ARMS SCANDAL: EFCC ALLEGEDLY SET TO WRITE EX-PRESIDENT JONATHAN
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission may write former President Goodluck Jonathan in connection with its ongoing investigation into arms procurement scam.
It was gathered that the commission was planning to write the former President because his name had consistently featured in the interrogation of some suspects.
A former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), was reported to have said he disbursed funds from his office based on the instruction of the former President. Also, a former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, had two weeks ago, said she transferred money to the former NSA as a result of a decision reached at a meeting presided over by Jonathan.
According to The PUNCH, an EFCC source said, “Although the commission will not invite the former President, we may write him to tell us his own side of the story because his name has been coming up in our investigations?”
The source, however, said the commission would need to seek “clearance” from President Muhammadu Buhari before such letter could be sent to Jonathan.
Meanwhile, the EFCC is also concluding arrangements to invite some chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party.
It was gathered on Sunday that the planned invitation of the PDP stalwarts was part of the ongoing investigations into the arms procurement scam and the party’s 2015 presidential campaign fund.
CBN GOVERNOR PROMISES ROBUST ECONOMY, STABLE CURRENCY IN 2016
Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefeile says the apex bank is evolving additional measures to boost the nation’s economy and stabilise the naira.
Making the remark at an Interactive Session with Media Editors in Abuja, Emefeile however declined to give details of the measures and modalities for their implementation.
MISS PHILIPPINES CROWNED MISS UNIVERSE
Miss Colombia was wrongly named Miss Universe in a dramatic mix-up in front of a global television audience of millions, instead of Miss Philippines, the rightful winner.
The pageant’s host, US comedian Steve Harvey, misread his cue card and initially announced Miss Colombia, Ariadna Gutierrez, had triumphed. She was fleetingly crowned and congratulated at the ceremony in Las Vegas. But as she blew kisses to an adoring crowd, Harvey was forced to come clean and announce the real winner.
“OK folks, I have to apologize. The first runner up is Colombia.”
“Miss Universe 2015 is Philippines,” he added as the music began anew, with the actual winner, Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach looking stunned.
Harvey attempted to explain the error to a perplexed audience, who greeted the news with both cheers and boos.
“This is exactly what’s on the card. I will take responsibility for this. It was my mistake, it was on the card,” he said.
The glittering crown was then promptly placed on Wurtzbach’s head.
FIFA BANS SEPP BLATTER, MICHAEL PLATINI FOR 8 YEARS
FIFA president Sepp Blatter and UEFA boss Michel Platini have been suspended for eight years from all football-related activities following an ethics investigation.
Blatter and Platini were found guilty of ethics code breaches surrounding a £1.3m ($1.94m) “disloyal payment” made to the Frenchman in 2011.
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