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In his last article, former CBN governor, Charles Soludo said that at least N30 trillion of Nigeria's money has 'either been stolen or unaccounted for, or grossly mismanaged over the last few years' under Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Finance Minister. He released a statement today saying that money doesn't include about N8.6 trillion the African Union claims is stolen from Nigeria annually. His statement after the cut... I STAND BY MY STATEMENTS Chukwuma Charles SOLUDO, CFR 1. My attention has been drawn to statements credited to the Hon. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, in response to my latest article and call for a structured debate on the issues. According to the report, she no longer wants to join issues with me. In the circumstance of the moment, I therefore withhold parts two and three of my promised three-part response. 2. Let me also state for the avoidance of doubt that I stand by every statement I made ...

Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State in his series of outbursts has accused Top Christian Leaders in the country of receiving a bribe of N6billion to campaign against the All Progressives Congress and its presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari. Amaechi made this accusation in a rally in Emohua LGA of Rivers state whilst urging the crowd to revolt against the church leaders and pastors who allegedly took the bribe in his words. Mr. Amaechi said the bribe sum was to ensure the Christian leaders promote propaganda to the effect the APC and Mr. Buhari would Islamise Nigeria if elected in the forthcoming 2015 elections and that the Church is fast becoming an enterprise.  “Some pastors collected N6bn and they are circulating document and telling you not to vote for an Hausa man; not to vote for a Muslim; that they want to Islamise Nigeria. Tell them to return our N6bn.” “They gave them N6bn; they should return it to the Federal Government coffers.” “I am a Catholic...