Advertisment

celebrity radar - gossips

Reps Threaten Arrest Warrant Against AGF

Published

7 years ago

November 25, 2016

Sahara Weekly

Advertisment

The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the arrest of judicial officers, yesterday, threatened to issue a warrant of arrest against the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, if he failed to appear before the committee on November 29, 2016. The Garba Datti-led committee has also frowned on alleged continuous non-appearance of the AGF to answer or clarify issues whenever invited by committees of the House, saying such action was disturbing.
The AGF, Vanguard learned, was written by the committee to send a memorandum and also appear in person to answer questions or give clarifications on the roles played by his office in the arrest of some Federal High Court Judges by the DSS, but he neither sent a memorandum nor appeared before the committee to honour the invitation.
Expressing frustration over the non-appearance of the AGF, Datti, issued the threat notice on the second day of the investigative public hearing after a closed door session with the DG of DSS and open hearing with representatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

He said: “The only area we are having problem with is the AGF who is the chief law officer.
We sent letters to him, but there was no answer and no memorandum from him. Before the public hearing, we had summoned him, even today (Thursday), he did not appear or send any representation. “This Committee is disturbed by the non- appearance of the AGF. We have given him the opportunity to appear on November 29, failure of which this Committee will invoke all the relevant laws that give us power for arrest.”
Recall that the Ad-hoc Committee was mandated to “investigate all cases of invasion of property and arrest of persons for reasons outside the general duties of the State Security Services as prescribed by the National Securities Act, since 29th May, 2015.” Speaking earlier, Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission, ICPC, Nta Ekpo Nta, said that the operatives of the DSS, were empowered by SSS Instrument No. 1 of 1999, similar powers of arrest vested on officers of the Nigerian Police Force.
According to him, “Section 3(1) of the SSS instrument I of 1999 provides that: “For the purpose of facilitating the discharge of its functions under these instrument, personnel of the State Security Services are hereby conferred with the powers of Superior Police officer in respect of searches and arrest.” “Likewise, section 3 (2b) of the SSS Instrument I of 1999 provides that in the execution of its functions set out in the Instrument, the SSS shall have power to “impound and keep in its custody the passports or any other property of persons or organizations under investigation if considered appropriate by the Director-General.” However, the DG of the DSS, Lawal Daura, declined to talk to the press after the closed door session with the committee but only managed to say, “it went well” when pressured by journalists to commenting on the outcome of the meeting.
Abubakar Malami But the EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, represented by Johnson Ojogbana, an Assistant Director from the prosecution unit of the commission explained that the Commission which was vested with wide powers, can initiate investigation of individual, organisation or any judges including public or political office holders.
He stated that the Commission has statutory powers to investigate and prosecute all financial and economic crimes and any form of fraud, narcotic drug and trafficking, money laundering, embezzlement, bribery, looting and any form of corrupt malpractices.
Other areas of jurisdiction of the commission he stated include illegal arms deal, smuggling, human trafficking, child labour, illegal oil bunkering and illegal mining, tax evasion, foreign exchange malpractices, including counterfeiting of currency, theft of intellectual properties and piracy, open !market abuse, dumping of toxic waste and prohibited goods. He said, “What we did was to state the powers of the EFCC and where we derived our powers from over the years and to add, that EFCC has the mandate to investigate and prosecute all economic and financial crimes in the last 13 years and we have lived up to expectations.”
But speaking on his own capacity, the EFCC representative said that “I can say that EFCC was not involved in that wee hours operation. We have been investigating some judges and our modus operandi have been painstaking.”
He also said that when a high profile person was being investigated, it was not a day job to immediately drag the person to court without having all the necessary information about the matter.
On whether the commission had investigated the affected Judges, he said, “we have not investigated all of them, a few of them filed petitions and investigations are ongoing.”
He further stated that people who had expressed dismay over the incident were not against fighting corruption but the methodology used, adding, “there is a way to do something good and it becomes bad.”
He also said it was the duty of the committee to review procedures of operations of the security agencies to be in line with the democratic tenets.

Advertisment

celebrity radar - gossips

‘Pity men’, Williams Uchemba laments outfits women wear to the gym

Published

5 days ago

April 26, 2024

Sahara Weekly

‘Pity men’, Williams Uchemba laments outfits women wear to the gym

Advertisment

Nollywood actor Williams Uchemba has lamented over the choice of outfit ladies wear to the gym.

Advertisment

The movie star, in a video on his official Instagram account, lamented that women now wear revealing outfits to the gym, and the times he goes to the gym, he sees something he didn’t plan to see.

He also revealed that, due to this trend, he stopped going to public gym because of his desire to “make heaven.”

He said, “Ladies how far? Should all the men not come to the gym again? Because it’s getting out of hand and becoming appalling, I don tire. Make una try to dey wear beta cloth come gym nau, what is this?

“There are men that have made up their minds to make the heavenly race and na una dey plenty for gym. Whoever that sells these clothes to you people, their shop go burn down because what is going on? Every single time one comes to the gym, wetin you no plan see you must see am.

“Una don make up una mind say no man in this Nigeria will make heaven but It won’t work because I’ve left the gym for una, I’ve set up a gym in my house because I cannot cope, I want to make heaven. You will have 20 people in the gym, 300 are women, doing exercises.

“Have conscience, men are people’s children too, I’m speaking for all the men and we need to make heaven.”

Advertisment

celebrity radar - gossips

Nollywood loses another veteran actor

Published

7 days ago

April 24, 2024

Sahara Weekly

Nollywood loses another veteran actor

Advertisment

The Nigerian movie industry has again been thrown into mourning after the news of the death of another veteran Nollywood actor, Zulu Adigwe, surfaced on social media on Tuesday.

