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Big Brother Naija: Show’s Top 5 finalists thank Nigerians for voting
Big Brother Naija: Show’s Top 5 finalists thank Nigerians for voting
Big Brother Nigeria (#BBNaija) 2017 five top finalists have expressed gratitude to viewers for their votes in the ongoing TV reality show which has entered its final week.
The show which started on January 22, generated 11 million votes from viewers during the April 2 eviction show.
Bisola, Tboss, DebbieRise, Marvis and Efe the last man standing, took turns to bear their minds during their diary sessions on Monday evening with `Biggie’, owner of the house.
DebbieRise said that the last week in the house was different from the others calling it exciting and positive.
She said it was her discipline and compassion that brought her this far adding that she would give her best to ensure she took home the grand prize.
The guitar girl mentioned her friend, Tboss as her main competition, “because she is an amazing, caring, beautiful and homely person and she has everything it takes to win.
Another housemate, Bisola said the mood in the house was calm adding that everyone felt a strong sense of relief and accomplishment after making it to the last week.
She stressed that they (Five finalists) are winners in respective of who emerges the winner on Sunday April 9.
Bisola recounted how she had auctioned for Big Brother countless times and smiled broadly when she was picked to participate in the ongoing series adding, “I don suffer for this life and I really don’t want to go back to that.”
Marvis on the other hand thanked and appreciated Biggie for the experience and that she was going to miss everything.
She said Bisola though a friend, remain her toughest competition; she also said she was grateful for the opportunity to be in the show which according to her has fast track her career in showbiz as an actress.
Tboss on her part said Big Brother had made her a fighter and that she was realising what it takes to be a fighter.
She said Marvis was her biggest threat in the game.
Efe, the only man among four ladies said he had a fighter’s spirit and added that Bisola was his biggest threat.
He also commended her (Bisola) for being a competitive, honest and outspoken person just like he is.
Earlier, the housemate had hosted Nigerian popular song writer, singer and performer, David Adeleke.
He came with ‘sushi’ and champagne in tow to pay the housemates a visit.
The usual tour of the house was done before everyone settled down in the dining area and popped open the bottle of champagne.
Davido discussed the merits of being true to oneself and pointed out that he made more money in mere months than he had made over the years after deciding to go local and champion his course.
He asked the housemates what they planned to do with the N25 million naira after winning.
Bisola said she would like to go to a film school.
While Debie-Rise and Efe said they would want to push their music career to the next level, Tboss revealed that if she won, she would like to have her own talk show.
Marvis who was a protocol officer at an oil and gas company before coming to the house said she would like to open a bar.
After listening to them, the self acclaimed ‘Omo Baba Lowu’ told them that no matter what their dreams were, it was imperative that they make careful choices and not get overwhelmed.
According to him, if overwhelmed they would wake wake up and not realise where the money went.
“You make all these plans and then when the money comes, its different; I spent one million dollars in three months.”
At that point the buzzer sounded and everyone said their goodbyes.
The winner will take home the grand prize of 25 million naira and a Kia Sorrento SUV.
Monday, March 27
ABU VC Prof. Ibrahim Garba Confirms That Dino Melaye Graduated From ABU
ABU VC, Prof. Ibrahim Garba
says Dino Melaye GRADUATED as Daniel
Jonah Melaye with BA Geography in year
2000.
In a recent twist in the Senate House today, ABU VC, Prof. Ibrahim Garba has told the Senate that he (dino melaye) graduated from ABU in 2000, but in another name. Details Coming.
In a recent twist in the Senate House today, ABU VC, Prof. Ibrahim Garba has told the Senate that he (dino melaye) graduated from ABU in 2000, but in another name. Details Coming.
#BBNaija: Bisola Wins Head Of The House
Dino Melaye Shuns American Reporter Who Works For Sahara Reporters. Throwback Video
Funny video of when, Sen. Dino Melaye was approached by a Foriegn SaharaReporters Journalist to question about the source of his wealth.
