seized 93,102 X 50 kilograms which amounts to about 156 trailer loads of rice. Even our newly constructed warehouse had an overflow of seized rice. A total number of 108 automobiles comprising of trucks, tankers, cars and motorcycles were seized either as smuggled items or means of conveyance of smuggled items. Illicit drugs seized within the year under review are, 7,354 kilograms and 4,975 tablets of Cannabis sativa, 233 cartons X 225 milligrams, and 82 packs X 225 milligrams of Tramadol.
“It is pertinent to remind us that these hard drugs fuel crime and insecurity. For petroleum products, this Unit seized 656,414 liters of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS); that is, about 20 tanker loads of fuel from economic saboteurs who seek to impoverish the majority of our country people by taking out petrol subsidised for citizens’ benefit to be sold in other countries.
“We arrested 176 smuggling suspects last year, secured 7 convictions, 14 were charged to court and are at various stages of investigation and prosecution, 7 suspects are in detention: 2 suspects were handed over to NDLEA, and 1 suspects was handed over to the Nigerian Police respectively, while 151 are on administrative bail.
“On a sad note, four of our officers namely: Late inspectors of Customs TP Astor, and A Onwueguzie, and Assistant Inspectors of Customs, Musa, R and Bristol, E lost their lives in active service while confronting smugglers last year. While we frowned at such murderous acts, we also ensured that those behind some of the killings were arrested to face justice. As approved by our enabling laws, the Unit patrolled within its area of responsibility and ensured that smuggled items were uncovered and seized wherever they were hidden.”
Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that one of the priorities of his government if he is voted in the February election would be the creation of massive employment opportunities for the mass of the citizens of the country.
He told a mammoth crowd today, January 5, at the APC Presidential Campaign rally held at the University of Benin Sports Complex, Ugbowo Campus, Benin, that his administration would focus on job creation through small scale industries.
He promised also to build a credible credit system for capital formation, bring multibillion dollar investments to Edo State and end estimated electricity billing.
“I will turn Edo State to energy State. I will convert Yahoo boys and make them useful by converting their talents and intellects to produce chips for industries.
“We can defeat poverty, ignorance and homelessness. We have the knowledge; we have the brain to do it. Trust me. I am an expert in finding the way where there is no way. I found a way to tame the Atlantic and turn it to money- making machine.”
On his plan for the economy and Edo people, Tinubu said it is time to eliminate darkness and make the economy of the country productive through massive industrialisation, promising to make Edo State a hub of industrial activities and an energy state.
At the very electrifying rally, Tinubu told the people that prosperity and happiness have come. He applauded the return of Benin artefacts by some Western nations but urged the countries to pay some money to Edo State having made huge money from the returned artefacts through tourism and exhibitions.
“Edo people, prosperity has come, happiness has come, hope is back in your homes, knowledge is back in your community. I am happy about the returned artefacts. They are bringing our artefacts. I support the Oba of Benin who said our heritage must come back but I disagree with the Europeans. They have used our artefacts for exhibitions and tourism for decades in their museums to make money. They should not just send them back without money. When I become President I will ask them to pay us restitution. I will contribute to the building of the museum in Benin.”
Tinubu spoke on his motivation to make life better for the poor and why opportunities must be created for young people to move up on socio-economic ladder.
“I believe the children of boli and groundnut sellers should become doctors, engineers, nurses etc. That was why I started the payment of WAEC fees for their children as governor in Lagos. If you want to become rich, elect me. If you say I should go and retire, it means you want to retire diamond and gold. Edo people, I am telling you like I say everywhere in Nigeria, elect me.”
Speaking at the rally, former governor of Edo State and Deputy Director- General of the Tinubu-Shettima Campaign, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, said that come February 25, Edo people would use their PVC to appreciate Tinubu as a father of multi-party democracy in Nigeria.
“If you want to understand why Obasanjo failed to turn Nigeria into a one-party state, it was the resistance of Asíwájú and others.
“Obasanjo also wanted to take over Lagos. Asíwájú said you can’t do it. If you are a military general, I am a general of politics. He fought him to a standstill,” Oshiomhole said.
He charged the crowd to mobilize their relatives and friends back home to vote for the APC candidate.
The Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has warned the public and private entities against massive cash withdrawals.
The Director and Chief Executive Officer of NFIU, Modibbor Hamman Tukur, who made the pronouncements at a press conference in Abuja today, January 5, warned that with the publication of the new guidelines, cash withdrawal from public accounts has been prohibited by requirement of the laws under reference while the payment of estacodes and overseas allowances to civil and public servants in cash has also been outlawed.
The NFIU boss also warned that any public officer at the federal, state and local government, who flouts the new cash policy, would be made the full the face weight of the law irrespective of their positions.
“It is hereby stated clearly that any individual or corporate body who violates the provisions of these Guidelines is in direct contravention of provisions of Section 2 of MLPPA, 2022, Section 13 of MLPPA, 2022, NFIU Act, 2018 and Section 26 of POCA, 2022, and their attendant principles and interpretations and will be liable to necessary prosecution and penalties from the effective said date. Cash withdrawals from public accounts would be treated as a money laundering offence.
“Also, it is hereby provided that any public officer or any citizen who comes into contact with the provisions of these Guidelines with its attendant principles shall as a matter of obligation promote the implementation and success of the Guidelines. The effective date for the enforcement and/or implementation of this guideline by all public authorities, institutions and organizations in the financial sector, financial institutions and designated non-financial institutions is 1st March, 2023.”
The NFIU boss however gave one condition under which a public officer might be allowed to withdraw more cash than is allowed under the law, saying that only the Presidency could provide such a window.
According to Tukur, the waiver to withdraw more daily cash than approved by the CBN, can be granted by the Presidency based on exigency.
“there is nothing in these guidelines to suggest or indicate there is reason to compel or warrant a public official at federal, state and local government to go to a financial institution to withdraw cash. In the unlikely event that a public official feels he may need cash withdrawal, he may apply for approval for waiver from the Presidency which may be granted on case-by-case basis.
“Under no circumstance, shall any category of public officers be given a standing or continuous waiver to withdraw cash from any public account in any financial institution or designated non-financial institution.
“The application of these guidelines includes all foreign missions operating in Nigeria, accounts of all development partner institutions, and the accounts of all instituted funds in form of independent funds to be operated as mutual funds such as insurance funds, cooperative funds, brokerages funds, political party funds or pressure group/union funds, once the funds are designated to exist as funds or to operate independently for management and/or investment.
“By these guidelines, the local government N500,000 cash withdrawal limit with regards to public accounts and instituted funds are hereby discontinued. These guidelines supersede and repeal the N500,000 cash withdrawal limit of local government funds and also, since it is for criminal purpose, supersedes the CBN’s Regulation on cash withdrawal limit with regards to public accounts and instituted funds”.
The NFIU boss explained that the application of the new measures became necessary to enable Nigeria to comply with the Enforcement, Guidelines and Policies for Mitigation of Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, Proliferation of Weapons and Prevention of Predicate Crimes. “In considering the provisions and enforcement requirements of the law, particularly Sections 2 and 13 of the MLPPA, 2022, Section 26 of the Proceeds of Crime (Recovery and Management) Act, (POCA) 2022, and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) circular on the revised cash withdrawal limits, issued pursuant to its powers under the CBN Act, 2007, and Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act, 2020, the NFIU noticed in the process of its financial transactions analysis that civil servants are becoming more and more vulnerable to money laundering and its predicate offences due to their exposure to cash withdrawals from public accounts.
“Although this guideline is meant to enforce the provisions of Sections 2 and 13 of MLPPA, 2022, to discontinue cash withdrawal from public accounts and establish clear audit trail, and mitigate corruption and other vices in public expenditure; it is also aimed at supporting law enforcement and the entire criminal justice system by strengthening transparency in investigation.
“According to NFIU analysis covering the period 2015 to 2022, the Federal Government withdrew N225.72 billion cash, State Governments withdrew N701.54 billion cash, and Local Governments withdrew N156.76 billion cash. The cash withdrawals directly contravene the provisions of the MLPPA, 2022 and the Proceeds of Crime (Recovery and Management) Act, 2022 (POCA, 2022) which provide the legal framework setting limitations on cash transactions and sanctions for infringement of the provisions.
