Joachim Okhai

Photo Speaks: Slim Shady takes a bow after presenting a concocted 2018 Budget (N8.6Trillion).

$300 Million Abacha Loot: Jersey Island Gives Nigeria Conditions For Repatriation The government of Jersey Island has insisted that the Abacha loot would not be released to Nigeria if a third party representation is brought into the picture. The Honourable Minister and Attorney General  of Jersey Island, Robert J. MacRae QC disclosed this on Tuesday, November 7, 2017 during the on going 7th Session of  Conference of  State Parties  to the  United Nations Convention Against Corruption, holding in Vienna, Austria. MacRae spoke at a side meeting with the  Nigeria delegation led by acting Chairman  of the Economic  and  Financial  Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim  Magu. The Jersey Attorney General expressly stated that negotiations in respect of repatriation in respect of the USD300 million being part of the Abacha loot between Nigeria and Jersey Island involving the United States of America, USA, "must be government to government  cooperation". The EFCC was accompani

Shocker: Man who losses LGA Chairmanship election breaks down in tears.

Buhari’s govt doesn’t believe in ‘cheap propaganda’ — Garba Shehu. The spokesperson to President Muhammadu Buhari, Garba Shehu, says the United Nation’s prediction that 2019 elections in Nigeria will be credible and violent free is yet another indication of the world’s confidence in the country’s current administration. Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Monday, a day after a United Nations representative made the prediction in a Channels TV interview, Mr. Shehu expressed pleasure at the world body’s observation of the trends in Mr. Buhari’s government, he said which could only lead to free and fair elections come 2019. “The Buhari government doesn’t believe in cheap propaganda,” he said. “It’s not about responding to the attacks, false allegations and insinuations of the PDP or of the still very active media machinery of the previous government. “We believe in taking active steps to ensure that the future of Nigeria is better than it is today and we are glad to see

Future Saudi king tightens grip on power with arrests including Prince Alwaleed Saudi Arabia's future king has tightened his grip on power through an anti-corruption purge by arresting royals, ministers and investors including billionaire Alwaleed bin Talal who is one of the kingdom's most prominent businessmen. Prince Alwaleed, a nephew of the king and owner of investment firm Kingdom Holding, invests in firms such as Citigroup and Twitter. He was among 11 princes, four ministers and tens of former ministers detained, three senior officials told Reuters on Sunday. The purge against the kingdom's political and business elite also targeted the head of the National Guard, Prince Miteb bin Abdullah, who was detained and replaced as minister of the powerful National Guard by Prince Khaled bin Ayyaf. The allegations against Prince Alwaleed include money laundering, bribery and extorting officials, one official told Reuters, while Prince Miteb is accused of embezzlement

PRESENTATION OF 2018 BUDGET: Buhari and his budgets of deception and failed promises. By Joachim Okhai. Introduction and pictures: One of the simpliest definition of a budget is: an estimate of income and expenditure in a set period of time. In Nigeria today budgets are captured on glossy papers. They are always beautiful beyond description in prints and presentations, but gory in implementation especially in assuaging and ameliorating the plight of the citizens. There is no-gainsaying that Nigerians have witnessed years of humongous budgets figures, yet the lives of the average man is getting worse instead of better by the day. And the irony of it all is that previous budgets comes with glorifying names and agenda e.g. Budget of Diversification, Budget of Change et al.  Yet nothing gets diversified nor changed because the true names and agendas of the budgets should  be 'budgets of padding' and fulfillment of self aggrandisement of a selected few at the expense of ma