See full list of Afrima Winners

 

 ALL Africa Music Award (AFRIMA) ceremony has held  in Lagos, Nigeria yesterday Sunday November 6, 2016.
See list of winners below

All Africa Music Awards Best African Collaboration

    Ahmed Soultan ft. Femi Kuti, Fred Wesley, Pee Wee Ellis, Mehdi Nassouli – Afrobian (Morocco)
    Amine Aub & Masta Flow – Feel the Same (Morocco)
    Amine Aub ft Papa Wemba and DJ Youcef – Kanya Ma Kan (Morocco)
    Eddy Kenzo Ft. Niniola – Mbilo Mbilo remix (Uganda) – Niniola – WINNER
    Flavour Ft Selebobo – Mmege Mmege (Nigeria)
    Francois Van Coke ft. Arno Carstens – Ek Weet Nie (South Africa)
    Okyeame Kwame Ft Mzvee – Small Small (Ghana)
    Sarkodie ft Pat Thomas – Bra (Ghana)
    Tiwa Savage ft Dr. Sid – If I Start to Talk (Nigeria)

Best Artiste/Duo/Group In African Electro

    Black Coffee – Come With Me (South Africa)
    DJ Maphorisa – Soweto Baby (South Africa)
    Djeff Afrozila – So Blessed (Angola)
    Hatim Ammor – Alawal (Morocco)
    Mi Casa – Barman (South Africa)
    Renato Xtrova – Love Affair (Angola)
    Such – You (Zimbabwe) – WINNER

All Africa Music Awards Best African Jazz

    Bokani Dyer – Vuvuzela (South Africa)
    Carmen Souza – Cape Verdean Blues (Cabo Verde)
    Jimmy Dludlu – Ha Deva (South Africa) – WINNER
    Kunle Ayo – Happy to Know You (Nigeria)
    Moreira Chonguica – Ngoma (Mozambique)
    Oum – Ah Wah (Morocco)
    Ray Lema Quintet – Head Bug (Democratic Republic of Congo)

Best Artiste/Duo/Group In African Reggae, Ragga & Dancehall

    Agende – Ziza Bafana (Uganda)
    Anteneh Minalu – Wayo (Ethiopia)
    Cindy Sanyu – Still Standing (Uganda)
    Dufla Diligon ft Cindy Sanyu – Tempo (Kenya)
    Montess – In Love with A Gun (Cameroon)
    Patoranking – No Kissing Baby (Nigeria) – WINNER
    Stonebwoy – Go Higher (Ghana)
    T-Smallz – Guewel (Gambia)

Best Artiste/Duo/Group In African Hip-Hop

    AKA – Composure (South Africa)
    CiCi Bala – Lebanta (Botswana)
    E.L – King Without a Crown (Ghana)
    H-Name – Wach Rak Nachet? (Morocco)
    Jizzle – Man of the Year (Gambia)
    Jovi – Zélé (Cameroon)
    Sarkodie –Hand to Mouth (Ghana)
    Stanley Enow – Work Hard (Cameroon) – WINNER
    YCEE – Omo Alhaji (Nigeria)
    Zona 5 – Pablo (Angola)

Best Artiste/Duo/Group In African RnB & Soul

    Aramide – I Don’t Care (Nigeria)
    Butera Knowless – Konashize (Rwanda)
    Henok & Mehari Brothers – Ewèdi Shalèhu (Ethiopia) – WINNER
    Iyanya – Type of Woman (Nigeria)
    Kiss Daniel – Mama (Nigeria)
    Korede Bello ft Tiwa Savage – Romantic (Nigeria)
    Lira – Let There Be Light (South Africa)
    Niniola – J’ètè (Nigeria)
    Ric Hassani – Gentlemen (Nigeria)
    Sidikiba Diabaté – Fais Moi Confiance (Mali)
    Tjan – Aduke (Nigeria)
    Zonke – Reach It – (South Africa)

 
Special Recognition Award- King Sunny Ade (Nigeria)
Special Recognition Award- Papa Wemba (Congo)


