20 Auditors Are Currently Working On NNPC's Account says AGF

The Auditor General for the Federation (AGF), Mr Samuel Ukura on Thursday said that 20 auditors trained in gas and oil auditing were examining the accounts of the NNPC.

Ukura said this when he appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts in Abuja to defend the 2013 and 2014 budgets.

The Senate had called for a forensic auditing of the NNPC's account to unravel the alleged missing 20 billion dollars.

"We had a budget of N60 million for training and we were able to train 20 officers who are presently on the field auditing the accounts of the NNPC," he said.

The AGF also said that his office mopped up about N100 million unspent funds for the purchase of vehicles for his office.

Ukura said the contractors, Innoson Motors, failed to supply the vehicles as at Dec. 31, 2013.

National Conference: Pastor Bakare, Fola Adeola make list of Ogun delegates

According to Daily Post......

Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, had yesterday in Abeokuta named six delegates that would represent the state at the forthcoming National Conference.

They are; Pastor Tunde Bakare of the Latter Rain Assembly; eminent banker turned politician, Fola Adeola; Senator Biyi Durojaiye; the Olu of Ilaro, Oba Kehinde Olugbenle; Prof. Titi Filani; and Bisi Adegbuyi.
According to the governor, South West states appointed Senator Iyabo Anisulowo to represent the region’s senators, while the Presidency appointed Chief Olanihun Ajayi as one of the 37 elder statesmen.

NJC Recommends The Retirement Of Two Jugdes For Misconduct and Warns Three Other For Lack of Productivity

The National Judicial Council, NJC has recommended the compulsory retirement of Justice Gladys Olotu and Justice Ufot Inyang over alleged gross misconduct.

This was contained in a statement issued in Abuja and signed by Soji Oye, the NJC’s Acting Director of Information.

The NJC said that the decision to recommend the retirement of Olotu of the Federal High Court and Inyang of the FCT High Court was taken at the Council’s meeting of February 26, 2014.

The statement said recommendation letter had been sent to President Goodluck Jonathan to compulsorily retire them from office pursuant to the outcome of the Council’s findings.
                          
“The National Judicial Council has in the exercise of its disciplinary powers under the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, suspended the two judges from office with immediate effect.”

According to the statement, three other judges were issued with warning letters by the NJC on account of declining productivity.

They are Justice Dalhatu Adamu, Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeal, Kaduna Division; Justice A.A. Adeleye of the Ekiti High Court; and Justice D.O. Amaechina of Anambra High Court.

The statement added: “The Council also issued warning letters to Justice Dalhatu Adamu, CFR, Presiding Justice of Court of Appeal, Kaduna Division.
It also issued similar letters to Justice A. A. Adeleye of High Court of Justice, Ekiti, and Justice D. O. Amaechina of High Court of Justice, Anambra.”

Nigerian Soldiers Retreated When Boko Haram Attacked In Adamawa

On Thursday, members of Boko Haram attacked three villages in Adamawa, killed about 37 persons, razed 3 commercial banks, shops, police station and and part of the Michika LGA secretariat.

PUNCH reported that officers of the Nigerian army who were supposed to repel the attack fled their check point on spotting the terrorists.

A pastor in Shuwa, which was one of the villages attacked, is quoted saying, "When the soldiers at the military checkpoints saw the number of the attackers, they retreated into the nearby bushes as the gunmen operated without challenge during the operation that lasted throughout the night".

Most residents of the attacked villages had to hide in nearby bushes and hills until the attack ended.

                                       
Hmmmmm...... God Help Nigeria

Abiola, Fawehinmi and Kuti's Families Reject Nigeria's Centenary Award

The Abiola family believes their late patriarch deserves more than a centenary award.
                         
The family of the late M.K.O Abiola has rejected the posthumous Centenary award to the winner of the 1993 Nigeria’s presidential election.

Kola Abiola, the eldest son of the late politician and businessman, told PREMIUM TIMES on Friday that the award was “not appropriate.”

“For us, what the government is doing is laudable. But our family will only accept what is appropriate. If what they are trying to give him is a gold award for the centenary, we don’t consider that to be appropriate,” Mr. Abiola said.

“With a gold centenary award, it means we have not left where we were when they tried to rename the University of Lagos after him. We said then that it was inappropriate,” he added.