#BBB NEWS| Code Of Conduct Bureau To Probe Amaechi, Ngige, Fashola, Malami & Others Over Assets

The Code of Conduct Bureau has begun massive verification of assets declared by top serving and former public officers at the federal, state and local government levels.

A statement by the Chairman of the CCB, Mr. Sam Saba, released by the Press and Protocol Unit of the Bureau on Thursday, stated that the exercise involved the physical appearance of the concerned public officers before the bureau for conference and field verification' of their declared assets.

Conference verification requires public officers to present documents relating to their declared assets to designated officials of the Bureau.

On the other hand, field verification involves public officers taking CCB officials to locations of their declared landed, fixed and other assets that could not be conveniently moved to the bureau’s office.

He stated that by virtue of Paragraph 11 of Part 1 of the Fifth Schedule to the 1999 Constitution (as amended), “every public officer is required to submit to the Code of Conduct Bureau a written declaration of all properties, assets and liabilities and those of his/her spouse (if not a public officer) and his unmarried children under the age of 18 years.”

#BBB NEWS| Edo Decides: APC Candidate Wins Edo Governorship Election

Godwin Obaseki, the All Progressives Congress (APC) party candidate in the gubernatorial election in Edo State, has won the contest in the two-way race with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), winning most of the votes.

Pastor Ize-Iyamu of the PDP came second in the votes collated and announced by INEC.

#BBB NEWS| Reporter Who Said “F–k It” On Live Television Faces 54 Years In Prison

Charlo Greene, the KTVA broadcast reporter who in 2014 went viral for saying “f*ck it” on live television right before she quit her job to run the Alaska Cannabis Club, now faces 14 offenses, which if convicted, she can be sentenced to 54 years in prison.

Hit the jump for details..

#BBB NEWS| Dino Melaye Shows Off Customized 1958 Model Vintage Cars [PHOTOS]

Senator Dino Melaye on Monday showed off two vintage cars, a Mercedes Benz 190 (1958 Model) and a Hindustan Ambassador, used for his security aides to the Sheraton Hotel Abuja, venue of a colloquium on the "Legislature-Executive Relationship in this 'Change' Era."

The first of the cars, which served as a pilot, had a police orderly and the Senator’s aides. The other, which carried the customized number plate "KOGI DINO 10," drove Mr. Melaye and another police orderly.

Upon arrival, the Senator asked his drivers to park the cars where they would command public prominence.

Senator Melaye owns a controversial garage of exotic and luxury cars estimated at costing billions of Naira. The former anti-corruption fighter also in the past few years in Abuja acquired a palatial mansion valued at N1.3 billion ($US6.5 million)

The first time Nigerian Senator has 28 of these expensive cars in his garage with a mobile house he has shown off recently.

#BBB NEWS| WATCH: Paul Pierce Announces This Will Be His Final NBA Season [VIDEO]

Paul Pierce penned an emotional letter to The Player’s Tribune Monday morning, (Sept 26) announcing that his 2016 season with the Los Angeles Clippers will indeed be his last ride in an illustrious 18 year NBA career.

The former Celtic’s announcement comes on the heels of former teammate Kevin Garnett retiring just three days ago (Sept 23), as well the 16-year anniversary of Pierce being stabbed 11 times in a night club.

Many didn’t know if he would play another minute, he suited up all 82 games that next season and went on to Celtics immortality, living up to his nickname as “The Truth”.

The 38-year-old admitted, “This is it, my final season. It’s time to move on from the game of basketball. Just like any difficult decision, I think you’ve got to be at peace with yourself. I’m at peace with retiring, but I’ve got one more ride left. One more season. One more opportunity.”

#BBB NEWS| Drake Celebrates Making History On Apple Music With ‘Views’ [PHOTOS]

Drake’s winning season blazes on as the OVO Sound leader checks off yet another milestone in his career.

After reaching triple platinum status with Views in August, Drizzy became the first artist to hit 1 billion streams on Apple Music with his fourth studio album.

“Thank you to everyone,” he wrote in a celebratory Instagram post Monday (Sept. 26). “OVO Sound to [the world].” Since its April release, Views returned to the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 for its 13th nonconsecutive week, the most weeks on top for an album since Adele’s 21.

#BBB NEWS| Birdman Ordered To Present Financial Records To Judge

A judge has ordered Birdman and his team to bust out the books in his legal battle with Lil Wayne.

According to TMZ, Birdman’s lawyers have been forced to show just how an alleged missing $100 million advance was spent. Since bringing his issues with Birdman to light last year, Wayne claimed the Cash Money CEO spent the majority of the multi-million dollar advance they were meant to share.

