Ironic Attempt To Corruption Suffocation

When you open yourself to disobedience to morality, you give yourself for the instructional measure's advantages; a wile of efforts to access the advantages without positive obedience always amounts to being far away from the advantages' betterment perhaps ghastly. Henceforward, any third party with any surreptitious efforts to reinforce the recurrent folly opens the party to glaring loss! Ironically, Tinubu has boosted the national earnings, no doubt - after he failed apparently to appoint the previously tendentious politician named El-Rufai as a minister - via the treacherous move to remove the subsidy. Due process is observed here to discern the ironic earnings made into the national coffers are not shared amidst some unnationalist goons clandestinely who just lost two amid them in the week: one in Ondo assassinated and other in Abia diabolically! The ironic earnings ought to be taken seriously by all Nigerians who possess the earnings - because of the harsh economy experiences they are all passing through now. According to Solzhenitsyn: 'Economy at the expense of our bellies.' That kind of 30-day work for 1-week spending. Tinubu should realize whence that not the greed generates fortune nevertheless faith and patriotism - for according to William Shakespeare: ' O fortune, fortune, all men call the fickle; if thou art fickle what dost thou with him that is renowned for faith?' Therefore he is at exigence of the two, faith and patriotism to acquire unerring esteem rather than the Inauguration collective disguised exclamations of this foiled end which were nothing than 'a funeral duty attended with embarrassing sadness' according to George Eliot, qua the monthly strictures, perhaps unceasingly! Thence, his presidential untruth is so unsustained by this virile stricture thawing his every lie and collaboration; in a relative reference to the quackish collaboration: geniuses do not adjust their interpretations to suit the taste of tyrants! Consequently, Nigeria needs its political culture - the transparent infrastructure-prone political system not negating socio-economic welfare though the immediate past dispensation could not only engineer the latter. Nigerians ought to embrace patience inasmuch as we can today collectively say no to the Tinubu's corruptionomics - tomorrow we all live without the el-rufaisms and the oyo-Itaisms: the three negativities are all in one desuetude in Nigeria. In summary, Nigerians are to realize that the ironic saving, via the earnings mentioned above of the subsidy removal, can now and soon be utilized for their unevasive liberty: Affordable education, consumer price reductions, bill price reductions, infrastructural development, and pragmatically, fuel price reductions.

Could One Born of Perfection Be Wrong!

No law forbids polygamy in Celestial Church: Oshoffa’s son - Things fall apart even in the same church ghastly because The Born Perfect is not followed holistically!

Lagos Can Learn From Enugu

Gov Mbah Flags Off Another Round Of Palliatives Distribution: Governor of Enugu State Peter Mbah, on Thursday, flagged off another round of the distribution of palliatives in the state, warning against the politicisation of the exercise to ensure it gets to the independent and vulnerable people across the state. Mbah, however, said that the palliatives were a quick fix and efforts of the Federal Government and the state to cushion the effects of the economic hardship in the land while the positive results of the state’s economic policies and programmes crystalise. Performing the official flag-off after inspecting the foodstuffs, which were largely grains, the governor assured that the palliatives would be distributed from time. “We have done this before. So, it is an ongoing thing, as we will continue to intervene because we understand the economic challenges and hardship that our people face currently,” he said. “However, what we are witnessing here today is our short-term measure, what we refer to as a quick fix towards our promise to eradicate poverty and ensure zero hunger in our state. We have robust programmes in place, which will ultimately ensure that we eradicate poverty and kiss it goodbye in Enugu State. “We have instituted several programmes in place to eradicate poverty. Our community and social development programmes, our state’s small and medium enterprise programme, and our women programmes, among others, were designed to ensure that we empower our people economically. As the Chinese people would say, it is better to teach a man how to fish than to give him fish every day. “So, our plan is ultimately for our people to be able to generate wealth, generate employment, and create wealth for themselves.The ultimate thing is for our people to be able to create wealth, whether in the agricultural sector, the business sector, or those that are providing services. We are poised to upskill them. And very soon, you will see and also feel the impact of these programmes.

The Politics Of No Ideologues

A former deputy governor of Ondo State, Mr Agboola Ajayi, previously of the Progressives, on Thursday, emerged as the governorship candidate of the Democrats in the state ahead of the November 16 governorship election in the state.