Holy Apostles Church Members Protest Against Closure Of Their Church By Police
Sacred Apostles Church individuals in
Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo
State have rioted to dissent the
proceeded with conclusion of their
congregation.
Individuals from the Holy Apostles
Church, Ayetoro in Ilaje Local
Government Area of Ondo State turned
out in their numbers on Sunday to
challenge the proceeded with conclusion
of their congregation by the police.
As per Punch, the congregation was shut
around the request Ondo State Police
Command in January 2016 after an
authority emergency in the group.
The individuals say that the congregation
is the main church that all individuals
from the group go to and whoever is the
leader of the riverine group is the leader
of the congregation. They asked the
administration to reach their guide and
end the emergency.
It was likewise accumulated that
continuation of the conclusion, individuals
from the group were not able love. Amid
the dissent on Sunday, admirers who
were in their formal attire conveyed
notices with various engravings, for
example, 'Open our place of love', "
Freedom of love is our privilege here,'
'All we are stating, we require a position
of among others.
An individual from the group on state of
namelessness unveiled that the
congregation was at first shut down for a
while yet was revived on November 8,
2015 and later shut down again on
January 11, 2016 for the second time by
the police.
One of the pioneers of the congregation,
Mr. Lawrence Lemamu, who talked with
writers on the advancement bemoaned
that the legislature and police specialist
were denying them of their key human
appropriate to venerate in the place
where there is their fathers.
He stated, "Serving God in love is vital
and fundamental to the foundation of this
group by our ancestors. Ayetoro is about
adoring God."
In any case, another pioneer of the
congregation, Bishop Eretan, said the
congregation was put under secure in
light of the fact that the issue in the
group bothered from the congregation,
taking note of that it was a piece of the
measure utilized to quiet the wronged
parties before government swims into
settle the emergency.
Eretan said that the conclusion was
prescribed as a brief answer for the issue
to deflect comparative emergency which
initially emitted in 1986, when a life was
lost in the common distress.
"Religious emergency is extremely
hazardous. In the event that we are not
cautious many lives might be lost. A
similar instrument utilized then we have
connected." he clarified.
‘Expel Students With Less Than 0.5 CGPA’ – Buhari Orders VCs Through Minister
President Muhammadu Buhari has
advised vice chancellors of universities
to expel students with less than 0.5
cumulative grade point average
(CGPA).
Speaking on Sunday at the 31st
convocation of the University of Port
Harcourt (UNIPORT), Buhari said such
students should not be allowed to
loiter around in higher institutions.
Buhari, who was represented by
Anthony Onwuka, minister of state for
education, said: “We must stop to
continue housing adventurers, who
have no business remaining in the
universities beyond the time specified
for their studies in the universities.”
“In that wise, it is being proposed that
at the end of this academic year, any
student with less than 0.5 CGPA should
cease to be a student of the university
and should be shown the way out.
“The universities must continue to have
people who are serious in what they
have come to do.
“If you have less than 0.5 in your CGPA,
you are out. You are out for good so
that the space will be left for those
who have come to do serious business.”
Buhari also expressed his commitment
to the 2009 agreement entered into
with the Academic Staff Union of
Universities (ASUU).
#BBNaijaRecaps: Bally Sucks Ese Boobs In Truth And Dare. Video
Introducing to TheArticleNG Recaps starting this monday, so we started with a bbnaija video, you would love to watch. Press Play to Begin.
Susan Peters: See What Happened When I Answered Call Near 3rd Mainland Bridge
Actress Susan Peters narrated the
scenario she experienced after coming
down her car to answer a call along 3rd
Mainland Bridge.
She says about 100 cars parked just to
beg her not to commit suicide, while some
concerned fans started transferring
money to her to take care of her
problems.
