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Reps tackle Okonjo-Iweala, set to probe $9bn waivers

Posted by admin House, Legislature Friday, January 17th, 2014

Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala | credits: File copy The House of Representatives is set to investigate the alleged $9billion import waivers the Federal Government granted some individuals and organisations between 2011 and 2013. Saturday PUNCH learnt that the House Committee on Finance took the decision after members studied the reply of the […]

Woman dies after escaping from kidnappers

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, January 17th, 2014

The Ekiti State Police Command has said that one of the five persons allegedly abducted by gunmen in the state on Tuesday has died. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Sotonye Wakama, made the disclosure while addressing journalists in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, on Friday. The CP said an engineer working with an Abuja-based […]

SAN faults deployment of militants to guard pipelines

Posted by admin Headlines, Niger Delta, Oil Politics Friday, January 17th, 2014

Niger Delta militants | credits: File copy The deployment of militants to guard the country’s pipelines has been described as an indictment on the Federal Government. A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Adeniyi Akintola, stated this in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Thursday, adding that the continued incidences of bunkering and other forms of oil […]

Supreme Court orders Mohammed Abacha’s retrial for theft

Posted by admin Judiciary, Latest Politics, Presidency, Sani Abacha (1993-98) Friday, January 17th, 2014

Mohammed Abacha, son of the late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha. | credits: http://www.nairaland.com/ The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the retrial of Mohammed Abacha, son of the late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha. He had sought to stop the Federal Government from trying him for allegedly receiving and concealing stolen funds. The […]

LCC makes N15m a day on Lekki toll gate – Investigation

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Friday, January 17th, 2014

LCC Toll gate Some time towards the end of 2013, Olalekan Liadi left his Lekki home in his SUV for Victoria Island. He is a regular motorist who shuttles between Lekki and other parts of the Lagos Island. But this day, he had already passed through the toll plaza at Admiralty Way before he […]

Tukur’s successor: Jonathan, North Eastern govs consider consensus candidate

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) Friday, January 17th, 2014

Goodluck Jonathan and Bamanga Tukur President Goodluck Jonathan and Peoples Democratic Party’s governors from the North East may have adopted the option of a consensus candidate for the post of the chairmanship of the party. The party’s former chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, officially resigned his position at the 63rd National Executive Committee meeting of […]

Catholic church corrupts the gospel of Jesus Christ – Chris Okotie

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, January 17th, 2014

Rev. Chris Okotie | credits: naijamayor.com Pastor Kris Okotie of the Household of God Church International Ministries tells GBENRO ADEOYE in this interview why he still wants to run for president despite his three failed attempts and why he splashed over N150m on two luxury cars recently What informed your recent write-up titled ‘2014: […]

Why we can’t redeploy Rivers CP –PSC

Posted by admin Headlines, Nigerian Police Friday, January 17th, 2014

River State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Joseph Mbu The Police Service Commission has said it did not yield to pressure to order the redeployment of the Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Joseph Mbu because the state government had initiated a suit against the commission and the commissioner. The commission stated that it could have […]

Nigeria anti-gay law ’ll fuel violence –UN Secretary General

Posted by admin Headlines, National Politics, Top Stories, United Nations Wednesday, January 15th, 2014

United Nations’ Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed deep concern on Wednesday at a new Nigerian law that criminalises same-sex relationships, which he fears could fuel prejudice and violence and risks obstructing an effective HIV/AIDS response. The bill, which contains penalties of up to 14 years in prison and bans gay marriage, same-sex “amorous relationships” and membership […]

APGA crisis: Court sacks Umeh, Shinkafi

Posted by admin All People Grand Alliance (APGA), Latest Politics, Party Politics Wednesday, January 15th, 2014

… It’s judicial rascality –Shinkafi From GODWIN TSA, Abuja A Federal High Court has ordered the National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Victor Umeh and the Secretary of the party, Alhaji Sani Shinkafi to vacate their offices on the ground that their continued stay in office is beyond the provision of […]