Songwriter of the Year In Africa

    Bulelwa Mkutukana -Imali (Zahara, South Africa)
    Eddy Kenzo & Niniola – Mbilo Mbilo (Eddy Kenzo & Niniola, Uganda)
    Hatim Ammor – Alawal (Hatim Ammor, Morocco)
    Kwame Nsiah Apau – Small Small (Kwame Okyeame ft Mzvee, Ghana)
    Lerato Molapo – Let There Be Light (Lira, South Africa)
    Naseeb Abdul Juma – Utanipenda (Diamond Platnumz, Tanzania)
    Olawale Ashimi – In the City (Brymo, Nigeria)
    Sidikiba Diabaté – Fais Moi Confiance (Sidikiba Diabate, Mali)
    Theo Kgosinkwe and Nhlanhla Nciza – Colours of Africa (Mafikizolo, Diamond, DJ Maphorisa, South Africa)
    Unique – Njogereza (Navio, Uganda) – WINNER

Producer of the Year

    DJ Coublon – Duro (Tekno, Nigeria)
    DJ Maphorisa – Soweto Baby (DJ Maphorisa Ft Wizkid & DJ Buckz, South Africa)
    DJ Van – #Woman (DJ Van & Tyrane, Morocco)
    Don Jazzy – If I Start To Talk (Tiwa Savage, Nigeria)
    Fortune Dane – Hand To Mouth (Sarkodie, Ghana)
    Kuseim – Mbilo Mbilo remix (Eddy Kenzo Ft Niniola, Uganda) – WINNER
    Masterkraft – Finally (Masterkraft Ft Flavour & Sarkodie, Nigeria)
    Sidikiba Diabaté – Fais Moi Confiance (Sidikiba Diabaté, Mali)
    Yung John – Baba Nla (Wizkid, Nigeria)

All Africa Music Awards Revelation of the Year

    Amine Aminux – Makayen (Ma Morocco)
    E.L – King Without a Crown (Ghana)
    Emtee – Roll Up (South Africa)
    Falz – Bad Baddo Baddest (Nigeria) – WINNER
    Simi – Love Don’t Care (Nigeria)
    Yamato Band – Cheza Kwa Madoido (Tanzania)
    Zani Challe ft. Patoranking – Single Tonight (Malawi)

Song of the Year In Africa

    Alawal – Hatim Ammor (Morocco)
    Duro – Tekno (Nigeria)
    Fais Moi Confiance – Sidikiba Diabaté (Mali)
    Final (Baba Nla) – Wizkid (Nigeria)
    If I Start to Talk – Tiwa Savage (Nigeria)
    Imali – Zahara (South Africa)
    Mbilo Mbilo remix – Eddy Kenzo (Uganda)
    Njogereza – Navio (Uganda)
    Small Small – Okyeame Kwame ft Mzvee (Ghana)
    Soweto Baby – DJ Maphorisa Ft Wizkid & DJ Buckz (South Africa)
    Utanipenda – Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania) – WINNER

Album of the Year

    Ahmed Soultan – Music Has No Boundaries (Morocco) – WINNER
    C4 Pedro – King C.K.W.A (Cameroon)
    Mi Casa – Home Sweet Home (South Africa)
    Sauti Sol – Live and Die in Afrika (Kenya)
    Sidikiba Diabaté – Diabateba Music Vol. 1 (Mali)
    Tiwa Savage – R.E.D (Deluxe Edition) (Nigeria)
    Yemi Alade – Mama Africa (Diary of An African Woman) (Nigeria)
    Zahara – Country Girl (South Africa)
    Zonke – Work of Heart (South Africa)

Artiste of the Year

    Black Coffee – Come With Me (South Africa)
    Diamond Platnumz – Utanipenda (Tanzania)
    Eddy Kenzo – Mbilombilo Remix (Uganda)
    Hatim Ammor – Alawal (Morocco)
    Navio – Njogereza (Uganda)
    Sarkodie – Hand To Mouth (Ghana)
    Sidikiba Diabaté – Fais Moi Confiance (Mali)
    Tekno – Duro (Nigeria)
    Tiwa Savage – If I Start To Talk (Nigeria)
    Wizkid – Final (Baba Nla) (Nigeria) – WINNER
    Zahara – Imali (South Africa)






Video of the Year

    Come With Me – Stacey Lee (Black Coffee Ft Mque, South Africa)
    Dogo Yaro – Pascal Aka (VVIP Ft Samini, Ghana) – WINNER
    Ek Weet Nie – Hunter Kennedy (Francois Van Coke Ft Arno Carstens, South Africa)
    Gentleman – Mex (Ric Hassani, Nigeria)
    King Without a Crown – Phamousphilms (E.L., Ghana)
    Mbilo Mbilo remix – Mex (Eddy Kenzo ft Niniola, Uganda)
    Mmege Mmege – Clarence Peters (Flavour ft Selebobo, Nigeria)
    School Your Face – Damola Adelaja (Temi Dollface, Nigeria)

