Saturday, 18 June 2016
Christians Association of Nigeria, CAN Gets New President
Mr. Ayokunle, a reverend, is the current national president of Nigerian Baptist Convention and takes over the CAN leadership from Ayo Oritsejafor.
The election was conducted at the National Ecumenical Center, Abuja.
At the poll, Mr. Ayokunle defeated his rival, Joseph Otubu of the Motailatu Church Cherubim and Seraphim Movement, MCCSW, with 54 votes to 28.
Mr. Oritsejafor, announced the result of the election and declared Mr. Ayokunle his successor.
Christians Association of Nigeria, CAN Gets New President
The umbrella body of Nigerian Christians, the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, on Tuesday elected Supo Ayokunle as its new president.Mr. Ayokunle, a reverend, is the current national president of Nigerian Baptist Convention and takes over the CAN leadership from Ayo Oritsejafor.
The election was conducted at the National Ecumenical Center, Abuja.
At the poll, Mr. Ayokunle defeated his rival, Joseph Otubu of the Motailatu Church Cherubim and Seraphim Movement, MCCSW, with 54 votes to 28.
Mr. Oritsejafor, announced the result of the election and declared Mr. Ayokunle his successor.
Federal High Court Adjourns Suit Challenging Buhari’s Certificate indefinitely
Justice Adeniyi Ademola in his ruling said the case was being adjourned indefinitely because the President had filed an appeal on the matter.
Buhari had on Wednesday appealed against a previous court ruling which dismissed his preliminary objection to the suit filed by an Abuja based lawyer, Nnamdi Nwokocha-Ahaaiwe
Claiming in his suit that Buhari did not possessed the minimum qualification to run for the office of the President, Nwokocha alleged that Buhari did not sit for the Cambridge West African School Certificate, WASC, in 1961, a claimed the president had since dismissed.
Federal High Court Adjourns Suit Challenging Buhari’s Certificate indefinitely
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday adjourned the suit challenging the authenticity of President Muhammadu Buhari’s academic credentials.Justice Adeniyi Ademola in his ruling said the case was being adjourned indefinitely because the President had filed an appeal on the matter.
Buhari had on Wednesday appealed against a previous court ruling which dismissed his preliminary objection to the suit filed by an Abuja based lawyer, Nnamdi Nwokocha-Ahaaiwe
Claiming in his suit that Buhari did not possessed the minimum qualification to run for the office of the President, Nwokocha alleged that Buhari did not sit for the Cambridge West African School Certificate, WASC, in 1961, a claimed the president had since dismissed.
NEITI Report: EFCC Sets Up Task Force to Investigate Alleged Diversion of $9bn Oil Revenue
This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday by the NEITI’s director of communication, Orji Ogbonnaya Orji.
The statement said the chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, announced this on Friday after receiving copies of the reports from the NEITI Executive Secretary, Waziri Adio, in Abuja.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the membership of the Task Force is drawn from NEITI and the EFCC.
The Task Force is to study the reports and identify areas where financial crimes have been committed against the nation.
Mr. Adio had told senators on Wednesday that over $9 billion oil revenue was either stolen or not remitted to the government in 2013.
The statement quoted Mr. Magu as explaining that it is no longer acceptable for NEITI to publish reports and agencies, companies and individuals that have clearly committed financial crimes as disclosed by the reports are left to go without sanctions.
“I have heard people say that NEITI has no teeth to bite, but today I assure you that by our renewed joint collaboration, the EFCC will provide NEITI with the required teeth to bite,’’ Mr. Magu said in the statement.
The EFCC chairman urged members of the Task Force to carry out the assignment with utmost diligence by developing an action plan and make recommendations for immediate action by the commission.
Presenting the report earlier, Mr. Adio said NEITI had been churning out series of reports since 2004.
According to Mr. Adio, it is regrettable that no one has either been tried or convicted for infractions on the NEITI Act.
He called on the EFCC to step in and help NEITI enforce required sanctions.
He said by the NEITI–EITI process, information and data contained in the reports were based on facts voluntarily provided and signed up by the covered entities during the audit process.
Mr. Adio added that the recent report on oil, gas and solid minerals for the period 2013 highlighted several issues that require full scale investigations by the EFCC. (NAN)
NEITI Report: EFCC Sets Up Task Force to Investigate Alleged Diversion of $9bn Oil Revenue
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday set up a Joint Task to implement the 2013 Audit Report recently released by the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI).This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday by the NEITI’s director of communication, Orji Ogbonnaya Orji.
The statement said the chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, announced this on Friday after receiving copies of the reports from the NEITI Executive Secretary, Waziri Adio, in Abuja.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the membership of the Task Force is drawn from NEITI and the EFCC.
The Task Force is to study the reports and identify areas where financial crimes have been committed against the nation.
Mr. Adio had told senators on Wednesday that over $9 billion oil revenue was either stolen or not remitted to the government in 2013.
The statement quoted Mr. Magu as explaining that it is no longer acceptable for NEITI to publish reports and agencies, companies and individuals that have clearly committed financial crimes as disclosed by the reports are left to go without sanctions.
“I have heard people say that NEITI has no teeth to bite, but today I assure you that by our renewed joint collaboration, the EFCC will provide NEITI with the required teeth to bite,’’ Mr. Magu said in the statement.
The EFCC chairman urged members of the Task Force to carry out the assignment with utmost diligence by developing an action plan and make recommendations for immediate action by the commission.
Presenting the report earlier, Mr. Adio said NEITI had been churning out series of reports since 2004.
According to Mr. Adio, it is regrettable that no one has either been tried or convicted for infractions on the NEITI Act.
He called on the EFCC to step in and help NEITI enforce required sanctions.
He said by the NEITI–EITI process, information and data contained in the reports were based on facts voluntarily provided and signed up by the covered entities during the audit process.
Mr. Adio added that the recent report on oil, gas and solid minerals for the period 2013 highlighted several issues that require full scale investigations by the EFCC. (NAN)
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