13 Grounds For EFCC To Prosecute Stella Oduah – Femi Falana

Lagos lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has given the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission 13 grounds to prosecute the Minister of Aviation, Ms Stella Oduah, and “her agents” for gross misconduct in the purchase of two armoured cars at N255m.

In a November 2, 2013, letter to the EFCC chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde, Falana also gave the commission up till November 8 to make available to him the investigation report on the matter.

Relying on the Court of Appeal’s decision in the case of Dogogo v EFCC (2013), the lawyer threatened to sue the EFCC if it failed to carry out its “statutory duty”.

[Video] Passengers Rush & Push Each Other As They Struggle To Board Arik Air Flight In Port Harcourt

A passenger, @Onliskcarew, who was on an overbooked Arik air flight from Port Harcourt to Lagos has shared his very ugly, disappointing experience which he caught on tape. According to him, Arik Air, on the 24th of October 2013, sold more travel tickets than the plane could carry. Passengers when they all now showed up to board for their journey had no other option than to rush, struggle, push, shove each other, survival of the fittest, to board.

President Goodluck Jonathan Places Stella Oduah On ‘Tactical Suspension’

President Goodluck Jonathan may have placed the embattled Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah, on  “tactical suspension,” findings by The PUNCH have revealed. A reliable Presidency source   said Jonathan decided on the  “tactical suspension,” hours before the signing of the Bilateral Air Service Agreement between Nigeria and Israel on Monday.

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Aviation, Mr. George Ossi, had on October 24 told the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation that Oduah   led a Nigerian delegation to Israel to sign the BASA.

The House committee is probing the purchase of two bulletproof cars at a whopping N255m price by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority for the minister.

Our source explained that it was the ‘tactical suspension’ that made Jonathan to direct the Minister of State (1) for Foreign Affairs, Prof. Viola Onwuliri, to sign the agreement instead of Oduah.

Police Arrest Dino Melaye Over BMW Scandal, As Minister Sends Rented Crowd After Anti-Corruption Campaigners

According to a report by Sahara reporters: A group of anti-corruption protesters was today in Abuja confronted by armed hoodlums escorted by the police to frustrate a public protest aimed at forcing the Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, to resign from office.

The Minister is facing a public uproar over her scandalous purchase of BMW armored cars from a cash-strapped agency in her ministry. Dino Melaye, a former member of the House of Representatives, led the protest, but the protesters were attacked by the crowd who claimed they were there to ‘support’ the Minister.

BMW Scandal: Reps Order Investigation, Enugu Airport Also To Be Probed

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, tthe first session after resumption from Sallah break tackled the issue of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) BMW scandal involving the Aviation minister.

In a motion sponsored by Sampson Osagie (APC, Edo), an investigation was ordered into the conduct of the minister and the NCAA as regards the purchase of the vehicles. A deadline of one week was also given for the probe.

NCAA Suspends Operations Of Associated Airlines Following Lagos Crash

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has suspended the operations of Associated Airlines, following the ill-fated crash that occurred on Thursday October 3rd, which killed 13 passengers.

NCAA announced the suspension on Saturday October 5th via it's Director-General, Capt. Fola Akinkuotu. He said;

“Associated Airlines operations have been suspended by the NCAA. Let me say for the purpose of clarity, I said their operations, I mean all their operations of Associated Airline have been suspended by the NCAA. I did not say any certification was cancelled but all operations.”

Capt Akinkuotu explained that the suspension of the airline is to pave the way for ongoing probe into the cause of the crash.

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Kevin Ware: On Crutches, Recovering from Surgery

24 hours after suffering a truly gruesome leg break on national television, Louisville guard Kevin Ware is up and walking around.

In a new Twitter photo making the Internet rounds, the 20-year old basketball player is standing in an Indiana hospital room, his right left fully bandaged after surgery to repair a break in two places.

Doctors inserted a rod into Ware's tibia during a two-hour procedure that sources say went very well.

He won't play, of course, but physicians say he should be able to return to the court at some point.

College Basketball Player, Kevin Ware, Suffers the Most Gruesome Injury in Sports TV History (Video Within)

College basketball player, Louisville guard Kevin Ware, 20, suffered a gruesome lower right leg injury against Duke in the Elite Eight of the 2013 NCAA Tournament....and it was all caught on camera. Kevin broke his leg...literally...after jumping to block a three point shot. I got the photo and video and it's gruesome. See it after the cut...but viewers discretion advised.