ACTRESS MERCY JOHNSON AND HUSBAND WELCOME THIRD BABY

Star actress, Mercy Johnson has welcomed her 3^rd child, a baby girl.Mercy welcomed her bundle of joy yesterday in the United States. Below is what her husband, who is now a father of five (2 from his previous marriage) penned down. With my Hands Lifted up and my Mouth Filled with Praise with a Heart of THANKSGIVING I will Worship you oh Lord. I Hurriedly left Nigeria to witness the birth of my Baby, I was airborne when the Baby arrived. I'm right in the hospital at University of Maryland (St.Joseph Medical Centre) Baltimore. My wife and baby doing very well. Its a sister for Purity.Help me give thanks to God in this month of THANKSGIVING. God bless you all'

Congrats guys...

CBN Will Publish Names Of Treasury Looters Soon – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari says the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will soon publish the names of officials of the last administration who stole public funds and the amount surrendered to the coffers of the Federal Government. The President told guests at the 15th session of the Anyiam-Osigwe Foundation Lecture in Abuja on Friday that the CBN had not published the list to avoid jeopardising investigations and further recoveries.

Addressing the gathering on the administration’s fight against corruption, President Buhari gave more revelations on the nation’s stolen funds which had garnered various speculations in the last few months. According to the President, the war against corruption is gathering momentum. “As I stated recently, a good number of people who abused their positions are voluntarily returning the illicit funds. I have heard it said that we should disclose the names of the people, and the amount returned. “Yes, in due course, the Central Bank of Nigeria will make information available to the public on the surrendered funds, but I must remark that it is yet early days, and any disclosure now may jeopardize the possibility of bigger recoveries.
“But we owe Nigerians adequate information, and it shall come in due course. It is part of the collective effort to change our land from the bastion of corruption it currently is, to a place of probity and transparency,” President Buhari explained. “No Friend, No Foe". He also told the gathering that Nigeria’s rating on the global corruption index had risen rather than dropped. “Quite frankly, the anti-corruption war is not strictly about me as a person, it is about building a country where our children, and the forthcoming generations, can live in peace and prosperity. When you see dilapidated infrastructure round the country, it is often the consequence of corruption. “Poor healthcare, collapsed education, lack of public utilities, decayed social services, are all products of corruption, as those entrusted with public resources put them in their private pockets. That must stop, if we want a new Nigeria. And that was why I said at another forum that people need not fear me, but they must fear the consequences of their actions. “Corrupt acts will always be punished, and there will be no friend, no foe. We will strive to do what is fair and just at all times, but people who refuse to embrace probity should have every cause to fear,” the President said, reiterating his commitment to ‘killing corruption’, a promise he made during campaigns.

BREAKING: SENATE MINORITY LEADER GODSWILL AKPABIO SACKED FROM THE SENATE

News reports have now authoritatively confirmed that the Senate Minority Leader for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Godswill Akpabio, has been sacked today. Mr. Akpabio is a Senator representing Akwa Ibom State, and is the former two term governor of that State.
The Federal Court of Appeal announced today that violations to the Electoral Act during the senatorial election between Mr. Akpabio and the All Progressives Congress candidate Inibehe Okori informed their ruling. The Court of Appeal ordered a rerun election in Akwa Ibom State in 90 days.

Sir you have been FIRED.

EXPOSED: EX-NIGERIA FINANCE MINISTER OKONJO-IWEALA CONFESSES: I PAID DASUKI $322m FROM ABACHA LOOT. WAIT FOR IT.... BUT IT WAS A LOAN

Former Minister of Finance Ngozi Okonjo Iweala yesterday said she had paid former National Security Adviser to the President, Col Sambo Dasuki (rtd) $322m (about N63billion) from recovered Abacha funds to finance military operations.

