Police Arrest Dino Melaye Over BMW Scandal, As Minister Sends Rented Crowd After Anti-Corruption Campaigners

Dino Melaye leading protesters against the minister of aviation before he was arrested

By SaharaReporters, New York

A group of anti-corruption protesters was today in Abuja confronted by armed hoodlums escorted by the police to frustrate a public protest aimed at forcing the Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, to resign from office.

Peace Shattered In Mozambique; Dinkas Seek Sovereignty Over Abyei State; Ghanaians March Against GMOs; Recalling Samora Machel

By Global Information Network (GIN)

A DECADE-LONG PEACE IN MOZAMBIQUE NOW IN PERIL

Oct. 22 (GIN) – Mozambique, profiled as the next Norway enjoying a windfall from its  recent finds in off-shore gas, may be headed for troubled waters instead.

A fragile peace has reigned over the southeast nation since a treaty in 1992 ended a 16 year long civil war. A pawn in the Cold War of the great powers, the coastal nation was heavily armed with U.S. and Russian weapons. Over a million people perished in the course of the war.

Still one of the poorest nations on earth, the détente between the Frelimo government and the opposition Renamo group blew up this month when government forces overran the jungle headquarters of Renamo leader Afonso Dhlakama, who escaped.

BMW Scandal: Oduah Responds To President Jonathan’s Query, Keeps Mum On Cost Of Vehicles-PREMIUM TIMES

Embattlwd Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah and President Goodluck Jonathan

By Ben Ezemalu

The Aviation Minister, on Wednesday, insisted that the procurement of the two armoured BMW vehicles at the cost of N255 million followed due process.
In a quick response to the query issued to her by President Goodluck Jonathan, Stella Oduah said that there was provision in the 2013 budget for the procurement of specialised equipment (including operational vehicles) to complement and, in some cases, replace obsolete ones.
PREMIUM TIMES had reported how the two armoured BMW exotic cars were bought outside budget provisions, and in violation of procurement processes.
But Mrs. Oduah maintained that there is always an annual budgetary provision for the replacement of obsolete, inadequate and unreliable monitoring equipment.
“The NCAA (Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority) is charged with oversight responsibilities over all civil aviation operations in the country, including safety, security and strict compliance with ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices, SARPs, and Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations, NCARs,” Mrs. Oduah stated in her response.

Outrage As Oduah Follows Jonathan To Israel-PM News, Lagos

Nigeria's Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah

By Simon Ateba- PM News, Lagos

Nigerians have expressed shock and indignation over the trip to Israel by Stella Oduah, the embattled minister of aviation, who is under probe following the BMW car scandal rocking her ministry.
Oduah jetted out of Nigeria on Tuesday and is with President Goodluck Jonathan in Israel to sign the Bilateral Air Services Agreement, BASA, with the jewish state.
Many prominent Nigerians who spoke on the issue said they were outraged that a minister under such a monumental financial scam could be allowed to travel out of the country along with a president who had just queried her.

Commercial Motorcyclist Stage Public Protest In Akure

By SaharaReporters, New York

Business and commercial activities were paralyzed yesterday in Akure, the Ondo State capital, over a protest by some aggrieved commercial motorcyclists, otherwise known as ‘okada operators’.
They were reacting to an increase in their ticket fares as well as government highhandedness about their work, describing it as further attempt to impoverish the downtrodden.
Under the auspicious of the Amalgamated Commercial Motorcycle Owners and Riders Association of Nigeria (ACOMORAN), the okada operators blocked major roads, especially the popular Oja Oba market, obstructing the free-flow of traffic.

Yaba Tech Authorities Accused Of Threatening Students Leader For Exposing How The Institution Harbors, Pays Cult Gangs

By SaharaReporters, New York 

 

Members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) who pressed for an investigation into the activities of cult groups at Yaba College of Technology have accused the institution’s authorities of witch-hunting them.
Some NANS leaders told Saharareporters that the management of Yaba College of Technology was planning a vindictive move against Fatima Adeyinka Salau, the public relations officer of the Lagos State chapter of NANS’ Joint Campus Committee (JCC). Ms. Salau had recently granted an interview to SaharaTV in which she detailed her group’s efforts to rid the campus of cultism.
In the interview (available here http://saharareporters.tv/yaba-college-of-technology-harbours-finances-cult-gangs-says-student/), Ms. Salau alleged that members of cult gangs brazenly descend on innocent students on the campus and brag about having the backing of the school’s management. She disclosed that violent acts by various cult gangs had soared on the campus.

David Beckham cruises on his motorcycle

 

 

 

David Beckham pulled out his leather biker gear to cruise on his motorcycle along Santa Monica Blvd in West Hollywood. The retired footballer is seemingly enjoying his spare time!

David Beckham pulled out his leather biker gear to cruise on his motorcycle along Santa Monica Blvd in West Hollywood. The retired footballer is seemingly enjoying his spare time!