So far, Birdman’s lawyers have presented over 20,000 documents to the defense, but they were reportedly full of fluff.

Birdman now has 30 days to turn over the appropriate documents –or else. His lawyers haven’t painted the best outcome for the businessman. Sources claimed the company’s bookkeeping wasn’t at it’s best over the past two years, with one of his lawyers noting, “It is what it is.”

#BBB NEWS| WATCH: NBA Players React To Kevin Garnett’s Retirement And League Releases Video Of His Top 50 Plays [VIDEO]

With the news of Kevin Garnett’s retirement, you knew there would definitely be tons of former and current players who wanted to show their love and admiration for him.

Everyone from Lebron, Scottie Pippen to former teammates like Paul Pierce, Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns all wanted to let the big ticket know what he meant to them.

The NBA took it upon themselves to release a KG mixtape, showing off the 50 top plays of his hall of fame career.

Check below for some of the messages to Garnett; also watch the top plays which will have you realize just how legendary he was.

#BBB NEWS| Donald Trump Invites Bill Clinton’s Former Mistress To The Presidential Debate [TWEETS]

Donald Trump is the topic of the discussion this week for making shocking and offensive comments on Twitter. (Shocker!)

The Republican presidential candidate took to his social media account, to invite Gennifer Flowers — the woman whom Bill Clinton admitted to having sexual relations with in 1998, to the presidential debate.

After it was announced that Shark Tank judge, Mark Cuban would be among the celebrity guests present at the debate this week (Cuban has also made some negative comments about Trump on social media), Trump expressed his disdain in a loaded tweet. “If dopey Mark Cuban of failed Benefactor fame wants to sit in the front row, perhaps I will put Gennifer Flowers right alongside of him,” he tweeted.

While many were outraged by Trump’s invitation, the drama unfortunately didn’t stop there. Gennifer Flowers responded on Twitter, following the public invite, confirming that she would be present at the political event. “Hi Donald. You know I’m in your corner and will definitely be at the debate,” she wrote.

#BBB NEWS| $20m Accounts: EFCC To Invite Patience Jonathan

Having frozen her personal account with a balance of $5m as well as four other accounts linked to her with a balance of $15.6m, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is set to invite Dame Patience Jonathan, the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan.

Impeccable sources at the EFCC told SUNDAY PUNCH that detectives had visited the Skye Bank branch on Adeola Hopewell, Victoria Island, where the accounts were opened and had obtained the files containing Patience’s information.

The source told our correspondent that the detectives had been able to establish a prima facie case of money laundering and forgery against Patience.

It will be recalled that as part of investigations into a former Special Adviser to the President on Domestic Affairs, Waripamowei Dudafa, the EFCC traced four company accounts to him all domiciled at Skye Bank

The bank accounts of the four companies —  Pluto Property and Investment Company Limited; Seagate Property Development and Investment Company Limited; Trans Ocean Property and Investment Company Limited; and Globus Integrated Service Limited — were said to have been opened with stolen identities.

#BBB NEWS| EFCC Probes Diezani Over N4b Hotel Deal With Ex-MILAD

Detectives have uncovered another multi-billion naira transaction believed to have been carried out by former Petroleum Resources Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is probing a N4billion hotel deal between Mrs. Alison-Madueke and a former military administrator, whose identity is yet to be released “so as to protect the investigation”.

The hotel may be placed under Interim Forfeiture as soon as the preliminary investigation is concluded, The Nation learnt.

But detectives of the anti-graft agency have secured the relevant papers on the hotel valued at N4billion

Also, it was gathered at the weekend that some business associates of Mrs Alison-Madueke were yet to refund to the EFCC about $1.85billion traced to them.

#BBB NEWS| EFCC Links Patience Jonathan With 9 Houses, 2 Hotels, One Plaza

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) investigators probing ex-First Lady Patience Jonathan’s link with five choice buildings, including a N5billion hotel in Abuja, have unearthed seven additional properties believed to be owned by her.

The detectives were in Port Harcourt (Rivers State) and Yenagoa (Bayelsa State) all week trying to establish whether four properties in the two cities truly belong to Mrs. Jonathan.

The Nation can now confirm that the assignment led the investigators to suspect that seven more properties including the former Customs Service officers mess in Port Harcourt and a plot of land under construction were acquired by her.

Others in the Rivers State capital are: two duplexes at 2/3 Bauchi Street; landed property with blocks at Ambowei Street; three Luxury apartments of 4-bedroom each at Ambowei Street; and Grand View Hotel on Airport road.