Sparrow Hawk: Kondengui Gets New Tenant, Basile Atangana Kouna

Basile Atangana Kouna

Former Minister of Water and Energy, Atangana Kouna will pass his first night at the Kondengui Prison. Sources say his interrogation started at 11:30 am at the Special Criminal Court over alleged financial mishap, the former Minister who was napped in Nigeria and brought back to Cameroon has been sent to Kondengui Prison in Yaounde. Sources also hinted that before was interrogated on the alleged financial malpractice, the investigators also quizzed him on how he managed to vamoosed out of the country when his movement were restricted.It is alleged that it is with the help of interpool that he was arrested in Nigeria.

 It should be recalled that Basile Atangana Kouna was removed from his ministerial position during President Paul Biya’s March 2 cabinet reshuffle. He had already been ordered not to leave the country yet he sneaked out to Nigeria.

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Sparrow Hawk: Three High Profile Personalities Arrested for Alleged Financial Malpractices

Three high profile personalities including a former minister have been detained in Yaoundé for alleged financial malpractices. They were hawked by the famous anti-corruption operation "Sparrow Hawk”.  Reports say Louis Max Ohandja, former Secretary of State to the Minister of Public Works, in charge of roads, Jean William Sollo, former boss of a public company and Bruno Bekolo Ebe, former rector of the University of Douala, were placed Wednesday night in custody in  Kondengui, the central prison of Yaounde .

They are accused of transforming state funds into private pockets, but according what we gathered the amounts will be known only after the judicial proceeding will be opened. It is said that the Special Criminal Court (TCS), a judicial body that indicted the three personalities is working round the clock interrogating other accomplices.

 William Sollo, according to the same source, is subject to a procedure for alleged misappropriation of funds within the Cameroon water utilities corporation (Camwater). From 2012 to 2016, Mr. Sollo managed this public company, which recently took over water distribution service from a private company.

 Bekelo Ebe is suspected of financial malpractices at the University of Douala. In 2014, the Fiscal and Budgetary Disciplinary Committee, an official investigation unit on governance issues in public administrations and public companies, declared Bekolo Ebe debtor of the sum of 2.4 billion FCFA

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Ndu Council 2017 Administrative, Management and Store's Accounts Record Drop

Mayor of Ndu addressing councilors (Photo credit: Gibip Bernard)

Councilors of the Ndu council have adopted the 2017 administrative, management and stores accounts. The 2017 administrative, management and store accounts were unanimously adopted on March 20, 208 in the Ndu council hall.

In an opening speech during that session, the mayor of Ndu Council Bunyui Emmanuel Nyugap disclosed that the 2017 accounts witnessed a a drastic drop which can evidently be blamed on the current crisis in the North West and South West region.

He said the sum of FCFA 445.338.247 came in as revenue in 2017 down from FCFA 571.484.058) of 2016. The most disturbing fact is that Ndu council is suffering from the same epileptic malaise like all the councils in Cameroon given that from statistics, the council is unable to generate up to 15% of its total revenue. This is however so because the Ndu council has not also been able to put in place strategists to generate income and more revenue locally. A picturesque of last year revenue stands as follows

-Brought forward for 2016- 41.840.253

-Local collection - 48.132.054

-State transfer credits - 60.550.626

-Transfer from FEICOM - 272.715.831

-PNDP funds - 22.099.483

Total expenditure stood at 397.890.889.

In his closing remarks, the SDO for Donga Mantung Nkwenti Simon Doh used the forum to call on the councilors, council executive and the staff to develop strategies to generate and or collect more revenue locally. He said the council should be able to generate ateast 50% of its revenue locally in order to be sustainable.

* With inputs from Gibip Bernard and Tamngwa Marcel 

 

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Sarkozy in police custody, questioned over Libya Funding probe

 France's ex-President, Nicolas Sarkozy, was questioned over allegations that he received millions in campaign funding from ex-Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

Investigators questioned Sarkozy, who served as France's rightwing president from 2007 to 2012, on Tuesday morning at a police station in Nanterre in northwest Paris.

The questioning is part of a probe into whether or not Gaddafi and other Libyans helped to illegally finance Sarkozy's winning campaign in 2007.

Sarkozy, 63, has repeatedly denied the allegations, claiming there is a lack of credible evidence against him. He could be detained for up to 48 hours, after which he would have to appear in front of the judge who opened the investigation in 2013. The judge will then decide whether or not to call for a formal investigation against Sarkozy.

