Hameed Ali

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five stories you should monitor today. ‘EFCC hands over seized $2.15m hospital to Air Force’ The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has handed over a hospital with equipments worth $2.15m to the Nigerian Air Force. 2. House of Reps summons perm sec over extension of service The House of Representatives has... Read More

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The YNaija Tracklist: EFCC hands over seized $2.15m hospital to Air Force | PDP: Sheriff moves to stop Makarfi’s appeal at S’Court | More stories

From the papers this morning – a Tracklist. ‘EFCC hands over seized $2.15m hospital to Air Force’ – YNaija House of Reps summons perm sec over extension of service – YNaija Senate lacks the powers to summon Customs boss on policy matters – Falana – YNaija You don’t expect a retired army officer like Ali... Read More

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You don’t expect a retired army officer like Ali to wear Customs uniform – Retired General

by Azeez Adeniyi A retired Major-General and former governor of defunct Western State, David Jemibewon has said wearing a Customs uniform will belittle Hameed Ali’s military achievements. In a chat with Premium Times, Jemibewon said the Senate was just creating issues where there are none. He described the demands from the senators as unnecessary. “We... Read More

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Senate lacks the powers to summon Customs boss on policy matters – Falana

by Azeez Adeniyi Human Rights lawyer, Femi Falana has said the Senate has no authority to invite the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali, to explain the agency’s planned policy. The Senate had planned to collect import duties on vehicles. In a write-up on Sunday, Falana said such move by the upper... Read More

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Senate should insist that Hameed Ali appears before them stark naked – Fani-Kayode

by Dolapo Adelana Former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has urged the Senate to compel the Comptroller-general of the Nigeria Customs Service Hameed Ali to appear before it stark naked. Ali and the Senate have been at loggerheads over his refusal to wear the uniform of the Service. Speaking on the development on Sunday via... Read More

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‘Buhari may back Customs boss in stand-off with Senate’

by Dolapo Adelana President Muhammadu Buhari may lean towards the side of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali (retd.), in his ongoing stand-off with the Senate over his failure to wear his uniform. Ali and the Senate have been at loggerheads over his refusal to wear the uniform of the Service... Read More

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Why the Senate rejected Magu – Saraki

by Dolapo Adelana Senate President Bukola Saraki has said the upper legislative chamber did not reject the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, because of a damning report issued by the Department of State Services which questioned Magu’s integrity. Saraki stated this over the weekend an interview with TVC... Read More

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Pius Adesanmi: There is a future for us beyond the Orangutans

by Pius Adesanmi Any public figure whose name we fail to agree on will always cause wahala. Evan Enwerem? Evans Enwerem? James Onanefe Ibori? Onanefe James Ibori? Now we have Hammeed Alli! In a single edition of The Nation Newspaper (boda Sanya Oni, take note) on September 13, 2015, the headline reads “Hamid Ali” while... Read More

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Charly Boy: I just dey vex

Lately, I have been thinking and visualising all the jagbajantis going on in the legislative branch of our government and na vex just dey worry me. See as some people dey prance around like dem be Kingcon. I just dey sorry for us. Shey una dey follow the twin issues of EFCC’s Ibrahim Magu and... Read More

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The Big 10: These are the stories that drove conversations this week

These are the top 10 stories that drove conversations this week. Senate rejects Magu for the second time The Senate on Wednesday rejected the nomination of Ibrahim Magu as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for the second time. According to the upper chamber, his rejection was based on a letter... Read More

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No law stipulates that customs boss must wear uniform – Falana

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has said there was no law stating that the Comptroller-General of Customs must wear the Nigerian Custom Service’s uniform. Falana in an interview with Punch said the Senate cannot compel Customs boss, Hameed Ali to wear uniform. He added that Ali who is a retired general is not part of... Read More

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Tales by moonlight II: Bukky and the gang versus Ali and Magu

by Abayomi G. Omotayo Disclaimer: all characters appearing in this story are fictitious and a figment of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to real persons, real or dead is purely coincidental In the Mostly Banana Republic of Naija, there is never a dull moment. One day, one drama, at least. The more you... Read More

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[The Legislative Blog]: That moment when a Nigerian senator entered one-chance on Twitter

Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, representing Lagos West in the Upper Chamber is hardly one of those Senators who are vibrant on social media, especially Twitter. Today though, in the absence of a plenary session and just because TGIF, Senator YAYI Adeola took to his Twitter to share his thoughts on the Customs boss, Hameed Ali’s... Read More

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ANALYSIS: What is the point of the drama between Hameed Ali and the Senate

by Mark Amaza Yesterday, a mild drama ensued at the Senate chambers when the upper legislative chamber walked out the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Hameed Ali for refusing to appear before it in his uniform as they had requested. The drama was no surprise to many as a week ago, the Senate had... Read More

Thinking Through

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Hameed Ali redeploys 7 Customs comptrollers

by Dolapo Adelana The Comptroller-General of Customs Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd) has approved the redeployment of seven Comptrollers of Customs. This is contained in a statement on Friday signed by the acting Public Relations Officer of the Service, Joseph Attah. Those redeployed are: • Aber, T. B. from Kirikiri Lighter Terminal to Ag. ACG Modernization... Read More

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The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversations today

These are the top five stories that drove conversations today. SENATE SENDS CUSTOMS BOSS, ALI BACK, MANDATES HIM TO RE-APPEAR IN UNIFORM The Senate has mandated the Comptroller-general of the Nigeria Customs Service Hameed Ali to appear before it on Wednesday, March 22 in uniform. The Senate took the decision in a voice vote when... Read More

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Why I didn’t appear in uniform | Customs CG tells Senate

by Azeez Adeniyi The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs, Hameed Ali on Thursday appeared before the Senate in mufti despite an invitation stating that he should appear in his uniform. Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu asked why he was not in uniform as requested. In response, Ali said the letter of invitation by the Senate did... Read More

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BREAKING: Senate sends Customs boss, Ali back, mandates him to re-appear in uniform

by Dolapo Adelana The Senate has mandated the Comptroller-general of the Nigeria Customs Service Hameed Ali to appear before it on Wednesday, March 22 in uniform. The Senate took the decision in a voice vote when it received Ali during plenary on Thursday. Ali had appeared before the Senate wearing a white native attire.