The immediate past minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has confirmed PREMIUM TIMES story on how she disbursed N61.4 billion Abacha loot based on the directive of former President Goodluck Jonathan. The money was disbursed on the request of former National Security Adviser, NSA, Sambo Dasuki, for arms procurement without the statutory approval of the National Assembly. On Wednesday, this newspaper revealed in an exclusive report how Ms. Okonjo-Iweala in a memo to Mr. Jonathan, approved the transfer of $300 million and £5.5 million (N61.4 million) to the Office of the NSA, shoving off accountability of the usage of the funds. In a statement Wednesday by the media aide of the former minister, Paul Nwabuikwu, the minister confirmed that the money was part of $322 million recovered Abacha loot, and that a committee set up by the Mr. Jonathan had decided that the money be disbursed for urgent security issues and developmental programmes. She was however silent on why she agreed to disburse the funds without the approval of the National Assembly, in clear violation of the provision of the constitution. She said just before the money was disbursed, the military hierarchy had accused her of not disbursing enough money for the prosecution of the war.“The central responsibility of the minister of Finance is to find sources of funding for the financing of approved national priorities such as security, job creation and infrastructure.“It will be recalled that throughout 2014, there were public complaints by the military hierarchy to President Goodluck Jonathan about the inadequacy of funds to fight the anti-terror war in the North East, resulting in Boko Haram making gains and even taking territories. “A lot of the criticism was directed at the Federal Ministry of Finance under Dr Okonjo-Iweala which was accused of not doing enough to find funds for the operations. “In fact, the ministry, on several occasions, had to call press conferences to provide details of budgetary spending on the military, to show, against the background of limited resources and other urgent national priorities, that it was doing its best on funding security. “It was about this time that some new Abacha funds of about $322m were returned with another $700m still expected to be returned. “Former President Jonathan set up a committee, comprising the former minister of Justice, former NSA and the former minister of Finance to determine how best to use both the returned and expected funds for development,” the statement stated. However, she failed to explain if her role as minister of finance gave her the power to lend money to another agency of government. She also did not reveal the conditions under which the said loan was granted to the office of the NSA. (Loan.... Yeah right)

On why she abdicated the responsibility of ensuring the money was properly accounted for to the former president, Ms. Okonjo-Iweala curiously said the ministry of finance was not part of the security architecture. “But, as captured in the memo, she insisted on three conditions: (a) only a part, not the entire Abacha funds would be spent on the arms; the rest would be invested in developmental projects as originally conceived. (b) the money was to be treated as borrowed funds which would be paid back as soon as possible. (c) the NSA’s office was to account for the spending to the president who was the Commander-in-Chief, given the fact that the minister of Finance is not part of the security architecture and does not participate in the Security Council,” she explained. Despite agreeing with PREMIUM TIMES story, she however described it as “baseless” and part of a campaign of falsehood orchestrated by the “Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole, and other powerful and corrupt interests” to tarnish her name.

EXPOSED: MRS OKONJO IWEALA's LETTER TO EX-PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF ABACHA'S LOOT TO DASUKI & CO

According to Buhari Support Organizations Facebook Page, this is the letter signed by the former Minister of finance okonjo iweala to the ex-Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan approving the payemtnt abacha's loot to dasuki & co

EFCC GIVES "TOMPOLO" ONE WEEK TO APPEAR BEFORE THE COMMISSION OR RISK BEING WANTED

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has given former Niger Delta militant leader, Mr Government Ekpemupolo a.k.a Tompolo one week to appear before the Commission on Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos or risk being declared wanted.
In a letter from the EFCC, the Commission says it is investigating Tompolo for unclear dealings involving the sale of parcels of land worth about 13 billion naira to the federal government under the last administration. He is expected to appear at the EFCC training room on Thursday, December 17. A similar invitation was extended to Tompolo in November by the Head of Operations at the EFCC, Iliasu Kwabai but he failed to appear and no correspondence was received from him.

Government Ekpemupolo a.k.a. Tompolo, a former militant has risen to become a strong ally of the federal government, and a billionaire businessman especially under the goodluck administration. Only three years ago, he was a fugitive. In May 2009, Brigadier-General Sarkin Yaki Bello, commander of the Joint Military Task Force, JTF, in Niger Delta, had declared Government Ekpemupolo the most wanted man in Nigeria and his band of militants in the Gbaramutu creeks of the Niger Delta as executed the killing of 11 soldiers – one officer and 10 junior men. It was just one of the many instances of the militants’ atrocities.
The militants had been running riot in the Niger Delta, perpetrating illegitimate bunkering, operating illegal refineries, vandalising oil pipelines, engaging in kidnapping and doing piracy. And Tompolo was in the thick of it as one of the leaders. The JTF was intent on doing him in. Tompolo did not only becomea free man, he became untouchable by the goodluck administration that only five years ago, considered him an arch enemy deserving of extermination. Despite his violent past and little education, he is one of the most influential Nigerians today. There is no doubt that he is very close to President Goodluck Jonathan. To ascertain this, Jonathan's government invested the Global West Vessel Specialist Limited, GWVSL, a firm widely believed to be owned by Tompolo, with a contract worth $103.4 million (over N15 billion) to supply 20 vessels for the use of the nation’s military authorities to secure the waterways. Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Ziadeke Akpobolokemi, back then sent a memo titled, “Award of Contract for the Strategic Concessioning Partnership with NIMASA to Provide Platforms for Tracking Ships and Cargoes, Enforce Regulatory Compliance and Surveillance Of The Entire Nigerian Maritime Domain,” to President Goodluck Jonathan. In considering the memo, President Goodluck Jonathan and Akpobolokemi chose GWVSL as the preferred company for the 10-year concession agreement. The concession is renewable for two terms of five years each. Jonathan, in a memo dated 9 November 2011, with reference number PRES/99/MT/61, approved Akpobolokemi’s memo, which the Federal Executive Council rubber-stamped on 5 January 2012. N124bn was generated in revenue to the federal government by GWVSL which Jonathan sent a memo to the National Assembly, urging it to discountenance an earlier one submitted by the late President Umaru Yar’Adua. Yar’Adua’s memo sought to create a coastal guard, comprising all security agencies, to man the country’s maritime domain. President Jonathan, Akpobolokemi and Tompolo are from the Niger Delta, whose people have for many years been expressing infuriating that they are being oppressed despite the fact that the geographical area produces the oil that enriches Nigeria. More importantly GWVSL was a private company that provided the entire $103.4mn fund for the exercise it recouped the investment from surpassing NIMASA’s annual revenue collection profile. “Under the NIMASA Act, it is empowered to take charge of administration and the safety of our waters. And under the same Act, NIMASA has been empowered to carry out its functions, duties and responsibilities either by itself or through any institution of government or in partnership with any agency of government or through or in partnership with any natural person or limited liability company like the Global West Limited which has now entered into a partnership with NIMASA”. Critics, mostly northern leaders, accused the then President Jonathan of secretly pursuing an ethnic agenda and wondered why what they called a sensitive contract that borders on national security should be handed to a private company. The disenchanted leaders cited the abrupt deployment of former Minister of Transport, Yusuf Suleiman to the Ministry of Sports for once querying Akpobolokemi over the Tompolo issue. Suleiman eventually lost his job as Transport Minister for speaking up. 