SUSAN PETERS : SEE WHAT HAPPENED
WHEN I ANSWERED CALL NEAR 3RD
MAINLAND BRIDGE
Dino Melaye's Certificate Scandal: Senate Summons ABU VC To Appear Today
THE Senate has summoned
the Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello
University, Zaria, Professor Ibrahim
Garba, to appear before it today and
explain his side of the story regarding
the certificate scandal allegation
levelled against Senator Dino Melaye
(APC, Kogi West), that he did not
graduate from the institution.
Also to appear before the Senate
today is the Comptroller-General of
Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Col.
Hameed Ibrahim Ali (retd), over
allegation that Senate President, Dr
Bukola Saraki was on a vengeance
mission against the NCS, following
failure to pay Customs duty of N74
million on a N298 million Range Rover
SUV.
Speaking with Vanguard yesterday,
Chairman, Senate Committee on Ethics,
Privileges and Public Petitions, Senator
Samuel Anyanwu (PDP, Imo East), said
the immediate past Senate leader,
Senator Ali Ndume who raised the
issue on the floor of the Senate would
appear today before the committee.
According to him, Hizmark Inc, Mr. Latif
Olajide, a licensed and registered
clearing agent in Nigeria as well as
Tokunboh Akindele, who was given the
contract, would also appear before the
committee today.
Count Buhari out of certificate scandal
— Presidency
Meanwhile, Presidency, last night,
dissociated President Muhammadu
Buhari from any certificate scandal in
the country, saying he has none
hanging on his neck.
The reaction followed a chronology of
certificate scandals rocking various
Nigerians in the corridors of power past
or present published by a national
daily (not Vanguard), yesterday.
In a statement, Senior Special Assistant
to the President on Media and
Publicity, Mallam Shehu Garba, who
was incidentally the Director, Media
and Publicity of the All Progressives
Congress Presidential Campaign
Committee, APCPCC, stated that the
issue was a campaign of calumny
deliberately launched against Buhari to
stop him from contesting.
MAPOLY To Be Upgraded To University
Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun
state has signed into law a bill to
upgrade Moshood Abiola Polytechnic,
Abeokuta (MAPOLY) to a university
status, thus bringing the number of
universities in the state to 11.
The addition of MAPOLY would bring to
three the number of universities owned
by the state. Already it owned Olabisi
Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye
and Tai Solarin University of Education
(TASUED), Ijebu Ode.
The institution was formally established
in 1980 as Ogun state Polytechnic
during the military administration of
Harris Eghagha.The state is a host to
eight others out of which seven are
privately owned. They are, the Federal
University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
(FUNAAB). Babcock University, Ilisan-
Remo, Bells University of Technology,
Ota, Covenant University, Ota, Crawford
University, Igbesa, Crescent University,
Abeokuta, McPherson University,
Abeokuta and Mountain Top University.
Governor Amosun also signed into law
the bill to re-establish the Ogun State
Polytechnic in Ipokia Local government
area of the State.Amosun who gave his
assent to the two bills at the state
executive council meeting said the two
institutions would be run on different
campuses.
Besides, he added that government
would engage necessary think tanks
and qualified academics to provide the
technical guide for the successful take-
off of the institutions so as to compete
favourably with others.
The Governor commended the efforts
of the state House of Assembly for the
timely and successful passage of the
bills and assured that all necessary
documents has been put in place and
sent to the appropriate quarters.
In a chat with reporters after passing
the bills, the speaker, Ishola Adekunbi,
said the Assembly acted promptly
considering the prospect and
opportunities the institutions would
attract to the state.
He added that the decision would also
create employment opportunities for
the people in addition to providing easy
access to tertiary education in Ipokia
and its environs.
Five Persons Killed As Speeding Drunk Driver Crashes Into People In Akwa Ibom. Photo
Five persons were on Sunday killed at
Ukana Ikot Etim area of Essien Udim
Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom
State, when they were knocked down by
an alleged drunk driver. The man
driving a Ford utility sport vehicle with
registration number GCE 342 CX was
trying to avoid two children that were
crossing the road.
