Missing funds: Jonathan approves forensic audit of NNPC

President Goodluck Jonathan

The Presidency said on Wednesday that it had authorised the engagement of reputable international firms to carry out the forensic audit of the accounts of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.

It, however, did not give details of the firms.

The Presidency made this disclosure in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, in reaction to the claim by the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Lamido Sanusi, that his decision to expose corruption in the management of oil revenue led to his travails.

It said Sanusi’s suspension had nothing to do with an attempt to cover up his allegation that funds due to the Federation Account were unaccounted for by the NNPC.

It described the various statements credited to the suspended CBN governor in the media lately as cheap blackmail and attempts to incite the public against the Federal Government.

The Presidency said it was unfortunate that instead of trying to provide reasonable response to the query on his official conduct as the governor of the central bank, Sanusi had chosen to whip up public sympathy for himself and anger against the government in recent press interviews.

The statement read, “We have noted with disappointment the unrelenting attempt by the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, to falsely portray his recent suspension from office as an attempt by the Presidency to bury his allegation that huge sums of money due to the Federation Account are unaccounted for by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.

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OPC MEMBERS RESCUE RAPED 14 YEAR OLD GIRL IN AGEGE

Members of the O’odua People’s Congress, OPC, and concerned Lagosians rescued a teenager, who was raped, robbed and abandoned by an unidentified man in Agege area of Lagos, PM News reportsThe OPC members saw the secondary schoolgirl on Sunday, 9 March in a traumatized state at a public toilet near NITEL Office, at Oko Oba, Agege
And after giving her first aid treatment, the teenager was handed over to the police at the Agege Elere Police Divisional Headquarters, who referred her to Orile Agege General Hospital, Agege for a comprehensive medical treatment.
The teenager, who will be 15 by August, narrated that she came from Osun State and was on her way to Badagry to stay with her aunty who had just given birth, but decided to have a stay the night at Agege, when it became late (around 9.p.m.) and she couldn’t get a bus to her destination. Continue…
The traumatised girl told the OPC members that when it became dark she decided to sleep in front of a shopping complex, near Elere Police Divisional Headquarters, till the next day.
The victim said that shortly after she spread some cartons and was about to sleep, a man pushed her from behind and she fell on the floor.
She narrated that the man used her belt to tie her neck and used a cloth to cover her face and started raping her.

18 year old Student Reveals She’s Paying her N9.6m School Fees by Being a Porn Star, Sparks Outrage

An 18 year old Duke University student, Miriam Weeks, has caused nationwide outrage in the US for revealing she is paying for her $US60,000 tuition fees, about N9.6m, by acting in blue movies. Ironically, since the story emerged last week, Miriam has become the hottest name in porn.

Miriam — known as “Belle Knox” to porn fans — began her thriving porn career quietly, until she was outed by a fellow student a couple of weeks ago. A fellow Duke student, Thomas Bagley, had noticed her online, and she confided her secret in him.

However, Bagley revealed the secret that very night to a couple of fraternity brothers, and word spread
like wild-fire. Bagley later apologized, but the damage was done already. Criticism and bullying hit Miriam from all sides, forcing her to publicly come out.

How we kidnap and gang-rape women in the bush – Boko Haram member confesses

The terrorist sect, Boko Haram has claimed many lives since it began its reign of terror in the North and it has also left behind a vast horde of victims.The militants have killed and maimed men and kidnapped and raped women and even young girls and they continue to do so daily.One middle aged woman lived to tell the story of her ordeal and even happened on one of her attackers at a bank where she promptly got him arrested.
It was the last week of January; Salma Abubakar (not her real names) had finished her transaction in one of the frontline banks in Maiduguri, capital of Nigeria’s most volatile state, Borno. All she needed to do, before she stepped out of the banking hall, was to drop a copy of her transaction teller in the designated box.
But someone attracted her attention. She had to pause and look again. Never in her wildest dreams did she imagine she would ever see that face again. She carefully walked towards the 26-year-old who was standing in a queue waiting to be attended by the cashier.

Policeman Shoots Truck Driver In Aba

Tragedy struck in Aba, Abia state on Tuesday when a truck driver was shot by a policeman as he was passing through the area where some commercial motorcycle riders at the Ogbor Hill allegedly engaged Policemen in a fight over alleged extortion.
Trouble was said to have started in the area when a team of policemen from the Ogbor Hill Division invaded the dilapidated spot of the Ikot Ekpene road at Ehere community where commercial motorcycle riders have converted to their loading bay, convey their passengers to different destinations in the hinterland and made to arrest them.
The motorcyclists were said to have resisted the move claiming that the area they are operating on was no longer accessible by motorists as the Aba —-Ikot Ekpene road have become impassable.
According to eyewitness accounts, a fight ensued as the policemen slapped one of the commercial motorcycle operators and this annoyed his members who insisted that nobody would be arrested.
One of the motorcyclists who spoke to our correspondent on the condition of anonymity after the incident said the policemen from Ogbor Hill division have been coming to them to collect their share of the daily takings.

Mother Sells her 3-day-old Baby for N260,000 in Akwa Ibom State

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command, according to Punch,  has arrested a nursing mother, Imaobong Udoh, for allegedly selling her three-day old baby girl. Also arrested along with Imaobong were four persons for allegedly participating in the theft of the baby – the buyer, Mrs. Regina James; her husband, Mfon James; the traditional birth attendant who delivered the baby, Mrs. Comfort Henry; and Mr Emmanuel Okon, a homeopathic doctor, who arranged the sale.
Commissioner of Police, Mr. Umar Gwadabe, said in Uyo on Monday that it was the baby’s father who had reported the theft to the police, leading to the arrest of the suspects. Gwadabe said:
“On March 3, 2014, a case of child stealing was reported by Mr. Eteobong James, of No. 33 Urua Ekpa Road, Itu Local Governmnet Area, to the police, where a three-day-old baby girl was sold for N260, 000. Based on the report, the suspects were arrested. Mr Emmanuel Etim Okon, was the one that arranged the infamous deal and personally conveyed the baby from the point of delivery at Nna-Enin in Uruan Local Government Area to the buyers at No. 37 Church Road, Uyo.”