Tuesday's questioning marks the first time Sarkozy was questioned by police over the allegations, which the ex-French leader has described as "grotesque."

Investigators are looking into claims that Gaddafi's regime gave Sarkozy 50 million euros for his 2007 campaign -- more than double the allowed amount of legal campaign funding.

French media website, Mediapart, published a document in 2012 that appeared to show Libyan secret services promising to give Sarkozy's campaign the euros in question.

The former French president has already been ordered to stand trial in a separate matter concerning Sarkozy allegedly falsifying accounts to conceal his party spent about $20 million more than allowed in his 2012 re-election campaign.

Sarkozy denied that his party knew it was breaking campaign finance law during the campaign where he lost the presidency to Francois Hollande.

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Meet Billionaires' Kids with the Most Expensive Exotic Toy 'Cars' (Photos)

The children of prominent African entertainers and dignitaries parade some of the best and expensive toy cars in Nigeria just as their parents cruise the real deal.

These are some lovely toy cars used by the children of some African celebrities who are giving them a taste of the real life experience of a world of possibilities and glamour.

The truth is that most of the toy cars you see here are actually not cheap and a visit to a toy shop for kids would convince you.

Check out the pictures of the lovely kids and their wheels below:

Latifah Dangote, daughter of Tanzanian music star – Diamond Platnumz, cruises in her Bentley Continental GT Sport Convertible

Lord Maine, son of Fashionista, Toyin Lawani, demonstrates style with his taste for upscale cars

Cameron and Aliona Okoye taking a ride in their exotic rides with their famous dad, Peter Okoye (Mr. P).

Aragorn Fani-Kayode, son of Femi-Fanikyode, makes a classy statement with his classic automobile.

Oyirinnaya Ukpabia – daughter of actress, Ifunanya Igwe, goes for a ride in her “sporty” car

Jamil Balogun, son of songstress, Tiwa Savage, all swagged up in his G-Wagon.

Imade Adeleke, daughter of Davido, cruising in her jeep Wrangler

Madu, son of Record label CEO, Elvis Madu, shows off his exquisite BMW. Madu, just had to have a replica of daddy’s G-Wagon.

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Mr Ibu Reveals His Ugly Experience With His Ex Wife That Made Him Scared Of Women

Popular Nigerian actor John Okafor has reveled how he became scared of women after having an ugly experience with his ex wife.

John Okafor and his family

 

Nollywood actor, John Okafor, a.k.a Mr Ibu, does not pretend when it comes to the issue of marriage. And that’s why when his first marriage crashed, he stayed away from women for six years before he found love again. The comic actor and producer will tell anyone that cares to listen that he married the most beautiful woman in the world. Call her his ‘first class’ or ‘queen’, Mr. Ibu believes that his latest wife, Stella Maris Okafor, is compensation from God, after what he calls the ugly experience he had with his former wife. His story is inspiring… 

New wife

No One Will Be Compared To Me - Cristiano Ronaldo

 Real Madrid superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo believes 'no-one will be compared with him' as he praises his own talent and dedication.

 

Cristiano Ronaldo

 

 

While speaking in a new Nike advert, 5-time Ballon d'Or winner, Cristiano Ronaldo, declared that there is nobody in the world with his 'talent, dedication or work ethic' and insists no-one can be compared with him.

According to Dailymail Sports, the Real Madrid superstar believes he is No. 1 in plenty of categories as the debate over whether he or Lionel Messi is better.

'In the beginning I was dreaming to be best player in the world,' Ronaldo said.

'Friends of mine, they look at me like, "what are you talking about?" I played for fun, for a joke, but in my mind I think that potential started in Manchester, that's when I started to believe.

'I don't see many people with my talent, my dedication, my work, my ethic of football. No-one is going to be compared with me, no-one is going to be Cristiano Ronaldo. You're going to be yourself, I'm going to be myself.'

Ronaldo has scored 562 goals in 753 career matches, a remarkable return, and has more than one goal a game in his time at Real Madrid.

All that is missing from his trophy room is the World Cup, something which the Portgual legend will be hoping to put right in the summer.

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Real Madrid To Play Juventus In UEFA Champions League Quarter-Finals...See Full UCL Draw

 The draw for the quarter-finals of this year's UEFA Champions League has been released by UEFA.

UEFA Champions League

 

The UEFA Champions League quarter-finals draw has been released by UEFA on Friday.