“Section 2 of the MLPPA, 2022 restricts cash payments of a sum exceeding N5 million (or its equivalent) for individuals, and N10 million or its equivalent for a body corporate. Section 19 of the MLPPA, 2022 imposes a fine of at least N10 Million or imprisonment for a term of at least three years (or both), in the case of individuals; and a fine of N25 Million in the case of a body corporate. Section 26 of POCA, 2022 makes provision for the seizure and detention of cash over the prescribed amount under the law.
“Most cash withdrawals from public accounts are in excess of N5 million and N10 million respectively which is prohibited and liable to imprisonment upon conviction. The breach of this particular provision became so rampant because there are heavy withdrawals of cash from public accounts necessitated by inflation and changes in the economy, and also due to payment for overseas travels in terms of estacode and other overseas allowances.
“By the principles of Section 2 (Cash Transaction Outside Financial Institutions Limit), and Section 13 (Use of New Products, Business Practices and New Technologies) of the MLPPA, 2022, cash withdrawals must be prohibited in order to mitigate the risk of exposure of public servants to these crimes and protect the financial system from continuous abuse.
“In the meantime, this is not only indicting chief accounting officers of Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) but in the context of Nigeria’s democracy, it gives room for adversaries, political opponents and antagonists to exploit the law against their competitors, or to their individual political advantage.
“Considering the provisions of Section 13 of the MLPPA, 2022, which depicts that in the light of the vulnerability stated above and risk, there must be redesign of products and technologies to respond to new circumstances and developments which directly applies in this particular case, for the protection of the innocent public servants against terms of imprisonment.
“Convictions on account of Section 2 of MLPPA, 2022 were becoming frequent in the law courts. Sections 3(1)(e), (n), and (l) as well as 23(2)(a) of the NFIU Act empowers the Unit to respond in line with our primary duty and issue guidelines, advise, monitor and report compliance on this to law enforcement and prosecutorial authorities.
“We support the CBN circular on cash withdrawal limit which is in harmony with the law, provided in Section 2 of MLPPA, 2022. This guideline will support the efforts of the CBN.”
After 11 months, Russian President Vladimir Putin on has called for a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine on the eve of Orthodox Christmas following a request from Russia’s spiritual leader Patriarch Kirill, according to the Kremlin.
The announcement was made in Moscow today, January 5.
“Taking into account the appeal of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, I instruct the defence minister of the Russian Federation to introduce from 12:00 (0900 GMT) on January 6, 2023 until 24:00 (2100 GMT) on January 7, 2023 a ceasefire along the entire line of contact between the sides in Ukraine.”
The invasion began at dawn of 24 February, with infantry divisions and armoured and air support in Eastern Ukraine, and dozens of missile attacks across both Eastern Ukraine and Western Ukraine. The first fighting took place in Luhansk Oblast near Milove village on the border with Russia at 3:40 a.m. Kyiv time.
Former military President, Retired General Ibrahim Babangida has said that those who floated news that he had endorsed the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, for the 2023 general elections are liars.
Reacting to a recent tweet by a parody account, GeneralIbbro, that the former Military President had supported the endorsement of Obi by former president Olusegun Obasanjo, his spokesperson, Prince Kassim Afegbua, said that his principal never endorsed Obi.
He said that IBB doesn’t have a Twitter account.
“It is not true, please. Ignore the report of the endorsement. IBB doesn’t have a Twitter handle.
“If he is going to speak, it will be through a signed statement, not Twitter. Those behind the Twitter statement are liars.”
Parody account, GeneralIbbro had quoted Babangida as saying:“Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo will forever be a true elder statesman and a boss in the military. No serving General in the Nigerian Army today joined the military earlier than 1982.
“By then, Obasanjo had already finished his military career. I respect him a lot, with his endorsement.”
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has insisted that the recent sale of the Federal Government’s interest in Polaris Bank Ltd was done with respect for the due process.
The apex bank stressed that the divestment from Polaris Bank was an institutional decision that was supervised by a Committee that comprised senior representatives of AMCON and CBN, and was coordinated through reputable legal and financial advisers and approved by the respective leadership and boards of the two institutions.