The driver, whose identity had yet to be
revealed, was said to be speeding, when
he suddenly crashed into the seven
people who were waiting at a bean cake
(akara) spot at the Ukana Ikot Etim
Junction.
An eyewitness, Mr. Godwin Anthony,
said the driver crashed into the five
pedestrians who died instantly while the
remaining two sustained serious injuries.
According to him, when they approached
the driver, they discovered that he was
drunk. He added the driver with the
vehicle had been taken to the Ikot
Ekpene Police Command, SARS
Department.
Anthony said the seven persons were
returning from church on Sunday.
Efforts to speak with the Commissioner
of Police, Mr. Donald Awunah, proved
abortive as prompt from his telephone
indicated that his line was unavailable.
But the Public Relations Officer of the
Federal Road Road Safety in the state,
Mr. Uwen God’sgift, said they had yet to
confirm the story.
How Saraki And His Aides Embezzled N3.5B From Paris Club Loan Refunds
Officials of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
have formally named Senate
President Bukola Saraki, a former
Managing Director of Heritage Bank,
Robert Mbonu, a firm, Melrose
General Services Limited, the
relationship manager to Mr. Saraki,
Kathleen Erhimu, the deputy Chief of
Staff to Senator Saraki, Gbenga
Peter Makanjuola, as targets of an
investigation into the embezzlement
of as much as N19 billion that accrued
as refunds to state governments that
had made excess payments on loans
obtained from international lenders,
the London and Paris Clubs. Also
named by the EFCC as players in the
huge scandal are Kolawole Shittu, the
supplier of a controversial Range
Rover vehicle to Senator Saraki, as
well as one Obiora Amobi and one
Oladapo Joseph Idowu.
In a report forwarded to the
Presidency and obtained by
SaharaReporters, the EFCC wrote,
“Mr. Robert Mbonu is alleged to have
received the sum of N3.5 billion into
his company's account (Melrose
General Services Limited) from the
[Nigerian Governors’ Forum] through
Account 0005892453 domiciled in
Access Bank.” The report identified
“one Kathleen Erhimu [as] the
Relationship Manager to Dr. Bukola
Saraki's account with Access Bank.”
The elaborate EFCC report
authenticates a series of reports in
which SaharaReporters disclosed that
Mr. Saraki as well as numerous
governors colluded to pocket most of
the billions of naira in refunds. Mr.
Saraki had accused our website of
fabricating the report, claiming that
the EFCC was not investigating him in
relation to the loan refund fraud.
However, the document forwarded to
the Presidency by the EFCC outlined
Mr. Saraki’s deep involvement in the
still unfolding embezzlement saga.
A part of the EFCC document
reported that, at a meeting, Senator
Saraki had “introduced one Joseph
Oladapo Idowu and Gbenga Peter
Makanjuola his deputy chief of staff
to [Ms. Erhimu] and Makanjuola
thereafter introduced Mr. Robert
Mbonu to Ms. Kathleen Erhimu.” The
EFCC told the Presidency that Mr.
Mbonu operated corporate accounts
for Melrose General Services at
Access Bank. The accounts, listed as
0005892453 and 0005653500, were
until December 13, 2016 operated as
business accounts, according to the
EFCC report.
The report further disclosed that
Halima Kyari, the head of “Private
Banking Group” at Access Bank,
“stated in a letter dated December
13, 2016, [that] Mr. Robert Mbonu
requested a transfer of Melrose
General Services Company account
from Business Account to a Private
Banking Group Platform as he was
expecting huge funds into the
account. SaharaReporters learned
that Mr. Mbonu’s move was at the
instance of Senator Saraki who
desired the use of the Melrose
General Services Company account to
warehouse his cut of the funds that
came from the London-Paris Club
refunds.
The EFCC report stated,
“Subsequently, on December 14,
2016, the sum of N3.5 billion was
lodged into Melrose General Services
Company account number
0005892453 domiciled with Access
Bank from the Nigerian Governors
Forum (NGF).”