Most Promising Artiste

    Amine Aub – Feel the Same (Morocco) – WINNER
    Antenehminalu – Wayo (Ethiopia)
    Bisa Kdei – Mansa (Ghana)
    Butera Knowless – Konashize (Rwanda)
    Elzo Jamdong – Assiko Flow (Senegal)
    Nuru – All in a Moment (Ghana)
    Ric Hassani – Gentlemen (Nigeria)
    Sat B – Nyampinga (Burundi)

Best Artiste/Duo/Group In African Pop

    Amine Aminux – Makayen Ma (Morocco)
    Amine Aub – Feel the same (Morocco)
    Diamond Platnumz – Utanipenda (Tanzania)
    Jose Chameleone – Agatako (Uganda)
    Tekno – Duro (Nigeria)
    Wizkid – Final (Baba Nla) (Nigeria)



Best Artiste/Duo/Group In African Rock

    Amine Aub & Masta Flow – Kanya Ma Kan (Morocco)
    Dark Suburb ft Wiyaala – Mama (Ghana)
    Francois Van Coke ft Arno Carstens – Ek Weet Nie (South Africa)
    Jano Band – Darigne (Ethiopia)
    Kanyeki – Murata (Kenya)
    Lionel Loueke Trio – Wacko Loco (Benin)
    Loki Rothman – Under the Stars (South Africa)
    M’Vula – Tristezas E Alegrias ( Angola) – WINNER

All Africa Music Awards Best African Group

    Jano Band – Darigne (Ethiopia)
    M’ Vula – Tristezas E Alegrias (Angola)
    Mafikizolo – Colours of Africa ( South Africa)
    Mi Casa – Barman (South Africa)
    Sauti Sol – Live and Die In Afrika (Kenya)
    Toofan – Eledji (Togo)
    VVIP – Dogo Yaro (Ghana) – WINNER
    X-Maleya – Mon Mariage (Cameroon)

Best Artiste/Duo/Group In African Traditional

    Alokè – Gbétoho (Benin)
    Binakoumaré & Madou Diabate – N’djaba (Mali)
    Bioma – Ovedje Ayonuwe (Nigeria)
    Dizu Plaatjies – Inkomo (South Africa)
    Mabiisi – Awine (Ghana & Burkina Faso)
    Stypak Samo – Woyo hoooo (Cameroon)
    Zeynab – Bolojo (Benin) – WINNER

Best Artiste/Duo/Group/Band In African Contemporary

    Adiouza – Daddy (Senegal)
    Ahmed Soultan – Afrobian (Morocco)
    Eddy Kenzo – Mbilo Mbilo Remix (Uganda)
    Flavour – Mmege Mmege (Nigeria) – WINNER
    Okyeame Kwame ft Mzvee – Small Small (Ghana)
    Reniss – La Sauce (Cameroon)
    Tiwa Savage – If I Start To Talk (Nigeria)
    Zahara – Imali (South Africa)

Best Female Artiste in Inspirational

    Evelyn Wanjiru – Nikufahamu (Kenya)
    Mercy Masika – Nikupendeze (Kenya)
    Naomi Achu – Busy Body (Cameroon) – WINNER
    Oum – Ah Wah (Morocco)
    Sinach – Way Maker (Nigeria)
    Yemi Alade – Na Go De (Nigeria)

Best Male Artiste in African Inspirational

    Benjamin Dube – I Know Only You (South Africa)
    Denno Ft Bahati – Story Yangu (Kenya)
    Icha Kavons – Testimony (Democratic Republic of Congo) – WINNER
    Kanyekiz – Murata (Kenya)
    Mike Abdul – Korede (Nigeria)
    Papa Dennis & Rigan Sarkozi Olalo (Kenya)

All Africa Music Awards African Fans Favourite

    D’Banj – Emergency (Nigeria)
    DJ Hamida Ft H Magnum – Pina Colada (Morocco)
    H Magnum ft Black M – Aucun Mytho (Cote d’Ivoire)
    Kiff No Beat – La Vie De Louga (Cote d’Ivoire)
    Maitre Gims Ft Nsika – Sapés Comme Jamais (Democratic Republic of Congo)
    Mr. Bow – Vida Boa (Mozambique)
    Nyashinki – Now You Know (Kenya)
    Phyno Ft Olamide – Fada Fada (Nigeria) – WINNER