How ex-HoS, Oyo-Ita (below), others diverted public funds – Witness

Hamma Bello, the eighth posecution witness in the trial of a former Head of Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, narrated before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Thursday, how the defendant and her subordinates diverted public funds into their private companies. Oyo-Ita, the first defendant, is facing criminal prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission alongside her special assistants, Ugbong Effiok (seventh defendant), and Garba Umar (fourth defendant). Others are six companies: Frontline Ace Global Services Limited, Asanaya Projects Limited, Slopes International Limited, U and U Global Services Ltd, Prince Mega Logistics Ltd, and Good Deal Investments, on 18 counts bordering on misappropriation, official corruption, money laundering, and criminal diversion of funds to the tune of over N3bn. The witness, while being led in evidence by prosecution counsel, Faruk Abdullahi, and H.M. Mohammed, told the court that Oyo-Ita used Slopes International Limited and Good Deal Investments Limited – fifth and sixth defendants respectively, to fraudulently award government contracts to herself through the fourth defendant, Umar. The first entry transaction of Good Deal Investment Limited in February 2019 showed that N42,748, 201.47 was paid into its Zenith Bank account. The witness said, “We called for the account statements of these two companies, upon analysing them, we realized he (Umar) was paid several sums of money from the Ministry of Power, Works and Housing where he is an employee. “And upon interviewing the fourth defendant, he admitted that he was also a contractor. He also admitted to have paid the first defendant on several occasions from the proceeds of the transaction.” On April 27, 2019, the witness disclosed that a transfer of N20, 2027, 142 was made in the name of Ibrahim Madu to the Zenith Bank account of Asanaya Projects Limited. The mandate card of the account bears the signature and photo of the seventh defendant, Effiok. Investigation, according to the witness, also revealed that the seventh defendant incorporated Asanaya Projects Limited in his name with the knowledge of the first defendant and that approvals were granted and payments made to the seventh defendant either through his personal account or to the account of the company. The witness said, “The seventh defendant, upon interview, confirmed he had never travelled for most of the funds he received and that the first defendant was aware of and benefitted on several occasions from the funds. The account of U and U Global Services Limited was also opened by the seventh defendant. “In summary, from 2015 to 2018, U and U Global Limited received several payments in the form of Duty Tour Allowances and estacodes. Sometimes, payments from the Federal Government were made directly to the account, for instance, on March 24, 2016, he received N40, 313, 453. 58. This particular payment was from the Federal Government.” Further in his testimony, the witness stated, “Exhibit O is the Fidelity Bank account of Prince Mega Logistics Ltd. On March 27, 2018, and April 6, 2018, there were four entries, N4, 950, 000; N3,946,000, N4,676,000 and N1,478,000, from Thomson Titus Okure, who used to be a colleague of the seventh defendant in the Account Department. “There were also outward payments to Ignom, Minaro Blessing, Winifred Oyo-Ita, Olarenwaju Godman Olushola and the seventh defendant is the sole signatory of this account.” Speaking further, he said, “I also want to add that we invited the first, second and seventh defendant at different times to our office and interviewed them. In the case of the first defendant, we printed chats from her phone and saw conversations she had with contractors, subordinates, and permanent secretaries. She also voluntarily made a statement to the EFCC.”

LASG to pay N1.5bn WASSCE fees for 58,000 students

The Commissioner for the Lagos State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Tolani Alli-Balogun, has said the state government will be paying N1.5bn to register 58,000 students for the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination for this year.

118 inmates escape as rainstorm destroys Niger State prison

When mediocrity from the government, Nature does do the correction - for the government to discern its shortcomings; the same Nature that is set on Tinubu as his foiled political tricks are everywhere.

President’s wife decries alarming school dropout rate

After the deathly greedy removal of subsidy from her and husband with some elderly political goons!

Gunmen kill Nasarawa monarch’s police escort, abduct wife, aide

The gunmen might be beneath the presidential pressure!

Our Only Security Is Green

Rivers vigilante commander, 3 others arrested for dismantling telecom mast for sale | A commander of a vigilante group in Rivers identified as Ododo Kingsley Obubochi and three members of his executive have been arrested by the police for involvement in the dismantling and sale of a mast belonging to a telecom company, located on a secluded road in Elele area of Ikwerre local government area of the state.

In a statement on Tuesday (today), the Rivers Police Public Relations Officer, SP Grace Iringe Koko identified the other suspects as Mark Prince, Destiny Onuigbo, and Azubuike Orlu | Maybe under the presidential pressure!

