Rivers Re-run: Police Panel Recovers N111m From INEC Officials

The Nigeria Police Force said it recovered more than N111 million from electoral officials alleged to have been bribed by Rivers state government to rig the December 10, 2016 legislative rerun elections in the state.

An investigative panel set up by the Inspector-General of Police, which presented its report in Abuja today, said the money was recovered from 23 suspects allegedly bribed to rig the polls.

The chairman of the panel, DCP Damian Okoro, disclosed that the sum total of N111.3 million was recovered from 23 electoral officials out of N360m.
He said that some got N15 million each while three senior electoral officers got N20 million each.

www.saharareporters.com/2017/02/07/police-displays-n111m-part-n360m-gov-wike-deployed-bribe-electoral-officials-rig-rivers

Comments

Photo Of The Longest Yam In Nigeria Harvested In Delta State

This is a giant yellow yam called or okpai in ukwuani and igangan in yoruba. This yam was harvested at12 months old. It took the farmers three days to harvest the longest one. These yam was produced in umuaja, ukwuani local government, delta state, Nigeria.

Simi Seals Endorsement Deal With Etisalat

Nigerian songbird, Simi has just been unveiled at a press meeting as the brand new ambassador of telecom giant, Etisalat. This is the first major endorsement deal for the 'Jamb Question' singer. Congrats Simi http://www.tunezmediablog.com/2017/02/singer-simi-seals-endorsement-deal-with.html

FG Secures $7.5bn Loan From China For Rail Project

The Federal Government has secured $7.5 billion loan for the construction of standard rail gauge from Lagos to Kano, an official has said. The $7.5 billion is part of the $30 billion loan the Federal Government seeks to take and for which it has sought approval from the National Assembly. The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, who disclosed this on Monday at the North Central Town Hall meeting held in Ilorin for the people of Kogi, Niger and Kwara states, urged Nigerians to impress it on the National Assembly to approve the loan request so that the Federal Government can go ahead with the project. But the Senate in a statement by its spokesperson, Aliyu Abdullahi, on Wednesday in Abuja, said that the minister’s claim was not only false but misrepresenting and contradictory to available facts. It insisted that the minister must withdraw the claim. According to Amaechi, the loan was secured from a Chinese bank and the ministry is waiting for approval of the National Asse...

NATURE CRIB

Search This Blog