Gradually, Tompolo’s fame as a vicious war general but a principled and magnanimous leader to his forces spread through the creeks. He had moved back to Okerenkoko to establish Camp 5 as his headquarters. Camp 5 was originally a private property called “Abuja” in the neighborhood from where he and his colleagues started the struggle. And gradually, the money began to flow in – from the various rackets of political and corporate protection, to illegal oil bunkering. He was effectively leader of the Delta State and of the Niger Delta militants’ battle against oppression. As Convener of the Ijaw Youth Leadership Forum, IYLF, the umbrella body of all Ijaw young militants, Tompolo was, and is said to still be, providing mentorship and logistic support for all members. Across Delta State, he contributed to strengthening other militant groups. One example was Mujahid Dokubo Asari’s Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force, NDPVF, to which Tompolo not only provided field fighters but also supplied the necessary arms and ammunition that ensured Asari’s successful commencement of his military campaign against oil installations.

Tompolo’s intervention also helped to check the rampaging influence of Ateke Tom’s Icelander Group.Tompolo’s profile and stature soared in 2006 when he gathered his fellow group leaders from across the Niger Delta at Camp 5 to accord their struggle a definite name and platform. Besides, the new platform was meant to be immediately used to press for the release of Asari and Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, the former Bayelsa State governor, both of who were incarcerated by the federal government. So it was at Camp 5, Tompolo’s headquarters, that the Movement of the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, was formed. So if any of the groups attacked any oil installation or kidnapped any figure, it was MEND that would admit responsibility for the act. By 2009, Tompolo had amassed so much influence in Niger Delta affairs that even powerful figures in the zone looked up to him for economic and political empowerment. Reliable Niger Delta sources affirmed that his influence sustained his kinsman, Chief Wellington Okrika as Executive Chairman of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, for so long. Tompolo was also said to have virtually single-handedly enthroned Godwin Bebenimibo, a retired Superintendent of Police, as Gbaran III Agadagba, the traditional ruler of the Gbaramatu kingdom. 

Is Nicki Minaj engaged to her rapper boyfriend Meek Mill? 

That certainly seemed to be the question fans were asking on Wednesday after the rapper 

posted a picture of a huge diamond sparkler on her engagement finger on Instagram.
"Now this is what I'm talking about baby. Lol. Love u," Minaj wrote to Mill in the caption of the photo. What do you get the woman who seems to have everything? Well, some more diamonds wouldn't hurt. Meek Mill definitely impressed his ladylove Nicki Minaj on her birthday yesterday when he gifted her a gorgeous and absolutely blingtastic diamond ring, which the female rapper obviously showed off in an up-close Instagram picture.
Engagement Rumors between the pair began swirling back in April when Nicki revealed a 15-carat fancy yellow heart modified brilliant cut diamond mounted in platinum with a double halo of white pavé diamonds. A source also confirmed to E! News that the duo is in fact engaged, telling us at the time, "Both Meek and Nicki have been spending amazing quality time together lately and have gotten extremely close these past few months. It may seem like it all is happening very quickly but Nicki and Meek are in this 100. They truly love each other." Perhaps the heart-cut wasn't cutting it for Nicki? Meek hinted at getting his girl some bling for her birthday, posting a photo of three different cut diamonds on Instagram with the caption, "A girls best friend...." He also shared a photograph of himself staring at Minaj luxuriously getting out of a car (while showing off some serious cleavage), and wrote, "Happy birthday to the strongest softest woman I know my baby! @nickiminaj."