REGIONAL CATEGORIES

Best Male Artiste Central Africa

    C4 Pedro – Spetxa One (Angola)
    Ferre gola – Tucheze (DRC)
    Franko – Coller La Petite (Cameroon)
    Jovi – Zele (Cameroon)
    Nelson Freitas – Miuda Linda (Angola)
    Wax Dey – Saka Makossa (Cameroon) – WINNER
    Werasson – Yo Te (DRC)

Best Female Artiste, Central Africa

    Bruna Tatiana – Pometo Mudar (Angola) – WINNER
    Daphne Ndolo – Ndolo (Cameroon)
    Mani Bella – Qui Cherche Tronve (Cameroon)
    Naomi Achu – Busy Body (Cameroon)
    Reniss – La Sauce (Cameroon)
    Syssi Mananga – Juste Un Peu (DRC)

Best Male Artiste, Eastern Africa

    Alikiba – Aje (Tanzania)
    Bebe Cool – Kabulengane (Uganda)
    Diamond Platinumz – Utanipenda (Tanzania) – WINNER
    Eddy Kenzo – Mbilo Mbilo Remix (Uganda)
    Jose Chameleone – Agatako (Uganda)
    Navio – Njogereza (Uganda)

Best Female Artiste, Eastern Africa

    Avril – No Stress (Kenya)
    Cindy Sanyu – Still Standing (Uganda) – WINNER
    Fikeraddis Nekatebeb – Misekir (Ethiopia)
    Irene Ntale – Omukwano Gw’ekilo (Uganda)
    Juliana Kanyomozi – Twalina Omukwano (Uganda)
    Victoria Kimani – Booty Bounce (Kenya)

Best Female Artiste, Northern Africa

    Amal Maher -Ezay Fatetny (Egypt)
    Angham – Wahda Kam La (Egypt)
    Latifa – Ya Hayati (Tunisia)
    Samira Said – Mahassalsh (Morocco)
    Sarah Ayoub – Nachid Al Houb (Morocco)
    Zina Daoudia – La Waheed Wala Million (Morocco) – WINNER

Best Male Artiste, Northern Africa

    Ahmed Soultan – Afrobian (Morroco)
    Ahmed Chawki – Tsunami (Morocco)
    Amir Diab – Al Qahira Cairo (Egypt)
    Ayman Alatar – Fi Galbi Kalam (Libya)
    DJ Van ft Tyrane – #Woman (Morocco) – WINNER
    Hatim Ammor – Alawal (Morocco)
    H-Name – Wach Rak Nachet (Morocco)

Best Female Artiste, Southern Africa

    Lira – Let there be Light (South Africa)
    Lizha James – Chocolate (Mozambique)
    Palu Chihera – Nemoyo (Zimbabwe)
    Sally Boss Madam – Natural (Namibia) – WINNER
    Zahara – Imali (South Africa)
    Zonke – Reach it (South Africa)

Best Male Artiste, Southern Africa

    AKA – Composure (South Africa)
    Anatii & Cassper Nyovest – Jump (South Africa)
    Black Coffee – Come with me (South Africa) – WINNER
    Dizu Plaaties – Inkomo (South Africa)
    DJ Maphorisa – Soweto Baby (South Africa)
    Jay Prayzah – Hello (Zimbabwe)

Best Female Artiste, Western Africa

    Adiouza – Daddy (Senegal)
    Aramide – I don’t care (Nigeria) – WINNER
    Niniola – J’ete (Nigeria)
    Josey – Diplome (Ivory Coast)
    Seyi Shay – Right Now (Nigeria)
    Temi Doll Face – School Your Face (Nigeria)
    Tiwa Savage – If I Start to Talk (Nigeria)Yemi Alade – Na Go De (Nigeria)
    Yemi Alade – Na Go De (Nigeria)

Best Male Artiste, Western Africa

    Brymo – In The City (Nigeria)
    Flavour – Dance (Nigeria) – WINNER
    Okyeame Kwame – Small Small (Ghana)
    Sarkodie – Hand to Mouth (Ghana)
    Sidikiba Diabate – Fais Moi Confiance (Mali)
    Tekno -Duro (Nigeria)
    Wizkid – Final Baba Nla (Nigeria)

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Abdulmumin Jibrin honoured in London.