A statement by the Director in the Corporate Communications Department of the CBN, Osita Nwanisobi, reacting to what he called “spurious, malicious, and misleading online publication, which made several false claims on the sale of the Federal Government’s interest in Polaris Bank Ltd,” said that the apex bank would remain resolute in pursuing its mandate to promote a safe and sound financial system in Nigeria.
The statement said that given the potentially grave implications for the stability of the bank, financial sector and the Nigerian economy, the CBN is constrained to correct the inaccuracies in the social media reports.
“For the records, the public is referred to the statement dated October 20, 2022 by CBN & AMCON announcing the sale of 100% equity in Polaris Bank to a new core investor, Strategic Capital Investment Limited (SCIL), wherein it provided copious details of the process by which the sale was conducted.
“Contrary to claims in the aforementioned online publication, the divestment from Polaris Bank was supervised by a Divestment Committee, comprising senior representatives of AMCON & CBN and supported by reputable legal and financial advisers.
“In addition, the divestment mode, process and decision received requisite board and regulatory approvals.
“At no time did any other party make a higher purchase offer as falsely claimed by the online publication.
“The entity in question, Fairview Acquisition Partners, had indicated an interest in acquiring two banks, including Polaris Bank, for a total sum of N1.2 trillion, an indicative offer which significantly discounted the existing N1.305 trillion debt owed by Polaris Bank to AMCON and so represented a material loss to the Federal Government.
“Notwithstanding, along with twenty-four (24) other parties, Fairview Acquisition Partners was invited by the financial advisors to participate in the sale process via the execution of a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), the first stage of the process.
“The financial advisors informed the Committee that Fairview Acquisition Partners neither executed nor returned the NDA despite verbally confirming receipt of the agreement and after follow-up from the financial advisors.
“Therefore, Fairview Acquisition Partners did not take the opportunity to update their offer by participating in the divestment process and thus did not make a binding purchase offer for Polaris Bank.
“The divestment was executed based on the relevant laws, global best practices for bank resolutions, and requisite regulatory approvals. The Committee, along with its legal and financial advisers, conducted a rigorous technical and financial evaluation of the purchase proposals, assessing promoters’ fitness and propriety, offer price received vs. reserve price, funding structure and financial capacity, strategy and growth plans, amongst others. Following evaluation, the promoters of the strategic purpose vehicle, SCIL, emerged as the preferred purchaser, having presented the most comprehensive technical/financial purchase proposal and the highest-rated growth plans for Polaris Bank.
“In addition to passing all fitness and propriety tests, the promoters also made the highest financial offer for the bank, which was significantly above its core valuation and reserve price.
SCIL’s binding offer involved an immediate upfront consideration of N50 billion and full responsibility for the debt of N1.305 trillion owed to AMCON, essentially a total purchase consideration of N1.355 trillion.
“This offer was the most competitive and provided taxpayers and the Federal Government with more than full recovery of its intervention cost. By the sale, the CBN and Federal Government achieved a successful, value-driven resolution of a strategic financial institution. This curiously-timed online publication deliberately misrepresents the circumstances surrounding the sale of a strategic asset of the Federal Government.
“Its misleading statements are obviously intended to undermine the credibility of the divestment process.
“It also portends negatively on the stability of Polaris Bank and risks derailing the progress made by the monetary authorities.
“We reiterate that the divestment from Polaris Bank was an institutional decision supervised by a Committee comprising senior representatives of AMCON & CBN, coordinated through reputable legal and financial advisers and approved by the respective leadership and boards of the two institutions.”
The Department of State Services (DSS) has announced the arrest of two men belonging to the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) suspected to have masterminded the bomb blast in Okene, Kogi State on December 29, 2022, few minutes to the arrival of President Muhammadu Buhari in the area to commission some projects executed by the State Governor, Yahaya Bello. The bomb blast occurred directly behind the Palace of the Paramount ruler Ohinoyi of Ebira land, Dr. Ado Ibrahim.