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UPDATE: No law mandates me to wear uniform as Customs boss, Hameed Ali tells Senate

by Dolapo Adelana The Comptroller-general of the Nigeria Customs Service Hameed Ali has told the Senate that there was no law that required him to wear uniform as Customs boss. Ali said this on Thursday on the floor of the Senate while responding to a question from Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu. Ekweremadu asked Ali,... Read More

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Just In: Senate receives Customs boss, Hameed Ali

by Dolapo Adelana The Senate has received the Comptroller-general of the Nigeria Customs Service Hameed Ali. According to the Senate’s Twitter account, @NGRSenate, the red chamber has dissolved into the Committee of the Whole to receive Ali. “Senate now dissolves to the Committee of the Whole to receive the CG @CustomsNG. Col. Hameed Ali. #CustomsDuty,”... Read More

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BREAKING: Customs boss, Hameed Ali arrives National Assembly without uniform

by Dolapo Adelana The Comptroller-General, Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali (retd.), has arrived the National Assembly Complex, The Punch reports. Ali, who is having a running battle with the Senate was sighted wearing a white native attire. The Senate in summoning Ali insisted that he appears before it in Customs uniform depicting his rank... Read More

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The Thread: “The fear of Magu” | Nigerians react to Magu’s rejection with proverbs and solutions

Ibrahim Magu, Acting chairman of the anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has been rejected by the Senate to assume the role of Chairman of the EFCC at the confirmation hearing which held yesterday. This is the second time the Senate is rejecting Magu, whose nomination came from Buhari. Whilst Buhari claimed that... Read More

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BREAKING: Senate threatens to arrest Customs Boss

by Dolapo Adelana The Senate on Wednesday threatened to arrest the Comptroller-general of the Nigeria Customs Service, Hameed Ali if he failed to appear before it on Thursday. Ali was expected to appear before the Senate on Wednesday, but failed to do so. The Senate resolved to arrest him if he failed to appear on... Read More

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Customs boss, Hameed Ali defies Senate again

by Dolapo Adelana The Comptroller-General of Customs, Hameed Ali on Wednesday failed to honour an invitation by the Senate to appear before it for the second time. The upper chamber had mandated Ali to appear before it in uniform over the planned seizure of vehicles without full registration by the Customs. Ali on Monday had... Read More

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Hameed Ali says most Customs officers are not corrupt | YNaija.com

Wearing uniform is part of Customs regulations – Former Comptroller-General

by Dolapo A former Comptroller-General of Nigerian Customs Service, Bello Haliru, on Tuesday said wearing the service’s uniform was party of its regulations. Speaking to Premium Times, Haliru said during his time as Customs boss, he wore the uniform of the agency, even though he was a political appointee and not a career officer. In... Read More

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BREAKING: Customs suspends policy on vehicle duty

By Dolapo Adelana The Nigeria Customs Service has suspended its policy on vehicle duty. This is contained in a statement signed on Wednesday by the acting public relations officer of the service, Joseph Attah for the Comptroller-General, Hamed Ali. The Service said it put the policy on hold due to its misinterpretation and following discussions... Read More

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Vehicle duty: People misinterpreted our good intention – Customs

by Dolapo Adelana The Nigerian Customs Service says its new policy on vehicle duties was misinterpreted by Nigerians. Acting spokesman of the service, Mr Joseph Attah, said the NCS had no plan to set up checkpoints in streets, cities and markets to seize old vehicles without customs duty. He said the policy was in response to a... Read More

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I am taking legal advice on issue of wearing uniform | Customs boss write Senate again

by Azeez Adeniyi The Comptroller-General of Customs, Hameed Ali has written another letter to the Senate over a summon that he should appear before it in uniform, TheCable reports. The Senate had asked Ali to appear before it over plans to seize vehicles without paid customs duty. The Customs boss had however written a letter... Read More

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The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversations today

These are the top five stories that drove conversations today. AGAIN! SENATE MANDATES CUSTOMS CG TO APPEAR BEFORE IT IN UNIFORM ON WEDNESDAY The Senate on Tuesday mandated the Comptroller-general of the Nigerian Customs Service Hameed Ali to appear before it unfailingly on Wednesday by 10:30am. 2. BOKO HARAM EXECUTES 3 MILITARY SPIES IN NEW VIDEO... Read More

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Just In: Customs Comptroller-General in private meeting with Saraki

by Azeez Adeniyi Comptroller General of Customs, Hameed Ali is presently in a private meeting with Senate President Bukola Saraki at the National Assembly complex, TheCable reports. According to the news platform, Ali arrived the complex just before 6pm. The meeting is coming after the Senate summoned Ali over plans to seize vehicles without paid... Read More

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