According to the anti-corruption
agency, Mr. Mbonu subsequently
introduced Mr. Amobi and Mr.
Makanjuola to Access Bank as
representatives of Melrose General
Services Limited. The purpose of the
introduction, the EFCC found, was to
enable the two men to do cash
withdrawals from the account. The
report stated that Mr. Amobi and Mr.
Makanjuola soon made several cash
withdrawals in tranches of N5 million
and N10 million.
The EFCC report stated that Mr.
Mbonu also requested that one
Oluyemi Braithwaite, the owner of
Reinex Bureau de Change,
Caddington Capital Limited and
Westgate Limited, provide dollars in
exchange for the naira-denominated
withdrawals from the erstwhile
Melrose account. Mr. Mbonu, a front
for Senator Saraki, asked Ms.
Braithwaite to hand over the dollars
to one Mr. Gbenga in Abuja.
According to the EFCC, Ms. Oluyemi
Braithwaite sought out one Hassan
Dantani Abubakar, a cousin of former
military head of state, Abdulsalam
Abubakar, to produce the dollars in
exchange for the naira provided by
Mr. Mbonu. Dantani Abubakar’s role
in the saga is significant in
establishing another tie to Senator
Saraki. Mr. Abubakar, who operates a
bureau de change, has had a
longstanding relationship with Mr.
Saraki. In 2015, several members of
the senator’s security detail
conspired to steal N300m that
Dantani Abubakar was moving for
Mr. Saraki. Most of the security
operatives, officers of the
Department of State Security (DSS),
were subsequently arrested when it
was established that they ambushed
the illicit funds being transported to
the senator. The EFCC report stated
that Ms. Braithwaite had, over the
phone, introduced Mr. Mbonu to Mr.
Abubakar. In addition to operating a
bureau de change (BDC), Mr.
Abubakar also owns several
companies, including Hamma
Procurement Limited, Ashrab Nigeria
Limited and Inspire Solar Application.
The EFCC report added that, on
December 16, 2016, Melrose paid the
sum of N246 million into an account,
No. 2030756168, held by Mr.
Abubakar’s company, Hamma
Procurement Limited, at First Bank. In
return, Hamma Procurement
released the sum of $500,000 to one
Mr. Gbenga in Abuja. Mr. Gbenga, an
aide to Mr. Saraki, acknowledged
receipt of the same amount, said the
EFCC.
According to the anti-corruption
agency, “on the 21st December, 2016,
Ms. Oluyemi Braithwaite contacted
Hassan Dantani Abubakar requesting
for another transaction of $370,000.
Melrose General Services Company
transferred the sum of N181m to
Inspire Solar Application. The
$370,000 was handed over to one Mr.
Dapo in Abuja.”
Providing more details of the
intricate maneuvers used by Senator
Saraki to move funds, the EFCC
report noted: “That on the January
4th, 2017, Mbonu through Melrose
General Services Company
transferred the sum of N248, 500,000
to Caddington Capital Limited
belonging to Ms. Oluyemi Braithwaite
who transferred same to Hassan
Dantani Abubakar's FCMB account,
Ashrab Nigeria Limited for the sum of
$500,000. The dollar equivalent was
handed over to Mr. Kolawole Shittu in
Abuja an amount reportedly used to
purchase a bulletproof Range Rover
luxury car recently seized by the
Nigerian Customs.
“That on January 10, 2017, Mr. Robert
Mbonu through Melrose General
Services Company transferred the
sum of N99, 820,000 to Caddington
Capital Limited belonging to Ms.
Oluyemi Braithwaite who transferred
same to Hassan Dantani Abubakar's
FCMB Ashrab Nigeria Limited for the
sum of $200,000. The dollar
equivalent was handed over to Peter
Makanjuola in Abuja.
“That on December 19, 2016 there
was a cash withdrawal of the sum of
N50 million from Melrose General
Services account via [a] cheque by
Gbenga Peter Makanjuola.