Suspended legislator of the House of Representatives Abdulmumin Jibrin has added an accolade to his cabinet

The self-acclaimed anti-corruption crusader has been honoured by a London-based newspaper with an African Voice Leadership in Legislative Governance Award.

This is for his commitment to legislative duties and the fight against corruption in Nigeria.

On receiving the award,  Jibrin said it was a morale booster because it is coming at a very difficult and challenging period.

Despised, cursed and rejected by his colleagues at home, loved and appreciated by others outside his fatherland. That’s the story of former House of Representatives Appropriation Chairman, Abdulmumin Jibrin.

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Donald Trump cannot be my President - Jay Z

American rapper Jay Z has declared that he will not vote for US Republican candidate, Donald Trump in tomorrow's presidential election.


At a campaign concert organised for Hilary Clinton in Cleveland, United States, Jay Z urged voters to consider voting for the Democratic candidate who seems a better choice than Trump.

“His (Trump’s) conversation is divisive to me; he cannot be my president.”

The rapper’s view was supported by his wife, Beyonce who was with him at the concert.

She said, “There was a time when a woman’s opinion did not matter. Less than 100 years ago women did not have the right to vote, look how far we’ve come to having voice to being on the brink of history by electing the first woman president.

“But we have to vote. The world looks to us as a progressive country that needs change, I want my daughter to grow up seeing a woman lead our country and know that her possibilities are limitless.”
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Fuel Price May increase to 150 naira per litre

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is contemplating a N150 per litre price for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise called petrol. This is as the embargo placed on price increase by President Muhammadu Buhari has worsened planned fuel price hike dilemma for the corporation.

Landing cost of PMS, checks by New Telegraph showed last weekend, has surged to N122.03 per litre, about N4 increase from the specification in the pricing template of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulating Agency (PPPRA).

This, further checks showed, was responsible for the N4 per litre price hike by NNPC’s mega stations across the country, which hiked their pump price from N141 to N145 per litre.

Some independent marketers, caught in the debacle who were selling at the N145 price before now, have adjusted their pumps to meet up with the market reality.

Further checks by this newspaper showed that seven foreign contractors, including Vitol, Petrocam and Northwest who participated actively in the importation of PMS, have abandoned the contracts.

“The NNPC top notch caught up in this dilemma have approached the president to explain the new market realities to him, but the president refused to hear any briefing on price hike,” a source at the presidency told this newspaper.

“The only option left on the table for NNPC is to push the prices at their stations to the highest point of the price mark.” The source added that the Group Managing Director of NNPC, Dr. Mainkanti Baru would still meet with the president next week to brief him on the possibilities of declaring huge losses by the yearend due to the situation.

“Major marketers like ExxonMobil have exited the downstream while Total is on the verge of its exit. Marketers are running at loss; they are not making profits as envisaged and some of them have adjusted their pumps to accommodate price hike.

In all these, the DPR is helpless because the N145 per litre price is still within the range,” an industry source added. The Group General Manager, Crude Oil Marketing Department of the NNPC, Mr. Mele Kyari, had earlier hinted that the nation’s difficult business environment may make it difficult to sustain the current pump price of petrol.

He spoke at the 10th Oil Trading and Logistics Africa Downstream Week in Lagos, where he also said it was impossible to import products at the current market price, at current fixed foreign exchange rate and recover one’s money.

Marketers that are currently selling below N145/ litre, he said, are doing so because they are not the importers of the fuel. “Because we (NNPC) have taken the heat, and you buy from us you can afford to go to the market and then put a ridiculous price,” he said.

However, Kyari ruled out the possibility of increasing the pump price by the government due to the economic hardship in the country, saying, “it is impossible for this government to announce tomorrow that petrol is about N150.”

“This government cannot sustain it,” he declared, maintaining that this “is the truth. The people will not take that number. But that is why the suppliers now are not importing. It is not about the foreign exchange.”

“We are in subsidy regime absolutely, there is no way you bring product today and take it and sell at N145 and get back your money, and make profit. That is not possible. You can see some marketers saying that fuel is N138.

It is because they did not import. Somebody has taken the heat of the price.” Few weeks before Kyari’s submission, former and present Group Managing Directors of the NNPC had also expressed fears that the current pump price of N145 per litre is no longer feasible.

They said the amount does not correspond with the price-determining components of the commodity and the fluctuations of the foreign exchange rate.