Advertisment

Adigwe’s death was announced by a movie producer, Stanley Nwoko, in a post on his Instagram page .

Mourning the actor, Nwoko wrote, “Rest in peace, good actor.”

Adigwe’s death is coming two weeks after Junior Pope and three other Nollywood actors died in a boat accident in Anam River.

The actors were said to be on their way to a location when the incident occurred.

Adigwe gained recognition primarily for portraying fatherly characters in Nollywood films.

His breakthrough role came as Mr. B in the popular sitcom “Basi and Company.”

He also appeared in the highly successful 2019 movie “Living in Bondage: Breaking Free.”

Although born in Enugu State and spent his early years there, he later moved to Austria, where he completed his primary and secondary education.

Advertisment

celebrity radar - gossips

ERELU OLAJUMOKE, AN ALLURING CHARMING BEAUTY MAJESTICALLY CLIMBED THE FIFTH FLOOR

Published

2 weeks ago

April 19, 2024

Sahara Weekly

ERELU OLAJUMOKE, AN ALLURING CHARMING BEAUTY MAJESTICALLY CLIMBED THE FIFTH FLOOR

…Celebrates Golden Jubilee In Glitz and Amazing Glory

Advertisment

She is a damsel, an embodiment of beauty, brain and brawn, possessing the best of qualities any discerning mind would dream of. She is no one else than Erelu Olajumoke, Erelu of Ifetedo Kingdom and founder/Chief Executive Officer of Erelu Olajumoke Foundation. Very industrious, illustrious and extremely hardworking, Erelu Olajumoke, the Iya Ijo of Bishop Court Chapel in Alagbaka Akure will on Saturday, the 20th of April, 2024 celebrate her 50th birthday, stepping majestically into the fifth floor and marking a golden jubilee that looks every inch, good on her.

The effervescent, glamorous and charismatic Erelu Olajumoke is an enigma, a colossus who has contributed immensely to humanity and the entire global economy. She is graciously blessed with the spirit of giving. Erelu Olajumoke, a magnanimous lady of substance, value and valor has been practically involved in various forms of empowerment, spreading love, passion and absolute generosity to the poor, the needy, the old (elderly), orphans, widows/widowers, the impoverished, the underprivileged and the intimidated members of the society. Endowed with an uncommon traits of great-heartedness, Erelu Olajumoke took it upon herself to alleviate the poverty levels of the people by directly, impacting on their lives.

Oftentimes, this legendary philanthropist, who is very much aware of the fact that health is indeed wealth, has organized various medical outreach programmes that yielded great impact on beneficiaries. Through Erelu Olajumoke Foundation, this amazon of beauty has transformed the lives of many, bringing in, health care professionals from around the globe to give succor to those with health challenges. Her roles in the rejuvenation and revamping of people’s health are awesome and iconic. Those who have benefitted from her tremendous medical contributions would always say lofty tales about her.

As an outstandingly committed child of God, Erelu Olajumoke who is currently basking in the euphoria of clocking 50, has been and still involved in fundraising activities towards her church and evangelism. Her passion and zeal for spreading the good news of God, winning souls into the Kingdom of God and expunging sinners from the gory dungeons of sin are highly recognized and commendable. She is absolutely emotional and animated to the church, the Gospel and everything about her Creator.

An extremely supportive partner, Erelu Olajumoke is simply, the strongest pillar of support to the political and democratic achievements of her beau, the distinguished Senator Oluwole Olubiyi Fadeyi, the dynamic and zestful Senator representing Osun Central Senatorial District at the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly, Abuja.

As a matter of fact, Erelu Olajumoke has displayed so much affection for the amiable Senator through unwavering support, unalloyed devotion to his democratic ideologies and strategies coupled with her reciprocating fondness for the people her hubby represents at the Red Chambers. Erelu Olajumoke synergized her benevolent acts with those of her beloved Senator Olubiyi Fadeyi by catering for constituency needs under his Osun Senatorial District covering Osogbo, Ila, Boripe, Odo-Otin, Boluwaduro, Ifedayo, Irepodun, Olorunda and Orolu Local Government Areas.

The ‘birthday girl’, Erelu Olajumoke regularly extends her olive oil of love, passion and care for all widowed women and men in these communities not excluding helpless and hopeless orphans, out of school children, those experiencing excruciating poverty amongst other less-privileged within the Osun Central Senatorial District and beyond. Erelu stands as a rock of Gibraltar, upholding the democratic values of her hubby with in-depth determination, perseverance and tenacity. As the First Lady of Osun Central Senatorial District, Erelu Olajumoke has performed meritoriously contributing immensely to the successful foray and great achievements of her best friend, her best adviser, best confidant and above all best lover, the distinguished Senator Ajagunla Oluwole Olubiyi Fadeyi, the Tayese II of Ifetedo Kingdom.

With the input and advise from Erelu Olajumoke, Senator Olubiyi Fadeyo has brought new hope to the good people of Osun Central Senatorial District, giving our palliatives and economic empowerment equipments like buses, cars, motorcycles, tricycles, hairdressing equipments, barbing gadgets, grinding machines, freezers amongst other vital poverty alleviation to drastically and astronomically reduce poverty from the shores of that senatorial district.

In a nutshell, Erelu Olajumoke, who will be gathering high net-worth dignitaries, top celebrities, society bigwigs, powerful political stalwarts, family, friends and well-wishers come Saturday to celebrate her joining the club of the 50s, could be described as an awesomely delectable queen with an uncommon heart of gold.

Happy birthday to this rare gem, a blessing to humanity and the solid pillar of support behind one of Nigeria’s most reliable Senators, Ajagunla Olubiyi Oluwole Fadeyi.

Barrister Olaitan Ilori