Naira rebound: Rice falls to N67,000 in Lagos, Abuja, cheaper at borders

Following the recent rebound of the naira against the dollar, the price of a 50 kilogramme bag of rice has dropped to an average of N67,000 in Lagos, Abuja, Ogun, and others, from about N90,000. In communities close to the borders, a JAWASI correspondent gathered that the staple was selling at a much lower rate compared to what was obtained in the cities. For example, in Ogun border communities like Imeko, Idiroko, Oja-Odan, and others, a bag of rice sold for N49,000.

Jawasi Music Of The Month Nominations

Under Pressure - Ras Kimono

You'd Think I'd Rather Not Know - Alfred Lloyd

Right on Time - Brandi Carlile

Little Heroes - Lucky Dube

You Are Not Alone - Michael Jackson (Dedicated for all the sacked workers of Kaduna Nigeria | Happy Labour Day in advance)

P/Harcourt refinery Nigeria: Marketers eye N500/litre petrol, set to load

Oil marketers are gearing up to load refined petroleum products from the Port Harcourt Refining Company, as workers at the facility race to get it set for production on the directives of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. Dealers confirmed this weekend that the PHRC was almost set to start releasing products, projecting a N500/litre price for Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, from the Port Harcourt refinery in Rivers State. They also expressed optimism that the Dangote Petroleum Refinery would crash PMS price below N500/litre when it starts releasing products. Dangote refinery is projected to start supplying petrol to the market in May, as it currently supplies diesel to dealers.

Gunmen abduct RCCG pastor, other passengers in Oyo State Nigeria

To avert this, the sole mission to save them not to exhaust their glories ought to always be affirmed not to inflict unsafety upon themselves the pastors; though left for the glories to know man shall not live by food alone, and explore the important Faith wisely however without drawing back!

South Africa tops Best African Airports 2024, Nigeria missing

A UK-based airline and airport review and ranking site, Skytrax, has ranked the Cape Town International Airport in South Africa as the Best African Airport in 2024, Jawasi reports Friday. The rankings were announced at the 25th anniversary of the World Airport Awards in Frankfurt, Germany. According to information obtained from the airport review and ranking site, the survey was conducted from August 2023 until March 2024 and over 100 customer nationalities participated in the survey. Coming behind the Cape Town International Airport was the Durban King Shaka Airport serving Durban, also in South Africa.

N7.3tn remitted to Federation Account in six months – RMAFC

The Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission has disclosed that a total sum of N7.3tn accrued into the Federation Account between July and December 2023, indicating an increased revenue inflow. It said the amount shared by the Federation Account Allocation Committee was remitted to the Central Bank of Nigeria under the caption “CBN Federation Account Component Statement”. In a press statement signed by the RMAFC Chairman, Mr Mohammed Bello Shehu (above), and made available to Jawasi on Friday in Lagos, the commission reported that the amount is higher than the N5.24tn realised during the first half of the year 2023. According to Shehu, out of the total gross revenue inflows into the Federation Account, the sum of N1.69tn was transferred to the Exchange Gain Differential Account, thus leaving a balance of N5.475bn for distribution. The government received a boost in its earnings following the removal of fuel subsidy and the unification of the foreign exchange market by the current administration. Although, these policies brought more money to government coffers, citizens are at the receiving end of the harsh economic realities.

N80bn money laundering: FG places Yahaya Bello on watchlist, immigration alerts DSS

The Federal Government on Thursday put the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, on its watchlist to prevent him from escaping from the country. The Nigerian Immigration Service, in a circular dated April 18, 2024 and signed by Assistant Comptroller of Immigration DS Umar, for the Comptroller-General, Kemi Nandap, alerted the police and the Department of State Services to effect the former governor’s arrest. This came hours after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission declared Bello wanted in connection to an alleged case of money laundering to the tune of N80.2bn.The EFCC declared Bello wanted on an official page after failed attempts to arrest him on Wednesday in Abuja. Therefore, the Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has withdrawn all police officers attached to the embattled former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. The order for the withdrawal was contained in a police wireless message seen by our correspondent on Friday. The document with reference number: “CB:4001/DOPS/PMF/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.48/ 34 read in part, “IG has ordered the withdrawal of all policemen attached to His Excellency and former Executive Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. “Acknowledge compliance and treat with utmost importance. Please, above, for your information and strict compliance.”

Speak positively about Nigeria, Sanwo-Olu urges citizens

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has called on Nigerians to refrain from speaking ill of the country

Sanwo-Olu is a disgrace to himself, a thief who purloins money belongs to Lagosians via the irresolute subsidy removal palliatives, and his public scorn is indispensable therefore he should not be the one to have yelled out such time-judged vociferation.

The Only Way!