Happy birthday, indeed!

KERRY WASHINGTON AND HUSBAND NNAMDI ASOMUGHA'S MARRIAGE MAY SOON BE OVER

According to TMZ The 'Scandal' star has had it with her NFL player husband.
Scandal star Kerry Washington could probably use the help of her fictional television persona, Olivia Pope! The actress is reportedly at her wits end with her football player hubby of two years, Nnamdi Asomugha, and it’s looking more and more likely they aren’t going to last much longer.

“Things have gotten so bad, Kerry and Nnamdi are barely talking,” a source told In Touch of the couple who welcomed their baby girl Isabel 19 months ago. “They are like two strangers living under the same roof.”
“She’s already met with her attorney to start preparing,” added the source, who also noted marriage counseling failed and the two “are pretty much separated.”

Washington and Asomugha’s relationship reportedly started deteriorating just four months after their June 2013 marriage when Asomugha was kicked off the San Francisco 49ers football team. While her 34-year-old husband never got a new job, Washington continues to pull 14-hour days on Scandal and she’s tired of watching Asomugha laze about the house. their 19-month old daughter, Isabelle.

“Nnamdi resents her,” said the source. “He believes Kerry’s the one who’s given up on their marriage.”

KIM AND KANYE NAME THEIR SON 'SAINT WEST'

KIm and Kanye West announced they are calling their new baby boy Saint West, a name that left many wondering why.Now the meaning behind the most unusual moniker has been revealed.Saint was chosen because Kim and Kanye feel this child is truly 'a blessing' in their lives 'because she had such a difficult pregnancy,' a source E! News.

The name came to them fairly recently because when asked not so long ago if she'd picked out any names yet, Kim replied that she had not. 'We just started talking about it and that was the last thing for us last time. So I feel confident obviously that we'll figure it out,' Kim confided to the news site. The 35-year-old reality star took to her subscription based website kimkardashianwest.com to unveil the name of her and Kanye's son under the title 'To Our Fans.' 'Saint West, 12.05.15, 8 pounds 1 ounce,' Kim wrote, including four emojis that supposedly were meant to be her, Kanye, North and Saint.

On Saturday morning, Kim announced the baby had arrived via a photo which showed her and Kanye's hands clasped together.'To our fans: Kanye and I welcome our baby boy! Kim Kardashian West and her husband, Kanye West, welcomed the arrival of their son this morning. Mother and son are doing well,' the statement read. On Monday, TMZ claimed that Kim's delivery was a long and painful one. The star allegedly had placenta accreta, a serious pregnancy condition in which the placenta grows too deeply into the uterine wall, which can cause severe blood loss after delivery. While a Cesarean is often the best option advised when one has this condition, Kim managed to give birth the natural way, the news site reported. Kim was able to go home on Monday and was seen leaving the hospital with Kanye in a silver SUV.

The night before giving birth, Kim may have been anxious for the baby to come when she posted on Instagram a selfie that showcased her bare pregnancy bump with the caption: 'Ready whenever you are lol.'

Senator Melaye Operates US Bank Account, Violating Nigeria's Code Of Conduct

This last quater is obviously for exposing criminal politicians. Lovely Christmas present to Nigerians ill'd say.

Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi West Senatorial District has since 2010 illegally operated bank accounts in the US, according to bank statements obtained by SaharaReporters.

Mr. Melaye, who once styled himself an anti-corruption activist, opened two accounts--one a current account, the other a savings account--in the name of “Daniel Din Melaye,” posing as a student. SaharaReporters learnt that, by leaving the impression of himself as a student, Senator Melaye was able to open a “CampusEdge” current account with account number 4460 1649 8396 and a regular savings account with account number 4460 1647 5966 with Bank of America in the state of Maryland. Senator Melaye obtained a bank debit card with account number ending with #8873. It is the senator's transactions with the debit card that gave away him away as the owner of the accounts.

One of Mr. Melaye's last transactions on the account took place on December 4th as he approved payment for a transaction relating to the purchase of cosmetics from a Kremlin-based MagnitKosmetik store. Also, on September 1, Mr. Melaye approved payment to a New York-based Schweiger Dermatology. Mr. Melaye's operation of the foreign account while he is an elected public officer of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a violation of Nigerian law. The breach could cost him his seat at the Nigerian Senate if he is successfully prosecuted by the Code of Conduct Tribunal which is currently trying Senate President Bukola Saraki, a close associate of Mr. Melaye's.