Rivers state Government asks Rotimi Amaechi to account for N3 trillion
Rivers State government has called on the Minister for Transport and
former Rivers State governor, Chibuike Amaechi, to account for about N3
trillion he received throughout his eight years tenure as the governor
of the State. Speaking to media aides in Port Harcourt yesterday January
28, 2016, the State Commissioner for Information, Tam George said the State
was still reeling from “the catastrophic legacy of the former
governor” despite receiving over three trillion naira in revenue in 8
years.
“Amaechi left the most abandoned projects in the history of Rivers State
since 1997. Thousands of workers were without their salaries for four
months and thousands of teachers were not paid for nearly 12 months. We
have so many abandoned projects which huge sums have been paid but
projects are yet to be completed. We have the Mono-rail project that
gulped over N60bn and it was abandoned. We have the Woji road project
awarded at N3bn. There was a variation of the project to the upward of
N14bn but it was abandoned. We inherited the project and completed it.
There are so many of the abandoned projects. We have the Karibi George
250 bed project where huge sums of money were paid but no single block
was laid at the site” he said.
The commissioner said the Wike-led government will explore legal means
that will help compel those who looted the state treasury to face the
law and be punished accordingly.
President Buhari departs Kenya after a-3 day official visit
President Buhari this morning left Kenya after concluding his three
day official visit to Kenya. He is now heading for Addis Ababa for
the 26th Summit of the African Union Heads of State and Government. He
is expected back to Nigeria on Sunday January 31st. See more photos below
Tyga just got a sexy new Bachelor Pad, far away from Kylie
Why is Tyga distancing himself from Kylie Jenner?
Tyga's been looking for a new pad for some time, but his search has been focused on Calabasas, so he could be near Kylie.
Well he's found a place to live, and it's an hour's drive from
Kylie's home. He's renting a home off Sunset Plaza,
above the Sunset Strip. He's paying $35k a month for a house that has
jetliner views of the city.
The house has 4 bedrooms and an infinity pool ... it was marketed as a sexy bachelor pad.
Wow! Rob Kardashian
is in a serious relationship with Blac Chyna
Rob Kardashian isn't using Blac Chyna because she has a sofa to sleep on ... he's in a serious relationship with her.
Sources connected to Rob and Chyna tell us, Rob has been happier in
the last few weeks than he's been in years. He says Chyna has given him
something that has been missing from his life for a long time ... the
capacity to have fun. He also says Chyna motivates him.
We're told Chyna hasn't had to force him to leave the house with her ... it's been his idea to get out and go places, including the gym.
Sources say Rob is NOT in the relationship with Chyna to spite his family ... as one source put it, "He adores her." As for the future ... Rob is staying with Chyna indefinitely
and has no plans to move back to Khloe's mansion. We're told she and
other members of her family have made it clear in texts and other
messages ... they're beyond pissed at him for taking up with an enemy of the sisters.
A source close to Kim says she's come around, and believes if Rob is truly happy and healthy with Chyna ... then more power to him.
After
deleting his Twitter rant against Wiz Khalifa on Wednesday, Kanye
decided that it was now time to defend himself against some NSFW claims made by his ex, Amber Rose.
During Kanye's original (and epic) Twitter tailspin, Amber shared some particularly personal details about the Yeezus rapper's sexual proclivities.
After not
responding for over 36 hours, Kanye drew attention to Amber's tweet all
over again late Thursday night by assuring his Twitter followers in his
own NSFW comeback that he doesn't, in fact, like that particular type of
erotic encounter.
"Exes can
be mad but just know I never let them play with my ass," Kanye stressed.
"I don't do that… I stay away from that area all together."
In case his fans didn't believe him, Kanye made sure to reiterate his position in a second tweet.
"I'm not
into that kind of s**t… I like pictures and videos," Kanye shared. "Me
and my wife got the kind of love that can turn exes into best friends."
While that
might not make any sense, it's clear that Kanye wants to make sure
absolutely everyone understands that he doesn't let anyone touch his
butt. Ever.
Coach Oliseh Lied, He Didn't Spend His Own $4,000 To Feed Super Eagles Players - NFF
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has
denied reports that coach Sunday Oliseh spent $4,000 of his personal
money, to feed Super Eagles players, during their training
in Pretoria, South Africa.
In a related development, the Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh was
also issued a query to explain why the team crashed out at the group
stage of the African Nations Championship.
He was asked to explain the
damning comments he made to the press after the defeat to Guinea
Oliseh had ealier claimed in an interview that lack of motivation was behind their poor performance at the tournament.
But General Secretary of NFF, Dr. Sanusi Mohammed, in his reaction
said: “It is not true that Oliseh spent his hard earned $4,000 to feed
the team in their Pretoria camp before CHAN. We are not aware of that.
“We paid for their camping at the South African High Performance
training centre in Pretoria and this also covered lodging and feeding
for the two weeks the team spent there. We had no report from the centre
of not feeding them properly, so how did he spend his money to feed the
team?”
We Lack Capacity To Pay Salaries, Imo Is Broke – Gov Okorocha
IMO State Governor, Rochas Okorocha,
yesterday disclosed that the state is insolvent, as its monthly wage
bill has outstripped its monthly statutory allocation from the Federal
Government. The governor said monthly servicing of the bailout fund has
further compounded the situation.
This was just as he reiterated that there was no going back on the
state government’s decision to concession the management of
parastatals.
Okorocha, who revealed this when he spoke to newsmen at the
Government House in Owerri said the monthly wage of the state had always
been higher than what the state receives from federal allocations and
internally generated revenue.
“The monthly wage bill of the state is N4.2 billion which is far
higher than what we receive from federal allocation including the
internally generated revenue which means that the state government has
always been operating on a deficit. As at December 31, 2015 the state
received N1.9 billion from the Federal Government while the monthly wage
bill of the state for the same period was N4.2 billion.”
“We cannot continue to patch a cracked wall as if all is well, we
need to break it down in order to rebuild it, and the current wage bill
of the state is beyond our capacity. Imo State now receives the least
allocation among the South-East states because of the monthly repayment
of the bailout fund which the state took from the Federal Government, a
situation which has further compounded the financial situation of the
state.” The governor insisted that in spite of the financial dilemma of
the state, no worker is being owed any salary.