The NNPC had, in its statement, said: “They (the GMDs) noted that the petrol price of N145/litre is not congruent with the liberalisation policy, especially with the foreign exchange rate and other price determining components such as crude cost, Nigerian Ports Authority charges, etc. remaining uncapped.” On the N145 per litre price, Kyari had said:

“We have created a niche market for the forex. We have ring-fenced all forex from the upstream such that those forex will be available at a fixed price; a price that the CBN has agreed. I am part of the people who are involved in making sure that this forex is available.

“I am part of the committee allocating those forex, and I know and I can see some of you here; we gave you forex, but you returned it. And the reason that was given was that the forex was not enough to import.

But the truth is that, that is not the truth. The truth is that if you go to the market today and buy products and land here, that you are required to sell it at N145 max. That is the main reason why people are not importing.

It is not forex; we have addressed the forex issue.” The PPPRA has, however, left its template unchanged for seven months. “Based on 30 Days Moving Average Platts Posted Price for: 23rd April – 23rd May, 2016, the Landing Cost is 122.03 per litre; Total Margins are 18.37; while Total Cost 140.40; and Retail Price Band is between 135 and 145,” the agency said on its website yesterday.

Meanwhile, the NNPC stations have increased the pump price of petrol at its retail outlets by N4 from N141 to N145 per litre.Though the new N145 price remains within the maximum price cap fixed by the Federal Government last May, this is the first time fuel at NNPC’s outlets will be sold at that price.

Hitherto, prices have been hovering between N141 and N143 per litre at NNPC and affiliate stations in major cities and even less at stations in the hinterlands.

The prices have been N141 in last few months until last week when it was raised to N145. Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of NNPC, Alhaji Garba Deen Muhammad, however, said the N4 per litre price hike by NNPC was interplay of market forces. “Marketers can sell between N135 and N145 range price regime introduced in May.

It is simply an interplay of market forces,” he said. The N145 per price at NNPC, a management staff of the corporation said, was to minimise the losses the NNPC will record by the end of the year through its monopoly of importation. Already, the revenue losses recorded by the corporation had hit N35.4 billion in two months, as profits woes rocking the corporation worsened.

The monthly financial and operations report released on the corporation’s website last Thursday showed that the losses were recorded in July and August.

The NNPC stated that the force majeure declared by SPDC, as a result of vandalised 48-inch Forcados export line was a drag to NPDC, its subsidiary, and the overall group performance.

Source: New Telegraph

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Election wont hold in Ondo without PDP - Dr. Olusegun Mimiko

Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, the governor of Ondo State has declared that governorship election will not take place in the state on November 26, 2016 if the issue of the candidacy of the Peoples Democratic Party was not resolved.


The governor expressed the assurance that the candidate of the Ahmed Makarfi’s faction of the party, Mr. Eyitayo Jegede (SAN), would contest the election.

The governor said this yesterday at the PDP stakeholders’ meeting held in Akure, the state capital.

He said, “I don’t know how they will do it, it is impossible for them to deny us our right. Justice will stand and Jegede will contest this election. Election can’t take place in Ondo State without the PDP.”

The governor explained that the substitution of name at the Independent National Electoral Commission was a conspiracy because the decision of INEC could not find comfort “in justice, in principle, in law and in morality.”

Mimiko, who noted that redress had been sought by Jegede, the PDP and major stakeholders, assured the party members that justice would be done because the alleged impunity on the matter would not stand.

The governor commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his action towards good and credible elections in the country by ensuring that justice would be done regarding the Ondo election.

He however debunked insinuations that he went to see Buhari as a prelude to crossing over to the All Progressives Congress.

He explained, “ I had to see the President in my capacity as the Chief Security Officer in Ondo State, briefing the Chief Security Officer of the country on the need to allow justice to prevail, and Mr. President gave his commitment to ensure that justice will be done and I have no reason to doubt him.

“Justice will stand and Jegede will contest the election. Election can’t take place without the PDP.”

We know those that are behind this. It is beyond the President. Their thinking is that without Jegede, they will win but their plan will fail, “ he said.

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MI celebrates Erica Okundaye as she turns 30

 

Jude Abaga popularly known as MI celebrated his girlfriend Erica Okundaye yesterday as she turned 30.

The rapper took to his IG page to show off her pretty pictures and wish her a Happy birthday. MI captioned the pics, 'Happy Birthday Coco'. Erica used to be the Human Resources Manager at MI's Chocolate Cit

 

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Arraignment Of Judges Begin Following DSS Raid

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Federal Government will, this week, arraign all the judges accused of corruption, an authoritative source who prefers anonymity told New Telegraph yesterday.