“Also, the sum of $1,570,000 was
received by the trio of Mr. Gbenga
Peter Makanjuola, Mr. Kolawole
Shittu and Mr. Oladapo Joseph Idowu
at various times and locations at
Abuja FCT.
“That on the December 26, 2016, Mr.
Robert Mbonu called Mrs. Kathleen
Erhimu of Access Bank requesting her
to source for a customer that would
have the sum of $500,000 in
exchange for the Naira equivalent.
She introduced Mr. Robert Mbonu to
Acarast Commercial Limited and
Capital Field Investment to help him
source for dollars.
“That on the 21st December, 2016,
GCA Energy Limited paid the sum of
$25,000 to Asterio Energy Services
Limited which subsequently
transferred the sum of $23,200 to
Cactus Communication Limited
account with Access Bank.
“The MD of Sought-After
International Synergy Limited, Julius
Okedele, stated that Mr. Kelechi
Edomobi of Acarast Commercial
Enterprises, contacted him and
requested to purchase dollars after
the transfer of N73,950,000 to
Sought-After International Synergy
Limited. Mr. Edomobi gave him the
account number of Cactus
Communication Limited [at] Access
Bank as the nominated account to
receive the dollar equivalent of the
sum of $149,000.
The EFCC remarked that their
investigation revealed that Cactus
Communication Limited “is owned and
operated by Joseph Oladapo Idowu,
an aide to Bukola Saraki.” The
agency further reported “Mr. Kelechi
Edomobi also transferred the sum of
N1m on January 15, 2017 to Joseph
Oladapo Idowu's personal account
number 0001679877 with Access
Bank Plc.
“That Asterio Energy Services
Limited on 21st and 22nd December,
2016 transferred $100,000 and
$85,000 to Bhaskar Devji Jewelers
LLC in Dubai respectively,” noting
that this was “the same company that
Dr. Bukola Saraki repeatedly made
transfers to from his Black Card
Account.”
According to the EFCC, “Cactus
Communication Limited on December
30, 2016 paid the sum of $59,660.67
to Bhaskar Devji Jewelers LLC in
Dubai.” In addition, the agency’s
report disclosed that Asterio Energy
Services Limited had transferred
$46,000, $39,000 and $37,620
respectively to Cactus Communication
Limited on January 20, 30 and 31,
2017.
“Based on the foregoing findings, it is
clear that Robert Mbonu, the
Managing Director of Melrose
General Services Company, and his
company were used to help divert
proceeds of unlawful activities under
the guise of payment for contractual
obligations with the Nigerian
Governors Forum (NGF),” the EFCC
wrote in the report to the Presidency.
The agency’s report added “all
payments received by Melrose
General Services Company from the
NGF have hitherto been diverted
directly via cash withdrawals and
indirectly through transfers by
Gbenga Peter Makanjuola, Kolawole
Shittu and Oladapo Joseph Idowu who
are principal aides of the Senate
President.
“Furthermore, other payments from
Melrose General Services Company
[have] also been linked to companies
that Dr. Bukola Saraki has interest in
and [carries] out transactions with.
This includes the sum of $183,000
which was transferred to Bhaskar
Devji Jewelers, Dubai, a company Dr.
Bukola Saraki had repeatedly made
payments to.”
Added the EFCC: “Also, the sum of
N200 million was transferred to Wasp
Networks Limited that subsequently
transferred the sum of N170 million
to Xtract Energy Services Limited, a
company that routinely made
deposits into Dr. Bukola 's Access
Bank United States Domiciliary
Account.”
In its conclusion, the EFCC stated that
a “prima facie case of conspiracy to
retain the proceeds of unlawful
activities and money laundering
contrary to Sections 15(3) and 18(9)
of the Money Laundering Prohibition
Act 2004 can be established against
the aforementioned suspects.” It
added that its operatives were
investigating the personal accounts of
the
suspects, including Mr. Saraki.