In a statement today, January 4, the spokesman of DSS, Dr. Peter Afinanya, confirmed that the bomb blast mastermind, is Abdulmumin Ibrahim Otaru (aka Abu Mikdad) with one of his associates, Saidu Suleiman. He said that they were arrested yesterday, January 3, adding that Otaru sustained a gunshot injury on his left foot while attempting to escape. According to the statement, Otaru is currently receiving treatment at a health facility. “During investigations, it was ascertained that OTARU was a high commander of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and either coordinated or was involved in the following dastardly operations: “The 24th June, 2022 attack on Nigeria Police Area Command, Eika-Ohizenyi, Okehi LGA of Kogi State. “A Police Inspector, Idris MUSA was killed and two AK-47 rifles carted away in that attack; “The 5th July, 2022 attack on Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre in Kuje Area Council of the FCT and and 5th August, 2022 attack on West African Ceramics Ltd (WACL) in Ajaokuta LGA, Kogi in which three Indian expatriates were kidnapped. “It would be recalled that five persons including one Indian, two Policemen and two drivers of the company were also killed in the attack. “The kidnapped expatriates were released on 31st August, 2022. “OTARU operated terrorist cells in and around Kogi State. Similarly, he and his gang had staged several kidnap operations in Kogi and Ondo States. “Meanwhile, the suspects are in custody and will be prosecuted accordingly.” DSS vowed its commitment to the safety of the nation even as It assured to work assiduously with stakeholders, including sister security agencies to tackle the menace of terrorism and other forms of criminality and threats to national security. It called on citizens to support it and other law enforcement organisations with relevant information and all the necessary cooperation required to achieve a peaceful country.
The Chief Operating Officer, Air Peace, Oluwatoyin Olajide has announced that the airline airlifted 55,821,258 passengers in the last eight years of its inception.
in a statement, Olajide said that the airline will be committed to providing seamless domestic, regional and international connectivity to Nigerians and other Africans through strategic route expansion, increased network options and modern fleet expansion.
She said that the airlifting over 55 million passengers in just eight years is a giant stride and a testament to the steady growth trajectory of the airline.
Olajide said that Air Peace recorded a passenger load of 52,859 in its launch year, 2014, and the number increased to eight million in 2019, adding that in December 2022, the airline airlifted 14,103,018 passengers.
The passenger figures, as outlined in the news release, are: 2014 – 52,859; 2015 – 661,875; 2016 – 1,832,526; 2017 – 3,538,102; 2018 – 6,060,329; 2019 – 8,491,758; 2020 – 9,634,235; 2021 – 11,446,556; and 2022 – 14,103,018
“When we launched in 2014 with a record fleet of seven aircraft, we had a future-proof blueprint, driven by the vision to reduce the air travel burden of Nigerians through the provision of safe and world-class flight services.
“To achieve this, we strategically invested in the right kind of aircraft, factoring business sustainability and customer experience while also hiring and training the best technical manpower to drive the process.
“Now, we have 38 aircraft and are still expecting 8 brand new Embraer 195-E2s from our firm order in 2019 and additional 15 brand new Boeing 737 Max 8 and 10 Order, as we ramp up plans to strengthen our operations to serve our esteemed customers better. We are also expecting some of our aircraft undergoing maintenance overseas and by second quarter this year, they will start returning.
“We are extremely grateful to our customers and other critical stakeholders for their support and urge them to keep supporting Air Peace. We promise to further inter-connect more cities across Nigeria and beyond and improve in our service delivery.”
Olajide said that the airline is planning to launch London, Israel, India, Congo Kinshasa, Togo and Malabo this year, adding that more frequencies will be added to Accra, Monrovia, Freetown, Banjul and Dakar routes with more connections introduced locally.
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The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has cautioned candidates of other political parties to avoid politics of ethnicity and religion while seeking support of Nigerians in the forthcoming election.
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced that it impounded contraband goods with Duty Paid Value (DPV) worth N13.9 billion in 2022.
Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that one of the priorities of his government if he is voted in the February election would be the creation of massive employment opportunities for the mass of the citizens of the country.
The Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has warned the public and private entities against massive cash withdrawals.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has insisted that the recent sale of the Federal Government’s interest in Polaris Bank Ltd was done with respect for the due process.
In a statement today, January 4, the spokesman of DSS, Dr. Peter Afinanya, confirmed that the bomb blast mastermind, is