In a bid to kick-start the trial, the Federal Government has listed politicians, senior lawyers and some bank officials to testify against the judges.The Department of State Service, DSS, had on October 8 and 9, raided the apartments and arrested seven judges over alleged corruption. The judges were consequently released on bail.

The seven judges affected include Justices Sylvester Ngwuta and John Okoro of the Supreme Court; Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court, Abuja, and Justice Muazu Pindiga of the Federal High Court, Gombe Division.

Another Judge of the Abuja Division of the Federal high Court, Justice Nnamdi Dimgba’s residence was also searched, but he was not arrested. Others are Justice Mohammed Tsamiya of the Court of Appeal, Ilorin, and the Chief Judge of Enugu State, I. A. Umezulike. According to the source, the judges would be arraigned in batches. He said: “All is set for arraigning of the judges. The charge is ready and it will be filed this week.

There are several people that were invited by the investigative bodies. Such people are senior lawyers, politicians and even some bankers. Statements have been taken from them, and some of them will testify against the judges.

“Also call logs of some of the judges and the links who brought the bribe for them will also be tendered as evidence against the judges.

Some of their bankers too will be brought as witnesses. “When their trial commences, a lot of revelations will be made and everybody will believe President Muhammadu Buhari was right when he said that the judiciary was his greatest headache”, the source said.

He noted that the FG had started the process by filing criminal charges against the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Gambo Saleh and two others over N2.2 billion scam before an Abuja High Court.

The DSS had, in a statement soon after the raid of the Judges’ houses, given a breakdown of the recovered funds from the judges. The secret service said it recovered N93,558,000.00, $530,087, £25,970, €5,680,1,010 Rupees, 380 UAE Dirham, 430 Gambian Dalasi, among others.

Further, the DSS said that it also recovered from Justice Ademola N54 million, $171, 779.00, £80.00 1,010.00 Rupees and €4,400. It said that it recovered from Justice Ngwuta, N35,208,000, $319,475, £25,890, €280, 380 Gambian Dalasi 420, Argentine notes—420 Ghana Cedis.

The service also said that it recovered from Justice Okoro, N4,350,000, $38, 833, £25,890 and €1,000.00. The security outfit also said that other foreign currencies, banking and real estate documents were recovered. Soon after the DSS stated its position and released the judges, four of them defended themselves of allegations levelled against them by the DSS.

While Justice Ngwuta said that his ordeal was as a result of his refusal to accept the offer by a former Governor of Rivers State and Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi that he (Justice Ngwuta) should set aside the election of Governor Ayo Fayose, Justice Okoro said his arrest was because he never danced to the tune of Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonaya Onu.

For Justice Ademola, he submitted that his ordeal was a result of a clash he had with the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN sometime ago.

Justice Kanu submitted in his letter to the CJN that his persecution was as a result of the cases involving the DSS that he is handling.

Alongside, the seven judges, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) had sent the names of additional six to the secret service for investigation. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had also invited eight for interrogation.

This has brought the total number of judges under investigation to 21. Speaking on the decision of the NJC sacking the judges under investigation, the source said it was a welcome development, adding that the decision had paved way for the trial to commence.

New Telegraph recalls that the NJC had, on Thursday, asked all the judges accused of corruption to stop performing judicial functions. This was just as the Council set up a three-man anti-corruption policy implementation committee.

According to the Council, Section 6 of the National Judicial Policy aims at putting in place multifaceted strategies and guidelines that will ensure transparency and eliminate corruption in the Judiciary.

“It seeks, amongst other measures, to provide a platform and opportunity to citizens who profess factual and credible knowledge of information on the nature and modalities of corruption in the judicial system to ventilate such.

“Council also decided that Judicial Officers shall not be standing trial for alleged corruption related offences and be performing judicial functions at the same time.

Council, however, decided that it will ensure that Judicial Officers who are being investigated for alleged high profile criminal offences do not perform judicial functions until their cases are concluded”.

Before now, Justices Inyang Okoro and Sylvester Ngwuta, both of the Supreme Court, had voluntarily stepped down from judicial functions. Justices Ademola and Dimgba had, however, continued to sit until the order of the NJC.

Source : https://newtelegraphonline.com/top-lawyers-bankers-others-testify-judges/

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